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1257672

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2020
	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: Bexley and Greenwich
	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 support has been given to (a) Bexley Borough Council and (b) Greenwich Borough Council to help rough sleepers (i) during and (ii) after the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	124342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>In 2020/21, we are providing over £700 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping across England.</p><p>Greenwich have been allocated £951,740 through rough sleeping programmes in 2020/21. This includes Rough Sleeping Initiative funding to support the establishment or enhancement of coordinated local services for rough sleepers or those at risk of sleeping rough, £413,207 Next Steps Accommodation Programme funding to prevent as many as possible of those brought in during the Covid-19 pandemic returning to the streets and Cold Weather Funding: giving local areas the tools they need to protect people from cold weather and the risks posed by Covid-19.</p><p>Bexley have been allocated £240,000 through rough sleeping programmes in 2020/21. Bexley have been allocated £190,000 in funding through the Next Steps Accommodation Programme and Cold Weather Funding.</p><p>Both authorities are also being closely supported by our MHCLG Rough Sleeping Initiative advisers and Homelessness Advice and Support Team. These expert advisers are pro-actively working with local areas and will continue to support these authorities with the implementation of the Homelessness Reduction Act and the Rough Sleeping Initiative.</p><p>Both authorities produced delivery plans setting out how they will be supporting rough sleepers. Delivery plans were used in the allocation of Next Steps Accommodation Programme funding.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/12/2020 17:30:51 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 67318 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1256617

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	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	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, when he plans to respond to the Law Commission’s recommendations on leasehold reform; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	122568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>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 to reform the Right to Manage to help empower those that wish to, to take on management responsibilities for their properties.</p><p>In January this year the Law Commission published their first of four reports, on the valuation aspects of enfranchisement, followed on 21 July by their further three reports on the remaining aspects of enfranchisement, Commonhold, and Right to Manage. Further information 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>. <br> <br>We will be publishing further details of how Government will take forward reform across these key policy issues as soon as possible. This is a long-term reform programme; it is complex and controversial with many interdependencies and will take time to get the detail right. Once it is enacted the effect will be felt for generations and so we are determined this work considers all the implications with care.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/12/2020 17:55:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 66505 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1256657

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	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	Business Rates: 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 small businesses that fail to pay business rents due in December 2020 can be evicted by their landlord during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	122692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Government recognises that this is a very challenging time for everyone, and Covid-19 is having a significant impact on our businesses. That is why we have introduced temporary new measures to further safeguard the high street and millions of jobs.</p><p>Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 provides for a moratorium on forfeitures of commercial leases due to the non-payment of rent accrued during the pandemic. This means that landlords of commercial properties will not have the option to evict tenants for not paying the rent that was due after 23 March 2020. Government has announced that it will extend the moratorium on forfeiture until the end of the year. The extension provides landlords and tenants with a further opportunity to come together to have these discussions and reach agreements on outstanding rent.</p><p>Government has also restricted landlords’ ability to seize goods in lieu of rent and protected tenants from insolvency measures including statutory demands and winding up petitions.  All these measures are currently in place until 31 December 2020. Government has published a voluntary Code of Practice to encourage constructive dialogue between tenants and landlords; and is clear that those tenants who can pay in full should do so, those who cannot should pay what they can, and those landlords who can grant concessions should do so.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/12/2020 17:57:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 66506 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1256780

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	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	Reopening High Streets Safely Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which organisations have received funding from the Reopening High Streets Fund; how much funding they received; and what the criteria was for its allocation.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	122726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Our £50 million Reopening High Streets Safely Fund (RHSSF) is playing an important role in getting people back to work, supporting our businesses and helping to reinvigorate our local communities.</p><p>This funding has been allocated to 314 local authorities in England on a per capita basis, with a minimum limit of £30,000. Each local authority is responsible for deciding how the grant should be spent whilst ensuring that the activity is eligible under the terms of the grant.</p><p>The full RHSSF criteria, including an Annex detailing local authority funding allocations, can be found in the fund guidance: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Freopening-high-streets-safely-fund-guidance&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cac30c8be21b742f0a7b108d896f6361d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637425331495188939%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=Jh%2BpgEbReEPSEGbK%2Bq51ehXIkyftGweTejJ1QnC3FSA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reopening-high-streets-safely-fund-guidance</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/12/2020 17:57:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 66508 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1250766

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	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, if he will publish the allocation to local authorities of (a) £15 million funding through the Protect Programme and (b) £10 million funding through the Cold Weather Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	114247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>On 5 November the Protect Programme was announced. The fund will provide a further £15 million to support the ongoing efforts to provide accommodation for rough sleepers during the pandemic. This programme will help areas that need additional support most throughout winter.</p><p>Local authorities who will be receiving Protect Programme funding have been informed. All local authorities are eligible for the £10 million Cold Weather Funds, to help keep rough sleepers safe this winter.</p><p>Our Policy and rough sleeping advisers are working intensively with councils on their specific local needs and challenges to develop delivery plans and confirm funding allocations for both these funds.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/11/2020 18:11:12 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 61558 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1250956

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	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	Business Improvement Districts: 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, if he will take steps to require local authorities to cancel levies in relation to Business Improvement Districts for 2020 and until after the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	114077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are a proven and effective vehicle for leveraging private investment and have a significant role to play in high street regeneration. Their role will be even more important in the recovery phase from the current crisis.</p><p>BID organisations are advised to work closely with their members, sector bodies and local authorities in coming to sensible arrangements on charging given the current circumstances. BIDs or local authorities may want to take legal advice on how they can manage their BID levy using their existing powers.</p><p>In March, the Government included provisions within the Coronavirus Act 2020 that enables BIDs to delay any renewal ballots due to take place before 31 December 2020 until 31 March 2021. This allows businesses to focus on recovery from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic before deciding whether to participate in future BID arrangements.</p><p>In addition to this legislation, the Government made available up to £6.1 million of support to BIDs. The funding has been delivered to 260 BIDs in England via local authorities, including £53,270.30 paid to Scarborough Borough Council on behalf of the Yorkshire Coast BID, part of which covers the East Yorkshire constituency.</p><p>We will continue to work closely with the sector to look at how further we can support BIDs, and the businesses that contribute to them, during this time.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/11/2020 18:13:12 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 61557 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1250958

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	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: Older People
	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 companies have voluntarily opted out of charging event fees on retirement properties.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	114280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held by my Department.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/11/2020 18:11:35 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 61559 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1250996

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	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: Older People
	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 commissioning research on establishing an online database to provide information for prospective buyers on event fees associated with leasehold retirement properties.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	114281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>In 2017, the Law Commission published a report of their review of event fees on behalf of this Department. The Law Commission made a number of recommendations in its report, which can be downloaded at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawcom.gov.uk%2Fproject%2Fevent-fees-in-retirement-properties&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cd351b485574b4b4582da08d88a5a4e83%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637411467748509677%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=0w2nvQEhhmrDrQkLC9yWEU%2BXllAh%2FnSynyMCRXqcQ%2BI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/event-fees-in-retirement-properties</a>.</p><p>The Government responded to the Law Commission, thanking them for the report and agreeing to implement the majority of the recommendations. The Government is further considering two recommendations, on succession rights and a database of leasehold retirement properties with event fees, and will make an announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 114282 question first answered 16/11/2020 18:21:16 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 61560 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1251000

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	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: Older People
	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 a consultation on the implications for consumers and buyers of spouses’ and live-in carers’ succession rights to stay in a leasehold retirement property, without payment of an event fee.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	114282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>In 2017, the Law Commission published a report of their review of event fees on behalf of this Department. The Law Commission made a number of recommendations in its report, which can be downloaded at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawcom.gov.uk%2Fproject%2Fevent-fees-in-retirement-properties&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cd351b485574b4b4582da08d88a5a4e83%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637411467748509677%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=0w2nvQEhhmrDrQkLC9yWEU%2BXllAh%2FnSynyMCRXqcQ%2BI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/event-fees-in-retirement-properties</a>.</p><p>The Government responded to the Law Commission, thanking them for the report and agreeing to implement the majority of the recommendations. The Government is further considering two recommendations, on succession rights and a database of leasehold retirement properties with event fees, and will make an announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 114281 question first answered 16/11/2020 18:21:16 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 61561 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1246530

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2020
	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	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 plans he has to ensure the provision of covid-secure accommodation for rough sleepers over winter 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	108227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>During the pandemic, we have worked closely with local authorities and the sector to offer vulnerable people safe accommodation and support. That work is ongoing and in September, we had successfully supported over 29,000 people, with 10,000 in emergency accommodation and nearly 19,000 provided with settled accommodation or move on support.</p><p>On 13 October, we announced additional winter support, to give local areas the tools they need to support vulnerable rough sleepers this winter. This includes a new £10 million Cold Weather Fund for local areas and £2 million in funding for the faith, communities and voluntary sector to bring forward self-contained and COVID secure accommodation this winter. <br> <br>We have worked extensively with Public Health England (PHE) to provide Operating Principles for the sector to help them open shelters as safely as possible where necessary, when self-contained accommodation cannot be made available and when local partners agree that it is the right thing to do.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/11/2020 18:53:02 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 58247 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris