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1240064

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	What steps he is taking to promote house building.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	907026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>We have set out an ambitious package of measures to ensure we build the right homes in the right places; levelling up opportunities across the country. This includes, at £12 billion, the highest single funding commitment to affordable housing in a decade; and once in a generation reform to the planning system. This builds on the 240,000 new homes delivered last year; the highest in over 30 years.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/10/2020 16:54:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1240065

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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 Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	How the Government allocates resources between local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	907028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>In England, the Government generally allocates funding to local authorities in line with their relative need. For example, since the start of the pandemic, we have allocated an additional £3.7 billion un-ringfenced funding to local authorities in England, and have taken into account population, deprivation and how service delivery costs vary across the country in distributing this money.</p><p>Local authority allocations in Wales are a fully devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:56:25 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1240066

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the financial effect on local authorities of additional local restrictions as a result of an increase in covid-19 infections.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Kate Osborne
uin	907030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>We have provided over £4.8 billion in additional funding to support councils throughout the pandemic, including £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced funding.</p><p>We are extremely grateful to councils for their continued collaboration through our COVID-19 data collection and monitoring exercises, and continue to have discussions with councils about the pressures they are facing.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:56:45 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4783 label Biography information for Kate Osborne

1240067

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Property Development: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to discourage developers from building in areas at risk of flooding.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	907031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>There are already strong protections in the National Planning Policy Framework, and we are reviewing this to ensure that future development will be safe from floods. The review will assess whether current protections in national planning policy are enough and consider options for further reform.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/10/2020 16:57:09 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1240068

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions has he had with his counterpart in the Scottish Government on cladding.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	907032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>My Department is in regular contact with the devolved administrations on the subject of Building Safety. The devolved administrations are routinely invited to and regularly attend meetings of the Building Regulation Advisory Committee where matters relating to the Building Regulations in England and the United Kingdom are discussed.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/10/2020 16:57:34 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1240069

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Towns Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress he has made on the Towns Fund.
tabling member constituency	South Ribble
tabling member printed	Katherine Fletcher
uin	907036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Our £3.6 billion Towns Fund will play a vital role in supporting our country’s economic recovery, investing in housing, skills, technology, culture and town centres, as we move beyond the immediate covid-19 response. We have recently provided accelerated funding to help towns respond to the immediate challenges of COVID-19, including £750,000 to Leyland.</p><p>We will be announcing the first cohort of Town Deals this Autumn, and hope to agree all deals by next Spring.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:58:15 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher

1240070

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	What progress the Government has made on the Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	907037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will operate across the Union to make sure each of the four nations prosper. Decisions the design of the fund will need to be taken after a cross-Government Spending Review. In the meantime, we will continue to work closely with interested parties whilst developing the fund.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:57:32 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1240089

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Affordable 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, with reference to the Government's Affordable Homes programme and his Department's Guidance: Apply for affordable housing funding, published on 10 September 2020, what criteria his Department plans to use to determine whether an area is deemed to be an area of high affordability challenge.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	99004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing, and we are investing £12.2 billion in affordable housing over 5 years from next year (2021-2026). This represents the highest single funding commitment to affordable housing in a decade.</p><p>My department has not yet finalised the criteria for these areas for the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme. We will announce further details shortly.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 13/10/2020 16:03:16 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1240090

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Repossession Orders: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to section 1.20 of his Department's Guidance for landlords and tenants, updated on 21 September 2020, when he plans to issue guidance to bailiffs to clarify that no enforcement of possession orders should proceed where local measures are in place to protect public health.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	99005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is clear that evictions should not be carried out in areas that are subject to a local lockdown that includes a restriction on gatherings in homes. This position has been set out in HMCTS’s operational guidance for County Court bailiffs and the High Court Enforcement Officers’ Association has confirmed to the Lord Chancellor that its members will also adhere to this approach.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/10/2020 15:34:00 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1240091

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Savings: Repayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that National Savings and Investments process repayments for investors as speedily as possible.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	99037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The time it takes for NS&amp;I to process repayments for customers depends on which NS&amp;I account(s) a customer has, how much the customer wants to withdraw and how the customer gives NS&amp;I their withdrawal instruction.</p><p> </p><p>The quickest way for customers to withdraw their money is online. Customers can also give their withdrawal instructions over the phone. Withdrawals by post will take longer and timescales will depend on customers’ chosen method of post.</p><p> </p><p>NS&amp;I provides a payment timeline calculator on its website for online and phone repayments to enable customers to find out when they will receive their payment. The calculator is designed to tell customers when they would receive a single withdrawal from one account, if they withdraw online or by phone.</p><p>From 29 September 2020, NS&amp;I became aware that a small number of customers using its online services were having difficulty when trying to withdraw money from their accounts. This was due to a technical issue which was resolved on 6 October 2020 and NS&amp;I apologies for the inconvenience caused to customers. During the period when the technical issue was ongoing, customers could still withdraw money from their accounts by phoning the NS&amp;I customer service team.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/10/2020 11:22:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell