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1440203

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	National House Building Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent public body with responsibility for building warranty, building site inspection and the other functions of the National House Building Council (NHBC) and other warranty providers in the context of recent reports that the National House Building Council approved combustible materials without scrutinising them.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	138357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>With a view to giving home buyers greater protection, we are considering carefully whether specific requirements around new build warranties are needed.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/03/2022 17:41:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1470706

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing: Bolton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has conducted a safety assessment of The Cube student premises in Bolton.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	18868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Soon after the fire, we commissioned the Building Research Establishment to investigate the fire at The Cube building. Information from the report has been shared with the Expert Panel, Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.</p><p>The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) applies to non-domestic premises, including the common parts of multi-occupied residential buildings. The FSO requires the person responsible for the premises to undertake and review regularly a fire risk assessment of the premises. Fire and rescue authorities (FRAs) are the enforcing authorities for the FSO within their area.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/06/2022 16:16:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1471818

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Derelict Land: Bolton South East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of brownfield sites in Bolton South East constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	21158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Our National Planning Policy Framework places great emphasis on the use of brownfield land and promoting effective use of land in meeting the need for homes and other uses, while safeguarding and improving the environment and ensuring safe and healthy living conditions. However, brownfield sites vary greatly, and local planning authorities are best placed to assess the suitability of each site for development.</p><p>Local planning authorities are required to prepare, maintain, and publish a register of brownfield (previously developed) land suitable for housing. For new homes, brownfield sites should be suitable, in planning terms, available for development and achievable within 15 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/06/2022 16:20:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1019846

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant civilian staff full-time equivalent posts Defence Equipment and Support has had in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
	tabling member printed	Wayne David
	uin	198736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support now operates a balanced matrix approach to the deployment of personnel, which means that people will frequently move to different assignments based on prioritisation of customer needs. Consolidated information on the number of vacancies in the organisation is therefore not held.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/12/2018 17:10:17 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

1019847

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant civilian staff full-time equivalent posts Defence Equipment and Support has backfilled with contractors or contingent labour in each of the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of those arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
	tabling member printed	Wayne David
	uin	198737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Contingent labour is only used for instances where Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) does not have the specialist skills it needs in-house, or for urgent requirements where normal recruitment activities would not fill the post in time with a civilian or military employee.</p><p> </p><p>The cost and average number of contingent labour personnel used by DE&amp;S in each of the last three financial years is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£ million)</p></td><td><p>27.8</p></td><td><p>42.6</p></td><td><p>27.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average number (Full time equivalent)</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>292</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/12/2018 15:08:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

1019849

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Defence Equipment and Support apprentices left that organisation before completing their apprenticeships in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
	tabling member printed	Wayne David
	uin	198738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of Defence Equipment and Support apprentices who left the organisation before completing their apprenticeships since 2015 is in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Engineering</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Intake</strong></p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Completed</strong></p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td><td><p>84.4%</p></td><td><p>83.4%</p></td><td><p>92.1%</p></td><td><p>97.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Left organisation before completion</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td><td><p>15.6%</p></td><td><p>16.6%</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Project professionals</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Intake</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Completed</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>81.9%</p></td><td><p>84.6%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Left organisation before completion</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>18.1%</p></td><td><p>15.4%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Finance</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Intake</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Completed</strong></p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>81.9%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Left organisation before completion</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>18.1%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/12/2018 17:08:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

1019851

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average salary increase was for each grade Defence Equipment and Support employee in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
	tabling member printed	Wayne David
	uin	198739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>In 2016, the average salary increase across all grades of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) employees was 1.35%. Given the changes to the DE&amp;S pay arrangements since this period, a more detailed breakdown of this increase would require significant manual analysis of historical records and, as such, an analysis by grade could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/12/2018 17:09:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

1440895

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Land Use
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to take steps to protect Grade 1 land from housing and solar developments to preserve land for the production of food; and what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
	uin	139629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that planning policies and decisions should recognise the benefits of the best and most versatile agricultural land and that where significant development is demonstrated to be necessary, areas of poorer quality land should be preferred to those of higher quality. This requirement would apply to both housing and solar developments. The Framework is also clear that local authorities should encourage efficient use of land and acknowledges the importance of undeveloped land for food production.</p><p>In the case of solar, guidance sets an expectation that large-scale solar farms are sites on previously developed and non-agricultural land, provided it is not of high environmental value. Where projects are proposed on greenfield sites, our guidance seeks to minimise the impacts and requires developers to justify the use of any such land. Our guidance also requires that projects are designed to avoid, mitigate and, where necessary, compensate for impacts on the best and most versatile agricultural land.</p><p>These aspects of planning policy are devolved in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/03/2022 17:37:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1441299

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Planning Permission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to update planning laws to support an increase in the contribution of wind, solar and other renewable energy sources to the energy security of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
	uin	140589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>National planning policy is clear local authorities should support transition to a low-carbon future, including having a positive strategy in place to promote energy from renewable and low carbon sources.</p><p>As set out in Net Zero Strategy, we intend to review the National Planning Policy Framework to make sure it contributes to climate change mitigation as fully as possible, and help bring greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/03/2022 14:54:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1029478

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	International Military Services: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will instruct the directors of International Military Services Ltd to declassify their records using the same protocols that apply to his Department's own records.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	204592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>Due to ongoing legal proceedings between International Military Services Ltd and the Iranian Ministry of Defence and Support for the Armed Forces of Iran (known as MODSAF), it would not be appropriate for the Ministry of Defence to comment.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 204593 204594 204595 204596 204597 question first answered 08/01/2019 17:00:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq