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1109256

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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: Mortality Rates
	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 his Department is taking to reduce the death rate among homeless people.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	239862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Every death of someone sleeping rough on our streets is one too many and we take this matter extremely seriously. The 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. This 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. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. In its first year, the Rough Sleeping Initiative provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff.</p><p>It should not happen that people die prematurely and on the street because they are homeless. Whilst we recognise that suitable housing is a key part of the solution, health services have a significant role to play, alongside other public services. My department is working with the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure that rough sleepers have the health care they need, when they need it. The 10 year NHS long-term plan sets out that the NHS will invest up to £30 million on health services for people sleeping rough from 2019/20.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/04/2019 12:56:11 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1109258

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of emergency cold weather accommodation for rough sleepers.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	239863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>In periods of severe weather, Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) is triggered and local authorities work closely with charities to provide basic emergency accommodation to minimise the risk of harm to individuals who are sleeping rough. Local authorities take a common sense approach to activating SWEP, which may be triggered by extreme cold, heavy rain, high winds or extreme heat.</p><p>We recognise the additional challenges that cold weather poses for local authorities in terms of rough sleeping. On 31 October 2018, we launched the Cold Weather Fund, of up to £5 million, for all local authorities to provide a robust, local response to support rough sleepers off the streets prior to the impending winter period. Over 160 local authorities were granted funding under this scheme and funding was made available for over 1,000 additional bed spaces.</p><p>The 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. This 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. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. In its first year, the Rough Sleeping Initiative provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/04/2019 10:02:01 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1108998

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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	Night Shelters: 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, if his Department will meet with representatives of local authorities to discuss funding for shelters for homeless people (a) in the UK and (b) Southport.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	240108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Our expert Rough Sleeper Initiative and Homelessness Advice and Support Team, as well as MHCLG officials, meet with local authority representatives throughout the UK on a regular basis to support their work with rough sleeping and homeless people in their area.</p><p>Sefton Local Authority which includes the town of Southport will be receiving £124,582 in funding through the Rough Sleeping Initiative to support people off the streets in 2019/20. This will be used to support homeless people with complex needs and a clinical outreach post.</p><p>The 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. This 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. In its first year, the Rough Sleeping Initiative 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> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/04/2019 12:58:58 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1109732

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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: Construction
	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 guidance his Department has issued to local planning authorities on the proximity of residential dwellings to areas zoned for industrial use.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	240980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the high-level issues that local planning authorities should consider when preparing plans and making decisions on planning applications. This includes development being appropriate for its location, taking into account matters such as pollution and the scope to mitigate such effects.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/04/2019 13:01:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1109733

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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: Land
	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 guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on delegated authority levels for land acquisitions and disposals in relation to the granting of leases between local authorities and third parties.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	240981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The delegation of authority between elected members and officers is a matter for local authorities in exercising their functions. The Government has not issued any guidance on this matter in relation to land acquisitions and disposals.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/04/2019 13:00:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1109786

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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: Construction
	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 statutory requirements are placed on local authorities to ensure (a) education, (b) health, (c) highways and (d) retail and leisure facilities and infrastructure is adequate prior to approving new housing developments.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	241021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The revised National Planning Policy Framework requires local authorities to set clear policy requirements for infrastructure through plans. These policies should be informed by evidence on infrastructure need and cost and viability assessments. At an early stage in the plan-making process, authorities will need to work alongside infrastructure providers to identify infrastructure requirements, including for education, health, highways and retail and leisure, and the opportunities for addressing these.</p><p>Local planning authorities use the Community Infrastructure Levy and Section 106 planning obligations to require developers to contribute towards the provision and maintenance of required infrastructure as a result of new housing developments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/04/2019 12:59:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1109380

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what materials the term filler material was intended to apply to when that term was added to the 2006 Edition of Approved Document Part B Volume 2.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	240559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The term filler was included for the first time in the 2006 edition of Approved Document B, first published in 2006. It is a matter for the person responsible for the work and the building control body to consider if the requirements of the regulations have been met. The Department would have held meetings with industry at the time to discuss the new Approved Document B guidance in general. This Government’s view is that set out in the Building Control Alliance technical guidance note 18 which set out that the provisions in paragraph 12.7 relating to limited combustibility, particularly when read in the context of the guidance paragraph 12.5, apply to the whole cladding system other than components specifically excluded, as set out in paragraph 12.7.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 240560 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:00:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 112734 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1109381

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the term filler material was added to the 2006 Edition of Approved Document Part B Volume 2, how his Department communicated to stakeholders that it must be understood as covering the core of Aluminium Composite Material cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	240560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The term filler was included for the first time in the 2006 edition of Approved Document B, first published in 2006. It is a matter for the person responsible for the work and the building control body to consider if the requirements of the regulations have been met. The Department would have held meetings with industry at the time to discuss the new Approved Document B guidance in general. This Government’s view is that set out in the Building Control Alliance technical guidance note 18 which set out that the provisions in paragraph 12.7 relating to limited combustibility, particularly when read in the context of the guidance paragraph 12.5, apply to the whole cladding system other than components specifically excluded, as set out in paragraph 12.7.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 240559 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:00:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 112735 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed