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1235921

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
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	Refuges: Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of specialist BME refuges for victims of domestic violence that have closed in the last 12 months as a result of local authorities switching contracts to larger generic charities.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL8314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this data centrally. Local authorities often make commissioning decisions based on their specific local needs.</p><p>The Government recognises the support that BAME specialist refuges provide for victims of domestic abuse and their children. During 2020/21 we have funded and supported specialist refuges, including BAME specialist services, through our £10 million domestic abuse COVID-19 emergency funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 05/10/2020 13:28:07 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1235922

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
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	Local Government: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they intend to have with local authorities about the case for changing procurement policies to ensure that local specialist services including BME refuges for victims of domestic violence continue to receive contracts.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL8315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Depending on the value of any specific contracting opportunity, local authorities will need to comply with the general principles of procurement outlined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This includes a regulatory responsibility to apply equal treatment to bidding organisations. Local authorities are also required to consider the Social Value Act as part of their contracting processes.</p><p>My officials have held workshops with local authorities from across the country to support them in preparing for the implementation of the new duty, including discussions on the importance of assessing the needs of all victims and providing specialist domestic abuse services as required. We will continue to work closely with local authorities and the sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 05/10/2020 13:28:39 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1235923

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
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	Private Rented Housing: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are introducing to ensure that private renters whose income has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and are at risk of eviction do not become homeless.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL8316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has established an unprecedented package of support to protect renters whose income has been affected throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We have supported businesses to pay staff salaries and strengthened the welfare safety-net with a nearly £9.3 billion boost to the welfare system. This includes an extra £1 billion to increase Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates so that they cover the lowest 30% of market rents. For those renters who require additional support, there is also an existing £180 million of Government funding for Discretionary Housing Payments made available this year, an increase of £40 million from last year and which is for councils to distribute to support renters with housing costs.</p><p>In addition, we have introduced legislation that means, from 29 August 2020, landlords must give tenants six months’ notice before they can evict in most circumstances. This ensures those most at risk are protected and provides time for tenants to agree a solution with their landlord if they are unable to pay their rent or consider moving to avoid building up unsustainable debt.</p><p>These measures enable renters to continue paying their rent and support landlords and tenants in sustaining tenancies. If renters do find themselves at risk of homelessness, the Homelessness Reduction Act places duties on local housing authorities to take reasonable steps to try and prevent a person’s homelessness.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 01/10/2020 13:50:00 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1235953

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
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	Domestic Abuse: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they have provided to local authorities to address any additional demand on domestic abuse services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL8347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Government provided £4.3 billion to local authorities to help them respond to coronavirus (COVID-19) spending pressures. This includes increasing support for services helping the most vulnerable, such as victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>We also put in place a system for local authorities that are struggling to meet additional demand due to COVID-19, enabling them to book rooms for domestic abuse victims.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 05/10/2020 13:29:25 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1236032

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
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	Local Plans: York
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 recent discussions he has had with the Planning Inspectorate on the timescale for (a) review and (b) response to the draft City of York local plan.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Due to the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in the planning process, I cannot comment on the details of an individual Local Plan, especially one that is currently being examined by an independent Inspector. In line with this the Secretary of State has had no recent discussions with the Planning Inspectorate regarding the City of York Local Plan. The independent Inspector is responsible for the examination of the plan and for considering matters raised during the examination process.</p><p>The Government wants all local authorities to have up to date local plans in place as soon as possible. To that end it has set a deadline for all local planning authorities to have up-to-date local plans by the end of 2023 and is prepared to intervene where local authorities fail to meet the deadline. This will help deliver the certainty that local communities and businesses deserve. To date, 91 per cent of local planning authorities have an adopted local plan, and 45 per cent have a local plan adopted in the last five years.</p><p>In July 2020 the Government amended regulations and planning policy guidance to remove the requirements for physical documentation when preparing local plans, and to allow virtual hearings.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/09/2020 16:07:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236033

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
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	Local Government Finance
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 timescale is for publishing the Local Government Finance Settlement 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>In line with the recommendations of the Hudson Review, we aim to publish the provisional settlement on or around the 5 December each year, and the final settlement no later than 31 January.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 29/09/2020 13:00:53 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236034

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
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	Evictions: 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 recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on delaying evictions of tenants facing hardship during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>We have established an unprecedented package of support to protect renters throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes a range of financial support to enable renters to continue paying their living costs, including rental payments.</p><p>We introduced legislation through the Coronavirus Act 2020 delaying when landlords can evict tenants. From 29 August 2020, landlords must give tenants six months’ notice before they can evict in most circumstances, apart from the most egregious cases, such as those involving anti-social behaviour or domestic abuse. It is right that landlords should be able to start advancing these serious cases more quickly, because of the pressure they place on landlords, other tenants and local communities. The changes to notice periods ensure those most at risk are protected and provide time for tenants to agree a solution with their landlord if they are unable to pay their rent or to consider moving to avoid building up unsustainable debt.</p><p>Where possession cases do go to court, new court rules mean that landlords are now required to set out any information they are aware of in relation to how their tenant, or any dependant of their tenant has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Where this information is not provided, judges have the ability to adjourn proceedings until such information is provided. Guidance will also be issued to bailiffs highlighting that they should not enforce possession orders in places where local public health restrictions have been introduced by government through legislation or in England and Wales across 11 December 2020 to 11 January 2021.</p><p>We will keep our measures under review and decisions will continue to be guided by the latest public health advice.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/09/2020 13:06:55 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236058

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
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	Members: Correspondence
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 respond to the letter of the 24 July 2020 from the Rt. hon. Member for Leeds Central on the draft building safety bill.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	92700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The response was emailed to the Rt Hon Member on Tuesday 22 September.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/09/2020 14:56:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1236065

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
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	Planning Permission
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 communities can continue to have the opportunity to democratically object to planning proposals in their area.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	92688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The planning reforms set out in the <em>Planning for the Future </em> White Paper will make it simpler, quicker and more accessible for local people to engage with the planning system. The best way to bring forward new, significant development is by improving community engagement and input at an earlier stage in the planning process. At the plan making stage, people will have the opportunity to comment on local plans and have their say on the location and standard of new development. This will give certainty to local communities that development will be in the areas best identified for growth. There will still be the opportunity for people to comment on planning applications where these are required.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/09/2020 13:02:34 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1236133

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
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	Flats: Insulation
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 he will provide support to leaseholders in flats that require cladding safety works.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	92764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is providing £1.6 billion to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding and make homes safer, quicker. We have also appointed construction experts who are reviewing remediation timescales and identifying what can be done to increase pace. Where building owners have failed to act, despite government support, the Government has supported enforcement action.</p><p>However, we recognise that there are wider remediation costs which will need to be met to ensure the safety of existing blocks of flats. We have asked MHCLG advisor Michael Wade to accelerate work on identifying options for financing solutions that remove barriers to fixing historic defects and protect leaseholders from unaffordable costs; but we must also ensure that the bill does not fall on taxpayers.</p><p>The new building safety regime will prevent similar safety defects occurring in new builds in the future. It will also systematically address historic defects by requiring safety case reviews and reasonable improvements.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 92765 question first answered 24/09/2020 14:55:29 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland