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1347880

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	When his Department plans to publish transparency data on the (a) meetings and (b) relevant interests of its Departmental board.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	902887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Information on Board meetings and relevant interests of the Board will be published in the Department Annual Report and Accounts as standard, which will be available on the government website in the coming weeks. The interests of Ministers sat on the Board is readily available on the parliament website.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 19/07/2021 16:25:09 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1311514

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	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	British National (Overseas): Hong Kong
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release of 8 April 2021, National welcome for Hong Kong arrivals, when the welcome hubs in England will (a) launch and (b) be ready to support Hongkongers as they integrate into their local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	185829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>MHCLG will provide funds to Hong Kong-UK Welcome Hubs in the coming weeks.</p><p>Strategic Migration Partnerships across the UK – who will host Welcome Hubs – have begun to put plans in place to support Hong Kong BN(O) status holders and their dependents.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 27/04/2021 15:51:41 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1311515

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	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	British National (Overseas): Hong Kong
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he will provide support to English language lesson providers to meet the potential increase in demand as Hongkongers migrate to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	185830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>MHCLG is providing up to £14.7 million in this financial year for local authorities in England to arrange English language provision for Hong Kong BN(O) status holders relocating to their areas. <br> <br> Local authorities can deliver these classes in a range of ways, including by working with accredited English language schools.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 27/04/2021 15:52:10 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1350540

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2021
	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	Poverty
	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 he is taking to reduce the number of people living poverty related to housing costs.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	38225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Individuals who are unable to afford their housing costs may be eligible for a range of support through the welfare system. We lifted Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30th percentile of local rents in April 2020, and in 2021/22 maintained them at their increased level in cash terms.</p><p>For those who require additional support Discretionary Housing Payments are available. We have made £140 million in Discretionary Housing Payments funding available for local authorities this financial year, to distribute for supporting renters with housing costs in the private and social rented sectors. This builds on the £180 million in payments made available last financial year.</p><p>Moreover, we have banned lettings fees paid by tenants and capped tenancy deposits through the Tenant Fees Act, which came into force on 1 June 2019 and reduced the upfront costs associated with moving in the private rented sector.</p><p>During the Coronavirus pandemic the Government has put in place an unprecedented financial package, which is supporting renters to sustain tenancies and to afford their housing costs. We have provided support for business to pay staff salaries through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which is in place until the end of September 2021. We also extended the £20 per week uplift in Universal Credit until September 2021 and provided a one-off payment of £500 to eligible Working Tax Credit claimants.</p><p>In the longer term we need to build more homes to tackle affordability. We have made strong progress towards our aim of building 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s – delivering around 244,000 last year, the highest in over 30 years. This is backed by £20 billion in investment, which includes over £12.2 billion for the Affordable Homes Programme – to deliver up to 180,000 affordable homes – the biggest funding commitment to affordable housing in over a decade. We have also made initial funding of £7.1 billon available for the National Home Building Fund to unlock up to 860,000 homes over the lifetime of the projects through the provision of infrastructure, regenerating brownfield sites, and diversifying the market.</p><p>Furthermore, our £9 billion Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme, running to 2023, will deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes. We are also pushing forward with our planning reforms to establish a simpler, faster and more predictable system and ensure that the right homes are built in the right places where they are needed.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 06/09/2021 08:27:14 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1254300

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2020
	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: 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, what representations his Department has received on the suitability of powers granted to local authorities in order to enforce covid-19 regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	119216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>My department has been working closely with local authorities throughout the coronavirus response and will continue to do so for the winter period. Ministers and officials have been in regular dialogue with local authorities including to discuss enforcement, for example, holding Ministerial Webinars and through an official-level Compliance Working Group.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 26/11/2020 15:30:45 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1175811

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	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	Floods
	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 progress on recovery of communities affected by flooding in November 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	900655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been supporting local authorities from the outset of the November flooding. The Flood Recovery Framework was swiftly activated, to ensure that local authorities could implement local recovery schemes. In partnership with BEIS, the framework provides funding for local authorities to help affected residents and businesses to recover from the flooding, as well as reimbursements to local authorities for providing 100 per cent council tax and business rates to these affected properties.</p><p>The Government also committed to matching up to £1 million of funds raised by the South Yorkshire Flood Disaster Relief Appeal Fund. We have pledged a further £300,000 of match-funding for other eligible areas affected by recent flooding, where the Flood Recovery Framework has been activated.</p><p>Government continues to engage with local partners to wholly understand the local situation and provide adequate support.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 06/02/2020 14:13:05 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1249322

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	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	Employment: 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 financial support the Government plans to provide in addition to statutory sick pay to ensure that (a) people with cystic fibrosis and (b) other clinically extremely vulnerable people can access essential (i) items and (ii) services for themselves and their families during the covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	112017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>MHCLG is providing councils with over £32 million to support Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) people for the 28-day period that the additional guidance is in place. It is designed to give councils flexibility in providing appropriate support to CEV individuals, such as access to food and to local support services, enabling them to stay as safe as possible over this period. The Government has extended the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough) until March, which CEV individuals may be eligible for. CEV employees may also be able to get help through the Access to Work scheme. Those who cannot work from home may be eligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) or Employment Support Allowance (ESA), as well as Universal Credit (UC).</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/11/2020 17:36:21 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1355505

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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: Greater London
	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 estimate his Department has made of the number of unsafe blocks of flats in (a) London and (b) Ealing; and what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Fire Commissioner's report detailing unsafe buildings in London.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	49085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>Information on the number of high-rise (over 18 metres) residential and publicly-owned buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations by local authority is published in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding%23acm-remediation-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C62c67aaf63b44b00d4d908d97c4c089a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637677488258392114%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=rKZ8q180ExbJIqrF8o5%2BTM0YeGBy9g8KldnQqXUOEYg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Building Safety Programme data release</a>.</p><p>For high-rise residential buildings with unsafe non-ACM cladding, the Department is continuing to work with building owners to progress applications for the Building Safety Fund at pace so that more remedial works can begin as swiftly as possible. Information on registrations to the Building Safety Fund by local authority can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23building-safety-fund-registration-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C62c67aaf63b44b00d4d908d97c4c089a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637677488258402057%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=7UA8jh63g0P8J9rnFEzJa1WsUG6AEkUOThMFyhyHHzQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#building-safety-fund-registration-statistics.</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/09/2021 16:49:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1350539

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2021
	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	Housing
	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 estimate he has made of the number of people living in unsuitable housing.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	38224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>There is no single definition of unsuitable homes, which could encompass a range of housing-related issues. We do make regular assessments of the housing stock through the English Housing Survey.</p><p>According to the English Housing Survey, in 2019-20, 16.3% of owner occupied and 23.3% of Private Rented Sector homes were non-decent. The number of social homes classified as non-decent reduced from 20% in 2010 to 12% in 2019. According to the same survey, in 2019-20, 8% of all households in England (1.9 million) had at least one person with a long-standing physical or mental health condition and said that they required adaptations to their home. 81% of households that required adaptations to their home due to their health condition felt their home was suitable for their needs. The 19% of households (374,000) that required adaptations and who considered their accommodation unsuitable accounted for 2% of all households in England.</p><p>This Government is clear that everyone deserves a safe, decent home, and is taking forward a range of measure to support this, including giving local authorities stronger enforcement powers, undertaking a comprehensive review of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, reviewing the Decent Homes Standard, and our recent consultation considered raising the accessibility requirements for new homes.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 06/09/2021 08:24:47 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1128876

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Heathrow Airport: Non-domestic 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 estimate he has made of the amount paid in business rates by Heathrow Airport to (a) Hillingdon and (b) Ealing Council.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	259151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on business rates paid by individual businesses on local ratings lists.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/06/2019 10:20:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma