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1483267

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	First Time Buyers
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 support first-time buyers onto the housing ladder.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	900728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting first time buyers into home ownership.</p><p>On 9<sup>th</sup> June the Prime Minister announced new measures including a review looking into reforming the mortgage market, removing disincentives to home ownership in the welfare system; and working to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants.</p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove question first answered 27/06/2022 16:18:19 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1483268

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Leasehold: Reform
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 legislative steps he is taking to progress leasehold reform.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	900729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to creating a fair and just housing system that works for everyone.</p><p>We have already made great strides with the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022, which will come into force from 30 June. The leasehold measures in our Building Safety Act will come into force tomorrow meaning that for the first time, qualifying leaseholders in buildings above 11 metres or with at least five storeys will be legally protected from extortionate building safety costs.</p><p>In the next Parliamentary Session, we will legislate to reform the leasehold and commonhold systems, helping millions of households genuinely to own their own home.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 27/06/2022 15:13:27 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1483269

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Garden Communities
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 progress his Department has made on supporting garden communities.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	900731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting the development of locally-led garden communities. In May this year, I announced a package of £15 million to support 43 garden communities from Cornwall to Carlisle. This brings the total support since the launch of the programme in 2014 to over £69.4 million.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/06/2022 15:11:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1483270

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Community Ownership Fund and Levelling Up Fund
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 on local communities of the projects funded through the latest tranche of awards from the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) Community Ownership Fund.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	900732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Levelling Up Fund considers the impact of projects in local communities, by looking at how strongly each bid aligns and supports local need.</p><p>The Community Ownership Fund considers the impact of projects in local communities by assessing how an asset under community ownership will deliver benefits to a local community and bolster pride of place.</p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove grouped question UIN 900736 question first answered 27/06/2022 16:24:17 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1483271

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Cost of Living
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 the potential effect of the levelling up agenda on the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	900733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to uniting and levelling up all parts of the UK which for too long have been left behind. We recognise the impact on household incomes during a time where global inflation pressures are being felt - but it is only by working together that we can deliver on supporting those most in need and ensure all parts of the UK benefit from the Governments levelling up agenda.</p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove question first answered 27/06/2022 16:25:41 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1483272

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Planning: Reform
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 progress he has made on reforming the planning system.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	900735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>We introduced the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to the House on 11 May this year.</p><p>This sets out a wide-ranging set of changes to put communities more in control of planning decisions which affect them and drive better outcomes on the thing’s communities care most about: the design of development, infrastructure delivery, the environment and their local neighbourhoods.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/06/2022 15:11:53 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1483273

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Community Ownership Fund and Levelling Up Fund
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 on local communities of the projects funded through the latest tranche of awards from the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) Community Ownership Fund.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Sara Britcliffe
uin	900736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Levelling Up Fund considers the impact of projects in local communities, by looking at how strongly each bid aligns and supports local need.</p><p>The Community Ownership Fund considers the impact of projects in local communities by assessing how an asset under community ownership will deliver benefits to a local community and bolster pride of place.</p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove grouped question UIN 900732 question first answered 27/06/2022 16:24:17 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
tabling member	4838 label Biography information for Sara Britcliffe

1473060

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ECAA applicants awaiting a decision have been waiting for longer than the standard service provision as of 23 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	24648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>This information requested is routinely published as part of UKVI Transparency data.</p><p>The most recent published data for outstanding ECCA applications can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q1-2022" target="_blank">Visas and Citizenship data: Q1 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Under Visas and Citizenship Data, Tab VC_02 includes the number of straightforward applications and non-straightforward applications which remained outstanding at the end of the last reported period.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/07/2022 09:58:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 9885 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1473061

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	101 Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department are taking to reduce waiting times on the 101 non-emergency line.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	24577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>Police forces are operationally independent and the handling of 101 calls is a matter for them. It is for Chief Constables and elected Police and Crime Commissioners or Mayors to decide how to handle communications with the public, based on their experience and knowledge of the communities they serve.</p><p>However, the Home Office is clear that any call to the 101 number should be answered in a timely manner, and after providing details of the incident the caller should be given a crime reference number to track progress or request an update from the police on the case. In its Beating Crime Plan the Government committed to improving the responsiveness of local police to 101 and 999 calls by developing league tables for call answering times and ensuring that the public know how responsive their local force is when they call them for help.</p><p>On 31 May we published national data on answering times to 999 calls and later this year we are planning to publish performance data for all forces showing responsiveness to 101 calls.</p><p>The Home Office is making sure that the police have the resources they need to beat crime, which remains one of the Government’s top priorities.</p><p>This includes £14m in funding to the NPCC’s Digital Public Contact Programme to support delivery of the Single Online Home national policing digital platform. This provides a digital 101 service, an online facility to make it easier for victims of ASB to report incidents.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 24578 question first answered 29/06/2022 16:38:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1473062

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour: 101 Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of delays in answering calls to the 101 non emergency line on reporting of anti-social behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	24578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>Police forces are operationally independent and the handling of 101 calls is a matter for them. It is for Chief Constables and elected Police and Crime Commissioners or Mayors to decide how to handle communications with the public, based on their experience and knowledge of the communities they serve.</p><p>However, the Home Office is clear that any call to the 101 number should be answered in a timely manner, and after providing details of the incident the caller should be given a crime reference number to track progress or request an update from the police on the case. In its Beating Crime Plan the Government committed to improving the responsiveness of local police to 101 and 999 calls by developing league tables for call answering times and ensuring that the public know how responsive their local force is when they call them for help.</p><p>On 31 May we published national data on answering times to 999 calls and later this year we are planning to publish performance data for all forces showing responsiveness to 101 calls.</p><p>The Home Office is making sure that the police have the resources they need to beat crime, which remains one of the Government’s top priorities.</p><p>This includes £14m in funding to the NPCC’s Digital Public Contact Programme to support delivery of the Single Online Home national policing digital platform. This provides a digital 101 service, an online facility to make it easier for victims of ASB to report incidents.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 24577 question first answered 29/06/2022 16:38:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans