Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he intends to respond to a letter dated 06 October 2021 from the hon. member for West Lancashire reference ZA57872 regarding disposal of housing stock.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
A response to the letter has been issued.
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the letter dated 22 September 2021 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire regarding surprise charges imposed by housing developers, reference ZA57294.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
A response to the letter has been issued.
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a statutory obligation to provide sanitary bins in (a) existing and (b) newly built men's toilets.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
We are considering how regulations and other approaches meet the needs of all toilet users, including carrying out research on the needs of all people using toilets and wider research on Part M of the Building Regulations (on access to, and use of buildings). Evidence gathered will help government consider what changes should or can be made to statutory guidance on toilet provision and facilities.
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire dated 8 September 2021 regarding local government funding, reference ZA57600.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - President of the Board of Trade
A response has been sent to the Hon Member.
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the letter dated 11 August 2021 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire, regarding West Lancashire Borough Council, reference ZA56668.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - President of the Board of Trade
A response to the letter was sent on 25 October 2021
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
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 with the Department for Health and Social Care to improve housing-with-care provision for older people.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
Offering vulnerable people a better choice of accommodation to suit their changing needs can help them live independently and feel more connected to their communities. This Government is committed to the provision of suitable homes for older people, including extra care housing, which contributes to levelling up across communities. Housing-with-care allows individuals to choose where they want to live, with whom, how they can best be supported, and what happens in their home. Both the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department of Health and Social Care provide capital funding to incentivise their supply. Our planning rules already mean councils must consider the needs of older people when planning for new homes. In 2019, we published guidance to help councils implement the National Planning Policy Framework policies.
We are investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade. This includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, where 10 per cent of delivery over the course of the programme will be used to increase the supply of much needed specialist or supported housing, including retirement housing. The Department of Health and Social Care are also continuing to subsidise new supply of specialist housing for older and disabled people through the Care and Support Specialised Housing (CASSH) Fund.
The Government's plan for health and social care, announced on Tuesday 7 September, also recognised the important role of housing, and supported housing in particular, in providing care and support to people in the community.
We continue to work closely with the older people's housing sector and across Government to look at how we can further support its growth. I look forward to engaging with representatives in the sector further and value their insight.
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
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 a letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire of 15 July 2021, reference ZA57019 on rates of obesity.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - President of the Board of Trade
A response will be issued shortly.
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
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 dated 23 June 2021 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire regarding a derelict property, reference ZA56817.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
We have received the letter and a response will be sent shortly.
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he intends to respond to the letter from the hon. member for West Lancashire, dated 30 April 2021, regarding a constituent's concerns about West Lancashire Borough Council and the Local Government Act, reference ZA55945.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
A response to this letter was sent on 26 July.
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
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 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire of 21 May 2021 on Government grants for asbestos removal, reference ZA56579.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
A response to the Letter from the Hon. Member for West Lancashire was sent on 16 August.