Darren Henry: MHCLG: All Documents

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 Sep 2021
East Midlands Economy

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Ben Bradley) for securing the debate. I am pleased to be here today as a proud east midlands MP to discuss the future economy of our region. With the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Jun 2021
Planning System Reforms: Wild Belt Designation

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for East Surrey (Claire Coutinho) for securing the debate. I am pleased to speak on this crucial topic, and to see many of my hon. Friends doing the same. I welcome the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Dec 2020
Arcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job Retention

"Hospitality businesses are a vital part of our high streets. Winter is the time that these businesses, like many others, make their plans for the next season. They are currently planning in the dark, having been singled out for restrictions and excluded from the Christmas bubble proposals. Therefore, many will …..."
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Written Question

Public Lavatories: Coronavirus

Monday 13th July 2020

Asked by: Darren Henry (Conservative - Broxtowe)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to issue guidance on safely reopening public toilets to enable people with (a) inflammatory bowel disease and (b) other hidden disabilities to feel comfortable leaving home as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

Answered by Simon Clarke

Public hygiene is of the utmost importance, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, and enabling access to toilets safely is vital. Closed toilets may disproportionately impact certain groups who for health reasons rely on access to public toilets to leave their homes.

Government has made clear through COVID-19 guidance that public toilets, portable toilets and toilets inside premises should be kept open and carefully managed to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19.

The guidance outlines measures such as signs to promote good hygiene, providing suitable handwashing and hand drying facilities, and increasing frequency of cleaning facilities.

The Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government and the Minister for Environment recently wrote to local authorities urging them to reopen public toilets. The letter also highlighted the disproportionate impact closed toilets may have on certain groups who for health reasons rely on access to public toilets to be able to leave their homes.

Written Question

Private Rented Housing

Wednesday 24th June 2020

Asked by: Darren Henry (Conservative - Broxtowe)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has provided for the (a) letting and (b) management of houses in multiple occupation in the private rented sector.

Answered by Christopher Pincher

The Government has produced a raft of guidance on the letting and management of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).

Our guidance for landlords and tenants on their rights and responsibilities sets out what makes a property an HMO, which HMOs require licences, how to apply for a licence and the legal obligations landlords and agents have. This can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/landlord-and-tenant-rights-and-responsibilities-in-the-private-rented-sector.
Further guidance for landlords and managing agents on how to apply for an HMO licence can be found at https://www.gov.uk/house-in-multiple-occupation-licence.
Landlords can also consult our specific guidance for tenants on HMOs, which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/private-renting/houses-in-multiple-occupation.
Landlords may also be interested in our guidance on HMO licence reform for local authorities, which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/houses-in-multiple-occupation-and-residential-property-licensing-reform-guidance-for-local-housing-authorities.
We’ve also produced guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities in the private and social rented sectors in the context of COVID-19. This guidance covers shared homes including HMOs and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-and-renting-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities.

Written Question

Floods

Tuesday 23rd June 2020

Asked by: Darren Henry (Conservative - Broxtowe)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with (a) borough and (b) county councils on support for residents affected by the June 2020 floods.

Answered by Luke Hall

Flooding, wherever it occurs, can very distressing for local communities and the Government has every sympathy for those affected. To date, my Department has not been approached by any local authority impacted by recent flash flooding incidents. Where such localised incidents do occur, local authorities are expected to have in place well established contingency arrangements to respond to them and to support any recovery efforts.