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1109003

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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	5G
	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 adequacy of Permitted Development Rights in allowing installation of infrastructure to develop the (a) existing and (b) proposed 5G mobile phone network.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	239975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>We published the revised National Planning Policy Framework in 2018, setting out national planning policies for supporting high quality communications in England. These include that the planning policies and decisions of local planning authorities should support the expansion of electronic communications networks, such as 5G.</p><p>We have also introduced a range of permitted development rights to support the delivery of mobile infrastructure, including legislating for higher masts in 2016, whilst also protecting local amenity.</p><p>We hope that these measures will be used by industry, alongside proactive engagement with the planning system, to ensure delivery of 5G. However, we will keep planning regulations under review.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/04/2019 15:00:06 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1109256

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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: Mortality Rates
	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 reduce the death rate among homeless people.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	239862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Every death of someone sleeping rough on our streets is one too many and we take this matter extremely seriously. The Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why 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. In its first year, the Rough Sleeping Initiative provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff.</p><p>It should not happen that people die prematurely and on the street because they are homeless. Whilst we recognise that suitable housing is a key part of the solution, health services have a significant role to play, alongside other public services. My department is working with the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure that rough sleepers have the health care they need, when they need it. The 10 year NHS long-term plan sets out that the NHS will invest up to £30 million on health services for people sleeping rough from 2019/20.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/04/2019 12:56:11 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1109013

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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: Sikhs
	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 and what proportion of homeless people who died outdoors in the last 12 months were Sikh.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	240066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The ONS recently published a statistical report on the deaths of homeless people in England and Wales. This does not break down the number of deaths by religion. The full ONS report can be found at the following website: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsofhomelesspeopleinenglandandwales" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsofhomelesspeopleinenglandandwales</a>.</p><p>Every death of someone sleeping rough on our streets is one too many and we take this matter extremely seriously. The Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why 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>In it’s first year, the Rough Sleeping Initiative provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff.</p><p>It should not happen that people die prematurely and on the street because they are homeless. Whilst we recognise that suitable housing is a key part of the solution, health services have a significant role to play, alongside other public services. The MHCLG is working with the DHSC to ensure that rough sleepers have the health care they need, when they need it. The 10 year NHS long-term plan sets out that the NHS will invest up to £30 million on health services for people sleeping rough from 2019/20.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 08/04/2019 16:46:09 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1109202

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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	Homes England
	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 state the total funds received by the Homes England from redemption of equity loans in each year since 2015 for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	uin	240046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Capital receipts from the repayment of equity loans for each year from 2015/16 is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Help to Buy</p></td><td><p>Other Legacy Home Equity Schemes</p></td><td><p>Total Proceeds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>£490,177</p></td><td><p>£79,661</p></td><td><p>£569,838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>£262,438</p></td><td><p>£81,984</p></td><td><p>£344,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>£101,663</p></td><td><p>£82,600</p></td><td><p>£184,263</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/04/2019 14:03:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1109203

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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	Homes England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the total estimated net present value was of all outstanding equity loan advances in UK residential property held by the Homes England on the latest date for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	uin	240047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The fair value of equity loans held by Homes England at 31 March 2018 is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Help to Buy</p></td><td><p>£8,134,304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Legacy Home Equity Schemes</p></td><td><p>£334,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£8,649,243</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/04/2019 14:03:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1109079

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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 Ombudsman 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 28 March 2019 to Question 234648 on the finding that the average time taken in 2018-19 to determine cases entering the Housing Ombudsman Service’s formal remit is expected to be less than seven months as of the end of March 2019, for what reason the Housing Ombudsman Service is advising people referring complaints to it that there is an eight to ten months wait for a determination on those complaints to be made.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	239846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Housing Ombudsman Service started the year with an average case determination time of 8 months and has used this as an indicator to customers throughout the year. On 4 April 2019, The Housing Ombudsman advised all staff of performance for 2018-19 and advised an update to their advice to customers, that determinations will take between 6 and 8 months. The Ombudsman's advice is that the expected timescales - using a range as the average - will not be experienced by all customers.This will vary dependent on the level of complexity of cases entering the Housing Ombudsman Service’s formal remit.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 10/04/2019 15:59:23 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1109080

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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 Ombudsman 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 28 March 2019 to Question 234648 on Housing Ombudsman Service, for what reasons there has been a 24 per cent increase in cases entering the Housing Ombudsman Service’s formal remit for determination in 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	239847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The increase in cases entering the Housing Ombudsman’s formal remit is likely to reflect the increase in the volume of residents exiting landlords’ complaints procedures and still seeking resolution. We cannot comment with certainty on the reasons for the increase as the explanation will be the aggregate of individual factors across social landlords. Responsive repairs has continued to be the largest category of complaint received at 37 per cent of the overall number in 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 10/04/2019 15:56:51 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1109081

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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 Ombudsman 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 28 March 2019 to Question 234648 on Housing Ombudsman Service, which stakeholders the Housing Ombudsman Service is required to consult with on the proposals within its draft Corporate Plan 2019-22 and draft Business Plan 2019-20; and which organisations have responded to those consultations.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	239848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Under the Framework Document agreed between the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Housing Ombudsman, the Housing Ombudsman will consult with residents and members of the Scheme on the draft business plan each year. The Housing Ombudsman received 74 responses from individual landlord organisations, residents and resident organisations and other stakeholders. A list of respondents will be published together with the Business plan 2019-20 and Corporate plan 2019-22 once they have been agreed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 10/04/2019 15:56:22 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1109082

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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 Ombudsman 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 28 March 2019 to Question 234648 on Housing Ombudsman Service, if he will instruct the Housing Ombudsman Service to set its subscription fee at the level required to deliver the resources to reduce the average waiting time for determination of a complaint to four months.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	239849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The proposed fee for the next year was set out in the Housing Ombudsman’s draft Business Plan 2019/20 for consultation. Together with the Corporate plan 2019-22, it sets out a series of strategic priorities and measures of success for the coming year and includes its plans for subscription levels. The final level remains subject to Secretary of State approval.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 10/04/2019 15:58:55 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1109083

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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 Ombudsman 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 28 March 2019 to Question 234648 on Housing Ombudsman Service, how many complaints the Housing Ombudsman Service received against (a) A2Dominion, (b) Clarion Housing Group, (c) London & Quadrant, (d) Notting Hill Genesis, (e) One Housing Group, (f) Peabody and (g) Southern Housing Group in 2018-19; and how many of those complaints were upheld.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	239850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019, the Housing Ombudsman received 1,452 complaints about (a) A2Dominion, (b) Clarion Housing Group, (c) London &amp; Quadrant, (d) Notting Hill Genesis, (e) One Housing Group, (f) Peabody and (g) Southern Housing Group. The breakdown was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br> <strong>Landlord name</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A2Dominion <br> Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clarion Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London &amp; Quadrant <br> Housing Trust</p></td><td><p>261</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notting Hill Genesis</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>One Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peabody Trust</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> <strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>1,452</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A breakdown of the 377 complaints determined by the Housing Ombudsman between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019 for (a) A2Dominion, (b) Clarion Housing Group, (c) London &amp; Quadrant, (d) Notting Hill Genesis, (e) One Housing Group, (f) Peabody and (g) Southern <br> Housing Group is below. Of these, a total of 171 cases were upheld by <br> the Housing Ombudsman.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br> <strong>Landlord name</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>Upheld</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>Not upheld</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>Total Determined</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A2Dominion Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clarion Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London &amp; Quadrant Housing Trust</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notting Hill Genesis</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>One <br> Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peabody <br> Trust</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern Housing Group <br> Limited</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> <strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>171</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>206</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>377</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 10/04/2019 16:37:18 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick