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1348016

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which of his Department's non-executive directors were appointed through open competition.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	35726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>I can confirm that all six of the current Non-Executive Directors within the Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government were appointed through fair and open competition. Recruitment campaigns were run in line with standard practice for public appointments as set out in the Cabinet Office guidance.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 22/07/2021 14:49:35 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1287829

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	Social Rented Housing: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support he is providing to social housing providers to help meet the net zero emissions target by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	912409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>We are providing a range of support to social housing providers on net zero, including technical support for planning improvements, funding supporting innovative approaches to retrofit, and capital funding to deploy low carbon heat at scale. Support is being provided through several schemes, including the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Green Homes Grant Vouchers and Local Authority Delivery, the Whole House Retrofit Innovation Programme and the Energy Company Obligation. We are also reviewing the Decent Homes Standard.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 22/02/2021 17:58:35 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1272141

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
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	Homelessness: 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 people aged 16 to 25 have become homeless since the start of the covid-19 outbreak in March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	131331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Tackling homelessness and rough sleeping in all its forms is a key priority for this Government and we have taken huge steps this year, working with local authorities and their partners to protect vulnerable rough sleepers during the pandemic. The ‘Everyone In’ campaign has supported over 29,000 vulnerable people, with over 10,000 in emergency accommodation and nearly 19,000 provided with settled accommodation or move on support.</p><p>We have also put in place bespoke support for local authorities through our Homelessness Advice and Support Team, which includes dedicated youth homelessness advisor roles that have a commitment to work with local authorities to proactively promote positive joint working across housing authorities and children’s services, offering training, advice and support to all local authorities.</p><p>This year we have provided £90,000 to St Basil’s to fund Youth Voice, a training scheme for 40 young homeless people across the country. Youth Voice includes the Youth Homelessness Parliament which provides insight and advice to government on issues affecting young homelessness people.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/01/2021 16:37:53 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1272142

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
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	Homelessness: LGBT+ People
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 support the Government is providing to young homeless LGBTQ+ people.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	131332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>We recognise that many LGBT people who find themselves homeless may have a different experience of homelessness. In the Rough Sleeping Strategy, we announced a range of measures, including undertaking research that is underway with the Government Equalities Office into the nature of LGBT homelessness. The Department has provided local authorities with free training to help tackle issues facing vulnerable groups, including LGBT people. Delivered to frontline workers by Stonewall Housing, the training package sets out why LGBT people may be at greater risk of homelessness, and the barriers LGBT people can face when seeking homelessness support.</p><p>We have also put in place bespoke support for local authorities through our Homelessness Advice and Support Team, which includes dedicated youth homelessness advisor roles that have a commitment to work with local authorities to proactively promote positive joint working across housing authorities and children’s services, offering training, advice and support to all local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/01/2021 16:38:52 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1236999

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
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: Elections
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 proportion of the £4.3 billion provided to local authorities to help deal with costs due to the covid-19 outbreak has been allocated to the cost of running the May 2021 elections.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	94463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>We are providing local authorities with an unprecedented package of support, including over £4.8 billion of support for spending pressures, comprising £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced grants and over £1.1 billion for the Infection Control Fund. The unringfenced funding will support the pressures councils have reported. We have been clear that councils should prioritise services such as adult and children’s social care, public health services and managing excess deaths.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 28/09/2020 14:44:35 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith