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1001453

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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: Evictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of housing on trends in the level of evictions.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	907454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Government keeps rent levels and numbers of evictions under review. We are taking steps to make renting more affordable and more secure. In the private rented sector, we have recently consulted on overcoming the barriers to longer tenancies and we have committed to ban letting fees and cap tenancy deposits.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 05/11/2018 17:29:54 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1037051

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	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	Building Regulations and Fire Safety Independent Review
	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 report entitled Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, published in May 2018, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislation to implement recommendations in that report before the second anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	205798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government set out how it intends to take forward the recommendations of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety as well as other steps we are taking to improve building safety in its report titled ‘Building a Safer Future – An Implementation Plan’ published on 18 December 2018.</p><p>We will consult in spring 2019 to develop government policy in more detail and to prepare the way for future legislative change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/01/2019 15:09:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1139211

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Social Rented Housing: Pets
	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 Battersea Cats and Dogs Home report on Pet friendly properties, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of pet ownership for social housing tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	277610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made any assessment of the potential benefits of pet ownership for social housing tenants.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:01:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1139210

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Social Rented Housing: Pets
	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 Battersea Cats and Dogs Home report on Pet friendly properties, if his Department will issue guidance for local authorities on pets in social housing.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	277609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The circumstances in which pets may be kept is determined locally by landlords, taking account of the views of their tenants. The Department has no plans to issue guidance for local authorities on pets in social housing.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:02:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

988004

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2018
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	179077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p> </p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 23/10/2018 16:09:30 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1147780

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	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	UK Shared Prosperity 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, when officials in his Department last met with representatives of the devolved Administrations on the development of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	293416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of providing certainty and clarity on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. As announced by the Prime Minister on 27 July, the government will bring forward plans on the fund. The government remains committed to consulting on the fund.</p><p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will operate across the UK. It will be part of this government’s commitment to levelling up our regions and enabling all places to benefit from economic prosperity, particularly those whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>The government has been working closely with interested parties across the UK whilst developing the fund. It is only right that we take final decisions regarding its design, including its allocation, after a cross-government Spending Review.</p><p>UK government officials regularly discuss the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with their counterparts in the devolved administrations and the Northern Ireland Civil Service. The last meeting with representatives from all the devolved administrations was held on 2 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 293413 293415 question first answered 07/10/2019 16:12:48 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964444

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	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 total cost to the public purse of his Department’s work preparing for the UK to leave the EU has been since 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><ul><li><p>£412 million of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</p></li><li><p>£286 million of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a>.</p></li><li><p>Over £1.5 billion of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of which can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, made on 13 March (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>)</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 11/09/2018 15:11:39 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1147777

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	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	UK Shared Prosperity 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, what the timeframe is for the completion of the consultation on a UK Shared Prosperity fund; and if he will publish a response to that consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	293413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of providing certainty and clarity on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. As announced by the Prime Minister on 27 July, the government will bring forward plans on the fund. The government remains committed to consulting on the fund.</p><p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will operate across the UK. It will be part of this government’s commitment to levelling up our regions and enabling all places to benefit from economic prosperity, particularly those whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>The government has been working closely with interested parties across the UK whilst developing the fund. It is only right that we take final decisions regarding its design, including its allocation, after a cross-government Spending Review.</p><p>UK government officials regularly discuss the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with their counterparts in the devolved administrations and the Northern Ireland Civil Service. The last meeting with representatives from all the devolved administrations was held on 2 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 293415 293416 question first answered 07/10/2019 16:12:48 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964528

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	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 cost to the public purse has been of his Department hiring additional staff to cover issues related to the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>This information is not available as the Department does not account for costs in that way. MHCLG’s annual report and accounts 2017-2018 were published on 19 July: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mhclg-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mhclg-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 11/09/2018 15:35:24 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1123169

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	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 cost to his Department of preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	247551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><ul><li>£412 million of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</li><li>£286 million of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18). (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a>)</li><li>Over £1.5 billion of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on 13 March 2018. (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>).</li><li>Over £2 billion of additional funding for 19/20. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS1205, laid on 18 December 2018. (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/</a>)</li></ul><p>This funding is to cover all exit scenarios, and is in addition to departmental efforts to reprioritise from business as usual toward preparations for the UK’s departure from the EU.</p><p>Work on no-deal exit preparations cannot be readily separated from other EU exit work. The Department is preparing for all eventualities and the resources available to support preparations are kept under constant review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 03/05/2019 10:26:34 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake