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755560

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date	04/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by what means the Government ensures the cyber security of its departments, agencies or other public bodies that use websites other than those on gov.uk.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Each department, agency or public body is responsible for managing the cyber security of their own organisation’s internet access, including the use of web filters and security tools. The UK’s cyber security technical authority, the National Cyber Security Centre, provides guidance to departments on how to secure their internet access.</p><p> </p><p>The NCSC has also developed Active Cyber Defence measures some of which are available to the public sector. One measure is DNS (Domain Name System) filtering that blocks registered public sector organisations from accessing sites that are known to contain malware or are fraudulent. As of August 2017, the service is up and running with 44 government organisations actively blocking users from accessing insecure domains.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/09/2017 12:10:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

755617

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Pedestrian Areas: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proposals his Department plans to put in place to ensure that disabled people are better able to move freely along street pavements without obstruction from cars, street furniture and advertising materials.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear the importance of planning for safe and accessible environments while our planning guidance states that streets should be designed to be functional and accessible for all and not just respond to engineering considerations.</p><p>Licensing for advertising, street furniture and parking is a responsibility for each local authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2017 14:41:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

755622

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to increase the level of funding for the supply of specialist housing to meet the needs of disabled people and wheelchair users.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Supported housing supports many vulnerable people, including those with disabilities, to live independently. That is why we have committed to providing £400 million of funding announced in the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme to deliver affordable homes for the vulnerable, elderly and those with disabilities. Furthermore, the Department of Health has committed £224.5 million to date through the Care and Support Specialised Housing Fund. Since 2011, we have delivered 27,000 units of specialist and general housing for disabled, vulnerable and older people.</p><p>Developing a workable and sustainable funding model for supported housing is a priority for the Government. We will set out further details on the Government’s plans in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2017 14:40:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

755623

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: County Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of bungalows required to meet the health needs of wheelchair users and people with disabilities in East Durham.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities are best placed to understand the housing needs in their area. National policy sets out clearly the need for local planning authorities to plan for the housing needs of all members of the community and it is for Durham County Council to work closely with key partners and local communities in deciding what type of housing is needed to meet local need, including bungalows. <br> <br> We have published a data sheet setting out information and statistics on older and disabled peoples’ needs to act as a starting point for local authorities wishing to develop suitable policies.</p><p>Our Housing White Paper sets out two ways in which the planning system will be used to deliver more suitable homes for people with disabilities:</p><ul><li>We are proposing to strengthen the National Planning Policy Framework so that local planning authorities are expected to have clear policies for addressing the housing requirements of groups with particular needs, such as disabled people; and</li></ul><ul><li>The Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 introduced a new statutory duty on the Secretary of State to produce guidance for local planning authorities on how their local development documents should meet the housing needs of older and disabled people.</li></ul> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2017 14:47:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

755628

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 4915, on Grenfell Tower: Fires, how many cladding samples were tested during the initial testing phase; and if he will publish the results of those tests.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	7185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>As of 10 September 2017 the Building Research Establishment had received 1523 samples to be tested under the Government’s screening programme.</p><p>All 538 samples which were Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding have been tested and landlords informed of the result. The remaining samples were not ACM and therefore outside the scope of the Government’s screening programme.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2017 14:35:45 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

755639

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for implementing the ban on new build homes being sold as leasehold.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	7129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The public consultation, ‘Tackling Unfair Practices in the Leasehold Market’, looks at a range of measures to help tackle unfair and unreasonable abuses of the leasehold system. The consultation closes on 19 September 2017. The Government cannot pre-empt the consultation or comment while it is still on going. We will review all responses and respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2017 14:38:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

755642

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Empty Property: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to promote the refurbishment of empty and vacant homes.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	7053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of empty homes in England is at its lowest since records began in 2004. In May 2010 over 300,000 homes in England had been standing empty for longer than 6 months. As of October 2016 the number of long-term empty properties had fallen to 200,145. Local authorities have powers and strong incentives to tackle empty homes.</p><ul><li>Through the New Homes Bonus they earn the same financial reward for bringing an empty home back into use as building a new one.</li><li>Councils may also charge up to 150 per cent council tax for homes empty for over two years.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2017 14:46:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

755658

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Universal Service Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether any revisions to the timescale for implementing the broadband universal service obligation have been made since the 2017 General Election.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring universal broadband access to at least 10Mbps, so that no home or business is left behind. We are currently considering two options for delivering this: a regulatory USO and a voluntary offer from BT and Openreach.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 14/09/2017 16:30:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

755669

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on the provision of fibre optic broadband for exchange-only telephone lines.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	7113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>We are determined to ensure even better digital connectivity right across the UK. We are focused on improving, and future-proofing, the country's digital infrastructure, with a particular focus on full fibre connectivity.</p><p>We have previously announced a package of measures worth £1.1 billion at Autumn Statement 2016 to support this:</p><ul><li>The Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund, which was launched on 3 July 2017 will provide finance for new fibre investments.</li><li>The Local Full Fibre Networks programme, which will support local bodies in stimulating the market for fibre connectivity in their areas.</li><li>A Bill to enable business rates relief for new fibre build.</li></ul><p>Together, these investments and incentives will stimulate the market to deliver the increase in capacity that is needed.</p><p>For those that do not see improved connectivity through publicly funded and commercial investment, we will ensure universal broadband coverage of at least 10Mbps, so that no home or business is left behind.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 14/09/2017 16:45:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

755676

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department has contributed to the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme; and what other support her Department has given to the rollout of superfast broadband in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	7202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my response to the question from the member from Orkney and Shetland during DCMS questions today in the chamber.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 900848 question first answered 14/09/2017 16:58:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont