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1697894

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Trading Standards: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the average number of full time equivalent trading standards officers per local authority over each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	19920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The department does not collect this information centrally.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 26/03/2024 16:43:36 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1697986

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the availability of homes in Cumbria.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	19980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is providing £212 million from the Housing Infrastructure Fund for Cumbria County Council’s Carlisle Southern Link Road, which intends to support the delivery of up to 10,325 new homes in Carlisle.</p><p>In Barrow-in-Furness, the Government is spending to support the delivery of over 800 new homes at Barrow Waterfront, including up to £24 million from the Brownfield Infrastructure and Land Fund, and £1.5 million from the Brownfield Land Release Fund to support the release of land at Marina Village.</p><p>To the end of March 2023 £4.4 million has been allocated to Cumbria from the Affordable Homes Programme (2021-126) to deliver 74 new affordable homes. Overall, since 2010, 4,400 affordable homes have been delivered in Cumbria (3,100 for rent, of which 1,200 for social rent).</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 26/03/2024 14:10:37 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1698001

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Counter-extremism Centre of Excellence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which Department the new counter-extremism centre of excellence will sit under.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	19976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The new counter-extremism centre of excellence will be housed within the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).</p><p>DLUHC is working with the Home Office, as well as several other Government departments, to tackle extremism head-on. The new centre of excellence will act as a world-leading authority on best practice, data and research and provide leadership for departments’ operationalisation and implementation of the new extremism definition, cross-government standards and extremism-related due diligence process. It will also become home to new counter-extremism assessment and analytical functions and capabilities.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 19977 question first answered 26/03/2024 16:43:19 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1698002

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Counter-extremism Centre of Excellence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the new counter-extremism centre of excellence will take to collaborate with the (a) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and (b) Home Office on existing counter terrorism (i) programmes and (ii) operations.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	19977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The new counter-extremism centre of excellence will be housed within the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).</p><p>DLUHC is working with the Home Office, as well as several other Government departments, to tackle extremism head-on. The new centre of excellence will act as a world-leading authority on best practice, data and research and provide leadership for departments’ operationalisation and implementation of the new extremism definition, cross-government standards and extremism-related due diligence process. It will also become home to new counter-extremism assessment and analytical functions and capabilities.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 19976 question first answered 26/03/2024 16:43:19 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1697185

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023 to initiate high street rental auctions; and what steps he has taken to support local authorities to use these powers.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	19464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The framework of the High Street Rental Auction policy is set out in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, which is now law, however many aspects need to be defined by secondary legislation before local authorities can begin to use the power. The Government is working to introduce the associated statutory instruments.</p><p>We recognise the resource constraints faced by local authorities and have considered how the burden on local authorities can be reduced. We are providing up to £2 million of financial support to make sure that areas which need this the most are not priced out by prohibitive refurbishment costs to bring the properties up to standard. We will also publish guidance for local authorities and relevant stakeholders to support them in implementing High Street Rental Auctions.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 26/03/2024 14:24:02 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1697189

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Internal Drainage Boards: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 January 2024 on Local Government Finance Update, HCWS206, when he plans to announce the allocation of funding for local authorities with the highest internal drainage board levies.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	19483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>On 24 January the Government announced that having listened to authorities who continue to face sustained increases in their internal drainage board (IDB) special levies, we would again provide £3 million outside of the 24/25 Local Government Finance Settlement to support those experiencing the biggest pressures. We will confirm the distribution of this funding shortly, when data on projected special levies becomes available.</p><p>Separately, at the National Farmers Union Conference in February the Prime Minister and Defra Ministers announced a new one-off grant, up to £75 million, for IDBs in 2024/25. This fund will help IDBs recover from the recent flooding and contribute towards modernising IDB infrastructure, to lower costs and increase resilience to climate change.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 26/03/2024 14:21:55 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1696608

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Rented Housing: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help individuals aged over 65 living in rented accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	19059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Renters (Reform) Bill is currently making its way through Parliament. It will deliver the Government’s commitment to a fairer private rented sector in England, improving the system for responsible tenants and good faith landlords.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 26/03/2024 14:08:33 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1696664

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	First Time Buyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help improve housing affordability for first-time buyers.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	19135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>We have introduced a number of interventions that aim to increase the opportunities available to those wishing and able to get on the property ladder for the first time. These include First Homes, the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, Shared Ownership and Right to Buy. We have also reduced stamp duty and raised the thresholds for First-Time Buyers’ Relief. We also run the Lifetime ISA scheme to help young first-time buyers save for their first home.</p><p>Moreover, our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver thousands of affordable homes for both rent and to buy right across the country. Since 2010, we have delivered over 696,100 new affordable homes, including over 482,000 affordable homes for rent, of which over 172,600 homes for social rent.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 19137 question first answered 26/03/2024 14:04:11 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1696666

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help average-income families access the housing market.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	19137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>We have introduced a number of interventions that aim to increase the opportunities available to those wishing and able to get on the property ladder for the first time. These include First Homes, the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, Shared Ownership and Right to Buy. We have also reduced stamp duty and raised the thresholds for First-Time Buyers’ Relief. We also run the Lifetime ISA scheme to help young first-time buyers save for their first home.</p><p>Moreover, our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver thousands of affordable homes for both rent and to buy right across the country. Since 2010, we have delivered over 696,100 new affordable homes, including over 482,000 affordable homes for rent, of which over 172,600 homes for social rent.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 19135 question first answered 26/03/2024 14:04:11 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1696711

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing Associations: Service Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will issue guidance to housing associations on increasing the transparency of service charge costs.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	19123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Registered Providers of social housing (including housing associations) are expected to set transparent and reasonable service charges. The policy statement clarifies that tenants should be supplied with clear information on how service charges are set. Where new or extended services are introduced, and an additional charge may need to be made, registered providers are expected to consult with tenants.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 26/03/2024 14:07:24 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West