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1190084

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date	24/04/2020
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	Crematoriums: York
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 had discussions with City of York council on the provision of funerals at crematoriums; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	39587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly engages with all councils and has been clear that funerals should continue to be held to allow families and loved ones to say goodbye and respect the wishes, religion and beliefs of the deceased. The Government issued Guidance for Managing Funerals on 19 April, advising councils on how to facilitate funeral arrangements so the physical attendance of mourners can continue as long as those attending adhere to the guidance, which details how the risk of Coronavirus transmission can be reduced.</p><p>The Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government spoke to the Leader of City of York Council on 13 April, and provided the Honourable Lady with an update following that conversation. My Department also wrote to all councils in England <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F880108%2FLetter_from_Minister_Simon_Clarke.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cd37b1892a35c4679703908d7ede559ba%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637239441607564885&amp;sdata=NeV47y1Ylb%2BkIaGkvWyzwcdMfFxV6DbN2HS1sLdxnak%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">on 17 April</a> reiterating the need for the bereaved to have the opportunity to pay their final respects as a fundamental part of the grieving process.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 04/05/2020 14:01:54 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1190138

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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	Holiday Accommodation: Business Rates
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 progress he has made on considering responses to the 2018 consultation on the business rates treatment of self-catering accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	39746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is considering the responses to the consultation and what further steps might be appropriate, taking into account a range of factors including the impact of coronavirus on the UK's tourism industry.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 04/05/2020 14:18:37 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1190139

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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	Community Housing 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 extend the Community Housing Fund for a further five years.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	39747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Community Housing Fund closed at the end of March. Ministers are considering all budgets in the round and allocations for 2020/21 will be confirmed at Main Estimates later in the Spring. Allocations for future years will be considered at the next Spending Review.</p><p>The Government recognises that the community-led housing sector offers significant potential for helping to meet housing need across England. In addition to helping increase the rate of delivery of new housing, it can help deliver a range of benefits including diversifying the housebuilding sector, improving design and construction quality, developing modern methods of construction, and sustaining local communities and local economies. The support and close involvement of the local community enables the community-led approach to secure planning permission and deliver housing that may not be brought forward through speculative development.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/05/2020 14:21:49 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1190143

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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	Second Homes
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 number of second homes that are (a) liable to pay council tax and (b) liable to pay business rates.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	39749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Second homes are liable for council tax rather than business rates. 253,000 properties were treated as second homes for council tax purposes as at September 2019. 56,000 properties that are available commercially as self-catering holiday accommodation are subject to business rates.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 04/05/2020 14:28:11 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1190177

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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	Food Supply: 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 assessment is made of the suitability of the contents of food parcels, provided to vulnerable people, in regard to their (a) medical, (b) religious and (c) ethical preferences.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	39632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>This offer is an emergency response to a very fast-moving situation, to support those in greatest medical need. Some of the boxes may contain some products that are not permitted culturally or for faith reasons by some groups.</p><p>In the standardised box which is delivered to individuals there is an A4 note which explains that should the individual have any allergies or religious/cultural dietary requirements and are not able to eat some of the food and feel that the remaining contents of the package are not enough to provide food for 1 week, they should contact their local authority.</p><p>The packages include tinned meat and tinned tuna, but as the product is packaged there is no risk of individuals having to touch foodstuffs that are unsuitable.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/05/2020 14:23:28 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord