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registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Local Government Pension Scheme: Pay
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) pay and (b) other benefits of the (i) chair, (ii) vice chair, (iii) non-executive and (i) executive directors of each Local Government Pension Scheme pool.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	122446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The pay and benefits of directors of the pool operating companies established to manage local government pension scheme assets are a matter for the participating funds as shareholders. However the Government expects that publicly-owned pool operating companies will provide full disclosure of directors’ remuneration in their annual reports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 17/01/2018 16:58:17 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

822854

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Sleeping Rough: Weather
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 his Department plans to change its guidance on the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol and extended weather provision; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why Government has committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027. We have announced a new Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce, chaired by the Housing Secretary, which will drive forward the implementation of a cross-Government strategy to tackle this issue.</p><p>We have allocated over £1 billion through to 2020, following the 2015 Spending Review, to prevent and reduce all forms of homelessness. This includes £28 million announced at Budget to pilot a Housing First approach for some of the rough sleepers with the most complex needs.</p><p>Local authorities should work together with partners to provide basic emergency accommodation to minimise the risk of harm to individuals when the temperature drops.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 122538 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:02:10 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

822855

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Sleeping Rough: Weather
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 his Department plans to change legal protections for people sleeping rough in England during severe weather; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why Government has committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027. We have announced a new Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce, chaired by the Housing Secretary, which will drive forward the implementation of a cross-Government strategy to tackle this issue.</p><p>We have allocated over £1 billion through to 2020, following the 2015 Spending Review, to prevent and reduce all forms of homelessness. This includes £28 million announced at Budget to pilot a Housing First approach for some of the rough sleepers with the most complex needs.</p><p>Local authorities should work together with partners to provide basic emergency accommodation to minimise the risk of harm to individuals when the temperature drops.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 122537 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:02:10 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

822869

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Domestic Safety
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 he has plans to review or update the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	122552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Housing Health and Safety Rating System was introduced by the Housing Act 2004. It is a risk based assessment tool which is used by local authorities to assess the risk of a hazard in residential housing to the health and safety of occupants or visitors. The system is kept under regular review, including whether the guidance needs to be updated.</p><p>The Government has commissioned Dame Judith Hackitt to take forward an independent review of building and fire safety regulations and their effectiveness. A decision on whether the guidance on the Housing Health and Safety Rating System needs to be updated will be taken following the completion of that review, which is expected to be in Spring 2018.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 01/02/2018 15:27:25 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

822880

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Homelessness: Portsmouth
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 include Portsmouth in funding allocations for Housing First pilot schemes to reduce homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	122563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>At budget the Chancellor announced £28 million of funding to pilot the Housing First approach for some of the country’s most entrenched rough sleepers. The pilots will cover 3 major regions of England. The West Midlands Combined Authority, Greater Manchester, and the Liverpool City Region.</p><p>The pilots will gather data on the effectiveness of Housing First and will inform any wider roll-out of the approach to other parts of the country.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/01/2018 13:02:41 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

822910

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Christianity
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 have been taken by the Government in response to the recommendation in paragraph 6.2.4 of the Council of Europe Resolution 2036 (2015) on enabling Christians to fully participate in public life.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	122593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Britain has a proud tradition of religious tolerance, within the law. The Government is committed to creating a strong and integrated society in which hatred and prejudice are not tolerated and in which all people are free to express their religious identity and live without fear of harassment and crime.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that people are protected against discrimination because of religion or belief, and that they are able to exercise the right to hold and manifest their beliefs in a reasonable manner. We support people’s right to conduct their lives in accordance with the Christian faith (as well as other faiths and beliefs) providing this does not unlawfully interfere with the rights of others.</p><p>More generally, the Government greatly values the vital role that Christian organisations – and individual Christians - have in our society and the participation they have in national life, inspiring a great number of people to get involved in public service and providing help to those in need, as well as acting as a moral beacon. Our Christian heritage is something that we can all be proud of.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/01/2018 13:00:26 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

822913

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Churches: Crimes of Violence
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 community and inter-faith relations of attacks on churches in the UK including Christ Church on Infirmary Road in Londonderry on 12 September 2017, St John's Church in Keynsham in September 2017, Holy Trinity Church in Back Hamlet in August 2017, St James’ Church in Dursley in August 2017, St Mary and St Nicolas Church in August 2017, Airdrie Clarkston Parish Church in August 2017, All Saints Parish Church on Church Street, Gainsborough on 26 July 2017, St Winifred RC Church, Bootle in July 2017, Church of the Venerable Bede in July 2017, St Thomas’s Church in Stopsley in July 2017, St Botolph’s Church in Skidbrooke in July 2017, Murston Old Church in July 2017, St Editha's Church, in Tamworth in June 2017, Castlemilk Evangelical Church of Christ in April 2017, Wylde Green United Reformed Church in Sutton Coldfield in March 2017, St Faith’s Church in Lincoln in March 2017, Blackford Parish Church in February 2017, St. Mary’s Church, Pateley Bridge in January 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	122596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p><br>We condemn in the strongest terms attacks on all faith institutions as we are well aware of the impact this can have on inter-faith relations. The Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme is one of the key commitments contained within 'Action Against Hate' - the UK Government's plan for tackling hate crime. The Home Office has committed £2.4 million to the scheme over three years. The Government provides funding for security measures to places of worship that have been subject to, or vulnerable to a hate crime attack. The fund has received a number of applications from churches. Applications for 2018/19 will be opening in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/01/2018 17:42:30 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

822914

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Religious Freedom
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 have been taken by the Government in response to the recommendation in paragraph 6.6 of the Council of Europe Resolution 2036 (2015) on combatting and preventing cases of violence, discrimination and intolerance and on carrying out effective investigations in order to avoid any sense of impunity among the perpetrators.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	122597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes all forms of hate crime seriously including hate crime perpetrated against Christians. 'Action against Hate' the UK Government's plan for tackling hate crime specifically mentions anti-Christian Hate Crime and the work we are doing to prevent attacks against all places of worship including churches. We are supporting work through the police online reporting mechanism True Vision to encourage victims of anti-Christian hate crime to report incidents to the police. We would expect all incidents of hate crime to be investigated effectively and perpetrators brought to justice. We also support a number of projects in schools including the Anne Frank Trust which use Anne’s diary to educate young people about all forms of prejudice and intolerance.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/01/2018 17:42:57 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

822953

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2017 to Question 111729, on what dates Royal Parks expressed its support for locating in Victoria Tower Gardens (a) the Holocaust Memorial and (b) the Learning Centre; and if he will place in the Library copies of the communications from Royal Parks indicating that support.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	122636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Royal Parks first expressed their support for locating the Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens at a meeting on 2 December 2015. The Parks’ support for the memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens was repeated in letters dated 15 March 2017, 7 April 2017 and 15 September 2017. Concerns were raised in these letters about the proposed learning centre. These letters have now been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/01/2018 17:58:03 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

822954

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2017 to Question 117268, on National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service, what conclusions the Government drew on visitor numbers to the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre from its comparative assessment of visitor numbers to Holocaust memorials around the world; and if he will place a copy of that comparative assessment in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	122637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Assessments of the number of visitors to the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre are still being developed as part of the early stages of the design process. Full details will be published as part of the planning application.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 122639 question first answered 23/01/2018 17:59:17 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh