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855692

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report by the Institute of Alcohol Studies entitled the Rising Affordability of Alcohol, published in February 2018, what assessment he has made of the implications for the pub sector of the introduction of minimum unit pricing.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	130998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to my answer on 12 March 2018, UIN 130997.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 26/03/2018 16:31:42 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

990431

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	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	Local Government: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the recent Court of Appeal judgement in the case of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Jacqueline Lewis against the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the new Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive will be applied to the local government pension scheme in January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	181285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Following the Government’s success at the Court of Appeal, pending the conclusion of any further legal proceedings, I intend to reinstate the guidance provided to Local Government Pension Scheme administering authorities requiring that they should not pursue investment policies that are contrary to UK foreign policy or UK defence policy.</p><p>Separately, the Directive on the Activities and Supervision of Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORP II) is due to be implemented by 13 January 2019. We do not feel it is necessary to change the rules of the Local Government Pension Scheme to give effect to it as we consider that its investment rules and governance requirements already comply with the Directive’s objectives.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 06/11/2018 15:48:28 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak previous answer version 80259 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1020421

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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	Teesside International Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the proposal from the Tees Valley Mayor to buy Durham Tees Valley Airport, what the Government's policy is on devolved resources to Combined Authorities being used to bring airports into public ownership; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	199386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>In 2015, Tees Valley Combined Authority was awarded the long term Investment Fund of £450 million over 30 years as part of its Devolution Deal and Single Pot funding arrangements. In line with other Devolution Deals agreed, places can allocate and spend Investment Funds on locally appraised projects, providing them with greater control over directing priority investment decisions.</p><p>The Combined Authority has responsibility for how it will invest these funds within the scope of an agreed assurance framework, which sets out how they will appraise, monitor and evaluates schemes to achieve value for money. This is based on Government’s Single Pot Assurance Framework national guidance. To ensure value for money is achieved for the taxpayer, future release of Investment Funds are subject to five yearly Gateway Reviews which include an economic impact assessment carried out by an independent panel.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 10/12/2018 17:35:17 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1015031

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	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	Local Government: Pensions
	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 draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 apply to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	195604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>These draft regulations make minor and technical changes to correct any elements of the UK’s occupational and personal pensions legislation that will not work effectively after the UK departs the EU. They will not apply to the Local Government Pension Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 29/11/2018 15:24:22 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1029331

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning
	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 his Department is taking to protect social housing tenants from carbon monoxide poisoning; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	204501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Social Housing Green Paper asked if new safety measures in the private rented sector, such as requirements to install carbon monoxide alarms, should be extended to social housing. Alongside this, the Government is carrying out a review to establish whether requirements to install carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in private rented properties should be extended to any fuel burning appliance and social housing. The findings of this review are being considered alongside responses to the Social Housing Green Paper. We plan to set out the Government response to the Green Paper in Spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/01/2019 15:53:30 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1056745

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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: Licensing
	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 enable more local authorities to establish selective licensing schemes in areas where they are needed to tackle poor housing conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	218310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Selective licensing can be an effective, targeted tool to deliver improved standards and safety in the private rented sector for areas suffering from serious problems. Where selective licensing is poorly designed and not well targeted, it can come at a cost to landlords, which can be passed on to tenants through increased rents.</p><p>The Government only holds information on schemes that require the approval of the Secretary of State. Since 2015, schemes which cover more than 20 per cent of a local authority’s private rented stock or geographical area require approval. Eight schemes have been approved by the Secretary of State in the following local authority areas: Blackpool, Brent, Burnley, Hyndburn, Newham, Nottingham, Peterborough and Redbridge.</p><p>We are currently conducting an independent review into the effectiveness of selective licensing, through which we are engaging with local authorities about their experience of selective licensing. The final report is due to be published in Spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 218308 218309 question first answered 14/02/2019 16:08:19 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

855691

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
	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 discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the merits of the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol for the pub sector.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	130997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>My Department has not held recent discussions with the Home Office on the merits of introducing minimum unit pricing, which remains under review. The Government will consider the evidence of its impact once it is available.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/03/2018 16:29:36 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1131733

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	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: Standards
	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 proposal by the Town and Country Planning Association that the most effective way to deliver high quality, genuinely affordable homes in good environments and at speed is through modernised New Town Development Corporations.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	263864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>We agree that where there are complex delivery and co-ordination challenges, development corporations can be the right vehicles to drive forward high-quality new communities at scale.</p><p>That is why we passed regulations in July 2018 to enable the creation of locally-led New Town Development Corporations, overseen not by the Secretary of State as was previously the case, but by local authorities.In addition, at Autumn Budget 2018, we announced that we would launch a consultation on the legislative framework for development corporations – to ensure they have the powers they need to deliver. We will also be launching a £10 million competitive fund, supported with advice from Sir George Iacobescu, to enable local areas to generate locally-led proposals for new business‑backed development corporations and similar delivery bodies.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/06/2019 15:15:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1131731

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	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	Business Premises: Change of Use
	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 implications for his policies of the findings in the May 2018 report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors which found that 30 per cent of office to residential conversions built under permitted development met national space standards.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	263862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>We announced in Written Ministerial Statement HCWS 1408 our intention to review permitted development rights for the conversion of buildings to residential use in respect of the quality standard of homes delivered.</p><p>New homes in England, whether granted permission on an application or through a permitted development right, are required to meet Building Regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 263860 263861 263865 question first answered 20/06/2019 15:17:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1131730

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	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	Business Premises: Change of Use
	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 implications for his policies of the case study in the May 2018 report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors entitled Extending permitted development rights in England: the implications for public authorities and communities which shows that in Glasgow where office to residential conversion requires full planning permission rather than permitted development higher residential quality and better space standards have followed.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	263861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>We announced in Written Ministerial Statement HCWS 1408 our intention to review permitted development rights for the conversion of buildings to residential use in respect of the quality standard of homes delivered.</p><p>New homes in England, whether granted permission on an application or through a permitted development right, are required to meet Building Regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 263860 263862 263865 question first answered 20/06/2019 15:17:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham