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1293259

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	European Social Fund
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 the Government plans to take to ensure adequate continuity between the end of the European Social Fund programme and the commencement of its successor policy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will be the domestic successor to the EU Structural Fund programme.</p><p>The November 2020 Spending Review set out the main strategic elements of the UKSPF in the Heads of Terms. The UKSPF profile will be set out at the next Spending Review, and we will publish further details in a UK-wide Investment Framework later in 2021.</p><p>In addition, to help local areas prepare over 2021/22 for the introduction of the UKSPF, we will provide £220 million additional funding under the UK Community Renewal Fund to support our communities to pilot programmes and new approaches.</p><p>The Fund aims to support people and communities most in need, and will invest in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 160663 160664 question first answered 09/03/2021 11:39:12 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1293260

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	European Social Fund
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 the Government plans to end match-funding in the successor policy to the European Social Fund programme.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will be the domestic successor to the EU Structural Fund programme.</p><p>The November 2020 Spending Review set out the main strategic elements of the UKSPF in the Heads of Terms. The UKSPF profile will be set out at the next Spending Review, and we will publish further details in a UK-wide Investment Framework later in 2021.</p><p>In addition, to help local areas prepare over 2021/22 for the introduction of the UKSPF, we will provide £220 million additional funding under the UK Community Renewal Fund to support our communities to pilot programmes and new approaches.</p><p>The Fund aims to support people and communities most in need, and will invest in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 160662 160664 question first answered 09/03/2021 11:39:12 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1293261

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	European Social Fund
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 the Government plans to take to help ensure gender equality of opportunity in a successor policy to the European Social Fund programme.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will be the domestic successor to the EU Structural Fund programme.</p><p>The November 2020 Spending Review set out the main strategic elements of the UKSPF in the Heads of Terms. The UKSPF profile will be set out at the next Spending Review, and we will publish further details in a UK-wide Investment Framework later in 2021.</p><p>In addition, to help local areas prepare over 2021/22 for the introduction of the UKSPF, we will provide £220 million additional funding under the UK Community Renewal Fund to support our communities to pilot programmes and new approaches.</p><p>The Fund aims to support people and communities most in need, and will invest in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 160662 160663 question first answered 09/03/2021 11:39:12 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1293271

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Local Government: Somerset
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 proportion of eligible people that are required to respond to the Somerset Unitarisation consultation for that consultation to be effective.
tabling member constituency	Bridgwater and West Somerset
tabling member printed	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
uin	160541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>We will publish the Government’s response to the consultation as soon as practicable following the consultation. The Government welcomes the views of all those interested in the proposals for local government reorganisation in Somerset, including local residents, town and parish councils, businesses and the voluntary sector. <br> <br> The Secretary of State will have regard to all the representations received from the consultation, along with all other relevant representations and information available to him when deciding subject to Parliamentary approval which, if any, of the proposals are to be implemented, with or without modification.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 159243 159244 question first answered 08/03/2021 12:23:14 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1396 label Biography information for Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger

1293318

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Society of Antiquaries: Burlington House
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 help the Society of Antiquaries remain at New Burlington House.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	160824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The current rent agreement with the Society of Antiquaries was put in place following a legal decision by the High Court in 2005 and subsequent arbitration in 2015. The Societies accepted the new rent agreement which allowed them to occupy New Burlington House on a significantly discounted basis.</p><p>We are continuing to explore solutions with all the Learned Societies based at New Burlington House that can deliver public value while enabling them to remain in situ.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 04/03/2021 15:54:03 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1293501

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Building Safety Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February to Question 156575, on Building Safety Fund, whether he plans to re-open registration for the Building Safety Fund for those buildings that received confirmation of dangerous cladding on their external wall after the Fund closed to registrations on 31 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	160813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>We will publish more details on how the additional funding for the removal of unsafe cladding announced on 10 February will work alongside the Building Safety Fund as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/03/2021 13:17:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1293509

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 153161 on Housing: Insulation, what estimate his Department has made of the number of leaseholders likely to (a) lose their home and (b) declare bankruptcy as a result of the costs of resolving fire safety issues relating to (i) cladding removal, (ii) balcony remediation, (iii) replacing combustible insulation, (iv) replacing missing fire breaks, (v) increased insurance premiums and (vi) waking watches.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	160570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not held.</p><p>The Government has announced over £5 billion in grant towards removal of unsafe cladding on buildings over 18 metres in height. This unprecedented investment in building safety will help hundreds of thousands of leaseholders, who will be protected from the cost of replacing unsafe cladding on their homes</p><p><br>Alongside this a generous finance scheme will also provide for remediation of unsafe cladding on buildings of 11-18 metres in height. Leaseholders will pay no more than £50 a month towards this scheme. We will publish more details on how these schemes will work as soon as we are in a position to do so.</p><p>These schemes will also ultimately help to end interim measures and reduce building insurance costs. They build on steps already taken to support leaseholders, including the £30 million waking watch fund to incentivise the purchase of alarm systems in buildings where there is currently a waking watch in place and there is no common alarm system.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/03/2021 13:15:15 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1293517

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Planning: 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 his Department has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Planning Inspectorate's guidance on site visits, hearings, inquiries and events, published on 28 May 2020, relating to how interested parties and members of the public can participate in the planning process through (a) examination of local plans, (b) accessing documents online and (c) attending virtual hearings during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	160615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department has worked closely with the Planning Inspectorate during the COVID-19 outbreak, and the Inspectorate’s guidance on site visits, hearings, inquiries and examinations has been kept under regular review. Since it was first published on 12 March 2020 the guidance has been updated when necessary to reflect changes in the public health situation and to ensure that it remains effective.</p><p>The Inspectorate responded to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 May 2020 by designing and testing an online environment suitable for hosting events and to facilitating public engagement and identifying emerging best practice across similar bodies, such as HM Courts and Tribunals Service. The Inspectorate conducted the first virtual hearing on 11 May 2020, and since then around 600 virtual hearings and inquiries have taken place across planning appeals, local plan examinations and nationally significant infrastructure applications.</p><p>Virtual events have proven to be effective and offer greater opportunity for involvement in the planning system. The Inspectorate has requested feedback from all participants in virtual events and 90% of those who responded have rated their experience good or excellent, with 97% saying that they would be happy to take part in a virtual event again.</p><p>Information supporting nationally significant infrastructure applications is fully available on the Planning Inspectorate website. Supporting information for planning appeals and local plan examinations is published through the website of the relevant council.</p><p>The Department is working with the Inspectorate to identify how to best capture the benefits of these new ways of working as part of the vision for a digital future of the planning system that we set out in our Planning for the Future White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/03/2021 17:22:55 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1293522

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Disabled Facilities Grants: Blackpool
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 Disabled Facilities Grant adaptations were delivered in the Blackpool local authority area in the financial year 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	160603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies, monitors and analyses the delivery of Disabled Facilities Grant adaptations nationally. Data from Foundations shows that 271 adaptations were delivered by Blackpool local authority in 2019-20.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 09/03/2021 17:15:35 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1293524

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Vagrancy Act 1824
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 he plans to publish his conclusions on the review of the Vagrancy Act 1824.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	160604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>This is a complex issue which is why the Government reviewed the Act. We have been looking at the options and will update on our findings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 09/03/2021 17:16:33 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard