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1239161

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	Evictions: 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, for what reason renters who were issued eviction notices from 26 March to 28 August 2020 are not entitled to a six month notice period.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	97457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>It is always important to consider retrospective effect when creating new legislation – we must strike a balance that is fair to landlords and tenants.</p><p>Thanks to provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020, landlords serving notice of their intention to seek possession before 29 August would have been required to give their tenants at least three months’ notice.</p><p>Those who received notice before 29 August were also protected from eviction by the suspension of possession proceedings until 20 September - and will continue to be protected by new court rules introduced on 20 September and the prioritisation of the most serious cases.</p><p>In addition, bailiffs have been asked to ensure that no enforcement of possession orders will proceed where local lockdown measures are in force which restrict access to premises – ensuring tenants remain protected. Furthermore, bailiffs should not enforce possession orders over the Christmas period, other than in the most serious of cases.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 08/10/2020 16:42:41 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1239176

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	Recreation Spaces: Planning
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 statement in the Planning for the Future white paper that the planning system needs to be better at unlocking growth and opportunity in all parts of the country, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate provision of green space.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
uin	97749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>In <em>Planning for the Future, </em>one key proposal is that future local plans would put all land into one of three categories: areas for growth, for renewal or for protection. That proposal makes clear that, under such a system, local authorities would use the plan-making process to earmark valued green space, which need not only be designated land such as Local Green Space or Green Belt, for protection.</p><p>We will expect local authorities to promote the provision and retention of green space, parks and other green infrastructure in their plan-making and decisions. Sound planning, in line with the policies in our National Planning Policy Framework, will continue to protect sites of biodiversity, local wildlife sites and irreplaceable habitat; recognise the character and beauty of the countryside; and take account of all the benefits from natural capital and ecosystems.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 08/10/2020 16:49:55 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt

1239237

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 ensure councils are adequately resourced to manage (a) the consequences of the covid-19 outbreak and (b) social distancing in future years.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	97649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Councils across the country are supporting communities, protecting the most vulnerable and helping the NHS in our efforts to combat Covid-19.</p><p>We are providing local councils with an unprecedented package of support, including over £4.8 billion of support for spending pressures, comprising of £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced grants and over £1.1 billion for the Infection Control Fund. In total, over £28 billion has been committed to local areas to support councils, businesses and communities across government. This comprehensive package of support includes direct financial support and cashflow measures for councils, bus and tram services, support for the homeless and both grants and rates reliefs for businesses, as well as several other grants.</p><p>We have also introduced measures to address lost income, including:</p><ul><li>A co-payment scheme to cover irrecoverable Sales, Fees and Charges income in 20/21 with the Government covering 75% of losses beyond 5% of planned income</li><li>Phased repayment of Collection Fund deficits over the next 3 years</li><li>A commitment to support the sector through an apportionment of irrecoverable Council Tax and Business Rates losses, to be agreed at the Spending Review.</li></ul><p>The funding will support the pressures councils have reported and the crucial role they play in helping the country tackle this crisis, such as their work re-opening the country including working with businesses and shops to enforce social distancing.</p><p>In addition, on 22 September the Government announced that £60 million of further funding would be provided to the police and local authorities to support a range of additional enforcement and compliance activity. Further information and guidance on funding will be set out in due course.</p><p>The 2020 Spending Review will be an opportunity to look at pressures facing the sector and provide them with the certainty they need to aid financial planning.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:58:48 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1239249

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	Refuges: Closures
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 he has made of the number of women's refuges that have closed since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	97593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Government does not hold this data centrally. Local authorities make local commissioning decisions based on their specific local needs.</p><p>Government recognises the support that refuges provide for victims of domestic abuse and their children. During 2020/21 we have funded 166 organisations, providing almost 1900 bed spaces for victims and their children, through our £10 million domestic abuse COVID-19 emergency funding.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/10/2020 16:03:20 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1239252

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	Supported 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 representations he has received on setting up a Housing with Care task force; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	97447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the work of specialist older people’s housing providers in building homes and meeting the needs of our aging population. We are already engaging with specialist providers as we take forwards our plan to build the homes our country needs, including our reform and modernisation of the planning system. Ministers and officials will continue to engage with this sector going forwards.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 08/10/2020 16:43:17 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1239253

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the 80:20 funding formula used by Homes England to ensure an equitable distribution of funding; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	97644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>This government is committed to unlocking potential right across the country, and whilst some funds have been primarily targeted towards those places where homes are too expensive or in too short supply, they have been utilised in all regions. It is important in some respects to direct funding to areas where there is the greatest affordability challenge, but any government that wants to level up must also direct infrastructure investment for housing to other parts of the country as well, and we will be bearing this in mind going forward.</p><p>As we respond to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, I agree we need to take a fresh look at how all corners of the country can prosper and benefit from the funding they need, building on the action we've already taken through the £3.6 billion Towns Fund, £400 million Brownfield Fund, and £900 million Getting Building Fund.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/10/2020 16:48:04 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1239263

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	UK Shared Prosperity 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, what the annual value of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	97584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The 2019 Conservative Manifesto committed to creating a UK Shared Prosperity Fund that tackles inequality and deprivation in each of our four nations, whilst at a minimum matching the size of European structural funds in each nation. The Government has been working closely with interested parties across the UK whilst developing the fund. Final decisions on the quantum of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be made at the cross-government Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:59:21 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1239264

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	UK Shared Prosperity 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, which bodies he plans to use to distribute funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	97585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The 2019 Conservative manifesto commits to creating the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, a programme of investment to bind together the whole of the United Kingdom, tackling inequality and deprivation in each of our four nations. Government officials have held engagement events with external stakeholders from a variety of sectors across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We are also working to ensure that there is a seamless transition from current EU structural funding arrangements to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, as EU Structural Fund investment tails off over the coming years. Final decisions about the delivery of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be taken after a cross-government Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:59:06 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1238794

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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 assessment he has made of the potential effect on local infrastructure of proposals in the Planning for the Future white paper to identify land suitable for development as growth areas, where permission in principle would be automatically secured for forms and types of development specified in the local plan.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
uin	97057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The White Paper makes it clear that development plans, including the identification of Growth Areas where outline consent would be automatically granted, should continue to be informed by appropriate infrastructure planning. We are also proposing to introduce a new Infrastructure Levy, which will aim to collect more than the current system of developer contributions, and which local authorities will be able to use to fund infrastructure (including onsite provision). We are currently consulting on these proposals, which will inform our assessment of their impact.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 07/10/2020 14:27:37 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt

1238795

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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: Rural Areas
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 is taking steps to ensure that the proposals set out in the Planning for the Future white paper are rural proofed with regard to demand for affordable homes in rural communities.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
uin	97058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of affordable homes in rural communities. National planning policy makes it clear that in rural areas, housing development that reflect local needs should be supported, and that affordable housing can be sought for residential developments that are not major developments in designated rural areas. None of our proposals change this overall approach.</p><p>In <em>Planning for the Future</em>, we propose to replace the existing system of developer contributions with a new Infrastructure Levy, which will deliver at least as much onsite affordable housing as at present. We are currently consulting on this approach, which will inform our assessment of the impacts of the proposed Levy.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 07/10/2020 14:28:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt