Asked by: Thelma Walker (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Resource AME on page 24 of the MHCLG Main Estimate 2019-20: Estimates Memorandum, if he will publish details of budgeted expenditure under row three O – Research, Data and Trading Funds.
Answered by Jake Berry
The information provided below gives details of spending areas under each Strategic Objective as a whole, rather than broken down across Estimate Row. In the Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum, Strategic Objectives are split across the Department’s Estimate Rows meaning that some Strategic Objectives appear under more than one Estimate Row.
The Department uses Strategic Objectives to allocate out budgets, monitor spend and delivery and report publicly. Under each Strategic Objective are a number of programmes which are made up of a number of Work Areas.
The Department’s budgets for both Programmes and the Work Areas that sit underneath each Programme, are kept under regular review and are revised where necessary to reflect changes in the operating environment. As such, the Department has not provided a further details of budget expenditure for each Work Area as budgets and structure may change during the year.
The Department notes that the level of budgeted expenditure detail provided in the Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum is in line with guidance issued by the Scrutiny Unit.
Updated budgets for each Programme will be provided at the Supplementary Estimate later in the year.
Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Resource DEL budgets are as follows;
UIN | Strategic Objective | Programme | Work Area |
282187 282189 282205 282206 | SO1 | Building Affordable Homes | London Settlement, New Homes Bonus, PFI Special Grant Housing, Valuation Office Agency, Right to Buy Charges, Right to Buy Agents, Affordable Homes Programme |
282188 | SO5 | Grenfell Recovery | Grenfell Rehousing, Grenfell Memorial Commission, Grenfell Autumn Budget 2017 Commitments, MHCLG Public Enquiry Team, Grenfell Tower Site Management |
282190 282204 | SO1 | Infrastructure for Housing | Development Corporations, Housing Deals, Housing Deals: Oxford Cambridge Corridor (Ox Cam Arc) |
282191 | SO1 | Market Diversification | Planning Inspectorate, Right to Build, Community Housing Fund |
282192 | SO1 | More land in the right places | Land Assembly Fund |
282193 | SO1 | Planning Reform | Community Infrastructure Levy Planning Advisory, Neighbourhood Planning: New Burden, Neighbourhood Planning: Supporting Communities, Local Plans Intervention, Planning Delivery Fund, Great Crested Newts |
282194 | SO1 | Public Sector Land | LA land review new burdens |
282195 | SO2 | Homelessness | Preventing Homelessness, Flexible Homelessness Support Grant |
282196 | SO2 | Leasehold Reform | Private Rented Sector New Burdens, Leasehold Reform |
282197 | SO2 | Reform of the private rental sector | Rent Officer Services and Pensions Liabilities, Tenant Empowerment, Smoke & Co Alarms, Estate Agents Regulation, Private Rented Sector Tribunal Costs |
282198 | SO2 | Rough Sleeping | Rough Sleeping Initiative |
282199 | SO2 | Social Housing Green Paper | Domestic Abuse |
282200 | SO2 | Supported Housing | National Body for Home Improvement Agencies (Foundations) |
282201 | SO2 | VRTB: Pilot | Right to Buy Pilot |
282202 | SO5 | Building Safety | Technical Policy, Energy Safe Materials, Remediation, Strategy, Responsible Industry and Residents Voice, Regulator and Accountability |
282203 | Other | Admin including depreciation | Planning Inspectorate Admin |
Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Capital DEL budgets are as follows;
UIN | Strategic Objective | Programme | Work Area |
282587 | SO1 | Building Affordable Homes | London Settlement, Affordable Homes Programme, Brent Cross, Capital Running Costs |
282579 | SO1 | Infrastructure for Housing | Infrastructure to Support Housing, Housing Deals: Greater Manchester, Housing Deals: West Midlands, Oxford-Cambridge Corridor (Ox Cam Arc), Ebbsfleet Development Corp, Housing Infrastructure Fund |
282580 282589 | SO1 | Market Diversification | Planning Inspectorate, Community Housing Fund, Housing Supply: Legacy (Get Britain Building, Local Infrastructure Fund, Custom Build), Housing Supply: Build to Rent, Housing Supply: Estate Regeneration, Home Building Fund: Short Term Investment, Home Building Fund: Long Term Investment, The Commission for Local Administration in England, Valuation Tribunal Service, The Housing Ombudsman, Private Rented Sector Guarantee |
282582 282590 | SO1 | More land in the right places | City Deals: Preston City Deal, City Deals: Birmingham City Deal, City Deals: Manchester City Deal, Land Assembly Fund, Small Sites Fund, Accelerated Construction, City Deals Telford, Direct Commission Fund, LA Land Release Fund, Barking |
282588 | SO1 | Help to Buy | Housing Supply |
282584 | SO1 | Public Sector Land | Single Land Programme |
282585 | SO2 | Supported Housing | The Regulator of Social Housing |
Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Resource AME budgets are as follows;
UIN | Strategic Objective | Programme | Work Area |
282591 | M | Housing & Planning AME | Planning Inspectorate |
282594 | P | MHCLG Staff, Building and Infrastructure Costs AME | Central Admin |
282595 | Q | Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments AME | Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments |
282596 | H | Housing & Planning (ALB)(Net) AME | Homes England, Housing Supply: Legacy (Get Britain Building, Local Infrastructure Fund, Custom Build), The Housing Ombudsman, Housing Supply: Help To Buy, Ebbsfleet Development Corp, Single Land Programme, The Regulator of Social Housing |
282593 | O | Research, Data and Trading Funds AME | European Development Fund Losses and Write - Offs |
Asked by: Thelma Walker (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Resource AME on page 24 of his Department's Main Estimates 2019-20 Memorandum, if he will publish details of budgeted expenditure under row five P MHCLG Staff, Building and Infrastructure Costs.
Answered by Jake Berry
The information provided below gives details of spending areas under each Strategic Objective as a whole, rather than broken down across Estimate Row. In the Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum, Strategic Objectives are split across the Department’s Estimate Rows meaning that some Strategic Objectives appear under more than one Estimate Row.
The Department uses Strategic Objectives to allocate out budgets, monitor spend and delivery and report publicly. Under each Strategic Objective are a number of programmes which are made up of a number of Work Areas.
The Department’s budgets for both Programmes and the Work Areas that sit underneath each Programme, are kept under regular review and are revised where necessary to reflect changes in the operating environment. As such, the Department has not provided a further details of budget expenditure for each Work Area as budgets and structure may change during the year.
The Department notes that the level of budgeted expenditure detail provided in the Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum is in line with guidance issued by the Scrutiny Unit.
Updated budgets for each Programme will be provided at the Supplementary Estimate later in the year.
Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Resource DEL budgets are as follows;
UIN | Strategic Objective | Programme | Work Area |
282187 282189 282205 282206 | SO1 | Building Affordable Homes | London Settlement, New Homes Bonus, PFI Special Grant Housing, Valuation Office Agency, Right to Buy Charges, Right to Buy Agents, Affordable Homes Programme |
282188 | SO5 | Grenfell Recovery | Grenfell Rehousing, Grenfell Memorial Commission, Grenfell Autumn Budget 2017 Commitments, MHCLG Public Enquiry Team, Grenfell Tower Site Management |
282190 282204 | SO1 | Infrastructure for Housing | Development Corporations, Housing Deals, Housing Deals: Oxford Cambridge Corridor (Ox Cam Arc) |
282191 | SO1 | Market Diversification | Planning Inspectorate, Right to Build, Community Housing Fund |
282192 | SO1 | More land in the right places | Land Assembly Fund |
282193 | SO1 | Planning Reform | Community Infrastructure Levy Planning Advisory, Neighbourhood Planning: New Burden, Neighbourhood Planning: Supporting Communities, Local Plans Intervention, Planning Delivery Fund, Great Crested Newts |
282194 | SO1 | Public Sector Land | LA land review new burdens |
282195 | SO2 | Homelessness | Preventing Homelessness, Flexible Homelessness Support Grant |
282196 | SO2 | Leasehold Reform | Private Rented Sector New Burdens, Leasehold Reform |
282197 | SO2 | Reform of the private rental sector | Rent Officer Services and Pensions Liabilities, Tenant Empowerment, Smoke & Co Alarms, Estate Agents Regulation, Private Rented Sector Tribunal Costs |
282198 | SO2 | Rough Sleeping | Rough Sleeping Initiative |
282199 | SO2 | Social Housing Green Paper | Domestic Abuse |
282200 | SO2 | Supported Housing | National Body for Home Improvement Agencies (Foundations) |
282201 | SO2 | VRTB: Pilot | Right to Buy Pilot |
282202 | SO5 | Building Safety | Technical Policy, Energy Safe Materials, Remediation, Strategy, Responsible Industry and Residents Voice, Regulator and Accountability |
282203 | Other | Admin including depreciation | Planning Inspectorate Admin |
Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Capital DEL budgets are as follows;
UIN | Strategic Objective | Programme | Work Area |
282587 | SO1 | Building Affordable Homes | London Settlement, Affordable Homes Programme, Brent Cross, Capital Running Costs |
282579 | SO1 | Infrastructure for Housing | Infrastructure to Support Housing, Housing Deals: Greater Manchester, Housing Deals: West Midlands, Oxford-Cambridge Corridor (Ox Cam Arc), Ebbsfleet Development Corp, Housing Infrastructure Fund |
282580 282589 | SO1 | Market Diversification | Planning Inspectorate, Community Housing Fund, Housing Supply: Legacy (Get Britain Building, Local Infrastructure Fund, Custom Build), Housing Supply: Build to Rent, Housing Supply: Estate Regeneration, Home Building Fund: Short Term Investment, Home Building Fund: Long Term Investment, The Commission for Local Administration in England, Valuation Tribunal Service, The Housing Ombudsman, Private Rented Sector Guarantee |
282582 282590 | SO1 | More land in the right places | City Deals: Preston City Deal, City Deals: Birmingham City Deal, City Deals: Manchester City Deal, Land Assembly Fund, Small Sites Fund, Accelerated Construction, City Deals Telford, Direct Commission Fund, LA Land Release Fund, Barking |
282588 | SO1 | Help to Buy | Housing Supply |
282584 | SO1 | Public Sector Land | Single Land Programme |
282585 | SO2 | Supported Housing | The Regulator of Social Housing |
Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Resource AME budgets are as follows;
UIN | Strategic Objective | Programme | Work Area |
282591 | M | Housing & Planning AME | Planning Inspectorate |
282594 | P | MHCLG Staff, Building and Infrastructure Costs AME | Central Admin |
282595 | Q | Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments AME | Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments |
282596 | H | Housing & Planning (ALB)(Net) AME | Homes England, Housing Supply: Legacy (Get Britain Building, Local Infrastructure Fund, Custom Build), The Housing Ombudsman, Housing Supply: Help To Buy, Ebbsfleet Development Corp, Single Land Programme, The Regulator of Social Housing |
282593 | O | Research, Data and Trading Funds AME | European Development Fund Losses and Write - Offs |
Asked by: Thelma Walker (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Resource AME on page 24 of his Department's Main Estimates 2019-20 Memorandum, if he will publish details of budgeted expenditure under row six, Q Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments.
Answered by Jake Berry
The information provided below gives details of spending areas under each Strategic Objective as a whole, rather than broken down across Estimate Row. In the Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum, Strategic Objectives are split across the Department’s Estimate Rows meaning that some Strategic Objectives appear under more than one Estimate Row.
The Department uses Strategic Objectives to allocate out budgets, monitor spend and delivery and report publicly. Under each Strategic Objective are a number of programmes which are made up of a number of Work Areas.
The Department’s budgets for both Programmes and the Work Areas that sit underneath each Programme, are kept under regular review and are revised where necessary to reflect changes in the operating environment. As such, the Department has not provided a further details of budget expenditure for each Work Area as budgets and structure may change during the year.
The Department notes that the level of budgeted expenditure detail provided in the Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum is in line with guidance issued by the Scrutiny Unit.
Updated budgets for each Programme will be provided at the Supplementary Estimate later in the year.
Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Resource DEL budgets are as follows;
UIN | Strategic Objective | Programme | Work Area |
282187 282189 282205 282206 | SO1 | Building Affordable Homes | London Settlement, New Homes Bonus, PFI Special Grant Housing, Valuation Office Agency, Right to Buy Charges, Right to Buy Agents, Affordable Homes Programme |
282188 | SO5 | Grenfell Recovery | Grenfell Rehousing, Grenfell Memorial Commission, Grenfell Autumn Budget 2017 Commitments, MHCLG Public Enquiry Team, Grenfell Tower Site Management |
282190 282204 | SO1 | Infrastructure for Housing | Development Corporations, Housing Deals, Housing Deals: Oxford Cambridge Corridor (Ox Cam Arc) |
282191 | SO1 | Market Diversification | Planning Inspectorate, Right to Build, Community Housing Fund |
282192 | SO1 | More land in the right places | Land Assembly Fund |
282193 | SO1 | Planning Reform | Community Infrastructure Levy Planning Advisory, Neighbourhood Planning: New Burden, Neighbourhood Planning: Supporting Communities, Local Plans Intervention, Planning Delivery Fund, Great Crested Newts |
282194 | SO1 | Public Sector Land | LA land review new burdens |
282195 | SO2 | Homelessness | Preventing Homelessness, Flexible Homelessness Support Grant |
282196 | SO2 | Leasehold Reform | Private Rented Sector New Burdens, Leasehold Reform |
282197 | SO2 | Reform of the private rental sector | Rent Officer Services and Pensions Liabilities, Tenant Empowerment, Smoke & Co Alarms, Estate Agents Regulation, Private Rented Sector Tribunal Costs |
282198 | SO2 | Rough Sleeping | Rough Sleeping Initiative |
282199 | SO2 | Social Housing Green Paper | Domestic Abuse |
282200 | SO2 | Supported Housing | National Body for Home Improvement Agencies (Foundations) |
282201 | SO2 | VRTB: Pilot | Right to Buy Pilot |
282202 | SO5 | Building Safety | Technical Policy, Energy Safe Materials, Remediation, Strategy, Responsible Industry and Residents Voice, Regulator and Accountability |
282203 | Other | Admin including depreciation | Planning Inspectorate Admin |
Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Capital DEL budgets are as follows;
UIN | Strategic Objective | Programme | Work Area |
282587 | SO1 | Building Affordable Homes | London Settlement, Affordable Homes Programme, Brent Cross, Capital Running Costs |
282579 | SO1 | Infrastructure for Housing | Infrastructure to Support Housing, Housing Deals: Greater Manchester, Housing Deals: West Midlands, Oxford-Cambridge Corridor (Ox Cam Arc), Ebbsfleet Development Corp, Housing Infrastructure Fund |
282580 282589 | SO1 | Market Diversification | Planning Inspectorate, Community Housing Fund, Housing Supply: Legacy (Get Britain Building, Local Infrastructure Fund, Custom Build), Housing Supply: Build to Rent, Housing Supply: Estate Regeneration, Home Building Fund: Short Term Investment, Home Building Fund: Long Term Investment, The Commission for Local Administration in England, Valuation Tribunal Service, The Housing Ombudsman, Private Rented Sector Guarantee |
282582 282590 | SO1 | More land in the right places | City Deals: Preston City Deal, City Deals: Birmingham City Deal, City Deals: Manchester City Deal, Land Assembly Fund, Small Sites Fund, Accelerated Construction, City Deals Telford, Direct Commission Fund, LA Land Release Fund, Barking |
282588 | SO1 | Help to Buy | Housing Supply |
282584 | SO1 | Public Sector Land | Single Land Programme |
282585 | SO2 | Supported Housing | The Regulator of Social Housing |
Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Resource AME budgets are as follows;
UIN | Strategic Objective | Programme | Work Area |
282591 | M | Housing & Planning AME | Planning Inspectorate |
282594 | P | MHCLG Staff, Building and Infrastructure Costs AME | Central Admin |
282595 | Q | Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments AME | Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments |
282596 | H | Housing & Planning (ALB)(Net) AME | Homes England, Housing Supply: Legacy (Get Britain Building, Local Infrastructure Fund, Custom Build), The Housing Ombudsman, Housing Supply: Help To Buy, Ebbsfleet Development Corp, Single Land Programme, The Regulator of Social Housing |
282593 | O | Research, Data and Trading Funds AME | European Development Fund Losses and Write - Offs |
Asked by: Thelma Walker (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Resource AME on page 24 of his Department's Main Estimates 2019-20 Memorandum, if he will publish details of budgeted expenditure under row eight, H Housing & Planning (ALB)(Net).
Answered by Jake Berry
The information provided below gives details of spending areas under each Strategic Objective as a whole, rather than broken down across Estimate Row. In the Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum, Strategic Objectives are split across the Department’s Estimate Rows meaning that some Strategic Objectives appear under more than one Estimate Row.
The Department uses Strategic Objectives to allocate out budgets, monitor spend and delivery and report publicly. Under each Strategic Objective are a number of programmes which are made up of a number of Work Areas.
The Department’s budgets for both Programmes and the Work Areas that sit underneath each Programme, are kept under regular review and are revised where necessary to reflect changes in the operating environment. As such, the Department has not provided a further details of budget expenditure for each Work Area as budgets and structure may change during the year.
The Department notes that the level of budgeted expenditure detail provided in the Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum is in line with guidance issued by the Scrutiny Unit.
Updated budgets for each Programme will be provided at the Supplementary Estimate later in the year.
Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Resource DEL budgets are as follows;
UIN | Strategic Objective | Programme | Work Area |
282187 282189 282205 282206 | SO1 | Building Affordable Homes | London Settlement, New Homes Bonus, PFI Special Grant Housing, Valuation Office Agency, Right to Buy Charges, Right to Buy Agents, Affordable Homes Programme |
282188 | SO5 | Grenfell Recovery | Grenfell Rehousing, Grenfell Memorial Commission, Grenfell Autumn Budget 2017 Commitments, MHCLG Public Enquiry Team, Grenfell Tower Site Management |
282190 282204 | SO1 | Infrastructure for Housing | Development Corporations, Housing Deals, Housing Deals: Oxford Cambridge Corridor (Ox Cam Arc) |
282191 | SO1 | Market Diversification | Planning Inspectorate, Right to Build, Community Housing Fund |
282192 | SO1 | More land in the right places | Land Assembly Fund |
282193 | SO1 | Planning Reform | Community Infrastructure Levy Planning Advisory, Neighbourhood Planning: New Burden, Neighbourhood Planning: Supporting Communities, Local Plans Intervention, Planning Delivery Fund, Great Crested Newts |
282194 | SO1 | Public Sector Land | LA land review new burdens |
282195 | SO2 | Homelessness | Preventing Homelessness, Flexible Homelessness Support Grant |
282196 | SO2 | Leasehold Reform | Private Rented Sector New Burdens, Leasehold Reform |
282197 | SO2 | Reform of the private rental sector | Rent Officer Services and Pensions Liabilities, Tenant Empowerment, Smoke & Co Alarms, Estate Agents Regulation, Private Rented Sector Tribunal Costs |
282198 | SO2 | Rough Sleeping | Rough Sleeping Initiative |
282199 | SO2 | Social Housing Green Paper | Domestic Abuse |
282200 | SO2 | Supported Housing | National Body for Home Improvement Agencies (Foundations) |
282201 | SO2 | VRTB: Pilot | Right to Buy Pilot |
282202 | SO5 | Building Safety | Technical Policy, Energy Safe Materials, Remediation, Strategy, Responsible Industry and Residents Voice, Regulator and Accountability |
282203 | Other | Admin including depreciation | Planning Inspectorate Admin |
Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Capital DEL budgets are as follows;
UIN | Strategic Objective | Programme | Work Area |
282587 | SO1 | Building Affordable Homes | London Settlement, Affordable Homes Programme, Brent Cross, Capital Running Costs |
282579 | SO1 | Infrastructure for Housing | Infrastructure to Support Housing, Housing Deals: Greater Manchester, Housing Deals: West Midlands, Oxford-Cambridge Corridor (Ox Cam Arc), Ebbsfleet Development Corp, Housing Infrastructure Fund |
282580 282589 | SO1 | Market Diversification | Planning Inspectorate, Community Housing Fund, Housing Supply: Legacy (Get Britain Building, Local Infrastructure Fund, Custom Build), Housing Supply: Build to Rent, Housing Supply: Estate Regeneration, Home Building Fund: Short Term Investment, Home Building Fund: Long Term Investment, The Commission for Local Administration in England, Valuation Tribunal Service, The Housing Ombudsman, Private Rented Sector Guarantee |
282582 282590 | SO1 | More land in the right places | City Deals: Preston City Deal, City Deals: Birmingham City Deal, City Deals: Manchester City Deal, Land Assembly Fund, Small Sites Fund, Accelerated Construction, City Deals Telford, Direct Commission Fund, LA Land Release Fund, Barking |
282588 | SO1 | Help to Buy | Housing Supply |
282584 | SO1 | Public Sector Land | Single Land Programme |
282585 | SO2 | Supported Housing | The Regulator of Social Housing |
Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Resource AME budgets are as follows;
UIN | Strategic Objective | Programme | Work Area |
282591 | M | Housing & Planning AME | Planning Inspectorate |
282594 | P | MHCLG Staff, Building and Infrastructure Costs AME | Central Admin |
282595 | Q | Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments AME | Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments |
282596 | H | Housing & Planning (ALB)(Net) AME | Homes England, Housing Supply: Legacy (Get Britain Building, Local Infrastructure Fund, Custom Build), The Housing Ombudsman, Housing Supply: Help To Buy, Ebbsfleet Development Corp, Single Land Programme, The Regulator of Social Housing |
282593 | O | Research, Data and Trading Funds AME | European Development Fund Losses and Write - Offs |
Asked by: Thelma Walker (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the social housing system supports people with mental health problems.
Answered by Heather Wheeler
I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 176245 on 11 October 2018.
Asked by: Thelma Walker (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how he has allocated spending from the rough sleeping prevention fund in each year since its inception.
Answered by Nigel Adams
Funding for the Rough Sleeping Grant Programme was allocated through a competitive bidding process. The final funding allocations across the two years of the programme were announced on 21 December 2016 and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-prevention-programme.
Asked by: Thelma Walker (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Colne Valley, sent on 23 May 2018, in reference to the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answered by Jake Berry
A response to this correspondence has been sent.
Asked by: Thelma Walker (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to reduce its use of single-use plastics ..
Answered by Jake Berry
In our 25 Year Environment plan the Government outlined a range of measures on how we will reduce the amount of plastic in circulation through reducing demand for single-use plastic. This included a commitment to removing all consumer single use plastics from the central government estate offices.
Asked by: Thelma Walker (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to monitor the compliance of organisations and companies with their duty to provide accessible toilets under Document M of the 2010 Buildings Regulations 2010; and if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of those provisions in respect of that duty.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The Department itself does not monitor the compliance of organisations with Building Regulations' requirements. The responsibility for monitoring compliance with all aspects of the Building Regulations, including Part M, rests with the building control bodies - local authorities or approved inspectors. They cannot give a compliance certificate to building work until they are satisfied that all relevant requirements have been complied with.
Asked by: Thelma Walker (Labour - Colne Valley)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 1.25 of PFI and PF2, published by the NAO on 18 January 2018, HC 718, what plans his Department has to start recording data on the cost effectiveness of PFI deals.
Answered by Rishi Sunak - Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
My Department supports Public Finance Initiatives (PFI) Housing and Joint Service Centre projects contracted directly by local authorities. The majority of PFI projects date back to 1999-2010 and no PFIs have been set up since 2014. They were subject to extensive value for money assessments before authorities entered into them and, in 2011, the Department ran a savings exercise on projects still within their procurement stage which identified over £531 million of savings over the lifetime of remaining projects.
All PFI projects are now operational and authorities are expected to continue to seek to improve the value for money of their projects wherever possible. The Department offers advice and support directly to individual local authorities and holds network events to share best practice between local authorities on making savings on its supported Housing and Joint Service Centre PFI projects.