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1038380

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
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	Public Health Funerals
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 information his Department holds on the cost to the public purse of local authority funded funerals carried out under section 46 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	206720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this information from local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 14/01/2019 16:15:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1038433

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
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	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will commission a report on the causes of homelessness in England.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	206869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p><p>Following a recommendation by the Public Accounts Committee the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government and the Department for Work and Pensions jointly commissioned a feasibility study into researching the wider causes of homelessness, including households’ experience of the welfare system as well as other factors such as housing affordability or relationship breakdown.</p><p>The feasibility study was completed by an independent supplier, Alma and comprised of three strands:</p><ul><li>a rapid evidence assessment on the causes of homelessness in the UK</li><li>a critique of existing models of homelessness and homelessness projections; and</li><li>identification of options for developing a predictive, quantitative model or suite of models on homelessness.</li></ul><p>The Communities Secretary and I are working with the ministerial teams across the DWP to decide how best to take this work forward. We will write to the Public Account Accounts Committee shortly setting out our plans for next steps.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 14/01/2019 17:33:19 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1038479

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
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	Building Research Establishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many contracts his Department has awarded to the Building Research Establishment since 2010; and what the total value is of those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	206800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department has awarded 26 contracts to the Building Research Establishment with a total value of £5.9 million since 1 April 2010.</p><p>In addition since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a>.</p><p><br>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/01/2019 17:31:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1037829

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
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 10 September 2018 to Question 170708 on UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Public Consultation, which Departments decided to postpone the consultation on the shared prosperity fund.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	206262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of reassuring local areas on the future of local growth funding once we have left the European Union and providing clarity on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Therefore we intend to publish the full consultation document shortly.</p><p>The Government has continued to make great progress on the design of the UKSPF over the past year and, ahead of the forthcoming consultation on the UKSPF, have held seventeen engagement events across the UK with over five hundred representatives from a breadth of sectors, in order to aid policy development.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 206263 question first answered 11/01/2019 14:45:48 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1037834

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Building Regulations: Fire Prevention
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 assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the fire safety and building regulations in relation to self-storage facilities.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	206371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>On 18 December 2018 the Government published a Call for Evidence for a wider Technical Review of Approved Document B.</p><p>The review will address fire safety issues for all types of buildings. Responses to the call for evidence are invited by 1 March.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/01/2019 13:02:35 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1037840

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Departments his officials have consulted on the proposed design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	206373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Work has been continuing across Government and great progress has been made on the development of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Government intends to launch a public consultation on the design of the UKSPF shortly.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 11/01/2019 14:49:39 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1037841

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
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 10 September 2018 to Question 170708 on UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Public Consultation, for what reason the consultation on the shared prosperity fund has been delayed.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	206263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of reassuring local areas on the future of local growth funding once we have left the European Union and providing clarity on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Therefore we intend to publish the full consultation document shortly.</p><p>The Government has continued to make great progress on the design of the UKSPF over the past year and, ahead of the forthcoming consultation on the UKSPF, have held seventeen engagement events across the UK with over five hundred representatives from a breadth of sectors, in order to aid policy development.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 206262 question first answered 11/01/2019 14:45:49 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1037857

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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: 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, how much has been allocated in new homes bonus payments to Wirral council in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	206257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The table below sets out New Homes Bonus allocations to the Wirral Council in each year since 2011. Provisional allocations for 2019/20 were announced in December last year and will be confirmed alongside the final Local Government Finance Settlement.</p><p>Table: Wirral Council New Homes Bonus allocations</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Amount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 1 (2011-12)</p></td><td><p>£260,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 2 (2012-13)</p></td><td><p>£1,000,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 3 (2013-14)</p></td><td><p>£1,516,283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 4 (2014-15)</p></td><td><p>£1,768,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 5 (2015-16)</p></td><td><p>£2,597,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 6 (2016-17)</p></td><td><p>£3,177,853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 7 (2017-18)</p></td><td><p>£2,264,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 8 (2018-19)</p></td><td><p>£1,519,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 11/01/2019 13:04:54 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1037885

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Temporary Accommodation: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many children were living in temporary accommodation in (a) the London Borough of Redbridge, (b) Greater London and (c) England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	206428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government Publishes the number of children who are living in temporary accommodation, at local authority, London and national level. You are able to find these statistics at the following link: <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>The Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy. This sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 11/01/2019 14:22:13 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1037896

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Leasehold: Ground Rent
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 he plans to amend the Housing Act 2004 so that clauses in long leases which would cause the ground rent to exceed the statutory levels set out in that Act will be void for derogation of grant.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	206387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Where ground rents exceed £250 per year or £1,000 per year in London, a leaseholder is classed as an assured tenant. This has the effect of bringing some leaseholders within the ambit of Ground 8 of Part 1 to Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988. This means, for even small sums of arrears, leaseholders could be subject to a mandatory possession order if they were to default on payment of ground rent. This is a disproportionate remedy that was never intended for leaseholders. As part of our leasehold reform work we are committed to legislating for provisions which ensure that leaseholders will not be subject to Ground 8 mandatory possession orders for arrears of ground rent. We will bring forward the necessary legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 11/01/2019 12:57:41 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd