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1006183

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission: Public Appointments
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 Chair of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission (a) when and (b) where the position of Chair of that Commission was advertised.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	190830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>In selecting Commissioners to the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, the Secretary of State’s priority is to assemble experts who can provide expertise and challenge on design quality and who are committed to building places that communities value and support. The role of Chair is an advisory role and was appointed directly. Professor Sir Roger Scruton’s commitment to promoting beauty in the built environment is well known and he has published extensively on the subject.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 190831 190832 190833 190834 191331 191332 191333 191334 191335 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:23:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

1006184

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission: Public Appointments
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 applicants there were for the position of Chair of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	190831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>In selecting Commissioners to the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, the Secretary of State’s priority is to assemble experts who can provide expertise and challenge on design quality and who are committed to building places that communities value and support. The role of Chair is an advisory role and was appointed directly. Professor Sir Roger Scruton’s commitment to promoting beauty in the built environment is well known and he has published extensively on the subject.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 190830 190832 190833 190834 191331 191332 191333 191334 191335 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:23:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

1006185

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission: Public Appointments
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 candidates were were shortlisted for the role of Chair of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	190832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>In selecting Commissioners to the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, the Secretary of State’s priority is to assemble experts who can provide expertise and challenge on design quality and who are committed to building places that communities value and support. The role of Chair is an advisory role and was appointed directly. Professor Sir Roger Scruton’s commitment to promoting beauty in the built environment is well known and he has published extensively on the subject.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 190830 190831 190833 190834 191331 191332 191333 191334 191335 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:23:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

1006186

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission: Public Appointments
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 of the candidates who applied for the Chair of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission were deemed appointable.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	190833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>In selecting Commissioners to the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, the Secretary of State’s priority is to assemble experts who can provide expertise and challenge on design quality and who are committed to building places that communities value and support. The role of Chair is an advisory role and was appointed directly. Professor Sir Roger Scruton’s commitment to promoting beauty in the built environment is well known and he has published extensively on the subject.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 190830 190831 190832 190834 191331 191332 191333 191334 191335 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:23:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

1006187

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission: Public Appointments
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 the selection process for the Chair of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission was.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	190834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>In selecting Commissioners to the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, the Secretary of State’s priority is to assemble experts who can provide expertise and challenge on design quality and who are committed to building places that communities value and support. The role of Chair is an advisory role and was appointed directly. Professor Sir Roger Scruton’s commitment to promoting beauty in the built environment is well known and he has published extensively on the subject.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 190830 190831 190832 190833 191331 191332 191333 191334 191335 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:23:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

1005680

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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: Waiting Lists
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 validity of reports that local authorities are excluding people from social housing waiting lists due to (a) a history of rent arrears, (b) criminal convictions and (c) experience of rough sleeping.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	190431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Localism Act 2011 gave local authorities the power to set their own qualification criteria for social housing. They can now decide who should qualify for social housing in their area, and develop solutions which make best use of the social housing stock. The Localism Act also retained the statutory ‘reasonable preference’ requirements which ensure that overall priority for social housing goes to those in housing need, including homeless households, those in overcrowded housing, and those with medical and welfare needs.</p><p>The Social Housing Green Paper published in August this year (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-new-deal-for-social-housing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-new-deal-for-social-housing</a>) sets out an intention to undertake an evidence collection exercise to help us understand how the social housing allocation framework is playing out in local areas and if it is striking the right balance of fairness, support and aspiration. The exercise will include a focus on how local authority flexibilities on qualification and prioritisation are being used in practice.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/11/2018 16:25:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1005708

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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: Energy
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 estimate his Department has made of spending by social housing providers on increasing the energy efficiency of their housing stock over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	190336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimates.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing requires that homes in the social housing sector meet the Decent Homes Standard, which includes having efficient heating and effective insulation. It is for providers of social housing to make decisions on how and when they maintain and improve their stock.</p><p>In 2017, expenditure on all maintenance and major repairs by private registered providers of social housing (mainly housing associations and excluding local authorities) was £4.8 billion. The Social Housing Green Paper is considering a review of the Decent Homes Standard that includes criteria on thermal comfort.</p><p>We are investing £9 billion in the Affordable Homes Programme, which will deliver 250,000 affordable homes by March 2022</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 190337 question first answered 20/11/2018 17:25:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1005709

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Fuel Poverty
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 estimate his Department has made of the spending by social housing providers on reducing fuel poverty over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	190337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimates.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing requires that homes in the social housing sector meet the Decent Homes Standard, which includes having efficient heating and effective insulation. It is for providers of social housing to make decisions on how and when they maintain and improve their stock.</p><p>In 2017, expenditure on all maintenance and major repairs by private registered providers of social housing (mainly housing associations and excluding local authorities) was £4.8 billion. The Social Housing Green Paper is considering a review of the Decent Homes Standard that includes criteria on thermal comfort.</p><p>We are investing £9 billion in the Affordable Homes Programme, which will deliver 250,000 affordable homes by March 2022</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 190336 question first answered 20/11/2018 17:25:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1005710

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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: Energy
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 much Homes England plans to spend on increasing the energy efficiency of housing stock over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	190338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Homes England funding supports the delivery of homes through many forms of construction that deliver energy efficient homes. Recognising that building more homes using modern methods of construction can deliver good-quality homes with higher energy efficiency to buyers, we are keen to see house builders embrace innovation and take advantage of new technologies to provide better quality homes to consumers and give them greater choice. Small and medium sized builders who use modern methods of construction to deliver homes can apply for funding from our £4.5 billion Home Building Fund.</p><p>Budgets for the next 10 years will be set in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/11/2018 16:26:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1003579

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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: 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 25 July 2018 to Question 164527 on Buildings: Insulation, what assessment he has made of the level of risk combustible cladding poses to (a) schools, (b) care homes and (c) hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	189775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The remediation programme underway since the Grenfell Tower tragedy is dealing with Aluminium Composite Materials cladding systems which are unsafe. We expect building owners to be systematically reviewing the safety of their buildings as a matter of course. All buildings covered under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which include schools, hospitals, and residential care premises, must have their fire risk assessment regularly reviewed so as to keep it up to date.</p><p>Schools are very safe environments in this regard as they are typically occupied during the daytime and have multiple exit routes. In addition, all schools must comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including having an up-to-date Fire Risk Assessment and conducting regular fire drills.</p><p>NHS trusts are locally responsible for their fire safety, and take it very seriously. Fire safety guidance specific to the NHS, Firecode, is provided to support them in doing this. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, NHS organisations must, as far as is reasonably practical, make sure that everyone on the premises, or nearby, can escape safely if there is a fire. They will therefore consider the ban on combustible cladding as part of the regular fire risk assessments they carry out on their existing estate</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/11/2018 16:27:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore