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1222443

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Sleeping Rough: Coronavirus
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 progress he has made in finding accommodation for rough sleepers in North Wales during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Simon Baynes
uin	71917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>Housing and sourcing accommodation for rough sleepers in Wales is a devolved matter.</p><p>In England, almost 15,000 vulnerable people have been housed in emergency accommodation, including hotels, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to returns from local authorities. This includes people coming in directly from the streets, people previously housed in shared night shelters and people who have become vulnerable to rough sleeping during the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/07/2020 12:19:55 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes

1222446

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Local Government Finance: Coronavirus
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 support he is providing to help local authorities in North Wales experiencing a reduction in income during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Simon Baynes
uin	71920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>Local government is a devolved matter, and therefore MHCLG do not engage directly with Welsh councils.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 17/07/2020 12:44:43 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes

1222457

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on (a) leasehold property and (b) the right to manage.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	71816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting fairness and transparency for homeowners and ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service. We are taking forward a comprehensive programme of reform to end unfair practices in the leasehold market. This includes measures to ban the sale of new leasehold houses, restrict ground rents to zero for future leases, give freehold homeowners equivalent rights to challenge unfair charges, and close loopholes to prevent unfair evictions.</p><p>We are working with the Law Commission to simplify the process of leaseholders exercising their Right to Manage, so that it is easier for leaseholders to come together to take on responsibilities for the ownership of their property. They will be publishing their report on this shortly, alongside reports on enfranchisement and commonhold, and we will consider these and set out our proposed way forward in due course.</p><p>Given the impact of Covid-19 on the legislative agenda, we will bring forward legislation on leasehold reform as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/07/2020 12:19:16 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1222458

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Regulation of Property Agents Working Group
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 final report of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group, published July 2019, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to establish an independent regulator.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	71817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to raising professionalism and standards amongst property agents and is grateful for the final report of the independent Regulation of Property Agents working group, chaired by Lord Best. We welcome the recent appointment of Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town as the Chair of a new independent steering group on codes of practice for property agents as an important development towards ensuring all customers are treated fairly and all agents work to the same high standards. Though our collective efforts are currently focussed on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will respond to the report of Lord Best’s working group, setting out next steps, following careful consideration of its 53 recommendations, and we will consider any code produced by Baroness Hayter’s steering group in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/07/2020 12:18:39 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1222467

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Public Health Funerals
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 trendS in the level of Public Health Funeral costs in England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	71735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government does not collect the information requested, and so no assessment has been made. Figures on local authority expenditure on, and income from, the provision of cemetery, cremation and mortuary services, including closed churchyards and post-mortem services within mortuaries, from the past three years, are collected on the Revenue Outturn (RO) forms available from:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2018-to-2019-individual-local-authority-data-outturn&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C76ed0077fac64991f17108d829a69d1e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637305142855847929&amp;sdata=bGgqM1g6mXbAfZHRYjqborp2b%2B1%2Bi40Asxf0KhUvVQI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2018-to-2019-individual-local-authority-data-outturn</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2017-to-2018-individual-local-authority-data-outturn&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C76ed0077fac64991f17108d829a69d1e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637305142855857876&amp;sdata=S9Nry6DscNDZvho3chE1eLDsy7SyuWihABTPTjsYR2E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2017-to-2018-individual-local-authority-data-outturn</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2016-to-2017-individual-local-authority-data-outturn&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C76ed0077fac64991f17108d829a69d1e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637305142855857876&amp;sdata=2GH8C6Jpe%2FDb0uMhi8MZjoKpxshjHvLucNM2ocF1Xrs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2016-to-2017-individual-local-authority-data-outturn</a></p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 16/07/2020 17:45:27 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1222492

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Private Rented Housing: Coronavirus
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 he has to extend the suspension due to the covid-19 outbreak of private rented sector evictions scheduled to end on 22 August 2020.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	71831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>As Government takes steps in the next phase of the COVID-19 response, it is right that we consider how measures should adapt.  On 13 May the Government took decisive steps to unlock the housing market, enabling people, whether they own or rent, to move home safely if they need to.</p><p>As part of this, the current pause for possession cases in the courts will end on the 23 August.  This is an important step towards transitioning out of emergency measures and allowing the market to operate, ensuring all people – landlords and tenants – have appropriate access to justice in cases that are not related to COVID-19, such as cases of anti-social behaviour and longstanding cases that pre-date lockdown measures being put in place.</p><p>However, we recognise that when possession cases are being heard, further steps may be needed to protect the most vulnerable.  Landlords must follow strict procedures if they want to gain possession of their property, depending on the type of tenancy agreement in place and the terms of it.  The Government has also been working closely with the judiciary, legal representatives, the advice sector and housing sector stakeholders through a working group convened by the Master of the Rolls.  This group is considering arrangements that will mean that courts are better able to address the need for appropriate protection of all parties in the current legislative framework once the suspension of proceedings ends.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 14/07/2020 14:49:05 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1222497

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
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 timetable is for the consultation with key stakeholders on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; when he plans to publish further details on the fund; and when the fund will be ready to accept applications.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	71930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government will set out further plans for the Fund in due course, including at the CSR. The Spending review will create a multi-year, UK-wide Shared Prosperity Fund which will support local economic recovery by driving economic growth and tackling deprivation.</p><p>Government officials have held engagement events with external stakeholders from a variety of sectors across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to discuss lessons learnt from past funding programmes and potential investment priorities for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p><p>Government officials have also held talks with their counterparts in the devolved administrations to ensure the fund works for places across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 17/07/2020 12:44:22 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1222511

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Letting Agents: Fees and Charges
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 Answer of 9 July 2020 to Question 68414 on Letting Agents: Fees and Charges, what assessment he has made of (a) the potential inefficacy of the provisions in the Tenant Fees Act 2019 in relation to preventing office and administrative costs being (i) improperly, (ii) excessively and (iii) arbitrarily passed to tenants by lettings agents; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to (b) stop the charging of those costs.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	71853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The Tenant Fees Act 2019 bans unfair fees paid by tenants in the private rented sector in England. This includes most office or administration costs such as referencing, administration, inventory, renewal and check-out fees. Such fees are prohibited payments, and charging them to the tenant is a breach of the Tenant Fees Act.</p><p>Letting agents or landlords that are found to have committed a breach of the Act will be liable for a £5,000 fine in the first instance, and if a further breach is committed within five years they will be liable for up to a £30,000 fine, as an alternative to prosecution. The Act is enforced by local enforcement authorities, normally trading standards, who are supported with advice and information by a lead enforcement authority.</p><p>The Act created this new Lead Enforcement Authority to support action against rogue agents. The Secretary of State has appointed the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team to this role, and has provided them over £1,000,000 per annum in funding since the Act came into force.</p><p>The Government has no current plans to bring forward further legislation at this time.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/07/2020 12:18:09 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1222524

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	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, pursuant to the written answer on Economic Growth: Environment Protection and Planning Permission on 29 June 2020, and with reference to the Prime Minister’s speech of 30 June 2020, (a) what is his Department’s assessment of the impact of Project Speed on planning regulations and environmental protections and (b) what recent discussions he has had with the (i) Prime Minister and (ii) Chancellor on amending planning regulations and environmental protections.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	71718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 2 July to Question 64882.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/07/2020 14:16:38 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1222547

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Parking: Private Sector
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 timescale is for publishing a draft code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities under the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019; and what plans he has for (a) consultation on that draft code and (b) implementation of a final code.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	71906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>We are currently working to implement the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019. The British Standards Institution (BSI) have convened a stakeholder group to write the Code, comprising representatives from the parking industry, consumer groups, standards bodies and the retail sector.</p><p>Progress has been made in drafting the Code. It will be subject to a public consultation in the coming months, providing an opportunity for the parking industry, the public and other interested parties the opportunity give feedback. The precise dates of the consultation and the implementation of a final code will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 17/07/2020 12:43:51 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana