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1143931

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to reply to the letter dated 5 April 2019 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire on the adequacy of amenities in Skelmersdale.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	285120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>I have responded to the Hon Member's letter. I have asked my office to email you a copy of the response.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/09/2019 14:48:45 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1177748

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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	Private Rented Housing: Reform
	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 the timeframe is for bringing forward legislative proposals for a Renters Reform Bill.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to enhancing renters’ security and improving protections for short-term tenants. We will bring forward a Renters’ Reform Bill as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 19/02/2020 11:14:13 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1177750

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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	Disabled Facilities Grants
	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 ensure access to the Disabled Facilities Grant for older tenants and their landlords in the private rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>Anyone can apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant, including people living in private rented accommodation, subject to a means test and an assessment of need. Tenure should not impact a person’s ability to access the home adaptations they need. The Government also funds Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies. Foundations works closely with local authorities to promote best practice in the delivery of home adaptations, including providing information and advice to older people living in private rented accommodation and their landlords.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 19/02/2020 11:09:05 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1177751

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that new homes are built to the lifetime homes standard.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>Part M (Access to and Use of Buildings) of the Building Regulations sets minimum access standards for all new buildings. The M4(2) standard for accessible and adaptable homes, set out in statutory guidance, is broadly equivalent to the independent Lifetime Homes standard. Planning guidance on housing for older and disabled people published last summer strengthened the link between plan making and requirement M4(2) for new homes. Government will also consult shortly on raising accessibility standards, recognising the importance of suitable homes for older and disabled people.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 18/02/2020 16:28:28 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1177754

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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	Fuel Poverty: Older People
	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 (a) support people aged over 60 who live in fuel poor households and (b) improve the energy efficiency of those households.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>We believe everyone should be protected against the cold in their home and the best long-term solution to addressing fuel poverty is to improve household energy efficiency. The Energy Efficiency Regulations 2015 sets a minimum energy efficiency standard of Energy Performance Certificate Band E for private rented properties. Pensioners also receive financial support to ensure they can keep their homes warm. Winter Fuel Payments provide pensioners with between £100 and £300 to keep their homes warm during the winter. Those on Pension Credit also receive a £140 Warm Home Discount rebate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 18/02/2020 16:27:45 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1178903

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	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	Ground Rent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which companies have signed up to the Government's pledge to remove onerous ground rents.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	18377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The companies that have signed up to the Government’s Public pledge for leaseholders are published on the gov.uk website and available to the public: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leaseholder-pledge/public-pledge-for-leaseholders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leaseholder-pledge/public-pledge-for-leaseholders</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 26/02/2020 11:45:58 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1196787

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	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	Charities: Finance
	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 ensure that local authorities are provided with sufficient funding to provide grants to all charities in receipt of charitable rate relief.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	48337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>In response to Covid-19, the government announced there would be support for small businesses, and businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, delivered through the Small Business Grant Fund (SBGF) and the Retail, Leisure and Hospitality Grant Fund (RLHGF).</p><p>In addition to this, on 1 May, the government announced that up to £617 million is being made available to local authorities in England to allow them to provide discretionary grants. This additional fund is aimed at small businesses who were not eligible for the SBGF or the RLHGF; small businesses with ongoing fixed property-related costs but not liable for business rates or rates reliefs.</p><p>We are asking local authorities to prioritise the following types of businesses for grants from within this funding pot:</p><ul><li>Charity properties in receipt of charitable business rates relief which would otherwise have been eligible for Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Rate Relief;</li><li>Small businesses in shared offices or other flexible work spaces;</li><li>Regular market traders; and</li><li>Bed &amp; Breakfasts which pay Council Tax instead of business rates.</li></ul><p>Local authorities are responsible for defining precise eligibility for this fund and may choose to make payments to other businesses based on local economic need, subject to those businesses meeting the specific eligibility criteria.</p><p>Guidance, intended to support local authorities in administering the Discretionary Grants Fund, was published 13 May. This will not replace existing guidance for the SBGF or the RHLGF. Guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-business-support-grant-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-business-support-grant-funding</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 02/06/2020 10:29:49 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1222594

	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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	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 issue guidance on ensuring that clinically and extremely vulnerable are supported in areas that have local covid-19 lockdown restrictions imposed on them.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	71701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that it will continually monitor the transmission of the virus in our communities and, if rates rise too much, our advice to those who are shielding may change.</p><p>For those shielding in Leicester, the guidance published on 23 June remains in place and those who are clinically extremely vulnerable should continue to follow it.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting all those who are shielding.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 71702 question first answered 14/07/2020 14:49:33 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1222595

	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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	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 ensure that clinically and extremely vulnerable people under local covid-19 lockdown restrictions (a) are safe and (b) have their basic needs met beyond the end of July 2020 when the shielding rules are eased.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	71702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that it will continually monitor the transmission of the virus in our communities and, if rates rise too much, our advice to those who are shielding may change.</p><p>For those shielding in Leicester, the guidance published on 23 June remains in place and those who are clinically extremely vulnerable should continue to follow it.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting all those who are shielding.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 71701 question first answered 14/07/2020 14:49:33 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1222599

	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	Housing: 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 the Government is taking to ensure that (a) at-risk and (b) vulnerable individuals (i) with irregular immigration status, (ii) who are homeless and (c) are victims of labour and sexual exploitation are provided with adequate accommodation during local covid-19 lockdowns.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	71703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting vulnerable people and have acted decisively to ensure that we support everyone through this pandemic.</p><p>We are ensuring local authorities are supported, with £3.2 million in targeted funding to help support individuals who are sleeping rough off the streets, and an additional £3.7 billion provided to local authorities as part of the wider Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>This funding has been provided to help local authorities to reduce risks to public health and to support individuals on the basis of need.</p><p>We are aware of concerns about those with no recourse to public funds experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 crisis.</p><p>The legal position on those with no recourse to public funds has not been amended.</p><p>On 6 April, in line with Public Health England guidance and social distancing measures, the Safeguarding Minister announced that all modern slavery victims accommodated by the Victim Care Contract would not be required to move on from their Government-funded accommodation for a period of three months.</p><p>On 24 May, the Housing Secretary announced plans for thousands of long-term, safe homes to support many of the vulnerable rough sleepers who have been supported during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, vulnerable rough sleepers taken off the streets during the pandemic can get the specialist support they need to rebuild their lives. This unprecedented commitment, the biggest of its kind since the Government's Rough Sleeping Initiative began, will be backed by £160 million in 20/21 to inject 3,300 new units of accommodation into the system over the following 12 months, part of 6,000 in total. <br> <br>In addition, on 24 June the Housing Secretary announced that we are providing local authorities with a further £105 million to enable them to best support the almost 15,000 vulnerable people placed into emergency accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>The Government recognises that these are unprecedented times, and expects local authorities to support people who are sleeping rough, and also to minimise unnecessary risks to public health, acting within the law.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 14/07/2020 14:40:08 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper