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808801

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Equality: Impact Assessments
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 effectiveness of the implementation of Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 in the integrated impact assessments of (a) Newcastle, (b) Leicester, (c) Newham, (d) Islington and (e) Southwark local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	119910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p><p>I refer the Hon Member to the response to Question UIN 121866 on 24 January 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 01/02/2018 15:21:32 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

806104

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many non-UK EU nationals started employment in his Department since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	119305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department collects national identity data from its employees on a voluntary basis. Where staff self-describe their national identity as 'other' there is no requirement to provide further detail or evidence of their nationality. As such we are unable to accurately determine the number of non-UK EU nationals that have started in the Department in the time since 23 June 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 19/12/2017 14:16:32 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

795503

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	INTERREG Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to support the participation of English regions in European Territorial Cooperation programmes after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	115924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The future relationship we will have with the EU is being agreed through the formal negotiations between the Government and European Commission. It would be premature to speculate about the precise nature of that at this stage.</p><p>The Government has been clear that it wants to create a new era of cooperation and partnership between the UK and the EU. We are negotiating to secure a deal that works for every region in the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/12/2017 16:55:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

791186

registered interest
date	17/11/2017
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	Opportunity and Integration Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2017 to Question 106973 ,what plans his Department has to include the recommendations of the Casey Review, in particular the promotion of English language skills for those from isolated communities, into the new integration strategy.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	114513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>As stated in my answer to Question UIN 106973 on 16 October 2017, my Department has been reviewing the available evidence on the main causes of poor integration, including Dame Louise's Review. In the coming months we will bring forward plans for tackling these issues through a new integration strategy, including teaching more people to speak English.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/11/2017 16:38:35 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

790891

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
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	Homelessness
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 has been made of the ability of local authorities to deliver their new duties under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	113560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The Homelessness Reduction Act requires local authorities to carry out additional duties to prevent and relieve homelessness and to intervene earlier to prevent homelessness.</p><p>The Government committed to fund the Act in line with the longstanding ‘new burdens’ doctrine. We announced funding of £61 million in January 2017 and, following further discussions with local authorities on the new duties, have provided an additional £11.7 million. This takes the total amount of new burdens funding to £72.7 million. We have committed to reviewing the implementation of the Act, including the resourcing of it and how it is working in practice, concluding no later than two years after commencement of the substantive clauses of the Act.</p><p>The new Homelessness Advice and Support Team, drawn from local authorities and the homelessness sector, is providing support to local authorities implementing the Homelessness Reduction Act.</p><p>We also fund the National Homelessness Advice Service to provide free training on the Homelessness Reduction Act.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 23/11/2017 16:25:31 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

790895

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
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	Private Rented Housing: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to de-risk the private rented sector to make it a more viable option for homeless people and vulnerable tenants.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	113609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Mediated access schemes play an important role in enabling homeless people to access the private rented sector. That is why we have committed to providing £20 million of funding for schemes that will enable better access to new tenancies or support in sustaining existing tenancies for those who are, or at risk, of homelessness or rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 113559 question first answered 23/11/2017 16:18:21 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

790896

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
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	Private Rented Housing: Homelessness
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 his Department has made of the potential effect a national rent deposit guarantee scheme will have on homeless people's ability to access the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	113559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Mediated access schemes play an important role in enabling homeless people to access the private rented sector. That is why we have committed to providing £20 million of funding for schemes that will enable better access to new tenancies or support in sustaining existing tenancies for those who are, or at risk, of homelessness or rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 113609 question first answered 23/11/2017 16:18:21 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

782654

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Energy Performance Certificates
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 trends in the level of compliance with Article 13 of the energy performance of buildings directive.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	111244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on Energy Performance Certificates required under Article 13 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive to be displayed for buildings occupied by public authorities can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-energy-performance-of-buildings-certificates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-energy-performance-of-buildings-certificates</a> (Table DEC1). Energy Performance Certificate data for non-domestic buildings over 500m<sup>2 </sup>can be found at: <a href="https://epc.opendatacommunities.org/" target="_blank">https://epc.opendatacommunities.org/</a>. However, the Government does not routinely hold or collect data to identify buildings that are frequently visited by the public.</p><p>Compliance with Energy Performance Certificate requirements is checked by trading standards' bodies. My Department has sought information on the number of enforcement notices issued by trading standards' bodies and will provide advice in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/11/2017 13:51:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

782656

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Energy Performance Certificates
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 effectiveness of the independent control system in overseeing quality assurances of energy performance certificates.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	111243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Two per cent of all Energy Performance certificates (EPCs) are randomly selected for audit by the accreditation schemes responsible for certifying energy assessors. In addition to this, independent auditors are appointed by my Department to regularly audit accreditation schemes to make sure that they comply with DCLG’s operating requirements.</p><p>It is important that prospective homebuyers and tenants are aware of the energy efficiency of the property they are looking to buy or rent and EPCs enable this.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/11/2017 17:08:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

782669

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Private Rented Housing: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 October 2017 to Question 105187, on energy performance certificates, what estimate his Department has made of the number of private sector landlords compliant with the energy efficiency regulations on energy performance certificates.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	111252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member for Brighton Pavilion to the answer I gave today to Question 110744.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/11/2017 14:57:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas