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820692

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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
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 make an assessment of the proportion of time spent dealing with individual local authority matters and combined authority matters by (a) all chief executives of local authorities which are part of a combined authority and (b) the Chief Executive of Walsall Council.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	122110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The working patterns of council Chief Executives are entirely local matters which are the responsibility of the council concerned.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 16/01/2018 17:57:51 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak previous answer version 34623 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

820832

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Devolution: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to meet Yorkshire Council Leaders to discuss the proposed One Yorkshire deal.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	122250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State told the House on 30 October that he had received a request to meet Yorkshire and Humber MPs and local council leaders, which he had accepted, and that he looked forward to the meeting. We are now in the process of making arrangements and aim to meet the council leaders and MPs in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 16/01/2018 10:48:52 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

820841

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Written Questions
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 5 January 2018 to Question 119163, how many of his Department's Answers to Written Parliamentary Questions have advised that the requested information was not available on the grounds of disproportionate cost associated with data collection and collation in the current session.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	122259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>There have been 14 answers given in this session that advise the information is not available on the ground of disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 16/01/2018 17:58:20 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 34614 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

820914

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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: Rural Areas
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 his Department is taking to identify the level of homelessness in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	122332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government publishes regular statistics on the levels of homelessness and rough sleeping, at national and local authority level. This captures the levels of homelessness and rough sleeping in both urban and rural areas.</p><p>The latest statistics can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/01/2018 16:23:42 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

820915

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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, what steps his Department is taking reduce the risks faced by people living on the streets during times of sub-zero temperatures.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	122333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>We expect local authorities to work closely with the voluntary sector to provide basic emergency accommodation to minimise the risk of harm to individuals when the temperature drops, in line with Severe Weather Emergency Protocol guidance. Our new Homelessness Advice and Support Team, drawn from local authorities and the homelessness sector, are providing targeted challenge and support to help local authorities to improve their response to homelessness, which includes their cold weather provision for rough sleepers.</p><p>However, no one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why the 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 rough sleepers with the most complex needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/01/2018 16:24:49 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

820920

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Letting Agents: Fees and Charges
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 timetable is for the introduction of the draft Tenant Fees Bill into the House.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	122338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>On 1 November 2017, the Government published a draft Bill, proposing a ban on letting agent fees for tenants. The draft Bill and explanatory notes can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-tenants-fees-bill" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-tenants-fees-bill</a></p><p><br>The Communities and Local Government Select Committee are conducting an inquiry into the draft Bill. The Government will consider any recommendations of the Committee and then seek to introduce the Bill formally to Parliament as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 16/01/2018 10:38:56 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

820926

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Incinerators: Waste Disposal
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 made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a moratorium on waste incineration planning consents; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	122344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has made no such assessment. However, the Rt. Hon Member is welcome to submit her views on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 16/01/2018 15:19:56 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

819009

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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
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 recent steps his Department has taken to work with local communities in reducing levels of homelessness in their areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Tackling homelessness is a complex issue with no single solution, but we are determined to help the most vulnerable in society.</p><p>That is why we are providing over £1 billion up to 2020 to reduce all forms of homelessness and rough sleeping, and introducing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades through the Homelessness Reduction Act to ensure people get support sooner. In particular, we are supporting 84 projects through our Homelessness Prevention programme across a variety of areas, ranging from core cities, to coastal towns, to rural areas.</p><p>We are also providing £28 million to pilot Housing First in three major regions of England. The pilots will support some of the most entrenched rough sleepers off the streets and help them to end their homelessness.</p><p>The recently established Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce will first deliver a cross-Government strategy to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminate it altogether by 2027. However, it will also drive action to reduce wider homelessness and will have within its remit issues such as prevention and affordability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/01/2018 15:17:58 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

819090

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Smoke Alarms: West Midlands
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 information his Department holds on the proportion of households without functioning smoke alarms in (a) the West Midlands, (b) Coventry and (c) Coventry South constituency in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	121767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry does publish national estimates. These figures can be calculated using Annex Table 2.16 in the 2015-16 English Housing Survey Headline Report (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2015-to-2016-headline-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2015-to-2016-headline-report</a>).</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 16/01/2018 15:18:48 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 34258 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

819107

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Casey Report of December 2016, what plans the Government has to improve the provision of English as a second language courses.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	121784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The manifesto committed the Government to bring forward a new integration strategy, which will include proposals to teach more people to speak English. We are working closely with other government Departments, including the Department for Education, in preparing the integration strategy, which we will publish for consultation shortly.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 121558 question first answered 16/01/2018 17:57:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts