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818848

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the renaming of his Department; and which new policy responsibilities his Department will discharge after it is renamed.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	121612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Building the homes our country needs is an absolute priority for this government. The name change for the department reflects this government’s renewed focus to deliver more homes and build stronger communities across England.</p><p>Any necessary will be done in a cost-efficient way with expenditure being kept to a minimum.</p><p>This would be a fraction of the cost of splitting up the Ministry as proposed by the opposition.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 121624 question first answered 11/01/2018 17:50:54 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

802361

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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 Government has made an assessment of the extent to which the use of viability assessments could reduce affordable housing contributions.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	118048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Stakeholders report that the use of viability assessments can add complexity and uncertainty to the planning process. This can lead to delays and diminished contributions towards infrastructure and affordable housing.</p><p>The Government consulted on proposals to reform the viability assessment process within the<em> Planning for the right homes in the right places consultation</em>. This will create more certainty about the contributions developers are expected to make to affordable housing and reduce the use of viability assessments at the planning application stage. The viability of the expected contributions should be tested at the plan-making stage. Where tested in plan-making, the issue should not usually need to be tested again at the planning application stage.</p><p>The consultation has now closed and we are currently analysing the responses. A further announcement will be made in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 118049 question first answered 14/12/2017 17:03:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

802362

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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 are being taken to prevent housing developers using loopholes in the Government's planning policy to reduce the number of affordable houses.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	118049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Stakeholders report that the use of viability assessments can add complexity and uncertainty to the planning process. This can lead to delays and diminished contributions towards infrastructure and affordable housing.</p><p>The Government consulted on proposals to reform the viability assessment process within the<em> Planning for the right homes in the right places consultation</em>. This will create more certainty about the contributions developers are expected to make to affordable housing and reduce the use of viability assessments at the planning application stage. The viability of the expected contributions should be tested at the plan-making stage. Where tested in plan-making, the issue should not usually need to be tested again at the planning application stage.</p><p>The consultation has now closed and we are currently analysing the responses. A further announcement will be made in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 118048 question first answered 14/12/2017 17:03:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

782655

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Electrical Safety: Departmental Responsibilities
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 responsibility for responding to the recommendations of his Department's Electrical Safety Working Group has been transferred to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	111241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>An enabling power was included in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 allowing requirements for electrical safety standards in the private rented sector (PRS), and their enforcement, to be set through secondary legislation (affirmative) at a later date. Following Royal Assent, a Working Group of relevant experts was established to provide recommendations to ministers on what, if any, legislative requirements should be introduced. The Working Group’s report has been published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report</a></p><p>We will engage further with the sector to test the recommendations of the Working Group to ensure that any regulation introduced is balanced and works for landlords and tenants.</p><p>There are no plans to transfer responsibility for this policy area.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/11/2017 13:49:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

778767

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
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	Sleeping Rough
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 assessment has been made of potential changes to the number of people sleeping rough during winter 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	110152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to prevent and reduce homelessness in England. That is why we are aiming to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminate it altogether by 2027. No one should have to sleep rough, especially in winter.</p><p>DCLG publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping, statutory homelessness, temporary accommodation and homelessness prevention and relief. These are published at national and local authority level. The latest statistics can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics</a></p><p>We are taking action by implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, in April 2018, which will ensure that more people get the help they need earlier, to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>One person without a home is one too many, and we are determined that we provide earlier and more effective support and advice to those at risk of homelessness. We have allocated over £950 million until 2020 to reduce homelessness and rough sleeping in England.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 06/11/2017 17:42:42 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

760640

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Social Rented Housing: Rents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether social rents will revert to the previously agreed settlement of Consumer Price Index plus one per cent from 1 April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	105097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has announced plans to set a long term rent deal for councils and housing associations. Under the proposal announced on 4 October, increases to social housing rents will be limited to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) plus 1 per cent for 5 years from 2020. This announcement recognises the need for a stable financial environment to support the delivery of new homes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/10/2017 16:26:46 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

746299

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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	Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make electrical safety checks in rented homes mandatory after the working group set up by his Department under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 completes its work.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	1801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Following Royal Assent of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, a Working Group of relevant experts was established to provide recommendations to ministers on what, if any, legislative requirements for electrical safety in the private rented sector should be introduced. The Working Group has concluded and their report and recommendations are being considered.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 15:25:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 1425 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

746300

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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	Social Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce mandatory electrical safety checks in the social rented sector in response to the Grenfell Tower disaster.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	1802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Social landlords are already obliged, by law, to maintain the structure and exterior of their properties, and to keep in repair and proper working order the sanitation, water, gas and electricity installations.</p><p>The Homes and Communities Agency’s national standards also require social landlords to ensure (subject to an agreed extension in some instances, which must be explained to tenants) that all their homes meet the Decent Homes Standard and to meet all applicable statutory requirements that provide for the health and safety of the occupants in their homes.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:28:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 1427 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

675443

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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	Holiday Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable regulation of short-term holiday lets in line with the regulation of bed and breakfast properties.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	60815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to introduce legislation to bring short term holiday lets in line with bed and breakfast property regulations.</p><p>Local authorities have powers to inspect residential properties where they consider action would be appropriate under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 25/01/2017 17:15:31 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

475637

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
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	Service Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to increase the financial limit for the contribution of tenants to qualifying works as set out in paragraph 6 of the Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	31083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is aware of concerns surrounding the financial threshold above which consultation on service charges must take place under section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (as amended by the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002). This was also referred to as part of the Competition and Markets Authority study into property management services. We have been working with stakeholders in the sector, including the Association of Residential Managing Agents, to consider what can be done to improve how section 20 works, including the financial threshold. The Government is awaiting the final set of recommendations from the Association and will respond to the Competition and Markets Authority study in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/03/2016 17:32:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett