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1244864

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date	20/10/2020
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	Heating: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2020 to Question 97618 on Housing: Heating, what date his Department plans to publish the Heat and Buildings Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	106381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is developing options for a how a long-term framework of policy approaches, including regulation, can combine to provide a clear direction-of-travel for industry and accelerate the uptake of low-carbon heat, initiate a transformation of our building stock, and set us on a path to decarbonising all homes and buildings. Our Heat and Buildings Strategy will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/10/2020 16:35:30 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1244865

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
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	Housing: Heating
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 5 October 2020 to Question 97616 on Housing: Standards and with reference to the Future Homes Standard consultation, when his Department plans to bring forward the first part of the proposed regulations on low carbon heating.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	106382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>As stated in my answer of 5 October 2020 to Question 97616, we will respond to the Future Homes Standard consultation in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/10/2020 14:59:24 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1244333

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	Night Shelters: 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, with reference to his announcement of 13 October 2020 entitled COVID-19: provision of night shelters, if he will publish the advice his Department received from Public Health England.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	105417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>We have worked extensively with Public Health England (PHE) to provide Operating Principles for the sector, to help them open shelters as safely as possible where necessary, when self-contained accommodation can’t be made available and when local partners agree that it’s the right thing to do. PHE were closely involved in the production of the Operating Principles and offered advice as part of our Night Shelter Working Group. .</p><p>The Operating Principles are part of a wider package. Last week we announced a £10 million Cold Weather Fund to support councils to tackle homelessness this winter and bring forward self-contained accommodation and COVID-secure accommodation, as well as a £2 million fund for the sector to help them transform their traditional models to be COVID-secure.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/11/2020 16:20:18 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 56452 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1244334

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	Night Shelters: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to section 3.4 of his Department's publication of 13 October 2020 on COVID-19: provision of night shelters - Operating principles for commissioners and providers of night shelters for people experiencing rough sleeping, whether cohorting is recommended as a response for a person who is (a) symptomatic of, (b) tested positive and (c) is identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for covid-19 in any context other than accommodation for people experiencing rough sleeping.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	105424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2020 answer text <p>The document ‘COVID-19: provision of night shelters - Operating principles for commissioners and providers of night shelters for people experiencing rough sleeping’ was published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and recommends cohorting in communal night shelters where isolation is not immediately possible. This approach is intended to mitigate some of the health risks when people do not have access to accommodation that helps to keep them safe from COVID-19, or who need care if they have symptoms or a positive test.</p><p>For people in accommodation where they are able to self-isolate, the relevant guidance is available in ‘Stay at home: Guidance for households with possible or confirmed COVID-19’ at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 29/10/2020 09:44:30 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1244335

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	Night Shelters: 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, with reference to his Department's publication of 13 October 2020 on COVID-19: provision of night shelters - Operating principles for commissioners and providers of night shelters for people experiencing rough sleeping, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure local authorities have adequate supplies of personal protective equipment for staff and volunteers working in night shelters.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	105423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>Rough sleeping services previously had access to emergency PPE supplies via Local Resilience Forums (LRFs).  DHSC has now offered to distribute PPE to every local authority directly, or via their LRF where preferred, and the majority of local authorities are now receiving PPE through this route.  This PPE can be made available to rough sleeping services as required by Covid-19 guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/10/2020 14:55:01 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1244336

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	Night Shelters: 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, with reference to his Department's announcement of 13 October 2020 on COVID-19: provision of night shelters, what steps the Government is taking to help support shelters which are not financially viable for re-opening with fewer guests during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	105420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>On 13 October, the Government announced additional support for rough sleepers this winter, giving local areas the tools they need to protect people from cold weather and the risks posed by COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>Building on the £6.4 billion already given to councils to help them manage the impacts of COVID-19, this announcement includes a new £10 million Cold Weather Fund for local areas to bring forward COVID-secure accommodation. This is in addition to the new £2 million Transformation Fund for the faith, community and voluntary groups to help them provide secure accommodation for rough sleepers.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, comprehensive guidance to the sector, produced with Public Health England and Homeless Link, has been published to help them open shelters more safely in situations where this decision needs to be taken and where not doing so would endanger lives.</p><p> </p><p>We have allocated £91.5 million to Local Authorities from the Next Steps Accommodation Programme and have a £161 million fund this year to bring forward long term accommodation for rough sleepers.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/10/2020 17:05:42 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 56479 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1244360

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which local authorities have been allocated funding through the green homes grant local authority delivery scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	105422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave on 22 October to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-19/105421" target="_blank">105421</a>.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 26/10/2020 14:24:25 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1244361

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which local authorities applied to the green homes grant local authority delivery scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	105421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>BEIS are in the process of agreeing grant offers for 57 successful projects under the Local Authority Delivery scheme that will upgrade the energy efficiency of around 11,000 low-income households across England. Once grant offers have been finalised with those Local Authorities, a list will be published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2020 16:44:36 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1244498

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	Sleeping Rough: 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 financial and other support he is providing to local authorities to enable them to provide self-contained accommodation to rough sleepers during winter 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	105418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>On 17 September MHCLG announced that £91.5 million had been allocated to 274 councils in England for the short-term funding aspect of the Next Steps Accommodation Programme, to help vulnerable people housed during the pandemic, and throughout the winter period.</p><p>On 13 October, we announced a further £10 million Cold Weather Fund for local areas to bring forward self-contained and COVID secure accommodation this winter, and £2 million funding for the faith, communities and voluntary sector to make available self-contained and COVID secure accommodation. Alongside this, comprehensive guidance to the sector, produced with input from Public Health England, Housing Justice and Homeless Link, has been published to help them open shelters more safely in situations where this decision needs to be taken, as a last resort and where not doing so would endanger lives.</p><p>This is on top of Government’s commitment to support up to 6,000 rough sleepers into longer term accommodation, with 3,300 units of this accommodation becoming available in 2020/2021. Homes England, in partnership with MHCLG, have pledged to work hand-in-hand with leading Housing Associations and local authorities to deliver this.</p><p>Taken together, the overall amount Government is spending on rough sleeping and homelessness this year is over £700 million.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/10/2020 17:05:30 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 56478 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1244590

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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 estimate he has made of the number of evictions that were prevented between 27 March and 20 September 2020 as a result of the suspension of ongoing housing possession actions.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	105419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>This Government took urgent and necessary steps in the immediate face of a public health emergency to suspend housing possession action in the county courts between 27 March 2020 until 20 September 2020. This meant that neither cases in the system nor any about to go into it could progress to the stage at which someone could be legally evicted from their home. The latest government statistics for the period between April to June 2020 show that, as a result of the stay on possession proceedings, there were no bailiff repossessions recorded during this time.</p><p>The suspension of possession proceedings ended on 20 September 2020 and landlords are now able to advance their possession claims through the courts. The judiciary will look to prioritise the most serious cases including anti-social behaviour, fraud and egregious rent arrears. We have published guidance on the possession action process which includes new rules to protect tenants and new processes and procedures which landlords need to follow.</p><p>To further protect renters over winter, we have legislated to increase notice periods to 6 months in all but the most serious circumstances and we have asked bailiffs not to carry out evictions in a four week period over Christmas or in areas where gatherings are not allowed in homes. Bailiffs should not carry out evictions in tier 2 (high) and tier 3 (very high) local COVID alert areas, and we will keep this under review.</p><p>These measures build on the Government’s major economic package of support including assistance for businesses to pay wages; boosting the welfare safety-net by more than £9 billion; increasing Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30th percentile; and providing £180 million funding for Discretionary Housing Payments, for local authorities to distribute to support renters needing additional help.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/10/2020 11:53:33 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire