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924121

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Homelessness: Refugees
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 steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities provide adequate support for newly-recognised refugees to prevent them becoming homeless.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	153848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>No one should ever have to sleep rough and this Government is determined to break the homelessness cycle once and for all.</p><p>The Government will release a strategy in July which will lay out how we will meet our commitment to halve rough sleeping by 2020 and end it altogether by 2027.</p><p>To meet this commitment, we will need adequate support for all of those at risk, which is why on 8 June my Department announced £1.75 million to help new refugees, by funding 35 officers in 19 areas with some of the highest numbers of asylum seekers. The officers will support people granted asylum into housing, education and work.</p><p>We will use the evidence gathered from this work to inform future provision for this cohort, and to ensure that no-one leaves Government supported accommodation with nowhere to stay.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 20/06/2018 16:09:15 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

923529

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Homelessness: Death
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 steps the Government is taking to tackle the number of homeless people dying.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	153309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The death of any homeless person is a tragedy. One person without a home is one too many and we are determined to tackle this issue, which is why this Government has committed to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and end it by 2027.</p><p>In order to achieve this target I will be publishing a Rough Sleeping Strategy this July. As part of this work my Department has established the Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel and a cross-Government Taskforce. By drawing upon the knowledge of the Panel and the support from across Whitehall, the strategy will not only end rough sleeping by 2027, but in the meantime ensure the right support is provided to prevent rough sleepers dying on our streets.</p><p>We have recently allocated £30 million that will be used to provide an additional 1,750 bed spaces for rough sleepers and an additional 531 dedicated homelessness workers ahead of next winter.</p><p>Furthermore, the Government recently implemented the most ambitious legislative reform in this area in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, which will mean that more people will get the help they need sooner.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 20/06/2018 16:08:38 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

923546

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
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 much funding his Department has allocated to supporting victims of domestic violence per capita in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	153318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a devastating crime which blights the lives of its victims that nobody should have to suffer.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on funding per capita.</p><p>Since 2014 we have invested £33.5 million in services that support victims of domestic. Our £10 million fund to local authorities in the 2014-2016 period helped 148 local authorities strengthen refuge provision for victims and offer support to women from outside their own area.</p><p>In the 2015-2016 period the Department’s £3.5 million domestic abuse fund supported 46 local authorities and their partners to deliver 710 new bed spaces for 3,798 victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>The Department's £20 million two year fund covering 2016-2018 supported 80 projects across the country, creating more than 2,000 bed spaces and giving support to over 19,000 victims and their families. Furthermore, 77 projects took up our offer of a share of the £1.1 million top up funding and received their funding allocations on 22 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 20/06/2018 14:12:36 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

923567

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Homelessness: Death
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 homeless people have died in each year since 2010; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure the accuracy of the recording of the death of homeless people.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	153423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>This Department does not collect data on deaths of people sleeping rough.</p><p>We are however currently exploring potential mechanisms for capturing this information alongside other Government departments.</p><p>Local areas and homelessness services often hold detailed information about the people who sleep rough in their area, including information about rough sleepers who have died, where this information is available to them.</p><p>The Rough Sleeping Strategy to be published in July will set out this Government’s plans to halve rough sleeping by 2022, end it by 2027 and shape service provision in the long term.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 18/06/2018 14:40:47 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

922305

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which other government departments were (a) consulted on and (b) involved in developing his Department’s independent external audit of domestic abuse services.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	152785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>During the development of our independent external audit of domestic abuse services, we consulted with a number of Government departments which play a key role in domestic abuse and/or victims policy. We have worked with the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department for Health, Department for Education and the Government Equalities Office, all of which have been instrumental in helping us develop a robust and comprehensive audit. We also hope to work closely with departments which have an extended interest in the review, such as the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Treasury, as we progress with this work.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/06/2018 15:45:38 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

922306

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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	Victim Support Schemes
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 29 May 2018 to Question 146873, on victim support schemes, which other government departments have been (a) consulted on and (b) involved in his Department’s full review of domestic abuse services.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	152786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has consulted with a number of Government Departments which play a key role in domestic abuse and/or victims policy. We have worked with the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department for Health, Department for Education and the Government Equalities Office, all of which have been instrumental in helping us develop a robust and comprehensive audit. We also hope to work closely with Departments which have an extended interest in the review, such as the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Treasury, as we progress with this work.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/06/2018 15:46:56 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

922478

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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	Homelessness: Havering
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 much it is planned for the London Borough of Havering to receive as part of the additional £30 million available for the Homelessness Prevention Programme.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	152680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>On 11 June, the Secretary of State announced the allocations for the £30 million Rough Sleeping Initiative fund. The London Borough of Havering will receive £85,000 for the remaining 2018/19 financial period to tackle rough sleeping. All allocations were published on gov.uk: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/james-brokenshire-announces-30-million-immediate-support-for-rough-sleepers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/james-brokenshire-announces-30-million-immediate-support-for-rough-sleepers</a></p><p>This will fund a housing led initiative to expand the move-on accommodation available for rough sleepers with complex needs, alongside increasing staff to support rough sleepers and to deliver personalised accommodation and support plans.</p><p>They will be supported to deliver this work by the multi-disciplinary Rough Sleeping Initiative team.</p><p>Further funding for the 19/20 period will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/06/2018 15:47:58 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

922016

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
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	Homelessness: Proof of Identity
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 assistance with the cost of applying for (a) a passport or (b) other identification is given to homeless persons requiring identification to move into work or housing.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	152286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government provides over £1.2 billion in funding to tackle homelessness. £617 million is in Flexible Homelessness Support Grant funding to local authorities for them to support those facing homelessness or who are homeless in ways they deem appropriate – which could include support to gather evidence of identity.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 15/06/2018 13:45:29 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

919288

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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	Social Rented Housing: Disability
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 his policy on increasing the number of disability-accessible bungalows in the social rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	151146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Although there is no centralised target, Homes England works closely with local authorities - who best understand local needs and planning priorities - and providers, to encourage them to bring forward housing schemes that support the housing needs of those with disabilities and other vulnerable people, including disability-accessible bungalows and other accessible or supported housing.</p><p>We have been clear that providing safe and suitable homes for vulnerable people is a Government priority. The Government Housing White Paper <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/590464/Fixing_our_broken_housing_market_-_print_ready_version.pdf" target="_blank">'Fixing Our Broken Housing Market'</a> published in February 2017, set out the Government’s policy on increasing housing supply, and the ways in which the planning system will be used to deliver more suitable homes for people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 15/06/2018 13:43:52 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

917390

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	Refuges: Females
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 refuges in the UK are available for a woman with no recourse to public funds; and what the locations are of those refuges.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	150104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold centrally the number and location of refuges which are available to women with no recourse to public funds in the UK.</p><p>The provision of refuge is a devolved matter. We are carrying out a comprehensive review of how domestic abuse services are delivered locally across England. To inform our review we have commissioned an audit - being run by Ipsos MORI – which will give us a complete picture of domestic abuse provision across England, including services for victims with no recourse to public funds. This will enable us to assess what impact services are having and to identify any gaps in provision. Thereafter we will make decisions on the future arrangements for domestic abuse services.</p><p>Of the projects funded through the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government 2016-18 £20 million fund for domestic abuse services, 14 committed to use funding they received to support victims of domestic abuse with no recourse to public funds. We also fund the ‘No Women Turned Away Project’ managed by Women’s Aid, which provides support to victims of domestic abuse, including those with no recourse to public funds, who may have been turned away from a refuge.</p><p>Government has consulted on what more can be done to protect domestic abuse victims with no recourse to public funds through the Domestic Abuse Bill, which closed on 31 May. We are currently analysing the 3,200 plus responses received and will carefully consider what future courses of action are necessary.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 11/06/2018 16:18:16 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green