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1178341

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	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, what the Government’s timescale is for ensuring that all high-rise residential buildings identified with ACM cladding have had that cladding removed and replaced.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	2026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>It is the Government’s priority to ensure that unsafe ACM cladding is removed and replaced swiftly from high rise residential buildings, and at no cost to leaseholders. The £600 million which the Government has committed to remediate high-rise residential buildings with unsafe ACM cladding removes the biggest blocker to pace of remediation.</p><p>The Department has regular engagement with a named contact from each building to ensure progress with remediation is being made. Building owners who have not already taken action, must do so now. Further delay is not acceptable. Where building owners are failing to make acceptable progress, those responsible should expect further action to be taken – including naming and shaming and enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/02/2020 18:06:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1178342

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers
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 effectiveness of sprinkler systems in improving fire safety in tower blocks.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	2027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Research by the Building Research Establishment into the effectiveness of residential sprinklers estimates a reduction in deaths and injuries at 76 per cent and 58 per cent respectively. The Secretary of State's statement on building safety on 20 January 2020 set out that we are considering lowering the height threshold for sprinkler requirements in new buildings to 11 metres.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/02/2020 18:08:58 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1178369

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Building Regulations
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 make an assessment of the (a) potential merits of making local authorities economically liable for negligence in the exercise of their building control functions and (b) effectiveness of the exercise by those authorities of those functions.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	1947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>As part of our reforms to building safety, we are establishing a new Building Safety Regulator which will provide enhanced oversight of the building safety regulatory system.</p><p>Building work is subject to building control either by the local authority or a private approved inspector. It is the responsibility of the building control body to take all reasonable steps to assess compliance. However, building control is a spot checking process at certain points during the building work.</p><p>A compliance certificate issued by a local authorities building control team is not an absolute guarantee of compliance and in no way removes the responsibility of compliance from the builder or installer.</p><p>If it is considered that the local authority building control team did not carry out its function properly or was negligent in the exercise of its building control functions, a complaint could be made to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO), the website for which is <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lgo.org.uk%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CNouria.Igbinobaro%40communities.gov.uk%7C0768b055f37e48e0125f08d7b46fbc90%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637176264310796522&amp;sdata=XWtmJow5F1qsE667oMPxX070VBofefDeAzEcGjIAB0Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.lgo.org.uk/</a>.</p><p>The LGSCO is a free and impartial service to the general public, which is independent of the Government. Considering that it investigates complaints about local governments along with other authorities and organisations, it is paramount that its decisions cannot be influenced by the Government. As always, it is also possible to apply to the High Court for a judicial review to challenge an Ombudsman’s decision should it be considered to be legally flawed.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/02/2020 18:07:57 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1178375

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Property Searches
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 plans his Department has to review the adequacy of local land charges placed on new housing developments.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	1952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>My Department has no plans to review local land charges placed on new housing developments, or more widely. HM Land Registry is working in partnership with local authorities in England to standardise and migrate local land charge data to a single register. Further information on the Programme can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-land-registry-local-land-charges-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-land-registry-local-land-charges-programme </a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2020 13:13:32 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1178377

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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: Standards
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 October 2019 consultation on the Future Homes Standard, whether proposals to restrict local planning authorities from setting energy efficiency standards for new homes higher than those required by national Building Regulations would restrict the Mayor of London from introducing policies in new London Plans that require on-site carbon reductions from major residential developments beyond the baseline of part L of Building Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	2033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The proposed Future Homes Standard aims to create new build homes fit for the future through low carbon heating and energy efficiency, from 2025.  The Future Homes Standard consultation closed on 7 February 2020. We are currently analysing over 3,000 responses and will publish the Government’s response in due course. We are consulting on an ambitious set of changes proposing minimum standards for building fabric that are higher than ever, which means there may no longer be a need for local planning authorities to set higher standards . Although I cannot comment on the specifics of the London Plan during its ‘Intention to Publish’ stage, I will carefully consider the Mayor of London’s response to my Department’s consultation alongside other responses received.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2020 10:50:12 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1178382

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Affordable Housing
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 funding has been allocated under the (a) Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme (SOAHP) 2016 to 2021 and (b) addendum to the SOAHP published in June 2018 to each region (a) in total and (b) per capita.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	2034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes in a wide range of tenures.</p><p>The Mayor has overall responsibility for affordable housing policy and programme delivery in London. Government has agreed a £4.8 billion deal with the GLA.</p><p>Homes England is responsible for the delivery of the Affordable Homes Programme for the rest of England and have been allocated £4.9 billion.</p><p>The Department publishes spend information on spend in its yearly accounts which are available on gov.uk at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mhclg-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mhclg-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019</a></p><p>We do not publish annualised data on capital spend by local areas.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/02/2020 17:48:43 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1178384

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	British Standards Institution
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 value of contracts awarded by his Department to the British Standards Institute was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	1958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>My Department has not awarded any contracts to the British Standards Institute for the period requested.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/02/2020 17:52:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1178385

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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: 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 has commissioned large-scale fire safety tests on expanded polystyrene in rendered systems.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	1959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Acting on advice from the Expert Panel, the government has commissioned research from the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to support further understanding of the fire performance of Non-Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) external wall systems. This includes bespoke medium scale tests on timber cladding panels</p><p> </p><p>The results of this research will be published shortly. So far, the results show that none of the materials tested present as significant a fire hazard as ACM (and other metal composites) with unmodified polyethylene core.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to the research findings, a decision will be made as to the testing of further materials used on external wall systems, including timber cladding. This may include tests at large medium or small scale. We currently have no plan to commission a large-scale fire safety test on systems, incorporating timber cladding or expanded polystyrene.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 1960 question first answered 24/02/2020 17:51:55 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1178386

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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: 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 plans to commission large-scale fire safety tests on systems with (a) timber cladding and (b) expanded polystyrene insulation.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	1960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Acting on advice from the Expert Panel, the government has commissioned research from the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to support further understanding of the fire performance of Non-Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) external wall systems. This includes bespoke medium scale tests on timber cladding panels</p><p> </p><p>The results of this research will be published shortly. So far, the results show that none of the materials tested present as significant a fire hazard as ACM (and other metal composites) with unmodified polyethylene core.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to the research findings, a decision will be made as to the testing of further materials used on external wall systems, including timber cladding. This may include tests at large medium or small scale. We currently have no plan to commission a large-scale fire safety test on systems, incorporating timber cladding or expanded polystyrene.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 1959 question first answered 24/02/2020 17:51:55 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1178410

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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: 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, if he will extend the scope of the unsafe cladding fund to include all buildings with cladding that do not meet the requirements needed to issue a fire safety certificate.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	2045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed £600 million for the removal and replacement of unsafe ACM cladding on high-rise residential buildings. Government intervention is wholly exceptional, and is based on the unparalleled fire risk ACM poses. We are aware of concerns leaseholders have about meeting the cost of remediation of fire safety issues other than ACM cladding remediation on high-rise buildings. Building safety is the responsibility of the building owner, and they should consider all routes to meet costs, protecting leaseholders where they can – for example through warranties and recovering costs from contractors for incorrect or poor work.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 2060 question first answered 24/02/2020 17:53:47 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson