Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of doubling the thank you payments to people who accommodate Ukrainian refugees.
Answered by Paul Scully
Lead sponsors can receive £350 for up to 12 months of Homes for Ukraine sponsorship and the department continues to monitor and review the support provided under the scheme.
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the independent review of the construction products testing regime will be (a) completed and (b) published.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
The department commissioned an Independent Review of the system for testing construction products. The review looks to examine how to strengthen the current system for testing construction products to provide confidence that these materials are safe and perform as marketed. This is a complex area and good progress has been made. We expect to publish the review shortly, and will respond in due course.