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991148

registered interest
date	19/10/2018
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	A34: Oxfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2018 to Question 179305 on A34: Oxfordshire, what recent discussions his Department's Cities and Local Growth Unit has had with Oxfordshire County Council on the delivery of the A34 Lodge Hill scheme within the planned timescales; what recent assessment that unit has made of whether that scheme will be delivered on time; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	181595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>My department is funding up to £9.4 million to Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership for the delivery of the A34 Lodge Hill interchange. The Cities and Local Growth Unit requires updates and proof the scheme is on track in order to provide the agreed funding on a yearly basis between 2017/18 – 2020/21. In March 2018 the unit was satisfied the project was on track to be completed as planned and provided the second wave of funding.</p><p>Oxfordshire County Council are the scheme promoter and are leading discussions with Her Majesty’s Government. Highways England are partnering and facilitating discussions with Oxfordshire County Council regularly, and meeting them on a monthly basis as they develop their proposal to add south-facing slips to the A34 Lodge Hill interchange. They are currently compiling the evidence needed to demonstrate that the plans will not have an adverse effect upon the safe and efficient operation of the network.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 24/10/2018 11:43:09 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

991159

registered interest
date	19/10/2018
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: Universal Credit
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 estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of staff employed by his Department in receipt of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	181606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The department has no central record from which to determine the number and proportion of its staff currently in receipt of universal credit. There are a number of different factors which determine whether or not an individual is eligible to receive universal credit and, as most of this information is not held centrally, we are unable to estimate the number and proportion of staff eligible to receive or likely to have applied for universal credit.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 24/10/2018 11:43:36 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

991190

registered interest
date	19/10/2018
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	Green Belt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it remains Government policy that intentional unauthorised development should be a material planning consideration under the new National Planning Policy Framework.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	181533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS423) regarding Green Belt protection and intentional unauthorised development, made by my Right Hon Friend the Member for Great Yarmouth on 17 December 2015, is still a potential material consideration in a planning case.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/10/2018 14:55:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

990284

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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	Supported Housing: Mental Illness
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 his Department is taking to ensure the social housing system supports those with mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	181227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Social Housing Green Paper recognises many landlords play a role that goes beyond their key responsibilities, which includes providing guidance to vital services such as mental health services. Through the Green Paper, we are seeking to gather evidence on the impact of the important role that many social landlords are playing.</p><p>Social housing and more widely, supported housing, provides a vital service for vulnerable people, including people with mental health issues. Safeguarding provision and supply of appropriate supported accommodation is a priority for my department and we will continue to provide capital grant funding to promote new supply of supported housing.</p><p>Our recent announcement confirming funding for all supported housing will stay in Housing Benefit, will also give confidence to the sector to continue to invest in new supply. We are also reviewing oversight arrangements for all supported housing. As a Government, we are investing record levels in mental health, spending £11.98 billion in 2017/18.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/10/2018 13:48:01 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

990330

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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: Recruitment
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 discussions he had with (a) local authorities, (b) Police and Crime Commissioners and (c) non-governmental bodies before deciding to recruit for G7 Resilience Advisers: EU Exit Readiness and Response Support to Local Preparedness; what the estimated (i) gross and (ii) associated costs are of those appointments; for what reason his Department decided not to make a Departmental submission to the Treasury to fund those posts and their associated costs from resources allocated to EU exit-related activity; and what Departmental work will be displaced to fund that programme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	181171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>It is in everyone’s interests to secure a good deal for both sides and we think that is by far and away the highest probability, but we have a duty to plan for the alternative. Government is doing the sensible thing and taking precautions as we plan for all scenarios.</p><p>I have had no discussions with external partners about this recruitment to fill internal vacancies within our wider team of Resilience Advisers. The costs of these appointments, including salaries and associated costs are estimated at approximately £119,377.</p><p>Alongside other government departments, my department is in on going discussions with Treasury about any additional resource requirements for Brexit-related activity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 23/10/2018 13:47:02 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

990373

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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	Council Housing: Construction
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 increase the building of new council homes.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced on 3 October at the Conservative Party Conference that the caps on local authorities borrowing to fund the construction of new homes will be removed, enabling them to fund a new generation of council housing that meets the needs of local people. On 18 October we wrote to stock owning local authorities consulting them on a draft determination revoking previous determinations that specified a local authority's limits of indebtedness.</p><p>In addition, local authorities can bid alongside housing associations for the £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme to build affordable homes. We are also providing a longer term rent deal for 5 years from 2020 to provide local authorities with a stable investment to deliver new homes, and we have consulted on options for allowing local authorities more flexibility in the use of their Right to Buy receipts, including extending the time limit for spending Right to Buy receipts from three years to five years for existing receipts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/10/2018 14:46:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

990374

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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	Housing Revenue Accounts
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 assessment he has made of the number of local authorities without a housing revenue account.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>There are 160 local housing authorities without a Housing Revenue Account, as they have transferred their housing stock to a housing association. The requirement to account for housing in the HRA is disapplied if an authority has less than 200 homes in its housing stock.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/10/2018 14:47:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

990375

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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	Local Government: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish his new devolution framework.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	181259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Later in the Autumn we plan to publish a document that will set out our future approach to devolution, providing a framework that will give clarity to local areas.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 23/10/2018 13:56:10 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

990376

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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	Local Government: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whom his Department has consulted in preparing its new devolution framework.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	181260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>We engage with local areas, including councils, metro mayors, and Local Enterprise Partnerships, regularly, including on the future of devolution.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 23/10/2018 13:56:34 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

990377

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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	Local Government: Devolution
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 the aim is of the new devolution framework.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	181261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>In line with the Conservative manifesto, we are committed to providing clarity across England on what devolution means for different administrations and how devolution can benefit communities.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 23/10/2018 13:57:02 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis