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1248384

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Sleeping Rough: Harlow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to support rough sleeping programmes in Harlow in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	110782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>In 2020/21, we are providing over £700 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping across England.</p><p>Harlow has so far been allocated £411,718 through rough sleeping programmes in 2020/21:</p><ul><li>£328,435 through the Rough Sleeping Initiative;</li><li>£1,650 from the COVID-19 Emergency Rough Sleeping Fund; and</li><li>£81,633 from the short-term portion of the Next Steps Accommodation Programme.</li></ul><p>Harlow has also been allocated £460,902 in homelessness funding in 2020/21:</p><ul><li>£360,351 from the Flexible Homelessness Support Grant; and</li><li>£100,551 through the Homelessness Reduction Grant.</li></ul> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/11/2020 15:33:53 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1282577

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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	Harlow Council: 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, how much additional financial support the Government has provided to Harlow Council to support its response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	146846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has allocated over £8 billion directly to councils since the start of the pandemic, and at the Spending Review the Chancellor announced that councils are expected to receive an estimated £3 billion of additional support for COVID-19 in 2021-22. This takes the total support committed to councils in England to tackle the impacts of COVID-19 to over £11 billion.</p><p>For Harlow Council, this means over £500k of additional unringfenced grant funding next year, on top of over £2 million of additional funding already allocated, of which over £1.5 million is unringfenced.</p><p>For Essex County Council, this means over £28.8 million of additional unringfenced grant funding next year on top of over £153 million of additional funding already allocated, of which over £84.5 million is unringfenced.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 04/02/2021 15:32:29 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1285214

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Harlow Council: Local Government 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, what the uplift in core funding is for Harlow Council in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	151674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>Under the annual local government finance settlement, Harlow Council saw their Core Spending Power rise from £11.3 million in 2019/20 to £11.9 million in 2020/21, an increase of £0.6 million. Depending on local decisions, Harlow Council may see their Core Spending Power rise from £11.9 million in 2020/21 to £12.5 million in 2021/22, an increase of £0.5 million.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/02/2021 13:39:45 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

993624

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
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	Estate Agents: Disclosure of Information
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 estate agents are required to disclose the criminal convictions of a previous occupant of a property to a potential new occupant.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	182744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team have published guidance in this area. It would depend on the type, seriousness and age of the convictions. The estate agent would need to determine whether the conviction would have a material impact on the purchaser's future in the property. For example, would they have paid the asking price, or bought the property in the first place had they known.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 26/10/2018 13:19:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180078

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Social Rented Housing: Harlow
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 he will take to reduce the number of out-of-area placements in permitted development rights buildings in Harlow.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	19823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is clear that as far as possible local authorities should avoid placing households outside of their borough. However, where there is a limited supply of suitable accommodation, on occasion, it is necessary to place households outside of the local area. This should always be a last resort. Where it does happen, the council should place the household as near as possible to the original local authority. They also have a legal duty to notify the receiving local authority of any households placed into their area.</p><p>Collaboration between local authorities is key. The Government welcomes the initiative taken by the Local Government Association to bring together local authorities from London and around the country to try to address concerns about unsuitable out of area placements, including the use of blocks converted under permitted development rights.</p><p>I also recognise the particular challenges that London boroughs face in securing suitable temporary accommodation, which can affect surrounding areas such as Harlow. To tackle these issues, we have invested £37.8 million into a partnership of local authorities across London who have set up Capital Letters – a not-for-profit company which will support councils to reduce the use of expensive nightly-paid temporary accommodation and help to ensure properties are allocated more locally than they are currently. In total, in 2020/2021 the Government is providing £437 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. This marks a £69 million increase in funding from the previous year.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/02/2020 17:17:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180335

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding he has allocated to civil society and campaigning bodies in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	20456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>Civil Society forms an essential part of our communities up and down the country. It includes large, national charities, social enterprises, volunteers and small grassroots organisations but what joins them all is the idea of creating social value to help build a better society. <br> <br> Government funding to civil society is ring-fenced for particular projects or programmes. Grant agreement terms and conditions prohibit grant funding being used for paid for lobbying and political campaigning</p><p><br> Each of the Department’s (MHCLG/DCLG) published Annual Report and Financial Accounts lists the charitable bodies and the amounts (Section 70 payments) that were funded by the Department. The Department does not record whether the body is a ‘campaigning body’. All grant payments over £25,000 are published as part of the Government Transparency routine.</p><p>Our published Annual Report and Financial Accounts (and lists the charitable body payments) can be found here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fdclg-annual-reports-and-accounts&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cf36f2ba7a1d143b99bec08d7bf7aa58c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637188405786751314&amp;sdata=ydEwa%2BBnijQbEQAGNmY%2Fk0sQDM2ThjfdytQyfS1VgtU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-annual-reports-and-accounts</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 04/03/2020 13:01:05 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1185780

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
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	Private Rented 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 plans his Department has to provide support to private renters for the payment of rent as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	30746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>On 18 March, we announced a radical package of measures to protect renters and landlords affected by coronavirus. Emergency legislation will be taken forward as an urgent priority so that landlords will not be able to start proceedings to evict tenants for at least a three-month period. As a result of these measures, no renters in private or social accommodation needs to be concerned about the threat of eviction.</p><p>More information on these plans can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/complete-ban-on-evictions-and-additional-protection-for-renters" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/complete-ban-on-evictions-and-additional-protection-for-renters</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/03/2020 17:22:07 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1186427

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Refuges: Repairs and Maintenance
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 guidance his Department has issued to women's refuge centres and charities on the maintenance of services during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	32139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department has been engaging with domestic abuse service providers on a daily basis to understand the additional challenges they are facing and the support needed to ensure essential provision is kept open and available to victims and their children.</p><p>Following these discussions, on 23 March we published guidance to assist domestic abuse service providers in service delivery at these unprecedented times. The guidance, in line with current Public Health England advice, sets out the advice for daily service operation within the context of domestic abuse safe accommodation provision</p><p><br>The guidance can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-domestic-abuse-safe-accommodation-provision/covid-19-guidance-on-isolation-for-domestic-abuse-safe-accommodation-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-domestic-abuse-safe-accommodation-provision/covid-19-guidance-on-isolation-for-domestic-abuse-safe-accommodation-settings</a></p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/03/2020 16:39:19 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1186428

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Refuges: 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, what funding grants his Department is making available to women's refuge not-for-profit organisations during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	32140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department will do everything we can to support domestic abuse service providers to keep these vital services up and running during the Coronavirus outbreak.</p><p>My officials are in daily contact with the domestic abuse sector to understand the additional challenges they are facing and how best to respond to help support services in these unprecedented times.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/03/2020 16:27:39 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1217983

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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	Multiple Occupation: 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 guidance his Department has issued on house movings in houses in multiple occupation during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	64894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>There is no prohibition on moving home and anyone in England who wishes to move home can do so, including into houses in multiple occupation. Guidance on moving home is available on the GOV.uk website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-advice-on-home-moving-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-advice-on-home-moving-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak</a>.This guidance provides important public health information to ensure that the process of moving home and key activities around this, such as viewing property, can happen safely and the risk of spreading coronavirus is minimised.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 30/06/2020 15:55:29 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon