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1355701

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	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: Taxation
	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 has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of replacing Council Tax with a proportional property tax.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	49993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not have any plans to replace council tax with a proportional property tax, but keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/09/2021 16:49:05 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22413 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1355702

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	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
	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 the cost to local authorities of the increase in Employers National Insurance payments as result of the changes in the NHS and Social Care Plan in each of the following financial years (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	49947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>This Government intends to compensate public sector employers for the increased cost of the Levy.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 49948 49950 question first answered 22/09/2021 16:50:07 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22409 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1355703

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	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: Contracts
	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 the increase in employers National Insurance payments on local authority contracts as a result of the changes in the NHS and Social Care plan in financial years (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	49948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>This Government intends to compensate public sector employers for the increased cost of the Levy.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 49947 49950 question first answered 22/09/2021 16:50:07 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22410 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1355706

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	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 Services: Finance
	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 refence to the Plan for Health and Social Care, published September 2021, what is the net change in funding to local authorities resulting from the proposals in that Plan; what estimate he has made of the specific increases and decreases in funding to local authorities relating to that Plan resulting in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	49950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>This Government intends to compensate public sector employers for the increased cost of the Levy.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 49947 49948 question first answered 22/09/2021 16:50:07 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22412 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1355745

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	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	Members: Correspondence
	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 respond to the letter dated 23 June 2021 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire regarding a derelict property, reference ZA56817.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	49977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>We have received the letter and a response will be sent shortly.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 20/09/2021 17:01:17 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1355808

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	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 Footpaths and Roads: Wildlife
	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 spent by local authorities in England on removing dead animals from roads and paths in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	50039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 20/09/2021 17:28:34 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22415 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1355809

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	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	Debts: Advisory Services
	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 information his Department holds on the level of debt counselling and advice provided by local authorities in England in the most recent period for which that information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	50040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the level of debt counselling and advice provided by councils in England. In this year's settlement, the Government made available an increase in Core Spending Power in England from £49 billion in 2020-21 to up to £51.3 billion in 2021-22, a 4.6% increase in cash terms. This funding is largely unringfenced in recognition that local authorities are best placed to decide how to meet the needs of their local area, including the provision of debt counselling and advice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 20/09/2021 17:27:45 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22416 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1355818

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	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	Vandalism
	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 money spent by local authorities in England to tackle flyposting in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	50041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not hold figures on the amount of money spent by councils in England to tackle flyposting in each of the last ten years. In this year's settlement, the Government made available an increase in Core Spending Power in England from £49 billion in 2020-21 to up to £51.3 billion in 2021-22, a 4.6% increase in cash terms. This funding is largely unringfenced in recognition that local authorities are best placed to decide how to meet the needs of their local area.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 20/09/2021 17:27:00 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22417 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1355819

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	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	Voluntary Organisations: Grants
	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 (a) number and (b) value of grants given by local authorities in England to voluntary sector organisations in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	50042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the quantity and value of grants provided by councils in England to voluntary sector organisations.</p><p> </p><p>How grants are issued is determined at a local level, as local authorities are best placed to decide how to meet the pressures in their local area.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 20/09/2021 17:29:00 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22418 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1355829

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	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	Members: Correspondence
	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 respond to a letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire of 15 July 2021, reference ZA57019 on rates of obesity.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	49979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>A response will be issued shortly.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/09/2021 16:59:06 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22404 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1355844

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	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 National (Overseas): Northern Ireland
	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 26 April 2021 to Question 185295 on British National (Overseas): Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with the Home Secretary on the need for recognition of Northern Ireland identification documentation for those people with BNO status who wish to relocate to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	49965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to ensure that the Hong Kong Welcome Programme is UK wide and supports British National (Overseas) status holders wherever they choose to settle in the UK. My Department continues to work closely with the Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership and the Northern Ireland Executive, including through regular officials’ meetings, to support implementation of the programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 20/09/2021 17:40:34 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1355307

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	Members: Correspondence
	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 (a) he or (b) a Minister in his Department plans to respond to the email invitation to attend a meeting of the all-party Parliamentary group on park homes.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	49020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The invitation is under consideration and a response will be issued shortly.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 20/09/2021 15:06:57 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1355310

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	Regional Planning and Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what date he plans to announce which bids to the first round of the Levelling Up Fund have been successful.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	49166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>I am delighted to say that the first round of the Levelling Up Fund received significant interest. Bids are currently being assessed in line with the published assessment process. Outcomes from the first round of bids for the Levelling Up Fund will be announced later in the year and bidding authorities will be informed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 20/09/2021 17:25:33 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22397 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1355311

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	Regional Planning and Development
	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 extend the deadline for when significant spend on successful bids to the Levelling Up Fund has to be achieved.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	49167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>In the first round of the Levelling Up Fund, we will prioritise projects which are able to demonstrate investment or begin delivery on the ground in the 2021-22 financial year. We would expect all funding provided from the Fund to be spent by 31 March 2024, and, exceptionally, into 2024-25 for larger schemes. The approach set out in the Prospectus will be kept under review for future rounds and announcements about the future of the Fund will be made later this year.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 20/09/2021 17:26:06 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22406 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1355336

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	Regional Planning and Development
	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 the successful bids for the first round of the Levelling Up Fund will be announced.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
	uin	49172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>I am delighted to say that the first round of the Levelling Up Fund received significant interest from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland bidding authorities across the three investment priorities of the Fund. Bids are currently being assessed in line with the published assessment process. Outcomes from the first round of bids for the Levelling Up Fund will be announced later in the year and bidding authorities will be informed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 20/09/2021 17:26:30 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22402 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1355437

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on support provided to local authorities to fund homelessness and rough sleeping services.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	49178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ending rough sleeping this Parliament and is spending more than £750 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping this year, with the majority of funding going to local authorities.</p><p>Funding for future years will be a matter for the Spending Review that is currently underway.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 20/09/2021 17:39:57 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1355453

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the Law Commission’s recommendations on the regulation of event fees in retirement properties.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	49017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>In 2017, the Law Commission published a report of their review of event fees on behalf of this Department. This followed concerns raised by the Competition and Markets Authority about the fairness of some retirement property leases that have resulted in leaseholders paying an event fee of between 0.25% and 30% of the sale price of the property when selling or sub-letting. Concerns were also raised about the lack of transparency of event fees for older people and their families when purchasing a leasehold retirement property. The Law Commission made a number of recommendations in its report, which can be downloaded at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawcom.gov.uk%2Fproject%2Fevent-fees-in-retirement-properties&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C9af3d88c749e44ec1a9608d97c3cae44%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637677422317532003%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=zfNpEslOjuyfbBg1w59pPu8%2B3V6BzQ2jRVTQ%2FUU%2FDsU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/event-fees-in-retirement-properties</a>.</p><p>The Government responded to the Law Commission, thanking them for the report and agreeing to implement the majority of the recommendations.</p><p>This includes a new statutory code of practice which will ensure that these fees cannot be charged unexpectedly, while fees that breach it will be regarded as unenforceable and developers and estate agents will be required to make all such fees crystal clear to people before they buy, so prospective buyers can make an informed decision before forming a financial or emotional attachment to a property.</p><p>The Government is considering two further recommendations, on succession rights and a database of leasehold retirement properties with event fees, and will respond.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/09/2021 15:23:07 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1355454

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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 help increase consumer transparency in older people’s housing in relation to associated fees and charges.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	49018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill currently in Parliament will put an end to ground rents for new residential leasehold properties as part of the most significant changes to property law in a generation. The Bill's provisions will lead to fairer, more transparent homeownership for thousands of future leaseholders.</p><p>This includes retirement properties, where purchasers of new leases will not be faced with financial demands for ground rent.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 20/09/2021 17:39:05 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1355466

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	Party Wall etc Act 1996
	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 bring forward proposals to amend the Party Wall Act 1996.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	49118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>To ensure safe and high-quality buildings, it is important that anyone involved in a project throughout a building's lifecycle is competent to do their job properly and in compliance with the Building Regulations. The Government is working with industry to develop the professional standards of competence of those working across the built environment and enforcing a stringent new regulatory regime for high-rise residential and other in scope buildings for the Building Safety Regulator.</p><p>The Party Wall Act provides a framework for preventing and resolving disputes in relation to party walls, boundary walls and excavations near buildings. The Act is separate from obtaining planning permission or building regulations approval. At present, there are no plans to amend the Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/09/2021 15:26:45 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1355472

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	Community Infrastructure Levy
	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 provide local councils with the ability to raise a Community Infrastructure Levy within one year of the grant of consent to ensure delivery of homes and infrastructure delivery.
	tabling member constituency	Wealden
	tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
	uin	49181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>We have consulted on introducing a new infrastructure levy to replace section 106 planning obligations and the Community Infrastructure Levy. We are currently analysing the 44,000 responses to the 'Planning for the Future' consultation and will be publishing our response.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/09/2021 16:48:14 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1355474

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	Infrastructure: Finance
	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 has taken to provide assurance that infrastructure funding supports housing development in places where rigid strategies exist such as the Road Investment Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Wealden
	tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
	uin	49183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>It is important that local authorities plan well for the infrastructure required to support housing development, taking into account Government funding streams such as the Road Investment Strategy and securing appropriate contributions from developers. Developer contributions can be secured through section 106 planning obligations or the Community Infrastructure Levy. The 'Planning for the Future' White Paper' proposes a new 'Infrastructure Levy' to replace the existing system. The consultation on 'Planning for the Future' closed on 29 October 2020 and we will be responding formally.</p><p>The Government published its second Road Investment Strategy in October 2019, which allocated grant funding of £27.4 billion from 2020-2025. Other funding streams include NHS England, the Environment Agency, and various schools funding programmes. We recognise there is still a need for further infrastructure funding, which is why the Government committed £4.3 billion from the Housing Infrastructure Fund for 133 projects across England unlocking over 300,000 homes.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/09/2021 16:50:44 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1355476

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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: 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, if he will review the five-year plan to assume that homes will be built within five years to remove incentives for developers to delay development and speculate on land.
	tabling member constituency	Wealden
	tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
	uin	49185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that local planning authorities should identify and update annually a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide a minimum of five years' worth of housing against their housing requirement set out in adopted strategic policies.</p><p>The Government wants to see homes built faster and expects house builders to build out as soon as possible once planning permission is granted.</p><p>Where build-out is delayed, it is for councils and developers to work closely together to overcome any barriers. To support them, this Government is looking at strengthening the tools available to local authorities to encourage faster build out rates. We are considering the responses to the Planning for the Future consultation and will publish our response.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/09/2021 16:48:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1355505

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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: Greater London
	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 the number of unsafe blocks of flats in (a) London and (b) Ealing; and what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Fire Commissioner's report detailing unsafe buildings in London.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	49085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>Information on the number of high-rise (over 18 metres) residential and publicly-owned buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations by local authority is published in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding%23acm-remediation-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C62c67aaf63b44b00d4d908d97c4c089a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637677488258392114%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=rKZ8q180ExbJIqrF8o5%2BTM0YeGBy9g8KldnQqXUOEYg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Building Safety Programme data release</a>.</p><p>For high-rise residential buildings with unsafe non-ACM cladding, the Department is continuing to work with building owners to progress applications for the Building Safety Fund at pace so that more remedial works can begin as swiftly as possible. Information on registrations to the Building Safety Fund by local authority can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23building-safety-fund-registration-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C62c67aaf63b44b00d4d908d97c4c089a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637677488258402057%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=7UA8jh63g0P8J9rnFEzJa1WsUG6AEkUOThMFyhyHHzQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#building-safety-fund-registration-statistics.</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/09/2021 16:49:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1355572

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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: Multiple Occupation
	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 20 July 2021 to Question 33931, what recent estimate he has made of the number of houses in multiple occupation in each (a) region and (b) London borough; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	49152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>A House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is a property where three or more people from two or more households share facilities, such as a kitchen and/or bathroom. Under mandatory HMO licensing, all local authorities must license HMOs in which five or more people from two or more households share facilities.</p><p>The Department gathers data from local authorities on the estimated number of HMOs annually. The latest returns can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flocal-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2019-to-2020&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C9af3d88c749e44ec1a9608d97c3cae44%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637677422317541954%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=S0t%2F3apmVy%2BnV3YJ5PZNBCNwMww5fUp1dwseAN%2F5H7g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2019-to-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/09/2021 15:27:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1355622

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the National Planning Policy Framework’s presumption in favour of sustainable development to include an aim of striving for racial equality in all planning processes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) already expects that local plans and decisions should apply a presumption in favour of sustainable development, of which social sustainability is a key component. The planning system has three overarching objectives for achieving sustainable development, which are interdependent and need to be pursued in mutually supportive ways. As well as an economic and environmental objective, this includes a social objective - to support strong, vibrant and healthy communities, fostering well designed, beautiful and safe places that reflect current and future needs of all in the community.</p><p>These objectives should be delivered through the preparation and implementation of plans and the application of the policies in the NPPF, including an expectation that planning policies and decision should ensure that developments create places that are safe, inclusive and accessible. Further, local authorities must comply with their duties under the Equality Act in exercise of their planning functions.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 27/09/2021 11:57:06 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick