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1216022

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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: 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, whether he plans to allocate additional funding to local housing authorities to help those authorities procure accommodation for (a) rough sleepers and (b) homeless people and families as part of the Government's response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	62362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>On 24 May we announced radical plans to provide thousands of long-term, safe homes for vulnerable rough sleepers taken off the streets during this pandemic. This commitment will be backed by £160 million this year through accelerating plans for the £381 million announced for rough sleeping services at Budget, bringing the total to £433 million over the lifetime of this parliament. The Government is increasing the revenue support of the total programme by 37 per cent to make sure that the rough sleepers have the support they need to stay off the streets for good. This funding will support up to 6,000 rough sleepers into longer term accommodation, with 3,300 units of this accommodation becoming available in the next 12 months. Homes England, in partnership with MHCLG, have pledged to work hand-in-hand with leading housing associations and local authorities to deliver this.</p><p>On 24 June an additional £105 million was announced for local authorities to enable them to best support the c15,000 people placed into emergency accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding is on top of the £433 million announced on the 24 May. Together, these funding streams will enable us to deliver a comprehensive Next Steps and Recover Strategy which will support thousands of individuals to stay safe during the pandemic and ultimately to turn their lives around. Further detailed information on the process to allocate funding is being co-produced with partners and will be published in due course.</p><p>Both before and during the pandemic the Government has also put in place significant funding to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over 2020/21, including:</p><ul><li>£112 million was allocated this year for the Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI), an increase of £26 million on 2019/20 funding. We will work with areas to consider how the RSI work will change to reflect the different levels of need and response needed as a result of COVID-19.</li><li>£3.2 billion has been provided to support councils to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, which includes providing support for vulnerable rough sleepers.</li><li>This is in addition to £3.2 million in targeted funding for councils to support vulnerable rough sleepers.</li></ul><p>For those who require additional support, Discretionary Housing Payments are available. There is already £180 million in Discretionary Housing Payments available for local authorities to distribute for supporting renters with housing costs in 2020/21 including an additional £40 million to tackle affordability pressures in the private rented sector. We have increased the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that they are set at the 30th percentile of market rents. This is an important policy that will benefit 1.6 million people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 25/06/2020 14:17:04 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1216023

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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 estimate his Department has made of the (a) potential number and (b) redundancies to date in the residential construction sector due to the reduction in housebuilding during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	62363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The ONS publishes survey data on a fortnightly basis on the proportion of the construction workforce that has been furloughed, off sick owing to coronavirus, or made redundant. Data for the housing construction subsector is not available.</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Feconomy%2Feconomicoutputandproductivity%2Foutput%2Fdatasets%2Fbusinessimpactofcovid19surveybicsresults&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCharlotte.Taylor-Philip%40communities.gov.uk%7C1c5ff1779f264e1a2a5f08d8182553b9%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637285895888466111&amp;sdata=D80MCp4F4vj1e%2FJ54iZnkhy2nsOvLz8ADnqqoUf%2FF%2F8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/output/datasets/businessimpactofcovid19surveybicsresults</a></p><p>The Government has put in place a number of measures to support the construction industry during the response to COVID-19. Many construction firms have made use of the Job Retention Scheme for their employees and apprentices, alongside Government-backed loans and tax holidays.</p><p>It remains as important as ever to invest in the skilled workforce to build the homes this country needs. My department is working with the Department for Business, Energy and the Industrial Strategy, the Department for Education, and the Construction Industry Training Board to support the industry to continue to recruit and train during this time.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/06/2020 16:05:49 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1216024

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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 his Department has made of the potential contribution of the construction of social housing to the economic recovery of the UK after the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	62364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The delivery of new social housing will contribute to economic recovery, in particular by supporting construction activity. The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing in view of the social and economic benefits this will generate. We have made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes in a wide range of tenures, including Social Rent, Shared Ownership and Rent to Buy. We announced at Budget that we will invest £12 billion to build affordable homes between 2021/22 and 2025/26 – the biggest cash investment in affordable housing for a decade.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/06/2020 16:06:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1216025

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Affordable 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 plans he has for the funding of the Affordable Homes Programme.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	62365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes in a wide range of tenures, including Social Rent, Shared Ownership and Rent to Buy.</p><p>Building on this, we announced at Budget 2020 that we are investing £12 billion to build affordable homes between 2021/22 and 2025/26. This will be the biggest cash investment in affordable housing for a decade.</p><p>This new 5-year investment will deliver additional affordable housing, help people to own their own home, and build social rent homes to help families and those most at risk of homelessness in areas of the country where affordability pressure is acute. A mix of different tenures is vital to meet the needs of a wide range of people, and to allow the sector to build the right homes in the right places.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/06/2020 16:06:49 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1216159

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Migrants: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2020 to Question 903194 on Immigrants: Finance, what funding streams local authorities are permitted to use to offer financial support to people with no recourse to public funds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	62253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>No recourse to public funds (NRPF) is a condition imposed on someone due to their immigration status. Section 115 Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 states that a person will have ‘no recourse to public funds’ if they are ‘subject to immigration control’</p><p><br> A person with NRPF is prohibited from accessing specified benefits and public housing. These are set out in section 115 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. More information is available online at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fpublic-funds--2%2Fpublic-funds&amp;data=02%7C01%7CJozef.Krywko%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb1482c416ebf4309ddd708d81852c933%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637286091118581536&amp;sdata=GKPoILi%2BUHBC7WLUvVbUgxn93Iz1OHSCpN1Y0j6vrjs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-funds--2/public-funds.</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 25/06/2020 14:15:16 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1216406

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Funerals: 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 to provide live-streaming of funerary services during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	62651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>It is only right that families have a final opportunity to pay their last respects to those they love at this incredibly difficult time. On 17 April I sent a letter to local authorities outlining how they can develop safe and sensitive ways for funerals to take place, including live streaming and deferred memorial services. On 18 April, £1.6 billion of funding was also made available to support local authorities with the costs of responding to COVID-19, including costs associated with death management. This funding will support councils to continue to deliver innovative solutions which make funerals accessible to the bereaved, where they cannot physically attend.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 25/06/2020 15:46:27 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1205574

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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	Private Rented 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 guidance his Department has provided for the (a) letting and (b) management of houses in multiple occupation in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
tabling member printed	Darren Henry
uin	61832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has produced a raft of guidance on the letting and management of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).</p><ul><li>Our guidance for landlords and tenants on their rights and responsibilities sets out what makes a property an HMO, which HMOs require licences, how to apply for a licence and the legal obligations landlords and agents have. This can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flandlord-and-tenant-rights-and-responsibilities-in-the-private-rented-sector&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C20b94e80db59400c1b0108d8175cbe95%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637285034379450377&amp;sdata=pY1aNX8KL1H78ADOBQL2RaSsRHGAg2Cv%2FF4dEOO1XLI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/landlord-and-tenant-rights-and-responsibilities-in-the-private-rented-sector</a>.</li><li>Further guidance for landlords and managing agents on how to apply for an HMO licence can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fhouse-in-multiple-occupation-licence&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C20b94e80db59400c1b0108d8175cbe95%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637285034379460333&amp;sdata=4ZJUesbBrrc0mSnHvXqrD7DObgihYeJ5ZyIdnfaH%2Bc4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/house-in-multiple-occupation-licence</a>.</li><li>Landlords can also consult our specific guidance for tenants on HMOs, which can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fprivate-renting%2Fhouses-in-multiple-occupation&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C20b94e80db59400c1b0108d8175cbe95%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637285034379460333&amp;sdata=Dgi2X%2BAGkR9%2FORwEDVPAg6NfBjNfbTqn001kruWf2ko%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/private-renting/houses-in-multiple-occupation</a>.</li><li>Landlords may also be interested in our guidance on HMO licence reform for local authorities, which can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhouses-in-multiple-occupation-and-residential-property-licensing-reform-guidance-for-local-housing-authorities&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C20b94e80db59400c1b0108d8175cbe95%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637285034379470294&amp;sdata=MCBOH6PijNZpitdfVGm9wrhUX9bSTDMF%2F7H1h6lojbE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/houses-in-multiple-occupation-and-residential-property-licensing-reform-guidance-for-local-housing-authorities</a>.</li><li>We’ve also produced guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities in the private and social rented sectors in the context of COVID-19. This guidance covers shared homes including HMOs and can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-and-renting-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C20b94e80db59400c1b0108d8175cbe95%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637285034379470294&amp;sdata=ioDO%2FdobfOB7TtUurm0jMP7HFddwD3HMFp3aq1sq05A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-and-renting-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/06/2020 09:23:07 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4794 label Biography information for Darren Henry

1205607

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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: 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, whether his Department will allocate funding to the provision of empty hotel rooms to house people fleeing domestic abuse during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	61811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>On 5 June my Department announced the allocation of £8.15 million funding to 147 refuge charities through 103 successful bids as part of the £10 million MHCLG Domestic Abuse Emergency Support Fund. This funding will re-open bedspaces which are currently closed due to COVID-19, as well as creating 1210 more bedspaces to support more victims of domestic abuse. The remaining £1.85 million of the Fund has been reopened for applications. This will enable refuge charities to continue to respond during the crisis.</p><p>My Department have also put in place a system to enable local authorities who need additional accommodation to meet demand during the pandemic to book rooms for domestic abuse victims through Crown Commercial Services.</p><p>An additional £3.2 billion has been provided to support councils in responding to the coronavirus pandemic, including supporting vulnerable people.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/06/2020 09:22:20 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1205682

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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	Reopening High Streets Safely Fund
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 18 June 2020 to Question 59479, on Reopening High Streets Safely Fund, what assessment his Department has made of the compatibility of the criteria of the Re-opening High Streets Safely Fund with the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	61715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The public sector equality duty is complied with at programme level for the European Regional Development Fund in England. This compliance applies to all projects funded by the programme, including the Reopening High Streets Safely Fund (RHSSF). Local authorities will be subject to that duty in delivering this additional targeted funding. The RHSSF is targeted at specific ERDF programme priorities, and is not designed to fund all of the activities covered by the Safer Public Places guidance published on 13 May.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 24/06/2020 16:58:30 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke previous answer version 31754 answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1205723

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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	Business Improvement Districts: 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 guidance his Department has issued to local authorities acting as billing authorities in Business Improvement Districts that wish to (a) suspend, (b) alter and (c) reduce that levy during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	61672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) have a significant role to play in high street regeneration and will be even more important in the recovery from the current crisis.</p><p>That is why Government has introduced up to £6.1 million in funding. The funding is intended to cover the equivalent of three months’ of core operational costs and is based on a fair percentage of a BID's levy income from each BID’s operating year ending in 2019/20.</p><p>My department undertook a light-touch information gathering exercise to collect information needed from local authorities to prepare and process the section 31 grants. Following this information gathering exercise, the first batch of grant payments to 70 local authorities were paid out early in the week commencing 2 June. Other batches will follow shortly.</p><p>All local authorities who have submitted information to us by the initial deadline of 15 May should receive funding this month. We will provide funding to others as soon as possible.</p><p>We have encouraged local authorities to be pragmatic in the collection of BID levies while acknowledging that they have a statutory obligation to issue the BID levy invoices. The BIDs support funding will enable authorities to take a more flexible approach to the collection of BID levies at this difficult time for many businesses.</p><p>This funding is in addition to passing legislation which enables BIDs to extend the maximum duration of their BID arrangements until 31 March 2021. This allows businesses to focus on recovery from economic shock before deciding whether to participate in BID arrangements for the following 5-year period, and allows BIDs to coordinate their places’ recovery</p><p>We will continue to work closely with the sector to look at how further we can support BIDs, and the businesses that contribute to them, during this time.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 61673 question first answered 24/06/2020 16:58:52 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke previous answer version 31753 answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight