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1332389

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Rents: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support he is providing to people in rent arrears as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	901101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>This Government has provided an unprecedented package of support to renters, and it has made a real impact. The vast majority - 91% - of renters are up to date with their rent.</p><p>However, we have kept in place longer notice periods of four months until the end of September, giving people who need it the time to agree a way forward with their landlord.</p><p>For renters who require additional support, financial measures remain in place. We have made available £140 million this year for local councils to help people pay their rent through Discretionary Housing Payments, and we extended the Job Retention Scheme and the £20 weekly uplift in Universal Credit until the end of September.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 12273 901096 901105 question first answered 14/06/2021 16:26:21 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1327370

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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: Correspondence
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 correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	6462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is currently compiling data on the timeliness of responses to Hon. and Rt Hon. members from Government Departments and Agencies. This data will be released, and made available to Members, in due course.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 01/06/2021 14:34:40 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1316728

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
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	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the rise in (a) anti-Semitic and (b) Islamophobic hate crime in the UK as a result of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	4692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>There is no place in our society for the shocking rise of Antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents that have been seen as a result of the conflict. We are absolutely clear that this is unacceptable, and we have a zero-tolerance approach to hate crime against any and all communities.</p><p>This Government has a strong record on tackling hate crime against religious communities; following our encouragement, we have seen nearly 3 quarters of local authorities and 91 higher education providers adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism and take an important step to combatting this hatred.</p><p>We have also taken steps in protecting the Muslim communities; providing over £5 million in the last 5 years to the Places of Worship protective security funding scheme, which has helped protect at least 84 Mosques. We have also supported Tell MAMA with just over £2.8 million between 2016 and 2020 to monitor and combat anti-Muslim hatred.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 25/05/2021 14:29:25 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1310995

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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	English Language: Education
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 he is providing to the English language teaching sector to mitigate the effect of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	185472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has made substantial business support available throughout the COVID-19 pandemic including grants, loans, reliefs and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p>Specifically on grants, although English Language Schools are not eligible for the Government’s Restart Grant programme – which is aimed at the non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym sectors – they may be eligible for support via the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). ARG provides local authorities with funding to put in place discretionary support that suits their local area.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 29/04/2021 10:51:56 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1285772

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	Duchy of Cornwall: Leasehold
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 is taking to ensure that tenants on land owned by the Duchy of Cornwall have the same rights as other leaseholders in England.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	152630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting fairness and transparency for homeowners and ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service. We are taking forward a comprehensive programme of reform to end unfair practices in the leasehold market, and last month we announced reforms to the valuation process and length of lease extensions, in response to Law Commission recommendations.</p><p>The Law Commission’s report on enfranchisement includes recommendations relating to the qualifying criteria for enfranchisement and lease extensions, including the applicability of these to leaseholders of the Crown. We will bring forward a response to these and the other remaining Law Commission recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 152551 question first answered 25/02/2021 17:54:28 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1284962

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
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	Evictions and Repossession Orders: 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 recent representations he has received on (a) extending the ban on (a) evictions and (b) repossessions while the national lockdown remains in place.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	150932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is in regular contact with landlord and tenant stakeholder groups and is working closely with the Ministry of Justice to consider the effects of the current measures relating to evictions and bailiff enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/02/2021 14:46:06 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan