Paula Barker

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the supply of housing in the private rented sector.

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the levels of demand for temporary accommodation since September 2022.

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has (a) consulted and (b) had discussions with key stakeholders in the homelessness sector since September 2022 on potential rises in demand for homelessness s

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Local Government Association on the (a) effectiveness and (b) adequacy of the Homeless Prevention Grant.

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing First

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding Housing First to areas beyond existing pilots.

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing First: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of housing supply in Housing First pilot areas.

23 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Waste Management Policy of schools in England; and if she will make an estimate of the number of schools that have policies in place to ensure that was

23 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Begging and Vagrancy: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been charged in relation to offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824 between 1 January and 23 November 2022.

23 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Sleeping Rough: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many rough sleepers were charged under the Vagrancy Act 1824 between 11 May 2010 and 23 November 2022.

23 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were staying in accommodation in (a) the North West and (b) the South East of England, excluding London, as of 23 November 2022.

23 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what asylum accommodation placements were procured from 23 September 2022 to 23 November 2022, broken down by local authority area.

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department intends to take additional steps to help tackle any potential rise in the level of rough sleeping during winter 2022-23.

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the role of trauma in causing homelessness and rough sleeping.

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Sleeping Rough: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many rough sleeping deaths have been recorded between 11 May 2010 and 23 November 2022.

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to introduce a new Everyone In initiative to help prevent rough sleeping in winter 2022.

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Everyone In scheme launched by Crisis UK at tackling rough sleeping in the UK.

23 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Sir Mike Richards report of the independent review of adult screening programmes in England, whether he is taking steps to deliver a new IT system in the Breast Screening Programm

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact on workforce recruitment and retention in the homelessness support sector of not uprating commissioned contracts in that sector

18 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing First: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what trauma-related mental health support is available to clients on the three Housing First pilots in England.

18 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing First: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many clients on the West Midlands Combined Authority Housing First pilot are housed in (a) hostels and (b) other forms of temporary accommodation.

18 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing First: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many clients on the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Housing First pilot are in (a) hostels and (b) other forms of temporary accommodation.

18 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing First: Liverpool City Region

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many clients on the Liverpool City Region Housing First pilot are currently housed in (a) hostels and (b) other forms of temporary accommodation.

18 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of not increasing Local Housing Allowance in line with inflation on levels of (a) homelessness and (b) the number of Section 21 notices.

15 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has had recent discussions with homelessness charities that provide frontline services on (a) budgetary pressures and (b) the provision of services into the 20

15 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect the freeze on Local Housing Allowance on claimants during rising private sector rents.

15 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing homelessness charities that offer accommodation services with additional financial support for ener

15 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of (a) inflation and (b) other rising costs on budgets for homeless services commissioned by local authorities.

15 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department will take to support homelessness services with rising costs in winter 2022.

15 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of when a second provider will be commissioned for MR-guided focused ultrasound in the (a) North and (b) south of England.

11 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Discretionary Housing Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount of Discretionary Housing Payments funding his Department had spent on (a) 10 November 2021 and (b) 10 November 2022.