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1277520

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	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	Local Government: 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 support his Department is providing to local authorities to help them encourage covid-19 vaccine take-up within their communities.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	138948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities and Directors of Public Health have an important role in the vaccine programme including working with the NHS to maximise uptake. MHCLG are supporting this in a number of ways: for example we are funding the £25 million Community Champions scheme in 60 local authorities, to encourage vaccine uptake and in reaching out to those communities who might be disproportionately impacted or hesitant about engaging, tackling disinformation, and supporting vulnerable people to meet appointments. <br> <br> The learning from these 60 will be shared across all local authorities. We have also hosted roundtables with faith leaders to understand barriers to access for faith groups. Recognising the importance and priority status of the care sector for this programme, we have worked closely with local authorities and the national programme on a protocol for social care to ensure responsibilities for maximising uptake are well understood across the system. Ensuring access and take up across all of our communities is critical to the success of the vaccination programme and we will continue to support local authorities and Directors of Public Health in their important role.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 25/01/2021 14:19:03 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1312440

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the Government is advertising COVID-19 Marshal roles with contracts running in excess of six months beyond the end of the final step of the Government’s roadmap for the easing of covid-19 restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	188103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>COVID-19 Secure Marshals or their equivalents are employed by local authorities, not central government.</p><p>The Government has provided £400 million of funding to local authorities through the Contain Outbreak Management Fund (COMF) to manage the pandemic at the local level. The funding can be used on a range of activities that support the management of local COVID-19 outbreaks including COVID-19 compliance and enforcement activity, such as the hiring of COVID-19 Secure Marshals or their equivalents. Local authorities have played an integral role in the nation’s pandemic response and have the expertise and understanding to inform what activities will best manage COVID-19 in their local areas.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 29/04/2021 10:51:00 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1170950

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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	Community Development: Yorkshire and the Humber
	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 much money from the public purse his Department has spent on support for community social hubs in (a) the City of York and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) each subsequent year.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	3849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>From information we have available, MHCLG has not provided any direct funding to community social hub projects in the City of York since 2010. It has however spent the following on support for community social hubs across Yorkshire and the Humber since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Scheme</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Level of funding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Since 2013</p></td><td><p>Community Pubs Pub is The Hub (PITH)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>£226,969 Total MHCLG funding for all Community Pubs projects in Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 2019</p></td><td><p>Community Pubs More Than a Pub</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 – 16</p></td><td><p>Pocket Parks</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£111,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 18</p></td><td><p>Communities Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£66,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 – 19</p></td><td><p>Building Connections Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£35,936 MHCLG contributed £1m to a shared £11.5m fund</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18 - 2018/19</p></td><td><p>Controlling Migration Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£415,634</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 – 19</p></td><td><p>Pocket Parks Plus</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£453,688.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 19</p></td><td><p>Controlling Migration Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£40,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 - 19</p></td><td><p>Controlling Migration Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 - 20</p></td><td><p>Open Doors</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total cost of England-wide plot scheme (£420,000) across 5 areas</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/01/2020 14:26:57 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1197008

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2020
	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, what additional funding his Department plans to allocate to ensure that homeless people living in (a) hotels and (b) other supported accommodation during the covid-19 locate are able to transition into more secure housing when the lockdown is lifted.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	49061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We have been clear councils must continue to provide safe accommodation for those that need it.</p><p>The latest figures show over 90 per cent of rough sleepers known to councils at the beginning of this crisis have now been made offers of safe accommodation and we have announced Dame Louise Casey will spearhead the next phase of the Government’s support for rough sleepers during the pandemic.</p><p>While councils continue to provide accommodation to those that need it, it is only responsible that we work with partners to ensure rough sleepers can move into long-term, safe accommodation once the immediate crisis is over.</p><p>£3.2 billion of additional Government funding has now been made available to help councils respond to coronavirus, including meeting the costs of accommodating some of the most vulnerable people in our society. This is in addition to £3.2 million specifically targeted to help rough sleepers during the coronavirus emergency and the £489 million committed in 2020 to 2021 to help rough sleepers, a £121 million increase in funding from the previous year.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 04/06/2020 13:15:41 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1200637

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	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 support his Department provides to the Housing First in England project; and what steps he is taking to ensure that homeless people are not returned to the streets after the lockdown restrictions are lifted after the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	54945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>Housing First has an impressive international record in helping people with complex needs to recover and stay off the streets for good, which is why we awarded £28 million to pilot it in three urban areas with contrasting challenges (the West Midlands, Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region). The pilot aims to support around 1,000 of our most vulnerable people off the streets and into safe and secure homes.</p><p>Each individual has access to critical wrap-around support including mental health, drugs and alcohol misuse support. Since its launch, our expert advisers have been working closely with each of the three pilot regions to closely monitor and support progress.</p><p>In response to Covid-19 we have established a Taskforce to lead the next phase of the Government’s support for rough sleepers during the pandemic. The Taskforce is spearheaded by Dame Louise Casey and supported by expert advisers with extensive experience in supporting the most vulnerable in society. The Taskforce is already working closely with local authorities and agencies from across the homelessness sector, businesses, faith groups, local communities and charities, as well as across central government.</p><p>On 24 May, we announced radical plans to provide thousands of long-term, safe homes for vulnerable rough sleepers taken off the streets during this pandemic. This ambitious commitment will be backed by £160 million in 2020/21, to inject 3,300 new units of accommodation this year, part of 6,000 in total.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/06/2020 15:19:27 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1200638

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	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
	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 his Department is providing to local authorities to ensure that people who are homeless are supported into housing.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	54946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the challenges that local authorities may face in providing accommodation as they fulfil their homelessness duties, especially during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. To support local authorities effectively, the funding for 2020/21 includes:</p><ul><li>The Flexible Homelessness Support Grant of £200 million which seeks to help local authorities plan and respond to their local homelessness pressures; and</li><li>£63 million Homelessness Reduction Grant to implement the Homelessness Reduction Act enabling local authorities to do more to prevent and relieve homelessness in their areas.</li></ul><p>This is in addition to the £160 million allocation for the Rough Sleeping Accommodation Project, which seeks to provide thousands of long-term, safe homes for vulnerable rough sleepers taken off the streets during the Covid-19 pandemic and the £112 million Rough Sleeping Initiative fund. This fund is designed to support the establishment or enhancement of coordinated local services for rough sleepers, or those at risk of sleeping rough.</p><p>To enable local authorities to respond to Covid-19 pressures specifically, we have made over £3.2 billion of additional funding available for their response across the services they deliver including helping homeless people. This is in addition to £3.2 million targeted funding to ensure that we minimise the risk to those rough sleepers currently unable to self-isolate.</p><p>Additionally, in April 2020 the Government increased the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants to the 30th percentile of market rents. This will mean it will be easier for local authorities to fulfil their homelessness duties by assisting people to find suitable and affordable accommodation in the private rented sector.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/06/2020 15:20:26 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1233749

	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	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 much of the £10m allocated for domestic abuse safe accommodation in response to covid-19 has been (a) allocated to and (b) received by recipient organisations.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	88915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2020 answer text <p>The fund closed on 20 July and final assessments have been made on the bids received</p><p><br> The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Governments £10 million Domestic Abuse Covid-19 Emergency Support Fund has now been allocated to 147 charity bids, supporting 166 organisations to provide 1,890 bed spaces</p><p><br> Of those funded, 51 bids were from organisations offering specialised support to diverse groups including BAME and LGBTQ+. As of Monday 21 September, 95 per cent of the allocated funds will have been received by the respective recipients.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 18/09/2020 13:19:05 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1234025

	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	UK Shared Prosperity 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, when he plans to publish the (a) criteria and (b) budget for the Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	89775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>Now we have left the European Union, we will create the UK Shared Prosperity Fund as the domestic successor to EU structural funds. The fund will bind together the whole of the United Kingdom, tackling inequality and deprivation in each of our four nations.</p><p>The Government understands the importance of this investment for local communities across the UK. At minimum, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will match the current levels of funding for each nation from EU structural funds. Final decisions on the design of the fund will need to be taken after the Comprehensive Spending Review. In the meantime, we will continue to work closely with interested parties whilst developing the fund.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/09/2020 16:14:18 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236033

	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	Local Government 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 his timescale is for publishing the Local Government Finance Settlement 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	92827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>In line with the recommendations of the Hudson Review, we aim to publish the provisional settlement on or around the 5 December each year, and the final settlement no later than 31 January.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 29/09/2020 13:00:53 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1247741

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Religious Buildings
	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 evidential basis is for the closure of covid-19 secure places of worship under the lockdown restrictions announced on 31 October 2020; and what assessment he has made using public health data of the level of infection from those places of worship during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	110179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has listened carefully to the views of the scientific community, in particular the information from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and its sub-groups when taking decisions on the best way to tackle the pandemic. SAGE advice continues to inform the decisions made by the Government, including the announcement made on 31 October.</p><p>In view of the increase in the R Rate, we had to take action to reduce the level of infection to protect our communities and save lives which is why we made the decision to close a broad range of premises, including places of worship for communal prayer. These measures are designed to limit the number of interactions that people have and therefore reduce the risk spread.</p><p>Data and scientific advice informing the fight against COVID-19 are published on gov.uk and specific relevant findings are shared in presentations accompanying significant policy announcements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/11/2020 17:24:57 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell