Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
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 of 12 March, 23 April and 25 June from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay on the Stop the lie of Israel apartheid week campaign.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, departments have received a large volume of correspondence in the recent months which has led to delays. The response to the correspondence in question will be shared shortly.
Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
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 letter of 16 April 2020 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay and others on Basildon Borough Council.
Answered by Simon Clarke
A response to the letter has been dispatched and a copy emailed to the office of the hon Member.
Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government on 9 October 2017, Official Report, column 82, what the timetable is for the publication of public consultation into the effectiveness of enforcement procedures against unauthorised encampments and developments.
Answered by Heather Wheeler
It remains the Government’s intention to publish a consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments. We are working closely with the Home Office and Ministry of Justice in finalising the consultation paper, which we intend to publish shortly.
Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures taken by local authorities in tackling loneliness; and what support the Government has provided for such measures.
Answered by Marcus Jones - Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my rt. hon. Friend the Minister of State for Health (Alistair Burt) on 21 October, PQ 12272
In addition, a growing number of town and parish councils are involved in the delivery of work to support residents, in particular vulnerable elderly residents, through programmes such as village agent schemes, which can help older people feel more independent, secure, and cared for, and to have a better quality of life.