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1697420

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an equality impact assessment of the decision to close the HMRC helpline between April and September each year.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	19655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC conducted a full Equalities Impact Assessment regarding the planned closure of the Self Assessment helpline between 8 April and 30 September 2024. However, HMRC has halted this plan while it engages with stakeholders about how to ensure all taxpayers’ needs are met as the Department shifts more people to online self-service.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/03/2024 15:07:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1697052

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure bereaved parents have access to NHS community-based psychological support.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	19417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Through the NHS Long Term Plan, the Government is providing investment and increasing the mental health workforce to expand and transform mental health services in the National Health Service in England. Almost £16 billion was invested in mental health in 2022/23, enabling 3.6 million people to be in contact with mental health services, a 10% increase on the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that grieving parents who have lost a child have access to the mental health support they need, when they need it. Anyone struggling with a bereavement is strongly encouraged to contact their general practitioner who can help provide support, signpost to specialist bereavement support charities or make a referral to a counsellor.  Bereaved parents can also refer themselves directly to an NHS talking therapies service without a referral from a general practitioner.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, we updated GOV.UK’s Tell us Once service to better signpost people to sources of bereavement support.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/03/2024 13:43:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1697129

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Infant Mortality: Certification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when baby loss certificates will become available for people who lost their child before September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	19419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>On 22 February 2024, we launched the Baby Loss Certificate service, fulfilling our commitment in the Women’s Health Strategy. The certificate is an important acknowledgement of a life lost, and we hope it will provide some comfort and support by validating the loss.</p><p>We recognise that some people will wish to obtain a certificate for a baby loss that has happened in the past. It is currently open to pregnancy losses since 1 September 2018, and we will extend this to earlier losses as soon as we can.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/03/2024 13:18:44 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

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

1696773

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle car crime in north London.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	19124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling vehicle crime. The latest estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales shows there were 726,000 incidents of vehicle-related theft in the year ending September 2023. This represents a 39% fall, when compared with the year ending March 2010, when there was an estimated 1,198,000 such incidents.</p><p>The Government is working closely with police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group, chaired by ACC Jennifer Sims, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for vehicle crime, to take forward a programme of work to prevent and reduce vehicle crime nationally. This includes training police officers on methods used to steal vehicles, encouraging vehicle owners to secure their vehicles and working with industry to prevent theft. A network of vehicle crime leads has been established in every police force in England and Wales, ensuring forces share information about emerging trends in vehicle crime and are better able to tackle regional issues. The Metropolitan Police Service are represented on the Working Group and have an established vehicle crime lead.</p><p>We are also legislating through the Criminal Justice Bill to create two new offences where a person possesses, makes, adapts, supplies or offers to supply electronic devices where there are reasonable grounds to suspect they will be used in vehicle theft. The legislation will make it easier for police to prosecute criminals making and supplying these devices, as well as vehicle thieves.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/03/2024 17:59:36 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1695329

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Bicycles: Storage
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 amending planning rules to make it easier to install bicycle sheds in front gardens.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	18217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>We are currently consulting on changes to the householder permitted development rights to allow bin and bike stores in front gardens without the need for a planning application.</p><p>The consultation is open until 9 April 2024 and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-various-permitted-development-rights-consultation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-various-permitted-development-rights-consultation</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 18/03/2024 13:27:37 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1695346

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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: Greater London
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 his Department has made of the implications for his policies of (a) financial pressures facing London local authority Housing Revenue Accounts and (b) the analysis by Savill's reported in the briefing entitled Housing Revenue Account financial pressures, published by London Councils on 15 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	18218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The department has noted the analysis by Savill’s and has regular engagement with councils, including in London.</p><p>The department does not economically regulate local authority registered providers’ HRA finances but does work with local authorities and representative bodies to examine the problems that are common to all landlords, and to gain intelligence from practitioners on measures that have been taken locally, and how these might be adapted to the wider environment. Nonetheless, it is for councils to meet their statutory responsibilities to keep their homes to a safe, decent standard. The revised consumer standards and changes to the role of the Regulator of Social Housing will help to ensure that happens. Local authorities have wide discretion on how to prioritise their spending within the HRA to meet their statutory and other commitments.</p><p>The regulatory changes which come into effect on 1 April have been assessed to be affordable to the sector. Impact assessments were published for the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, the publication of the revised consumer standards, and for the ongoing consultation on competence and conduct requirements. All future regulatory changes, including to the Decent Homes Standard, will also be subject to consultation and impact assessment.</p><p>The impact assessment for the revised consumer standards can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64babd9306f78d000d742715/20230721_Annex_5_Consumer_standards_consultation_questions.pdf" target="_blank">Annex 5: Regulatory impact assessment</a>, and the draft impact assessment for competence and conduct requirements is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F65c1eba6c4319100141a45df%2FAnnex_C_-_C_C_Standard_Impact_Assessment..pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf27c68a854f44682bb4208dc47395583%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638463558768143108%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WJAwoaY7VCExHwYCkjT5CShpqZLDI32a9Bdq3iryseE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Annex C: Impact assessment</a>.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 18219 18220 question first answered 19/03/2024 16:07:07 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1695347

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Council Housing: Greater London
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 impact of changes to the (a) role of the Regulator of Social Housing and (b) Decent Homes Standard on London council Housing Revenue Accounts.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	18219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The department has noted the analysis by Savill’s and has regular engagement with councils, including in London.</p><p>The department does not economically regulate local authority registered providers’ HRA finances but does work with local authorities and representative bodies to examine the problems that are common to all landlords, and to gain intelligence from practitioners on measures that have been taken locally, and how these might be adapted to the wider environment. Nonetheless, it is for councils to meet their statutory responsibilities to keep their homes to a safe, decent standard. The revised consumer standards and changes to the role of the Regulator of Social Housing will help to ensure that happens. Local authorities have wide discretion on how to prioritise their spending within the HRA to meet their statutory and other commitments.</p><p>The regulatory changes which come into effect on 1 April have been assessed to be affordable to the sector. Impact assessments were published for the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, the publication of the revised consumer standards, and for the ongoing consultation on competence and conduct requirements. All future regulatory changes, including to the Decent Homes Standard, will also be subject to consultation and impact assessment.</p><p>The impact assessment for the revised consumer standards can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64babd9306f78d000d742715/20230721_Annex_5_Consumer_standards_consultation_questions.pdf" target="_blank">Annex 5: Regulatory impact assessment</a>, and the draft impact assessment for competence and conduct requirements is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F65c1eba6c4319100141a45df%2FAnnex_C_-_C_C_Standard_Impact_Assessment..pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf27c68a854f44682bb4208dc47395583%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638463558768143108%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WJAwoaY7VCExHwYCkjT5CShpqZLDI32a9Bdq3iryseE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Annex C: Impact assessment</a>.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 18218 18220 question first answered 19/03/2024 16:07:07 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1695472

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Council Housing: Greater London
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 his Department has made of the feasibility of arrangements to fund the (a) training and (b) qualifications of London council staff under the Regulator for Social Housing's new regulatory regime through council Housing Revenue Accounts.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	18220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The department has noted the analysis by Savill’s and has regular engagement with councils, including in London.</p><p>The department does not economically regulate local authority registered providers’ HRA finances but does work with local authorities and representative bodies to examine the problems that are common to all landlords, and to gain intelligence from practitioners on measures that have been taken locally, and how these might be adapted to the wider environment. Nonetheless, it is for councils to meet their statutory responsibilities to keep their homes to a safe, decent standard. The revised consumer standards and changes to the role of the Regulator of Social Housing will help to ensure that happens. Local authorities have wide discretion on how to prioritise their spending within the HRA to meet their statutory and other commitments.</p><p>The regulatory changes which come into effect on 1 April have been assessed to be affordable to the sector. Impact assessments were published for the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, the publication of the revised consumer standards, and for the ongoing consultation on competence and conduct requirements. All future regulatory changes, including to the Decent Homes Standard, will also be subject to consultation and impact assessment.</p><p>The impact assessment for the revised consumer standards can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64babd9306f78d000d742715/20230721_Annex_5_Consumer_standards_consultation_questions.pdf" target="_blank">Annex 5: Regulatory impact assessment</a>, and the draft impact assessment for competence and conduct requirements is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F65c1eba6c4319100141a45df%2FAnnex_C_-_C_C_Standard_Impact_Assessment..pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf27c68a854f44682bb4208dc47395583%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638463558768143108%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WJAwoaY7VCExHwYCkjT5CShpqZLDI32a9Bdq3iryseE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Annex C: Impact assessment</a>.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 18218 18219 question first answered 19/03/2024 16:07:07 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1694920

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle discrepancies in entitlements for people on legacy benefits who are required to migrate to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	17906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has given a commitment that no eligible customer, notified they must claim Universal Credit (UC) by the Department for Work and Pensions, and whose circumstances remain the same, will have a lower entitlement on claiming UC than their existing entitlement to legacy benefits. To meet this commitment, eligible customers will be assessed for Transitional Protection and where necessary awarded a Transitional Element as part of their UC award.</p><p> </p><p>Transitional Protections are also applied to customers who would not normally meet UC entitlement conditions. Normal UC entitlement rules of not being in full time education are disregarded for the duration of the course the customer was undertaking on claiming UC and having capital over £16,000 does not prevent entitlement for UC for 12 assessment periods.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 19/03/2024 11:45:20 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West