Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether it is his Department’s policy that existing free ports can apply to (a) become investment zones and (b) contain investment zones within them.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
Policy announcements will be made in the usual way.
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Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2022 to Question 49748 on Homes for Ukraine Scheme, and with reference to the section entitled Four to 6 months after guests have moved to your area in his Department's guidance entitled Homes for Ukraine: guidance for councils, if he plans to issue guidance to councils for the period beyond four to six months.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The updated guidance for the Homes for Ukraine guests, hosts and councils setting out all the support options available to them post six months of sponsorship 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.
Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of (a) the number of Ukrainian refugees who will need continued support under the Homes for Ukraine scheme beyond the first six months and (b) the number of UK households supporting refugees under the scheme; and what plans he has to extend the scheme beyond six months.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
We are working closely with local councils and community partners to ensure that all those who have fled Putin's war via the Homes for Ukraine scheme have a safe place to live.
ONS survey results show most hosts say they want to provide support for longer than six months. The results of latest ONS survey of Homes for Ukraine can be accessed here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/bulletins/experiencesofhomesforukraineschemesponsorsuk/7to14july2022.
As guests start to come to the end of their initial six months sponsorship arrangements, we have set out the options and support available to sponsors and guests so they can have informed discussions about their choices.
The updated guidance for the Homes for Ukraine guests, hosts and councils setting out all the support options available to them post six months of sponsorship 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.
Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the guidance Flood risk and coastal change, dated 25 August 2022, whether the Humber estuary can be defined as a Coastal Change Management Area if it meets the criteria in the guidance.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
As per the Planning Practice Guidance of 25 August 2022, such decisions should be taken by the relevant local planning authority.
Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress he has made on reforming the planning system.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
We introduced the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to the House on 11 May this year.
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.