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1221389

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Local Government Finance: 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 fiscal plans he has to help mitigate reductions in local authorities business rates revenue as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>On the 2 July my Department laid a written statement on a wide-ranging package of further financial support to ensure local government can continue to fulfil its essential role in the national response to COVID-19. This includes a commitment to support the sector through an apportionment of irrecoverable business rates losses between central and local government, to be agreed at the Spending Review. The Government has also announced that the repayment of collection fund deficits arising in 2020-21, for example because of a reduction in local revenue from business rates, will be spread over the next three years rather than the usual period of a year, giving councils breathing space in setting budgets for next year.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 14/07/2020 14:53:01 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1221393

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Future High Streets Fund and Towns Fund: 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 support will be made available to councils shortlisted for the Future High Street Fund and Towns Fund who need to meet the match-funding requirements but who have incurred additional financial costs as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>A core ambition of both the Towns Fund and Future High Streets Fund (FHSF) is to leverage further investment and co-funding from a range of public and private sector partners. Whilst we have been clear in our guidance that there is no minimum threshold for this, co-funding will form part of our overall assessment of Town Investment Plans (TIPs) and FHSF business cases. We know, however, that COVID-19 impacts may prevent certain challenges and we will allow places to communicate how plans, including co-funding, might have been impacted.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 14/07/2020 14:53:33 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1221394

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Local Government Finance: Wakefield
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 effect on the (a) financial revenue raised and (b) costs incurred by Wakefield District Council as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>Local government is an essential part of our response to Covid-19 and has mobilised to help us keep the country moving, protect the NHS and save lives, whilst delivering social care and other vital public services. We are providing local authorities with an unprecedented package of support, including £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced grants and the £600m Infection Control Fund. To date, Wakefield has received £20.49 million from the first and second tranche of unringfenced funding and received £3.54 million as part of the Infection Control Fund. We will write out to all councils setting out funding allocations and methodology for third tranche of funding shortly.</p><p>In total, the Government has provided £5 billion in cashflow measures and almost £28 billion in additional funding to support councils, businesses and their communities. We have also announced measures to address councils’ 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 per cent of losses beyond 5 per cent of planned income</li><li>Phased repayment of Collection Fund deficits over the next 3 years</li><li>A commitment to determine what support is needed to help councils meet the pressures of irrecoverable tax income at the Spending Review</li></ul><p>It is important that we carefully monitor the pressures councils are facing. We have now carried out three rounds of the Covid-19 financial monitoring survey and received data for every single authority in the latest round.</p><p>We are extremely grateful for the continued collaboration from councils, which enables us to understand pressures at a national and local level. A summary of the data provided to us by councils in England from the first two rounds of monitoring can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-covid-19-financial-impact-monitoring-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-covid-19-financial-impact-monitoring-information</a>. We will publish the results from the third round of monitoring in due course.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 15/07/2020 16:32:19 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1221395

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Council Housing: Waiting Lists
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 people are on a council housing waiting list in each local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The number of households on local authorities' waiting lists since 1997 can be found in Live Table 600 which is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies.</a> <br> <br> The same household can be in more than one local authority waiting list.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/07/2020 14:51:05 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1220881

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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: Government Assistance
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 and what proportion of people classed as clinically extremely vulnerable had registered for Government coronavirus support for the clinically extremely vulnerable as of 13 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	69446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>341,463 clinically extremely vulnerable individuals had registered to request support with food and/or basic care as at 13 May 2020, using either the website <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcoronavirus-extremely-vulnerable&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMike.Hunter%40communities.gov.uk%7C4cab75282184425addc408d8234eb499%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637298168223283366&amp;sdata=0H6id%2FOvH8ZDnWl1GSpavddQNuU0lgCktgoZZ2kVYVU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-extremely-vulnerable</a> or dedicated call center helpline. Everyone who has requested support with food has had their data passed to supermarkets for access to priority delivery slots. There are around 2.2 million clinically extremely vulnerable individuals in England, and the vast majority of those registering their needs do not request support.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 13/07/2020 14:43:30 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1220899

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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: 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 he plans to provide to landlords of clinically vulnerable tenants, who are currently in the shielded category, on accessing rental properties to carry out routine inspections and repairs after 1 August 2020 .
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	69597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The advice for those shielding is due to be relaxed from 31 July 2020, so that from 1 August 2020, individuals in the clinically extremely vulnerable group will no longer be advised to shield. From 1 August 2020, the guidance given to the clinically extremely vulnerable group is due to be in line with advice currently given to the clinically vulnerable group.</p><p>Currently, the Government guidance is that no repair or maintenance work should be carried out in any household where an individual is being shielded, unless that work is to remedy a direct risk to the safety of the household.</p><p>From 1 August 2020, advice for those currently in the clinically extremely vulnerable group is due to be relaxed, allowing tradespeople to carry out routine inspections and repairs in households that were previously shielding. It is important that inspections and repairs are carried out in accordance with the latest guidance on working safely in people’s homes. Where these visits occur, landlords and tenants should work together to make prior arrangements to ensure that social distancing is maintained, and appropriate hygiene measures are followed.</p><p>Published guidance will be updated accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 13/07/2020 14:43:53 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1220958

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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	Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment
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 changes proposed in the Business and Planning Bill for more on-street (a) serving and (b) dining do not affect the ability of visually impaired people to navigate their communities safely.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	69642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>All pavement licences will either have an express or - in default - deemed “no-obstruction condition”. This is a condition that anything done by the licence-holder must not, amongst other things, prevent non-vehicular traffic passing along the relevant highway. This would include disabled people. The Secretary of State has published a national condition in the draft pavement licences guidance, under his powers included in the legislation, requiring that clear routes of access are maintained, taking into account the needs of disabled people and recommended minimum footway widths and distances required for access by mobility impaired and visually impaired people as set out in Section 3.1 of the Government’s Inclusive Mobility guidance.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/07/2020 09:56:21 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1220972

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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	Travel: 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 29 June 2020 to Question 63565 on Travel: Coronavirus, whether the Government plans to reimburse all costs incurred by local authorities in supporting incoming travellers without accommodation to meet quarantine regulations.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	69751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>Most arrivals to the UK will have appropriate accommodation for when they arrive and should make such arrangements before they travel. For the small minority that do not, Border Force can help make suitable arrangements, at the traveller’s own expense, and anyone without the ability to self-isolate should approach Border Force upon arrival. The Government plans to discuss with local authorities how best to make arrangements to support incoming travellers who are without the means to self-isolate effectively. Furthermore, the re-opening of the hospitality sector provides new arrivals with even more options to make arrangements before they travel to the UK. Finally, the list of countries which are exempt from these requirements is growing and therefore new arrivals should check the rules which apply from 10 July to see if they need to self-isolate.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/07/2020 16:28:52 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1221009

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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 Clubs: 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 has been provided to social clubs that hold bingo sessions on the restarting of those sessions from 4 July.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	69422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>Since 4 July, multi-purpose community facilities have been opened more widely for a range of activities, including social clubs. Guidance on how such buildings can be opened safely can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-multi-purpose-community-facilities%2Fcovid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-multi-purpose-community-facilities&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb7fff0a979494b1f6c6a08d82401f9ad%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637298938179119110&amp;sdata=38%2FVsLlxPIkS5UPmNdEWKstovqeJEouOLVOrinrRmZg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-multi-purpose-community-facilities/covid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-multi-purpose-community-facilities</a> .</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/07/2020 16:28:30 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1221022

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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, if he will amend the planning system to strengthen the requirements on the amount of outdoor space to be provided with new housing developments.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	69490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The importance of including open space in development is clear from our policy and guidance. The National Planning Policy Framework encourages developments that promote health and well-being, with a high standard of amenity for existing and future users. It says that planning policies should assess the need for different types of open space in each area, and then seek to accommodate it. In their report the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission made nature one of their priority themes and noted that green spaces should be integral to the urban fabric. We welcome their recommendations and look forward to responding to their report in due course</p><p><br> The supporting National Design Guide shows how high quality and attractive open spaces can be integral to new development, to encourage physical activity and promote health, well-being and social inclusion.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/07/2020 12:50:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers