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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-13more like thismore than 2020-01-13
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 remove filter
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Landlords: Licensing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis was for his Department not including the provisions of section 80(4) of the Housing Act 2004 in refusing Liverpool City Council's application to be area for selective landlord licensing. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 2431 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-21more like thismore than 2020-01-21
answer text <p>Liverpool City Council made an application for selective licensing under the condition of low housing demand across the whole city.</p><p>The evidence provided by the local authority was carefully considered against all the relevant statutory conditions, including those contained within section 80(4) of the Housing Act 2004. The application did not meet the statutory tests because it did not sufficiently evidence the existence of low housing demand in every ward in the city, nor that every ward would become an area of low housing demand.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Tatton more like this
answering member printed Esther McVey more like this
grouped question UIN 2430 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-21T17:43:41.527Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-21T17:43:41.527Z
answering member
4084
label Biography information for Esther McVey more like this
previous answer version
1384
answering member constituency Tatton more like this
answering member printed Esther McVey more like this
answering member
4084
label Biography information for Esther McVey more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle remove filter
1045470
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-21more like thismore than 2019-01-21
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 remove filter
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Leasehold more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions the Government has met with (a) property development companies and (b) builders to discuss the leasehold law for existing leaseholders; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 210492 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-24more like thismore than 2019-01-24
answer text <p>Ministers have engaged with industry on several occasions to discuss issues facing existing leaseholders. On 5 November, Minister Wheeler met with the Home Builders Federation and raised the issue of consumer redress in the leasehold market. On 8 November, the Secretary of State held a round table with developers and investors, setting out his concerns regarding onerous ground rents and the lack of redress for existing leaseholders. The answer to question UIN189727 of 19 November 2018, details the attendees of the round table.</p><p>A full list of ministerial meetings up until 30 September 2018 is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</a> and is updated regularly.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Derbyshire more like this
answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-24T16:41:27.997Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-24T16:41:27.997Z
answering member
4053
label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle remove filter
1045472
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-21more like thismore than 2019-01-21
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 remove filter
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Leasehold more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met with property development companies during the consultation entitled Tackling Unfair Practices in the Leasehold Market. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 210494 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-29more like thismore than 2019-01-29
answer text <p>The Government's consultation 'Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market' ran for eight weeks from 25 July to 19 September 2017, and the response was published on 21 December 2017.</p><p>During that period, the then Secretary of State met Long Harbour and the Home Builders Federation and had discussions on the use of open-ended ground rent arrangements on new build leasehold properties. In addition, the then Minister of State for Housing, met the Building Societies Association to have similar discussions.</p><p>The Government also ran a separate consultation, ‘Implementing reforms to the leasehold system’ during 15 October 2018 to 26 November 2018 and is still analysing the responses.</p><p>During this period, the Housing Minister met the Home Builders’ Federation on 5 November 2018 to discuss leasehold reforms. On 8 November 2018, the Secretary of State held a round table with developers and investors, setting out his concerns regarding onerous ground rents and the lack of redress for existing leaseholders. The answer to question UIN189727 of 19 November 2018 details the attendees of the round table.</p><p>A full list of ministerial meetings up until 30 September 2018 is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</a> and is updated regularly.</p>
answering member constituency South Derbyshire more like this
answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-29T14:14:33.73Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-29T14:14:33.73Z
answering member
4053
label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle remove filter
1050384
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-29more like thismore than 2019-01-29
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 remove filter
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Leasehold more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timeframe is for the publication of the recommendations of the consultation entitled, Leasehold home ownership: buying your freehold or extending your lease, published by the Law Commission in September 2018. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 213955 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-02-05more like thismore than 2019-02-05
answer text <p>The Law Commission's consultation entitled 'Leasehold home ownership: buying your freehold or extending your lease' closed on 7 January 2019. We are informed that the Commission has received numerous, and detailed, responses to the consultation which will require detailed analysis to inform the final report and recommendations. The expected date for the publication of the final report is Summer 2019. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government continue to discuss the timetable for the remainder of the project with the Law Commission.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Derbyshire more like this
answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-02-05T13:21:26.97Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-05T13:21:26.97Z
answering member
4053
label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle remove filter
1050385
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-29more like thismore than 2019-01-29
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 remove filter
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Leasehold more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2018 to Question 174628 on Leasehold, what the timeframe is for bringing forward the legislative proposals to tackle unfair leasehold practices for existing leaseholders. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 213956 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-02-05more like thismore than 2019-02-05
answer text <p>Following on from the 2017 consultation referred to in the answer of 9 October 2018, to Question UIN174628, the Department published a technical consultation on how to implement the Government’s reforms to the leasehold system in England on 15 October. This is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-reforms-to-the-leasehold-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-reforms-to-the-leasehold-system</a> . The consultation marked the next step in the Government’s commitment to tackle excessive and unjustifiable practices in the leasehold sector, making home ownership fairer for all. The consultation closed on 26 November, we will publish the Government response in due course and bring forward legislation when Parliamentary time allows.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Derbyshire more like this
answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-02-05T13:24:57.653Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-05T13:24:57.653Z
answering member
4053
label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle remove filter
1045471
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-21more like thismore than 2019-01-21
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 remove filter
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Leasehold: Unfair Practices more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many responses the Government received from leaseholders in response to the Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market consultation. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 210493 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-29more like thismore than 2019-01-29
answer text <p>The Government's consultation 'Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market' ran for eight weeks from 25 July to 19 September 2017. The consultation received 6,075 responses; 5,701 via an online survey and 374 via email and post. Of those responding to the online survey providing background information, 5,336 respondents said they were private individuals, of which 2,790 answered a follow up question confirming they were a leaseholder living in a house, with 1,699 confirming they were a leaseholder living in a flat and 431 identifying themselves as a freeholder. 332 respondents identified themselves as replying to the consultation on behalf of an organisation.</p><p>A full breakdown of responses by type and question can be found at Annex A of the Government response, published on 21 December 2017 available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tackling-unfair-practices-in-the-leasehold-market" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tackling-unfair-practices-in-the-leasehold-market</a>.</p><p>The Government also ran a separate technical consultation, ‘Implementing reforms to the leasehold system’ during 15 October 2018 to 26 November 2018, and is still analysing the responses. As part of our consultation questions we did not ask the respondent to identify whether they were a leaseholder. However, we received 1030 responses which were completed as personal views.</p>
answering member constituency South Derbyshire more like this
answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-29T14:15:44.277Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-29T14:15:44.277Z
answering member
4053
label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle remove filter
1192221
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-05-01more like thismore than 2020-05-01
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 remove filter
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Local Government Finance: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the criteria for allocating the second tranche of the £1.6 billion of emergency funding to local authorities as a result of the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 41899 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-05-06more like thismore than 2020-05-06
answer text <p>Following the Government’s announcement on 18 March of an initial wave of £1.6 billion of funding to respond to COVID-19 impacts on local councils, we continued to keep funding pressures under review, using both data collection and ongoing conversations with councils to refine our assessment.</p><p>On 28 April, the Secretary of State announced allocations of an additional £1.6 billion to individual local authorities.</p><p>Whereas the first funding allocation was primarily allocated to local authorities through the Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formula, in recognition that the greatest immediate pressures would fall on local authorities with social care responsibilities, this second wave of funding was allocated on a per capita basis. This reflects our latest understanding of the distribution of additional covid-related pressures, which are likely to be distributed in a way that is different from pre-existing needs. The 65:35 spilt in this per capita allocation between counties and districts in two-tier shire areas provides more funding to district councils than the first wave of funding, whilst providing significant support to social care authorities.</p><p>It is important that these two waves of funding are seen together and that false comparisons between the two are avoided. Across both waves, almost 70 per cent of district councils will receive £1 million or more in support, whilst more than 90 per cent of the funding will go to social care authorities.</p>
answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland more like this
answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke more like this
grouped question UIN
41900 more like this
42132 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-05-06T15:46:43.47Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-06T15:46:43.47Z
answering member
4655
label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle remove filter
1192224
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-05-01more like thismore than 2020-05-01
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 remove filter
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Local Government Finance: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what changes he has made since allocating the first tranche of emergency covid-19 funding to local authorities that will determine how the second tranche of that funding is allocated. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 41900 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-05-06more like thismore than 2020-05-06
answer text <p>Following the Government’s announcement on 18 March of an initial wave of £1.6 billion of funding to respond to COVID-19 impacts on local councils, we continued to keep funding pressures under review, using both data collection and ongoing conversations with councils to refine our assessment.</p><p>On 28 April, the Secretary of State announced allocations of an additional £1.6 billion to individual local authorities.</p><p>Whereas the first funding allocation was primarily allocated to local authorities through the Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formula, in recognition that the greatest immediate pressures would fall on local authorities with social care responsibilities, this second wave of funding was allocated on a per capita basis. This reflects our latest understanding of the distribution of additional covid-related pressures, which are likely to be distributed in a way that is different from pre-existing needs. The 65:35 spilt in this per capita allocation between counties and districts in two-tier shire areas provides more funding to district councils than the first wave of funding, whilst providing significant support to social care authorities.</p><p>It is important that these two waves of funding are seen together and that false comparisons between the two are avoided. Across both waves, almost 70 per cent of district councils will receive £1 million or more in support, whilst more than 90 per cent of the funding will go to social care authorities.</p>
answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland more like this
answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke more like this
grouped question UIN
41899 more like this
42132 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-05-06T15:46:43.507Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-06T15:46:43.507Z
answering member
4655
label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle remove filter
1145788
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-25more like thismore than 2019-09-25
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 remove filter
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading North West: Brexit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent meetings Ministers and Official in his Department have had with (a) businesses and (b) public authorities in the North West on the effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 290686 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-03more like thismore than 2019-10-03
answer text <p>Officials in my Department undertake extensive engagement with the sector, including a series of events for all councils, a monthly meeting between the Secretary of State and council leaders, a monthly teleconference with all Chief Executives and Brexit Lead Officers and weekly dialogue with a network of nine Chief Executives who represent their regions on Brexit. There are also regular mailouts, bulletins and dedicated web pages to bring together relevant information, advice and guidance on Brexit from across Whitehall.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
answering member printed Luke Hall more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-03T12:46:13.423Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-03T12:46:13.423Z
answering member
4450
label Biography information for Luke Hall more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle remove filter
1170450
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-13more like thismore than 2020-01-13
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 remove filter
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Private Rented Housing: Liverpool more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the application for Liverpool City Council to be re-designated as an area for selective licensing of landlords was turned down; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 2430 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-21more like thismore than 2020-01-21
answer text <p>Liverpool City Council made an application for selective licensing under the condition of low housing demand across the whole city.</p><p>The evidence provided by the local authority was carefully considered against all the relevant statutory conditions, including those contained within section 80(4) of the Housing Act 2004. The application did not meet the statutory tests because it did not sufficiently evidence the existence of low housing demand in every ward in the city, nor that every ward would become an area of low housing demand.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Tatton more like this
answering member printed Esther McVey more like this
grouped question UIN 2431 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-21T17:43:41.453Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-21T17:43:41.453Z
answering member
4084
label Biography information for Esther McVey more like this
previous answer version
1379
answering member constituency Tatton more like this
answering member printed Esther McVey more like this
answering member
4084
label Biography information for Esther McVey more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle remove filter