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997547

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	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 implications for his policies of the Healthy Homes and Buildings all party parliament group green paper Building our Future: Laying the Foundations for Healthy Homes and Buildings; and what steps the Government is taking to improve the overall standard of new and existing homes to ensure that people live in comfortable, warm, dry, well-lit and well designed homes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	185598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will consider the Healthy Homes and Buildings all party parliament group green paper, &quot;Building our Future: Laying the Foundations for Healthy Homes and Buildings&quot;, in taking forward its work on reviewing the guidance in relevant Building Regulations’ Approved Documents. This follows recommendations by Dame Judith Hackitt in her independent review of building regulations and fire safety, and in the review announced on 26 October to assess how well the Housing Health and Safety Rating System works in practice, whether it needs to be updated and, if so, to what extent.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 184964 question first answered 05/11/2018 17:47:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

997548

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	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, if he will hold discussions with the all-party group on Healthy Homes and Buildings on the (a) extent of the problems caused by poor quality homes and buildings and (b) steps that are being taken to incentivise home providers and builders to build and retrofit homes to the highest standards.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	185599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my previous answer to Question UIN 177311 on 15 October 2018.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/11/2018 17:46:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

997675

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Recruitment
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 the Answer of 20 October 2018 to Question 183862 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Recruitment, what the additional annual cost to his Department is of this recruitment.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	185503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be collated at disproportionate cost to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/11/2018 15:52:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

997679

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Housing: Thames Estuary
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 assessment he has made of the need for investment in housing in the Thames Estuary.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	185534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to driving up housing supply where homes are most needed and in March 2016 established the independent Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission to develop an ambitious vision and delivery plan for north Kent, south Essex and east London up to 2050.</p><p>The Commission has now produced its report. Government will respond in full to the Commission’s report by the end of the calendar year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 06/11/2018 11:14:52 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

997681

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on homelessness programmes (a) in total and (b) by programme in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	185504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at a disproportionate cost. However, over this spending review period we have allocated over £1.2 billion in funding to reduce homelessness and rough sleeping, as well as supporting the implementation of the Homelessness Reduction Act. This includes:</p><ul><li>£316 million of core funding to local authorities;</li><li>£215 million of central Government funding for homelessness programmes, which includes £28 million for our Housing First pilots and the £20 million Private Rented Sector Access Fund announced at Autumn Budget 2017;</li><li>£100 million to deliver low-cost ‘move-on’ accommodation places, for people leaving hostels and refuges to make a sustainable recovery; and</li><li>£617 million in Flexible Homelessness Support Grant funding which gives local authorities greater flexibility to prioritise homelessness prevention in their areas.</li></ul> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/11/2018 15:55:25 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

997682

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission
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 the Government plans to respond to the report of the Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission; what plans he has to implement the recommendations of that Commission; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	185535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will respond in full to the report of the Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission by the end of the calendar year.</p><p>At Budget 2018 we announced that, drawing on the Thames Estuary Commission report, the government will be supporting a study to develop options and consult the local area on a Great Thames Park.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 06/11/2018 11:23:07 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

997733

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £8.75 per hour.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>None of the Department's directly-employed staff are currently paid less than £8.75 per hour.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 06/11/2018 11:23:31 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997749

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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
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 his Department's press release New government initiative to reduce rough sleeping, published on 30 March 2018, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Rough Sleeping Team announced in that press release.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	185505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) is made up of a team of rough sleeping and homelessness experts, drawn from government departments, local authorities and agencies with specialist knowledge. These advisers have been working closely with local authorities with the highest numbers of rough sleepers, who are using our £30 million targeted fund to tackle rough sleeping in their area. The RSI has already made significant progress. According to data submitted by the local authorities, almost 3,500 individuals have so far been relieved or prevented from rough sleeping as a result of the RSI funding.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/11/2018 10:49:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

997751

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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
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 his Department's press release entitled New government initiative to reduce rough sleeping, published on 30 March 2018, what progress the Government has made on its work with the National Housing Federation to look at providing additional, coordinated move-on accommodation for rough sleepers across the country.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	185506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>During the process of formulating the Rough Sleeping Strategy, we engaged with the National Housing Federation and many other specialist organisations regarding move-on accommodation. Following this engagement and the release of the Strategy, we are implementing the Rapid Rehousing Pathway, of which the Supported Lettings Fund is a key element. This fund will help increase access to move-on accommodation by supporting those who require tenancy sustainment support, as well as build trust amongst landlords.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/11/2018 10:49:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

997767

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have to date submitted a rough sleeping count for 2018 using the DELTA online system.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	185507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The rough sleeping counts or estimates take place between 1 October and 30 November.</p><p>Local authorities have to submit their data using the MHCLG DELTA online system by 14 December.</p><p>4 local authorities to date have submitted their data using this system. Once figures are submitted they are then certified by Homeless Link, which is funded by MHCLG to provide independent verification, validation and guidance to local authorities for the annual rough sleeping count and estimate process.</p><p>We cannot provide any more detailed information about who has submitted their rough sleeping count or estimates during the process, as this could undermine the trust, quality and value of the official statistics.</p><p>As in previous years, the official rough sleeping statistics will be published in January 2019.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/11/2018 10:47:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey