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859910

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	What recent assessment he has made of trends in local authority funding for children's services.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	904289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Funding for children’s services is made available through the local government finance settlement. Over the Spending Review period, councils will receive more than £200 billion for local services.</p><p>In February, I announced that annual local government funding will rise in real terms to £45.6 billion by 2019-20.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 12/03/2018 17:51:19 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

860528

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Procurement
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 23 January 2018 to Question 123535, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Procurement, what the contracts are that his Department holds with those suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	131885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>According to our records, the contracts held with Strategic Suppliers cover the following areas:</p><ul><li><p>Network services and network service charges;</p></li><li><p>server maintenance;</p></li><li><p>hardware support renewal;</p></li><li><p>support services;</p></li><li><p>software licenses support;</p></li><li><p>technical support services;</p></li><li><p>central IT systems and services;</p></li><li><p>contingent labour and specialist contractors;</p></li><li><p>technical support to Holocaust Memorial;</p></li><li><p>audit of energy performance of buildings.</p></li></ul><p>Further information on government strategic suppliers can be seen in the Crown Representatives and Strategic Suppliers List, as shown below</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-suppliers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-suppliers</a></p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 15/03/2018 17:22:20 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 47654 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

860536

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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: Students
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 his Department is taking to help students afford the cost of renting properties.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	131893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to rebalancing the relationship between landlords and tenants to deliver a fairer, higher quality and more affordable private rented sector for all tenants. We will ban unfair letting fees and cap tenancy deposits to ensure that renters have more money in their pockets.</p><p>The single most important thing we can do to tackle affordability is to increase supply. That is why we have delivered over 346,000 new affordable homes since 2010, including 248,000 affordable homes for rent. This will help all tenants, including students, to afford the cost of renting properties.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 15/03/2018 12:49:47 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

860566

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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 Tax: Valuation
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 his Department plans to review the banding of domestic properties for the purpose of collecting council tax.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mike Hill
uin	131923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to undertake a council tax revaluation.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 19/03/2018 16:10:00 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4644 label Biography information for Mike Hill

860595

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Bed and Breakfast Accommodation: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in how many instances local authorities have exceeded the six-week limit for using bed and breakfast accommodation for homeless families in the most recent 12 months for which data is available; and how many local authorities have so exceeded that limit in that same period.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	131952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping, statutory homelessness and homelessness prevention and relief in England. These are published at a local authority level. The latest statistics can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics</a></p><p>England has a strong homelessness safety net, providing protection to the most vulnerable in our society so they always have a roof over their heads.</p><p>In 2011, we changed the law so that councils can place families in decent and affordable private rented homes. This now means homeless households should not have to wait as long for settled accommodation.</p><p>The law is also clear that households with dependent children should only be accommodated in Bed and Breakfast (B&amp;B) in an emergency and then for no longer than 6 weeks.</p><p>Our Homelessness Advice and Support Team, drawn from local authorities and the homelessness sector, is supporting councils throughout England and providing targeted challenge. There are some councils who are successfully reducing the number and length of time families are spending in B&amp;B accommodation; we expect areas in similar situations to follow their example.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 19/03/2018 17:01:44 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

860679

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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 Benefit: Refuges
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 8 March 2018 to Question 130452, on Housing Benefit: Refuges, when his Department plans to respond to the feedback received through its short-term consultation which closed on 23 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	132036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The consultations on the short-term accommodation grant and sheltered housing model closed on Tuesday 23 January 2018.</p><p>We are now analysing the responses received and the Government will provide a full response in the early summer of 2018. In the meantime we will continue to work with providers and local government on the details of the proposed funding models.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 19/03/2018 17:02:21 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

860684

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Care Homes: Fire Extinguishers
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 potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to place a statutory duty on care homes to install fire sprinklers.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	132041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned Dame Judith Hackitt to take forward an independent review of the Building Regulations and fire safety system. Any decision on future fire safety requirements will be taken following the completion of that review, which is expected to be published in Spring 2018.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/03/2018 17:06:33 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

860722

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	One Public Estate Programme
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 restrictions are placed on the use of capital receipts gained from local authorities' disposals of surplus property through the One Public Estate programme; and what guidance his Department provides on the use of capital receipts gained from local authorities' disposals of surplus property through the One Public Estate programme.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	132079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>There are a wide range of projects that qualify for expenditure using the capital receipts, for example: sharing back-office and administrative services with one or more other council or public sector bodies and setting up commercial or alternative delivery models to deliver services more efficiently and bring in revenue. The Statutory Guidance issued in March 2016 will still apply for the extended period.</p><p>Capital receipts raised from disposals supported by the One Public Estate programme are treated in the same way as standard disposals, in line with Minstry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s policy, stated above.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 19/03/2018 16:08:55 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

860734

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Housing and Homelessness, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2018 to Question 127168, on refuges, when her Department plans to announce the allocation of the £1.1million top-up funding.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	132091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm that 77 projects have taken up our offer of a share of the £1.1 million top up funding and will receive their funding allocations on 22 March 2018. We will publish a full list of the recipients on gov.uk on 22 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 15/03/2018 16:09:01 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

860756

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Land Drainage: 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, what progress his Department has made in taking forward the proposal to make Lead Local Flood Authorities a Statutory Consultee on planning applications on surface water drainage as consulted upon by his Department in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	132113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>Government has introduced the Lead Local Flood Authority as a statutory consultee under the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015.</p><p>Local planning authorities are required to consult, subject to certain exceptions, the relevant lead local flood authority on planning applications for major development with surface water drainage. In determining the application, local planning authorities are required to take into account any representations received from the authority consulted.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/03/2018 17:07:30 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake