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1186404

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Affordable Housing: Greater London
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 affordable homes have been constructed in London in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	32143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Comprehensive estimates of all affordable housing delivered are published in the Department’s Affordable Housing Supply Statistical Release at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Faffordable-housing-supply-in-england-2018-to-2019&amp;data=02%7C01%7CNeil.Higgins%40communities.gov.uk%7C245f187e342c44a11f5008d7cce7922d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637203167266074305&amp;sdata=BqsrRY5CumibLXSajJKNuCbC3QLcrih%2Bn6CTkqgcu%2FE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/affordable-housing-supply-in-england-2018-to-2019.</a></p><p>A breakdown of the affordable housing delivered in London, identifying new build, in each of the last three years, is available in live table 1011C.</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply&amp;data=02%7C01%7CNeil.Higgins%40communities.gov.uk%7C245f187e342c44a11f5008d7cce7922d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637203167266084269&amp;sdata=etK83uy35jo8GxSZJdrQssSwEEeMhlmcl8y3c6dDsb8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply.</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/03/2020 13:56:28 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1186418

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Towns 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, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the timeline for lead councils set out in the Annex of his Department's Towns Fund prospectus published in November 2019; and if he will publish updated guidance on the roll out of the Towns Fund for Town Deal Boards.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	32301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>We are taking a pragmatic approach to the impact Covid-19 will have on the timeline published in the Towns Fund Prospectus and will take the best course of action for all parties involved. The further guidance set to be published for local authorities will acknowledge the effects of the current circumstances and will be released in due course.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 24/03/2020 16:30:35 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1186427

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Refuges: Repairs and Maintenance
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 his Department has issued to women's refuge centres and charities on the maintenance of services during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	32139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department has been engaging with domestic abuse service providers on a daily basis to understand the additional challenges they are facing and the support needed to ensure essential provision is kept open and available to victims and their children.</p><p>Following these discussions, on 23 March we published guidance to assist domestic abuse service providers in service delivery at these unprecedented times. The guidance, in line with current Public Health England advice, sets out the advice for daily service operation within the context of domestic abuse safe accommodation provision</p><p><br>The guidance can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-domestic-abuse-safe-accommodation-provision/covid-19-guidance-on-isolation-for-domestic-abuse-safe-accommodation-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-domestic-abuse-safe-accommodation-provision/covid-19-guidance-on-isolation-for-domestic-abuse-safe-accommodation-settings</a></p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/03/2020 16:39:19 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1186428

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Refuges: 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 funding grants his Department is making available to women's refuge not-for-profit organisations during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	32140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department will do everything we can to support domestic abuse service providers to keep these vital services up and running during the Coronavirus outbreak.</p><p>My officials are in daily contact with the domestic abuse sector to understand the additional challenges they are facing and how best to respond to help support services in these unprecedented times.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/03/2020 16:27:39 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1186435

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Covid-19 Hardship 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, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Hardship Fund announced in Budget 2020; and how the effectiveness of the Hardship Fund will be measured.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	32162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government will provide English councils with £500 million to support financially vulnerable residents, and expects that most of the funding will be used to provide additional council tax relief.</p><p>Further guidance is available at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcouncil-tax-covid-19-hardship-fund-2020-to-2021-guidance&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C9d491ac5d69f42b5975208d7cff61020%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637206528038391628&amp;sdata=7iBwPRNRqGxwPbz5xtoMROsGWQ3Zs7ihRCjAXjO%2BBzM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/council-tax-covid-19-hardship-fund-2020-to-2021-guidance</a>.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 24/03/2020 16:28:11 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1186438

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Refuges: 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, if he will provide compensation for rental income lost due to the closure of a refuge service as a result of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	32165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government will do everything it can to support refuge providers to keep these vital services open, up and running.</p><p>Officials from my Department are in discussion with domestic abuse service providers to understand and respond to the challenges facing them as they make their contingency plans to keep refuges and other types of safe accommodation support services open and available to victims of domestic abuse and their children.</p><p>We have provided reassurance to refuge providers on key worker status for domestic abuse support workers working in refuges.</p><p>My officials will continue to work closely with and support refuge service providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/03/2020 16:28:46 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1186444

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Public Libraries: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whats steps are being taken to keep public libraries open for people who cannot work from home.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	32171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2020 answer text <p>On 23 March the Prime Minister announced new measures to lock down the United Kingdom for a minimum of three weeks, stating that libraries were among the premises that had to close immediately. People should stay at home, except to shop for basic necessities, take exercise, address medical needs, and travel to and from essential work. More information can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.government-online.net%2Fthe-prime-minister-announces-new-measures-to-lock-down-the-country%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C2d31a8a216654ae9476808d7e1233885%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637225413689367163&amp;sdata=TgYVfV3lPN%2BpxvJs1AavItA2iyUQrCqLgJ8Z8xtOfr4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.government-online.net/the-prime-minister-announces-new-measures-to-lock-down-the-country/</a></p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 16/04/2020 08:40:29 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke previous answer version 14561 answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1186451

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Covid-19 Hardship 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, whether the allocation of the covid-19 hardship fund to local authorities will take into account levels of deprivation.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	32178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government will provide English councils with £500 million to support financially vulnerable residents, and expects that most of the funding will be used to provide additional council tax relief. <br> <br> Further guidance is available at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcouncil-tax-covid-19-hardship-fund-2020-to-2021-guidance&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C9d491ac5d69f42b5975208d7cff61020%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637206528038391628&amp;sdata=7iBwPRNRqGxwPbz5xtoMROsGWQ3Zs7ihRCjAXjO%2BBzM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/council-tax-covid-19-hardship-fund-2020-to-2021-guidance</a> .</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 24/03/2020 16:29:13 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1186452

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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 Services: 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 his Department is providing to local authorities to support adult social care services through the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	32179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The 2020-21 settlement for local government provided local authorities with access to the largest increase in spending power in a decade to help local authorities meet rising demand for adult social care. In total, local authorities will have access to almost £6 billion of dedicated funding across adult and children’s social care in 2020-21.</p><p>The Government has also announced additional funding of £2.9 billion to support hospitals, councils and adult social care providers through the COVID-19 outbreak. Of this, £1.6 billion will go to local authorities to allow them to address increased pressures on services in their local areas, including adult social care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 24/03/2020 16:29:47 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1186607

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Freehold: Fees and Charges
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 18 February 2020 to Question 14608, when he plans to introduce the legislation to repeal Section 121 of the Law of Property Act 1925.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	32108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting fairness and transparency for homeowners and ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service.</p><p>The Government is aware that homeowners could be subject to a possession order or the granting of a lease of their home by the rentcharge owner over rentcharge arrears. As part of our leasehold reform work we have committed to repeal Section 121 of the Law of Property Act 1925 to ensure homeowners are not subjected to unfair possession orders. This will be pursued when Parliamentary time allows.</p><p>The Government also intends to legislate to ensure that freehold homeowners who pay estate rentcharges have the right to challenge their reasonableness and to go to the tribunal to appoint a new management company if necessary.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/03/2020 13:55:51 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller