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1081154

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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 his Department is taking to ensure that safety standards are maintained when residences are created under permitted development.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	909533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>I can confirm that all homes, whether granted permission through a national permitted development right or by a planning application are required to meet Building Regulations, including fire safety.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/03/2019 16:42:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1078559

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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: Greater London
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 plans his Department has to reduce homelessness in London.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	226716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping, which is why we have now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle it over the spending review period, including the £75 million Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI). We are particularly encouraged that across the 83 RSI areas rough sleeping numbers have fallen by almost a fifth. In its first year, councils have used the investment to create an additional 1,750 beds and 500 rough sleeping support staff this means there are more people in warm beds tonight as a direct result of government funding</p><p>London is undoubtedly the most challenging area in terms of rough sleeping. The RSI has provided a total of £7.8 million funding to 22 London boroughs in 2018/19 to support rough sleepers off the streets. £9.4 million has provisionally been allocated for 2019/20. The RSI also directly funds the Greater London Authority (GLA) and has provided £3.3 million for 2018/19. Among other things, this has funded the expansion London Street Rescue outreach, floating assessment hubs that tackle specific problem areas, additional staging post accommodation to aid people in their journey away from rough sleeping, as well as a winter night shelter fund and staff to help people with mental health issues. We have provisionally allocated £2.9 million of RSI funding to the GLA for 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/03/2019 17:04:30 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1054564

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Permitted Development Rights
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 ensure proposed new permitted development rights do not adversely affect the quality of housing with respect to (a) size and (b) safety regulations.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	216359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Our recent consultation, “Planning Reform: Supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes” sought views on new permitted development rights to help deliver more homes.</p><p>All homes, whether granted permission through a national permitted development right or on a planning application are required to meet Building Regulations, including fire safety.</p><p>We are currently considering the responses received to the consultation. Decisions will be taken in due course on the consultation proposals to be taken forward.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/02/2019 16:17:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1051444

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: Domestic Abuse
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of victims of domestic abuse entering (a) refuges, (b) temporary accommodation and (c) homelessness in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	214655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>We are overhauling the statutory homelessness data collection alongside the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act. This will give us better insights into the causes of homelessness and the support people need, including where someone is accepted as homeless because they were vulnerable as a result of having fled their home because of domestic violence or the threat of domestic violence, alongside other reasons for acceptance.</p><p>Since 2015 we have also provided over £1 million to Women’s Aid for two projects, Routes to Support and No Woman Turned Away. Routes to Support (formerly UK Refuges Online) is part-funded by the Government and is a UK-wide online database containing information about domestic abuse and other violence against women services, including refuge. No Woman Turned Away provides additional caseworker support to women facing difficulties in accessing refuge, including victims with children. We are continuing to fund these vital projects to 2020.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of victims of domestic abuse entering refuges, temporary accommodation and homelessness in each year since 2013.</p><p>However, we do hold data for the numbers of households who have been accepted as owed a homelessness duty, where the main reason for the loss of a last settled home was due to a violent relationship breakdown with a partner. Please find a table with a breakdown of figures for the financial years 2012/13 to 2017/18 below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Households found to be eligible for assistance, whose reason for loss of last settled home is due to violent relationship breakdown with their partner</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>6,540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>6,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>6,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>6,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>6,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>6,810</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Domestic abuse is a devastating crime that nobody should have to suffer. Supporting victims of domestic abuse is an absolute priority for this Government. Councils have a legal duty to provide accommodation to families and others who are vulnerable as a result of fleeing domestic abuse. The Homelessness Reduction Act requires councils to take reasonable steps for all eligible households who are homeless, to help them secure accommodation.These statistics are available for each local authority area, and previous years at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/02/2019 17:58:38 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1051445

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: Domestic Abuse
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of victims of domestic abuse who are (a) homeless and (b) sleeping rough in (i) London and (ii) England.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	214656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a devastating crime that nobody should have to suffer. Supporting victims of domestic abuse is an absolute priority for this Government. Councils have a legal duty to provide accommodation to families and others who are vulnerable as a result of fleeing domestic abuse. The Homelessness Reduction Act requires councils to take reasonable steps for all eligible households who are homeless, to help them secure accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>We have overhauled the statutory homelessness data collection alongside the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act. This will give us better insights into the causes of homelessness and the support people need, including where someone is accepted as homeless because they were vulnerable as a result of having fled their home because of domestic violence or the threat of domestic violence, alongside other reasons for acceptance.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of victims of domestic abuse who have slept rough or are homeless in London and England.</p><p> </p><p>However, we do hold data for the numbers of households who have been accepted as owed a homelessness duty, where the main reason for the loss of a last settled home was due to a violent relationship breakdown with a partner. These statistics are available for each local authority area, and previous years at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#statutory-homelessness-live-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#statutory-homelessness-live-tables</a>.</p><p> </p><p>London’s Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN), a multi-agency database recording information about rough sleepers and the wider street population in London, records new rough sleepers' reasons for leaving their last settled base prior to first being seen rough sleeping. In 2017/18, 90 people left their last settled base because they were a victim of violence, harassment or abuse. These statistics are available at:</p><p><a href="https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports" target="_blank">https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/02/2019 17:01:41 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1051446

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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 Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
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 section 2.2.2 of the draft Domestic Abuse Bill, when his Department plans to report on its review into local commissioning of domestic abuse services.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	214657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>As referenced in Section 2.2.2 of the Government’s Transforming the Response to Domestic Abuse: Consultation Response and Draft Bill, my department has carried out a full review of the funding and commissioning of domestic abuse services in England, available at; (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-consultation-response-and-draft-bill" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-consultation-response-and-draft-bill</a>). This has been informed by engagement with domestic abuse organisations and local authorities, as well as an audit, run by Ipsos MORI, of provision of domestic abuse services across England.</p><p>We continue to work with the Domestic Abuse Sector and local authorities, drawing on their expertise and data, as we develop future, sustainable delivery of support to victims of domestic abuse and their children in a range of safe accommodation based services.</p><p>I will be reporting on the outcomes of the review soon. Following our work with Ipsos MORI and academics to review the findings from the audit, a report will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/02/2019 16:58:34 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1051447

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: Domestic Abuse
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 section 2.2.3 of the draft Domestic Abuse Bill, what the timetable and scope will be of the Whole Housing Partnership Project pilot.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	214658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm that the Whole Housing Partnership Project was one of the 63 successful projects to receive a share of my Department’s £22 million fund for Domestic Abuse Services. It has been awarded £1,478,000 to cover the 2018-20 period. More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/22-million-for-projects-to-support-domestic-abuse-survivors" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/22-million-for-projects-to-support-domestic-abuse-survivors</a>.</p><p>Westminster City Council’s partnership bid will deliver individual support to victims and their children in a range of safe accommodation, including private housing, social housing, and refuges, across two geographical areas; the Tri-boroughs of London (Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham) and the seven District and City Councils from Cambridgeshire.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/02/2019 15:57:20 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1046820

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
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 the provision of social housing through the planning process of changes in 2018 to the National Planning Policy Framework.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	211832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The revised National Planning Policy Framework will support councils and developers in delivering more homes, of better quality, more quickly – including social housing - to meet identified needs. It creates new opportunities to bring social housing forward and cater for a range of affordable housing needs. We will continue to monitor social housing completions.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 30/01/2019 11:18:43 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 97885 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1046821

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of social homes built in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	211833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The number of new build affordable homes completions by tenure, including social rent, can be found in Live Table 1009 in the link below:<br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 31/01/2019 15:25:13 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1046822

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
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 estimate his Department has made of the proportion of social homes in new developments in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	211834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department published the number of new build affordable homes completions in live table 1009, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a>.</p><p>The Department also publishes the number of new build completions in live table 120, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 31/01/2019 15:25:45 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes