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1126164

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	Parks: Fees and Charges
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 his Department has taken in response to its consultation on preserving the free use of public parks.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	253715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>On 14 December 2018 the Government published its response to the consultation stating that we would not impose regulations on local authorities preventing them from charging for free to use events held in public parks. However, we remain committed to the underlying principle that the use of public parks by the public for reasonable everyday use is, and should remain, free.</p><p>The Government is currently working together with the Local Government Association to identify models of good practice and collaborative working between local authorities and local groups that can be shared widely to make the best use of parks for the whole community.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 17/05/2019 10:49:33 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1126165

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support his Department provides to staff in his Department (a) in their transition to retirement and (b) to (i) maintain and (ii) increase the physical and mental wellbeing staff planning for retirement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	253515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has a retirement policy on how employees should prepare for<br>retirement. It also provides pensions awareness sessions, supported by a member help<br>centre which is run by MyCSP, and plans to run financial education sessions in November<br>2019</p><p>The Cabinet Office wellbeing action plan enables support for all staff, including those near<br>retirement. A number of key initiatives which support people transitioning to retirement<br>include: running leadership wellbeing training for all Senior Civil Servants, updating line<br>manager training to ensure wellbeing is included in all conversations, embedding wellbeing<br>into the Senior Civil Service leadership objective and including wellbeing in performance<br>management monthly conversation tools</p><p>There are a number of support services available in Cabinet Office that provide support or<br>advice to all employees, and would be of benefit to those nearing retirement. These<br>include the Cabinet Office alumni network, the Cabinet Office listening service and the<br>employee assistance programme</p><p>Civil Service Learning also offers learning opportunities for all Civil Servants planning for<br>retirement, including a day-long workshop on this subject.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2019 16:47:39 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1126166

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to staff in his Department (a) in their transition to retirement and (b) to (i) maintain and (ii) increase the physical and mental wellbeing staff planning for retirement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	253516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>Departmental support for staff transitioning into retirement includes a Pre Retirement learning event, provided via Civil Service Learning, which raises awareness of available information and resources, supports proactive planning for making the most of retirement and awareness of how to claim Civil Service and state pensions.</p><p>All staff in the Department who are part of the Civil Service Pension Scheme, have access to MyCSP, the Civil Service pension provider, which provides online resources and tools, such as the Retirement Modeller and a Pension Portal and also provides individual pension advice over the phone.</p><p>The Department also offers and wherever possible, supports staff requests for partial retirement to support individual needs and also as a transition to future retirement.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/05/2019 11:24:44 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1126167

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department provides to staff in his Department (a) in their transition to retirement and (b) to (i) maintain and (ii) increase the physical and mental wellbeing staff planning for retirement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	253517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>In their transition to retirement staff are invited to attend a Civil Service pre-retirement course focusing on many topics including wellbeing, activities, pension and other finances. They also have access to an Employee Assistance Programme free of charge that can provide information and support relating to retirement including preparation, change, relationships, staying active, benefit entitlement and wills. They may also be able to take partial retirement in order to reduce their working hours and ease them into retirement.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury encourages staff throughout their careers to maintain good physical and mental wellbeing and work life balance. Much information, support and activities are available to them including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Mental health awareness training;</li><li>Various Networks including a Mental Wellbeing Network and an Age Network that champions older workers;</li><li>Occupational Health (providing information on healthy lifestyle and eating);</li><li>On-site gym and activity classes;</li><li>Sports and Social Club offering a wide variety of sport activities that can be accessed following retirement.</li></ul><p> </p><p>HM Treasury also encourages volunteering that can continue into retirement, which can give those approaching retirement a sense of purpose going forward.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/05/2019 12:31:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1126168

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	Buildings: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2019 to Question 249214 on Buildings: Insulation, what assessment he has made of the nature of the risks to public safety.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	253506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We believe there are public safety risks, including risks to residents, associated with releasing information that allows buildings with cladding which is likely to present a hazard to be easily identified.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 21/05/2019 13:16:53 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1126169

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how his Department has monitored deployment of new solar installations on (a) domestic rooftops, (b) community energy schemes and (c) commercial and industrial rooftop schemes since the closure of the Feed-In Tariff scheme.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	253645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Deployment of installations is monitored through the MCS installation database (MID) and the Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). Community Energy England also published a State of the Sector Report on 23rd June 2018.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/05/2019 16:07:22 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1126170

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
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 the area of Victoria Tower Gardens to be occupied by the structures and hard paving of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre is in square metres under the (a) planning application submitted in December 2018 and (b) revised proposals of May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	253496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The area of Victoria Tower Gardens to be occupied by the structures and courtyard paving of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning centre in square metres was 1400 m<sup>2</sup> in the planning application submitted in December 2018 (7.43 per cent of the park area) and 1429 m<sup>2 </sup>in the revised proposals of April 2019 (7.58 per cent of the park area).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 21/05/2019 10:57:36 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1126171

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the Government has allocated an additional £25 million to the construction of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	253497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The additional £25 million will provide further funding for the revised entrance pavilion, the Memorial courtyard and surrounding landscaping, and to take account of VAT incurred on the overall project costs.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 21/05/2019 10:56:57 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1126172

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
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 the current estimated cost is for the construction of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and what proportion of that cost will be covered by funds from the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	253498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The estimated total cost for building the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre is £102 million (including VAT). Government has committed up to £75 million towards the overall costs subject to at least £25 million being secured from private sources.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 21/05/2019 10:56:34 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1126173

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding from private sources has been promised towards the construction of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; how many promises of funding exceeding £1 million have been made; and what conditions have been attached by the donors to those donations.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	253499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>A fund-raising campaign is being led by a newly established independent charity, led by Foundation member Gerald Ronson CBE, who has committed to securing pledges of at least £25 million.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 21/05/2019 10:56:05 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh