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1140763

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
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	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of new homes for social rent since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	912098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010, we have delivered over 430,000 new affordable homes, including over 308,000 for rent. Between 2010-11 and 2017-18, we delivered nearly 135,000 social rent homes.</p><p>Our £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver around 250,000 new affordable homes by March 2022, including at least 12,500 for social rent.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/07/2019 15:54:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

1140226

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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	Tenancy Transfers
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 his Department’s most recent estimate is for the proportion of housing transfer requests that are motivated out of (a) crime and (b) fear of violence in (i) the UK, (ii) Greater London and (iii) the London Borough of Lambeth.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	279010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department publishes national statistics on new social housing lettings in England.</p><p> </p><p>Of the new social housing lettings that were provided to tenants whose previous tenancy was also in the social sector, 4.6 per cent gave b) fear of violence (including domestic abuse, hate crime and racial harassment) as the reason for moving in England in 2017/18. Separate figures for crime are not available. Figures for Greater London and Lambeth are given below.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics are taken from the Continuous Recording of Social Lettings system available here</p><p><em> <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Frents-lettings-and-tenancies&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBegona.Vilaplana%40communities.gov.uk%7C5616e36401b04811463b08d70e8f1211%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636993879950354297&amp;sdata=glA%2FQYUQB6P%2BIcnpU3UDSy4JtpIcuhKXxFxCaqHlxKA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/rents-lettings-and-tenancies<br> <br></a></em></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Moving due to fear of violence(1)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Moving from social housing tenancy</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lambeth</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) Includes Domestic Abuse, Hate Crime and Racial Harassment Source: CORE Social Housing Lettings 2017/18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/07/2019 15:22:24 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1140288

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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: Fire Prevention
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 Written Statement of 18 July 2019, HCWS1757 on Building safety update, whether building owners should ensure that High Pressure Laminate panels of a European classification of Class C or D or European classification of Class B when combined with combustible insulation should be removed from buildings.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	279063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Expert Advisory Panel issued on 18 July 2019 an advice note with regards to the use of High Pressure Laminate (HPL) Panels which is available at</p><p><a href="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" 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>This advice note is clear that where materials achieving European classification of Class C or D or European classification of Class B when combined with combustible insulation are identified building owners should follow the advice in advice note 14. <br> <br> The Expert Panel first issued Advice Note 14, in December 2017 and updated it in December 2018. This advice notes provides information to building owners with regards to external wall systems that do not incorporate Aluminium Composite Material (ACM). This advice notes has made it clear since its publication that where a system used on a building has not achieved a BS8414/BR135 classification building owners should seek immediate professional advice and consider remediation measures. The Expert panel has always been unequivocal that the clearest way to ensure safety is to remove unsafe materials. The Expert Panel continues to support this advice. Advice note 14 is available at</p><p><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 23/07/2019 15:19:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1140404

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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 Answer of 11 July 2019 to Question 272722 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, whether the tests have started; how many tests are due to take place; and when all the tests are due to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	279140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the written ministerial statement (HCWS1533) made on 1 May 2019.</p><p>As set out in the statement the testing begun in April. The methodology has been laid in the House Library.</p><p>The materials tested include copper and zinc composite materials; aluminium honeycomb panels; high-pressure laminate panels; brick slips; and reconstituted stone. The total number of tests will be greater than the number of materials as a number of variants of each material is being tested.</p><p>A full picture of the outcomes of the tests can only be provided following a detailed analysis of all the test data. We expect this analysis to be completed in the summer and we will publish the conclusions of the programme thereafter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/07/2019 15:20:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1139727

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
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 Plans
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 estimate he has made of the number of Local Plans that include a requirement on new homes to be accessible and adaptable.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	278563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>At present, the Government does not collect this data. A recent report by Habinteg suggests that less than a third of all English local plans currently set specific requirements for a percentage of new homes to be built to accessible or adaptable standards.</p><p>We have strengthened policy in the revised National Planning Policy Framework, published in July 2018, so that local planning authorities are expected to put in place specific policies to address the housing needs of older and disabled people. We have also strengthened the policy approach to accessible housing by setting out an expectation that planning policies for housing should make use of Government standards for accessible and adaptable housing.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/07/2019 13:52:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1139728

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
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	Housing: Disability and Older 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, what steps he is taking to improve access to housing for (a) older and (b) disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	278564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>In the revised National Planning Policy Framework, we strengthened policy to create a clear expectation that all councils have policies in place for addressing the housing needs of older and disabled people. In the Framework, we have also strengthened the policy approach to accessible housing by setting out an expectation that planning policies for housing should make use of the Government’s optional technical standards for accessible and adaptable housing. Additionally, on 25 June the Prime Minister announced that Government will consult on mandating higher accessibility standards for new housing.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/07/2019 13:52:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1139198

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	Green Belt: Planning Permission
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 planning applications on Green Belt land in (a) Walsall South constituency and (b) England have been referred to the National Planning Unit in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	277719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to question UIN 277187 on 18 July.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/07/2019 09:52:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1139210

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	Social Rented Housing: Pets
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 Battersea Cats and Dogs Home report on Pet friendly properties, if his Department will issue guidance for local authorities on pets in social housing.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	277609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The circumstances in which pets may be kept is determined locally by landlords, taking account of the views of their tenants. The Department has no plans to issue guidance for local authorities on pets in social housing.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:02:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1139211

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	Social Rented Housing: Pets
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 Battersea Cats and Dogs Home report on Pet friendly properties, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of pet ownership for social housing tenants.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	277610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made any assessment of the potential benefits of pet ownership for social housing tenants.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:01:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1139243

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	Shared Ownership Schemes
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 he has made of the potential merits of the shared ownership model for housing development.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	277643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Between 2010-11 and 2017-18, around 65,000 new Shared Ownership homes have been delivered.</p><p>We believe that shared ownership has an important role to play, as part of a diverse and thriving housing market, supporting mixed developments and helping those who aspire to home ownership but may be otherwise unable to afford it. The combination of rent and mortgage will often be lower than the cost of outright purchase and in many areas lower than the cost of private renting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/07/2019 13:41:48 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis