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1623397

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Building Regulations: Leasehold
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 average costs incurred by a leaseholder due to the building safety regime since 28 April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	182266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to Question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-04-14%2F180227&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf5b2e17f68a3444cbd2a08db4ae21437%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638186107071926321%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0ZOAXy5K%2FzqD0En79lJbRbasjLDlXphU%2BFC2Yjz%2B9Tk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">180227</a> on 24 April 2023.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 03/05/2023 11:08:26 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1599637

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
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	Heating: 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the (a) Building Safety Act 2022 and (b) related regulation to introduce requirements for periodic hydronic balancing of hydronic domestic heating systems; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	153736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to legislate to mandate periodic hydronic balancing of hydronic heating systems. Balancing of a heating system is something that is routinely done as part of a commissioning process and is therefore more suited to technical guidance. However, if my Hon. Friend would like to discuss this further I’m happy to meet with him.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 07/03/2023 14:07:03 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1588257

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
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	Sleeping Rough: Women
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 his Department is taking to roll out a nationwide annual women's rough sleeping census that is gender informed.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	150451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>We know that women sleeping rough have different experiences and needs to men, particularly relating to violence and abuse, and that female rough sleepers can be less visible than other rough sleepers as a result. It is important rough sleeping services meet the needs of women.</p><p>As part of our Ending Rough Sleeping Strategy, we committed to the creation of an operational risk assessment tool which will help local authorities to prevent rough sleeping. The tool will be developed to consider various factors that contribute to rough sleeping, including how best to support different cohorts such as women.</p><p>The tool will enable local networks to allocate Rough Sleeping Initiative and other funding streams appropriately to support tailored and targeted interventions for groups like women sleeping rough who are not known to outreach services.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 150452 150453 150454 question first answered 02/03/2023 12:38:18 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1588258

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
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	Sleeping Rough: Women
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 is taking steps to review the definition of rough sleeping to ensure it recognises women who use the tactic of hidden homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	150452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>We know that women sleeping rough have different experiences and needs to men, particularly relating to violence and abuse, and that female rough sleepers can be less visible than other rough sleepers as a result. It is important rough sleeping services meet the needs of women.</p><p>As part of our Ending Rough Sleeping Strategy, we committed to the creation of an operational risk assessment tool which will help local authorities to prevent rough sleeping. The tool will be developed to consider various factors that contribute to rough sleeping, including how best to support different cohorts such as women.</p><p>The tool will enable local networks to allocate Rough Sleeping Initiative and other funding streams appropriately to support tailored and targeted interventions for groups like women sleeping rough who are not known to outreach services.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 150451 150453 150454 question first answered 02/03/2023 12:38:18 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1588259

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
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	Sleeping Rough: Women
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 his Department is taking to ensure that (a) gender informed methods and (b) patterns of women’s homelessness are incorporated into data collection on rough sleeping.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	150453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>We know that women sleeping rough have different experiences and needs to men, particularly relating to violence and abuse, and that female rough sleepers can be less visible than other rough sleepers as a result. It is important rough sleeping services meet the needs of women.</p><p>As part of our Ending Rough Sleeping Strategy, we committed to the creation of an operational risk assessment tool which will help local authorities to prevent rough sleeping. The tool will be developed to consider various factors that contribute to rough sleeping, including how best to support different cohorts such as women.</p><p>The tool will enable local networks to allocate Rough Sleeping Initiative and other funding streams appropriately to support tailored and targeted interventions for groups like women sleeping rough who are not known to outreach services.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 150451 150452 150454 question first answered 02/03/2023 12:38:18 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1588260

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
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	Homelessness: Women
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 his Department is taking to ensure that women who are experiencing (a) homelessness and (b) rough sleeping are receiving the support they need.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	150454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>We know that women sleeping rough have different experiences and needs to men, particularly relating to violence and abuse, and that female rough sleepers can be less visible than other rough sleepers as a result. It is important rough sleeping services meet the needs of women.</p><p>As part of our Ending Rough Sleeping Strategy, we committed to the creation of an operational risk assessment tool which will help local authorities to prevent rough sleeping. The tool will be developed to consider various factors that contribute to rough sleeping, including how best to support different cohorts such as women.</p><p>The tool will enable local networks to allocate Rough Sleeping Initiative and other funding streams appropriately to support tailored and targeted interventions for groups like women sleeping rough who are not known to outreach services.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 150451 150452 150453 question first answered 02/03/2023 12:38:18 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1537525

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	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, if he will make it his policy to ensure that local government is funded to cover increased cost pressures facing the sector in the upcoming medium term fiscal plan.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	74627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Local Government Finance Settlement makes available substantial funding in 2022/23 for local government in England. In addition, the Energy Bill Relief Scheme is providing a discount on energy prices this winter for local authorities whose bills have been significantly inflated by the global energy crisis.</p><p>We know that inflation forecasts are higher than they were at the Spending Review. We are working closely with councils and their representatives, as we always do, to monitor the impact on service delivery and budgets.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 08/11/2022 16:09:40 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1536780

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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	Housing: Older People
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 his Department is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social care to increase the supply of (a) older people’s housing and (b) housing with care.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	72976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>Ensuring older people have access to the right homes that suit their needs can help them to live independently for longer and feel more connected to their communities. The Government is committed to improving the diversity of housing options available to older people and boosting the supply of specialist elderly accommodation, including housing with care.</p><p>My department works closely with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).</p><p>DHSC's Adult Social Care Reform White Paper reiterated the Government's commitment to the important role of supported housing. <br> <br> In February 2022, the Levelling Up White Paper announced a taskforce on older people's housing to explore how we can improve the choice of and access to housing options for older people.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/11/2022 17:57:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1522845

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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	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, if he will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that local government is funded to cover increased cost pressures facing the sector as part of the upcoming Medium Term Fiscal Plan.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	64036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Spending Review settlement took into account a wide range of cost pressures. We announced around £1.6 billion additional grant for local government in 2022/23, including funding for Supporting Families and Cyber Resilience. The Local Government Finance Settlement made available £54.1 billion in 2022/23 for local government in England, an increase of up to £3.7 billion on 2021/22.</p><p>We acknowledge that inflation forecasts are higher than they were at the Spending Review. How that interacts with the finances of local government is not straightforward. For example, some councils will have energy contracts expiring soon, whereas others will be fixed for some time. We are working with local authorities to more fully understand the nature of the issues that have emerged in recent months, considering the issue of rising inflation along with other challenges such as energy price rises and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>The Chancellor will set out further details of it’s the government’s Medium-Term Fiscal Plan on Monday 31 October. The OBR forecast will also be published on that date.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/10/2022 15:45:01 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman