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1241374

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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: Pay
	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 the biggest pay rise given to someone in his Department was in (a) percentage and (b) cash terms in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	100323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>During the 12 month period ending 30 September 2020 the largest salary increase for any member of staff, whilst working in the same role, within the Department was 21.4 per cent on the previous salary. This equated to £5990 in cash terms.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/10/2020 13:35:25 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1241312

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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, how many people were presented as homeless to all councils in England between July 2020 and October 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	100425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>We do not currently hold statutory homelessness statistics for the exact period stated. Data for July to September 2020 is expected to be published at the beginning of next year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/10/2020 13:35:47 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1241440

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	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 he is taking to ensure homelessness does not increase as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme comes to an end.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	100509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has introduced the Job Support Scheme as part of a wider package to protect incomes and has injected over £9 billion into the welfare system, which will support people with housing costs.</p><p>This includes increasing the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that they are set at the 30 <sup>th</sup> percentile of market rents. £180 million of Discretionary Housing Payments are available for those who require additional support, and local authorities continue to provide their statutory homelessness duties.</p><p>Legislation has also been introduced requiring landlords to give tenants 6 months’ notice before they can progress eviction cases to court, except in the most serious circumstances. Where cases do reach court, new rules require landlords to inform judges if tenants have been impacted by coronavirus and to re-activate cases from before 3 August.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/10/2020 14:09:32 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1241256

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Housing: Domestic Abuse
	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 guidance his Department has published on domestic abuse victims' rights to stay in their home; and what recent discussions he has with the specialist domestic abuse sector on developing cost-effective housing pathways for domestic abuse victims.
	tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
	tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
	uin	100563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>In November 2018 the Government issued new statutory guidance for local authorities to improve access to social housing for victims of domestic abuse who are in a refuge or other form of safe temporary accommodation: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F753667%2FImproving_access_to_social_housing_for_victims_of_domestic_abuse.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C03e48dbaa20b40c05cc108d86eada0bc%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637381039282527822&amp;sdata=0PIRXpHQUEy%2FmKbkY7Ngm6pWnZRhb5Xxm3k2rteyyKc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753667/Improving_access_to_social_housing_for_victims_of_domestic_abuse.pdf</a></p><p>The guidance also sets out how local authorities can use their existing powers to support victims to remain safely in their homes if they choose to do so. <br> <br>In addition, in August 2020 Government updated guidance for victims of domestic abuse which includes details of trusted sources of advice, including on housing matters: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fdomestic-abuse-how-to-get-help&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C03e48dbaa20b40c05cc108d86eada0bc%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637381039282537777&amp;sdata=XKMGaCHZcKm%2BUGz79FBLiyuRKJNaXmqbQAbzh2XO8C4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help</a></p><p>My officials regularly engage with the domestic abuse sector on a number of issues relating to housing.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/10/2020 14:10:03 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1242564

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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	High Streets Task Force
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the list of experts appointed by the High Streets Task Force.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	102082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>This Government is providing support to local leadership with a High Streets Task Force that will give high streets and town centres the expert advice they need to adapt and thrive.</p><p>Through the Task Force local authorities in England will receive free expert advice to help them evolve their town centres and respond to the impact of COVID-19.</p><p>These high streets experts have been recruited from the Design Council, Landscape Institute, Institute of Place Management and Royal Town Planning Institute. They will work with places, bringing insight into town centre change and how to work with communities to build capacity for that change.</p><p>The High Streets Task Force will publish the full list of experts on the register in due course</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 15/10/2020 14:35:30 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1242439

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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	Respite Care: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of local authorities to fund short break services to provide respite for disabled children and their families.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	102222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the pressures that the pandemic has placed on local authority finances, and are monitoring this closely through monthly financial returns.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing local authorities with an unprecedented package of support, including £3.7 billion of unringfenced grants. Local councils can use this funding to respond to pressures in their local area, including for respite services for disabled children and their families.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Prime Minister has announced a further £1 billion of funding for local authorities, details of which will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 20/10/2020 09:59:34 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1243034

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform
	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 plans his Department has to respond to the Law Commission’s three reports on reforming residential leasehold and commonhold, published on 21 July 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	102767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is taking forward a comprehensive programme of reform to end unfair practices in the leasehold market. We are working with the Law Commission to make buying a freehold or extending a lease easier, quicker and cheaper – and to reinvigorate Commonhold to provide consumers with a choice of tenure and the Right to Manage to help empower those that wish to, to take on management responsibilities for their properties</p><p><br> In January this year the Law Commission published the first of four reports, on the valuation aspects of enfranchisement, and on 21 July a further three reports on the remaining aspects of enfranchisement as well as Commonhold and Right to Manage. We will consider all their recommendations carefully and respond in due course. <br> <br> Details can be found here: <a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/residential-leasehold-and-commonhold/" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/residential-leasehold-and-commonhold/</a> .</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2020 14:47:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1242977

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	Domestic Abuse: 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, how many of the new bed spaces provided by the £10 million domestic abuse safe accommodation covid-19 emergency support fund are provided by services or organisations whose sole purpose is to support victims of domestic abuse and their children.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	102825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>To be eligible for funding through the MHCLG £10 million Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Emergency Support Fund, applicants needed to be charities providing domestic abuse safe accommodation services in England, as stated in the Fund Prospectus, which can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F890420%2FMHCLG_COVID-19_Emergency_Support_Fund_-_updated_prospectus.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C298550b0fc3e4baf155808d871b6c9a1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637384377159107642%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=%2FQ03BA9GI5CzgQs1TpPPaGZkoZG2MUNcYaGWEaa7FqQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/890420/MHCLG_COVID-19_Emergency_Support_Fund_-_updated_prospectus.pdf</a>.</p><p>Of the total 147 successful applications, there were 101 applications from organisations whose sole purpose is to support victims of domestic abuse and related forms of abuse.</p><p>We have extended the period for which applicants can spend their grant funding and deliver their outcome by, and this may result in some changes to initial applications. We are therefore unable to provide a breakdown of beds, in the manner requested, at this time.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/10/2020 13:34:40 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1242984

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	Domestic Abuse: 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, how many new beds are being provided by each organisation that was successful in bidding for funding from £10 million domestic abuse safe accommodation covid-19 emergency support fund.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	102826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>In total the successful recipients of the MHCLG £10 million Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Emergency Support Fund proposed opening 1546 additional bedpsaces to meet increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>We have extended the period for which applicants can spend their grant funding and deliver their outcome by, and this may result in some changes to initial applications. We are therefore unable to provide a breakdown of beds, in the manner requested, at this time.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/10/2020 13:34:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1242985

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	Domestic Abuse: 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 quality standards were used in the commissioning of new domestic abuse bed spaces under the £10 million domestic abuse safe accommodation covid-19 emergency support fund.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	102827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The MHCLG £10 million Domestic Abuse Emergency Support Fund was open for safe accommodation charities, including refuges, to apply for funding to maintain their existing level of service or create additional temporary beds to meet the anticipated demand resulting from the pandemic.</p><p>To be eligible for funding, applicants had to commit to meet the standards set out within the MHCLG Quality Standards, which can be found in Annex B in the Fund Prospectus in the link below:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F890420%2FMHCLG_COVID-19_Emergency_Support_Fund_-_updated_prospectus.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C298550b0fc3e4baf155808d871b6c9a1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637384377159107642%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=%2FQ03BA9GI5CzgQs1TpPPaGZkoZG2MUNcYaGWEaa7FqQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/890420/MHCLG_COVID-19_Emergency_Support_Fund_-_updated_prospectus.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/10/2020 13:33:36 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips