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1345752

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	Camping Sites: Licensing
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 Written Statement of 28 June 2021, HCWS128 on Supporting Tourism in England, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on (a) facilitating a quick licensing process and (b) expediting new applications for camping licences to provide certainty for applicants of temporary campsites.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	31384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>As the Written Statement made clear, the Government wants local authorities to expedite new applications for licenses for temporary campsites, where they are needed, to provide certainty for applicants.</p><p>Under the campsite licensing legislation, if a local authority fails to meet this expectation for a fast decision and does not respond to a licensing application within a month, the operator can continue without a license.</p><p>My Department and DEFRA will continue to work together with local authorities to ensure licensing does not become a barrier to increased temporary campsite capacity over the Summer.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/07/2021 16:29:57 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

1345823

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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: Reserves
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 data his Department holds on the average level of reserves held by local authorities in England in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	31411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities report to MHCLG their levels of reserves for the start and end of each financial year. The latest outturn figures include reserve levels to 31 March 2020. These can be found here:<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C778be77429d844a554bf08d94793dd5c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637619522656326989%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=hLxB9rNHxX9%2FXwhZpsvNuFoqyi%2Bbc0VoI87tdbcHvHE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a> .</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 15/07/2021 13:44:48 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1345850

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	Council Tax: Arrears
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 potential effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the number of households in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England that have fallen into council tax arrears; and what steps his Department is taking to support economically vulnerable households in those areas.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	31426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the number of households that have fallen into council tax arrears. The Government has provided £670 million of new funding in 2020-21 to support councils in delivering their local council tax support schemes to reduce council tax bills.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 15/07/2021 13:52:20 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1345853

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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 his Department plans to submit the UK’s progress report on implementing the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination which was due in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	31531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>MHCLG is committed to fulfilling its commitments for the CERD State Report, and tackling inequalities remains one of the key objectives of our work. Our priorities for the past year have been shaped to ensure we have provided sufficient support to communities and local government to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 15/07/2021 13:53:22 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1345854

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	Housing Associations: Service 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 steps he is taking to ensure that residents of housing association schemes are consulted on changes to their service charge.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	31465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The law is already clear that service charges, and any increase in costs, must be reasonable and where costs relate to work or services, the work or services must be of a reasonable standard. The consultation process set out in Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 further sets out a process associated with major works. A determination of the Tribunal is required if the consultation requirement is to be dispensed with. In addition residents may make an application to the First-tier Tribunal for it to make a determination on the reasonableness of their service charges or on section 20 grounds.</p><p>The Government's policy statement on rents for social housing tenants (published in February 2019) states that where new or extended services are introduced, and an additional service charge may need to be made, registered providers of social housing should consult with tenants.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 20/07/2021 16:04:22 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1345855

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	Housing Associations: Repairs and Maintenance
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 he has taken to help ensure that housing associations assess best value when undertaking (a) property maintenance and (b) building enhancement works.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	31466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>Housing associations are independent organisations and are responsible for ensuring that they appropriately assess any expenditure on their homes. Those that are registered with the Regulator of Social Housing must ensure they comply with the regulator's consumer and economic standards.</p><p>The Regulator's Home Standard requires that registered providers ensure a prudent, planned approach to repairs and maintenance of homes and communal areas. This should demonstrate an appropriate balance of planned and responsive repairs, and value for money.  The Home Standard is available at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhome-standard%2Fhome-standard-2015&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cff37c4aa16fe43912e4208d94b8aba1e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637623881457365200%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=yCmN7SKAaKgkm0fsy6PggXeU%2FJMCWkvxWwCNtE%2BY3aY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-standard/home-standard-2015</a></p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing's Value for Money Standard requires that providers ensure that their resources and assets are used optimally, ensuring economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of their organisation's strategic objectives. Registered providers must demonstrate consideration of value for money across their whole business. The Value for Money Standard and the Value for Money Report are available at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fvalue-for-money-standard%2Fvalue-for-money-standard-april-2018&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cff37c4aa16fe43912e4208d94b8aba1e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637623881457375154%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=zVc8MsUM0CvKV6PsBX2rat8mtK1UAcpDDYeVUD4AtvU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/value-for-money-standard/value-for-money-standard-april-2018</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2F2020-global-accounts-of-private-registered-providers%2Fvalue-for-money-metrics-report-annex-to-global-accounts-2020&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cff37c4aa16fe43912e4208d94b8aba1e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637623881457385113%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=jqhpC23dZWEKknAfKH%2FSEa%2BoCv34KspzhqUwSOZALTc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2020-global-accounts-of-private-registered-providers/value-for-money-metrics-report-annex-to-global-accounts-2020</a></p><p>Providers are expected to demonstrate to the Regulator of Social Housing that their approach to achieving value for money is robust and there is a rigorous appraisal of potential options for improvement. Performance in achieving value for money should be regularly monitored and reported against and they must annually publish evidence in their statutory accounts to enable stakeholders to understand their performance against their value for money targets. Where underperformance is identified, providers must clearly outline their plans to address this or provide a rationale for why this would not be appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 20/07/2021 16:02:14 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1345856

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	Housing Associations: Shared Housing
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 his policy is on housing associations engaging residents of shared accommodation with the outcome of (a) fire inspections and (b) any requirements that result from those inspections.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	31467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>Housing associations must meet the obligations, on all landlords, requiring resident engagement regarding fire inspections. Housing associations who are registered with the Regulator of Social Housing must also meet the regulator's Tenant Involvement and Empowerment Standard, ensuring tenants are provided with accessible, relevant and timely information, including on progress of repairs work, and that tenants are given a wide range of opportunities to influence and be involved in the management of their homes.</p><p>The Building Safety Bill will ensure that every in scope residential building (18 metres and higher and/or 7 storeys or more), including those belonging to housing associations, must have a resident engagement strategy produced by the Accountable Person. This will provide residents with access to key safety information about their building. Accountable Persons must also establish a formal complaints process for residents to raise concerns - ensuring residents' voices are heard with parity and consistency.</p><p>In addition, the Bill requires that the Building Safety Regulator must establish its own process to deal with the safety concerns of residents of high-rise residential buildings, providing a further channel to ensure complaints are handled fairly, and can be escalated effectively.</p><p>Finally, the Building Safety Bill will also amend the Fire Safety Order to require Responsible Persons for buildings containing two or more sets of domestic premises to provide residents with comprehensible information about relevant fire safety matters.</p><p>This will mean that residents have access to relevant fire safety information to help ensure they feel safe and are safe from fire in their homes.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/07/2021 16:32:35 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1345858

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	Empty Property: Business Rates
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 bring forward legislative proposals to prevent the owners of empty property units actively taking steps to avoid payment of business rates, including by making the property uninhabitable.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	31468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is currently carrying out a Fundamental Review of Business Rates which is looking at ways in which the current system can be improved. As set out in the Review’s Call for Evidence published in July 2020, this includes looking at whether changes to Empty Property Relief could help tackle avoidance. The fundamental review of business rates will conclude by the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 19/07/2021 16:00:46 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1345893

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	Finance
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 funding will be available for the (a) Towns Fund, (b) Future High Streets Fund, (c) Levelling Up Fund, (d) UK Community Renewal Fund and (e) Community Ownership Fund in financial year (i) 2021-22, (ii) 2022-23 and (iii) 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	31412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>We have now offered Town Deals to all 101 places that were invited to submit proposals as part of the Towns Fund, committing over £2.4 billion. This includes the accelerated funding provided to places last year. The exact funding distributed each year is subject to agreeing spend profiles with each town.</p><p>The <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffuture-high-streets-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C778be77429d844a554bf08d94793dd5c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637619522656326989%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=%2Fz4gBVKdnz1pSxg1uxQ3rEN3nYt3PISg6gsKqesG9FE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Future High Streets Fund</a> aims to renew and reshape town centres and high streets in a way that drives growth, improves experience and ensures future sustainability. In total, 72 places are sharing over £830 million of capital funding from the Future High Streets Fund, between January 2021 and March 2024, to deliver transformative projects which will support their towns and high streets to reopen and recover from the effects of the pandemic.</p><p>At the Spending Review, the UK Government committed an initial £4 billion for the Levelling Up Fund for England over the next four years (up to 2024-25) and set aside at least £800 million for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK Government will use the new financial assistance powers in the UKIM Act to make the Fund available to the whole of the UK, enabling all communities to receive the investment and support they need to recover from the pandemic. As such, up to £4.8 billion until 2024-25 will be available for the Fund across the UK, with at least £800 million invested in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p>The Community Renewal Fund is a one year fund with a budget of £220 million. The UK Community Renewal Fund aims to support people and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes and new approaches and will invest in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment.</p><p>The Community Ownership Fund is a £150 million fund over four years to support community groups across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets which are at risk of being lost to the community.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 15/07/2021 13:51:32 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1345907

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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 Sector
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 Partnerships for People and Place: guidance for local expressions of interest, published on 12 July 2021, what outputs he plans to publish as a result of those pilots.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	31413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>On 12 July my department invited 34 local authorities to submit expressions of interest in order to join the Partnerships for People and Place scheme, and published guidance online to help them do so. We will announce the successful projects soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 15/07/2021 13:51:50 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed