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1240064

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	What steps he is taking to promote house building.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	907026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>We have set out an ambitious package of measures to ensure we build the right homes in the right places; levelling up opportunities across the country. This includes, at £12 billion, the highest single funding commitment to affordable housing in a decade; and once in a generation reform to the planning system. This builds on the 240,000 new homes delivered last year; the highest in over 30 years.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/10/2020 16:54:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1240065

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	How the Government allocates resources between local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	907028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>In England, the Government generally allocates funding to local authorities in line with their relative need. For example, since the start of the pandemic, we have allocated an additional £3.7 billion un-ringfenced funding to local authorities in England, and have taken into account population, deprivation and how service delivery costs vary across the country in distributing this money.</p><p>Local authority allocations in Wales are a fully devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:56:25 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1240066

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the financial effect on local authorities of additional local restrictions as a result of an increase in covid-19 infections.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Kate Osborne
uin	907030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>We have provided over £4.8 billion in additional funding to support councils throughout the pandemic, including £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced funding.</p><p>We are extremely grateful to councils for their continued collaboration through our COVID-19 data collection and monitoring exercises, and continue to have discussions with councils about the pressures they are facing.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:56:45 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4783 label Biography information for Kate Osborne

1240067

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Property Development: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to discourage developers from building in areas at risk of flooding.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	907031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>There are already strong protections in the National Planning Policy Framework, and we are reviewing this to ensure that future development will be safe from floods. The review will assess whether current protections in national planning policy are enough and consider options for further reform.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/10/2020 16:57:09 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1240068

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions has he had with his counterpart in the Scottish Government on cladding.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	907032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>My Department is in regular contact with the devolved administrations on the subject of Building Safety. The devolved administrations are routinely invited to and regularly attend meetings of the Building Regulation Advisory Committee where matters relating to the Building Regulations in England and the United Kingdom are discussed.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/10/2020 16:57:34 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1240069

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Towns Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress he has made on the Towns Fund.
tabling member constituency	South Ribble
tabling member printed	Katherine Fletcher
uin	907036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Our £3.6 billion Towns Fund will play a vital role in supporting our country’s economic recovery, investing in housing, skills, technology, culture and town centres, as we move beyond the immediate covid-19 response. We have recently provided accelerated funding to help towns respond to the immediate challenges of COVID-19, including £750,000 to Leyland.</p><p>We will be announcing the first cohort of Town Deals this Autumn, and hope to agree all deals by next Spring.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:58:15 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher

1240070

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the Government has made on the Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	907037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will operate across the Union to make sure each of the four nations prosper. Decisions the design of the fund will need to be taken after a cross-Government Spending Review. In the meantime, we will continue to work closely with interested parties whilst developing the fund.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:57:32 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1239158

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans provide a substantive response to the correspondence of hon. Member for Glasgow Central of 15 July 2020 regarding constituent Mr Azizi.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	97614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member’s correspondence. A reply was sent on 1 October 2020.</p><p>The hon. Member for Glasgow Central wrote on 15 July 2020 on behalf of her constituent, Mr Nihaz Azizi (known to UKVI as Mr Nihat Azizi), who claimed asylum in the UK on 3 April 2019. The hon. Member requested a progress update on the asylum claim.</p><p>Routine fingerprint checks indicated that Mr Azizi had previously claimed asylum in Germany in January 2016, and consideration was therefore given to returning him to Germany in accordance with the Dublin Regulations. However, it was subsequently decided to process his asylum claim in the UK.</p><p>UKVI cannot give an indication as to when Mr Azizi’s asylum claim is likely to be concluded as this will depend on the nature and extent of any enquiries that may need to be carried out before it can make a decision.</p><p>UKVI will contact Mr Azizi in writing via his legal representatives, Latta &amp; Co Solicitors, once a decision is made on his asylum claim or if any further information or evidence is required.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 05/10/2020 16:15:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1239160

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to MBRRACE's report of 2018 entitled Saving lives, improving mothers' care, what steps the Government has taken to tackle health inequalities among Black (a) pregnant women and (b) mothers in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	97597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>Work to reduce health inequalities around maternal mortality rates is being led by Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE, Chief Midwifery Officer. This includes understanding why mortality rates are higher, considering evidence about what will reduce mortality rates and taking action.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan outlines plans to reduce health inequalities and address unwarranted variation in maternity care. Targeted and enhanced continuity of carer can significantly improve outcomes for women. The Long Term Plan sets out that 75% of black women will receive continuity of carer from midwives by 2024.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 09/10/2020 09:32:17 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 52019 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1239170

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Joint Biosecurity Centre: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department included key performance indicators in its contracts with (a) Deloitte and (b) Boston Consulting Group for those companies' work in the Joint Biosecurity Centre.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	97479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Joint Biosecurity Centre does not currently employ any consultant from Deloitte or Boston Consulting Group.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/12/2020 09:52:52 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 52010 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter