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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

421328

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Archaeology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions in central government revenue support to local government since 2010 on the management of the historic environment through the planning process.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	11903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are independent from Central Government and are responsible for managing their budgets in line with local priorities. Since 2010 there has been a slight increase in the number of listed building consent decisions issued and slight increase in the proportion of those that were granted consent.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2015 14:04:20 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

426881

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of housebuilding.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	902070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>Housing starts have almost doubled since 2009. Over 608,000 new homes have been built since April 2010 – there are now 795,000 more homes in England than in 2009.</p><p>Trends in housebuilding are published in the quarterly House Building Release.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/11/2015 17:17:23 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

884918

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	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: Prices
	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 evidence cited by the Minister for Housing, the hon. Member for Esher and Walton in the Sunday Times article of 8 April 2018, that immigration has increased house prices.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	135906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 135737 on 18 April 2018. The evidence was published on 13 April 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 24/04/2018 16:56:28 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson