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1051281

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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, if he will meet with his Cabinet colleagues to discuss the potential merits of transferring responsibility for children's services to the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	214525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Machinery of Government changes are a matter for the Prime Minister.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/02/2019 13:34:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1051393

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: 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, whether his Department has commissioned BS 8414 large-scale tests on samples of non-Aluminium Composite Materials from the Building Research Establishment.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	214558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department, acting on advice from the Independent Expert Advisory Panel, has commissioned the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to research the fire performance of a number of different non-Aluminium Composite Material cladding systems.</p><p>The BRE has developed a bespoke test methodology for this programme rather than use the BS 8414 test methodology which is designed to test the entire wall systems. The test programme will focus mainly on the fire performance of the external panel (including any core or filler in composite materials) of a cladding system rather than the thermal insulation and the programme will include testing of a High Pressure Laminate (HPL) panel and zinc composite material panel. Separately, the Department is preparing to commission a BS 8414 test of a whole wall system which will include a High Pressure Laminate (HPL) panel.</p><p>The Department will consider in the light of the findings of the research, and with the advice of the Independent Expert Panel, whether any further action is necessary.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 214560 214561 214562 214563 question first answered 04/02/2019 16:44:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1051443

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Regeneration: 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, what estimate he has made of the amount of UK Government funding allocated for regeneration in (a) steel communities, (b) coal communities and (c) coastal communities in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	214509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>a) £192 million</p><p>b) £30 million</p><p>c) £145.65 million</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/02/2019 18:00:49 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 99570 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1051444

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: Domestic Abuse
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 victims of domestic abuse entering (a) refuges, (b) temporary accommodation and (c) homelessness in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	214655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>We are overhauling the statutory homelessness data collection alongside the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act. This will give us better insights into the causes of homelessness and the support people need, including where someone is accepted as homeless because they were vulnerable as a result of having fled their home because of domestic violence or the threat of domestic violence, alongside other reasons for acceptance.</p><p>Since 2015 we have also provided over £1 million to Women’s Aid for two projects, Routes to Support and No Woman Turned Away. Routes to Support (formerly UK Refuges Online) is part-funded by the Government and is a UK-wide online database containing information about domestic abuse and other violence against women services, including refuge. No Woman Turned Away provides additional caseworker support to women facing difficulties in accessing refuge, including victims with children. We are continuing to fund these vital projects to 2020.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of victims of domestic abuse entering refuges, temporary accommodation and homelessness in each year since 2013.</p><p>However, we do hold data for the numbers of households who have been accepted as owed a homelessness duty, where the main reason for the loss of a last settled home was due to a violent relationship breakdown with a partner. Please find a table with a breakdown of figures for the financial years 2012/13 to 2017/18 below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Households found to be eligible for assistance, whose reason for loss of last settled home is due to violent relationship breakdown with their partner</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>6,540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>6,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>6,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>6,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>6,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>6,810</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Domestic abuse is a devastating crime that nobody should have to suffer. Supporting victims of domestic abuse is an absolute priority for this Government. Councils have a legal duty to provide accommodation to families and others who are vulnerable as a result of fleeing domestic abuse. The Homelessness Reduction Act requires councils to take reasonable steps for all eligible households who are homeless, to help them secure accommodation.These statistics are available for each local authority area, and previous years at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/02/2019 17:58:38 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1051445

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Homelessness: Domestic Abuse
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 victims of domestic abuse who are (a) homeless and (b) sleeping rough in (i) London and (ii) England.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	214656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a devastating crime that nobody should have to suffer. Supporting victims of domestic abuse is an absolute priority for this Government. Councils have a legal duty to provide accommodation to families and others who are vulnerable as a result of fleeing domestic abuse. The Homelessness Reduction Act requires councils to take reasonable steps for all eligible households who are homeless, to help them secure accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>We have overhauled the statutory homelessness data collection alongside the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act. This will give us better insights into the causes of homelessness and the support people need, including where someone is accepted as homeless because they were vulnerable as a result of having fled their home because of domestic violence or the threat of domestic violence, alongside other reasons for acceptance.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of victims of domestic abuse who have slept rough or are homeless in London and England.</p><p> </p><p>However, we do hold data for the numbers of households who have been accepted as owed a homelessness duty, where the main reason for the loss of a last settled home was due to a violent relationship breakdown with a partner. These statistics are available for each local authority area, and previous years at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#statutory-homelessness-live-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#statutory-homelessness-live-tables</a>.</p><p> </p><p>London’s Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN), a multi-agency database recording information about rough sleepers and the wider street population in London, records new rough sleepers' reasons for leaving their last settled base prior to first being seen rough sleeping. In 2017/18, 90 people left their last settled base because they were a victim of violence, harassment or abuse. These statistics are available at:</p><p><a href="https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports" target="_blank">https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/02/2019 17:01:41 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1051446

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the section 2.2.2 of the draft Domestic Abuse Bill, when his Department plans to report on its review into local commissioning of domestic abuse services.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	214657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>As referenced in Section 2.2.2 of the Government’s Transforming the Response to Domestic Abuse: Consultation Response and Draft Bill, my department has carried out a full review of the funding and commissioning of domestic abuse services in England, available at; (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-consultation-response-and-draft-bill" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-consultation-response-and-draft-bill</a>). This has been informed by engagement with domestic abuse organisations and local authorities, as well as an audit, run by Ipsos MORI, of provision of domestic abuse services across England.</p><p>We continue to work with the Domestic Abuse Sector and local authorities, drawing on their expertise and data, as we develop future, sustainable delivery of support to victims of domestic abuse and their children in a range of safe accommodation based services.</p><p>I will be reporting on the outcomes of the review soon. Following our work with Ipsos MORI and academics to review the findings from the audit, a report will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/02/2019 16:58:34 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1051447

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to section 2.2.3 of the draft Domestic Abuse Bill, what the timetable and scope will be of the Whole Housing Partnership Project pilot.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	214658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm that the Whole Housing Partnership Project was one of the 63 successful projects to receive a share of my Department’s £22 million fund for Domestic Abuse Services. It has been awarded £1,478,000 to cover the 2018-20 period. More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/22-million-for-projects-to-support-domestic-abuse-survivors" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/22-million-for-projects-to-support-domestic-abuse-survivors</a>.</p><p>Westminster City Council’s partnership bid will deliver individual support to victims and their children in a range of safe accommodation, including private housing, social housing, and refuges, across two geographical areas; the Tri-boroughs of London (Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham) and the seven District and City Councils from Cambridgeshire.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/02/2019 15:57:20 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1051459

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: 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, whether the recommendations on improving fire safety tests made by the Association of British Insurers will be incorporated into any future test his Department commissions the Building Research Establishment to undertake to check the fire safety of building materials.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	214559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department remains of the view, advised by the Independent Expert Advisory Panel, that the BS 8414 test is robust. Changes to the BS 8414 method are a matter for the British Standards Institution (BSI) to consider. The Department understands that BSI is reviewing the BS 8414 methodology including taking account of the issues raised by the Association of British Insurers.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/02/2019 16:45:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1051465

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: 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, whether the further testing to check the fire safety of building materials that his Department is commissioning with the Building Research Establishment will include a large-scale test on standard high-pressure laminate cladding and plastic foam insulation.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	214560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department, acting on advice from the Independent Expert Advisory Panel, has commissioned the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to research the fire performance of a number of different non-Aluminium Composite Material cladding systems.</p><p>The BRE has developed a bespoke test methodology for this programme rather than use the BS 8414 test methodology which is designed to test the entire wall systems. The test programme will focus mainly on the fire performance of the external panel (including any core or filler in composite materials) of a cladding system rather than the thermal insulation and the programme will include testing of a High Pressure Laminate (HPL) panel and zinc composite material panel. Separately, the Department is preparing to commission a BS 8414 test of a whole wall system which will include a High Pressure Laminate (HPL) panel.</p><p>The Department will consider in the light of the findings of the research, and with the advice of the Independent Expert Panel, whether any further action is necessary.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 214558 214561 214562 214563 question first answered 04/02/2019 16:44:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1051467

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: 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, whether the further testing to check the fire safety of building materials that his Department is commissioning with the Building Research Establishment will include a large-scale test on fire retardant high-pressure laminate cladding and plastic foam insulation.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	214561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department, acting on advice from the Independent Expert Advisory Panel, has commissioned the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to research the fire performance of a number of different non-Aluminium Composite Material cladding systems.</p><p>The BRE has developed a bespoke test methodology for this programme rather than use the BS 8414 test methodology which is designed to test the entire wall systems. The test programme will focus mainly on the fire performance of the external panel (including any core or filler in composite materials) of a cladding system rather than the thermal insulation and the programme will include testing of a High Pressure Laminate (HPL) panel and zinc composite material panel. Separately, the Department is preparing to commission a BS 8414 test of a whole wall system which will include a High Pressure Laminate (HPL) panel.</p><p>The Department will consider in the light of the findings of the research, and with the advice of the Independent Expert Panel, whether any further action is necessary.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 214558 214560 214562 214563 question first answered 04/02/2019 16:44:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed