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1173996

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	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: Disability and 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 progress his Department has made on helping to ensure that new properties are built with good accessibility standards for (a) older and (b) disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	9068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>Planning guidance on housing for older and disabled people published last summer strengthened the link between plan making and optional technical standards in the Building Regulations. Government will consult shortly on options of how to raise standards of accessibility in new homes.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/02/2020 12:36:34 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1175050

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2020
	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	Private Rented Housing: Tenants
	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 Government is taking to protect tenants from (a) landlords and (b) letting agents that are exploiting tenants by (i) misrepresenting properties in online advertising, (ii) unfairly holding deposits after the lease ends and (iii) illegally charging agency fees.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	10779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has already taken steps to protect tenants from the small minority of landlords and letting agents that may seek to exploit them. Landlords and agents are responsible for the accuracy of advertisements and listings they post online. Misleading advertisements and listings may constitute a breach of consumer protection legislation, such as the transparency provisions of the Consumer Rights Act 2015. <br> <br>The additional steps Government takes are detailed in the Tenancy Deposit Protection legislation, which allows tenants to challenge their deposit being held unfairly when their tenancies end, with recourse to dispute resolution if there is no agreement on deposit repayment. Additionally under the Tenant Fees Act 2019, which came into force last June, landlords or letting agents are prevented from charging unfair fees in connection with the tenancy. <br> <br>Landlords and agents can be subject to enforcement action by Trading Standards and fined if they are found to have illegally charged prohibited fees. Trading Standards are supported by a new lead enforcement authority for lettings, the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team, which is funded by Government to provide advice and support to local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/02/2020 18:17:15 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1175580

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing: Wycombe
	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 (a) effectiveness and (b) efficiency of affordable housing schemes in Wycombe; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	11489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes in a wide range of tenures, including Social Rent. <br> <br> Wycombe has a total housing stock of over 73,000 homes (2018) and almost 10,000 of these are affordable homes. Over 100 new affordable homes were built in the area in 2018-19</p><p><br> To enable councils and housing associations to build more we have increased the size of the Affordable Homes Programme, re-introduced social rent, removed the HRA borrowing cap for local authorities, and have set out a long-term rent deal for councils and housing associations in England from 2020. <br> <br> Breakdowns of delivery by borough are available in live table 1011 can be found at: <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> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/02/2020 12:28:09 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1175967

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which types of non-ACM cladding systems have failed the combustibility test.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	12210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>This is part of an ongoing, systematic investigation into the fire risks from non-ACM cladding systems and there are no success or failure criteria.</p><p>BRE Report Number P111324-1006 (M5D6V1), sets out in detail the methodology, a copy was placed in the House library on 11 February 2019 in response to question UIN217589 and can be found here: <a href="http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2019-0225/Cladding_Research_Interim_Report_M5D6_redacted.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2019-0225/Cladding_Research_Interim_Report_M5D6_redacted.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Independent Expert Advisory Panel (IEAP) has issued Advice on the measures building owners should take to ensure their buildings are safe. <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbuilding-safety-advice-for-building-owners-including-fire-doors&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBrian.Martin%40communities.gov.uk%7C28d262c37b894baa76db08d7abb66cc3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637166672298148169&amp;sdata=ESm%2BQlxWbPthBCZAt3mpzLlUK91bMR%2BAHfGGO%2FylFhM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-advice-for-building-owners-including-fire-doors.</a></p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/02/2020 14:08:27 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 6006 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1175968

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it remains his policy that the cost of removing unsafe cladding on buildings should be borne by the freehold owners of those properties and not by leaseholders.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	12211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to fully fund the removal and replacement of unsafe ACM cladding on private sector residential high-rise buildings. Government intervention is wholly exceptional due to the unparalleled fire risk ACM poses.</p><p>Building safety is the responsibility of the building owner, and they must remedy any safety risks uncovered. Building owners should consider all routes to meet costs, and protect leaseholders – for example through warranties and recovering costs from contractors for incorrect or poor work.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/02/2020 14:09:19 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 6007 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1176050

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2020 to Question 8382 on Buildings: Fire Prevention, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of mortgage lenders' responses to its Advice for Building Owners of Multi-storey, Multi-occupied residential buildings document.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	12384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p><em>'Building safety advice for building owners, including fire doors', </em> published in January 2020, provides the latest advice for building owners concerned about the fire safety of their building/s. It is not a compliance document for mortgage lenders. Government is continuing to engage with the mortgage industry to understand its approach to risk.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/02/2020 12:28:33 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1176053

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2020 to Question 8384 on Buildings: Fire Prevention, whether the Independent Expert Advisory Panel plans to provide any advice to leaseholders in buildings with (a) ACM cladding and (b) exterior cladding systems not yet tested by the owner of those buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	12385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The role of the Independent Expert Advisory Panel (IEAP) is to advise the Secretary of State on measures that should be taken relating to fire and building safety in existing buildings. Following the IEAP’s advice, updated advice has been issued to building owners on measures they should take to ensure building safety. Leaseholders can access free initial specialist advice to understand their rights through the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE): <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lease-advice.org%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBalraj.Phull%40communities.gov.uk%7C75284dc746fe4c56825c08d7aae3271e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637165764899725767&amp;sdata=4lmpPAjsnwjGo6D9nQIRaDBjiiSevqvDApcnA3rVtLY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.lease-advice.org/</a></p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/02/2020 12:30:21 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1176055

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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 to the Answer of 31 January 2020 to Question 8382 on Buildings: Fire Prevention, how many high-rise private sector residential building owners have submitted applications to the Government's ACM remediation fund as at 4 February 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	12386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>This information is published in the Building Safety Programme Data Release, with latest data as at 31 December 2019 published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-december-2019</a> . The next update, referring to the situation at the end of January, will be included in the next Data Release, which will be published on 13 February.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/02/2020 12:29:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1176095

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2020 to Question 9039 on Buildings: Insulation, whether (a) he and (b) his Ministers have met any groups of affected leaseholders.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	12404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department has had regular correspondence and engagement with leaseholders living in buildings with unsafe cladding, and we are aware of the concerns they have. The Government’s priority is to ensure that unsafe ACM cladding is removed and replaced so that residents feel safe in their homes. The Department has engaged with a named contact for each building to ensure progress is being made.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/02/2020 18:18:25 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 6009 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1176096

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2020 to Question 8382 on Buildings: Fire Prevention, for what reasons it took the Government more than two years to open the ACM remediation fund after the Grenfell Tower fire.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	12405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>In May 2018, the Government made £400 million available to social sector landlords to fund the removal and replacement of unsafe ACM cladding on high-rise residential social housing buildings.</p><p>It became clear that too many private sector building owners were failing to take responsibility to ensure their buildings were made permanently safe, and at no cost to leaseholders. Therefore, the Government committed £200 million for the removal and replacement of unsafe ACM cladding on private sector residential high-rise buildings.</p><p>This funding will remove that barrier. Government intervention to provide funding for the removal of unsafe ACM cladding is wholly exceptional. It is based on the unparalleled fire risk ACM poses, the very real public safety concerns and the abject failure of many building owners to do the right thing by their residents.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/02/2020 12:30:57 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft