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1669503

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Catering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to support the provision of a nutritionally balanced plant-based meals on menus for staff in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	1515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>DLUHC offices are managed by the Government Property Agency.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 20/11/2023 14:27:54 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1625402

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Public Lavatories: Men
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to amend (a) building regulations and (b) his Department's guidance to require the provision of sanitary bins in men's public toilets.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	183398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Improving the accessibility and use of buildings is already a part of the Government’s agenda on the built environment. A process has been underway since 2020 to update the building regulations and associated guidance contained in Approved Document M. Simultaneously, a call for evidence on toilet provision was undertaken earlier this year and Written Ministerial Statement <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-statements%2Fdetail%2F2022-07-04%2Fhcws172&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C57c7c3ef37a84863358d08db52d0abfd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194828402222641%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=17hWxQ%2F8LkBqajocH4F9NWenewr4vV2l4eL6dstlgaI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HCWS172</a> followed from it.</p><p>The Government is committed to undertaking further technical consultations on both of these workstreams in due course. Upon conclusion of those consultations, responses will be considered, and policy announcements will then be made in the appropriate way.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 15/05/2023 14:23:34 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1609380

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Pets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Department's White Paper entitled A Fairer Private Rented Sector, published 16 June 2022, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his polices of pets considered tenancies.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	177876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment of the policies proposed in the White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’ when we bring forward legislation.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 21/04/2023 11:11:07 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1608760

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Pets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with animal welfare organisations on reforms to rules around renting to people with pets.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	176692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>Further to the answer given in response to <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-27%2F174324&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ce0d0e89204aa43da952208db41a5ba74%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638175952263243884%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=05aqFVWRmhF1%2BOgog50H71bx59vjX1MmJip1Jo%2BShvs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Question UIN 174324</a> on 3 April 2023, we will legislate to give tenants in the private rented sector a legal ‘right to request a pet’ that the landlord must consider and cannot unreasonably refuse. We know that some landlords are concerned about the potential damage caused by pets, so we will also allow landlords to require insurance covering pet damage. We will legislate in the Renters Reform Bill when parliamentary time allows.</p><p>We plan to publish guidance for tenants and landlords on what would constitute an unreasonable refusal of a pet before the new rules come into effect and we will provide detail on how tenants can challenge decisions in due course.</p><p>Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on GOV.UK. Officials in the department continue to engage with external stakeholders whilst developing policies for pets in the private rented sector and have discussed the proposals with animal welfare organisations.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 21/04/2023 11:13:23 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1436530

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Building Alterations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people living with (a) motor neurone disease and (b) other terminal illnesses have timely access to housing adaptations.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	131162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>Since 2010 Government has invested £4 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2021-22) to help meet the cost of home adaptations for people of all ages and tenures, including those living with motor neurone disease and other terminal illnesses. <br> <br> The Government announced £573 million for this grant in each year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, in the recently published Adult Social Care White Paper, People at the Heart of Care. Local authorities also have legal powers to fast-track assistance for home adaptations if agreed locally and published in a local Housing Assistance Policy.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 132419 question first answered 08/03/2022 17:24:52 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1403284

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Business Rates: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the value is of business rates relief provided to (a) the retail sector, (b) the hospitality sector, (c) the leisure sector and (d) airports in England during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	105470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The total value of business rates relief provided to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England was £11.1 billion in 2020/21, and is forecasted to be £5.8 billion in 2021/22</p><p><br> The renewed Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS) that the Chancellor announced at the Autumn Budget provides support for eligible businesses with their fixed costs for a further six months, up to the equivalent of their business rates liabilities for the second half of the 2021-22 financial year, subject to certain conditions and a cap per claimant of £4 million.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/01/2022 15:22:30 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1403285

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Business Rates: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the value is of (a) business rates paid by airports in England and (b) support distributed to airports through the Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme in England during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	105471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>Data on the amount of business rates paid by type of business in England is not collected</p><p><br> The renewed Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS) that the Chancellor announced at the Autumn Budget provides support for eligible businesses with their fixed costs for a further six months, up to the equivalent of their business rates liabilities for the second half of the 2021-22 financial year, subject to certain conditions and a cap per claimant of £4 million. The Scheme has been renewed twice and in total around £175 million has been made available.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/01/2022 15:23:24 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1403286

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Business Rates Relief Fund, whether his Department made an assessment of how much support airports would potentially have been entitled to before being deemed ineligible for that fund.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	105472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund was introduced to enable local authorities to provide targeted support to sectors who were affected by the pandemic but ineligible for previous support linked to business rates</p><p><br> For that reason, those airports in England which have received support for their fixed costs, based on the equivalent of their business rates liabilities, through the Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS) are not eligible for this relief</p><p><br> The renewed Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS) that the Chancellor announced at the Autumn Budget provides support for eligible businesses with their fixed costs for a further six months, up to the equivalent of their business rates liabilities for the second half of the 2021-22 financial year, subject to certain conditions and a cap per claimant of £4 million.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/01/2022 15:46:22 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1403287

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Business Rates: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Business Rates Relief Fund, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential value of discounts that would have been awarded to airports in England in the event that airports had been permitted to pursue covid-19-related Material Change of Circumstance appeals with the Valuation Office Agency.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	105473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>Parliament recently passed legislation to rule out coronavirus as grounds for a ‘material change of circumstances’ appeal of rateable value. It is a core principle of the business rates system that market-wide economic changes affecting property values, such as the pandemic, should only be considered at general revaluations. <br> <br> Prior to this legislation being introduced, the Valuation Office Agency were at an early stage of considering their response to the material change of circumstances appeals. Although discussions had taken place no valuations had been agreed.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/01/2022 15:47:01 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1362749

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Derelict Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help build new homes on brownfield sites.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	903792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government is taking a “brownfield first” approach as part of our regeneration efforts and our commitment to preserving the Green Belt and our treasured green spaces and countryside.</p><p>Last week we allocated over £57 million to 53 councils through the Brownfield Land Release Fund, which will unlock over 5,600 new homes.</p><p>This investment builds on the £400 million Brownfield Housing Fund we announced last year to help deliver 26,000 homes in the North and Midlands.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2021 16:44:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith