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1438238

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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	Antisemitism
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 assessment he has made of trends in the levels of anti-Semitism in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	905911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The most recent official Hate Crime statistics, for the year ending March 2021, show that 22% of religious hate crime was targeted at Jewish people, or those perceived to be Jewish. This represents an increase to 1288 reported incidents from 1205 the previous year.</p><p>Research published by the Community Security Trust also indicates a significant rise in incidents reported to them in 2021. Antisemitism has absolutely no place in our society, which is why we condemn it and are taking a strong lead in tackling it in all its forms.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 07/03/2022 16:43:21 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1438239

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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	Urban Areas: Regeneration
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 regenerate high streets and towns.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
uin	905913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Regenerating our high streets and town centres is essential to this Government’s commitment to level up the country. The Levelling Up White Paper includes measures to tackle vacant properties and announces 68 further places to receive tailored support from the High Streets Task Force. This builds on the comprehensive funding package already announced including the £3.6 billion Towns Fund.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 07/03/2022 16:48:58 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1438240

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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	Camping Sites: Permitted Development Rights
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending temporary permitted development rights for pop-up campsites to summer 2022.
tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Goodwill
uin	905914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>To provide greater flexibility during coronavirus restrictions, a permitted development right was introduced to provide additional days for the temporary use of land, including camping.</p><p>This has now expired. However, the original right remains, allowing for the temporary use of land for up to 28 days per calendar year.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/03/2022 17:38:32 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill

1438241

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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	Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation
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 recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of people registered as homeless in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Kate Osborne
uin	905915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>As of September 2021, the number of households in temporary accommodation in England was 96,060, and the number of families in temporary accommodation is at its lowest level since 2016.</p><p>The Government is committed to reducing the need for temporary accommodation by preventing homelessness before it occurs. We have given local authorities £375 million this year through the Homelessness Prevention Grant to prevent homelessness and help more people sooner.</p><p>This includes an exceptional top up for this financial year with an additional £65 million for local authorities to help vulnerable households with rent arrears to reduce the risk of them being evicted and becoming homeless.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 07/03/2022 16:59:03 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4783 label Biography information for Kate Osborne

1438242

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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	Devolution
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 recent discussions he has had with elected members in the devolved Administrations on the effectiveness of inter-governmental relations.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	905917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>I meet First Ministers of the devolved administrations on a near fortnightly basis to discuss intergovernmental relations and shared issues such as Covid-19 response, supply chains, workforce pressures, and recently the UK's response to the situation in Ukraine.</p><p>I will shortly be chairing the first meeting of the Interministerial Standing Committee to welcome the new intergovernmental arrangements and discuss how the UK government and the devolved governments can continue to work together.</p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove question first answered 07/03/2022 17:57:42 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1438243

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
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 estimate he has made of the comparative cost of a new local authority-built (a) two bedroom flat and (b) a three bedroom house.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	905918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the cost of delivering affordable housing and has given councils the tools they need to build more homes. In the Levelling Up White Paper, we committed to reviewing how to support councils to deliver in greater numbers, alongside housing associations.</p><p>It is for councils to determine the size, type and tenure of the homes they build.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/03/2022 17:39:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1438244

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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	Elections: Subversion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to prevent donations from groups or individuals based overseas from unduly influencing elections in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	905919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>UK electoral law already sets out a stringent regime of donations controls to ensure that only those with a legitimate interest in UK elections, such as UK electors or UK-registered companies, can make political donations.</p><p>Measures in the Elections Bill go even further to strengthen the controls against ineligible foreign spending on electoral campaigning.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 07/03/2022 16:45:11 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1437712

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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	Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much levelling up funding has been allocated to each region in the UK, per capita.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	134005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government has allocated around £1.9 billion levelling up funds throughout the UK since September 2021, including £61 million for Northern Ireland.</p><p>Funding allocations for all levelling up funds can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 11/03/2022 14:30:52 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1437733

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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	Holiday Accommodation: Council Tax
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of charging holiday lets an enhanced rate of council tax.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	134057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>Holiday lets are generally subject to business rates rather than council tax. To prevent owners of second homes who do not let their property from claiming small business rate relief, the Government has legislated so that, from April 2023, properties must be let for at least 70 days a year before being assessed for business rates.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 11/03/2022 10:51:38 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1437735

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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	Urban Areas: Regeneration
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 ensure that local authorities have the resources they need to rebuild their high streets.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	134059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>We have provided a comprehensive package of around £400 billion of direct support to the economy during this financial year and last, which has helped to safeguard jobs, businesses and public services in every region and nation of the UK.</p><p>We are taking concrete steps towards reviving our high streets and town centres by committing billions of pounds to support economic growth and regeneration for high streets, through the £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund. This is in addition to the £3.6 billion Towns Fund, which includes support for 101 Town Deals and 72 Future High Streets Fund projects, as well as the £220 million UK-wide Community Renewal Fund.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 11/03/2022 14:33:17 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell