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1049378

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help ensure fire safety in buildings.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	908851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Nothing is more important than ensuring people are safe in their homes. The implementation plan we published in December sets out the far-reaching programme of work that the Government intends to undertake to deliver a fundamental reform of the building safety system.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/01/2019 17:55:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

1049379

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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: Swale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that adequate infrastructure is put in place to support the proposed increase in housing in the Swale borough council area.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	908852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>We will engage with Highways England and Swale Council to explore ways forward. We are already providing £3.5 million to provide local infrastructure for Swale, and we are working with Kent County Council to develop their proposals for larger, strategic infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/01/2019 17:56:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

1049380

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Carbon Monoxide: Alarms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made in its review of the rules that require carbon monoxide alarms to be fitted in homes across England.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	908853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>We are making good progress with the review of carbon monoxide alarms. This has included constructive engagement with industry to gather new evidence and information. We are now considering this updated evidence and will set out the Government response in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/01/2019 16:58:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1047795

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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, if he will make it his policy that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund prioritises regions experiencing the highest levels of economic hardship.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	212356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>As announced in the written ministerial statement on 24 July 2018, HCWS927, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will tackle inequalities between communities by raising productivity, especially in those parts of our country whose economies are furthest behind.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 29/01/2019 14:12:49 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1046823

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of social homes granted planning permission in (a) Lambeth, (b) Southwark, (c) Greater London and (d) England in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	211835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The number of affordable units granted final planning permission during 2017-18 by local authority and tenure, are reported to the department in question 10, Section I of the Local Authority Housing Statistics, which can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>The London Development Database (LDD) records more detailed information on significant planning permissions in London. The data is entered by London's planning authorities, and is checked by the GLA to ensure consistency across London. <a href="https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/planning-permissions-on-the-london-development-database--ldd-" target="_blank">https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/planning-permissions-on-the-london-development-database--ldd-</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/01/2019 17:05:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1047095

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January to Question 208793 on UK Shared Prosperity Fund, whether hon. Members were informed in advance of stakeholder events in their constituencies; and whether the Government plans to inform them of future events.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	211668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>My officials have been holding engagement events across the UK, including in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The stakeholder events were with external stakeholders from a breadth of sectors in order to aid policy development. No ministers or political representatives have been in attendance.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/01/2019 16:56:06 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1045910

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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
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 level of reserves held by each local authority in (a) absolute terms and and (b) as a proportion of revenue spending at the end of each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	211099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG collects and publishes budget and outturn data from all local authorities annually. This published data allows anyone to see absolute reserves levels and to also calculate reserves as a proportion of revenue spending both at individual local authority and sector wide levels. The measure of reserves that is most commonly referred to is non ring-fenced reserves which can be found in cells 915 &amp; 916. The level of spend that is most commonly used is net service expenditure which can be found in cell 805. A web link to the GOV.UK website where this information is published is provided here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a>.</p><p><br> The Department also publishes a report alongside each data release that provides expenditure and reserves data at both a sector and class of local authority level. A web link to the report for the 2017/18 financial year is provided here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756323/2017-18_RO_Final_Outturn_Statistical_Release.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756323/2017-18_RO_Final_Outturn_Statistical_Release.pdf.</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 28/01/2019 17:01:13 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1045953

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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 Services: Children
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 funding local authorities receive to deliver children’s services.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	211226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Funding for local government services, including children’s services, is set at the Spending Review. The Chancellor has announced that the next Spending Review will be this year, and decisions about the future funding of local government will be taken in the round.</p><p>We are working with the Department for Education (DfE) and the sector to develop an understanding of children’s services costs and pressures, and to help local authorities innovate and reform services to achieve better quality and efficiency.</p><p>In preparation for the Spending Review, and as part of the Government’s review of relative needs and resources, new, up-to-date formulas are being developed to ensure funding distribution to councils is based on the best available evidence. DfE and MHCLG have commissioned an ambitious data research project from independent contractors to inform this work.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 29/01/2019 14:13:36 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1045958

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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: Homelessness
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 properties owned by private landlords have received funding from local authorities to house people who are homeless in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	211106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG does not collect information on payments made by local authorities to landlords. Information is collected on the number of new private social housing lets made to applicants who are statutorily homeless in table 3f of the CORE summary tables accompanying the annual release. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/social-housing-lettings-in-england-april-2017-to-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/social-housing-lettings-in-england-april2017-to-march-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 28/01/2019 16:58:47 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1045966

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Lakanal House: Fires
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 full review of approved document B called for by the inquest into the Lakanal House fire was not carried out.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	211236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Work on a revised approved document B was in hand, but was put on hold when the independent review of building regulations and fire safety was commissioned following the Grenfell Tower fire. A consultation draft of a clarified approved document was published for consultation in July 2018 and a further call for evidence for a full technical review was published in December.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/01/2019 17:03:16 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed