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1151341

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Homelessness
	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 the Government is taking to prepare the homeless population for the winter months.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	3620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>We recognise the challenges that the cold weather poses for those who are sleeping rough. Last month, we launched a second year of the Cold Weather Fund, doubling its funding. This £10 million fund will be available to all local authorities in England to provide a robust, local response to support as many rough sleepers as possible off the streets during the winter period.</p><p>In periods of severe weather, Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) is triggered and local authorities work closely with charities to provide basic emergency accommodation to minimise the risk of harm to individuals who are sleeping rough when the temperature drops. Many local authorities will already make sure warm places to stay are available throughout the winter, not just during times when SWEP is in force.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 28/10/2019 15:46:32 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1170417

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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: Construction
	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 plans he has to change building regulations to mandate all new-build homes to be eco-friendly through the installation of (a) solar panels (b) sustainable heat pumps and (c) advanced insulation.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	2565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to introduce a Future Homes Standard by 2025. This means new homes will be future proofed, with low carbon heating and lower energy use through high levels of energy efficiency. We propose that new homes built to the Future Homes Standard from 2025 should have carbon dioxide emissions up to 80 per cent lower than those built to current building regulations standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/01/2020 17:33:19 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1183538

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	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	Homelessness: Death
	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 number of homeless deaths in (a) Chester, (b) England and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	26870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Every premature death of someone homeless is one too many and we take this matter extremely seriously. It should not happen that people die prematurely and on the street because they are homeless.    <br> <br>We are absolutely committed to ending rough sleeping by the end of this parliament. To achieve this, we are providing £492 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in 2020/2021.This marks a £124 million increase in funding from the previous year.  <br> <br>In December 2018, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) began to produce data on deaths of homeless people in England and Wales. The first release showed homelessness deaths in England and Wales from 2013-2017. Deaths of homeless people were identified from the death registration records held by the ONS, and a statistical method called capture-recapture modelling was applied to estimate the most likely number of additional registrations not identified as homeless people.</p><p>The ONS now publishes official estimates of the number of deaths of homeless people in England and Wales annually. However, the statistics are still classed as experimental. The latest release was October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/03/2020 17:29:17 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1188492

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	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	Travellers: 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 recent assessment he has made of the needs of Travellers during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	37723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is determined to ensure everyone gets the support they need to look after themselves and their families during the COVID-19 outbreak and are enabled to take the necessary measures to reduce the spread of the virus. We are holding regular discussions with representatives from Gypsy and Traveller communities to understand the issues they are facing, and to understand what guidance and support, including for local authorities, who have a responsibility to look after vulnerable groups. On 11 April, the Communities Minister wrote to local authority Chief Executives to highlight the need to mitigate potential impacts amongst Gypsy and Traveller communities, highlighting that some Gypsies and Travellers may need assistance in accessing basic facilities such as water, sanitation and waste disposal, to enable them to adhere to public health guidelines around self-isolation and social distancing.</p><p>On 18 April, the Local Government Secretary announced that councils across England will receive a further £1.6 billion to help them to deal with the immediate impacts of coronavirus. This takes the total funding to support councils to respond to the pandemic to over £3.2 billion.</p><p>The Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing also wrote to Caravan Site owners and managers on 27 March to confirm that people who live permanently in caravan parks, or are staying in caravan parks while their primary residence is unavailable, may continue to do so.</p><p>Levels of self-employment are high amongst Gypsy and Traveller communities. The Government recently announced a scheme for those who are self-employed to claim a taxable grant worth 80 per cent of their trading profits up to a maximum of £2500 per month for the next 3 months. This may be extended if needed.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 28/04/2020 15:19:17 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1299646

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	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	Sanctuary Group and Southern Housing Group
	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 assessment he has made of the effect on housing provision of the proposed merger of Southern Housing and Sanctuary Housing.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	163247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>Housing associations are independent organisations and Government does not control the way in which they run their businesses. It is for the Board of individual housing associations to carefully consider the merits of such a merger, in consultation with tenants.</p><p>Registered providers of social housing are required to comply with the regulatory standards set by the Regulator of Social Housing. These include a requirement that private registered providers deliver their aims, objectives and intended outcomes for their tenants in an effective and transparent manner.</p><p>The Department has received no representations on the proposed merger.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 163248 question first answered 12/03/2021 12:16:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1299648

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	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	Sanctuary Group and Southern Housing Group
	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 representations he has received on the proposed merger of Southern Housing and Sanctuary Housing.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	163248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>Housing associations are independent organisations and Government does not control the way in which they run their businesses. It is for the Board of individual housing associations to carefully consider the merits of such a merger, in consultation with tenants.</p><p>Registered providers of social housing are required to comply with the regulatory standards set by the Regulator of Social Housing. These include a requirement that private registered providers deliver their aims, objectives and intended outcomes for their tenants in an effective and transparent manner.</p><p>The Department has received no representations on the proposed merger.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 163247 question first answered 12/03/2021 12:16:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1329719

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	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	Levelling Up Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the (a) selection criteria, (b) assessment criteria and (c) scoring system for the assessment of applications for the first round of the Levelling Up Fund.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	10425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund will invest in infrastructure that improves everyday life across the UK, including regenerating town centres and high streets, upgrading local transport, and investing in cultural and heritage assets.</p><p>We have published the following on gov.uk at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-fund-additional-documents&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cdfc22b1fceda473f4e2508d92f432a5e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637592787777288803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=%2F3ud75fVNJZbw%2BfkpJ8SIhfjSWxw2mkO8oWPjMdsGU4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/levelling-up-fund-additional-documents</a>. The methodology used to calculate the index of places set out in the prospectus, a technical note setting out further guidance on eligibility, MP support and the application and assessment process for the first round of the Levelling Up Fund.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 14/06/2021 15:58:44 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1156153

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Sanitary Products
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spring Statement 2019, what the timeframe is for the roll-out of free sanitary products in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) further education colleges.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	5038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Evidence suggests that some learners in England may be missing education due to difficulties in managing their periods. Periods should not be a barrier to education for any learner, and the department is introducing this scheme to help state-funded primary and secondary schools and 16-19 institutions respond to the needs of learners in the way that is most appropriate to their circumstances.</p><p>Nationwide rollout of this scheme to all state-funded primary and secondary schools and 16-19 institutions will take place in early 2020. To help state-funded primary and secondary schools and 16-19 institutions implement the scheme, the department will publish guidance later this year.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 29/10/2019 14:07:05 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1185228

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the data breach of the Learning Records Service database by the GB Group, what steps he is taking to review the criteria used by his Department to allow external organisations access to sensitive data.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	29991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2020 answer text <p>The registration process for access to the Learning Records Service (LRS) has been tightened up significantly:</p><p>Extra checks have been put in place by the UK register of Learning Providers (UKRLP) before an organisation can apply to become a registered training provider (a pre-requisite to registering to use the LRS). They must:</p><ul><li>provide their Companies House number and be a listed as a registered &amp; active company on the CH website, their ICO registration number and an active UKPRN number.</li><li>provide details of the Awarding Organisation (AO) that they are accredited with (which will be confirmed independently by ESFA), the approximate volumes of learners that they expect to register per annum and a detailed description of why they need access. If the the purpose for any reason but to enrol their own students this will only be granted by exception after a follow up discussion.</li><li>submit an LRS agreement that is signed by one of the company directors listed on the Companies House website.</li></ul><p>The LRS registration form has been updated to include all of the above information, and any organisations who have had their access revoked as part of the recent incident will need to resign the updated agreement/registration form. The registration form also includes a section cleared by commercial lawyers that:</p><ul><li>states DFE's right of recourse against licensees to LRS and that we will restrict the rights of licensees with regard to the sublicensing of access to LRS.</li><li>includes text acknowledging/outlining other sanctions.</li></ul><p>Any organisation that requests a change of details (for example when a school becomes an Academy, or when an ITP changes its registered name), must meet the same criteria as the initial registration process.</p><p>The housekeeping tasks to de-register organisations from LRS are being automated.</p><p>Nightly checks are being run routinely now to identify any cases of excessive usage of the LRS, with automatic suspension for those identified. The housekeeping tasks to de-register organisations from LRS will be enhanced going forwards using a weekly data feed from UKRLP.</p><p>We have put in place the following additional checks when new entrants to the market apply to join the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP):</p><ul><li>Each applicant must register with the ICO and include their ICO number in their UKRLP application.</li><li>UKRLP will check each applicant’s website(s) and review their line of business (including the description of their business on Companies House).</li><li>Each new applicant must give a reason for registering with the UKRLP.</li></ul><p>IDP-Connect will continuously review the current acceptance / rejection process and monitor frequent requests. Those currently registered with the UKRLP will be reviewed against these new criteria.</p><p>IDP-Connect and ESFA are now meeting every 2 weeks to review the changes proposed to the UKRLP process and to evaluate progress with respect to the agreed changes.</p><p>All bulk shares of personal data from the department must be independently assessed and reviewed by the department’s Data Sharing Approvals Panel (DSAP). Most requests for data that are granted will be through the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Secure Research Service and will use National Pupil Database (NPD) de-identified individual level ‘standard extracts’ for each academic year.The ONS Secure Research Service (SRS) allows researchers they have accredited under the Digital Economy Act or approved through the ONS Approved Researcher scheme to access secure de-identified data in line with the industry standard “5 Safes. The Five Safes are Safe People, Safe Projects, Safe Settings, Safe Outputs and Safe Data.</p><p>Access to the service is through 1 of the 5 research labs run by the ONS or if the researcher’s location meets ONS security standards and have access to the ONS they may access the data remotely through their own machines.</p><p>DSAP review each request and only approve the request is within the department’s risk appetite and supports the aims of the department.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 01/04/2020 16:55:36 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1277640

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Secondary Education: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the criteria for applications for the next round of secondary schools buildings funding programme.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	139033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>We are delivering on my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister’s commitment to a 10-year school rebuilding programme, which will give long-term stability and certainty both to schools and the construction sector and support more efficient delivery.</p><p>The programme is launching with a commitment to 50 new school rebuilding projects a year, replacing many poor condition and ageing school buildings with modern, energy efficient designs, transforming education for thousands of pupils. Investment will continue to be targeted at school buildings in the worst condition across England – including substantial investment in the Midlands and the North. We will set out further details of the programme shortly.</p><p>Since 2015, we have allocated £9.5 billion to maintain and improve the condition of the school estate, including an additional £560 million in financial year 2020-21 for essential maintenance. A further £1.8 billion has been committed for 2021-22. On top of that the existing Priority School Building Programme is rebuilding or refurbishing buildings in the worst condition at over 500 schools across England.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 26/01/2021 17:34:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson