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1610356

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Land: Sales
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of proscribing uplift clauses in new land sale agreements.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	180489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>We are introducing new transparency measures through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill so that we can better understand interests in land.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 25/04/2023 08:38:13 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1607581

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Affordable Housing: Construction
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 he is taking to increase the availability of affordable housing.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	904325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>This Government is determined to increase levels of affordable housing, and as my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State has outlined already, we are investing £11.5 billion through our Affordable Homes Programme which will deliver tens of thousands of much needed affordable homes right across the country.</p><p>Additionally, we remain committed to delivering at least as much on-site affordable housing through our proposed new Infrastructure Levy.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/03/2023 16:20:46 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1489215

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
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	Council Tax: Energy Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households have received the council tax rebate as of 14 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	36846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>All councils are paying the £150 council tax rebate. The Government intends to publish monitoring data outlining the progress of the scheme’s delivery shortly.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/07/2022 13:09:16 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1488973

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Insulation: Housing
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 his Department has made a comparative regional assessment of the impact of higher temperatures on homes across England during heat waves in the context of a potential variance in the standards of building insulation.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	36055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey collects a range of information about England's housing stock, including the insulation and construction of dwellings and whether occupants have reported that parts of their home get overheated. According to the 2020-21 survey, occupants in dwellings built with timber, concrete or steel frames or with insulated cavity walls were more likely to report overheating (between 9% and 18%) than those living in masonry or uninsulated solid walled dwellings (between 5% and 8%).</p><p>The findings also show that dwelling construction types vary by region. London had the lowest proportion of masonry dwellings and the highest proportion of concrete dwellings compared with other regions.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 21/07/2022 15:46:53 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1486617

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many recipients of the Disabled Facilities Grant there were in each local authority in (a) 2020 (b) 2021 (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	31189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Full, audited data on recipients of Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) in each local authority each year is not held centrally by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Data from voluntary local authority annual returns on their DFG delivery is analysed each year by Foundations, the National Body of Home Improvement Agencies. Their most recent report for 2020-21 can be found at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf8a3bf6420b848c8257408da64e67a5b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637933238295012458%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=eczedVF7GZsO5uyo7KqO8PvqUs16aM5EQdpRzpkzZoU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.foundations.uk.com/library/dfg-performance/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 13/07/2022 16:15:15 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1486618

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding the Government has allocated to Disabled Facilities Grants in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	31190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Government funding allocated to the Disabled Facilities Grant in (a)2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022 can be found at the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Disabled Facilities Grant Funding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>2020-2021</p></td><td><p>2021-2022</p></td><td><p>2022-23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Funding (millions)</p></td><td><p>£573*</p></td><td><p>£573</p></td><td><p>£573</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*£505 million annual grant plus an additional £68 million paid to local authorities in December 2020</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 13/07/2022 16:15:54 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1484897

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
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	Right to Buy Scheme
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 ensure that each home sold under the Right to Buy scheme extension is replaced by equivalent social housing.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	27712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to the Right to Buy, which has helped nearly two million council tenants to realise their dream of home ownership.</p><p>The Prime Minister announced on 9 June 2022 the intention to extend the Right to Buy to housing association tenants, and that homes sold under an extended Right to Buy scheme will be replaced on a one-for-one basis.</p><p>We will be working closely with the housing association sector as we develop the scheme and will announce more details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 07/07/2022 15:03:18 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1451935

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
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	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Families
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 Ukrainian refugees with a close family member in the UK are eligible for the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	141268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Further to the oral statement by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up on 14 March, guidance for local authorities has been published on Gov.uk at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fhomes-for-ukraine-guidance-for-councils&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf280db7b33334ce3192408da0db3ddaa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637837363407641089%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=omzP%2FWOTJFofUOFILF%2BUgDeDgosTFPl7nLRoJu15rzs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/homes-for-ukraine-guidance-for-councils</a>. There are also published FAQs available online at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fhomes-for-ukraine-scheme-frequently-asked-questions&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf280db7b33334ce3192408da0db3ddaa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637837363407641089%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=9ye3wh78z3r0Zw2oCWIeu3SR6NgHieVpCNuI%2FcyAXZk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-frequently-asked-questions</a> as well as information for sponsors. Information is available on safeguarding checks at these links, as well as on eligibility for the scheme. Phase One of the Homes for Ukraine scheme opened for applications on 18 March and is accessible via links from <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhomesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf280db7b33334ce3192408da0db3ddaa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637837363407797733%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=uCVqTyQjiqZl9RHpAPhwVcBDuzwh6a4an7s%2BVckJjdk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk</a> . Those who had recorded their interest in the scheme were also contacted on that date. Details on future phases of the scheme will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 141222 141231 141232 141239 141252 141267 142098 143625 143626 143627 143649 143766 question first answered 24/03/2022 17:07:51 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1441394

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Social Security Benefits
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 disabled refugees entering the UK under the Homes for Ukraine scheme will be able to claim disability benefits, such as Personal Independence Payments and Disability Living Allowance.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	140528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the guidance for local authorities available online at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fhomes-for-ukraine-guidance-for-councils&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cb4ad9f5780324fa2a27e08da0cbf422a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637836312837014191%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=orXuQ3lFvRRPFebglMjbhuHZopfszCrVtTSWAwz%2BR%2BE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/homes-for-ukraine-guidance-for-councils.</a></p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 140548 140549 140550 140551 140552 140553 140554 140556 142469 142470 142499 question first answered 23/03/2022 17:26:03 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1440207

registered interest
date	11/03/2022
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	Refugees: Ukraine
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 requirements his Department is putting in place for people who are offering accommodation to Ukrainian refugees.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	138333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the Secretary of State’s statement to Parliament of 14 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/03/2022 17:40:11 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse