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1296788

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
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	Religious Buildings: 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 financial support is available to (a) community support groups that meet in premises that form part of places of worship and (b) to support places of worship that have lost income due to having suspended rent payments for community groups that have continued to use their premises during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	161870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the impact that the pandemic has had on a wide range of community and voluntary groups, including faith groups and places of worship.</p><p>Throughout the pandemic – even during the most severe periods of national restrictions – the Government has sought to ensure that key support groups, of up to 15 people, have been able to continue to meet in places of worship and other community venues, to provide mutual aid, therapy and other vital forms of support to those most in need.</p><p>As part of the response to the impact of COVID-19, the Government made available a package of support specifically for charities and businesses. Places of worship that are also registered charities have been able to apply to a number of these schemes on the basis of being impacted organisations themselves, to support their work delivering community services in response to the pandemic. This included the Government’s £750 million package of support specifically for charities, social enterprises and the voluntary sector. Many places of worship who employ people have also benefitted from the Government’s furlough scheme, which was recently extended to the end of September 2021 where needed.</p><p>The Government continues to engage regularly with a range of faith leaders and community groups – including through our Places of Worship Taskforce and regular roundtable meetings with major faith groups - to better understand how the Government can support them to respond to the pressures they face at this time.</p><p>I encourage places of worship and community groups to monitor the Government’s web pages that offer information on the schemes currently available, and new schemes when they are launched, such as: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Ffinancial-support-for-voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-vcse-organisations-to-respond-to-coronavirus-covid-19&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Ccf11be465d0c413da34508d8e2dfc840%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637508798044004289%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=9%2Fbs1vaPDQYqTlNokvvbFiWthPfeW68eAYoUve%2BYVKI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/financial-support-for-voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-vcse-organisations-to-respond-to-coronavirus-covid-19.</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/03/2021 11:38:22 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1296797

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
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	Immigration: Hong Kong
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 meet potential demand for English language courses created by Hongkongers arriving in the UK under either the BN(O) or other schemes.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	161686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The British National (Overseas) visa route opened on 31 January 2021. Departments across Government are working together closely to ensure that necessary support and guidance is provided for BN(O) status holders who take advantage of the new visa route.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 09/03/2021 17:15:10 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1296916

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
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	Rents: 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 estimate he has made of the number and proportion of (a) private (b) social renters in rent arrears during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	161767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>Data from the English Housing Survey (EHS) Household Resilience Study for June-July 2020 details rental arrears during the pandemic. It says that 7% of private rented households and 11% of social rented households were in rent arrears in June/July. The English Housing Survey Headline Report 2019-20 details rent arrears in the year before pandemic, finding that 3% of private renters and 11% of social renters were in arrears at time of survey.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/03/2021 16:13:35 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1296944

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
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	Community Champions Scheme
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 publish the full criteria used to select the boroughs who received the £23 million of funding through the Community Champions scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	161784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>On 25 January we confirmed £23.75 million funding - allocated to 60 councils and further voluntary groups across England - to expand work to support those most at risk from COVID-19 and to boost vaccine take up through the Community Champions scheme. This is part of over £7.9 billion Government funding provided to councils to help them support their communities during the pandemic. The scheme is specifically targeted at areas where challenges may be greatest due to the local combination of disproportionately impacted groups.</p><p>The list of local authorities who were invited to take part in the scheme drew upon a wide range of data sources, including Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England long-term data on COVID-19 incidence; data on social integration; and evidence on the prevalence and specific support needs of disabled people in an area.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/03/2021 11:30:46 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1296945

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
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	Community Champions Scheme: Hounslow
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 reasons the London Borough of Hounslow did not receive funding under the Community Champions scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	161785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>London Borough of Hounslow Council were invited to apply for funding through the Community Champions scheme. No application was received.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/03/2021 11:31:30 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1296946

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
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	Community Champions Scheme
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 discussions he had with (a) Council Chief Executives, (b) Council leaders and (c) directly elected Mayors before releasing funding under the Community Champions scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	161786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>My officials undertook a series of stakeholder engagement events to test design and methodology and continue to work with the local authorities to ensure sharing of learning.</p><p>Conversations were held with a group of chief executives and senior level council leaders, including representatives from councils in London, and we have spoken to the sector including the Local Government Association. We also spoke with wider representative across London and Manchester, including the Combined Authority, and a range of officers across England in local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/03/2021 11:32:21 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1296947

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
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	Community Champions Scheme
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 adequacy of the scope of the Community Champions scheme; and whether he plans to increase the number of boroughs receiving funding through that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	161787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>On 25 January we announced £23.75 million funding through the Community Champions Scheme to 60 councils and voluntary groups across England - to expand work to support those most at risk from COVID-19.</p><p>Participating local authorities will be providing monitoring monthly reporting from March 2021, which will be used to assess the scope and reach of the Community Champions programme.</p><p>We will learn from the current scheme and assess the case for any further funding.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/03/2021 11:36:03 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1296949

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 to provide additional financial support for work on the covid-19 vaccination roll-out to local authorities that did not receive funding under the community champions scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	161788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>All English local authorities will be reimbursed via local NHS partners (or by DHSC) for unfunded and additional costs needed to support Covid vaccination, including those related to increasing uptake in the BAME or other low uptake cohorts.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 10/03/2021 15:28:28 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1296959

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 plans to take to support local authorities who did not receive funding through the Community Champions scheme to support the rollout of the covid-19 vaccine to BAME people in those boroughs.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	161790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>All English local authorities will be reimbursed via local NHS partners (or by DHSC) for unfunded and additional costs needed to support Covid vaccination, including those related to increasing uptake in the BAME or other low uptake cohorts.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 10/03/2021 15:28:55 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1296972

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
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	Leeds-Bradford Airport: Planning Permission
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 call in planning application number 20/02559/FU by Leeds Bradford Airport for the construction of a new terminal building and associated modifications.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	161674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>If Leeds City Council are minded to approve the application, the application will be referred to the Secretary of State under the Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2009, due to its scale and green belt location.</p><p>Once the referral has been received by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Direction provides that the local planning authority shall not grant permission until the expiry of 21 days, unless the Secretary of State has notified within that time that he does not intend to call-in the application.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/03/2021 16:12:55 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn