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754014

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support institutional investment into the affordable rent to buy housing tenure.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	6210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Our Housing White Paper encourages institutional investors to invest more widely in housing, both private and affordable housing. The Government is offering a clear and stable long-term framework for investment and is encouraging lenders and investors to back developers and social landlords to build more homes of all tenures.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:36:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

754015

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, whether the revised definition of affordable housing in the National Planning Policy Framework will ensure that privately funded affordable rent to buy housing products are included within the definition in addition to the Government's rent to buy programme.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	6211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government consulted in the housing White Paper <em>Fixing Our Broken Housing Market</em> on a revised national planning policy definition of affordable housing. Consultation closed on 2 May and we are analysing responses. Subject to the outcome of the consultation, we envisage affordable rent to buy housing, where it meets the criteria in this definition and whether privately or publicly funded, would be included in the definition of affordable housing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:37:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

754016

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, with reference to the White Paper, Fixing our broken housing market, what privately funded affordable rent to buy housing products will count towards the (a) minimum 10 per cent affordable home ownership units on new housing sites and (b) requirement for new affordable home ownership products on Starter Homes Land Fund sites.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	6212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Subject to the outcome of the White Paper consultation, we envisage that affordable rent to buy housing which meets the criteria set out in the Paper, would count towards the proposed minimum 10 per cent affordable home ownership units and affordable home ownership products on starter homes land fund sites. The proposed affordable housing definition includes intermediate housing that is provided for sale and rent at a cost above social rent, but below market levels, and can include rent to buy housing.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:33:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

759202

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, how many Homes and Communities Agency-funded affordable homes, by tenure, were (a) started and (b) completed in each financial year since 2008-09 in (i) Bromsgrove, (ii) Reading and (iii) Windsor and Maidenhead local authority areas.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	9852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of additional affordable dwellings provided in local authorities across England since 1997 is published in live table 1008C available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/09/2017 11:17:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 11888 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

754011

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Building Regulations: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many prosecutions have been initiated by local authorities over the last 10 years against contractors' failure to abide by enforcement actions in contravention of building regulations pursuant to the Buildings Act 1984.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	6037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Local authority building control bodies usually seek to ensure compliance with Building Regulations' requirements by providing advice and guidance to those carrying out the work. Local authorities also have powers to prosecute for breaches of the Building Regulations in the Magistrates' Court. My Department does not collect statistics on the use of these powers.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 09:49:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

758646

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2017 to Question 5213, on buildings: fire prevention, whether replacement of cladding with cladding of a similar appearance but of a different material composition requires planning permission.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	9520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member for Denton and Reddish to the answer I gave on 4 September 2017 to Question UIN 5213. Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 sets out that where work does not materially alter the appearance of a building, planning permission may not be required. Planning permission is ultimately a matter for each Local Planning Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/09/2017 14:06:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

758965

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) building regulations concerning fire safety and (b) fire safety guidance for commercial and domestic planning applications used by fire services and local authorities' planning departments.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	9696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government will consider these issues in light of the Independent Review on Building Regulations and Fire Safety, the findings of the Public Inquiry and ongoing work to review building safety.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/09/2017 16:14:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

754010

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent meetings he has had with the (a) Chartered Institute of Building and (b) Construction Industry Council to discuss building safety.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	6031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department is working with an industry response group on the work which may need to be done to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire. The Construction Industry Council, which is the representative forum for professional bodies in the construction industry, including the Chartered Institute of Building<strong>, </strong>is represented on the industry response group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:35:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

755734

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Children: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 18 of the Social Mobility Commission's report, Time for Change: an assessment of government policies on social mobility 1997-2017, published on 28 June 2017, what assessment he has made of the effect of poor housing conditions on child development.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	6890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Good housing plays a very important role in helping children develop and reach their full potential. All homes should be of a reasonable standard and everyone should have a safe place to live. In rented housing, the Government is committed to ensuring tenants enjoy decent standards and receive a service which represents value for money for their rent. Local authorities have strong and effective powers to deal with poor quality, unsafe accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/09/2017 14:53:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

754552

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Commonhold and Leasehold
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what areas of concern to residential leaseholders and commonholders his Department is investigating; what plans he has to address those areas of concern; and what steps he is taking to work with leaseholders' groups and charities to resolve their concerns.
	tabling member constituency	Worthing West
	tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
	uin	6784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government's Housing White Paper '<em>Fixing the Broken Housing Market' </em>highlighted we would &quot;<em>take action to promote transparency and fairness for the growing number of leaseholders</em>&quot;. On 25 July the Government published two consultation documents relating to reforming leasehold. We are determined to rectify abusive practices within leasehold.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has invited leaseholder groups, charities and other stakeholders with an interest in leasehold reform to respond to the consultation and make their views known.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 15:17:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley