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1293502

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the local housing allowance for under 35 year olds to access available accommodation options.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	160794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>For those under 35, the shared accommodation rate (SAR) of Local Housing Allowance applies to those living on their own and renting privately. However, there are certain exemptions which allow claimants to receive the higher one-bedroom rate instead of the SAR. These include those in receipt of the severe disability premium, care leavers up to the age of 22 and those over 25 who have spent at least three months in a homeless hostel.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 3 March, we will be extending the exemption for care leavers and former residents of homeless hostels to all qualifying under 25 year olds from June 2021. This will bring forward the planned implementation of these previously announced changed by over 2 years.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, in April 2020 LHA rates were raised, including all SARs, to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of local rents and are being maintained in cash terms for 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/03/2021 17:36:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1289530

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Infant Mortality: Multiple Births
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 maternity units implement the recommendations in the MBRRACE Perinatal Confidential Enquiry into stillbirths and neonatal deaths in twin pregnancies.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	158196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>Through the Maternity Transformation Programme, a range of interventions are being implemented to support the delivery of maternity and neonatal care according to clinical guidelines, as recommended in the MBRRACE Perinatal Confidential Enquiry into stillbirths and neonatal deaths in twin pregnancies, and to improve perinatal outcomes.</p><p>Every National Health Service maternity service is actively implementing elements of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle which sets out specific care pathways that can affect twin/multiple pregnancies including prevention of fetal growth restriction and preterm birth. Multidisciplinary fetal medicine clinics are being established across England, which aim to ensure that high risk women have timely access to specialist advice and care at all stages of pregnancy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 30/03/2021 15:36:47 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1287813

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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: 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 support local authorities during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	912372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has allocated over £8 billion directly to councils since the start of the pandemic.</p><p>In addition, local authorities are expected to receive over £3 billion of support in 2021-22, for both additional expenditure pressures and loss of income.</p><p>This takes the total support committed to councils in England to tackle the impacts of COVID-19 to over £11 billion.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 22/02/2021 17:56:54 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1282397

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 lockdown restrictions announced in January 2021, what the maximum distance is that people are permitted to travel for exercise.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	147048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2021 answer text <p>There is no specific distance applicable to all circumstances. However, the advice is that to meet the legal requirement not to leave home to travel unless for work or other legally permitted reasons. To reduce the risk of transmission, people should stay local and avoid travelling outside of the village, town or the part of a city where they live and look to reduce the number of journeys made overall.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 05/02/2021 13:35:23 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1282019

registered interest
date	29/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to extend business rates relief for non-essential businesses beyond the 2020-21 tax year.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	145879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>This year the Government has provided an unprecedented business rates holiday for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties, and nurseries, due to the direct adverse effects of COVID-19, worth about £10 billion.</p><p> </p><p>At the 2020 Spending Review, the Government committed further support to all businesses by freezing the business rates multiplier for 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering options for reliefs for 2021-22. As announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 3 February, the Government will outline the next round of COVID-19 support measures at Budget.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2021 17:08:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1281054

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
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	Park Homes: Sales
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 progress has been made in the review of the 10 per cent commission of the price of a mobile home upon sale.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	144842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>We undertook an initial scoping study last year to identify gaps in the existing evidence base to ensure the research is thorough and comprehensive. The tendering process for the research will be concluded shortly.</p><p>We will make residents and site owners aware of the timetable for the research before it commences to ensure they are able to fully participate and contribute to this important work.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 04/02/2021 13:28:26 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1281055

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
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	Park Homes: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2020 to Question 982 on Park Homes: Fees and Charges, what progress has been made on the introduction of primary legislation to change the pitch fee review inflationary index from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) .
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	144843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to improving protections for park home residents and this includes changing the pitch fee review inflationary index from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).</p><p>We are carefully considering the detailed policy of this and other commitments, to ensure they can be delivered effectively and will introduce the required legislation when the parliamentary timetable allows.</p><p>Last year we delivered on our commitment to make Regulations introducing a fit and proper test for park home site owners or their manager.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 04/02/2021 13:28:49 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1258173

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Coastal Areas: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) Clacton constituency and (b) deprived coastal areas in the South are included in the Government's levelling up agenda.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	124860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to levelling up opportunity across the UK – by boosting jobs, wages and prospects for all communities. The government is launching a new Levelling Up Fund worth £4bn for England. This will invest in local infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities and will support economic recovery. We will publish more detail on the criteria for assessing bids in the prospectus.</p><p>The Department is also working to implement the findings of the Green Book Review to better reflect the government's strategic objectives in business cases, particularly on levelling up.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 11/12/2020 11:50:00 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1256681

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Pension Wise: Clacton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living in Clacton have had a Pension Wise guidance appointment by telephone or in person in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	122878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Money and Pensions Service published annual data on pension wise appointments for 2019-2020 here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pension-Wise-Service-Evaluation-report-2019-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pension-Wise-Service-Evaluation-report-2019-2020.pdf(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This records that there were over 97k face to face and around 62k telephone appointments in 2019-20. This is the latest available annual published data.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/12/2020 15:12:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1250385

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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: Car Washes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to exempt car washes from future covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	113634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Car washes are not considered as an essential service. From 2 December, essential and non-essential retail, including indoor and outdoor markets and car boot sales, can remain open in all tiers. All businesses and venues that are open are expected to follow COVID-19 secure guidelines to protect customers, visitors and workers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 03/12/2020 13:37:51 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 63507 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling