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1125691

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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	5G
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 effectiveness of of current permitted development rights for (a) mobile infrastructure and (b) 5G in helping the UK become a world-leading 5G economy.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	252479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>We published the revised National Planning Policy Framework in 2018, setting out national planning policies for supporting high quality communications in England. These include that the planning policies and decisions of local planning authorities should support the expansion of electronic communications networks, such as 5G.</p><p>We have also introduced a range of permitted development rights to support the delivery of mobile infrastructure, including legislating for higher masts in 2016, whilst also protecting local amenity.</p><p>We hope that these measures will be used by industry, alongside proactive engagement with the planning system, to ensure delivery of 5G. However, we will keep planning regulations under review.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/05/2019 17:01:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 117983 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1125695

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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	Affordable Housing: Rural Areas
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 he has to reassess the threshold for affordable housing on rural exception sites.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	252509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Rural exception sites are used for affordable housing provided in perpetuity, on land that would not normally be released for development. While some market housing may be allowed on such sites, this is at the local planning authority’s discretion, and no threshold applies. On sites that are not exception sites, national policy is that affordable housing should be sought only on sites that involve major development, except in designated rural areas where a lower threshold may be set.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/05/2019 09:45:43 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 117984 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1136870

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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	Affordable Housing: Rural Areas
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 ensure that communities and local authorities work together to provide adequate numbers of affordable homes in rural areas when drawing up Local Plans and Neighbourhood Plans.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	273315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes it clear that in rural areas, planning policies should identify opportunities for villages to grow and thrive, especially where this will support local services. These opportunities should be explored in both local plans and neighbourhood plans that look to allocate housing.</p><p>The Framework also makes it clear that in rural areas housing development that reflect local needs should be supported. The rural exception sites policy specifically promotes the delivery of affordable housing in rural areas.</p><p>In addition, an £8.5 million ‘discounted homes’ pilot is being used to support communities who wish to bring forward affordable homes for sale through neighbourhood planning, many of these are expected to be in rural areas.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/07/2019 16:01:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 127765 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1002719

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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	Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission: Public Appointments
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 (a) due diligence was undertaken on and (b) assessment was made of the pronouncements on equality and diversity of the Chair of the Commission on Beauty in the Built Environment prior to their appointment.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	188865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The appointment of advisory roles entails the completion of due diligence checks; these were carried out and considered prior to the appointment of Professor Sir Roger Scruton FBA FRSL as unpaid chair of the ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful’ Commission.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/11/2018 10:42:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 84529 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1138477

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
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	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, whether the National Fire Chiefs Council or his Department's Independent Expert Panel have been invited to witness the large-scale fire safety tests commissioned by his Department in July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	276199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>Members of the National Fire Chiefs Council and the Independent Expert Advisory Panel were invited.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/07/2019 15:40:31 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 129427 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1138505

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
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	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 11 July 2019 to Question 274551 on Buildings: Fire Prevention, what steps leaseholders are able to take in the event of being presented with high charges for non-cladding fire safety remedial work.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	276200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made it clear that building owners should protect leaseholders from bearing the costs of remediation.</p><p>Specialist advice for help to understand leaseholders’ rights can be accessed through the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE). The Government has allocated additional funding to LEASE to provide independent, free, initial advice to leaseholders on building safety issues to ensure they are aware of their rights and are supported to understand the terms of their leases. More information on LEASE, including how to contact them for advice, is available here: <a href="https://www.lease-advice.org/" target="_blank">https://www.lease-advice.org/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/07/2019 15:37:59 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 129426 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1127297

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
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	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, upon which expert authority the Permanent Secretary to his Department wrote to local authority chief executives and housing association chief executives on 22 June 2017 stating that Aluminium Composite Material should be considered as filler as referred to in paragraph 12.7 of Approved Document Part B Volume 2 of 2013.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	255678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Permanent Secretary’s letter of 22 June 2017 set out the Department’s view of the guidance in section 12 of Volume 2 of Approved Document B.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 255679 question first answered 23/05/2019 14:58:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 119626 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1127298

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
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	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, if he could clarify upon which expert authority the Permanent Secretary to his Department wrote to local authority chief executives and housing association chief executives on 22 June 2017 stating that Paragraph 12.7 of Approved Document Part B Volume 2 of 2013 does not just apply to thermal insulation within the external wall construction, but applies to any element of the cladding system, including, therefore, the core of the Aluminium Composite Material cladding.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	255679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Permanent Secretary’s letter of 22 June 2017 set out the Department’s view of the guidance in section 12 of Volume 2 of Approved Document B.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 255678 question first answered 23/05/2019 14:58:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 119628 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1109380

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	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, what materials the term filler material was intended to apply to when that term was added to the 2006 Edition of Approved Document Part B Volume 2.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	240559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The term filler was included for the first time in the 2006 edition of Approved Document B, first published in 2006. It is a matter for the person responsible for the work and the building control body to consider if the requirements of the regulations have been met. The Department would have held meetings with industry at the time to discuss the new Approved Document B guidance in general. This Government’s view is that set out in the Building Control Alliance technical guidance note 18 which set out that the provisions in paragraph 12.7 relating to limited combustibility, particularly when read in the context of the guidance paragraph 12.5, apply to the whole cladding system other than components specifically excluded, as set out in paragraph 12.7.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 240560 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:00:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 112734 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1109381

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	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, when the term filler material was added to the 2006 Edition of Approved Document Part B Volume 2, how his Department communicated to stakeholders that it must be understood as covering the core of Aluminium Composite Material cladding.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	240560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The term filler was included for the first time in the 2006 edition of Approved Document B, first published in 2006. It is a matter for the person responsible for the work and the building control body to consider if the requirements of the regulations have been met. The Department would have held meetings with industry at the time to discuss the new Approved Document B guidance in general. This Government’s view is that set out in the Building Control Alliance technical guidance note 18 which set out that the provisions in paragraph 12.7 relating to limited combustibility, particularly when read in the context of the guidance paragraph 12.5, apply to the whole cladding system other than components specifically excluded, as set out in paragraph 12.7.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 240559 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:00:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 112735 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed