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1275069

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with (a) devolved Administrations and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	910671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been clear we intend to continue to work in partnership with the devolved administrations and local communities. We have demonstrated this commitment by confirming that devolved administrations will have a place within the governance structures for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).</p><p>Ministers regularly speak to Cabinet colleagues on the UKSPF and my officials routinely engage with their devolved administration counterparts on their priorities. To date, we have conducted 25 engagement events across the UK, many of which were attended by the devolved administrations. We will continue this engagement as we develop the UKSPF investment framework and in advance of its publication.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 910677 910679 question first answered 11/01/2021 17:06:00 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1275070

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with (a) devolved Administrations and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	John Nicolson
uin	910677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been clear we intend to continue to work in partnership with the devolved administrations and local communities. We have demonstrated this commitment by confirming that devolved administrations will have a place within the governance structures for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).</p><p>Ministers regularly speak to Cabinet colleagues on the UKSPF and my officials routinely engage with their devolved administration counterparts on their priorities. To date, we have conducted 25 engagement events across the UK, many of which were attended by the devolved administrations. We will continue this engagement as we develop the UKSPF investment framework and in advance of its publication.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 910671 910679 question first answered 11/01/2021 17:06:00 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

1275071

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with (a) devolved Administrations and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	910679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been clear we intend to continue to work in partnership with the devolved administrations and local communities. We have demonstrated this commitment by confirming that devolved administrations will have a place within the governance structures for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).</p><p>Ministers regularly speak to Cabinet colleagues on the UKSPF and my officials routinely engage with their devolved administration counterparts on their priorities. To date, we have conducted 25 engagement events across the UK, many of which were attended by the devolved administrations. We will continue this engagement as we develop the UKSPF investment framework and in advance of its publication.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 910671 910677 question first answered 11/01/2021 17:06:00 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1275072

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	Housing: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress he has made on ensuring that (a) new and (b) existing homes are net zero carbon.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	910672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p><a target="_blank">We have proposed an ambitious uplift in the energy efficiency of new homes through the Future Homes Standard. </a>These homes will be ‘zero carbon ready’, with the ability to become fully zero carbon homes as the electricity grid decarbonises, without the need for further costly retrofitting work.</p><p>The Government is providing funding (including the green homes grant) and making regulatory changes (including consulting on increased minimum standards for the Private Rented Sector) to improve existing homes. Our forthcoming <em>Heat and Buildings Strategy </em>will set out further actions.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 11/01/2021 17:12:09 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1275073

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the total cost of remedial work required to replace dangerous material and rectify poor quality construction identified by EWS1 form inspections.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	910674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>EWS1 is not a Government form or regulatory requirement, and it is not a safety certificate. It was designed by industry to aid valuation of high-rise residential properties with cladding, but we know it has been used far more broadly.</p><p>In relation to high rise buildings, the Government has already made £1.6 billion available to remediate dangerous ACM and non-ACM cladding on residential buildings 18m and over.</p><p>The Government is determined to further identify suitable financing solutions for high rise residential buildings and remove barriers to remediation where these exist.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 11/01/2021 17:10:35 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1275074

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made on delivering new accommodation for rough sleepers.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	Brendan Clarke-Smith
uin	910675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>During the Pandemic, through Everyone In, by November we had supported around 33,000 people with nearly 10,000 in emergency accommodation and over 23,000 already moved on into longer-term accommodation.</p><p>To provide a longer-term solution, on 29 October, we announced funding of more than £150 million to deliver more than 3,300 units of long-term, supported, move-on accommodation for rough sleepers across the country. We are now working with our delivery partners at Homes England and the Greater London Authority to ensure these schemes are delivered at pace.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/01/2021 17:50:20 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith

1275075

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent estimate his Department has made of the number of buildings in England that have combustible non-ACM cladding.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	910680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities and housing associations are conducting a data collection exercise as part of a programme to build a more complete picture of high-rise residential buildings and the variety of external wall systems in use. We will publish appropriate summary information from the data collection in our monthly Building Safety Programme data release when ready, which we expect to be in spring this year.</p><p>For buildings with unsafe ACM cladding, more buildings have come on site with remediation work within the last year than at any other time previously. Final figures for 2020 will be published on 21 January and we expect this to show that around 95 per cent of the buildings identified at the start of last year will have safety work completed or underway.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 11/01/2021 17:11:37 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1275076

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	Housing: Disability and Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure the provision of accessible homes for older and disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	910684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>By April 2022, the Government will have invested over £4 billion through the Disabled Facilities Grant, which will have funded adaptations to almost 400,000 homes since 2010.</p><p>In addition, 10 per cent of units delivered under the new Affordable Homes Programme will be used to increase the supply of specialist or supported housing.</p><p>Our current planning rules mean councils must consider the needs of older people and those with disabilities when planning new homes, and the Government recently consulted on options that include introducing higher mandatory accessibility standards for all new homes.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/01/2021 17:44:55 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1275077

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the contribution of his Department's policies to the delivery of the Government’s levelling up agenda.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	910687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to levelling up. The SR announced a £4 billion Levelling Up Fund that will invest in local infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities.</p><p>To help local areas prepare for the introduction of the UKSPF, we will provide an additional £220 million in 20/21 for communities to pilot programmes and new approaches, with total domestic UK-wide funding being ramped up to at least match EU receipts, reaching around £1.5 billion a year</p><p>In the Hon Member's region, the West Yorkshire devolution deal will bring close to £3 billion public and private sector investment into the region, creating 26,000 jobs and adding £2.1 billion a year to the economy by 2031.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 11/01/2021 17:07:21 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1275078

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	With reference to the Spending Review 2020, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	910689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>At Spending Review, the Government confirmed we will publish a UK-wide investment framework in 2021 for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and will confirm spending profiles at the next Spending Review.</p><p>Ahead of this, Government has made clear that it intends to continue to work in partnership with the devolved administrations and local communities. We have demonstrated this commitment by confirming that devolved administrations will have a place within the governance structures for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 11/01/2021 17:07:54 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards