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1564438

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2022 to Question 49746 on Buildings: Insulation, when he plans to publish further details on the funding scheme for buildings between 11 and 18 metres.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	117763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>We have launched a new scheme to provide funding for the remediation or mitigation of life safety fire risks related to external wall system defects. This is for medium-rise buildings (11-18 metres) where the developer of a building cannot be identified, traced, or held responsible. This scheme opened in November via an initial pilot, targeting a small number of buildings that have interim measures or simultaneous evacuation measures in place. The wider rollout of the scheme to other buildings will commence in 2023. Further details on eligibility and the application process will be announced as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 16/01/2023 13:14:27 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1564681

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reasons the Government did not introduce legislative proposals to end Section 21 evictions in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	117768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>We will do so in this Parliament as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 120168 question first answered 16/01/2023 15:06:34 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1564682

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Private Rented Housing: Greater London
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 estimate of the average increase in rent for private properties in London following the increase in the cost of living in the last 12 months; what comparative assessment he had made of the affordability of those increases on people on average earnings in London; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	117769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The latest data published by the ONS shows that private rents in London rose by 3.5% in the 12 months to November 2022, compared to 4.1% on average across the rest of England. The most recent English Housing Survey from December 2022 shows that between 2021 and 2022, the average proportion of household income (including housing support) that private renters in England spent was 33%.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 16/01/2023 15:13:36 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1564683

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Rents: Greater London
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 has had recent discussions with the British Landlords Association on rent increases in London.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	117770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 16/01/2023 15:14:16 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1564684

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Housing: Hornsey and Wood Green
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 taken recent steps to increase the construction of (a) social housing and (b) affordable homes in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	117771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The provision of affordable housing is part of the government's plan to build more homes and provide aspiring homeowners with a step onto the housing ladder.</p><p>Since 2010, we have delivered over 632,600 new affordable homes, including over 441,612 affordable homes for rent, of which over 162,800 homes for social rent. Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver tens of thousands of affordable homes for both rent and to buy right across the country.</p><p>The Levelling Up White Paper committed to increasing the supply of social rented homes and a large number of the new homes delivered through our Affordable Homes Programme will be for social rent.</p><p>The department records funding allocation for this programme on a regional basis. As of the end of November 2022 a total of £3.4 billion had been allocated to contractors in London from the 2021-2026 Programme, while a total of £289,409,600 was allocated to the North East.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 120108 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:43:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1548843

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Letting Agents: Deposits
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 recent discussions he has had with letting agencies on the use of zero deposit schemes.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	104220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>Under the Tenant Fees Act 2019, letting agents cannot require tenants to meet any conditions that could only be met by paying a fee for a third-party service including requiring the tenant to use a deposit replacement product.</p><p>Enforcement of the prohibitions under the Tenant Fees Acts sits with National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency.</p><p>Deposit replacement products can offer flexibility and remove barriers to securing a tenancy for tenants who would otherwise struggle to fund an upfront cash deposit. We are keeping the impact and risks of deposit alternatives under review, including their affordability, accessibility, and the way they are sold.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 14/12/2022 16:58:03 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1542926

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Local Government Association: Local Government Finance
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 recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Local Government Association on local authority budgets.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	88980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Department regularly meet with the Local Government Association and other sector representatives to discuss local authority budgets. Details of external ministerial meetings are published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 24/11/2022 13:59:15 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1523842

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of Ukrainian refugees with Ukraine Family Scheme visas who have become homeless since arriving in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	65913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Homelessness management information pertaining to Ukrainian nationals in England is updated on gov.uk every 4 weeks. The most recent update includes data up to 23 September 2022. A total of 1,915 Ukrainian households have been owed a homelessness prevention or relief duty, based on a response rate of 71% of local authorities. Of this figure, 850 households arrived under the Ukraine Family Scheme and 955 households via the Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme. Further information can be accessed via the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhomelessness-management-information-ukrainian-nationals-england&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C1381fdcd48ac4ea644b208dab2b5ab8b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638018790574348791%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tIg6sGZl5BU6axZ2EdMUGPGD%2FVDY0WO0RL01sUIe1Qg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-management-information-ukrainian-nationals-england</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 64413 question first answered 21/10/2022 11:12:38 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1523855

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of Ukrainian refugees on (a) the Ukraine Family Scheme and (b) Homes for Ukraine Scheme visas who have (i) become homeless and (ii) presented as homeless to their local authority since moving to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	65914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Homelessness management information pertaining to Ukrainian nationals in England is updated on gov.uk every 4 weeks. The most recent update includes data up to 23 September 2022. A total of 1,915 Ukrainian households have been owed a homelessness prevention or relief duty, based on a response rate of 71% of local authorities. Of this figure, 850 households arrived under the Ukraine Family Scheme and 955 households via the Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme. Further information can be accessed via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-management-information-ukrainian-nationals-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-management-information-ukrainian-nationals-england</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 24/10/2022 16:08:34 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1519014

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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
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 new hosts who offer as part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme to accommodate Ukrainians who have previously stayed with another host as part of that scheme will be entitled to receive the full 12 months of thank you payments; and whether there are deductions on the amount of those payments new hosts are eligible for arising from payments made to the previous host.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	59169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Thank you payments to hosts are available for the first 12 months of a guest's time in the UK. If you continue to host beyond 6 months or enter into a rematch arrangement, you are eligible to receive thank you payments, for the remaining months up to the 12-month mark. We will continue to closely monitor and review the support offered to both hosts and guests under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 18/10/2022 16:37:40 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West