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1137200

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
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	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, with reference to the letter from his Department cited in the 3 July 2019 InsideHousing article entitled, Check cladding on buildings under 18m - government tells building control, whether his Department is directing building control to check the safety of cladding on all buildings including those already constructed.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	273797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>On 1 July my Department issued a circular letter to remind building control bodies of considerations relating to assessing compliance with requirement B4 of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010 with regard to fire spread over the external walls of a building and, in particular, the application of that requirement to low-rise buildings. The letter relates to building work controlled by the building regulations and imposes no new duties on local authorities. The Circular letter is available on the Department's website at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcircular-letter-regarding-the-application-of-requirement-b4-of-the-building-regulations-2010&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBSPBriefings%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca9c18879b18845b72e1808d70440b473%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636982548265522165&amp;sdata=DK2UEigMM5CSx%2FxBdjMN%2Fj%2BSGtMwkk4SO6xZ30zqruM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/circular-letter-regarding-the-application-of-requirement-b4-of-the-building-regulations-2010</a>.</p><p>For buildings already constructed we have also published a series of Advice Notes for building owners in regard to fire safety at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fthe-building-safety-programme%23advice-notes&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBSPBriefings%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca9c18879b18845b72e1808d70440b473%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636982548265532160&amp;sdata=%2BMoWZykn9LXBFWc7bEqwZZpQ7isP4VurXcQm%2BEiakoo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-building-safety-programme#advice-notes</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 273798 question first answered 10/07/2019 15:53:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1137201

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
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	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, with reference to the letter from his Department cited in the 3 July 2019 InsideHousing article entitled Check cladding on buildings under 18m - government tells building control, if his Department will provide local authorities with additional resources to check the safety of cladding within their geographical area.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	273798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>On 1 July my Department issued a circular letter to remind building control bodies of considerations relating to assessing compliance with requirement B4 of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010 with regard to fire spread over the external walls of a building and, in particular, the application of that requirement to low-rise buildings. The letter relates to building work controlled by the building regulations and imposes no new duties on local authorities. The Circular letter is available on the Department's website at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcircular-letter-regarding-the-application-of-requirement-b4-of-the-building-regulations-2010&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBSPBriefings%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca9c18879b18845b72e1808d70440b473%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636982548265522165&amp;sdata=DK2UEigMM5CSx%2FxBdjMN%2Fj%2BSGtMwkk4SO6xZ30zqruM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/circular-letter-regarding-the-application-of-requirement-b4-of-the-building-regulations-2010</a>.</p><p>For buildings already constructed we have also published a series of Advice Notes for building owners in regard to fire safety at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fthe-building-safety-programme%23advice-notes&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBSPBriefings%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca9c18879b18845b72e1808d70440b473%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636982548265532160&amp;sdata=%2BMoWZykn9LXBFWc7bEqwZZpQ7isP4VurXcQm%2BEiakoo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-building-safety-programme#advice-notes</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 273797 question first answered 10/07/2019 15:53:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1136889

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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: 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, what progress the Government has made in ensuring that non-compliant fire doors in housing are replaced.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	273456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that the Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) composite fire door industry must take responsibility for replacing their defective fire doors. The Association of Composite Fire Door Manufacturers has committed to producing an industry led action plan to ensure that doors are replaced where this is required.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 273457 question first answered 09/07/2019 16:08:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1136890

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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: 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, what financial support the Government is making available to the housing industry to ensure that non-compliant fire doors are replaced.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	273457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that the Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) composite fire door industry must take responsibility for replacing their defective fire doors. The Association of Composite Fire Door Manufacturers has committed to producing an industry led action plan to ensure that doors are replaced where this is required.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 273456 question first answered 09/07/2019 16:08:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1136891

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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: 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, what guidance the Government has issued to the housing industry on the replacement of non-compliant fire doors.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	273458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Expert Panel has issued guidance for building owners on assurance and the replacing of flat entrance fire doors. This guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-building-owners-on-assurance-and-replacing-of-flat-entrance-fire-doors" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-building-owners-on-assurance-and-replacing-of-flat-entrance-fire-doors</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/07/2019 16:07:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1136966

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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	Homelessness
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 steps his Department has taken to reduce homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	273503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why we have made a manifesto commitment to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and end it altogether by 2027, placing a priority on preventing people from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>Last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy. This sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p><p>Ahead of the Rough Sleeping Strategy we announced a new Rough Sleeping Initiative in order to have an immediate impact on reducing the levels of rough sleeping.</p><p>The measures within the initiative include:</p><ul><li><p>a cross-government, multi-disciplinary new Rough Sleeping Team;</p></li><li><p>a £30 million fund for 2018-19 for local authorities with high number of people sleeping rough;</p></li><li><p>a further £45 million fund for 2019-20 to help tackle rough sleeping.</p></li></ul><p>In its first year, our Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff. This year we have expanded the RSI with investment of £46 million for 246 areas – providing funding for an estimated 2,600 bed spaces and 750 staff.</p><p>In April 2018 the Homelessness Reduction Act, the most ambitious legislative reform on this issue in decades, came into force. The Act transforms the culture of homelessness service delivery. It placed new duties on local housing authorities to take reasonable steps to try to prevent and relieve a person’s homelessness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 10/07/2019 12:42:51 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1137014

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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: Construction
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 oral contribution of the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington of 13 June 2019, Official Report, column 860, whether his Department plans to adopt the target to build 155,000 social rented homes a year with at least 100,000 being council homes.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	273481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to increasing the supply of social housing and have invested over £9 billion into our Affordable Homes Programme to deliver 250,000 affordable homes by 2022, including at least 12,500 for social rent.</p><p>We do not publish yearly targets but deliver flexibly throughout the years of the programme to achieve our overall target and hold Homes England and the GLA to account for delivery.</p><p>We have increased the size of the Affordable Homes Programme, re-introduced social rent, removed the HRA borrowing cap for local authorities, and have set out a long-term rent deal for councils and housing associations in England from 2020. Housing associations and local authorities now need to accelerate delivery and build more affordable homes.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/07/2019 16:06:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1137033

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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: 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 his Department is taking to ensure that all elderly people live in decent and accessible homes.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	273459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Everyone deserves a decent and safe place to live, and Government is committed to helping older and disabled people to live independently and safely. Over 516,000 local authority homes have been brought up to the Decent Homes Standard since 2010. The Social Housing Green Paper asked whether there are any changes to what constitutes a Decent Home and we are currently considering responses to the consultation. In the National Planning Policy Framework, we have 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. Through the Disabled Facilities Grant Government also funds the provision of home adaptations to help enable eligible people of all ages to live independently and safely at home. Government has invested more than £2.7 billion into the grant (2012-13 to 2019-20), providing around 280,000 adaptations by the end of 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/07/2019 16:07:15 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1136512

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
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 19 June to Question 263698, whether Big Ideas is contractually required to ensure the impartiality of its public engagement work on the proposed use of Victoria Tower Gardens for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	272745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Big Ideas Community Interest Company is contracted via a standard MHCLG grant funding agreement and have always acted in an open and transparent way when it comes to their public engagement work on the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 10/07/2019 12:41:41 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1136529

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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 25 June 2019 to Question number 268957 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, what non-ACM cladding is being tested; when the results will be known; and how many buildings are estimated to be affected.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	272722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the written ministerial statement HCWS1533 made on 1 May 2019 (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2FCommons%2F2019-05-01%2Fdebates%2F19050113000008%2FBuildingSafetyCombustibleMaterials%3F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBalraj.Phull%40communities.gov.uk%7Cabb8e68c8567446b49b408d70157936e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636979347950866201&amp;sdata=6cP0o4fGGF%2FgX2BcnPr8Xx%2FFsBXmpa3fBp1BxZHMCXk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-05-01/debates/19050113000008/BuildingSafetyCombustibleMaterials</a> ). We expect final results to be available over the Summer. The research findings will be published in due course. The Department does not currently formally collect data on non-Aluminium Composite Material (non-ACM) cladding systems.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/07/2019 15:34:08 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick