Asked by: Stephen Kinnock (Labour - Aberavon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many times the Nation House Building Council has signed off on a property that has subsequently been found not fit for habitation.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
The information requested is not collected by the Government.
The new Building Safety Regulator has a duty to keep the safety and standard of buildings under review and to facilitate improvement in the competence of industry and building inspectors. As such they are considering the information they require from building control bodies. Further details will be set out in due course.
Asked by: Stephen Kinnock (Labour - Aberavon)
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 an assessment with the Secretary of State for Education of the potential impact of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund on replacing EU funding for universities.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
DLUHC recognises the important role of universities and has made them an integral part of local partnership groups in the development of UKSPF investment plans and ongoing delivery. Local authorities can choose to support research, innovation and skills in universities through interventions under the 'supporting local business' and 'people and skills' investment priorities. Universities are entitled to apply for UKSPF funding in their local areas.
Asked by: Stephen Kinnock (Labour - Aberavon)
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 the UK Shared Prosperity Fund on (a) research, (b) innovation and (c) skills in universities.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
DLUHC recognises the important role of universities and has made them an integral part of local partnership groups in the development of UKSPF investment plans and ongoing delivery. Local authorities can choose to support research, innovation and skills in universities through interventions under the 'supporting local business' and 'people and skills' investment priorities. Universities are entitled to apply for UKSPF funding in their local areas.
Asked by: Stephen Kinnock (Labour - Aberavon)
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 an assessment of the potential impact of management companies increasing ground rent by the retail price index on leaseholders.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 51935 on 23 September 2022.
Asked by: Stephen Kinnock (Labour - Aberavon)
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 an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to regulate the amount by which management companies can increase ground rents.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 51935 on 23 September 2022.
Asked by: Stephen Kinnock (Labour - Aberavon)
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 recent discussions with representatives of (a) Crawley Borough Council and (b) West Sussex County Council on making an assessment of the housing needs of people of Chagossian descent who became eligible for British nationality on 23 November 2022.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
As has been the case under successive administrations, details of external ministerial meetings are published regularly on gov.uk. Officials are in regular contact with counterparts in local government on a variety of issues.
Further to the gov.uk page administered by the Home Office and FCDO, information on eligibility for homelessness assistance is set out in the Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities.
Asked by: Stephen Kinnock (Labour - Aberavon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his policy is on whether local authorities are expected to provide housing for individuals of Chagossian descent, who became eligible for British nationality on 23 November 2022, upon the arrival of such individuals in the UK.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
As has been the case under successive administrations, details of external ministerial meetings are published regularly on gov.uk. Officials are in regular contact with counterparts in local government on a variety of issues.
Further to the gov.uk page administered by the Home Office and FCDO, information on eligibility for homelessness assistance is set out in the Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities.
Asked by: Stephen Kinnock (Labour - Aberavon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he made of the number of British National (Overseas) visa holders who have claimed destitution funding.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
As part of the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) Welcome Programme, funding of up to £2,720 is available per BN(O) household for destitution support. To date, there have been no claims from local authorities for this funding.
Asked by: Stephen Kinnock (Labour - Aberavon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Ukrainians arriving in the UK via the Homes for Ukraine Scheme have moved in with their hosts before their hosts have received full DBS clearance.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
The data will be published in due course.
Asked by: Stephen Kinnock (Labour - Aberavon)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Ukrainians arriving in the UK via the Homes for Ukraine Scheme have moved in with their hosts before their hosts have completed and submitted their DBS forms.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
The data will be published in due course.