Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of applications for register updates to the HM Land Registry held on file as of 22 January 2024 were requested more than (a) six and (b) 12 months ago.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 2374 about HM Land Registry’s processing times on 24 November 2023.
Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the proportion of car parking spaces allocated to blue badge holders in local authority car parks by local authority.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The information requested is not held centrally.
Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon)
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 press release entitled Supply of accessible homes to receive vital boost, published on 29 July 2022, what recent progress his Department has made on raising the minimum accessibility standard for new homes; and what his planned timetable is for the implementation of this standard.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN HL8422 on 26 June 2023.
Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a breakdown of the number of Ukrainian refugees hosted by each household under (a) the Homes for Ukraine scheme and (b) the Ukraine Family Scheme in the last (i) three months, (ii) six months and (iii) since those schemes began.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Data on the number of visa applications, issued and arrivals in to the UK by sponsor location for Ukrainian refugees and at a local authority level can be accessed here.
Data on the number of Ukrainian households, including single households and those with children, who have been owed a statutory homelessness duty is published here.
The Ukraine Family Scheme data is owned by Home Office.
Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make a comparative assessment of the risk of homelessness in Ukrainian refugees who are hosted as part of (a) larger than average and (b) smaller than average family groups within the same household.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Data on the number of visa applications, issued and arrivals in to the UK by sponsor location for Ukrainian refugees and at a local authority level can be accessed here.
Data on the number of Ukrainian households, including single households and those with children, who have been owed a statutory homelessness duty is published here.
The Ukraine Family Scheme data is owned by Home Office.
Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make a comparative assessment of the total amount of funding available to local councils in England in Financial Year 2023-24 and the amount needed to meet their existing commitments; and if he will take steps to provide more funding for councils.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
The Local Government Finance Settlement makes available £54.1 billion of taxpayer subsidy in 2022/23 for local government in England, an increase of up to £3.7 billion on 2021/22, including, over £1 billion specifically for councils to meet social care pressures.
Further announcements will be made on the proposed local Government finance settlement in the coming weeks ahead.
We are working closely with the sector, as we always do, to monitor the impact on service delivery and budgets.
Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will increase funding for local government.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
The Local Government Finance Settlement makes available £54.1 billion of taxpayer subsidy in 2022/23 for local government in England, an increase of up to £3.7 billion on 2021/22, including, over £1 billion specifically for councils to meet social care pressures.
Further announcements will be made on the proposed local Government finance settlement in the coming weeks ahead.
We are working closely with the sector, as we always do, to monitor the impact on service delivery and budgets.
Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department provides guidance to local authorities on which services to prioritise when services need to be reduced or removed due to financial shortfalls.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
The Local Government Finance Settlement makes available £54.1 billion of taxpayer subsidy in 2022/23 for local government in England, an increase of up to £3.7 billion on 2021/22, including, over £1 billion specifically for councils to meet social care pressures.
Further announcements will be made on the proposed local Government finance settlement in the coming weeks ahead.
We are working closely with the sector, as we always do, to monitor the impact on service delivery and budgets.
Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support is available to councils who inform his Department that they face significant financial shortfalls.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
The Local Government Finance Settlement makes available £54.1 billion of taxpayer subsidy in 2022/23 for local government in England, an increase of up to £3.7 billion on 2021/22, including, over £1 billion specifically for councils to meet social care pressures.
Further announcements will be made on the proposed local Government finance settlement in the coming weeks ahead.
We are working closely with the sector, as we always do, to monitor the impact on service delivery and budgets.
Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon)
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 the potential impact of councils using all of their reserves to balance their budgets on their (a) short and (b) medium-term financial sustainability.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
The Local Government Finance Settlement makes available £54.1 billion of taxpayer subsidy in 2022/23 for local government in England, an increase of up to £3.7 billion on 2021/22, including, over £1 billion specifically for councils to meet social care pressures.
Further announcements will be made on the proposed local Government finance settlement in the coming weeks ahead.
We are working closely with the sector, as we always do, to monitor the impact on service delivery and budgets.