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1748060

registered interest
date	09/12/2024
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	Community Ownership 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, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2024 to Question 11941 on Community Ownership Fund, if she will publish details of options her Department is considering.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Chris Hinchliff
uin	18796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to community ownership, and through the English Devolution Bill will introduce a new Community Right to Buy, which will make it easier for communities to take on valued assets, such as empty shops, pubs and community spaces.</p><p>All future funding is subject to the Spending Review, launched by the Chancellor on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-the-foundations-public-spending-audit-2024-25/fixing-the-foundations-public-spending-audit-2024-25-html" target="_blank">2 August 2024</a>. The Government will use the Spending Review to change the way public services are delivered by embedding a mission-led approach, driving forward public service reform and making the best use of technology to better deliver services. The Spending Review will set spending plans for a minimum of three years of the five-year forecast period.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 12/12/2024 14:04:50 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5244

1748270

registered interest
date	09/12/2024
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	Business Premises: Change of Use
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 her Department has made of the quality of new residential units that were converted from commercial buildings through permitted development rights.
tabling member constituency	Dagenham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Margaret Mullane
uin	18804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>The government acknowledge the concerns that exist about the quality of residential units created through permitted development rights, particularly office-to-residential conversions. We will continue to keep permitted development rights under review.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 12/12/2024 17:52:44 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5272

1747302

registered interest
date	05/12/2024
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	Business Premises: Rents
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 she will take steps to ensure that landlords who are found liable for rent repayment orders in tribunal pay back monies owed.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	18102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered // answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1747317

registered interest
date	05/12/2024
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: Temporary Accommodation
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 information her Department holds on the number of cases in which location data for out-of-area placements made while discharging a homelessness duty is (a) not recorded or (b) unknown, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	18121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many families are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in a child’s life when they need space to play and develop, nutritious food to thrive and access to education.</p><p>We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to get us back on track to ending homelessness once and for all. This includes a dedicated Inter-Ministerial Group, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, bringing together ministers from across government.</p><p>More widely, we are taking action to tackle the root causes of homelessness by delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and building 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament. The government is also abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, preventing private renters being exploited and discriminated against, and empowering people to challenge unreasonable rent increases.</p><p>We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessness services is increasing next year by £233 million compared to this year (2024/25). This increased spending will help to prevent rises in the number of families in temporary accommodation and help to prevent rough sleeping. This brings total spend to nearly £1 billion in 25/26. Allocations for individual local authorities in England will be set out later in December.</p><p>The department regularly collects homelessness data, including on out of area placements, which can be found here in table TA 1 and are published quarterly: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatutory-homelessness-in-england-april-to-june-2024&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681794428%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UQuI0jNOAdgAQGxmqCSN07uYuheOrnnYfqMhzMXlOy0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2024 - GOV.UK</a>. Records on the location of accommodation where accommodation is secured to end the prevention or relief duties, including where that accommodation is out of area, are published annually and can be found in tables P4 and R4 here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.officeapps.live.com%2Fop%2Fview.aspx%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%252Fmedia%252F66fd47ade84ae1fd8592eccb%252FDetailed_LA_20232024.xlsx%26wdOrigin%3DBROWSELINK&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681820803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8b5heI8xGqQnqTMe68H9Tx603mY3YCyuOgndFZ%2FVzEQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Detailed_LA_20232024.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 18178 18180 18298 question first answered 10/12/2024 14:41:22 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1747333

registered interest
date	05/12/2024
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: Temporary Accommodation
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 she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to local authorities to support them to meet their statutory homelessness duties effectively.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	James MacCleary
uin	18298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many families are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in a child’s life when they need space to play and develop, nutritious food to thrive and access to education.</p><p>We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to get us back on track to ending homelessness once and for all. This includes a dedicated Inter-Ministerial Group, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, bringing together ministers from across government.</p><p>More widely, we are taking action to tackle the root causes of homelessness by delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and building 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament. The government is also abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, preventing private renters being exploited and discriminated against, and empowering people to challenge unreasonable rent increases.</p><p>We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessness services is increasing next year by £233 million compared to this year (2024/25). This increased spending will help to prevent rises in the number of families in temporary accommodation and help to prevent rough sleeping. This brings total spend to nearly £1 billion in 25/26. Allocations for individual local authorities in England will be set out later in December.</p><p>The department regularly collects homelessness data, including on out of area placements, which can be found here in table TA 1 and are published quarterly: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatutory-homelessness-in-england-april-to-june-2024&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681794428%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UQuI0jNOAdgAQGxmqCSN07uYuheOrnnYfqMhzMXlOy0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2024 - GOV.UK</a>. Records on the location of accommodation where accommodation is secured to end the prevention or relief duties, including where that accommodation is out of area, are published annually and can be found in tables P4 and R4 here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.officeapps.live.com%2Fop%2Fview.aspx%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%252Fmedia%252F66fd47ade84ae1fd8592eccb%252FDetailed_LA_20232024.xlsx%26wdOrigin%3DBROWSELINK&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681820803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8b5heI8xGqQnqTMe68H9Tx603mY3YCyuOgndFZ%2FVzEQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Detailed_LA_20232024.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 18121 18178 18180 question first answered 10/12/2024 14:41:22 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	5265

1747336

registered interest
date	05/12/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Mental Health
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 she will make an assessment of the potential impact of temporary accommodation on the mental health of children within that accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	18178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many families are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in a child’s life when they need space to play and develop, nutritious food to thrive and access to education.</p><p>We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to get us back on track to ending homelessness once and for all. This includes a dedicated Inter-Ministerial Group, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, bringing together ministers from across government.</p><p>More widely, we are taking action to tackle the root causes of homelessness by delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and building 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament. The government is also abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, preventing private renters being exploited and discriminated against, and empowering people to challenge unreasonable rent increases.</p><p>We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessness services is increasing next year by £233 million compared to this year (2024/25). This increased spending will help to prevent rises in the number of families in temporary accommodation and help to prevent rough sleeping. This brings total spend to nearly £1 billion in 25/26. Allocations for individual local authorities in England will be set out later in December.</p><p>The department regularly collects homelessness data, including on out of area placements, which can be found here in table TA 1 and are published quarterly: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatutory-homelessness-in-england-april-to-june-2024&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681794428%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UQuI0jNOAdgAQGxmqCSN07uYuheOrnnYfqMhzMXlOy0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2024 - GOV.UK</a>. Records on the location of accommodation where accommodation is secured to end the prevention or relief duties, including where that accommodation is out of area, are published annually and can be found in tables P4 and R4 here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.officeapps.live.com%2Fop%2Fview.aspx%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%252Fmedia%252F66fd47ade84ae1fd8592eccb%252FDetailed_LA_20232024.xlsx%26wdOrigin%3DBROWSELINK&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681820803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8b5heI8xGqQnqTMe68H9Tx603mY3YCyuOgndFZ%2FVzEQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Detailed_LA_20232024.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 18121 18180 18298 question first answered 10/12/2024 14:41:22 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1747343

registered interest
date	05/12/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Health
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 she will make an assessment of the potential impact of temporary accommodation on the (a) mental and (b) physical health of families in that accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	18180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many families are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in a child’s life when they need space to play and develop, nutritious food to thrive and access to education.</p><p>We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to get us back on track to ending homelessness once and for all. This includes a dedicated Inter-Ministerial Group, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, bringing together ministers from across government.</p><p>More widely, we are taking action to tackle the root causes of homelessness by delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and building 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament. The government is also abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, preventing private renters being exploited and discriminated against, and empowering people to challenge unreasonable rent increases.</p><p>We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessness services is increasing next year by £233 million compared to this year (2024/25). This increased spending will help to prevent rises in the number of families in temporary accommodation and help to prevent rough sleeping. This brings total spend to nearly £1 billion in 25/26. Allocations for individual local authorities in England will be set out later in December.</p><p>The department regularly collects homelessness data, including on out of area placements, which can be found here in table TA 1 and are published quarterly: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatutory-homelessness-in-england-april-to-june-2024&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681794428%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UQuI0jNOAdgAQGxmqCSN07uYuheOrnnYfqMhzMXlOy0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2024 - GOV.UK</a>. Records on the location of accommodation where accommodation is secured to end the prevention or relief duties, including where that accommodation is out of area, are published annually and can be found in tables P4 and R4 here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.officeapps.live.com%2Fop%2Fview.aspx%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%252Fmedia%252F66fd47ade84ae1fd8592eccb%252FDetailed_LA_20232024.xlsx%26wdOrigin%3DBROWSELINK&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681820803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8b5heI8xGqQnqTMe68H9Tx603mY3YCyuOgndFZ%2FVzEQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Detailed_LA_20232024.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 18121 18178 18298 question first answered 10/12/2024 14:41:22 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1747355

registered interest
date	05/12/2024
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	Storms: Chippenham
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 3 December 2024 to Question 16051 on Storms: Disaster Relief, how she defines exceptional.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
uin	18286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>My thoughts remain with householders and business owners impacted by flooding after Storm Bert, flooding is a devastating experience for those affected.</p><p>Activation of the Flood Recovery Framework is at Ministerial discretion and there is no fixed threshold for activation. When making that decision each event is considered on its own merits looking at factors including how widespread the event is, the significance and scale of impacts, comparison to previous events / activations and the severity of the on-going situation. These factors combined help to determine if an event can be considered exceptional. <br> <br> Overall, the scale of impacts was similar to that seen in many local areas this autumn and were not sufficiently significant for Government to intervene and for the Framework to be activated.</p><p>The government has set up a floods resilience taskforce to provide a forum in which partners from across government, frontline agencies, emergency responders and interest groups will work together to strengthen flood resilience across the country.</p><p>Ministers and officials from the department are in regular contact with counterparts in the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. As has been the case under successive administrations, we do not normally disclose details of internal discussions.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 18287 question first answered 10/12/2024 14:36:09 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5239

1747356

registered interest
date	05/12/2024
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	Storms: Chippenham
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 discussions she has had with the Minister for Water and Flooding following her visit to Chippenham on 26 November 2024; and if she will publish a note of those discussions.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
uin	18287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>My thoughts remain with householders and business owners impacted by flooding after Storm Bert, flooding is a devastating experience for those affected.</p><p>Activation of the Flood Recovery Framework is at Ministerial discretion and there is no fixed threshold for activation. When making that decision each event is considered on its own merits looking at factors including how widespread the event is, the significance and scale of impacts, comparison to previous events / activations and the severity of the on-going situation. These factors combined help to determine if an event can be considered exceptional. <br> <br> Overall, the scale of impacts was similar to that seen in many local areas this autumn and were not sufficiently significant for Government to intervene and for the Framework to be activated.</p><p>The government has set up a floods resilience taskforce to provide a forum in which partners from across government, frontline agencies, emergency responders and interest groups will work together to strengthen flood resilience across the country.</p><p>Ministers and officials from the department are in regular contact with counterparts in the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. As has been the case under successive administrations, we do not normally disclose details of internal discussions.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 18286 question first answered 10/12/2024 14:36:09 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5239

1747358

registered interest
date	05/12/2024
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	Storms: Chippenham
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 she has determined the appropriateness of central recovery support following flooding in Chippenham after Storm Berk.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
uin	18288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to my answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-05/18286" target="_blank">18286</a> on 10 December 2024.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 11/12/2024 16:59:56 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5239