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1141329

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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: 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 finding of the Royal Institute of British Architects report Space Standards for Homes that the level of administration and red tape involved when local authorities seek to adopt the Nationally Described Space Standard (NDSS) means that in many cases it takes several years to adopt, whether he plans to adopt RIBA’s recommendation that the NDSS should be universally applied through building regulations.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	280982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Our National Planning Policy Framework <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2</a> asks local authorities to make use of the Nationally Described Space Standard, where the need for an internal space standard can be justified. Local authorities can apply the Nationally Described Space Standard. Local authorities can decide whether or not to apply this standard by taking local circumstances into account and ensuring the impact on viability and housing supply have been considered. The Department is considering how recommended sizes should best be applied.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/09/2019 15:16:32 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1141330

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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: 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, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding of the Royal Institute of British Architects' report Space Standards for Homes that half of all new homes remain too small when measured against the minimum standards of the Nationally Described Space Standard.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	280983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>We know new homes are not getting smaller compared to the historical average – indeed recent statistics suggest new homes have steadily increased in size since 2008. Government wants to ensure that the Nationally Described Space Standard is working effectively to support government aims of delivering more, high quality new homes and we are considering how recommended sizes should best be applied.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/09/2019 15:22:48 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1141332

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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: Carbon Emissions
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 BRE Code for Sustainable Homes data that 107,000 homes have been built in England to the zero carbon homes standard, if he will include in the forthcoming review of Building Regulations a proposal to reinstate that standard from 2020.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	280985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The recent UK Green Building Council report on new homes ( <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukgbc.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F07%2FDriving-sustainability-in-new-homes-UKGBC-resource-July-2018-v4.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cf9c88e36852a42e70bcc08d7305510ff%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637031014220899356&amp;sdata=B9I8GmqQczm9gKo5chQkNWtZ5ttX4SLGHHQo%2Bu6s%2F50%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ukgbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Driving-sustainability-in-new-homes-UKGBC-resource-July-2018-v4.pdf</a> ) stated that 107,000 homes have been built to the Code Level 4 standard. Code Level 4 represents a 19 per cent uplift on current Part L energy efficiency standards across the build mix.</p><p><br>We have noted these findings and are preparing to consult on options to deliver the government’s ambitious commitments for future housing. In the Government’s Clean Growth Strategy, we committed to reviewing the Part L standards, including consulting on improving energy efficiency requirements in new and existing buildings where the evidence suggests it is cost effective, affordable, practical and safe to do so. In the Spring Statement, government committed to introduce a Future Homes Standard by 2025 for new build homes to be future-proofed with low carbon heating and world-leading levels of energy efficiency, to create healthy homes that are fit for the future, have low energy bills, and are better for the environment.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/09/2019 15:21:35 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1141395

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
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 bring forward legislative proposals to define the standard of competency required for landlords meeting their electrical safety obligation to tenants.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	281003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is introducing a new requirement for electrical safety inspections to be conducted by a competent person at least every 5 years in all privately rented properties. The Government will produce guidance for landlords employing inspectors and testers to carry out the inspections. This will set out how landlords should determine the correct level of qualification and competence required to undertake the work of inspecting electrical installations in privately rented housing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/09/2019 15:19:54 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1141416

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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	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, with reference to research by the Local Government Association showing that prosecutions under building regulations have fallen by approximately 75 per cent in the last 10 years what plans he has (a) to increase sanctions and penalties for non-compliance with building regulations and (b) to ensure that local authorities are awarded full costs for such cases.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	281100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The ability to prosecute is an important part of the building safety regime, though regulators also intervene in other ways. Section 35 of the Building Act 1984 enables a local authority to prosecute where work is done in breach of the Building Regulations, with a maximum penalty of an unlimited fine, while section 36 enables a local authority to require building owners to correct work that does not comply. Prosecutions must be brought within two years of the completion of non-compliant building work, while requirements to correct work must be made within twelve months.</p><p>Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety identified the need to strengthen the sanctions and enforcement regime and the Government has accepted this recommendation. That is why we are consulting on a package of measures to overhaul the system, including setting up a single building safety regulator with stronger sanctions and enforcement powers. Our consultation document “Building a Safer Future”, published on 6 June, contains proposals to strengthen sanctions and enforcement, including changes to sections 35 and 36 of the Building Act and to make it easier for the regulator to intervene to ensure resident safety at key points in the life-cycle of high-risk buildings. We are working with existing regulators to explore the opportunities for maximising cost recovery as an option for funding tougher regulatory activity on higher-risk buildings in scope of the new regime. The consultation closed on 31 July and the Government has committed to bringing forward legislation to implement reforms as early as practicable.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/09/2019 13:13:33 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham