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825824

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
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	High Rise Flats: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that combustable material including cladding and insulation is removed from tower blocks.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	123891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>Nothing is more important than keeping people safe. That is why we established the Building Safety Programme, which has been working with local authorities and building owners to identify properties that might be at risk. A variety of interim safety measures have also been put in place so that everyone is kept safe. A list of these measures can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648775/Update_on_Interim_Mitigation_Measures_290917.pdf." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648775/Update_on_Interim_Mitigation_Measures_290917.pdf.</a></p><p><br>The programme is working with local authorities across England to make sure that all building owners take necessary remedial action to improve the fire safety of tower blocks as swiftly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 24/01/2018 15:06:54 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

825825

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Business: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken (a) generally and (b) in respect of Carillion to monitor and enforce the requirement that prime contractors pay undisputed, valid invoices within 30 days and ensure that such terms are implemented throughout the supply chain since 26 February 2015; and if he will publish performance data for each prime contractor for his Department.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	123892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>BEIS have recently introduced a payment reporting system, which requires large businesses to report on their UK payment practices and performance. Businesses must report 6 monthly on their payment performance starting with their first full financial year that starts on or after 6 April 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Government departments publish their own payment performance data on GOV.UK. We encourage suppliers that have not been paid promptly to report the case to our Mystery Shopper Service, who will investigate on their behalf.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/01/2018 17:29:24 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

819104

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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: Reorganisation
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 cost to the public purse of changing his Department's name.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	121781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Building the homes our country needs is an absolute priority for this government. The name change for the department reflects this government’s renewed focus to deliver more homes and build stronger communities across England.</p><p>Any necessary changes will be done in a cost-efficient way with expenditure being kept to a minimum.</p><p>This would be a fraction of the cost of splitting up the Ministry as proposed by the opposition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 121679 question first answered 15/01/2018 17:18:40 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

819105

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of changing his Department's name.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	121782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The costs of changing the name ‘Department of Health’ to ‘Department of Health and Social Care’ will be kept to an absolute minimum. The current estimate for costs associated to the name change will be no more than £1,000.</p><p> </p><p>Stationery, such as business cards and headed paper, will only be changed when stock is used up.</p><p> </p><p>Signage in the Department’s London headquarters is digital only. Physical signage in the Leeds headquarters will only be changed later in 2018, as part of a planned refurbishment of the building.</p><p> </p><p>Amends to the website and intranet have not incurred additional costs.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 17/01/2018 14:11:56 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

819107

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	English Language: Education
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 Casey Report of December 2016, what plans the Government has to improve the provision of English as a second language courses.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	121784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The manifesto committed the Government to bring forward a new integration strategy, which will include proposals to teach more people to speak English. We are working closely with other government Departments, including the Department for Education, in preparing the integration strategy, which we will publish for consultation shortly.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 121558 question first answered 16/01/2018 17:57:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

809752

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Persimmon Homes: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the implications for (a) his policies on and (b) Government funding for help to buy of the level of the bonus awarded by Persimmons to its Chief Executive in December 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	120372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Under this Government, new house building starts and first time buyers are at their highest levels for nine years. The annual number of new homes started has doubled from the level Labour left behind and there are 120,000 more First Time Buyers a year. The Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme has played an important role by helping 134,000 households buy their own home since 2013 and approximately 80 per cent of these were first time buyers. The scheme does not provide a subsidy to house builders but offers a repayable loan to buyers of new homes.</p><p>In 2016 Help to Buy sales made up only 3 per cent of total house sales and an independent evaluation found no evidence to suggest the scheme has driven up house prices. We want to see builders investing in growing supply and have committed to work with the sector to consider the future of the scheme beyond 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/01/2018 16:20:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

797350

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the adequacy of social care funding prior to Autumn Budget 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	116313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Recognising the challenges of an ageing and growing population, Spring Budget 2017 announced £2 billion additional funding for adult social care to meet social care needs, reduce pressures on NHS services, and support the social care provider market.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/12/2017 14:03:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

795695

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to Autumn Budget 2017, how much funding has been allocated for the provision of new social housing.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	116049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister recently announced an additional £2 billion funding for affordable housing, including for social rent homes in areas of high affordability pressure. This has increased the Government’s Affordable Housing Programme 2016-21 budget to more than £9 billion and will deliver tens of thousands of new homes.</p><p>As the funding for social rent will be focused on areas with acute affordability challenges, the amount of funding given out will be dependent on the bids received.</p><p>My Department is also working on a social housing green paper that will consider the wider issues facing the sector.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 116050 question first answered 01/12/2017 14:10:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

795696

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2017, how many more social housing units will be built in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	116050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister recently announced an additional £2 billion funding for affordable housing, including for social rent homes in areas of high affordability pressure. This has increased the Government’s Affordable Housing Programme 2016-21 budget to more than £9 billion and will deliver tens of thousands of new homes.</p><p>As the funding for social rent will be focused on areas with acute affordability challenges, the amount of funding given out will be dependent on the bids received.</p><p>My Department is also working on a social housing green paper that will consider the wider issues facing the sector.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 116049 question first answered 01/12/2017 14:10:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

795697

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have received a) extra borrowing approval and b) the ability to transfer money from the general fund in order to carry out fire safety work on tower blocks.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	116051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>36 local authorities have been in touch with my Department regarding work to ensure fire safety in tower blocks.</p><p>My Department has asked nine local authorities to provide more detailed information about the support they require for essential works. Two of these local authorities have provided this detailed information so far. My officials are working with them on their requests to assess what support we might provide.</p><p>My Department has asked the remaining 25 local authorities to contact us again if they consider a building to be unsafe, once they have deemed what measures are essential to make the building fire-safe. This should be based on expert advice and take into account any recommendations or advice from the local fire and rescue service.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/12/2017 17:33:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts