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751657

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) financial capacity and (b) staffing resources of local councils to discharge their statutory social care duties effectively in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Earlier this year, the Government gave councils access to £9.25 billion more dedicated funding for social care over the next three years. This includes an additional £2 billion of funding in England, as announced at the Spring Budget 2017. The appropriate staffing required by a council to meet their duties is a matter for local authorities to determine.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:16:19 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751658

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Religious Buildings: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department (a) has a role and (b) provides funding in respect of Government measures to protect religious buildings from attack.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not have a direct role nor does it provide funding in respect of measures to protect religious buildings from attack. The Jewish Community Protective Security Grant, the Places of Worship security funding scheme and the Vulnerable Faith Institutions scheme are the responsibility of the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:11:15 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751659

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that the site of Grenfell Tower becomes a memorial garden in perpetuity commemorating the people who lost their life in the Grenfell Tower fire, the survivors and those who saved them.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	4765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>It is too early to make long-term decisions about what should happen with the site, which is a matter for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea local authority to determine having consulted with survivors, relatives of those who lost their lives and the wider community. We understand the sensitivity and strong emotions, and will work with Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea local authority to ensure that their discussions are open and inclusive.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 15:00:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 5620 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

751692

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness: Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress the Government is making on reducing homelessness in (a) coastal towns and (b) Southend-on-Sea.
tabling member constituency	Rochford and Southend East
tabling member printed	James Duddridge
uin	4969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Statutory homelessness acceptances are less than half the 2003-04 peak, and successful homelessness prevention and relief has risen by 29 per cent between 2009/10 and 2015/16.</p><p>But the Government remains clear that one person without a home is one too many. That is why we are embarking on an ambitious programme to fundamentally reform the response to homelessness – putting prevention at the heart of this approach.</p><p>Part of this is our £50 million Homelessness Prevention Programme which will deliver an end-to-end approach to prevention across 84 projects working in 205 district and unitary local authorities in England.</p><p>Coastal areas – such as Cornwall, Middlesbrough, Brighton, Blackpool, Kent and others – will benefit from funding to ensure that more people have tailored support to avoid becoming homeless in the first place, and receive the rapid support they need to make a sustainable recovery from homelessness.</p><p>In addition, we will be ensuring all areas, including Southend-on-Sea and other coastal towns, have access to best practice, and the learning that is being gathered from the projects in successful areas. We will also be providing support through a network of specialist advisors, to work in-depth with areas on the challenges they face.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:53:02 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 5626 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge

751695

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of families with children living in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of families with children living in temporary accommodation in England can be found in live table 775 published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#statutory-homelessness-and-prevention-and-relief-live-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#statutory-homelessness-and-prevention-and-relief-live-tables</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:12:16 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751696

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of families with children living in temporary accommodation in (a) the East Midlands, (b) the North East, (c) the North West, (d) the South East, (e) the South West, (f) the West Midlands, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber and (h) the East of England.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of families with children living in temporary accommodation in England can be found in live table 775 published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621559/Statutory_Homelessness_and_Prevention_and_Relief_Live_Tables_2017_Q1.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621559/Statutory_Homelessness_and_Prevention_and_Relief_Live_Tables_2017_Q1.xls</a></p><p>Breakdowns by local authority can be found in the detailed LA tables:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness</a></p><p>We do not publish data at the regional level.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 13:54:44 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751697

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons whole-system tests of cladding were not undertaken alongside testing samples of cladding material after the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The immediate priority following the Grenfell Tower fire was to identify what type of Aluminium Composite Material cladding was being used, and on how many buildings. Based on that evidence, the decision to undertake whole-system tests of cladding has been taken in response to advice from the expert panel advising the Government on fire safety.</p><p>On 6 July we published details of further tests to be carried out as the next step in helping landlords to ensure the safety of their buildings. These large scale tests will help establish how different types of ACM panels in combination with different types of insulation behave in a fire. Further detail about the next testing stage can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 14:49:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751698

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that all those homes affected by the Grenfell Tower fire have access to appropriate translation services and that all information provided by the Government and Kensington and Chelsea Council is translated into the 21 languages spoken by the residents of that building.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	4992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Translation services are provided by the local authorities that manage the Westway Assistance Centre using existing contracted providers, with additional support available from voluntary sector organisations.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 14:34:39 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

751699

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to ensure homes in new London developments are made available to people resident in London before buyers from overseas.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	4917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to introduce restrictions on overseas ownership of new homes on London or elsewhere in the country.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 14:30:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

751700

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria will be used to access whether local authorities are able to afford the refurbishment costs associated with ensuring that their properties are safe.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>It is the landlord’s responsibility to ensure that people are safe, and cost considerations should not get in the way of this. Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 15:28:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 5629 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne