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1301197

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential cost benefits of reducing VAT on (a) building products and (b) low-carbon technologies used to retrofit homes to improve (i) indoor air quality, (ii) energy efficiency and (iii) the health of occupants.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government already makes available a reduced rate of VAT on the installation of energy efficient products, including solar panels and micro combined heat and power units, when certain conditions are met.</p><p> </p><p>Extending the current VAT relief would come at a significant cost to the Exchequer, and there are no current plans to extend the scope of the relief already in place. However, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/03/2021 12:06:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1301198

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the evidence base for wearing facemasks during the covid-19 outbreak is kept up to date.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	166355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and Public Health England (PHE) regularly monitor and review the international evidence on the effectiveness of face coverings. PHE has also undertaken rapid reviews of the evidence related to the effectiveness of face coverings in the community for reducing the transmission of COVID-19 with the latest update in January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 16/03/2021 16:00:22 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1301199

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the level of digital exclusion experienced by disabled people accessing (a) universal credit, (b) personal independence payments, (c) attendance allowance, (d) disability living allowance for children and (e) new employment support allowance.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	166490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>DWP is continually reviewing and improving services and many of these are now ‘digital-first’, ensuring we make best use of technology to deliver a modern and effective welfare system which enables citizens to access services quickly and flexibly. This allows our colleagues to concentrate on those people who require additional support.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Department offers support for claimants to use our digital services, we recognise that there are occasions where people are unable to access services online, for a range of reasons. As a result, we ensure that they can do so through alternative channels, such as by telephone or face-to-face in offices as well as providing documents in accessible format when requested. Throughout the pandemic, Jobcentre Plus offices have also remained open to support the most vulnerable claimants.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/03/2021 13:30:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1301200

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the prevalence of digital exclusion among disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	166491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>There are several sources that the government uses to understand the prevalence of digital exclusion among disabled people. Ofcom survey data from 2020 suggests that 23% of those with any limitations/impairments don’t use the internet or have home internet access. The ONS publication ‘Exploring the UK’s Digital Divide’ 2019 states that in 2017, 56% of adult internet non-users were disabled. The 2020 Lloyds Consumer Digital Index tells us that people with an impairment are 25% less likely to have the skills to access devices and get online by themselves.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/03/2021 12:56:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1301201

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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: Disability
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 discussions he has had with homebuilders on providing accessible and adaptable housing.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government launched a consultation on raising accessible housing standards on 8 September. My Department wrote to a wide range of housebuilders, inviting them to respond with their views and evidence and my officials presented details of that consultation at the Home Builders Federation annual conference on 16 September.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/03/2021 16:47:28 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1301202

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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: Disability
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 number of homes needed to be built or adapted to meet the accessibility and adaptability standard equivalent to Category 2 of Part M of the Building Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>There is no centralised estimate of the need and number of M4(2) accessible and adaptable new homes, and this is because the framework depends on local plan makers following a common methodology putting evidence of local need and viability into the heart of their forecasts. There is a guide to available disability data and guidance for councils in how to assess their housing needs.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/03/2021 16:48:00 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1301203

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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 Community Renewal Fund and 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, with reference to section 4.4 of his Department's policy paper, UK Community Renewal Fund: prospectus 2021-22, published on 3 March 2021, how the amount of funding available to lead authorities listed in the UK Community Renewal Fund Prospectus of up to £14 million will be (a) determined and (b) made available for supporting preparation ahead of the introduction of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	166443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is providing an additional £220 million funding through the UK Community Renewal Fund to help local areas prepare for the launch of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. This Fund aims to support people and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes and new approaches. It will invest in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment.</p><p>We are reserving up to £14 million of the Fund as capacity funding to support local places to prepare for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. As set out in the prospectus, we will set out details on how this capacity funding will be distributed later this year. The allocation of capacity funding under the UK Community Renewal Fund does not pre-determine the allocation approach for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:48:30 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90375 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1301204

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Levelling Up 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, what plans he has to support areas of high deprivation not listed as priority areas for capacity funding under the Levelling Up Fund to bid for Levelling Up Funding.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	166441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>We recognise that levelling up requires a multi-faceted approach and the Levelling Up Fund is part of a broad package of complementary UK-wide interventions. The Levelling Up Fund will be allocated competitively and is open to all local areas.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the prospectus published at Budget, the index used for the Levelling Up Fund places areas into category one, two or three based on the local area’s need for economic recovery and growth, improved transport connectivity, and regeneration.</p><p> </p><p>We have published the index and further details of the methodology used to calculate the index of places set out in the prospectus: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-fund-additional-documents&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C48585bee3ae14489b25108d8e94fc966%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637515876173126532%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=8dqVOhtZaWXTgyGKts269iu64X1%2BU6Yvc6T16PEO8p0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/levelling-up-fund-additional-documents</a> .</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 17/03/2021 15:17:05 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1301205

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Levelling Up 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, what consultation was conducted with local authorities in respect of the Levelling Up Fund; and if he will publish those responses.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	166438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Levelling Up Fund will invest in local infrastructure that will have a visible impact on people and their communities.. The Government regularly engages with a wide range of stakeholders as part of ongoing work to support local economic growth as we recover from Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:49:53 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90373 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1301206

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Thakeham Group: Planning Permission
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 discussed any planning applications (a) due to be submitted and (b) under consideration at his meeting with development firm Thakeham on 28 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	166442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>A delegate at a local government conference had his photograph taken with the Secretary of State on 28 Feb 2020. At no point was an individual planning application raised.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/03/2021 16:34:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed