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1287813

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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: Coronavirus
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 support local authorities during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	912372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has allocated over £8 billion directly to councils since the start of the pandemic.</p><p>In addition, local authorities are expected to receive over £3 billion of support in 2021-22, for both additional expenditure pressures and loss of income.</p><p>This takes the total support committed to councils in England to tackle the impacts of COVID-19 to over £11 billion.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 22/02/2021 17:56:54 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1287821

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	Land Drainage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will amend planning guidance to ensure that a full assessment of the capacity of the existing local drainage system is carried out before work can begin on developments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	912388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Our existing guidance is clear that if there are concerns about the capacity of wastewater infrastructure that is needed for drainage, applicants can be asked to provide information about how the development would be drained and wastewater dealt with. Where it is found that additional sewerage infrastructure is needed, developers can be required to fund this.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 22/02/2021 17:55:02 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1287822

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support leaseholders in buildings under 18 metres in height that require fire safety remediation works.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	912389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a generous financing scheme which will mean that buildings of 11-18 metres in height will be able to access finance for the remediation of unsafe cladding, with a commitment that leaseholders will not need to pay more than £50 a month towards this. By providing this financing scheme we are ensuring that money is available for remediation, accelerating the process and making homes safer as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 912390 question first answered 22/02/2021 17:56:38 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1287823

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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 steps he is taking to ensure the remediation of residential buildings with unsafe cladding that are under 18 metres in height.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	912390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a generous financing scheme which will mean that buildings of 11-18 metres in height will be able to access finance for the remediation of unsafe cladding, with a commitment that leaseholders will not need to pay more than £50 a month towards this. By providing this financing scheme we are ensuring that money is available for remediation, accelerating the process and making homes safer as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 912389 question first answered 22/02/2021 17:56:39 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1287824

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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 steps he is taking to ensure that all residential buildings with unsafe cladding are remediated.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	912397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Almost 95 per cent of all high-rise buildings identified at the beginning of last year with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding have now been remediated or have works underway.</p><p>The Government has announced a further £3.5 billion for the remediation of unsafe cladding on high rise buildings of 18 metres and above, in addition to the £1.6 billion we have already provided. Through an additional package we will also now provide a generous financing scheme to allow buildings of 11-18 metres in height to access finance for remediation of unsafe cladding. Leaseholders will pay no more than £50 per month towards this.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/02/2021 17:57:37 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1287825

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to protect leaseholders from the costs of remediating dangerous buildings.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	912398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>We have announced that an additional £3.5 billion in funding will be provided by the Government to remediate unsafe cladding, bringing the total investment to building safety to an unprecedented £5 billion. We are also establishing a generous financing scheme which will allow buildings between 11 and 18 metres in height to access finance for the remediation of dangerous cladding. Leaseholders will pay no more than £50 per month.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/02/2021 17:57:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1287826

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	What steps he is taking to help ensure the adequacy of future funding for local authorities whose student populations will be reduced for Census 2021 during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	912399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Cabinet Office on the delivery of the elections and the census. We have provided extra funds to make sure they can be delivered safely, and we have published guidance alongside that as well. We have also committed, for the coming year, £11 billion directly to councils since the start of the pandemic, of which Cambridge City Council has so far received more than £5.4 million. On top of that, it will have the additional funding to help it deliver elections, and its share of the £1.55 billion that we have announced to help with covid-related pressures next year, including election pressures.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 22/02/2021 18:11:24 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1287827

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	Public Health: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the provision of public health grants for 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	912402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care distributes the public health grant annually to local authorities in England. MHCLG Ministers and officials regularly engage with counterparts in DHSC, Treasury and local authorities on matters relating to local authorities’ finances.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 22/02/2021 17:58:08 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1287828

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the funding allocated to local authorities to make discretionary payments to people needing to self-isolate as a result of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	912406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>MHCLG Ministers and officials have regular engagement with counterparts in the Department for Health and Social Care, as well as with other government departments and with local authorities, on all matters relating to local authorities’ finances. We have worked closely with the Department for Health and Social Care on the Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 22/02/2021 17:58:21 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1287829

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support he is providing to social housing providers to help meet the net zero emissions target by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	912409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>We are providing a range of support to social housing providers on net zero, including technical support for planning improvements, funding supporting innovative approaches to retrofit, and capital funding to deploy low carbon heat at scale. Support is being provided through several schemes, including the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Green Homes Grant Vouchers and Local Authority Delivery, the Whole House Retrofit Innovation Programme and the Energy Company Obligation. We are also reviewing the Decent Homes Standard.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 22/02/2021 17:58:35 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith