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751657

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) financial capacity and (b) staffing resources of local councils to discharge their statutory social care duties effectively in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Earlier this year, the Government gave councils access to £9.25 billion more dedicated funding for social care over the next three years. This includes an additional £2 billion of funding in England, as announced at the Spring Budget 2017. The appropriate staffing required by a council to meet their duties is a matter for local authorities to determine.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:16:19 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751658

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Religious Buildings: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department (a) has a role and (b) provides funding in respect of Government measures to protect religious buildings from attack.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not have a direct role nor does it provide funding in respect of measures to protect religious buildings from attack. The Jewish Community Protective Security Grant, the Places of Worship security funding scheme and the Vulnerable Faith Institutions scheme are the responsibility of the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:11:15 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751694

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which research reports his Department commissioned from external bodies between December 2014 and June 2017 have not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research commissioned for each such report was; from whom each such research report was commissioned; what the value of each such commission was; on what date each such report was received by his Department; for what reason each such report has not yet been published; and when he plans to publish each such report.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>My department commissions research on an ad-hoc basis. This research is often to inform internal policy development and so will not always be published. We keep the publication of such research under review.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/09/2017 13:21:53 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751695

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of families with children living in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of families with children living in temporary accommodation in England can be found in live table 775 published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#statutory-homelessness-and-prevention-and-relief-live-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#statutory-homelessness-and-prevention-and-relief-live-tables</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:12:16 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751696

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of families with children living in temporary accommodation in (a) the East Midlands, (b) the North East, (c) the North West, (d) the South East, (e) the South West, (f) the West Midlands, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber and (h) the East of England.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of families with children living in temporary accommodation in England can be found in live table 775 published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621559/Statutory_Homelessness_and_Prevention_and_Relief_Live_Tables_2017_Q1.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621559/Statutory_Homelessness_and_Prevention_and_Relief_Live_Tables_2017_Q1.xls</a></p><p>Breakdowns by local authority can be found in the detailed LA tables:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness</a></p><p>We do not publish data at the regional level.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 13:54:44 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751697

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons whole-system tests of cladding were not undertaken alongside testing samples of cladding material after the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The immediate priority following the Grenfell Tower fire was to identify what type of Aluminium Composite Material cladding was being used, and on how many buildings. Based on that evidence, the decision to undertake whole-system tests of cladding has been taken in response to advice from the expert panel advising the Government on fire safety.</p><p>On 6 July we published details of further tests to be carried out as the next step in helping landlords to ensure the safety of their buildings. These large scale tests will help establish how different types of ACM panels in combination with different types of insulation behave in a fire. Further detail about the next testing stage can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 14:49:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751699

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to ensure homes in new London developments are made available to people resident in London before buyers from overseas.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	4917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to introduce restrictions on overseas ownership of new homes on London or elsewhere in the country.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 14:30:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

751703

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Police Stations: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the potential financial effect on police forces of changes to the level of business rates on local police stations; and what discussions he has had with representatives of police forces on those changes.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>My Department has not undertaken an estimate of the potential financial effect on police forces of the recent business rates revaluation, nor have we had any discussions with representatives of police forces on this matter. The revaluation was fiscally neutral with the majority of ratepayers seeing no increase or a reduction in their bills. We have put in place a £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme for England to support the minority of ratepayers that have received increased bills.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:08:48 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751705

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to fire safety and post fire response in respect of public buildings of the guidelines produced by the EU research project RECONASS.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	4830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, the Prime Minister has committed to look at wider issues. This work will need to be progressed after the publication of the terms of reference for the public inquiry and the guidelines produced by RECONASS will be considered as part of that exercise.</p><p>An independent expert panel has been set up to provide advice to the Government on any immediate measures needed to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire. The panel will be led by Sir Ken Knight, former London Fire Commissioner and former Government Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser. It will consider safety measures, policies, inspection and regulation, taking account of both the Grenfell Tower fire and ongoing fire safety inspections. It will look at any immediate action required to ensure public confidence that everything possible is being done to make all public and private buildings safe as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 14:37:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

751706

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of high-rise towers similar to Grenfell Tower that contain gas pipes supplying all floors.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	4825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p><p>Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the Department has implemented a Building Safety Programme which includes a checking and testing process for tower blocks. This is explained in more detail in its explanatory note of 30 June at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/07/2017 11:14:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman