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1105283

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2019
	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	European Regional Development Fund
	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 Department plans he has to replicate the infrastructure investment priorities of the European Regional Development Fund once the UK leaves the EU structural funds.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	237075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government will create the UK Shared Prosperity Fund once we have left the European Union. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will strengthen the foundations of productivity as set out in our modern Industrial Strategy to support people to benefit from economic prosperity. This new Fund will ensure that investments are targeted effectively to align with the challenges faced by places, creating a fresh opportunity to focus investment according to our own priorities. We are continuing to work on the design and priorities and we will consult widely on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. This will give all interested parties the chance to contribute their views to Government. Final decisions are due to be made during the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 02/04/2019 14:31:04 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1105892

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	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 his Written Statement of 24 July 2018, Official Report HCWS927, when the Government plans to publish its consultation on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	238372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government reaffirmed to the House, Column 719 on 4 March 2019, that the government will consult widely on the design and priorities of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and we invite all interested parties to contribute their views.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 02/04/2019 14:28:50 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1105901

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
	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 people who were made homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire have not been found permanent accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	238378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p><br> There are a total of 202 households from Grenfell Tower and Walk that were made homeless and require rehousing by the Council</p><p><br> Of these 202 households, there are 19 households that have not yet been rehoused in permanent accommodation: 5 households are currently in emergency accommodation (2 in hotels and 3 in serviced apartments) and 14 households are in temporary accommodation</p><p><br> Of these 19 households, 13 households have accepted an offer of permanent accommodation. We expect the Council to do whatever is necessary to ensure these households can move and settle into their permanent homes as swiftly as possible, but to do so sensitively and taking into account individual households' specific needs</p><p><br> The remaining 6 households have not yet accepted an offer of permanent accommodation. The Council reports that a suitable property that meets their needs has been reserved for each household. We continue to provide support to the Council to ensure every survivor is able to move into a home that meets their needs as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/04/2019 14:27:15 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1105743

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Community Relations: Islam
	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 he is taking to implement the commitment in the integration communities action plan to support the anti-muslim hatred working group to work with IPSO to develop guidance for (a) editors and (b) journalists to tackle the negative portrayal of muslims in the media.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Members of the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group (AMHWG) continue to engage with the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) on the development of guidance for editors and journalists on the reporting of Muslims in the media. Members are currently working with IPSO to develop and refine the guidance.</p><p>This work is an important contribution towards commitments set out in the Integrated Communities Action Plan and Government’s Hate Crime Action Plan refresh.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 01/04/2019 14:06:46 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105180

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	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	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 20 March 2019 to Question 232574 on Buildings: Insulation, whether his Department consulted the Local Government Association on the design of the test.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	237133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not consulted the Local Government Association on the design of the test. As with previous tests, we will work with industry bodies to ensure that the design is representative of industry practice.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/04/2019 14:07:04 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1105181

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	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	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 20 March 2019 to Question 232020 on Buildings: Insulation, if the test with high-pressure laminate B and stonewool results in a failure whether the Government will advise that combinations with high-pressure laminate and combustible insulation should be removed from buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	237134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 18 March to Question UIN 232021.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/04/2019 14:07:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1105297

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	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	Local Plans
	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 22 February 2019 to Question 220837 on Local Plans, whether his Department has no plans to set a deadline for local authorities to have a local plan.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
	uin	237085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 22 February 2019 to Question UIN 220837.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/04/2019 14:09:19 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

1105300

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	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	Land: Ownership
	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 22 February 2019 to Question 220834, what progress his Department has made since 2017 in increasing transparency on who owns land privately held and the options held over it.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
	uin	237087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The total amount of freehold land registered with HM Land Registry continues to increase at an average rate of 0.1 per cent a month, and now stands at 86.5 per cent (87.4 per cent in England and 80.6 per cent in Wales). HM Land Registry receives, on average, around 400 registrations of land each day which extends the Land Register.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/04/2019 14:10:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

1105301

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2019 to Question 220826 on Housing: Construction, whether his Department has made an estimate of the amount of Section 106 funding lost to local authorities when new homes are created under permitted development rather than through granted planning permission.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
	uin	237088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>We are clear that permitted development rights for the change of use to residential are making an important contribution to housing delivery, with over 46,000 homes to rent or buy delivered under the rights in the three years to March 2018. Where additional floor space is created through exercise of the permitted development rights, community infrastructure levy is payable where an authority has a charging schedule in place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/04/2019 14:10:19 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

1105303

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2019 to Question 220840 on Housing: Construction, whether his Department has made no assessment of the suitability of the location of housing created under permitted development.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
	uin	237090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Data is collected on how many homes are created under permitted development rights for change of use in each local authority. This does not include information on their location within the authority area. The National Planning Policy Framework recognises that local planning authorities can tailor planning controls to local circumstance, and make an Article 4 direction to remove a permitted development right where it is necessary to protect the amenity or well-being of the area.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/04/2019 14:08:01 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

1104847

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	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 the core of Aluminium Composite Material cladding is filler material as the term is to be understood in the Government published guidance Fire safety: Approved Document B2, published in 2006, 2010, 2013, paragraph 12.7 and Approved Document B2, published 2018, Amendments paragraph 12.6.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	236427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Yes, that is correct.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/03/2019 13:03:54 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1104893

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Derelict Land
	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 feasibility of the use of brownfield sites as potential locations to build new homes.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	236291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework expects local authorities to give substantial weight to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements for new homes and other uses. We ask them to prioritise brownfield wherever practicable, and have provided support in the form of loan funding for site preparation, infrastructure and land assembly; new permitted development rights to put existing buildings to good use as dwellings; and the redevelopment of brownfield sites in Green Belt to allow more affordable homes. Every local authority has published a register of brownfield land suitable for new homes, bringing thousands of hectares of developable land to the attention of house-builders and self-builders.</p><p>Local authorities are also beginning to receive proposals regarding Permission in Principle for housing-led developments on land in brownfield registers. Brownfield sufficient for many hundreds of thousands of new homes is likely to be identified by local authorities, and it is they who must plan how and when to use available, viable and sustainable sites for the housing we so badly need.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/03/2019 13:03:40 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1105006

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund: Wales
	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 Barnett consequentials for Wales of the introduction of the Stronger Towns Funds.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	236491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 26 March 2019 to Question UIN 228691.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/03/2019 13:38:17 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1105007

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Local Government Finance: Wales
	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 discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government on the adequacy of the funding settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	236492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>My Department is responsible for the Local Government Finance Settlement in England. Local authority funding in Wales is a devolved matter and funding is the responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 28/03/2019 12:54:13 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1105033

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Affordable Housing: Havering
	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 potential merits of the Affordable Homes Programme for the London Borough of Havering.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	236354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Mayor has overall responsibility for housing policy and delivery in London, but we all agree that we need many more homes in London. Through our Affordable Homes Programme, the Government has invested over £4.8 billion in London to deliver at least 116,000 affordable homes by March 2022.</p><p>Almost one quarter of the new affordable homes delivered since 2010 have been in London (88,000 out of 407,000) and over 61,500 were affordable homes for rent.</p><p>Since 2015/16, 140 additional affordable housing completions have been supplied within the London Borough of Havering.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/03/2019 13:38:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1105035

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Social Services: Romford
	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 financial sustainability of adult services in Romford.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	236356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Over the Spending Review period, councils will receive more than £200 billion to spend on local services. Havering Council will have available over £850 million of core Spending Power during this period. The majority of this funding is not ringfenced and it is for local authorities, who are independent of central government, to manage their budgets in line with locally determined priorities. Extra funding announced in Budget 2018 means Government will have given councils access to £10 billion dedicated funding that can be used for adult social care in the three year period to 2019-20.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 28/03/2019 12:55:04 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1093428

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2019
	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	Supported Housing: 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, whether his Department plans to introduce additional forms of tenure for older people in specialist housing-with-care settings.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	235813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government currently does not have any plans to introduce other forms of tenure.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 28/03/2019 13:02:35 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1093439

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2019
	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: Cybersecurity
	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 mandatory cyber security training sessions civil servants working in his Department are required to undertake.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	235799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>New starters to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) are required to complete cyber security training as part of their induction. Guidance on security culture, including cyber security and managing digital footprints, is also available to staff through the Department’s intranet.</p><p>The Department runs cyber security sessions as part of the ‘Core Curriculum’ – a learning and development programme that is designed and delivered internally, based on the needs of MHCLG staff. This has included a ‘Cyber Security Week’ aimed at all staff, which included the use of guest speakers and cyber specialists at drop-in sessions and events.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/03/2019 15:48:27 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1093473

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2019
	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	Refuges: Domestic Abuse
	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 availability of refuges for victims of domestic abuse in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	235740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting all victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>My Department does not hold information on the availability of refuges for victims of domestic abuse in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands. However, I am pleased to confirm that Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council led the West Midlands in successful pan-regional bids for both the 2016-18 £20 million and the 2018-20 £22 million funds, building upon their regional partnership, increase refuge provision and remove barriers to accessing refuge. Through the 2016-18 fund the West Midlands was awarded £639,253 over the two years, including receiving a share of the £1.1 million top up funding. In the current 2018-20 fund the West Midlands has been awarded £638,849, with the first instalment being released December 2019 and the remaining to be released in the new financial year.</p><p>My department has also carried out a review of how domestic abuse services are locally commissioned and funded across England. We have worked closely with sector partners, drawing on their data, expertise and knowledge and taken account of the findings of an independent audit of provision of domestic abuse services across England, led by Ipsos MORI. Following the review, we intend to consult on potential measures for sustainable delivery of support for victims and their children in accommodation-based services for domestic abuse across England shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 27/03/2019 10:53:58 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1093475

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2019
	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	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 20 March 2019 to Question 232574 on Buildings: Insulation, whether his Department has carried out an assessment of the number of fire barriers installed on buildings in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	235775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Information on provision of cavity barriers and other fire barriers installed would be expected to be set out in building plans submitted to building control bodies. The Department does not hold this information centrally so has made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/03/2019 16:28:15 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1093476

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2019
	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	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 20 March 2019 to Question 232020 on Buildings: Insulation, whether his Department plans to test standard class High-Pressure Laminate cladding (Euroclass D) with stonewool insulation.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	235776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department is undertaking a test of a Euroclass B high pressure laminate panel as information from industry has suggested that this is the most commonly used type of high pressure laminate panel. The Department has no plans at present to carry out a test of Euroclass D high pressure laminate panels with stonewool insulation behind them but will consider further tests as necessary.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/03/2019 16:33:40 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1093477

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2019
	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	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 20 March 2019 to Question 232574 on Buildings: Insulation, whether his Department consulted (a) Dr Barbara Lane or (b) Professor Jose Torero, expert witnesses to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, on the design of the test.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	235777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not consulted Dr Barbara Lane or Professor Jose Torero on the design of the test. The test has been designed in line with standard industry practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/03/2019 16:28:54 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1093478

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2019
	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	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 20 March 2019 to Question 232574 on Buildings: Insulation, how many fire barriers per storey are installed in line with normal industry practice.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	235778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>As set out in my answer of 20 March to Question UIN 232574, fire barriers will be arranged similarly to those used in previous BS 8414 tests commissioned by the Department; the details of which are available on the building safety programme web page at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-building-safety-programme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/the-building-safety-programme</a>. As with previous tests we work with industry bodies to ensure that the design is representative of industry practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/03/2019 16:31:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1092581

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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	Private Rented Housing
	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 he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of March 2019 research by Generation Rent which found that local authorities surveyed had issued improvement notices to private landlords in only 5 per cent of cases where a tenant had complained in 2017-18; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	235346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The research was published on 18 March 2019. No assessment has been made at this time.</p><p>Improvement notices alone do not represent the full scale of local authority enforcement action where serious hazards are identified in residential property. They are one of a range of enforcement tools available for local authorities to use to address serious hazards, which also include informal action, carrying out emergency repairs, and, in extreme cases limiting or stopping the use of a property. Local authorities use the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), introduced by the Housing Act 2004, to assess property conditions and must take appropriate enforcement action where the most serious hazards are present.</p><p>We announced in October 2018 that we were commissioning a review to assess how well the HHSRS works in practice and ensure it is fit for purpose.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 26/03/2019 16:48:56 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1092606

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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 plans the Government has to lower business rates.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	235353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Since 2016, Government has announced a range of business rates reforms and measures. These include raising the threshold for Small Business Rate Relief, linking the multiplier to CPI rather than RPI inflation, a new retail discount worth an estimated £1 billion, and a range of other smaller reliefs. In total, these measures are estimated to be worth over £13 billion between 2019-20 and 2023-24.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 27/03/2019 10:54:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns