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1137522

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
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
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 for rent convergence in the social housing sector.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	274562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>For more than a decade, registered providers of social housing were able to increase the rent on Social Rent properties by an additional £2 per week if the rent was below the 'formula' level. This mechanism was phased out in 2015 and the Government has no plans to reinstate it, as this would be likely to result in additional costs to tenants and taxpayers</p><p><br> The Government recently consulted on social housing rents for the period 2020-25. The outcome of that consultation and the Government policy statement is available via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/rents-for-social-housing-from-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/rents-for-social-housing-from-2020-to-2021</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/07/2019 12:46:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1137554

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
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	Drinking Water
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 support local authorities to install drinking water fountains across the UK to reduce the number of single-use plastics being consumed.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	274467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing the environmental damage caused by single use plastics by widening availability of drinking water facilities in our communities. The Government’s 25 year environment strategy 'A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment' has committed to supporting water companies, high street retailers, coffee shops and transport hubs to offer new refill points for people to top-up water bottles for free in every major city and town in England.</p><p>The water industry is a key partner in delivering our commitment to create a nationwide network of refill points. Through the Refill campaign a free app is now available to the public which signposts to over 20,000 free refill points and is estimated to save over 100 million single use bottles from entering our waste stream by the end of 2019. The Government will continue to reduce single-use plastic by working with local authorities and encouraging partnerships with water companies and businesses to widen the availability of drinking fountains and refill sites across our communities.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 16/07/2019 10:37:06 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1137562

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
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	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 many homes for (a) affordable rent (b) social rent and (c) other affordable tenures were (i) started and (ii) completed in settlements with a population of less than 3,000 in the most recent year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	274641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>In 2017-18, there were 4,595 additional new build affordable housing completed in populations of less than 3,000 people. <br> <br> The Department does not collect a detailed breakdown of affordable housing by tenure specifically for populations of less than 3,000 people. <br> <br> The Department does not collect centrally information on affordable housing starts in populations of less than 3,000 people.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/07/2019 12:45:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1137608

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
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 Answers of 16 June 2017 and 19 June 2019 to Questions 106178 and 263702 on the National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service, who raised the possibility of Victoria Tower Gardens as a location for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in early autumn 2015 on behalf of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation; and for what reason that possibility was not discussed first by that Foundation’s board.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	274442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>In November 2015 the property sub-committee of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation was asked to undertake a search of Government sites. The property sub-committee raised Victoria Tower Gardens as a possible site at the Foundation meeting on 13 January 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 15/07/2019 15:53:13 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1137173

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	Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group: Disclosure of Information
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 he plans to publish the minutes of the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group meetings.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	273792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Working Group does not plan to publish the minutes of its meetings. Communities and stakeholders are regularly kept up to date on the Groups’ work.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 15/07/2019 15:07:25 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1137174

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	Anti-Muslim Hatred 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, how many meetings the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group has held.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	273793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Working Group holds quarterly meetings. The membership of the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group has recently been refreshed. The first meeting of the refreshed Group was held in April 2019. A second meeting is scheduled to take place in July 2019.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 15/07/2019 15:07:00 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

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

1137205

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	Local Government Finance: Cambridgeshire
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 data his Department holds on the amount of central government funding provided to (a) Cambridgeshire County Council and (b) Peterborough City Council, in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	273835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Due to changes in the finance and function of local government, there has been no consistent measure of central government funding since 2010. The Department’s preferred measure of local government funding is Core Spending Power. Core Spending Power is comparable over the period 2015-16 to 2019-20 and published on the Department's website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/core-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/core-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2019-to-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 15/07/2019 14:45:00 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1137218

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: 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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Housing of 6 June 2019, Official Report, column 331, if he will provide details of the work the Government is doing on stay put advice in fire safety policy.
tabling member constituency	Kensington
tabling member printed	Emma Dent Coad
uin	273832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Following the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) published comprehensive guidance for buildings, such as those with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding, on what arrangements and interim measures should be established where “stay put” has been suspended. The NFCC carefully reviewed its guidance and reaffirmed the principle of “stay put” where it is appropriate. Its statement on this can be viewed at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk%2FStay-Put-position&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCarl.Sherwood%40communities.gov.uk%7C1f2ceea646b040295fdb08d7090e1ea9%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636987828552863061&amp;sdata=rE9DxSnu0oWkeOVvPzNbJSa%2FnTZOsBW5rs0I7yLVYGc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Stay-Put-position</a>.</p><p>Building Regulation guidance, Approved Document B (Fire safety) has been clarified to make clear the principles which underpin guidance on the stay-put strategy adopted within blocks of flats. This is available on-line at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F814934%2FApproved_Document_B__fire_safety__volume_1_dwellinghouses_2019.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCarl.Sherwood%40communities.gov.uk%7C1f2ceea646b040295fdb08d7090e1ea9%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636987828552863061&amp;sdata=k4l4uRCDbVcZAhJQqAcR8f0uoQW%2BEpiL%2BvRZjueW6jo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/814934/Approved_Document_B__fire_safety__volume_1_dwellinghouses_2019.pdf</a>.</p><p>However, the Government recognises that questions have been raised about means of escape from blocks of flats and we have commenced a technical review of Building Regulation guidance through a call for evidence on 18 December 2018. This call for evidence identified topics which were candidates for inclusion in the review of Approved Document B (Fire Safety). One of the topics was means of escape in blocks of flats, including the stay-put approach. The call for evidence closed on 15 March 2019 and the Department is in the process of reviewing the evidence provided.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/07/2019 15:55:01 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4683 label Biography information for Emma Dent Coad