Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

758965

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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	Buildings: Fire Prevention
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 he has made of the adequacy of (a) building regulations concerning fire safety and (b) fire safety guidance for commercial and domestic planning applications used by fire services and local authorities' planning departments.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	9696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government will consider these issues in light of the Independent Review on Building Regulations and Fire Safety, the findings of the Public Inquiry and ongoing work to review building safety.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/09/2017 16:14:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

758969

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Behavioural Insights Team
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what services his Department has received from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>My Department has already published this information on the GOV.UK website and this can be found at the link below</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-spending-over-250" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-spending-over-250</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 9182 question first answered 15/09/2017 12:55:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759038

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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	Devolution: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of (1) establishing a Yorkshire-wide devolution settlement, and (2) members of the Sheffield City Region devolution deal joining that settlement at a later date.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL1485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to implementing and has legislated for the Sheffield City Region devolution deal. The Government has not received any proposal for a Yorkshire wide deal and any assessment of the merits of such a deal would have to take account of this pre-existing legislative commitment. The Sheffield City Region having implemented its devolution deal is not precluded in future from joining a wider Yorkshire devolution deal, were this to be agreed with Government and all the authorities involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 14/09/2017 14:58:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

758562

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are planning to take to prevent or limit any negative impact on small businesses from the Valuation Office Agency's decisions (1) to class communal spaces such as staircases, corridors and lifts as separate premises for the calculation of business rates, and (2) to bill businesses for this change retrospectively.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL1433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The recent change in the Valuation Office Agency’s approach to assessing units within multi-occupied buildings follows a Supreme Court judgement. The Government is considering the implications of this judgement, including for small businesses. Following Budget 2016, the Government announced a wide-ranging package of measures to support rate payers, that will be worth £9 billion over the next five years.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/09/2017 14:19:24 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

758632

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 4915, whether the Government is still requesting samples of cladding material.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>Testing facilities remain available to private building owners, free of charge.</p><p>The Secretary of State encourages private building owners to submit samples of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding for screening. The screening tests are identifying what kind of ACM is present to ensure we have a complete picture of the private sector.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/09/2017 11:09:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

758633

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 4915, whether the Government sought the advice of the expert panel on fire safety before the original testing of samples of cladding material.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>The decision to commission the screening tests on Aluminium Cladding Material (ACM) samples was made on the basis of advice from independent experts. The Independent Expert Advisory Panel had not been appointed at that time. <br> <br>At their first meeting, the Independent Expert Advisory Panel concluded the initial ACM screening tests, along with issuing advice on interim fire safety measures, were the right first steps to have taken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/09/2017 11:13:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

758634

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his oral contribution of 26 July 2017, Official Report, column 347, whether samples of cladding and insulation were tested at a rate of 100 a day.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>As of 20 September 2017 all 554 samples of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding which the Building Research Establishment have received have been tested, as they came in, and landlords informed of the result.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/09/2017 15:32:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

758635

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
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 effectiveness of legislation regarding travellers' illegal encampments.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	9449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about unauthorised traveller encampments and the effect that they can have on communities. Local authorities and the police have a wide range of powers that enable them to take action and the Government wants to see them working together to address this issue. A summary of the powers is published on the Government’s website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/09/2017 15:42:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

758636

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Supported Housing: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the future funding of supported housing consultation.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Nicky Morgan
uin	9443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Developing a workable and sustainable funding model for supported housing is a priority for the Government. We have been listening to the sector through responses to our consultation and have also been talking stock of the joint DCLG/DWP Select committee report. We will set out further details on our plans in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 15/09/2017 12:58:46 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes

758639

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2017 to Question 5176, what advice his Department issued to the local authority and voluntary sector organisations providing support to survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire on working with (a) vulnerable people and (b) children.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>My Department has been working closely with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council, NHS, Public Health England and the Voluntary and Community Sector, wider government and those providing care to ensure the needs of vulnerable people and children affected by the Grenfell Tower fire and wider community are met.</p><p>Local authorities and voluntary sector organisations who are supporting the survivors are subject to existing safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance. This includes, for example, the 1989 and 2004 Children Acts; Department for Education interagency guidance on safeguarding children; and The Care Act 2014.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/10/2017 16:27:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne