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date	08/07/2021
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	Local Government: Carbon Emissions
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 support his Department is providing to local authorities to support the Government's net zero target.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	29868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <ul><li><p>The Government recognises that communities and local government are often best placed to align local opportunities, resources and needs with strategic aims. Government has therefore made significant amounts of funding available to local authorities to empower local areas to take a place-based approach which reflects their local circumstances.</p><p>As part of its commitment to retrofit existing homes and decarbonise buildings, Government is funding a number of schemes such as:</p><ul><li>The Local Authority Delivery Scheme (LAD), which supports projects to install energy efficiency measures such as various types of insulation, and low-carbon heating systems for low-income households, has already provided £500 million to local authorities for upgrades to low-income households across England, and is being delivered up to December 2021.</li></ul><ul><li>The Sustainable Warmth Competition, which enables local authorities in England to apply for further funding under the £200 million Local Authority Delivery Phase 3 scheme and from an initial allocation of £150 million for the Home Upgrade Grant Phase 1 scheme, for delivery up to March 2023.</li><li>The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator, which has awarded £62 million of funding to social landlords across England and Scotland to test innovative approaches to retrofitting at scale, seeing over 2300 social homes improved to at least EPC band C. The Government has announced a further £100 million in financial year 2021/22 which will cover delivery up to March 2023 for the first wave of the £3.8 billion manifesto commitment.</li><li>The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which is providing over £1 billion in grants to public sector bodies, including local authorities, to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures over 2020/21 and 2021/22.</li></ul><p>We will continue to work closely with local and regional partners to understand the needs of the sector as we transition to net zero.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 13/07/2021 15:54:17 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1345370

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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	Universal Credit: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect of the end of the £20 universal credit uplift on levels of child poverty in (a) Haringey and (b) London.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	29869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p>This Government has long championed the principle of work as the best route out of poverty and towards financial independence. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of employment, particularly where it is full-time, in substantially reducing the risks of poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.</p><p>Since 1 December 2020, the Covid Winter Grant and Covid Local Support Grant have provided Local Authorities in England with additional funding to support families with food and essential utility bills. On 21 June we extended this temporary scheme for a final time with an additional £160 million in funding through 30 September, taking total funding under the scheme to £429 million. This funding recognises that while restrictions are planned to end in July, families might need additional help to get back on their feet as the vaccine rollout continues and our economy recovers.</p><p>Getting people back to work and supporting them to progress is therefore at the heart of our approach to tackling poverty and building back better. Our Plan for Jobs is already delivering for people of all ages right across the country and includes investing over £7 billion on new schemes such as the £2 billion Kickstart Scheme, the Restart Scheme and our Job Entry Targeted Support Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/07/2021 13:35:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1345386

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date	08/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid: Women's Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the reduction in Official Development Assistance spending on the UK's ability to support global women's rights.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	29870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>Our commitment to ensure gender equality and women's rights remain at the heart of the UK's ODA work enshrined in the Gender Equality Act and the Public Sector Equality Duty. This was highlighted in the Integrated Review, the recent G7 Leaders' Communique and the joint US-UK statement following President Biden's visit to the UK. The UK is seizing the multiple opportunities of 2021 to advance women's rights, including the Global Education Summit, COP26, the Global Action Coalition on gender-based violence and the UK's G7 Presidency, which has prioritised action on gender equality at the centre of our COVID-19 response and recovery.</p><p>During the 2021/22 ODA allocation process, the FCDO considered risks and impacts to inform advice to Ministers and an overarching Equalities Impact Assessment analysed impacts across bilateral country spend. The FCDO will continue to champion inequality including the rights of women and girls central to creating a fairer, safer and more prosperous world.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 13/07/2021 09:51:41 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West