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1079348

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	28/02/2019
	date tabled	28/02/2019
	ddp created	28/02/2019 17:56:02
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	ddp modified	28/02/2019 18:05:47 12/03/2019 16:20:03
	hansard heading	George Bell
	house id	1
	identifier	227049
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/03/2019 15:48:27
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what authority set down in the statutes of the Commissioners enabled the payment of £29,800 to meet damages and costs relating to the case of Bishop George Bell; and what steps the Commissioners took to scrutinise that settlement before they made over those funds.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 227049
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	227049
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Church Commissioners have a discretion under the Episcopal Endowments and Stipends Measure 1943, assessed on a case by case basis, to pay the costs of a bishop’s office, including costs in connection with legal claims. Requests to the Church Commissioners for assistance with legal costs are subject to scrutiny by the First Church Estates Commissioner and the QC Commissioner, assisted by staff, to ensure that costs are reasonable in the circumstances.</p> question first answered 12/03/2019 15:48:27
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1064184

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	19/02/2019
	date tabled	19/02/2019
	ddp created	19/02/2019 22:45:27
	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	19/02/2019 22:58:08 04/03/2019 16:18:07
	hansard heading	Controlling Migration Fund
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13831
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/03/2019 15:46:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £1.75 million allocated to the Controlling Migration Fund has been distributed to local authorities to help refugees find permanent housing.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13831
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13831
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has awarded £1.75 million from the Controlling Migration Fund to support 35 new Local Authority Asylum Support Liaison Officer (LAASLO) pilots. These will operate across 19 local authority areas with some of the highest numbers of asylum seekers, and will offer tailored support to newly recognised refugees. This will include working closely with other agencies during the 28-day move-on period, to secure accommodation for new refugees following a successful asylum decision.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/03/2019 15:46:34
	creator	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1064185

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	19/02/2019
	date tabled	19/02/2019
	ddp created	19/02/2019 22:45:28
	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	19/02/2019 22:58:11 04/03/2019 16:18:06
	hansard heading	Controlling Migration Fund
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13832
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/03/2019 15:46:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many local authorities have received funding from the Controlling Migration Fund to help refugees find permanent housing.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13832
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13832
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has awarded £1.75 million from the Controlling Migration Fund to support 35 new Local Authority Asylum Support Liaison Officer (LAASLO) pilots. These will operate across 19 local authority areas with some of the highest numbers of asylum seekers, and will offer tailored support to newly recognised refugees. This will include working closely with other agencies during the 28-day move-on period, to secure accommodation for new refugees following a successful asylum decision.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/03/2019 15:46:34
	creator	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1064187

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	19/02/2019
	date tabled	19/02/2019
	ddp created	19/02/2019 22:45:30
	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	19/02/2019 22:58:15 26/02/2019 16:52:02
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13834
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	26/02/2019 16:20:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has had with the Home Office about extending the 28 day move-on period after refugee status has been granted.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13834
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13834
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>MHCLG continues to work closely with Home Office on ways to improve the support to newly recognised refugees, but there are no plans to extend the 28-day move-on period.</p> question first answered 26/02/2019 16:20:55
	creator	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1064188

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	19/02/2019
	date tabled	19/02/2019
	ddp created	19/02/2019 22:45:32
	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	19/02/2019 22:58:17 05/03/2019 17:10:03
	hansard heading	Sleeping Rough: Asylum
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13835
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/03/2019 16:38:33
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) refugees, and (2) asylum seekers were included in their most recent rough sleeping statistics.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13835
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13835
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The annual single night snapshot of Rough Sleeping in Autumn 2018 was published on January 31 2019 at the link (attached) below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018</a>.</p><p>This includes figures from all English local authority annual rough sleeping snapshots since 2010. Where appropriate, local authorities do capture some demographic information on those they identify sleeping rough including on gender, age and high level nationality (UK, Non-UK EU and Non-EU). This does not include refugee or asylum seeker status.</p><p>However, this does not mean that we are not focused on these cohorts, and all those who are vulnerable and sleeping rough. London’s CHAIN data, which provides information on the individuals seen sleeping rough by outreach teams in London throughout the year does contain this information in order to better understand each individuals unique circumstances. Their latest data can be found at the link below.</p><p><a href="https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports" target="_blank">https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports</a>.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. Already, this has provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff. In all, the Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p> question first answered 05/03/2019 16:38:33
	creator	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1064189

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	19/02/2019
	date tabled	19/02/2019
	ddp created	19/02/2019 22:45:33
	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	19/02/2019 22:58:19 05/03/2019 17:10:02
	hansard heading	Homelessness: Asylum
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13836
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/03/2019 16:38:53
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many homeless people and rough sleepers were (1) refugees, and (2) asylum seekers in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015, (d) 2016, (e) 2017, and (f) 2018.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13836
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13836
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The number of households accepted as statutorily homeless, in England, who have been granted refugee status are provided in the table below. 2018 data is not yet available.</p><p>We do not hold the specific breakdowns requested for asylum seekers or rough sleepers.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of households accepted as statutorily homeless and granted refugee status (England)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 05/03/2019 16:38:53
	creator	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1064193

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	19/02/2019
	date tabled	19/02/2019
	ddp created	19/02/2019 22:48:18
	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	19/02/2019 23:01:10 04/03/2019 15:45:05
	hansard heading	Empty Property
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13840
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/03/2019 15:44:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of empty homes in the England; and what steps they intend to take to reduce the number of such empty homes.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13840
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13840
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Statistics on vacant dwellings in England and in each local authority district are published in the Ministry’s live table 615 which is available (attached) at the following link. This table shows the annual total numbers of empty homes, those vacant longer than six months and also vacants in the local authority, housing association and other public sector tenures.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a>.</p><p>There were 605,891 Vacant Dwellings in England on 2 October 2017, an increase of 16,125 (2.7 per cent) from 589,766 on 3 October 2016. Vacant dwellings were 2.5 per cent of the dwelling stock in England on 2 October 2017.</p><p>There were 205,293 Long-Term Vacant Dwellings in England on 2 October 2017, an increase of 5,148 (2.6 per cent) from 200,145 on 3 October 2016 but remain lower than when records began on 1 Nov 2004 (318,642). Long-term vacant dwellings were 0.9 per cent of the dwelling stock in England on 2 October 2017.</p><p>Rates of council tax charged on empty homes are a matter for individual local authorities, who will take into account local circumstances in reaching their decision. In 2018, 299 out of 326 authorities reported that they were charging a premium on some of their empty dwellings, up from 291 in 2017.</p> question first answered 04/03/2019 15:44:55
	creator	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1079415

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	28/02/2019
	date tabled	28/02/2019
	ddp created	28/02/2019 17:58:32
	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	28/02/2019 18:08:13 05/03/2019 16:47:03
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	identifier	227107
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/03/2019 16:15:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 224346 on Buildings: Insulation, whether he has made a recent assessment of the dangers of toxic smoke from commonly used insulation materials in the event of a fire.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 227107
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	227107
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>On 29 November 2018 the Government introduced a ban of combustible materials in the external wall of buildings including blocks of flat, student accommodation and care homes more than 18 metres in height. The ban requires that all materials which become part of an external wall or specified attachment achieve European Class A2-s1, d0 or Class A1, other than those covered by exemptions. This means that materials are classified by smoke production as well as combustibility and production of droplets. These classifications impose the maximum possible restriction on smoke production.</p><p>In addition, the Government published, on 18 December, a call for evidence to form the basis for a technical review of Approved Document B (Fire Safety). Paragraphs 38 to 41 address the issue of smoke and toxicity. The call for evidence closed on 1 March 2019, the Department is in the process of reviewing the evidence provided.</p> question first answered 05/03/2019 16:15:49
	creator	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1079416

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	28/02/2019
	date tabled	28/02/2019
	ddp created	28/02/2019 17:58:35
	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	28/02/2019 18:08:15 05/03/2019 16:47:01
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	identifier	227108
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/03/2019 16:15:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 224346 on Buildings: Insulation, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings on the toxicity of common insulation materials in the December 2018 study entitled Fire behaviour of modern façade materials–Understanding the Grenfell Tower fire.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 227108
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	227108
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>On 29 November 2018 the Government introduced a ban of combustible materials in the external wall of buildings including blocks of flat, student accommodation and care homes more than 18 metres in height. The ban requires that all materials which become part of an external wall or specified attachment achieve European Class A2-s1, d0 or Class A1, other than those covered by exemptions. This means that materials are classified by smoke production as well as combustibility and production of droplets. These classifications impose the maximum possible restriction on smoke production.</p><p>In addition, the Government published, on 18 December, a call for evidence to form the basis for a technical review of Approved Document B (Fire Safety). Paragraphs 38 to 41 address the issue of smoke and toxicity. The call for evidence closed on 1 March 2019, the Department is in the process of reviewing the evidence provided.</p> question first answered 05/03/2019 16:15:49
	creator	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1079419

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	28/02/2019
	date tabled	28/02/2019
	ddp created	28/02/2019 17:58:41
	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	28/02/2019 18:08:21 05/03/2019 16:48:01
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	identifier	227109
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/03/2019 16:16:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 224346 on Buildings: Insulation, what criteria the expert panel will use to decide whether further large-scale testing is needed on cladding materials; and if his Department will publish those assessments.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 227109
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	227109
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>At this stage the study is aimed at developing a better understanding of the behaviour of a range of cladding products when exposed to fire and their possible contribution to fire spread.</p><p>The performance criteria and how they will be measured are highlighted in table 2 of the methodology. All of the parameters highlighted in this table will be used to decide whether further large-scale test is needed. A copy of the methodology is available in the House library.</p> question first answered 05/03/2019 16:16:35
	creator	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed