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Written Question
Buildings: Disability
Wednesday 7th February 2024

Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)

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 Answer of 6 September 2023 to Question 195098 on Buildings: Disability, on what date he plans to publish the results of research his Department commissioned into demographics, ergonomic requirements and experiences of disabled people, as part of a full review relating to Part M of the Building Regulations.

Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)

Announcements will be made in due course.


Written Question
Buildings: Disability
Wednesday 20th December 2023

Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)

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 6 September 2023 to Question 195098 on Buildings: Disability, when he plans to publish the results of the research on the demographics, ergonomic requirements and experiences of disabled people commissioned as part of the review relating to part M of the building regulations.

Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)

I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 195098 on 6 September 2023.


Written Question
Levelling Up Fund
Tuesday 5th December 2023

Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Levelling Up Fund Round 3: explanatory and methodology note on the decision-making process, published on 20 November 2023, whether his Department requested feedback on the approach taken in previous rounds from local authorities.

Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

On 20 November it was announced that the third round of the Levelling Up Fund will invest £1 billion in 55 projects across Great Britain. This will build on the success of rounds one and two which saw £3.8 billion awarded to 216 projects across the UK.

Listening to feedback from parliamentarians and local government, we decided not to run an additional competition, instead drawing on the pool of existing bids submitted at Round 2 which we were not able to fund earlier in the year but were assessed as high quality and ready-to-deliver.

This new approach builds on the approach set out in the Funding Simplification Plan and is intended to maximise efficiency and reduce burdens on applicants.

The Secretary of State informed the LGA conference, in July, that Round 3 would take a new approach and in October confirmed the intention to announce ahead of the autumn statement.

I made an Oral Statement on the 20 November and further details on project selection are set out in our published methodology note. Following rounds 1 and 2 of the Fund, ministers and officials held feedback discussions with unsuccessful local authorities.

Before the announcement, officials from my department undertook appropriate due diligence to gauge the viability of the Round 3 selection.


Written Question
Levelling Up Fund
Tuesday 5th December 2023

Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether local authorities were informed of the methodology for the decision-making process for selecting successful bids to Round 3 of the Levelling Up Fund before his Department's publication on 20 November 2023.

Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

On 20 November it was announced that the third round of the Levelling Up Fund will invest £1 billion in 55 projects across Great Britain. This will build on the success of rounds one and two which saw £3.8 billion awarded to 216 projects across the UK.

Listening to feedback from parliamentarians and local government, we decided not to run an additional competition, instead drawing on the pool of existing bids submitted at Round 2 which we were not able to fund earlier in the year but were assessed as high quality and ready-to-deliver.

This new approach builds on the approach set out in the Funding Simplification Plan and is intended to maximise efficiency and reduce burdens on applicants.

The Secretary of State informed the LGA conference, in July, that Round 3 would take a new approach and in October confirmed the intention to announce ahead of the autumn statement.

I made an Oral Statement on the 20 November and further details on project selection are set out in our published methodology note. Following rounds 1 and 2 of the Fund, ministers and officials held feedback discussions with unsuccessful local authorities.

Before the announcement, officials from my department undertook appropriate due diligence to gauge the viability of the Round 3 selection.


Written Question
Levelling Up Fund: Bradford
Tuesday 5th December 2023

Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason the Odsal Stadium regeneration bid for Levelling Up Fund Round 3 was rejected.

Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

On 20 November it was announced that the third round of the Levelling Up Fund will invest £1 billion in 55 projects across Great Britain. This will build on the success of rounds one and two which saw £3.8 billion awarded to 216 projects across the UK.

Listening to feedback from parliamentarians and local government, we decided not to run an additional competition, instead drawing on the pool of existing bids submitted at Round 2 which we were not able to fund earlier in the year but were assessed as high quality and ready-to-deliver.

This new approach builds on the approach set out in the Funding Simplification Plan and is intended to maximise efficiency and reduce burdens on applicants.

The Secretary of State informed the LGA conference, in July, that Round 3 would take a new approach and in October confirmed the intention to announce ahead of the autumn statement.

I made an Oral Statement on the 20 November and further details on project selection are set out in our published methodology note. Following rounds 1 and 2 of the Fund, ministers and officials held feedback discussions with unsuccessful local authorities.

Before the announcement, officials from my department undertook appropriate due diligence to gauge the viability of the Round 3 selection.


Written Question
Levelling Up Fund
Tuesday 5th December 2023

Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when local authorities were informed of the final decisions for allocation of funds from Round 3 of the Levelling Up Fund.

Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

On 20 November it was announced that the third round of the Levelling Up Fund will invest £1 billion in 55 projects across Great Britain. This will build on the success of rounds one and two which saw £3.8 billion awarded to 216 projects across the UK.

Listening to feedback from parliamentarians and local government, we decided not to run an additional competition, instead drawing on the pool of existing bids submitted at Round 2 which we were not able to fund earlier in the year but were assessed as high quality and ready-to-deliver.

This new approach builds on the approach set out in the Funding Simplification Plan and is intended to maximise efficiency and reduce burdens on applicants.

The Secretary of State informed the LGA conference, in July, that Round 3 would take a new approach and in October confirmed the intention to announce ahead of the autumn statement.

I made an Oral Statement on the 20 November and further details on project selection are set out in our published methodology note. Following rounds 1 and 2 of the Fund, ministers and officials held feedback discussions with unsuccessful local authorities.

Before the announcement, officials from my department undertook appropriate due diligence to gauge the viability of the Round 3 selection.


Written Question
Sleeping Rough
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)

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 18 September 2023 to Question 199185 on Sleeping Rough, and with reference to page 36 of his Department’s publication entitled End Rough Sleeping for Good, CP 713, published in September 2022, what steps he has taken to share accountability with devolved Administrations for delivering a strategy on ending rough sleeping by the end of this Parliament.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

This Government remains committed to its goal to end rough sleeping within this Parliament and we need all partners, local and national government, third and private sector, to work together.

My Hon Friend may already be aware that each of the devolved administrations has published their own strategies on ending homelessness and rough sleeping. We remain committed to collaborating with the devolved administrations and my officials meet regularly with their counterparts to share best practice.


Written Question
Sleeping Rough
Wednesday 20th September 2023

Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to prevent rough sleeping (a) through the use of social housing and (b) by reforming the private rental sector.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

In September 2022, we published our new cross-government strategy 'Ending Rough Sleeping for Good', setting out how we are investing £2 billion over three years to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping, and our prevention first approach.

The Government has committed to continue working towards its ambition of delivering 300,000 homes per year to help create a more sustainable and affordable housing market. Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver thousands of affordable homes for both rent and to buy right across the country. And the Local Authority Housing Fund will help ensure a new supply of social housing for communities across the country, especially those who have been most generous in welcoming arrivals from Afghanistan and Ukraine.

The Renters (Reform) Bill was introduced into Parliament on 17 May. The Bill will deliver a fairer, more secure, and higher quality private rented sector that is fit for the 21st century. The date for Second Reading of the Bill is subject to parliamentary scheduling and will be announced in due course.


Written Question
Sleeping Rough
Monday 18th September 2023

Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to page 29 of his Department's publication entitled Ending Rough Sleeping for Good, published on 3 September 2022, what progress his Department has made on ending rough sleeping by the end of this Parliament.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Since publishing the rough sleeping strategy last September, Government is making good progress on core commitments: for instance, we have extended our flagship Rough Sleeping Initiative to 2025, with over £530 million funding so that local areas can provide the tailored support needed to tackle rough sleeping in their areas. On the Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme, we have now delivered over 5,000 units of accommodation out of a programme target of 6,000 and have launched the new £200 million Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme which will provide much needed homes for young people and rough sleepers with complex needs.

Rough sleeping levels are 35% lower in 2022 compared to the peak in 2017 and 28% lower than they were in 2019 before the pandemic. We will continue to work with local authorities and partners, the voluntary and community sector and private sector.

As the Hon. Member will be aware, rough sleeping and homelessness policy is devolved.


Written Question
Supported Housing: Planning
Thursday 7th September 2023

Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)

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 5 July 2023 to Question 191359 on Housing: Disability and Older People, what guidance his Department published in 2019 for local authorities on (a) assessing the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community and (b) planning for those who require supported housing.

Answered by Rachel Maclean

In 2019, the government published Guidance on Housing for Older and Disabled People, to help local authorities plan for the housing needs of these groups.

Among other things, this guidance set out the range of needs local authorities should assess, as well as the evidence that local authorities can consider when identifying the housing needs of older and disabled people.