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1141709

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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 of Answer 23 July 2019 to Question 279062 on Buildings: Insulation, if he will publish the full test report for the test which was planned to take place in June 2019 but which was aborted due to procedural issues.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	281764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department published the results of the test meeting the requirements of BS 8414 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffire-test-report-mhclg-bs-8414-hpl&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cbccd87514c6b40f887b408d72b9ba87c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637025819852857872&amp;sdata=Ssw0g3jNp%2FuZc%2FHHgMbu3eKrgeN%2B%2FhiO4Pfow9yXS%2Bc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-test-report-mhclg-bs-8414-hpl</a>.</p><p>Following the test the Independent Expert Panel issued some advice which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F818184%2FAdvice_note_on_use_of_HPL_panels_in_external_wall_systems.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cbccd87514c6b40f887b408d72b9ba87c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637025819852857872&amp;sdata=gxodQDQzzsYA%2Bdax2xduCyxzapU2np2G817SapeWyhg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/818184/Advice_note_on_use_of_HPL_panels_in_external_wall_systems.pdf</a>.</p><p>The attempted test did not comply with these procedural requirements and no advice could have been issued on the basis of the attempt. The Department has currently no plan to publish the report of that incomplete attempt.</p><p>In addition, acting on advice from the Independent Expert Advisory Panel, the Government has commissioned research to support further understanding of the fire performance of non-Aluminium Composite Materials (ACM) external wall systems. The tests began on 30 April 2019 and we expect to be able to publish the research findings in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/09/2019 14:43:30 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1141710

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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 of Answer 23 July 2019 to Question 279062 on Buildings: Insulation, whether changes were made to the BS 8414 test on high pressure laminate cladding and stonewool insulation as a result of the test planned to take place in June 2019.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	281765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The attempted test did not comply with the procedural requirements of BS 8414 and no advice could have been issued on the basis of the attempt. A complete test was carried out on 11 July 2019 using the same design details as the previous attempt.</p><p>The Department published the test report and classification report of the test meeting the requirements of BS 8414 at the following <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffire-test-report-mhclg-bs-8414-hpl&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCharles-Elie.Romeyer%40communities.gov.uk%7C79b580ce1afc4950880d08d7110b0342%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636996611300169529&amp;sdata=0hoKXaom5w1phsxhA6bZaHwqo7m2wtoQZNvqwvr9Egs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-test-report-mhclg-bs-8414-hpl</a> .</p><p>Following the test the Independent Expert Panel issued some advice which is available at the following:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F818184%2FAdvice_note_on_use_of_HPL_panels_in_external_wall_systems.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCharles-Elie.Romeyer%40communities.gov.uk%7C79b580ce1afc4950880d08d7110b0342%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636996611300169529&amp;sdata=RYf3VMTRuRNSVbvxkIi5cPJJgmAujjbm4NR02VNZD54%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/818184/Advice_note_on_use_of_HPL_panels_in_external_wall_systems.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/09/2019 14:38:54 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1141838

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Private Rented Housing: Pensioners
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 22 July 2019 to Question 278349 on Private Rented Housing: Pensioners, what assessment he has made of the effect of the ban on letting fees on monthly rental prices.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	281565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government published an impact assessment for the Tenant Fees Bill on 1 May 2018, which is available here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ftenant-fees-bill-impact-assessment&amp;data=02%7C01%7CGuy.Skelton%40communities.gov.uk%7C87f26b879ed5434a552908d711b69a59%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636997348272907837&amp;sdata=a6JxLhm9O3zkqqMCaLRfC9J7rYkDXVmYK1ZoG%2FRWwg0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tenant-fees-bill-impact-assessment</a>. The Tenant Fees Act came into force for new tenancies on 1 June 2019, with a transitional period until 1 June 2020 (at which point it will also apply to pre-existing tenancies). <br> <br> The Government will continue to work with the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team and the wider sector to monitor the effects of the ban.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/09/2019 14:49:38 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1141860

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Local Government Pension Scheme: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 people are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and Humber.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	281823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>In the Yorkshire and Humber area, the Local Government Pension Scheme is split into four funds - the North Yorkshire Pension Fund (administered by North Yorkshire County Council), the West Yorkshire Pension Fund (administered by the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council), the East Riding Pension Fund (administered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council) and the South Yorkshire Pension Fund (administered by the South Yorkshire Pensions Authority). According to data submitted to the Department for the 2017/18 scheme year, membership records for each are as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>North Yorkshire Pension fund</strong></p><p>Active members (those in employment actively contributing to the scheme) – 31,194</p><p>Pensioner members (those members receiving a pension from the scheme) – 20,476</p><p>Deferred members (those members who are no longer active but are not yet receiving a pension) – 35,813</p><p>Total membership – 87,483</p><p> </p><p><strong>West Yorkshire Pension Fund</strong></p><p>Active members – 101,794</p><p>Pensioner members – 84,833</p><p>Deferred members – 97,583</p><p>Total membership – 284,210</p><p> </p><p><strong>East Riding Pension Fund</strong></p><p>Active members – 40,051</p><p>Pensioner members – 29,650</p><p>Deferred members – 43,228</p><p>Total membership – 112,929</p><p> </p><p><strong>South Yorkshire Pension Fund</strong></p><p>Active members - 52,412</p><p>Pensioner members - 51,041</p><p>Deferred members - 53, 428</p><p>Total membership – 156,881</p><p> </p><p>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC) is a participating employer in the South Yorkshire Pension Fund and its membership numbers will be included in the above figures. However, pension fund data submitted to the Department is not broken down by individual participating employers and we therefore do not hold membership data for Barnsley MBC itself.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/09/2019 15:19:07 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1141863

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Local Government Pension Scheme
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 his Department has made of the potential effect on members of the local government pension scheme of changing local fund valuations from a triennial to a quadrennial cycle by (a) region and (b) local authority.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	281825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Members’ benefits are set out separately in the Local Government Pension Scheme regulations and will not be affected by the change in the frequency of local fund valuations.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/09/2019 14:47:26 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1141865

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Local Government Pension Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the results of his Department's consultation on changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	281826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department's consultation &quot;Fair Deal – Strengthening pension protection&quot; proposed strengthening the pensions protections that apply when workers are contracted out from their Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) employer. With some exceptions, we proposed that members should have a continued right to membership of the LGPS, in line with central Government Fair Deal policy. We also proposed the introduction of a new way for outsourced staff to participate in the scheme – ‘deemed employer’ status. The consultation closed on 4 April and elicited detailed comments from a variety of stakeholders, which my officials are considering carefully. A formal response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/09/2019 14:46:59 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1141866

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Local Government Pension Scheme
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 his Department has conducted a risk assessment of the proposed move from a triennial to a quadrennial cycle for local fund valuations of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	281827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is determined that lengthening the period between valuation cycle should not materially increase the risks that pension funds and their employers face. That is why alongside the proposal in lengthen the valuation cycle we are also consulting on additional tools for administering authorities to be able to manage risk, and particularly employer risk, between valuations.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/09/2019 14:45:02 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1141882

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Unitary Councils: Lancashire
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 plans the Government has for the formation of a Pennine Lancashire unitary authority.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	281718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>It is for those in the area to consider whether a Pennine Lancashire unitary authority would be the best way forward, as my Rt Hon Friend, the then Secretary of State, told the House on 22 July 2019 (HCWS1790). If the area requests that we formally invite councils to submit a proposal for such an authority, we would do so if that request demonstrates local opinion is coalescing around a single unitary option for the area, which would be likely to meet our publicly announced criteria for unitarisation.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/09/2019 14:52:55 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones