Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
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 correspondence from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of 12 December 2022 and 13 January 2023 on behalf of his constituent Wendy Carlyon on a landlord’s petition.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
I apologise for the delay in responding to my Hon. Friend's correspondence. The department attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from Honourable Members. A response was issued to my Hon Friend on 6 March 2023.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
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 correspondence from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of 17 November 2022 and 19 December 2022 on behalf of his constituent Robert Dykes on boycotts.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
I apologise for the delay in responding to my Hon. Friend's correspondence. The department attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from Honourable Members. A response was issued on the 24 February 2023.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities when he will reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare dated 10th November and 14th December 2022 on behalf of his constituent, Nigel Campkin about building cladding.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
A response was issued to my Hon. Friend's correspondence on 3 February 2023, following an internal review. I apologise for the delay and hope he finds the response helpful.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
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 reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of 11 October and 21 November 2022 on behalf of his constituent, Mr Alan Brown, regarding solar panels.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
I apologise for the delay in responding to my My Hon. Friend’s letters. The Department attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from Honourable Members. A response was issued to my Hon. Friend on the 6 January 2023.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he will reply to the letters of 6 October and 3 November from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of constituent, Mr Michael Hancock, on radon gas.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
A response was issued to my Hon. Friend's letter on 14 December 2022.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how long he plans for the scheme of giving £350 per month payments to households hosting Ukrainian refugees to last; and what plans his Department has to update or modify that scheme in the event that the war in Ukraine continues for more than a year.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
We are overwhelmed by the response we have received to the Homes for Ukraine programme and thank sponsors for their support. Lead sponsors can receive monthly £350 ‘thank you’ payments for up to 12 months of Homes for Ukraine sponsorship per address. These payments are funded separately to the £10,500 of funding available to local authorities for 12 months per person.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
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 letters of 4 April and 3 May 2022 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of his constituent, Louis Stuart-Kelso.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
A response to my Hon Friend has been issued.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
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 increase housing in urban areas using local authority-approved building codes that pre-approve buildings.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
My Honourable Friend has been a strong advocate for delivering more housing in urban areas and protecting our precious green spaces.
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill includes new powers for “Street Votes”, allowing residents on a street to bring forward proposals to extend or redevelop their properties in line with their design preferences, and hold a vote on whether they should be given planning permission.
This measure will incentivise communities to consider the potential for development, particularly in the urban areas where new homes are most needed.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
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 letters from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare dated 4 January and 1 February 2022 relating to online Parish Council meetings.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - President of the Board of Trade
A response to the Hon Member will be issued shortly.
Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
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 answer the letters from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of 17 December and 18 January on LEP reviews.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
A response has gone to the Hon Member today.