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1204736

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Local Government: Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities are holding full council meetings; and of those councils how many are holding those meetings (a) virtually, (b) as a hybrid mix of virtual and in person and (c) in person with social distancing; and which local authorities are meeting in all formats.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	60822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020  enable all local authority meetings to be held remotely and do not preclude physical meetings or a hybrid form of meeting where these can be held in accordance with public health regulations and guidance. It is for each local authority to determine what is appropriate in their specific circumstances, taking legal advice as necessary. The Government is not monitoring how many councils are holding full council meetings or the extent to which these are being held remotely.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 22/06/2020 14:18:21 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1204781

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Sleeping Rough: 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, how many and what proportion of rough sleepers housed through the Everybody In initiative were still accommodated on 1 June 2020, by local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	60807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>On 3 June, the Government published the management information that supports the announcements from the Secretary of State and Dame Louise Casey that 15,000 people have been accommodated by local authorities in response to COVID-19.  You can find this information at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-rough-sleeper-accommodation-survey-data-may-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C7d9fcdfa1f574e45169f08d8147e040c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637281878742663376&amp;sdata=e9LJDj%2BEN%2BKw7zoA9I3u2AlIvua0ngUEqZIs7Wd49NI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-rough-sleeper-accommodation-survey-data-may-2020</a>.</p><p>This information is collected from over 300 local authorities nationally.  We are continuing to work with local authorities to understand the work they are doing to help the most vulnerable in our society.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 60808 60809 60810 60813 question first answered 22/06/2020 16:10:50 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1204783

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Sleeping Rough: 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, how many and what proportion of rough sleepers who were accommodated by the Everybody In initiative have been placed in (a) move-on accommodation and (b) permanent accommodation by 1 June 2020, by local authority.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	60808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>On 3 June, the Government published the management information that supports the announcements from the Secretary of State and Dame Louise Casey that 15,000 people have been accommodated by local authorities in response to COVID-19.  You can find this information at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-rough-sleeper-accommodation-survey-data-may-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C7d9fcdfa1f574e45169f08d8147e040c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637281878742663376&amp;sdata=e9LJDj%2BEN%2BKw7zoA9I3u2AlIvua0ngUEqZIs7Wd49NI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-rough-sleeper-accommodation-survey-data-may-2020</a>.</p><p>This information is collected from over 300 local authorities nationally.  We are continuing to work with local authorities to understand the work they are doing to help the most vulnerable in our society.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 60807 60809 60810 60813 question first answered 22/06/2020 16:10:50 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1204784

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Sleeping Rough: 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, how many and what proportion of rough sleepers accommodated by the Everybody In initiative had returned to rough sleeping by 1 June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	60809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>On 3 June, the Government published the management information that supports the announcements from the Secretary of State and Dame Louise Casey that 15,000 people have been accommodated by local authorities in response to COVID-19.  You can find this information at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-rough-sleeper-accommodation-survey-data-may-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C7d9fcdfa1f574e45169f08d8147e040c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637281878742663376&amp;sdata=e9LJDj%2BEN%2BKw7zoA9I3u2AlIvua0ngUEqZIs7Wd49NI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-rough-sleeper-accommodation-survey-data-may-2020</a>.</p><p>This information is collected from over 300 local authorities nationally.  We are continuing to work with local authorities to understand the work they are doing to help the most vulnerable in our society.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 60807 60808 60810 60813 question first answered 22/06/2020 16:10:50 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1204785

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Sleeping Rough: 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, how many units of (a) move on accommodation and (b) permanent accommodation have been identified for people accommodated under the Everybody In initiative, by local authority.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	60810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>On 3 June, the Government published the management information that supports the announcements from the Secretary of State and Dame Louise Casey that 15,000 people have been accommodated by local authorities in response to COVID-19.  You can find this information at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-rough-sleeper-accommodation-survey-data-may-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C7d9fcdfa1f574e45169f08d8147e040c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637281878742663376&amp;sdata=e9LJDj%2BEN%2BKw7zoA9I3u2AlIvua0ngUEqZIs7Wd49NI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-rough-sleeper-accommodation-survey-data-may-2020</a>.</p><p>This information is collected from over 300 local authorities nationally.  We are continuing to work with local authorities to understand the work they are doing to help the most vulnerable in our society.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 60807 60808 60809 60813 question first answered 22/06/2020 16:10:50 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1204789

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Sleeping Rough: 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 assessment the Government has made of the cost of specialist non-housing support needed by the 15,000 rough sleepers accommodated by the Everybody In initiative in order to prevent those people returning to rough sleeping.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	60812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>We have provided £3.2 billion to councils across England to manage the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which can be used to provide support to vulnerable people such as rough sleepers. This is in addition to £3.2 million in targeted funding for councils to support vulnerable rough sleepers.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing local need and commissioning specialist services, such as alcohol and drug services. This includes providing services for people who experience homelessness and rough sleeping and those who have been supported into emergency accommodation sites.</p><p>Most local authorities are using their existing locally commissioned drug and alcohol treatment services to provide support in accommodation sites. This support includes harm reduction, prescribing services and managing related health issues like alcohol withdrawal. They are also drawing on wider NHS services to provide mental and physical health support in accommodation sites. Local authorities hold the most up to date information regarding the costs of non-housing support for people they are currently assisting</p><p><br>We are continuing to work closely with local authorities to understand the work they are doing to help the most vulnerable in our society and, as we have been clear, are committed to working to ensure that the needs of these individuals are met and that as few people as possible return to the streets.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 22/06/2020 15:22:41 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1204790

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Sleeping Rough: 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 estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have become street homeless since the start of the Everybody In initiative who have not been accommodated in emergency accommodation, by local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	60813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>On 3 June, the Government published the management information that supports the announcements from the Secretary of State and Dame Louise Casey that 15,000 people have been accommodated by local authorities in response to COVID-19.  You can find this information at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-rough-sleeper-accommodation-survey-data-may-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C7d9fcdfa1f574e45169f08d8147e040c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637281878742663376&amp;sdata=e9LJDj%2BEN%2BKw7zoA9I3u2AlIvua0ngUEqZIs7Wd49NI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-rough-sleeper-accommodation-survey-data-may-2020</a>.</p><p>This information is collected from over 300 local authorities nationally.  We are continuing to work with local authorities to understand the work they are doing to help the most vulnerable in our society.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 60807 60808 60809 60810 question first answered 22/06/2020 16:10:50 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1204842

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Local Government Finance: 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 steps he plans to take to help ensure that local authorities do not need to set emergency budgets to reduce services as a result of increased costs and lost revenues during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	60767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided an unprecedented £3.2 billion of additional unringfenced support to local authorities to address the pressures they are facing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is on top of the 4.4 per cent real terms increase in Core Spending Power this year. <br> <br> Furthermore, as I set out to the House on Monday 15 June, the Secretary of State and I are working closely with ministerial colleagues on the further steps the Government will take as part of a comprehensive plan to ensure councils' financial sustainability over the financial year ahead. Ministers will continue to keep the House informed as these plans develop.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 22/06/2020 14:17:50 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1204847

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	High Rise Flats: 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 assessment he has made of the safety of cladding on high rise buildings in England.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	60754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made clear that building safety is the responsibility of the building owner.</p><p>Acting on advice from the Expert Panel, the Government has commissioned research to support further understanding of the fire performance of external wall systems and cladding materials :</p><ul><li>Aluminium Composite Material: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cfadf1177548f4b4011a008d814758bc8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637281842374735430&amp;sdata=P43OujwGrATycW70oSOff8gd3OfuyRh2BB0XGMekflA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/aluminium-composite-material-cladding</a></li><li>High Pressure Laminates: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffire-test-report-mhclg-bs-8414-hpl&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cfadf1177548f4b4011a008d814758bc8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637281842374745383&amp;sdata=d15do2NavitxYJm2USXZT3Z89ZZy5VPF5WbFySACiw0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-test-report-mhclg-bs-8414-hpl</a> ; and</li><li>Non-Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) external wall systems: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffire-performance-of-cladding-materials-research%2Fnon-acm-research-summary&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cfadf1177548f4b4011a008d814758bc8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637281842374745383&amp;sdata=JwOaqxigX72xJzSYciPgD1yxua8yW943HZH9prowXBQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-performance-of-cladding-materials-research/non-acm-research-summary</a>.</li></ul><p>We have published advice (updated in January 2020) to building owners on the actions they should take with regards to external wall systems and managing the safety of buildings of all heights.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/06/2020 14:08:39 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1204849

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	High Rise Flats: 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 steps he has taken to ensure the safety of people who live in high rise buildings; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	60755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>In November 2018, the Government introduced a ban on combustible materials in and on the external walls of certain buildings, including blocks of flats more than 18 metres in height. We have more recently consulted on extending the scope of the ban and we will publish the results in due course.</p><p>The Government has committed £600 million for the remediation of high-rise residential buildings with unsafe ACM cladding. In March 2020, the £1 billion Building Safety Fund was then announced, aimed at remediating other unsafe cladding types on high-rise residential buildings. For high-rise residential buildings with unsafe ACM cladding, the Government has worked closely with local authorities and Fire and Rescue Services to ensure that interim safety measures, where needed, are in place until the cladding is replaced.</p><p>We have also published advice from the Independent Expert Advisory Panel on the measures building owners should take to ensure their buildings are safe. This can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbuilding-safety-advice-for-building-owners-including-fire-doors&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cfadf1177548f4b4011a008d814758bc8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637281842374755339&amp;sdata=HwMgv%2F7qhPZPbEGmhRVjLDQt2WyoYXNCpbKdHnFwrwM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-advice-for-building-owners-including-fire-doors</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/06/2020 14:09:37 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott