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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

1187304

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
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	Food Supply: 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 the national plan for delivering food assistance is; what steps he will take to support local community food initiatives; and what role local authorities will have in ensuring the supply of food assistance.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	33444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>My Department continues to work with local authorities to develop appropriate measures that ensure those most vulnerable have access to food and drink throughout the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>This Government is implementing a system to support those whose underlying health conditions mean they are at higher clinical risk for COVID-19, and are therefore being asked to self-isolate</p><p><br>The system will enable the delivery of groceries and medicine to this group, if they do not have alternative means of accessing these in place. Deliveries of food and essential household items will be delivered to the doorstep.</p><p>Local authorities will be a key delivery agency, working closely with at-risk individuals, central Government, food industry partners and the voluntary and community sector to ensure the system operates effectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 21/04/2020 13:18:25 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1178022

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Supported Housing
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 he plans to publish a Statement of Expectations for supported housing providers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	1188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>My Department is completing a National Statement of Expectations (NSE) for supported housing, which we have developed in close collaboration with local authorities and provider membership bodies. The guidance sets out Government's vision for the planning, commissioning and delivery of supported housing, and outlines our expectations for standards in accommodation. We are currently finalising the NSE and intend to publish it shortly.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/02/2020 16:34:36 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1178027

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
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 people received a Disabled Facilities Grant in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	1189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not currently produce data on the Disabled Facilities Grant. However, the Department provides local authority returns to Foundations, the Government-funded national body for home improvement agencies. Foundations analyse the data to understand Disabled Facilities Grant delivery nationally. From records provided by Foundations, the data shows the following estimates for adaptations that were delivered from 2014 to 2019:</p><p><strong> Estimates for number of Disabled Facilities Grants delivered (2014 to 2019)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>40,645</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>40,800</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>47,850</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>53,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>228,795</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies</strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/02/2020 16:30:47 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1178028

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
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 people with a diagnosis of autism received a Disabled Facilities Grant in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	1190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of people with a diagnosis of autism who received a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) for each of the last 5 years is not held centrally. However, anyone can apply for a DFG, including people diagnosed with autism. The Government is committed to helping people to live independently and safely in their own homes, which is why we have invested over £2.7 billion into the grant since 2012, delivering around 280,000 home adaptations by the end of 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/02/2020 16:31:55 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1131722

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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	Fracking
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 respond to the permitted development for shale gas exploration consultation which closed on 25 October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	263773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government will provide a comprehensive response to the Select Committee’s report, and respond to the consultations on permitted development for shale gas exploration and compulsory community pre-application consultation for shale gas development, in due course.</p><p>We are currently analysing the representations to both the consultations, and considering the Select Committee’s report and its conclusions and recommendations.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 263774 263775 question first answered 20/06/2019 15:16:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1131723

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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	Fracking
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 respond to the compulsory community pre-application consultation for shale gas development consultation which closed on 7 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	263774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government will provide a comprehensive response to the Select Committee’s report, and respond to the consultations on permitted development for shale gas exploration and compulsory community pre-application consultation for shale gas development, in due course.</p><p>We are currently analysing the representations to both the consultations, and considering the Select Committee’s report and its conclusions and recommendations.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 263773 263775 question first answered 20/06/2019 15:16:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1131724

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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	Fracking
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 respond the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s 8th report, Planning guidance on fracking, published on 5 July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	263775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government will provide a comprehensive response to the Select Committee’s report, and respond to the consultations on permitted development for shale gas exploration and compulsory community pre-application consultation for shale gas development, in due course.</p><p>We are currently analysing the representations to both the consultations, and considering the Select Committee’s report and its conclusions and recommendations.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 263773 263774 question first answered 20/06/2019 15:16:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1003848

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Non-domestic Rates
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 business rates relief for properties announced in Budget 2018 will apply to premises in planning use class D2.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	189620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>At the Budget the Government announced a one third discount off business rate bills for high streets and town centres worth almost £900 million. The discount will be available, subject to state aid, to retail properties with a rateable value of less than £51,000 such as shops, restaurants, cafes and drinking establishments. We will publish guidance shortly to help local authorities determine eligibility and implement the discount.</p><p>Since 2016 the Government has announced a raft of measures to support business, including permanently doubling Small Business Rate Relief from 50 per cent to 100 per cent for eligible businesses, and raising the threshold for 100 per cent relief from £6,000 to £12,000. As a result, over 655,000 small businesses – occupiers of a third of all properties – pay no business rates at all. In addition, the Government brought forward to April 2018 the switch in the annual indexation of business rates from RPI to the main measure of inflation, currently CPI, which will be a saving for all ratepayers.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 16/11/2018 13:33:49 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

947480

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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	Environment Protection: Northern Ireland
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 it is planned that ratification of the 2004 second amendment to the Espoo Convention on Transboundary Impact will take place in relation to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	167937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p><br>Ratification of international agreements is not a devolved policy area and is made at UK level by the UK Government. The second amendment to the Espoo Convention was adopted in 2004 and entered into force on 23 October 2017. The Government takes its international commitments very seriously and will only commit to formal ratification when it is satisfied it is in a position to do so. Officials will assess what needs to be done under domestic legislation, and practical arrangements to ratify the second amendment, in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/09/2018 13:36:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy