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1344596

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2021
	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
	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 financial support the Government has provided to churches during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	29041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the impact the pandemic has had on the finances of our places of worship and religious groups.</p><p>As part of the response to the impact of Covid-19, the Government made available a package of support specifically for charities and businesses. Places of worship that are registered charities have been able to apply to a number of these schemes on the basis of being impacted organisations themselves, and for their work delivering community services in response to the pandemic. This included the Government's £750 million package of support specifically for charities, social enterprises and the voluntary sector.</p><p>The Government continues to engage regularly with a range of faith leaders and community groups - including through our Places of Worship Taskforce and regular roundtable meetings with major faith groups - to better understand how the Government can support them to respond to the pressures they face at this time.</p><p>I encourage places of worship and community groups to monitor the Government's web pages that offer information on the schemes currently available, and new schemes when they are launched, such as: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Ffinancial-support-for-voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-vcse-organisations-to-respond-to-coronavirus-covid-19&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C616bbfe58f274655b58208d947aca9ff%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637619629169191381%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=2Q3j64p4T4FDUAaI%2FhjRx6%2F3LC43AN553c%2FbSyvb%2Fno%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/financial-support-for-voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-vcse-organisations-to-respond-to-coronavirus-covid-19</a></p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/07/2021 10:27:26 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1344597

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2021
	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
	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 the Government is taking to ensure that accessible housing for older and disabled people remains a priority during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	29042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Our reforms on housing for older and disabled people progress despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government has consulted on options to raise accessible housing standards, including options to review and potentially tighten the regulatory framework to deliver accessible new homes. <br> <br> Since 2010 the Government has invested over £4 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant, including £573 million paid to local authorities in May for 2021-22, funding adaptations to almost 450,000 homes. In our Social Housing White Paper we said that we will look at how we can improve access to suitable homes for disabled people. <br> <br> Our planning rules already mean councils must consider the needs of older and disabled people when planning new homes, and we are significantly reforming the planning system to put a much greater emphasis on design and quality, creating a system which gives local people more of a voice to make clear what new development their areas need and where.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/07/2021 10:25:51 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1344703

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2021
	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	Building Safety Fund: Leeds
	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 his Department will write to the Member for Leeds Central to explain why the application to the Building Safety Fund for Crusader House and George Street Trading House in Leeds was not eligible to register for BSF funding.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	28967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>The registrations to the Building Safety Fund for Crusader House and George Street Trading House confirmed they would not be able to meet the original start on site deadline which was required to be eligible for funding when the £1 billion Building Safety Fund was launched. The Government has since announced an additional £3.5 billion of funding which will fund the cost of replacing unsafe cladding for leaseholders in all residential buildings 18 metres and higher in England and should provide assurance to leaseholders that all eligible applications to the Building Safety Fund will be able to proceed. We will publish more details on how the additional funding will work alongside the existing funds soon.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/07/2021 10:29:09 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1343475

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	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	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Greenhalgh on 28 June (HL1204, HL1205), what assessment they have made of reports that leaseholders, despite having an EWS1 form certifying that their building's external wall system has been assessed for safety by a suitable expert, are unable to sell their leases on account of lenders refusing to offer mortgages.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL1732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department frequently engages with the industry and will continue to challenge them on the use of the EWS1 process, as well as pressing for more data so that we can get a sense of how the RICS guidance is being applied, and the impact of the process on mortgage applications.</p><p>We will continue to work with lenders to enable them to understand and accept other forms of assurance such as a comprehensive fire risk assessment which includes the external walls or post 2018 building control sign off for high rise blocks.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/07/2021 12:41:44 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1345381

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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	Carbon Emissions
	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 he has made of the implications for his policies of the Climate Change Committee’s 2021 Progress Report to Parliament; and what steps he is taking to deliver that report's recommendation that his Department support local government to play a full role in the Net Zero transition including though increased funding and resources.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	29771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Government is committed to reducing emissions and has set an ambitious target of reducing our carbon emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels, higher than any other major economy.</p><p>My department is consulting on a revised National Planning Policy Framework that strengthens planning policies on the environment, climate change and flood risk resilience; and we are finalising our joint review of planning policy for flood risk with DEFRA.</p><p>We have also recently consulted on a new part of the Building Regulations to reduce the risk of overheating in new residential buildings. From 2025, the Future Homes Standard will ensure that new homes produce at least 75% lower CO2 emissions compared to those built to current standards. This represents a considerable improvement in energy efficiency standards for new homes.</p><p>A significant amount of funding has already been made available to local government, providing them with the opportunity to take a place-based response to climate change which reflects their local circumstances.</p><p>Funds such as those available under the Local Authority Delivery Scheme have already provided £500 million to local authorities for upgrades such as insulation and low-carbon heating systems to low-income households across England.</p><p>We will continue to support local government by investing a further £200 million over six years from April 2021 to pilot innovative actions that improve the long-term flood and coastal resilience of 25 local areas.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/07/2021 10:24:43 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1344287

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	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	Community Centres: Shops
	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 potential merits of repurposing empty high street units as community advice centres.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	28328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>We have reformed the Use Classes Order to provide greater flexibility to enable a wide range of uses which attract visiting members of the public, such as offices and shops for example, to change to other uses without the need for a planning application.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/07/2021 10:31:38 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1345297

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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 Rise Flats: Fire Alarms
	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 evidence his Department has relied upon when producing BS-5839 guidance on fire detection and alarm systems to instruct installers that communal areas in blocks of flats should not be fitted with fire alarm systems.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	29762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>British Standards such as BS 5839 are produced by the British Standards Institute (BSI). Questions regarding BS 5839 should be directed to BSI and the relevant committee.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 29763 29764 question first answered 16/07/2021 12:49:04 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1345298

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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 Rise Flats: Fire Alarms
	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 review BS-5839 guidance on fire detection and alarm systems so that clear guidance is included on the installation of fire alarms in blocks of flats.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	29763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>British Standards such as BS 5839 are produced by the British Standards Institute (BSI). Questions regarding BS 5839 should be directed to BSI and the relevant committee.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 29762 29764 question first answered 16/07/2021 12:49:04 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1345299

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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 Rise Flats: Fire Alarms
	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 review BS-5839 guidance on fire detection and alarm systems to insert guidance on Smart Alarm systems for high rise property.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	29764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>British Standards such as BS 5839 are produced by the British Standards Institute (BSI). Questions regarding BS 5839 should be directed to BSI and the relevant committee.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 29762 29763 question first answered 16/07/2021 12:49:04 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1345300

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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 Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	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 additional funding is being provided to local authorities to maintain waking watch fire patrol services in buildings with unsafe cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	29765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Guidance published by the National Fire Chiefs Council recommends that a Waking Watch should only be in place for a short period of time in those buildings where the fire safety strategy has moved from 'stay put' to 'simultaneous evacuation'.</p><p>The guidance is clear that the Responsible Person should move quickly to install a common fire alarm system as they are a more cost effective and reliable option. On 17 December the Secretary of State announced a £30 million Waking Watch Relief fund to pay for the costs of installing a common fire alarm system in residential buildings in England taller than 18 meters with unsafe cladding, to remove costly Waking Watch measures.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/07/2021 13:45:47 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood