Gareth Snell MP: written questions 2024

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Written questions

Multiple OccupationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6378 on Multiple Occupation, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effectiveness of Article 4 directions
Answer: National permitted development rights allow a C3 dwellinghouse to change use to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) with up to 6 occupants (C4) without the need for a planning application.Local authorities have planning powers to limit any proliferation ...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
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Multiple OccupationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that landlords of houses in multiple occupancy comply with all relevant regulations.
Answer: Local authorities have robust powers to ensure landlords of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) comply with all relevant regulations. This includes powers to issue civil penalties, prosecute landlords and obtain banning orders.The Renters’ Rights Bill in...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
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Multiple OccupationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6378 on Multiple Occupation, what plans her Department has for the future regulation of housing in multiple occupation.
Answer: Local authorities have robust powers to ensure landlords of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) comply with all relevant regulations. This includes powers to issue civil penalties, prosecute landlords and obtain banning orders.The Renters’ Rights Bill in...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
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Multiple OccupationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6378 on Multiple Occupation, whether her Department has received recent representations from local authorities on the permit
Answer: National permitted development rights allow a C3 dwellinghouse to change use to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) with up to 6 occupants (C4) without the need for a planning application.Local authorities have planning powers to limit any proliferation ...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
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Multiple OccupationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6378 on Multiple Occupation, what steps her Department is taking to review those rights.
Answer: National permitted development rights allow a C3 dwellinghouse to change use to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) with up to 6 occupants (C4) without the need for a planning application.Local authorities have planning powers to limit any proliferation ...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
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Public Bodies: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6380More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government plans to take to help protect whistleblowers from retaliation in the context of the proposed duty of candour for public bodies.
Answer: The Prime Minister announced at party conference that the duty of candour Bill will be introduced to Parliament before the next anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster in April 2025. The details of this Bill will be announced first to this House. The Pub...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the (a) Whistleblowing Framework and (b) protections provided to whistleblowers.
Answer: The whistleblowing framework provides routes for workers to make disclosures about wrongdoing or someone covering up wrongdoing. Workers who blow the whistle are entitled to protection from detriment or dismissal, and have a route to redress where this ha...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Multiple OccupationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to remove permitted development rights for property owners seeking to convert properties from use class c3 to c4.
Answer: The Government will keep changes to permitted development rights under review.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Children in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children entering care each year are from a family who have previously had a child removed from their care.
Answer: The department is unable to answer the question. We only collect data on individual children and do not collect data on families.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
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Children in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the (a) voices and (b) experiences of birth parents who have experienced the removal of children from their care are included in (i) policymaking and (ii) service p
Answer: The department is committed to engaging widely with those with lived experience of children’s social care, as well as all interested stakeholders, to help us drive the right change and scale up good practice in children’s social care across the country.He...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Children in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Children’s Wellbeing Bill will include provisions to tackle repeat removals of children from the same families.
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing Bill will ensure our education and children’s social care systems transform life chances for millions of children and young people in England. The department will deliver our manifesto commitments on children’s social care to ensu...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
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Children in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential (a) merits and (b) financial savings of increasing investment in support for parents following the removal of a child from their care to prevent repeat r
Answer: This government is committed to whole-system reform of children’s social care to give hundreds of thousands of children and young people the start in life they deserve. We recognise that there is a strong evidence base for early intervention and whole fam...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
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Children in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that parents receive appropriate support after children are removed from their care to prevent recurrence.
Answer: This government is committed to whole-system reform of children’s social care to give hundreds of thousands of children and young people the start in life they deserve. We recognise that there is a strong evidence base for early intervention and whole fam...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
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Children in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the recurrence of child removals from the same families.
Answer: This government is committed to whole-system reform of children’s social care to give hundreds of thousands of children and young people the start in life they deserve. We recognise that there is a strong evidence base for early intervention and whole fam...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council: Government AssistanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the terms of the financial support package given by her Department to Stoke-on-Trent City Council in February 2024 on th
Answer: This Government is under no illusions about the scale of the pressures that councils are facing, and is committed to providing councils with greater certainty and stability. In February 2024, Stoke-on-Trent City Council received in-principle capitalisatio...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council: Government AssistanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the terms of the financial support package given by her Department to Stoke-on-Trent City Council in February 2024.
Answer: This Government is under no illusions about the scale of the pressures that councils are facing, and is committed to providing councils with greater certainty and stability. In February 2024, Stoke-on-Trent City Council received in-principle capitalisatio...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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