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1355016

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Communities and Communities, whether it is Government policy to implement the Law Commission’s proposals on event fees in older people’s housing.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	48195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill currently in Parliament will put an end to ground rents for new residential leasehold properties as part of the most significant changes to property law in a generation. The Bill's provisions will lead to fairer, more transparent homeownership for thousands of future leaseholders.</p><p>This includes retirement properties, where purchasers of new leases will not be faced with financial demands for ground rent.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 48194 question first answered 21/09/2021 16:53:58 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1355015

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Communities and Communities, what steps he is planning to take to increase transparency for consumers in older people’s housing and associated fees and charges.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	48194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill currently in Parliament will put an end to ground rents for new residential leasehold properties as part of the most significant changes to property law in a generation. The Bill's provisions will lead to fairer, more transparent homeownership for thousands of future leaseholders.</p><p>This includes retirement properties, where purchasers of new leases will not be faced with financial demands for ground rent.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 48195 question first answered 21/09/2021 16:53:58 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1360626

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing First
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions his Department has had with the Treasury on funding the Housing First places needed in England to end rough sleeping and homelessness for cases of people with complex needs.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	58382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ending rough sleeping as part of its latest Manifesto Commitment, utilising schemes like Housing First. Announcements regarding the Spending Review are imminent, which will set out how Government will continue to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 26/10/2021 13:58:15 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1387684

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Supported Housing: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of levels of demand for (a) integrated retirement communities and (b) other specialist housing for older people (i) as of 14 December 2021 and (ii) over the next 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	92890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has not made its own assessment of the levels of demand for different kinds of specialist housing for older people. According to one study, between 2020 and 2030, projected demand for supported housing in England, which includes specialist accommodation for older people, is estimated to increase by 125,000 units. <br> <br> Further details are set out in the Department of Health and Social Care’s recently published white paper, <em>People at the Heart of Care.</em></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/12/2021 17:51:25 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1387681

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Supported Housing: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has plans to review planning guidance to local authorities to help expand provision of (a) housing-with-care and (b) integrated retirement communities for older people in the context of the Government's adult social care reform white paper.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	92887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>Both this department and the Department of Health and Social Care are committed to further improving the diversity of housing options available to older people. We believe that offering older people a better choice of accommodation to suit their changing needs can help them to live independently and feel more connected to their communities. <br> <br> Boosting the supply of a range of specialist housing for older people will be key to achieving this aim. We already work closely with the Department of Health and Social Care to provide capital funding to incentivise their supply. <br> <br> As set out in the Department of Health and Social Care’s recent white paper, <em>People at the Heart of Care</em> , a new £300 million investment will embed the strategic commitment to connect housing with health and care in all local places and drive the stock of new supported housing</p><p><br> Our National Planning Policy Framework already states that local authorities should assess the types of specialist housing needed for older people in their areas, and this should be reflected in their local planning policies.  <br> <br> We will continue to work closely with colleagues across government and with a range of stakeholders to look at how we can further support the growth of a thriving older people’s housing sector. This includes considering the merits of different engagement and delivery models including proposals from the sector for a cross-Government taskforce.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 92888 92889 question first answered 20/12/2021 17:52:48 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1387682

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Supported Housing: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department plans to take together with the Department for Health and Social Care to engage across Government for the purposes of increasing housing-with-care provision for older people as set out in the Government's adult social care reform white paper.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	92888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>Both this department and the Department of Health and Social Care are committed to further improving the diversity of housing options available to older people. We believe that offering older people a better choice of accommodation to suit their changing needs can help them to live independently and feel more connected to their communities. <br> <br> Boosting the supply of a range of specialist housing for older people will be key to achieving this aim. We already work closely with the Department of Health and Social Care to provide capital funding to incentivise their supply. <br> <br> As set out in the Department of Health and Social Care’s recent white paper, <em>People at the Heart of Care</em> , a new £300 million investment will embed the strategic commitment to connect housing with health and care in all local places and drive the stock of new supported housing</p><p><br> Our National Planning Policy Framework already states that local authorities should assess the types of specialist housing needed for older people in their areas, and this should be reflected in their local planning policies.  <br> <br> We will continue to work closely with colleagues across government and with a range of stakeholders to look at how we can further support the growth of a thriving older people’s housing sector. This includes considering the merits of different engagement and delivery models including proposals from the sector for a cross-Government taskforce.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 92887 92889 question first answered 20/12/2021 17:52:48 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1387683

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Supported Housing: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to make assessment of the potential merits of establishing a housing-with-care task force, as proposed by the integrated retirement community sector.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	92889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>Both this department and the Department of Health and Social Care are committed to further improving the diversity of housing options available to older people. We believe that offering older people a better choice of accommodation to suit their changing needs can help them to live independently and feel more connected to their communities. <br> <br> Boosting the supply of a range of specialist housing for older people will be key to achieving this aim. We already work closely with the Department of Health and Social Care to provide capital funding to incentivise their supply. <br> <br> As set out in the Department of Health and Social Care’s recent white paper, <em>People at the Heart of Care</em> , a new £300 million investment will embed the strategic commitment to connect housing with health and care in all local places and drive the stock of new supported housing</p><p><br> Our National Planning Policy Framework already states that local authorities should assess the types of specialist housing needed for older people in their areas, and this should be reflected in their local planning policies.  <br> <br> We will continue to work closely with colleagues across government and with a range of stakeholders to look at how we can further support the growth of a thriving older people’s housing sector. This includes considering the merits of different engagement and delivery models including proposals from the sector for a cross-Government taskforce.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 92887 92888 question first answered 20/12/2021 17:52:49 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1387685

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Health and Life Expectancy: Regional Planning and Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government plans to take to (a) reduce health disparities and (b) improve healthy life expectancy through the levelling up white paper.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	92891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2021 answer text <p>The forthcoming levelling up white paper will set out the UK Government’s approach to tackling spatial inequalities across the country in order to improve outcomes in places where they are weakest. Addressing stark disparities in health outcomes between places is an important part of levelling up, because people should have the opportunity to live long, healthy lives wherever they live.</p><p>The Government is already taking action to address disparities in health outcomes, including through a £2.3 billion investment in diagnostics over the Spending Review period, which will increase the number of Community Diagnostic Centres, expanding diagnostic capacity across the country whilst targeting investment at areas of deprivation.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 21/12/2021 15:28:19 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1403429

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his policy is on how the remediation of non-cladding items which pose dangers to life will be funded in a block between 11 and 18 metres where resident tenants have purchased the freehold to the building and the developer of the building cannot be found via Operation Apex as a result of insolvency of the developer.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	105483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The new funding schemes will make sure leaseholders never pay a penny to fix dangerous cladding. <br> On non-cladding, we are clear that we have to make sure there is a proportionate approach – there are too many incentives currently to try to find new problems and declare buildings unsafe. We recognise there is a specific heightened safety risk with cladding which can accelerate fires. That is why our new plan to apply common sense is so important. If there are any remaining non-cladding costs, we want to support leaseholders across the board – they should not be bearing an unfair burden. <br> That is why:<br> <br> · Developers will be expected to fix all fire defects in the buildings they built<br> · We will work with MPs and stakeholders on statutory protections for leaseholders; and<br> · We are working across government to ensure leaseholders will be protected against eviction for any fire safety defect costs.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/01/2022 16:52:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1439611

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will reconsider the decision to remove the third people and skills pillar from years one and two of UK Shared Prosperity Fund funding.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	138023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>The primary goal of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund is to build pride in place and increase life chances across the UK.</p><p>The Fund will focus on communities and place and local business interventions to boost pride in place in 2022-23 and 2023-24, alongside support for people and skills through the Multiply adult numeracy programme.</p><p>As well as funding allocated directly to local areas to deliver innovative local numeracy interventions we will also launch a new digital platform to support flexible and blended learning and a programme of evaluation and Randomised Control Trials to improve evidence about what works to improve adult numeracy.</p><p>In year three, when the Fund has ramped up to £1.5 billion per annum, local authorities will be able to choose from a full range of people and skills investments to meet local needs and opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 18/03/2022 14:46:12 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman