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751162

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Vacant Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken since the Grenfell Tower fire to verify that local authorities are meeting their obligations to plan for, and respond to, disasters.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities, as category 1 responders under the Civil Contingency Act 2004, are subject to the full set of civil protection duties, which includes developing appropriate emergency plans based on local risks and needs. They are also required to assess the risk of emergencies occurring and use this to inform contingency planning.</p><p>Since the Grenfell Tower fire my officials have continued to support local resilience forums and have participated in meetings with key emergency planning stakeholders, as required.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/07/2017 13:33:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

751179

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Buscombe on 5 July (HL Deb, col 885) and in the light of the answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 29 June (HL Deb, col 660), how they intend to ensure that no re-housed resident of Grenfell Tower will be worse off if they move into larger accommodation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>No household will be charged more in rent when they are rehoused permanently into social housing than they were charged previously. even if they move into agreed larger accommodation.</p><p>The Government is clear that there will be relaxed benefit rules for anyone affected by the Grenfell Tower fire and our staffs are handling people’s claims with sensitivity, understanding and flexibility. As part of this, our recent guidance to Local Authorities is that they should treat these residents as a priority for discretionary housing payments to help with their rent if they are rehoused in a larger property.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /><p><br></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/07/2017 13:35:54 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

751192

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Arts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what guidance is available for local authorities on the arrangements they should make in the event that a chief executive stands down temporarily.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not issued guidance for local authorities on this matter. It is for each local authority to decide for itself what arrangements it should put in place.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/07/2017 09:53:50 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

751242

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2017 to Question 2992, whether he plans that the resources to ensure the fire safety of social housing will be made available based on new fire safety regulations arising out of the Grenfell Tower fire or on existing fire regulations.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	4750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>It is the landlord’s responsibility to ensure that people are safe, and cost considerations should not get in the way of this. Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 15:26:45 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 5097 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

751243

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on ensuring that the requirements within the Data Protection Act 1998 are upheld by the organisations within his remit.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, which is independent of both central and local government, investigates complaints by individuals about local public services and all registerable social care providers throughout England, and can make recommendations for redress. Ministers meet the Ombudsman from time to time, and discuss a range of matters relating to the work of the organisation.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 4622 question first answered 17/07/2017 16:31:23 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751244

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Fire Prevention: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to include phenolic foam in fire safety tests of cladding and insulation materials being undertaken in response to the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	4620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Our statement of 6 July set out the approach we are adopting.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation</a></p><p>The 2 insulation materials recommended by the expert panel for use in the full testing were rigid polyisocyanurate foam (PIR) and non-combustible mineral wool. There are many types of rigid foam insulation boards available and PIR was considered to be the most appropriate option for purposes of this series of tests.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/07/2017 16:21:30 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 5095 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

751245

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on ensuring that the requirements within the Equality Act 2010 are upheld by the organisations within his remit.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, which is independent of both central and local government, investigates complaints by individuals about local public services and all registerable social care providers throughout England, and can make recommendations for redress. Ministers meet the Ombudsman from time to time, and discuss a range of matters relating to the work of the organisation.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 4621 question first answered 17/07/2017 16:31:23 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751247

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Revenue Support Grant: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to replace the rate support grant with business rates.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	4651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has a Manifesto commitment to continue to give local government greater control over the money they raise locally. We will collaborate closely with local government over the coming months about how we achieve this, including through revenue support grant and business rates.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/07/2017 15:21:59 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

751248

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to provide further details of the proposed new standardised formula to calculate the number of new homes required in any local area.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	4455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>A consultation will commence in due course.</p><p /> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 14:27:31 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

751249

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Market
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph A.143 of Fixing Our Broken Housing Market, published on 7 February 2017, when his Department will issue guidance to clarify the meaning of backing of affected local communities.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	4508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently considering the responses to the consultation, which closed on 2 May, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/07/2017 16:15:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey