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1138857

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Permitted Development Rights
	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 assessment he has made of the environmental sustainability of residential properties smaller than 13 square metres constructed under permitted development rights.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	277168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>New homes in England, whether granted permission on an application or through a permitted development right, are required to meet Building Regulations.</p><p>We announced in Written Ministerial Statement HCWS 1408 our intention to review permitted development rights for the conversion of buildings to residential use in respect of the quality standard of homes delivered.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:01:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1138858

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for residential properties of less than 13 square metres in the provisions of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	277169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 is helping to drive up standards in the private and social rented sectors by putting an obligation on landlords to ensure that any rented residential properties are free of all hazards, including overcrowding, from which a risk of harm may arise to the health or safety of the tenant or another occupier of the property. This requirement applies from the outset and for the duration of the tenancy.</p><p>This Department has not made a specific assessment of the implications for properties that are smaller than 13 square metres in relation to the Homes Act. The courts will decide whether a property is fit for human habitation by considering the matters set out in section 10 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, which includes the ‘overcrowding’ hazard prescribed in the Housing Health and Safety (England) Regulations 2005. Each property is assessed on its own merits, and if a property is so small as to be hazardously overcrowded, tenants will have the right to take action in the courts for breach of contract on the grounds that the property is unfit for human habitation.</p><p>Government is also reviewing the hazards set out in the 2005 Regulations as part of the comprehensive review of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 18/07/2019 12:56:12 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1128420

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	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	Leasehold: Reform
	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 his Department will publish its response to the technical consultation on implementing reforms to the leasehold system which closed in November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	257605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p><br> The Government is committed to promoting fairness and transparency for leaseholders and freeholders and ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service</p><p><br> We will publish the Government's response to the technical consultation on <em>Implementing reforms to the leasehold system in England</em> shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 10/06/2019 15:56:14 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1125159

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Bullying
	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 he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	251310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of bullying or harassment cases recorded against managers in this department in each of the last five years are as follows:</p><p>2014/15 – none recorded</p><p>2015/16 – none recorded</p><p>2016/17 – none recorded</p><p>2017/18 – three cases recorded against managers</p><p>2018/19 – three cases recorded against managers</p><p>Bullying and harassment has no place in any workplace, including the Civil Service. The department is strengthening the routes for staff to report bullying and harassment to ensure that all staff are fully supported throughout the process, and to ensure cultures are positive and inclusive.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 14/05/2019 15:56:28 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1123975

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	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: Permitted Development Rights
	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 his Department plans to announce its decision on the proposal to make permanent the permitted development right for larger single storey rear extensions to houses.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	249266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 March 2018, HCWS1408, we will make the permitted development right for larger householder extensions permanent. Regulations to bring this measure into force were laid on 3 May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/05/2019 13:19:19 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1110945

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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	Business Premises: Rents
	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 assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of commercial rents levied in London in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	243408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested, as the level of rent paid by the tenant of a commercial property is agreed by the landlord and tenant on an individual basis and this information is not reported centrally to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 17/04/2019 14:22:27 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1110947

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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	Non-domestic 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 the Department its taking to ensure the affordability of business rates.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	243410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>Since Budget 2016 the Government has introduced a range of business rates measures in England, worth over £13 billion over the next five years. These include doubling Small Business Rate Relief from 50 per cent to 100 per cent for eligible businesses and raising the threshold for 100 per cent relief from £6,000 to £12,000. As a result, over 655,000 small businesses –a third of all rateable properties – pay no business rates at all. We have also switched the annual indexation of business rates from the retail price index to the consumer price index, representing a cut in business rates every year. Switching to CPI will help all ratepayers and save them over £6 billion over the next five years. The retail discount announced at the Budget provides eligible retailers with a third off their bills for two years from April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 17/04/2019 14:24:25 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1111197

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 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, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has entered into with Departmental staff in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	243411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>There are no figures available in respect of how many non-disclosure agreements MHCLG has signed with employees in the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 16/04/2019 13:39:29 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1111206

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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	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 of the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of 28 January 2019, Official Report, column 465, on Leaseholders: Removal of Dangerous Materials, if he will publish the names of the 80 buildings where owners and developers have made a commitment to fund the cost of remediation, or have had a warrantee claim accepted.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	243416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the answer of 11 March 2109 to Question UIN 228010.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 16/04/2019 13:39:08 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1110557

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	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: Sales
	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 and proportion of residential property transactions that do not complete the legal purchase process in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	242798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the number of housing transactions which fall through. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the fall through rate is around 25 per cent, which is why the Government is working with industry to trial reservation agreements which will increase commitment between buyers and sellers and should reduce the failure rate.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 17/04/2019 13:15:07 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord