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1140760

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent progress has been made on the introduction of mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	912092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>We have worked with industry to design proportionate legislation that delivers real benefits to tenants and we’ll be ready to lay the Statutory Instrument introducing mandatory checks as soon as parliamentary time allows. This will make rented properties safer, so we’re encouraging landlords to comply early and get familiar with the changes.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/07/2019 15:56:34 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1140761

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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	Homelessness: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent representations he has received on the effect of the out-of-area placement of families by borough councils on receiving local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	912093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>I have received representation on this matter from a number of local authorities, including that of my Hon Friend, during my recent visit to Harlow. I was also delighted to meet Streets2Homes, a local homelessness organisation, and hear about the excellent work they are doing on homelessness and rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/07/2019 16:07:31 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1140795

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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	Energy Performance Certificates
	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 plans to extend Energy Performance Certificates to include information on the health and safety of properties.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	280240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to extend the scope of Energy Performance Certificates for buildings to include information about the health or safety of buildings.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 24/07/2019 16:43:17 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1140796

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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	Building Regulations: Air Pollution
	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's review of ventilation and energy-efficiency in building regulations includes indoor air quality; and whether the future homes standard will include benchmarking on indoor air quality.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	280241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>In the Government’s Clean Air Strategy 2019, we committed to consulting on changes to standards in Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations, as part of our 2019 consultation on the Building Regulations’ energy efficiency standards. The statutory guidance for Part F (Approved Document F) describes how buildings in urban areas should be designed to reduce the intake of pollutants. In this review we are using the latest evidence on indoor air quality to inform ventilation standards.</p><p>The Future Homes Standard will be implemented through an uplift to the Building Regulations, subject to consultation. We will expand on the technical detail of these proposals during the 2019 consultation.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 24/07/2019 16:43:57 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1140797

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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 and 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 plans he has to (a) establish a sub-committee of the Housing Taskforce to include stakeholders involved in the delivery of healthy and quality homes and (b) respond to the recommendations made in the all-party Parliamentary group for healthy homes and buildings white paper, published 24 October 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	280242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to improving housing standards. Minister's have engaged with the APPG for Healthy Homes and Buildings, following the publication of their White Paper in October and have noted the Paper’s recommendations. We will continue to engage with the APPG and related stakeholders as we develop policy to build their views into policy. The Department has seen the number of private rented homes failing to meet the Decent Homes Standard fall 15 per cent since 2010 – a record low. <br> <br> We have also seen the number of social homes failing to meet the Decent Homes Standard decrease significantly. Our Department has also dedicated a chapter in The revised National Panning and Policy Framework includes a dedicated chapter on the creation of healthy and safe places. We have also launched the Social Housing Green Paper which asks if we should consider what constitutes a decent home.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 24/07/2019 16:39:54 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1140798

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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	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 plans he has to review the UK's existing housing stock to ensure that the oldest homes are fit for purpose and do not exacerbate or cause ill health.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	280243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has seen the number of private rented homes failing to meet the Decent Homes Standard fall 15 per cent since 2010 – a record low. We have also seen the number of social homes failing to meet the Decent Homes Standard decrease significantly.</p><p>Local authorities have powers under the Housing Act 2004 to review the Private Rented Sector stock and to tackle poor rented property conditions which may impact peoples’ health. They must take enforcement action where the most serious (category 1) hazards are present - this is usually assessed through the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).</p><p>In October 2018 the Government launched a scoping review to consider whether the HHSRS should be updated and, if so, to what extent. This review has now reported, and I announced that there will be a comprehensive overhaul of the HHSRS to begin later this year.</p><p>In addition, the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act, which came into force on 20th March 2019, empowers tenants to take their landlords to court if they fail to address health and safety hazards. <br> <br>We have also launched the Social Housing Green Paper which asks if we should consider what constitutes a decent home.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 24/07/2019 16:41:15 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1140976

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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	Public Buildings: Display Energy Certificates
	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 trends in the level of non-compliance with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive regulations, for the requirement to have a valid Display Energy Certificate across all public buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	280110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely hold or collect data to identify public buildings that are frequently visited by the public. Therefore, we have not made an assessment of the current levels of non-compliance in relation to display energy certificates.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 24/07/2019 16:31:50 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1140980

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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	Display Energy Certificates: Fixed Penalties
	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 fixed penalty notices have been issued for not having a valid Display Energy Certificate under Energy Performance of Buildings Directive regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	280111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>There is no requirement on Local Weights and Measures Authorities (LWMAs) to separately identify how many fixed penalty notices have been issued for not having a valid display energy certificate under Energy Performance of Buildings Directive regulations. Therefore the Department does not hold this information centrally but it may be available from individual LWMAs.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 24/07/2019 16:34:13 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1140981

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Information Officers
	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 (a) press officers, (b) internal communications officers, (c) external communications officers, (d) communications strategy staff and (e) any other communications staff were employed by his Department in 2018-19; and what the total cost of their salaries and any on-costs was in that period.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	280198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Communications directorate within MHCLG consists of two divisions – External Communications and Corporate Communications.</p><p>The total staff costs for External Communications in 18-19 was £1.53 million. External Communications consisted of 21 staff in post at April 2018 and 29 staff in post at March 2019. Staff in this division include press officers/external communications officers and management.</p><p>The total staff costs for Corporate Communications in 18-19 was £1.76 million. Corporate Communications consisted of 31 staff in post at April 2018 and 35 staff in post at March 2019. Staff in this division include internal communications officers, communications strategy staff and management.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 24/07/2019 16:22:19 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1141001

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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	Home Ownership: Young 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, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of young people who own their own home since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	280209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>In 2010-11 the proportion of under 35 year olds in owner occupation was 36 per cent; in 2017-18 the proportion was 33 per cent.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 24/07/2019 16:37:58 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne