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1172796

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	22/01/2020
	date tabled	22/01/2020
	ddp created	22/01/2020 22:25:59
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	28/01/2020 17:45:13 03/02/2020 17:35:03
	house id	2
	identifier	HL727
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/02/2020 17:03:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 21 January (HL187), what criteria they use to assess what constitutes a “legitimate criticism” of a religion when investigating any incident that has been reported by someone who has perceived it to “be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a person’s religion or perceived religion”; and what steps they take to ensure freedom of expression is upheld.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL727
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL727
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Once a hate crime has been reported it is for the police to investigate whether a hate crime has been committed, in line with the relevant legislation, and to refer cases to the Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether there should be a charge.</p><p>In order for a crime to be charged and prosecuted as a hate crime, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) uses the legal definitions contained in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (CDA 1998) and the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003).</p><p>The CPS assesses each case on its individual facts and circumstances. Prosecutions can only be brought in line with legislation and in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p><p>The CPS legal guidance on hate crime recognises the right to freedom of expression set out in Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The legal guidance makes it clear that it is not only speech which is well-received and popular that is protected but also speech which is potentially offensive, shocking or disturbing. The CPS seeks to balance the right to freedom of speech and expression against the duty of the state to act proportionately.</p>
	creator	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

1179642

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/02/2020
	date	24/02/2020
	date tabled	24/02/2020
	ddp created	24/02/2020 16:12:44
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	24/02/2020 16:20:39 24/02/2020 16:58:41
	house id	1
	identifier	900885
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	24/02/2020 16:26:00
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government funding for local authorities in England.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 900885
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	900885
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has responded to the pressures councils are facing. The settlement provides access to an estimated 4.4 per cent increase in core spending power; the largest year on year increase in a decade, with a further £1.5 billion to fund adult and children’s social care.</p>
	creator	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1236323

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/09/2020
	date	17/09/2020
	date tabled	17/09/2020
	ddp created	22/09/2020 13:45:21
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	22/09/2020 13:46:03 22/09/2020 16:48:11
	house id	1
	identifier	91725
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	22/09/2020 16:16:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2020 to Question 88934 on Mortgages, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of alternatives to the EWS1 form with the mortgage sector; what suitable equivalent evidence he has encouraged mortgage lenders to accept; and if he will publish those lenders that have given assurances to the Minister for Building Safety that leaseholders should face no barriers to renewing their mortgage with their existing lender.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 91725
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	91725
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>A building owner might have other evidence that may provide the necessary assurance to lenders, such as a recent fire risk assessment which includes the external walls. The Department is continuing to meet with lenders to explore such alternative evidence. No lender has said they would request an EWS1 when an existing mortgage holder is renewing their mortgage on the same terms and is not seeking to borrow more.</p>
	creator	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1236505

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/09/2020
	date	17/09/2020
	date tabled	17/09/2020
	ddp created	22/09/2020 14:56:32
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	22/09/2020 14:56:32 25/09/2020 14:07:06
	house id	1
	identifier	91733
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	25/09/2020 13:35:50
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposals in the Planning for the future consultation, published 6 August 2020, on access by communities to green space which is (a) undesignated and (b) part of a growth zone.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Mark Eastwood
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 91733
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	91733
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><em>Planning for the Future</em> proposes significant changes to the focus and processes of planning – to secure better outcomes including improving our precious countryside and environment alongside increasing the supply of land for new, beautiful homes and sustainable places. One key proposal is that local plans place all land into one of three categories: areas for Growth, Renewal or Protection. The consultation proposal is clear that Green Belt and valued green space, which need not necessarily be a designated area, would be included in areas for Protection.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that planning policies and decisions should not only protect and enhance the natural environment but should secure net gains for biodiversity, including wildlife habitat, woods and ecological networks, and recognise the benefits of the best and most versatile agricultural land. The reforms we are proposing are designed to support the continuing implementation of this policy by local authorities, in line with our 25 Year Environment Plan and provisions in the Environment Bill.</p><p>We also propose to transform how communities engage with plan-making, using new digital tools to make it easier for many more people to understand, engage with and influence development policies and proposals.</p><p>After carefully considering all the responses to <em>Planning for the Future</em>, the Government will publish its conclusions.</p>
	creator	4807 label Biography information for Mark Eastwood
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4807 label Biography information for Mark Eastwood

1342248

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/07/2021
	date	30/06/2021
	date tabled	30/06/2021
	ddp created	30/06/2021 18:40:12
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	30/06/2021 18:45:21 09/07/2021 12:40:13
	house id	1
	identifier	24967
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/07/2021 12:08:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Raising accessibility standards for new homes consultation, published on 8 September 2020, whether his Department has plans for all new homes to meet the accessible and adaptable standard proposed in that consultation.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 24967
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24967
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 18 June to Question UIN 13060.</p>
	creator	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1344596

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/07/2021
	date	07/07/2021
	date tabled	07/07/2021
	ddp created	07/07/2021 18:37:54
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	12/07/2021 13:15:17 16/07/2021 10:59:07
	house id	1
	identifier	29041
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	16/07/2021 10:27:26
	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.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 29041
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	29041
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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>
	creator	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1344597

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/07/2021
	date	07/07/2021
	date tabled	07/07/2021
	ddp created	07/07/2021 18:37:57
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	07/07/2021 18:48:44 16/07/2021 10:57:11
	house id	1
	identifier	29042
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	16/07/2021 10:25:51
	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.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 29042
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	29042
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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>
	creator	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

34369

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/01/2014
	date	22/01/2014
	date tabled	22/01/2014
	ddp created	22/01/2014 23:40:40
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 01:20:13
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	184627
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	14/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average proportion of market rent of all affordable housing is in each London borough.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 184627
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	184627
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>I have placed in the Library of the House, a table showing affordable and social rents as a proportion of market rents, for each London borough.</p><p>The affordable rent model allows for more new affordable housing to be delivered with lower levels of taxpayer capital subsidy and by levering in more private investment. The programme is helping deliver £15 billion of private investment in new affordable housing over the current spending review, alongside £4.5 billion of public investment. Social rent and affordable rent go hand in hand; both help provide accommodation for those on low incomes.</p><p>As the National Audit Office has observed: “the Department selected the best delivery model open to it for the funds it had available” and “the Department has so far achieved its policy objective to maximise the number of homes delivered within the available grant funding” (National Audit Office, “Financial viability of the social housing sector: introducing the Affordable Homes Programme”, 4 July 2012, <em>HC465,</em> pp.6-7).</p><p>I note in his recent Fabian Society pamphlet, the rt. hon. Member has complained that affordable rent would result in rents of 80 per cent of market rents in London. Whilst it varies by borough, as the table shows, for example, affordable rent levels are 38 per cent of average local market rents in Camden, 48 per cent in Islington, 54 per cent in Southwark and 35 per cent in Westminster, reflecting local circumstances.</p><p>I also observe that the housing policy announced at the Labour Party Conference in October 2012 also endorsed the use of affordable rents to build new homes; albeit this point is frequently lost on many Labour hon. Members who proceed to attack the basic principle of affordable rent in allowing more new affordable homes to be built using taxpayer capital subsidy.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

34374

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/01/2014
	date	22/01/2014
	date tabled	22/01/2014
	ddp created	22/01/2014 23:40:41
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 01:20:17
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	184755
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families were based in temporary accommodation in (a) Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex in each quarter of the last five years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 184755
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	184755
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Monday 27 January 2014]</em></p><p>The Department does not collect constituency level data. A table has been placed in the Library of the House with data for Chelmsford City Council and Essex. To assist my rt. hon. Friend, I have provided quarterly data back for the last ten years; the table illustrates how there are fewer households in temporary accommodation than the average under the last Administration.</p><p>This Government has retained a strong homelessness safety net protected in law, supported by £470 million in the current Spending Review period to prevent and tackle homelessness, rough sleeping and repossessions. We are seeing this investment making an impact with households now spending on average 7 months less in temporary accommodation than at the start of 2010.</p><p>We have also made some changes to the rules under the Localism Act to enable local authorities to end the main homelessness duty by arranging an offer of suitable accommodation in the private rented sector. This means households are likely to spend less time in temporary accommodation waiting for social housing to become available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

34375

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/01/2014
	date	22/01/2014
	date tabled	22/01/2014
	ddp created	22/01/2014 23:40:41
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 01:20:18
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	184631
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families were placed in temporary accommodation in each London borough in each of the last five years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 184631
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	184631
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the rt. hon. Member to Live Table 784 available on my Department's website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness</a></p><p>The numbers of households in temporary accommodation in London are still well belowthe level they were at their peak, under the previous Administration, when they hit more than 63,800. Councils have a responsibility to move homeless households into settled accommodation as quickly as possible and we made common sense changes to the law to enable them to use suitable private rented homes. Indeed, the average stay in temporary accommodation in England has been reduced from 20 months at the beginning of 2010 to 14 months now.</p><p>We have also seen a 42% reduction in the numbers of families with children in Bed and Breakfast for more than six weeks on this time last year across the country. The seven local authorities that we funded to tackle families in Bed and Breakfast have made significant progress achieving an overall reduction of 96% since the funding began.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan