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1225657

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
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	Supported Housing: Registration
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 estimate he has made of the number of properties in the exempt accommodation sector that were ineligible to register as social landlords between 2015 and 2020.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	75242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>Whether or not accommodation is ‘exempt’ is a matter for local authority housing benefit departments. The Regulator of Social Housing regulates only those landlords that wish to register with it and who are able to meet its registration requirements (other than local authorities who own homes who are automatically registered). This includes being able to demonstrate that it is a provider of homes at rents below market levels. Not all providers of exempt accommodation provide sub-market rent.</p><p>The Department has not made an estimate of the number of properties that are ineligible for registration or an estimate of what proportion have been investigated by the Regulator of Social Housing and have subsequently resulted in penalties.</p><p>Exempt accommodation is often delivered through providers entering into short-term lease agreements with private landlords or property owners. The regulator issued a report in 2019 setting out its concerns about this type of “lease-based” supported housing.</p><p>There are 11 lease-based providers of supported housing that currently have either non-compliant regulatory judgements or notices.</p><p>The Government is clear that all supported housing – both the accommodation and support – must be of good quality and meet the needs of the vulnerable people it supports. We will continue to work closely with local government and the sector to develop a range of oversight measures to help ensure this is the case.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 75243 75244 question first answered 21/07/2020 13:17:35 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1224961

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support he plans to make available to people who are (a) shielding and (b) living in multigenerational households in the event that they are unable to safely return to work once the shielding programme is paused, notwithstanding statutory sick pay.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	74484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>On 22 June, the Prime Minister announced that the Government will relax the current public health guidance for those identified as Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) to shield at home. This means from 1 August they will be able to return to work if they are unable to work from home, provided their workplace is COVID-safe.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that this group continue to take careful precautions, and employers should do all they can to enable them to work from home where this is possible, including moving them to another role if required. Where this is not possible, the CEV should be provided with the safest on-site roles that enable them to maintain social distancing from others.</p><p> </p><p>If employers cannot provide a safe working environment, the CEV will continue to have access to an unprecedented package of financial support. This is not limited to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, but also includes the introduction of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, and an increase in the generosity of welfare payments worth a further £8bn.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Current guidance for those who live with the shielded, including those in multi-generational households, is that they do not need to shield themselves but must carefully follow guidance on social distancing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 74691 question first answered 20/07/2020 16:25:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1222583

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
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 letter of 9 June 2020, reference 7195472, to the hon. Member for Birmingham Ladywood from the Building Safety Minister, whether the round table with insurance industry stakeholders in relation to high rise building insurance and cladding has taken place.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	71709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Building Safety Minister has held three roundtables with representatives from the insurance industry. These have included discussions of the challenges in acquiring affordable buildings insurance for some high rise residential buildings. Government is continuing to work with industry to explore market solutions to this complex issue.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 71710 question first answered 14/07/2020 14:47:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1222584

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
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 letter of 9 June 2020, reference 7195472, to the hon. Member for Birmingham Ladywood from the Building Safety Minister, what steps her Department has taken since officials made contact with Brindley House leaseholders.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	71710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Building Safety Minister has held three roundtables with representatives from the insurance industry. These have included discussions of the challenges in acquiring affordable buildings insurance for some high rise residential buildings. Government is continuing to work with industry to explore market solutions to this complex issue.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 71709 question first answered 14/07/2020 14:47:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1222586

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
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 assessment he has made of the effect of the installation of the External Wall System, EWS1 on the ability of leaseholds to sell properties that previously had been fitted with flammable cladding.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	71711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware that some lenders are requesting valuers use the EWS1 form on a wider scope of buildings than was intended and this may be having a negative effect on the mortgage market for such buildings. The Minister for Building Safety held a roundtable with mortgage lenders, who agreed a nuanced approach to risk is required. They are reviewing their policies and guidance to valuers on the use of the form.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 14/07/2020 14:47:33 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1222588

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support he is making available to leaseholders who have incurred significant costs to improve fire safety as an interim measure before flammable cladding is removed from their properties.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	71712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Interim measures such as waking watch should only ever be short term and are not a substitute for remediation. The only way to make buildings safe and to remove the need for interim measures is to remove unsafe cladding as quickly as possible. That is why we are prioritising £1.6 billion public subsidy on remediation of unsafe cladding. The Minister of State for Fire, Lord Greenhalgh, is investigating what can be done to reduce the cost of waking watch for buildings that currently have them in place. This includes ensuring that waking watch costs are transparent so that leaseholders and others who commission these services can ensure that costs are reasonable. Lord Greenhalgh is meeting regularly with representatives of leaseholders affected by cladding issues to consider their views and to update them on progress.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 14/07/2020 14:48:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1202307

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the report published by Public Health England on 2 June 2020 entitled COVID-19: review of disparities in risks and outcomes, what cross-departmental steps the Government plans to take to reduce the disproportionate effect of the covid-19 outbreak on black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	57938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>As Minister for Equalities, I will be working with the Race Disparity Unit and the Department for Health and Social Care to carry forward work to identify and fill the gaps in PHE’s review; and work across government to take appropriate steps to mitigate disparities identified. The terms of reference for this work, which include quarterly updates to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on progress, were published on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> on 4 June.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 15/06/2020 14:15:10 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1202308

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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	Households: Coronavirus
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 his Department is taking to help reduce the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on people living in multi-generational households as lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	57939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>As set out in <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F884760%2FOur_plan_to_rebuild_The_UK_Government_s_COVID-19_recovery_strategy.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cf53bef21c4914ff6f6f208d816aeb9b1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637284286973802322&amp;sdata=SpKB0nZlEoW9UIva57OH0tJr8C16jn%2FJOUgRzgi%2Bq8k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Our Plan to Rebuild</a>, the Government is introducing a range of adjustments to social distancing measures, timing these carefully according to both the current transmission rate of the virus and the Government’s ability to ensure safety. The steps for modifying social distancing measures are set out in the plan, with strict conditions to safely move from each step to the next.</p><p>Public Health England recently updated its guidance for households with grandparents, parents and children living together where a member of the household is aged 70 or over, or has an underlying health condition, meaning they are at increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.</p><p>The guidance can be viewed here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-stay-at-home-guidance%2Fguidance-for-households-with-grandparents-parents-and-children-living-together-where-someone-is-at-increased-risk-or-has-symptoms-of-coronavirus-cov&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cf53bef21c4914ff6f6f208d816aeb9b1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637284286973802322&amp;sdata=vpwbBwDri%2FsaI5GBjZWm6WnKej5yQMuPa74I6IOgr9I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/guidance-for-households-with-grandparents-parents-and-children-living-together-where-someone-is-at-increased-risk-or-has-symptoms-of-coronavirus-cov</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 23/06/2020 16:15:03 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher previous answer version 28926 answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1202310

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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 Occupancy: Coronavirus
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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on financial support for people living in multi-generational households who may be unable to return to work as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	57940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly meets with the Chancellor to discuss the Government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. We have set out an unprecedented package of financial support to help the country through the coronavirus pandemic, and multi-generational households are able to access these, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), the Self Employed Income Support package and Statutory Sick Pay. This support continues to be provided, with the CJRS running until the end of October. The Government has also confirmed an additional £63 million for local authorities to help those who are struggling financially due to the impact of COVID-19. This will allow authorities to step in and provide discretionary financial help to those facing severe hardship due to covid-19 and help them to pay for food and other necessities.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/06/2020 16:08:33 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher previous answer version 28925 answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1202311

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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	Employment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on financial support for people living in multi-generational households who may be unable to return to work as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	57941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has had a number of discussions with the Chancellor about the Government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak. The Secretary of State is committed to supporting people of all ages through this difficult period, just as she is committed to ensuring opportunities are available to people across all regions of the UK to ensure we level up our economy as we respond to the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/06/2020 16:32:18 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 28974 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood