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982456

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will mane an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing leasehold as part of its review of leasehold property.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	176604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Leasehold can be an effective tool for making multiple-ownership more straightforward, such as in blocks of flats with shared fabric and common areas. However, other than in exceptional circumstances new build houses should be sold on a freehold basis.</p><p>We believe that where a house can be built and sold as freehold then it should be. This means that house owners are not faced with charges for ground rents or a time limited lease where this is not necessary. That is why we announced last year that we would bring forward legislation as soon as Parliamentary time allows to prohibit new residential long leases from being granted on houses, whether new build or on existing freehold houses.</p><p>We are also working with the Law Commission to reinvigorate the use of commonhold as an alternative to leasehold to provide greater choice for home owners.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/10/2018 14:22:54 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

982465

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Estate Agents: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require property management companies to provide tenants with a detailed breakdown of service fees when in advance of increasing fees.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	176375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>We believe very strongly that service charges should be transparent, communicated effectively and that there should be a clear route to challenge or redress if things go wrong.</p><p>That is why on 12 October, we announced a property agent working group to consider options to raise standards across the property agent sector, including looking at how fees such as service charges should be presented to consumers and to explore the best means to challenge fees which are unjustified. The working group will be chaired by Lord Best, along with experts from across the property sector and will report back to Government in summer 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/10/2018 14:57:10 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

982471

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme: Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on right to buy of the large-scale regional pilot in the Midlands of extending the right to buy to housing association tenants.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	176198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government will undertake a full evaluation of the pilot after its completion.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/10/2018 15:40:08 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

982520

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	West Midlands Combined Authority: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the (a) mean and (b) median pay for (i) women and (ii) men in (A) manager, (B) director and (C) senior official roles in the West Midland Combined Authority (I) annually and (II) hourly excluding overtime.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	175829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Data reported by the West Midlands Combined Authority in the 2017 Gender Pay Gap report can be found <a href="https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/viewing/employer-%2cl_sDU6aYUIvMHg29cynqaw!!/report-2017" target="_blank">https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/viewing/employer-%2cl_sDU6aYUIvMHg29cynqaw!!/report-2017</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 15/10/2018 16:13:58 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

982631

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 10 of his Green Paper: a new deal for social housing, Cm 9671, which states that Ministers in his Department met and talked with almost 1,000 residents of social housing at events across England, if he will publish his Department’s analysis of the views that those residents expressed to ensure that Members are aware of the concerns that their constituents raised.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	175850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Green Paper ‘A new deal for social housing’ reflects the views of residents that Ministers met during 14 listening events and a further 7,000 people sending their views online. The key messages from residents are set out in the Green Paper: that we must ensure homes are safe and decent; provide swift and effective resolution of disputes; empower residents to ensure their voices are hear and strengthen the regulatory framework; tackle the stigma faced by residents; and deliver the affordable homes this country needs. The Green Paper is currently out for public consultation, closing on 6 November 2018, and Ministers are holding a further 8 events around the country to engage with social housing residents directly.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/10/2018 15:39:48 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

982785

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing and Public Buildings: Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring defibrillators to be installed in (a) new housing developments and (b) new public buildings.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	176636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>There has been no specific assessment of requiring defibrillators in new housing or new public buildings, but NHS England continues to work to promote the availability of public access defibrillators.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/10/2018 15:15:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

982824

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Tenancy Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to meet the demand for longer tenancies for private tenants.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	176200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting the rights of tenants and giving them more security.</p><p>We have published a model tenancy agreement which landlords and tenants can use as the basis for longer, family friendly tenancies, available for free at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/model-agreement-for-a-shorthold-assured-tenancy" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/model-agreement-for-a-shorthold-assured-tenancy</a>. And the measures announced in the Housing White Paper resulted in many of the largest build to rent operators offering their tenants the option of longer tenancies.</p><p>We recently consulted on ways to overcome the barriers to landlords offering longer tenancies in the wider private rented sector and proposed a new longer tenancy model with a minimum of three years. We are currently analysing responses.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 15/10/2018 16:07:29 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

982860

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness: Southampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department has allocated to Southampton for schemes to tackle homelessness since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	176440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring everyone has a home and we are taking unprecedented action to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. Therefore, over £1.2 billion in funding has now been allocated through to 2020 to reduce homelessness and rough sleeping.</p><p>Since 2010, the Government has allocated £6,002,487 to Southampton as part of its homelessness prevention and rough sleeping programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/10/2018 14:21:55 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

982901

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Empty Property: Dorset
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many properties are unoccupied in Dorset; and for how long on average a property has been left unoccupied in that county in the period for which such information has been collated.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	176472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>For the purposes of council tax base, we collect data on an annual basis on the total number of dwellings classed as empty. We also collect data on the number of dwellings classed as empty and being charged the Empty Homes Premium, and the number of dwellings classed as empty and have been for more than 6 months.</p><p>Local authority level data as at 2 October 2017 can be found at the following link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-taxbase-2017-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-taxbase-2017-in-england</a>.</p><p>The number of long-term vacant dwellings across England remains lower than when records began.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/10/2018 15:38:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

982957

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many authorised pitches each local authority in the West Midlands has been granted.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Spelman
uin	175934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department collects official statistics on the count of Traveller caravans in England. Data is collected from local authorities on a bi-annual basis to reflect winter residence and summer travelling trends. All datasets and publications can be found online on our statistical series page here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traveller-caravan-count" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traveller-caravan-count</a>.</p><p>The Traveller caravan count covers data on the number of caravans and traveller sites in England; it does not cover the number of occupants residing in these caravans, or caravan sites or the potential drivers for any observed change. In addition, the count does not capture the total number of pitches in each local authority, only those which are occupied at the time of each count.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/10/2018 14:17:35 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman