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754007

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2017 to Question 70859, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a nationwide zero-carbon standard for all newly-built homes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	6312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>We have a duty under Section 165 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to undertake a review of the minimum energy performance requirements in the building regulations for new homes. We have started work on the review which will have due regard to our climate change targets.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/09/2017 09:17:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

754010

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent meetings he has had with the (a) Chartered Institute of Building and (b) Construction Industry Council to discuss building safety.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	6031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department is working with an industry response group on the work which may need to be done to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire. The Construction Industry Council, which is the representative forum for professional bodies in the construction industry, including the Chartered Institute of Building<strong>, </strong>is represented on the industry response group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:35:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

754011

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Regulations: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many prosecutions have been initiated by local authorities over the last 10 years against contractors' failure to abide by enforcement actions in contravention of building regulations pursuant to the Buildings Act 1984.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	6037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Local authority building control bodies usually seek to ensure compliance with Building Regulations' requirements by providing advice and guidance to those carrying out the work. Local authorities also have powers to prosecute for breaches of the Building Regulations in the Magistrates' Court. My Department does not collect statistics on the use of these powers.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 09:49:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

754012

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the effectiveness of selective licensing.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	6026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has had discussions with local authorities who have applied to the Department for confirmation of their selective licensing schemes. <br> <br> We have received a number of applications since changes to selective licensing were introduced in April 2015 and a review will be started later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/09/2017 16:52:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

754013

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders including, housing associations, builders and developers on the need for a review of funding options for the Right-to-Buy scheme.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	6142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>My officials and I have regular discussions with stakeholders on many issues including the Right to Buy.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/09/2017 09:18:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

754014

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support institutional investment into the affordable rent to buy housing tenure.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	6210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Our Housing White Paper encourages institutional investors to invest more widely in housing, both private and affordable housing. The Government is offering a clear and stable long-term framework for investment and is encouraging lenders and investors to back developers and social landlords to build more homes of all tenures.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:36:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

754015

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the revised definition of affordable housing in the National Planning Policy Framework will ensure that privately funded affordable rent to buy housing products are included within the definition in addition to the Government's rent to buy programme.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	6211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government consulted in the housing White Paper <em>Fixing Our Broken Housing Market</em> on a revised national planning policy definition of affordable housing. Consultation closed on 2 May and we are analysing responses. Subject to the outcome of the consultation, we envisage affordable rent to buy housing, where it meets the criteria in this definition and whether privately or publicly funded, would be included in the definition of affordable housing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:37:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

754016

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the White Paper, Fixing our broken housing market, what privately funded affordable rent to buy housing products will count towards the (a) minimum 10 per cent affordable home ownership units on new housing sites and (b) requirement for new affordable home ownership products on Starter Homes Land Fund sites.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	6212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Subject to the outcome of the White Paper consultation, we envisage that affordable rent to buy housing which meets the criteria set out in the Paper, would count towards the proposed minimum 10 per cent affordable home ownership units and affordable home ownership products on starter homes land fund sites. The proposed affordable housing definition includes intermediate housing that is provided for sale and rent at a cost above social rent, but below market levels, and can include rent to buy housing.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:33:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

753402

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sub-letting: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many prosecutions there have been in England for the illegal sub-letting of local authority or housing association property in the last year for which information is available; and what the largest penalty imposed for such an offence was.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	5843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against for offences under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013, by offence, in England, during 2016, can be viewed in the table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts of offences under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013, England, 2016 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section of Act</p></td><td><p>Offence</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1(1)</p></td><td><p>Sub-let or part with possession of a dwelling-house let under a secure tenancy in breach of a term of the tenancy</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1(2)</p></td><td><p>Dishonestly sub-let or part with possession of dwelling-house let under secure tenancy in breach of a term of the tenancy</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2(1)</p></td><td><p>Sub-let or part with possession of a dwelling-house let under an assured tenancy in breach of a term of the tenancy</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2(2)</p></td><td><p>Dishonestly sub-let or part with possession of a dwelling-house let under an assured tenancy in breach of a term of the tenancy</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>All under the Act</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>During that period, the highest fine amounts imposed on offenders found guilty for offences under this Act were £1,500. However, the most serious penalties issued were two suspended sentences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/09/2017 09:09:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

753403

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sub-letting: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of local authority and housing association properties in England which are currently being sub-let illegally; and what steps the Government is taking to counter such illegal subletting.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	5844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. In 2012 the Audit Commission estimated that nearly 98,000 (4 per cent) social homes in England could be subject to some form of tenancy fraud (<em>Protecting the Public Purse 2012</em>).</p><p>The Government supported and implemented the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 which makes it a criminal offence to unlawfully sublet social housing. It also allows the court to award the social landlord the profit the tenant has made from their unlawful sub-letting, regardless of whether the landlord has incurred a loss.</p><p>Between 2011 and 2015 the Department provided £19 million to local authorities to help them tackle tenancy fraud; and supported a team within the Chartered Institute of Housing to provide advice and support to all social landlords.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/09/2017 09:16:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope