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1354546

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
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	Regional Planning and Development
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 he plans to publish a decision on bids to the Levelling Up Fund; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	47040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The first round of the Levelling Up Fund received significant interest from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland bidding authorities across the three investment priorities of the Fund. Bids are currently being assessed in line with the published assessment process. Outcomes from the first round of bids for the Levelling Up Fund will be announced later in the year and bidding authorities will be informed in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 20/09/2021 17:24:24 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1354555

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
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	Business: Newport West
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 support high street businesses in Newport West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	47045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The new Levelling Up Fund will directly support communities across the UK making available up to £4.8 billion through to 2024-25 for local infrastructure and capital programmes. For the first round of funding, at least 5% of total UK allocations will be in Wales with a focus on supporting town centre and high street regeneration.</p><p>The UK Community Renewal Fund is also prioritising applications that target the 100 places most in need across the UK. Through the Community Renewal Fund we are also looking to invest in places that demonstrate a good contribution to strategic fit and delivery/effectiveness. Newport Council has invited bids to come forward into the Fund from local partners.</p><p>We have received applications from Newport Council for both the Levelling Up Fund and Community Renewal Fund.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 20/09/2021 17:25:07 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1354247

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Building Safety 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, how many funding applications for the original Building Safety Fund have been progressed.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>Data on the Building Safety Fund, including the number of applications being progressed and how much funding has been allocated, is published and updated monthly at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23building-safety-fund-registration-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C2a700129d70c4ff3c8b508d97830bd4b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637672972985804322%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=bTYe6XjOOJJW5nBSezwL8YkC0p8VpatIvnjSAL%2FdvgA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#building-safety-fund-registration-statistics</a>. All applications to the Building Safety Fund are supported by Delivery Partners.</p><p>To ensure this critical safety work can commence at pace we also provide expert construction consultation support to those planning and undertaking remediation work under the Building Safety Fund.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 45911 question first answered 16/09/2021 16:56:16 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1354248

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Building Safety 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, how many applications to the original Building Safety Fund has been allocated a Case Officer.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>Data on the Building Safety Fund, including the number of applications being progressed and how much funding has been allocated, is published and updated monthly at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23building-safety-fund-registration-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C2a700129d70c4ff3c8b508d97830bd4b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637672972985804322%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=bTYe6XjOOJJW5nBSezwL8YkC0p8VpatIvnjSAL%2FdvgA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#building-safety-fund-registration-statistics</a>. All applications to the Building Safety Fund are supported by Delivery Partners.</p><p>To ensure this critical safety work can commence at pace we also provide expert construction consultation support to those planning and undertaking remediation work under the Building Safety Fund.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 45910 question first answered 16/09/2021 16:56:16 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1354249

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Building Safety 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, when the latest Building Safety Fund will open for applications.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>The announcement on 10 February of an additional £3.5 billion of funding for remediating unsafe cladding on buildings 18 metres and above means that leaseholders and residents in eligible buildings can be reassured that unsafe non-ACM cladding on their blocks will be replaced. For any buildings that may have missed the original registration deadline for the Building Safety Fund we will be reopening for registrations in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/09/2021 17:01:31 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1354250

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Building Safety 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 support is being offered to (a) leaseholders and (b) freeholders of buildings awaiting access to the Building Safety Fund.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>Leaseholders in buildings eligible for the Building Safety Fund can be reassured that unsafe non-ACM cladding on their blocks will be funded and replaced. The £30 million Waking Watch Relief Fund will pay for the costs of installing an alarm system in buildings where a waking watch is in place while waiting to have unsafe cladding removed</p><p><br>The Government has also allocated additional funding to Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) to provide independent, free, initial advice to leaseholders on building safety issues to ensure they are aware of their rights and are supported to understand the terms of their leases. Building owners are supported in their applications to the Building Safety Fund by Delivery Partners and we also provide those planning and undertaking eligible remediation work expert construction consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/09/2021 17:01:57 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1354251

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Building Safety 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, how many housing officers are available to process Building Safety Fund applications in (a) Plymouth, (b) the South West and (c) in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>The Building Safety Fund only operates in England as housing is a devolved matter. Applications for buildings outside of London are processed by Homes England.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/09/2021 17:00:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1354252

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Building Safety 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 criteria will be used to prioritise applications to the Building Safety Fund.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>The criteria used for the Building Safety Fund is set out in the Building Safety Fund Prospectus, available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23prospectus---outlining-eligibility-for-the-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C2a700129d70c4ff3c8b508d97830bd4b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637672972985814276%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=trP9Su3oLMxKsTQ8mbPopTPC1o5MKmKw2w7ws6Y6IGw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#prospectus---outlining-eligibility-for-the-fund.</a></p><p>All buildings that meet the Building Safety Fund criteria are treated as a priority for remediation funding. Leaseholders in buildings eligible for the Building Safety Fund can be reassured that unsafe non-ACM cladding on their blocks will be funded and replaced.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/09/2021 17:01:15 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1353741

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2021 to Question 15286 on Buildings: Insulation, whether there is a list of HPL cladding products approved by his Department; and where that list is located.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	45178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>High Pressure Laminate (HPL) panels can have a wide range of fire performance and so the Department has not published a list of approved HPL products.</p><p>However, following the test carried out by the Department in 2019, an advice note was published to provide advice to building owners on the fire performance of HPL cladding system. This advice note was then included in the Consolidated Advice Note which is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F869532%2FBuilding_safety_advice_for_building_owners_including_fire_doors_January_2020.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C7df3ff7a751945d43a8008d977951112%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637672304377153538%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=L%2BA%2BFMjkzY5JZvxi9dDRPkPch6r%2FyuiLxSaByMEQHIo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/869532/Building_safety_advice_for_building_owners_including_fire_doors_January_2020.pdf</a></p><p>The Secretary of State has confirmed that we will shortly retire the consolidated advice note in favour of the development of new more risk-proportionate guidelines for fire risk assessors including PAS 9980 which will include information on HPL.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/09/2021 16:53:53 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1353822

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
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	Floods: Ellesmere Port and Neston
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 merits of providing grants and support to Ellesmere Port and Neston constituents affected by flooding in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	45173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>Following severe weather events which have significant and wide area impacts, support may be made available to impacted local authorities through the activation of the Flood Recovery Framework</p><p><br> Before activating the Framework, Government considers many factors - such as the severity, duration, and the extent of reported impacts and how these compare to past events. The overall reported impacts affecting areas including Ellesmere Port and Neston following Storm Christoph in January 2021 were far lower than the trigger for previous activations in November 2019 and February 2020, and therefore the Framework was not activated.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/09/2021 16:43:52 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders