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1170090

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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	Second Homes: Council Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment the Government has made of the effect on local communities of second home owners using council tax avoidance schemes.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	900109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has removed the requirement to offer a council tax discount on second homes and 95 percent are charged the full rate.</p><p>We are considering consultation responses on the criteria under which a property is treated as a holiday let and becomes liable for business rates rather than council tax.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:46:25 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1169758

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
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	Holiday Accommodation
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 take steps to assist councils that plan to impose and enforce a 90 day cap on properties let out on (a) Airbnb and (b) other online sharing economy platforms providing listings for short-term lettings to implement that cap; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	1710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The 90-night cap on short-term lettings only applies within Greater London under the Deregulation Act 2015. However, using residential property for short lets over extended periods without planning permission outside London may constitute an offence. Whether inside or outside London, councils already have powers to issue planning enforcement notices against properties breaching planning regulations, and may impose fines against homeowners of up to £20,000.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/01/2020 17:53:02 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1169763

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
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: Infrastructure
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 establish the Single Housing Infrastructure Fund; and to what timescale planning rules and regulations will be amended to reflect that policy.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	1807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the Queen’s Speech, this Government will introduce Single Housing Infrastructure Fund to provide the roads, schools and GP surgeries needed to support new homes. We will set out further details shortly.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/01/2020 17:19:03 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1169825

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
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	Parking: Fines
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 tackle illegal displays of unauthorised parking signs by parking management companies in North East Hampshire.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	1771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>Outdoor advertisements are controlled by local planning authorities under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007. Local authorities have a wide range of enforcement powers to deal with advertisements if they are displayed unlawfully and it is for them to determine the most appropriate course of action to take when an advertisement is displayed in contravention of the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/01/2020 14:54:07 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1169828

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
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	Parking: Fines
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 ensure that private parking management companies comply with the relevant legislation on the display of parking fine notices.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	1772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The private parking industry is currently self-regulating. However, the Government is committed to enacting the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 as soon as possible. It will lead to the creation of an independent code of practice for private parking companies, covering parking fine notices and related issues. On 3 November 2019 we announced we were contracting with the British Standards Institution (BSI) to develop the Code of Practice as British Standard, to ensure the new regulation will be robust and of the highest quality. We are also committed to carrying out a public consultation on the draft Code of Practice, allowing all interested parties to directly respond to the proposals.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/01/2020 14:53:40 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1169839

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
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	Southend Airport: Planning Obligations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under what criteria the section 106 agreement at Southend Airport could be amended.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	1661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>A section 106 agreement is a legal agreement between a local planning authority and a person with an interest in the land. Section 106 planning obligations are entered into to mitigate the impact of otherwise unacceptable development. As in the case of the section 106 agreement for Southend Airport, section 106 planning obligations can be modified or discharged with the agreement of parties to the section 106 agreement (the local planning authority and the current landowner). Where no agreement to modify or discharge a planning obligation can be reached, and the planning obligation is over five years old, the landowner can apply to the local planning authority to modify or discharge the obligation (under section 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990). This could be to discharge it where it no longer serves a useful purpose, or to modify it if it would continue to serve a useful purpose equally well in a modified way.</p><p>If, following an application under section 106A, a local planning authority refuses to discharge or modify a planning obligation there is a right of appeal against that decision (under section 106B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990).  Such an appeal must be made to the Planning Inspectorate within 6 months of the date of the refusal by the local planning authority.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/01/2020 11:58:54 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1169466

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Roads: Lighting
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 guidance his Department issues on reducing the level of light pollution from local authority street lighting.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that local planning policies and decisions should limit the impact of light pollution from artificial light. The Framework is supported by our planning guidance, revised in November last year, which sets out how light pollution should be considered in the planning system.</p><p>Local planning authorities must take the Framework into account when preparing their plans, and their policies - including those on light pollution - also need to be taken into account in making individual planning decisions.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/01/2020 14:58:06 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1169481

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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: Safety
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 role of professional freeholders in managing building (a) safety, (b) fire and (c) structural risk.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	1387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The government has consistently made clear that building safety is the responsibility of the building owner.</p><p>In October 2018, the government announced an independent working group of housing experts, chaired by Lord Best, to advise government on the regulation of property agents. The working group presented its final report to government on 18 July 2019. We are considering the recommendations in the report carefully.</p><p>In line with usual practice, the government’s intention would be to publish an impact assessment on our leasehold reforms as part of taking primary legislation through Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/01/2020 17:53:30 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1169509

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Care Homes: 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, whether his Department is making an assessment of the potential merits of adding care homes to the list of buildings to which the ban on combustible building materials applies.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	1399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Relevant buildings for the purpose of the ban of combustible materials are defined in regulation 7(4) of the Building Regulations, these include buildings containing flats, hospitals, residential care premises, dormitories in boarding schools and student accommodation with a top occupied storey above 18 metres. This includes care homes. <br> The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018 are available at the following: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1230/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1230/made</a></p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:52:29 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 723 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1169529

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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
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 recent steps the Government has taken to (a) eradicate rough sleeping and (b) prevent homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	1410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>This Government is clear that no one should be without a roof over their head. That is why we have committed to end rough sleeping by the end of this Parliament and to enforce the Homelessness Reduction Act.</p><p>The Government has already taken important steps to prevent and reduce homelessness and rough sleeping. This includes implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in this area in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, which is transforming the culture of homelessness service delivery and actively prevents homelessness, meaning people will get the help they need quicker.</p><p>The Government has already committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period to April 2020. In 2020/2021 we are providing a further £422 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. This marks a £54 million increase on what Government provided in 2019/20. On 23 December 2019, we announced that £263 million of this will be allocated to local authorities in the form of the Flexible Homelessness Support Grant and the Homelessness Reduction Grant in order to support local authorities reduce homelessness.</p><p>In September 2019, this Government launched a second year of the Cold Weather Fund, making up to £10 million available. On 23 December 2019, we committed an extra £3 million to the fund to support as many people as possible this winter. This fund is available to all local authorities to provide a robust, local response to support rough sleepers off the streets prior to the winter period. The funding will be available until the end of March 2020 and will build on the success of last year’s Cold Weather Fund.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/01/2020 14:55:52 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith