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1309956

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to tackle regional inequality.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
uin	914330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Government is tackling regional inequality through our commitment to level up all corners of the United Kingdom. Our actions include establishing the Levelling up Fund; the UK Community Renewal Fund; the Community Ownership Fund; creating Freeports whilst empowering our regions by devolving money, resources and control away from Westminster.</p><p>Alongside this, the Government has also committed over £35 billion to help councils support their communities and local businesses during the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 914322 question first answered 19/04/2021 16:35:40 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1309957

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When his Department plans to respond to the consultation on raising accessibility standards for new homes, which closed on 1 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	914324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Evidence gathered will help government work out the best way to raise accessibility standards and we will respond the consultation – once we’ve had the time to give full consideration to the responses received.</p><p>However, most homes were built before standards were introduced; this is why the Disabled Facilities Grant is so important. By the end of this financial year, the Government will have invested over £4 billion through the Disabled Facilities Grant, funding home adaptations – including stair lifts, wet rooms and ramps - to almost 450,000 homes since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 19/04/2021 16:33:18 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1309958

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to tackle regional inequality.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	914322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Government is tackling regional inequality through our commitment to level up all corners of the United Kingdom. Our actions include establishing the Levelling up Fund; the UK Community Renewal Fund; the Community Ownership Fund; creating Freeports whilst empowering our regions by devolving money, resources and control away from Westminster.</p><p>Alongside this, the Government has also committed over £35 billion to help councils support their communities and local businesses during the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 914330 question first answered 19/04/2021 16:35:40 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1309959

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Planning: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to reform planning rules in England.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	914321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>We are transforming the planning system, through recently announced changes and our proposals for ambitious long-term reforms.</p><p>Our White Paper, published in August 2020, proposed comprehensive reform of the planning system.</p><p>We have also published changes to calculating local housing need, to enable more homes to come forward where we need them most, and a National Model Design Code, which will drive up the quality of new development.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 19/04/2021 16:28:16 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1309960

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase the supply of new homes.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Anthony Browne
uin	914318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>This Government cares deeply about building more homes. We are working tirelessly with industry to keep the sector open safely through every level of restriction to continue building the new homes this country needs, support home movers, and sustain hundreds of thousands of jobs. I would like to pay tribute to the sector for their support.</p><p>We are investing in supply, with over £12 billion in affordable housing over five years, the largest investment in a decade; and £7.1 billion in the National Home Building Fund, including much-needed new homes on brownfield land.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 19/04/2021 16:27:33 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne

1309961

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Owner Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to promote homeownership.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	914317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>This Government cares deeply about helping even more people to achieve the dream of owning their own home, and turning Generation Rent into Generation Buy.</p><p>And today we see many of the country’s largest lenders launch the new 95% mortgages – backed by the Government’s new mortgage guarantee announced by the Chancellor at last month’s Budget.</p><p>This comes on top of our Shared Ownership reforms, our new Help to Buy scheme, and our First Homes scheme – all of which will help more people get onto the housing ladder and have a home they can call their own.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/04/2021 16:29:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1309962

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that neighbourhood plans continue to be prioritised as part of the reformed planning system.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	914313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Neighbourhood plans are a valuable tool that empower communities to proactively shape what their areas will look like.</p><p>As we set out in the Planning White Paper – neighbourhood plans will continue to play a key role in our reformed planning system.</p><p>Indeed under the new system neighbourhood planning groups will have a stronger role in producing local design codes – setting out the preferences of the local community and the high standards that new development will be expected to meet.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/04/2021 16:29:30 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1309963

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Public Sector and Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to implement the policies set out in his Department's recent response to its consultation on supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	914312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>To support our town centres, we laid legislation on 31 March for a new permitted development right to allow conversions from the Commercial, Business and Service uses to residential.</p><p>The same legislation gives additional flexibility for development at ports and allows for extensions of hospitals, schools, colleges and prisons.</p><p>Separately, we are aiming to implement a faster planning application process from 1 August for new schools, prisons and hospitals.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 19/04/2021 16:26:31 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1310153

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Religious Buildings: 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 make it his policy to allow singing in churches in step three of the covid-19 road map.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	183136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>We understand the importance of singing to all of our faith communities but, due to the transmission of COVID-19 through droplets and airborne particles, it has been essential to limit this to control the spread of the virus. We have been working closely with the Places of Worship Taskforce and faith communities to facilitate this and are grateful for their support.</p><p>Currently singing can take place outdoors on the grounds of a place of worship and this can include the congregation taking part. Indoors it is currently only possible for small groups of singers to perform, and the congregation cannot join in. It is important that we take a cautious approach in easing restrictions, so that we can see the impact of the steps we are taking before moving to the next step. For that reason, we will continue to keep guidance and restrictions under review, in line with the changing situation. As soon as we are able, we will update our advice further. We do not wish to keep restrictions in place for any longer than we have to. This is in line with wider guidance for performing arts across all sectors.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 182034 question first answered 22/04/2021 14:22:13 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1310191

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Domestic Abuse: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on domestic abuse refuge providers that own their property and are licensed as Houses of Multiple Occupation of the Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Mandatory Conditions of Licences) (England) Regulations 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	183187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>Under House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) legislation, rooms in licensable HMOs that are under 6.51 square metres cannot be used as sleeping accommodation by one person. Local housing authorities have discretion to consider local circumstances and require higher standards within HMO licence conditions, but must not set lower standards.</p><p>The purpose of this legislation is to reduce overcrowding in HMOs. The Government consulted extensively on the changes to HMO licensing at the time and there was broad support for the extension of scope of mandatory HMO licensing.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of domestic abuse safe accommodation providers, including refuges, that own their own property.</p><p>My Department is working with local authorities to raise standards across the private rented sector, to protect vulnerable tenants, including those living in HMOs.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 183188 183189 183190 question first answered 22/04/2021 14:26:12 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah