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Written Question
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
Monday 21st November 2022

Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department holds data on the number of section 21 no-fault evictions in Huddersfield constituency in the last 12 months.

Answered by Felicity Buchan

The Mortgage and Landlord Repossession Statistics data is not published at constituency level. The statistics are available here.


Written Question
Fuel Poverty: Government Assistance
Tuesday 15th November 2022

Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 26 October 2022 to Question 67864 on Fuel Poverty: Government Assistance, whether he has had recent discussions with Kirklees council on the provision of warm spaces in winter 2022.

Answered by Lee Rowley

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 67864. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on GOV.UK.


Written Question
Fuel Poverty: Kirklees
Tuesday 8th November 2022

Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2022 to Question 67864, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Kirklees Council on the provision of warm spaces this winter.

Answered by Lee Rowley

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 67864. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on GOV.UK.


Written Question
Fuel Poverty: Government Assistance
Wednesday 26th October 2022

Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with local councils on the provision of warm spaces; and whether his Department plans to provide financial support to local councils to provide warm spaces in winter 2022.

Answered by Paul Scully

We have taken decisive action through our Energy Bill Guarantee Scheme and Energy Bill Relief Scheme, to ensure that domestic and non-domestic energy users across the United Kingdom are protected from excessively high energy bills. The Local Government Financial Settlement for 2022/ 2023 makes available an extra £3.7 billion to councils in England, the majority of which is un-ringfenced allowing council to determine local priorities. We have also made available £1.4 billion through the household support fund. Decisions on provision of warms spaces are taken at a local level. My department continues to engage regularly with partners in local government.


Written Question
Refugees: Ukraine
Monday 24th October 2022

Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to provide housing support for refugees who came to Britain under the Ukrainian visa scheme in April 2022.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson

We are working closely with local councils to understand where pressures may be and are actively exploring options to find suitable long-term accommodation for the Ukrainians who are likely to stay in this country beyond their initial sponsorship period.

The updated guidance for the Homes for Ukraine guests, hosts and councils setting out all the support options available to them can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welcome-a-guide-for-ukrainians-arriving-in-the-uk/your-living-arrangements-4-to-6-months-after-moving-to-the-uk.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Minister may not know, but I used to be a Swansea politician—I was a councillor. Is it not about time we introduced the Swansea barrage scheme, which would make a great difference to alternative energy for Wales?..."
Barry Sheerman - View Speech

View all Barry Sheerman (LAB - Huddersfield) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Jul 2022
Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre

"May I say to the Minister that this is not a party political matter—it goes across the parties? We want this centre to be built and we want it to be built sooner rather than later. My father fought in the last war and was one of the Royal Engineers …..."
Barry Sheerman - View Speech

View all Barry Sheerman (LAB - Huddersfield) contributions to the debate on: Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Jun 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Secretary of State and his gang be honest with the British public? All the time I hear people on the Government Benches saying that we have to build on brownfield land, but if it is brownfield land that can be built on and it is where people want …..."
Barry Sheerman - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Minister wake up to the reality of what is going on in local authorities up and down the country? Cuts since the 2010 election have run down the resources of every planning department in the country. There are not enough professionals being trained, and not enough people to …..."
Barry Sheerman - View Speech

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Written Question
River Thames: Freight
Monday 25th April 2022

Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of transporting construction materials and debris via the River Thames during the (a) construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre and (b) restoration of the parliamentary estate.

Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition

The UK Holocaust Memorial project team has held preliminary discussions with representatives from the R&R programme to discuss potential efficiencies in using the River Thames for both construction projects. The different timetables of each project may limit opportunities for cost-effective co-operation.