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1131233

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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	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 recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing the level of funding allocated to homelessness in advance of the spending review.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	263197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <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. This year, Rough Sleeping Initiative investment totals £46 million and has been allocated to 246 areas – providing funding for an estimated 750 additional staff and over 2,600 bed spaces.</p><p>The Chancellor has said that there will be a Spending Review this year, and the Government will be looking at funding for homelessness and rough sleeping services as part of that. Ministers have made very clear that homelessness and rough sleeping is a key priority for the Government. We are working with other Government departments to assess what more can be done to combat rough sleeping and wider homelessness. This work is being overseen by the Ministerial Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce which includes HM Treasury and will play an important part of our preparations for the forthcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 17/06/2019 16:12:05 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1125260

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	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	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
	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 his Department plans to publish the public consultation on the future funding of domestic abuse services.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	252017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>I am pleased to announce that, having carried out a review of how domestic abuse services are locally commissioned across England, we have today launched a consultation on Future Delivery of Support to Victims and their Children in Accommodation-Based Domestic Abuse Services. The consultation can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/support-for-victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-safe-accommodation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/support-for-victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-safe-accommodation</a>.</p><p>We are proposing a duty which requires a partnership approach to supporting victims and their children based on a robust understanding of local need for support. This will be accompanied by Statutory Guidance that will clarify Government expectations in this regard.</p><p>We believe our proposals will promote sustainable, consistent, support for all victims, informed by understanding the needs across local areas and taking account of the needs of diverse victim groups, such as those with protected characteristics and victims with complex needs.</p><p>Through this consultation, we would like to hear from victims and survivors, service providers, local authorities and other public agencies, as well as other professionals who support victims and their children every day.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 13/05/2019 15:23:51 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1108681

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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, if his Department will publish the bimonthly counts of rough sleepers by local authorities in receipt of the Rough Sleeping Initiative funding.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	239278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>We do not intend to publish the results from the bi-monthly counts conducted in the Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) areas.</p><p>This is internal management information and, unlike the annual snapshot rough sleeping statistics, are not independently verified. Publication could therefore undermine public trust and confidence in the integrity of the annual statistics.</p><p>The bi-monthly counts enable an approximate measure of change for management and trend purposes (such as seasonal differences). This is used in combination with wider intelligence, including from our expert RSI advisers, to provide an understanding of the rough sleeping situation and cohort in each area.</p><p>We intend to publish findings from both an impact and process evaluation of the RSI later this year. This will include analysis of relevant information collected from local authorities as part of the Department’s monitoring of the initiative.</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 RSI 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 04/04/2019 14:02:39 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1108682

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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 the average proportion change recorded in the bimonthly counts for the Rough Sleeping Initiative has been in (a) London and (b) England since July 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	239279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>This information is not available. We do not intend to publish the results from the bi-monthly counts conducted in the Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) areas. The official measure of rough sleeping is the annual rough sleeping statistics.</p><p>The bi-monthly counts for the RSI are internal management information and, unlike the annual snapshot rough sleeping statistics, are not independently verified. Publication could therefore undermine public trust and confidence in the integrity of the official annual statistics.</p><p>We intend to publish findings from both an impact and process evaluation of the RSI later this year. This will include analysis of relevant information collected from local authorities as part of the Department’s monitoring of the initiative.</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 RSI 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 04/04/2019 14:04:14 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1108683

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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	Rented 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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of incentive payments to private landlords on (a) helping homeless people access long-term and stable housing options and (b) the provision of social housing in the local area.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	239280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made, however local authorities have a duty to house those who are homeless and can provide incentives to private rented sector landlords where this is necessary, to secure accommodation that is suitable and meets the needs of homeless people. The Government is clear nobody should be without a roof over their head, that’s why we have committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. This includes £37.8 million of funding to launch the London Collaboration Project, to improve the supply of homes and reduce the cost to local authorities. We recently announced £19.5 million for 54 projects across England through the Private Rented Sector Access Fund to enable thousands of households to be supported into long-term private rented accommodation.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/04/2019 13:47:11 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1092581

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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	Private Rented 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, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of March 2019 research by Generation Rent which found that local authorities surveyed had issued improvement notices to private landlords in only 5 per cent of cases where a tenant had complained in 2017-18; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	235346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The research was published on 18 March 2019. No assessment has been made at this time.</p><p>Improvement notices alone do not represent the full scale of local authority enforcement action where serious hazards are identified in residential property. They are one of a range of enforcement tools available for local authorities to use to address serious hazards, which also include informal action, carrying out emergency repairs, and, in extreme cases limiting or stopping the use of a property. Local authorities use the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), introduced by the Housing Act 2004, to assess property conditions and must take appropriate enforcement action where the most serious hazards are present.</p><p>We announced in October 2018 that we were commissioning a review to assess how well the HHSRS works in practice and ensure it is fit for purpose.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 26/03/2019 16:48:56 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1091312

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	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	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
	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 plans his Department has to ensure private rented tenants are secure from Section 21 evictions following a complaint.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	234244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>Tenants in the private rented sector are protected from retaliatory eviction through the Deregulation Act 2015. This prevents landlords from carrying out a Section 21 eviction for 6 months if the local authority has served either an improvement notice, or a notice of emergency remedial action, which has not been addressed.</p><p>The government is committed to protecting the rights of tenants and giving them more security. We recently consulted on ways to overcome the barriers to landlords offering longer, more secure tenancies in the private rented sector. The consultation sought views on the effectiveness of the existing protections in the Deregulation Act.</p><p>We are considering responses to the consultation and will be bringing forward proposals that make the system work better for both tenants and landlords.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/03/2019 14:43:26 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1090924

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	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	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Foreign Nationals
	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 assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a one per cent surcharge on non-UK resident homebuyers on trends in the level of (a) homelessness and (b) affordable housing provision.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	233570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made on the potential impact of a one per cent surcharge on non-UK resident home buyers on the trends in the level of homelessness or affordable housing provision. 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 – this means there are more people in warm beds tonight as direct result of government funding.</p><p>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 21/03/2019 14:33:47 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1078556

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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 estimate his Department has made of the total spending under the Rough Sleeping Initiative in each month in the financial year 2018-19 in (a) London Boroughs and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	226713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <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– this means there are more people in warm beds tonight as direct result of government funding. In all, the Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p><p>The Rough Sleeping Initiative programme is led by a multi-disciplinary team that includes MHCLG civil servants, expert rough sleeping advisers, seconded from the homelessness sector, and specialist advisers from across government who provide including health, prisons and probation and care leavers. The expert rough sleeping advisers are funded by MHCLG and the specialist advisers are funded by their own departments.</p><p>Rough Sleeping Initiative payments are not issued monthly. The table below highlights the amount of funding allocated to local authorities in 2018/19:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) Programme</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSI Main Grant - 6th July</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Boroughs</p></td><td><p>£7,792,148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater London Authority</p></td><td><p>£3,300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authorities - England</p></td><td><p>£18,879,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sub Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£29,971,544</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Expert rough sleeping advisers</p></td><td><p>£424,575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cold Weather Payments - Feb</p></td><td><p>£23,243</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Overall Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£30,419,362</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A list of provisional local authority funding allocations can be found at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/funding-allocated-for-councils-to-help-rough-sleepers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/funding-allocated-for-councils-to-help-rough-sleepers</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/03/2019 17:05:52 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1078559

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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: 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 plans his Department has to reduce homelessness in London.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	226716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping, which is why we have now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle it over the spending review period, including the £75 million Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI). We are particularly encouraged that across the 83 RSI areas rough sleeping numbers have fallen by almost a fifth. In its first year, councils have used the investment to create an additional 1,750 beds and 500 rough sleeping support staff this means there are more people in warm beds tonight as a direct result of government funding</p><p>London is undoubtedly the most challenging area in terms of rough sleeping. The RSI has provided a total of £7.8 million funding to 22 London boroughs in 2018/19 to support rough sleepers off the streets. £9.4 million has provisionally been allocated for 2019/20. The RSI also directly funds the Greater London Authority (GLA) and has provided £3.3 million for 2018/19. Among other things, this has funded the expansion London Street Rescue outreach, floating assessment hubs that tackle specific problem areas, additional staging post accommodation to aid people in their journey away from rough sleeping, as well as a winter night shelter fund and staff to help people with mental health issues. We have provisionally allocated £2.9 million of RSI funding to the GLA for 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/03/2019 17:04:30 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes