Josh Babarinde MP: written questions
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Supported Housing: East SussexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much financial support his Department has provided for supported accommodation in a) Eastbourne and b) East Sussex in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 introduced a duty for all local housing authorities in England to formulate and publish local supported housing strategies. The government will provide new burdens funding and publish guidance shortly,...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: East SussexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current stock of supported accommodation in a) Eastbourne b) East Sussex.
Answer: The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 introduced a duty for all local housing authorities in England to formulate and publish local supported housing strategies. The government will provide new burdens funding and publish guidance shortly,...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Health ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure people experiencing homelessness can access mental health and addiction support when they are placed in accommodation ou
Answer: The cross-government National Plan to End Homelessness makes clear that councils should, wherever possible, place households within their own area, except where there are clear benefits for the person seeking assistance (for example, in cases of domestic ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Health ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure people experiencing homelessness can access mental health and addiction support.
Answer: My Department worked closely with the Department for Health and Social Care as part of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping to develop our cross-government strategy, A National Plan to End Homelessness. Our Plan includes measures...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Mental Health ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding has been allocated to mental health services to support people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Answer: The Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programme funds drug and alcohol treatment and wraparound support for people sleeping rough or at risk of sleeping rough. It aims to improve access to treatment, including for those with co-occurring mental he...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Health ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding has been allocated to addiction support services to support people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Answer: The Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programme funds drug and alcohol treatment and wraparound support for people sleeping rough or at risk of sleeping rough. It aims to improve access to treatment, including for those with co-occurring mental he...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Health ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people are currently accessing both mental health and addiction services who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in a) Eastbourne b) East Sussex c) Sussex.
Answer: NHS England publishes data at a national level on accommodation status for people in contact with mental health services. Using accommodation types associated with homelessness, including rough sleeper, squatting, sofa surfing, staying with friends or fam...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Health ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people are currently accessing addiction support services who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in a) Eastbourne b) East Sussex c) Sussex.
Answer: NHS England publishes data at a national level on accommodation status for people in contact with mental health services. Using accommodation types associated with homelessness, including rough sleeper, squatting, sofa surfing, staying with friends or fam...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Mental Health ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people are currently accessing mental health services who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in a) Eastbourne b) East Sussex c) Sussex.
Answer: Data on substance misuse treatment is available on the ViewIt statistics viewer on National Drugs Treatment Monitoring System website (NDTMS - ViewIt - Adult). This data is only available at an upper tier local authority level, therefore data for East Sus...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what Government funding is available to third-party organisations, including charities and voluntary groups, to support homelessness prevention.
Answer: The National Plan to End Homelessness recognises the important role of voluntary, community and faith groups in delivering homelessness prevention work and forming partnerships with other local services and encourages councils and Mayors to develop their ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: Tenants' RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to inform people of their housing rights under the Renters Rights Act 2025.
Answer: On 13 November 2025, the government published a roadmap for implementing the Renters' Rights Act 2025. The roadmap sets out how we are helping tenants, landlords and other interested parties understand their new rights and responsibilities. It can be foun...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to identify and disseminate best practice among local authorities in preventing homelessness.
Answer: Through the National Plan to End Homelessness the government has committed to publishing a range of toolkits which underpin the strategy. This will include a prevention toolkit, a youth Homelessness toolkit and a toolkit on homelessness prevention and sup...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support local initiatives that build resilience to homelessness, including through volunteering, community donations, and partnership working.
Answer: The National Plan to End Homelessness recognises the important role of voluntary, community and faith groups in delivering homelessness prevention work and forming partnerships with other local services and encourages councils and Mayors to develop their ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made to implement the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023.
Answer: The government remains committed to improving the quality of supported housing and implementing the measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. A consultation on the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act’s measures, including...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: EastbourneDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support investment in water infrastructure to improve water resilience in Eastbourne constituency.
Answer: The Government takes resilient water infrastructure seriously. Eastbourne, supplied by South East Water, is in a ‘Water Stressed’ area. To ensure future resilience, water companies must invest in new water supply infrastructure as set out in their Water R...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBicycles: TheftHome OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help prevent bicycle theft in Eastbourne constituency.
Answer: Bike theft has a significant impact on individuals and for too long, many victims have felt not enough was being done to prevent their bikes being stolen or track down the thieves responsible. The Crime and Policing Bill, now at Committee Stage in the Hou...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: EastbourneDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce the (a) number of potholes in Eastbourne and (b) potential impact of those potholes on road users.
Answer: This Government takes the condition of our country’s roads very seriously and is committed to supporting local highway authorities in maintaining and renewing the local highway network. As announced at the Autumn Budget, the Government will commit over £2...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to review the home-buying and selling process in England and Wales, with the aim of reducing transaction fall-through rates and associated financial
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 87197 on 7 November 2025.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support Eastbourne residents with food prices.
Answer: ONS September 2025 CPI food price inflation was 4.5%, down from 5.1% in August. This was the first reduction in the annual rate since March 2025. We continue to monitor all key agricultural commodities and work with the food industry. The UK Agriculture M...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support Eastbourne residents with energy costs.
Answer: We recognise that we need to support households struggling with bills while we transition to clean power. That is why we are expanding the Warm Home Discount (WHD) to around an additional 2.7 million households, resulting in up to 6 million households rec...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: EastbourneDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase the availability of driving tests in Eastbourne.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. The agency is intensifying its efforts to reduce waiting times and improve access to ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing bus pass use on weekdays before 9:30 am.
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age. Local authorities in England have the power to use local resources to fund further concessions in additi...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Labour TurnoverDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the department has to improve retention of level 3 staff within the NHS.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is committed to making the National Health Service the best place to work, by supporting and retaining our hardworking and dedicated healthcare professionals.To support this ambition, the Government pl...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans there are to widen pay bands for Level 3 Staff in the NHS.
Answer: Any changes to the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay structure, including for Band 3 staff, will be for the NHS Staff Council to ratify or agree to as part of any future discussions. The NHS Staff Council is a partnership body made up of trade unions and employ...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the government is taking to abolish leasehold tenures for (a) flats and (b) other properties.
Answer: The government intends to consult this year on the best approach to banning new leasehold flats, ensuring this works effectively alongside the robust ban on leasehold houses provided for by the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
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