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1233477

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Next Steps Accommodation Programme: Brighton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he will confirm to Brighton and Hove City Council on how much funding they will receive from the Next Steps Accommodation Programme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	88283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2020 answer text <p>On 17 September, we announced the funding allocations for the interim accommodation element of the Next Steps Accommodation Programme. Brighton and Hove Council have been allocated £3,428,766. Bids for move on accommodation under the £161 million longer-term accommodation portion of the programme are being assessed and local authorities will be contacted in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 18/09/2020 13:21:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1233702

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on ending rough sleeping.
	tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
	tabling member printed	Mike Hill
	uin	88926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is clear that no one should be without a roof over their head. That is why we have committed to ending rough sleeping within this parliament. The most recent national figures, from the Official 2019 Rough Sleeping Snapshot, showed that the number of people sleeping on our streets on a single night fell for the second year in a row and a reduction on previous year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/09/2020 15:30:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4644 label Biography information for Mike Hill

1234033

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the news story, Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities, published on 8 April 2020, how much of the £6 million allocated to the homelessness response fund has been (a) allocated and (b) received by organisations.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	89777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>MHCLG announced £6 million of emergency funding to provide relief for frontline homelessness charitable organisations who are directly affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. This is part of a £750 million package of government support for UK charities who may have been impacted by the pandemic. This Covid-19 Homelessness Response Fund was delivered by Homeless Link and applications closed on Wednesday 27 May. Successful applications were announced on 7 June with payments following shortly afterwards. £5,920,000 has been awarded and paid out to organisations.</p><p>Following a successful bidding process, over 130 charities across England benefitted from the £6 million emergency Fund. Further detail regarding the organisations who have been funded can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fcharities-to-benefit-from-support-for-rough-sleepers-during-pandemic&amp;data=02%7C01%7CDavid.Barritt%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb301f31d4347402b379c08d85aebfe51%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637359316910660573&amp;sdata=EhbeQ9i5nngkZsimGUEu8mvN%2F95ZNLidWOXn0St%2FLzc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/charities-to-benefit-from-support-for-rough-sleepers-during-pandemic</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/09/2020 15:35:30 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1234997

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the difference between the number given of 14,610 rough sleepers housed under the emergency Everyone In scheme and his Department's latest figures showing 4,266 rough sleepers in England, what steps his Department plans to take to improve the quality of data collected on the number of people sleeping rough.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	91056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>On 3 June the Government published the management information that supports the announcements that nearly 15,000 vulnerable people have been accommodated by local authorities in response to COVID-19 via the Everyone In scheme.</p><p>The separate annual rough sleeping snapshot provides a way of estimating the number of people sleeping rough on a single night in Autumn. In 2019 this provided an estimate of 4,266 individuals sleeping rough on a single night; down 9 per cent on the previous year. This does not include people in hostels or shelters and records only those people seen, or thought to be, sleeping rough.</p><p>In July this year, the Office for Statistics Regulation, conducted a review of the compliance of MHCLG’s Rough Sleeping Snapshot official statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. The review welcomed the new management information being collected on the numbers of homeless and rough sleepers in England being assisted into emergency accommodation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a range of positive features that demonstrate the quality and value of the rough sleeping statistics.</p><p>For further information please see the following link:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fosr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk%2Fcorrespondence%2Fmark-pont-to-sandra-tudor-compliance-check-of-rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C734bf77142cb46cc323208d860843384%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637365468194675075&amp;sdata=qgkxVctQtDC0vZWJLfM8ZNSZ3OjxZTr5tSkSK4NwRoY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/mark-pont-to-sandra-tudor-compliance-check-of-rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england/</a></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/09/2020 13:38:37 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1234998

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to prevent rough sleeping in (a) London and (b) England in winter 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	91057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic almost 15,000 vulnerable people have been housed in emergency accommodation.</p><p>We are taking steps to protect vulnerable rough sleepers from COVID-19 and we are continuing to work hard to move vulnerable people away from the streets and into long-term, sustainable accommodation.</p><p>The Next Steps Accommodation Programme makes available the financial resources needed to support local authorities and their partners to prevent those accommodated from returning to the streets. £161 million will deliver 3,300 units of longer-term move-on accommodation in 2020/2021. This is part of a total of £433 million to provide 6,000 long term, safe homes for those in need.</p><p>£105 million will pay for immediate support and interim accommodation to ensure that people do not return to the streets. On 17 September we announced allocations for the short-term aspect of this fund. 274 local authorities will now share £91.5 million of funding, helping to make life-changing differences to our most vulnerable by helping to support them to rebuild their lives and addressing complex needs such as substance misuse and mental health issues. We will continue to work with local authorities to allocate remaining funds to new or emerging challenges.</p><p>In 2020/21, £112 million has also been allocated to 276 local authorities through the Rough Sleeping Initiative, supporting the establishment or enhancement of coordinated local services for rough sleepers or those at risk of sleeping rough.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/09/2020 13:39:42 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1234999

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Sleeping Rough: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help shelters for rough sleepers plan for the winter with covid-19 social distancing rules in place.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	91058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>Nearly 15,000 vulnerable people have been housed in emergency accommodation since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown period. This includes people coming in directly from the streets, people previously housed in shared night shelters and people who have become vulnerable to rough sleeping during the pandemic.</p><p>The Next Steps Accommodation Programme makes available the financial resources needed to support local authorities and their partners to prevent those accommodated from returning to the streets. £161 million will deliver 3,300 units of longer-term move-on accommodation in 2020/2021. This is part of a total of £433 million to provide 6,000 long term, safe homes for those in need.</p><p>£105 million will pay for immediate support and interim accommodation to help ensure that people do not return to the streets.</p><p>We are working closely with the homelessness sector and health experts to explore how to best support people at risk of sleeping rough going forward.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/09/2020 13:40:24 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1235000

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel last met; and how many meetings that Panel has held in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	91059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ending rough sleeping. The Advisory Panel met in June, and ministers and officials have had numerous meetings with panel members over the last 12 months. We are committed to continuing regular conversations and following through on actions taken.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/09/2020 16:57:30 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1235046

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department's average reply time has been for ministerial letters in each of the last five months.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	91114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The department aims to respond to all correspondence promptly and ahead of the 20 working days target. The average time taken for MHCLG to respond to letters from MPs and Peers in the last 5 months is as follows: <br> <br>April: 13.4 working days <br>May: 18.0 working days <br>June: 18.9 working days <br>July: 18.7 working days <br>Aug: 18.0 working days</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/09/2020 15:29:53 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1235562

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department is making on meeting the 2.3 per cent public sector apprenticeship target; and when his Department will meet that target.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	91622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>As of 31 March 2020, the Civil Service has achieved a total of 2.1 per cent of its total workforce as apprentices against the legislative target for the public sector of 2.3 per cent by March 2021. On 21 September 2020, the equivalent figure for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) was 1.7 per cent. Given this target is a percentage of the total workforce the percentage changes in line with workforce fluctuations over time therefore making it challenging to predict when a Department will meet it. Data for 2018/19 can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcivil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cd591d5a6c9f043d1e3db08d8608969a6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637365490580634889&amp;sdata=%2Beorcj0%2BQlmQLuvwraRyAp8f9pOytcDQnXSYZLQo8dU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. The data for 2019/20 will be released on gov.uk by the end of September 2020. <br> <br>Departments are committed to increasing the number of apprentices across the Civil Service and continue to work towards the 2.3 per cent target. The impact of the current pandemic has slowed recruitment due to priority work and logistics. With the current strategy and targets coming to an end in April 2021, the Civil Service is already focusing on how to continue to support the apprenticeship agenda and drive forward apprenticeship recruitment, pulling on the Plan for Jobs initiative and considering the current economic situation.</p><p>A multi-year approach on apprenticeships from FY 2021/22 will be developed by MHCLG’s Early Talent Team in the coming months, which will be aligned to the new apprenticeship strategy and any new targets included within.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/09/2020 13:41:32 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1236154

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to reimburse local authorities for costs incurred in housing the homeless during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Paula Barker
	uin	92925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government provided £4.3 billion to help councils to manage the impacts of COVID-19 which includes their work to support homeless people, £3.7 billion of which is unringfenced, and £600 million to support social care. The Government provided a further £3.2 million in emergency funding for local authorities to support vulnerable rough sleepers.</p><p>On 18 July, the Government launched the Next Steps Accommodation Programme, inviting bids for additional funding in 2020/2021 to pay for immediate support to ensure that people housed during the pandemic do not return to the streets, and to deliver longer-term move-on accommodation.</p><p>On 17 September we announced allocations of £91.5 million from the Next Steps Accommodation Programme to 274 councils in England to help vulnerable people housed during the pandemic. An additional £13.5 million will be used to enable local authorities to tackle new and emerging challenges over the winter. Applications for funding for the longer-term accommodation element of the Next Steps Accommodation Programme are currently being considered.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 29/09/2020 12:59:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker