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1130718

registered interest
date	07/06/2019
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	Council Tax: Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans to widen his Department’s review into council tax collection to include how local authorities collect council tax debt under The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	261538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>My Department is engaging with local authorities and the debt advice sector to improve council tax collection, and to ensure council tax debt collection practices are fair, efficient and compassionate to those in genuine hardship. Following those discussions, we intend to publish updated guidance on good collection practices, before considering the scope for further reforms.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 261539 question first answered 13/06/2019 16:32:45 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1130719

registered interest
date	07/06/2019
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	Council Tax: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans to amend The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992 to prevent people becoming liable for their full annual council tax bill after missing one payment.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	261539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>My Department is engaging with local authorities and the debt advice sector to improve council tax collection, and to ensure council tax debt collection practices are fair, efficient and compassionate to those in genuine hardship. Following those discussions, we intend to publish updated guidance on good collection practices, before considering the scope for further reforms.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 261538 question first answered 13/06/2019 16:32:45 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1130371

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Council Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has pans to encourage local authorities to reduce rates of council tax.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	261214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Council tax levels are determined by local authorities, although the Government maintains a referendum threshold to ensure local residents can have the final say on excessive increases. Referendum principles are set each year alongside the Local Government Finance Settlement, and proposals for 2020-21 will be published later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 261215 question first answered 11/06/2019 09:26:09 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1130424

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Rented Housing: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of young people who live in their (a) home and (b) university towns due to unaffordable rent in large cities and regional centres.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	261106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not collect or publish information on the number of young people who live in their [family] home, or in university towns due to unaffordable rent in large cities and regional centres.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/06/2019 16:54:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1130426

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 8 May 2019 and 15 May 2019 to Questions 250034 and 252869, if he will publish an updated regional breakdown of (a) blocks with aluminium composite material cladding systems unlikely to meet building regulations which are yet to be remediated and (b) dwellings in those blocks as of May 2019 based on the building safety programme figures due to be published on 10 June 2019.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	261285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the regional breakdown of private and social sector high-rise residential buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations which are yet to be remediated, as at 31 May 2019. This excludes hotels, student accommodation and public buildings.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Regional breakdown of private and social sector high-rise residential buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations which are yet to be remediated </strong>- 31 May, 2019.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of high-rise residential buildings yet to be remediated</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1-5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>6-10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>Over 20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1-5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Over 20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>11-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>6-10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>11-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>265</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows total numbers of dwellings in high-rise residential buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations by region, as at 31 May 2019. This excludes hotels, student accommodation and public buildings.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Numbers of dwellings in private and social sector high-rise residential buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations which are yet to be remediated, by region </strong>- 31 May, 2019.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of estimated dwellings in yet to be remediated buildings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>12,600-15,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>4,100-4,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>1,500-1,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (does not sum due to rounding)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,000-24,900</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/06/2019 16:53:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1130486

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Building Regulations and Fire Safety Independent Review: Disclosure of Information
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 the Building a Safer Future: an implementation plan, if he will publish the (a) membership of the Joint Regulators Group and (b) minutes of that Group's meetings to date.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	261296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in the Building a Safer Future: an implementation plan, the Joint Regulators Group draws together the expertise of the Health and Safety Executive, Local Authority Building Control, National Fire Chiefs’ Council, and the Local Government Association, and also includes representatives from the Home Office and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and an independent regulatory expert.</p><p>The Terms of Reference will be published in due course. The Group is not a decision-making body. Its work has informed the consultation document on proposals for reform of the building safety regulatory system published on 6 June and will continue to inform the work of the Building Safety Programme, and minutes of its meetings will not be published. The consultation document can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/building-a-safer-future-proposals-for-reform-of-the-building-safety-regulatory-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/building-a-safer-future-proposals-for-reform-of-the-building-safety-regulatory-system</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/06/2019 16:52:43 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1130496

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question 217592 on Buildings: Insulation, if he will publish the advice sent to building owners on how to (a) investigate and (b) remediate non-ACM cladding systems on their buildings.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	261297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>We have published guidance to reiterate the importance of building owners assessing their buildings and ensuring that non-ACM cladding systems are safe. Advice Note 14, published in 2017 and updated in December 2018, reiterates that the clearest way to ensure safety is to remove unsafe materials. <br> <br> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765761/Expert_Panel_advice_note_on_non-ACM.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765761/Expert_Panel_advice_note_on_non-ACM.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/06/2019 16:54:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1130499

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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: 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, what the timeframe is for the publication of legislative proposal to reform the charges levied on the owners of leasehold properties; and whether that legislation include reform of the charges levied on freeholders.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	261164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting fairness and transparency for leaseholders and residential freeholders and ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service.</p><p>The Government believes that service charges should be transparent, communicated effectively and that there should be a clear route to challenge or redress if things go wrong. That is why we have established a working group chaired by Lord Best to raise standards across the property sector and consider how fees such as service charges should be presented to consumers and to explore the best means to challenge fees which are unjustified. The group is instructed to report back to Government in July 2019.</p><p>The Government will legislate to ensure that freeholders who pay charges for the maintenance of communal areas and facilities on a private or mixed use estate, can access equivalent rights as leaseholders to challenge the reasonableness of service charges.</p><p>The Government intends to bring forward the legislation to make these changes as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 11/06/2019 16:54:36 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers