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1713576

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Rented Housing: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of non-decent homes in the (a) private rented and (b) social rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	23439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Everyone deserves to live in a safe and decent home. This is why we are introducing a Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector for the first time through the Renters (Reform) Bill.</p><p>We are also reviewing the Decent Homes Standard, which sets out the minimum requirements for all social housing.</p><p>Data on housing decency is published regularly via the English Housing Survey at local authority level.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 23643 question first answered 29/04/2024 14:24:56 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1713577

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to support owner-occupiers to fix safety issues in their homes.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	23440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has made multiple statements and policy announcements on this issue. The Building Safety Act 2022 can be found here: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/30/contents/enacted" target="_blank">Building Safety Act 2022 (legislation.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>We continue to update the House on our progress including in Written Ministerial Statements in November 2023 and April 2024.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 29/04/2024 15:07:14 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1713633

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Local Government: Debt Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the total amount of revenue raised by local authorities via the use of debt recovery agencies in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	23612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the different collection methods used by councils, or the revenues collected by them. The Government does however publish data on the overall amounts of council tax and business rates collected and the total arrears for each financial year. This data is available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics#collection-rates-for-council-tax-and-non-domestic-rates" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 30/04/2024 14:35:11 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1713673

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many homes are classified as non-decent by (a) age and (b) tenure type in (i) Luton South constituency, (ii) Bedfordshire, and (iii) England.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	23643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Everyone deserves to live in a safe and decent home. This is why we are introducing a Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector for the first time through the Renters (Reform) Bill.</p><p>We are also reviewing the Decent Homes Standard, which sets out the minimum requirements for all social housing.</p><p>Data on housing decency is published regularly via the English Housing Survey at local authority level.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 23439 question first answered 29/04/2024 14:24:56 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1713080

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the National Planning Policy Framework to enable local planning authorities to use the most recent Office for National Statistics household projections in the standard method of calculating local housing need.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	23262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>A review of the standard method formula was undertaken in 2020. As part of the consultation, we asked if we should incorporate more recent household projections data into the formula. Following careful consideration of the responses received, to provide stability and certainty for local authorities and other stakeholders we decided to retain the existing formula.</p><p>We have kept the standard method under review. Through a consultation on changes to national policy held in 2022/23 we committed to review our approach to assessing housing needs once new household projections data, based on the 2021 Census, is released in 2025.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 26/04/2024 08:48:06 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1713090

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason veteran cards are not acceptable as a form of photo ID for voting in elections.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	23139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Further to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-18/902484" target="_blank">902484</a> on 25 April 2024, when the voter identification policy was being developed and the legislation being written, the Veteran Card – as distinct from the Armed Forces ID card - was a new development. It was not widely distributed, and the application process had not been formalised. For these reasons it was not included at that time.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 29/04/2024 15:37:56 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

1713094

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Cultural Heritage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Government is taking steps to protect the historic county status of (a) Essex and (b) other counties.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	23153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government attaches great importance to our country’s history and traditions and encourages recognition of our historic counties, often marked by local celebrations on county days. I write to local leaders to encourage and support these celebrations throughout the year. This year, there are 56 registered historic county flags across Great Britain, which includes the addition of three new flags for Banffshire, Berwickshire and Morayshire. My department proudly flies each registered county flag in Whitehall to mark county days, and this includes flying the flag for Essex.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 30/04/2024 14:34:02 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1713189

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Mayors: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has he made of the potential merits of developing a plan for cooperation by metro mayors in Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	23242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government has devolved powers and funding to the Mayoral Combined Authority areas of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and York and North Yorkshire, providing them with over £2.5 billion of funding over 30 years. At the 2023 Autumn Statement, we agreed a mayoral devolution deal for the remaining area of Yorkshire - Hull and East Yorkshire - and, subject to final consents and parliamentary approval, a Combined Authority is expected to be established in Autumn 2024 with the inaugural mayoral election in May 2025.</p><p>At the Convention of the North, we announced historic Level 4 devolution agreements with both West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. These agreements will deepen the power of the Combined Authorities and the metro mayors, including providing new flexibility over local growth, regeneration and housing funding from the next Spending Review. The Government remains committed to deepening the powers of more mayors over time.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 23243 23244 question first answered 30/04/2024 14:31:55 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1713190

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Mayors: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to give the same powers to the metro mayors in Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	23243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government has devolved powers and funding to the Mayoral Combined Authority areas of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and York and North Yorkshire, providing them with over £2.5 billion of funding over 30 years. At the 2023 Autumn Statement, we agreed a mayoral devolution deal for the remaining area of Yorkshire - Hull and East Yorkshire - and, subject to final consents and parliamentary approval, a Combined Authority is expected to be established in Autumn 2024 with the inaugural mayoral election in May 2025.</p><p>At the Convention of the North, we announced historic Level 4 devolution agreements with both West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. These agreements will deepen the power of the Combined Authorities and the metro mayors, including providing new flexibility over local growth, regeneration and housing funding from the next Spending Review. The Government remains committed to deepening the powers of more mayors over time.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 23242 23244 question first answered 30/04/2024 14:31:55 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1713191

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Mayors: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the whole of Yorkshire benefits from metro mayors.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	23244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government has devolved powers and funding to the Mayoral Combined Authority areas of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and York and North Yorkshire, providing them with over £2.5 billion of funding over 30 years. At the 2023 Autumn Statement, we agreed a mayoral devolution deal for the remaining area of Yorkshire - Hull and East Yorkshire - and, subject to final consents and parliamentary approval, a Combined Authority is expected to be established in Autumn 2024 with the inaugural mayoral election in May 2025.</p><p>At the Convention of the North, we announced historic Level 4 devolution agreements with both West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. These agreements will deepen the power of the Combined Authorities and the metro mayors, including providing new flexibility over local growth, regeneration and housing funding from the next Spending Review. The Government remains committed to deepening the powers of more mayors over time.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 23242 23243 question first answered 30/04/2024 14:31:55 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell