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1240405

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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: Battersea
	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 estimate of the timeframe within which all combustible and flammable cladding will be removed from residential buildings in Battersea.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	99111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear in its expectation that all owners of high rise residential buildings with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding complete remedial works by the end of 2021 or face further action. For other types of unsafe cladding, the Government is making £1 billion available to fund the removal of unsafe non-ACM cladding in 2020/21</p><p><br> In addition, the application guidance clearly states that applicants must be in a position to evidence that remediation works will commence onsite prior to 31 March 2021 and, once funding is granted, must subsequently ensure that remedial works are delivered at pace</p><p><br> The Department published registration statistics for the Building Safety Fund on 30 September and is continuing to work with building owners to progress applications.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 98758 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:13:58 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240404

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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: 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 steps his Department has taken to ensure combustible and flammable cladding has been removed from residential buildings across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	99110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>In England, the Government is providing £1.6 billion to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding and make homes safer, more quickly. We have also appointed construction experts who are reviewing remediation timescales and identifying what can be done to increase pace, along with providing direct expert support to projects.</p><p> </p><p>Where building owners have failed to act, despite government support, the Government has supported enforcement action by Fire and Rescue Services and local authorities. We are also holding case conferences to discuss specific buildings of greatest concern with the relevant local authorities to agree action plans.</p><p> </p><p>Housing and building safety are devolved matters, and the progress of remediation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for their respective devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 98757 99109 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:13:01 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240403

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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: Battersea
	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 has taken to ensure combustible and flammable cladding has been removed from residential buildings in Battersea constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	99109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>In England, the Government is providing £1.6 billion to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding and make homes safer, more quickly. We have also appointed construction experts who are reviewing remediation timescales and identifying what can be done to increase pace, along with providing direct expert support to projects.</p><p> </p><p>Where building owners have failed to act, despite government support, the Government has supported enforcement action by Fire and Rescue Services and local authorities. We are also holding case conferences to discuss specific buildings of greatest concern with the relevant local authorities to agree action plans.</p><p> </p><p>Housing and building safety are devolved matters, and the progress of remediation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for their respective devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 98757 99110 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:13:01 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240402

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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: 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 assessment he has made of the equity of requiring residents in buildings with flammable cladding to pay for a fire watch by patrolling security staff.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	99108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been investigating what can be done to reduce the cost of Waking Watch. We will shortly publish data on Waking Watch costs so that there is transparency on the range of costs and comparisons can be clearly made. In addition, the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has published updated guidance for buildings where <em>Stay Put</em> has been suspended, emphasising that these are short term measures and encouraging greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on Waking Watch wherever possible. The Government is providing £1.6 billion of public subsidy to ensure remediation of high rise buildings with unsafe cladding happens at pace and so residents and their homes are made safe for the long term, and  interim measures, such as a Waking Watch, are no longer required.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 08/10/2020 16:56:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1239939

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	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: 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 his Department has an estimated timeframe of when all combustible and flammable cladding will be removed from residential buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	98758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear in its expectation that all owners of high rise residential buildings with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding complete remedial works by the end of 2021 or face further action. For other types of unsafe cladding, the Government is making £1 billion available to fund the removal of unsafe non-ACM cladding in 2020/21</p><p><br> In addition, the application guidance clearly states that applicants must be in a position to evidence that remediation works will commence onsite prior to 31 March 2021 and, once funding is granted, must subsequently ensure that remedial works are delivered at pace</p><p><br> The Department published registration statistics for the Building Safety Fund on 30 September and is continuing to work with building owners to progress applications.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 99111 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:13:58 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1239938

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	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: 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 steps his Department has taken to ensure combustible and flammable cladding has been removed from residential buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	98757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>In England, the Government is providing £1.6 billion to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding and make homes safer, more quickly. We have also appointed construction experts who are reviewing remediation timescales and identifying what can be done to increase pace, along with providing direct expert support to projects.</p><p> </p><p>Where building owners have failed to act, despite government support, the Government has supported enforcement action by Fire and Rescue Services and local authorities. We are also holding case conferences to discuss specific buildings of greatest concern with the relevant local authorities to agree action plans.</p><p> </p><p>Housing and building safety are devolved matters, and the progress of remediation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for their respective devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 99109 99110 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:13:01 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1234018

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2020
	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: 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 steps his Department is taking to support homeowners who cannot sell their homes due to the freeholder of their building not providing them with an EWS1 certificate.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	89848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the difficulties that some homeowners are facing in being able to provide mortgage lenders with a completed EWS1, as well as capacity challenges affecting building owners commissioning the form. <br> <br> The Department is encouraging mortgage lenders to accept other equivalent evidence from building owners for valuation purposes and is working with professional bodies to increase the number of skilled professionals that can complete EWS1 forms.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 21/09/2020 13:00:06 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1345853

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2021
	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	International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
	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 his Department plans to submit the UK’s progress report on implementing the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination which was due in April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	31531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>MHCLG is committed to fulfilling its commitments for the CERD State Report, and tackling inequalities remains one of the key objectives of our work. Our priorities for the past year have been shaped to ensure we have provided sufficient support to communities and local government to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 15/07/2021 13:53:22 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1140351

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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	Council Tax Reduction Schemes
	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 how the changes to the rules on social security entitlements for mixed aged couples will affect local authority council tax reduction schemes given the protected status of pensioners in such schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	279147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>My Department has informed local authorities that it will ensure consistency in the treatment of mixed age couples between local council tax reduction schemes and the wider benefits system from 1 April 2020. Council tax reduction schemes operating in the current financial year should continue to treat persons as pensioners or not pensioners according to definitions set out in existing regulations.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/07/2019 14:22:46 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1315216

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2021
	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	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, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to provide support for renters who are in arrears as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	2440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Government support has ensured that the vast majority of tenants have maintained their rent payments. Data from the English Housing Survey (EHS) Household Resilience Study November-December 2020 suggests that around 9 per cent of households in the private rented sector are in rent arrears, and two thirds of those are in less than 2 months of arrears.</p><p>The UK Government has provided an unprecedented package of financial support which is available to tenants. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and £20 per week uplift in Universal Credit are supporting private renters to continue paying their rent. Local housing allowance rates have been maintained at their increased level in cash terms in 2021/22, meaning claimants renting in the private rented sector continue to benefit from the significant increase in the local housing allowance rates applied in April 2020 in cash terms. For those who require additional support, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) are available. For 2021-22 the Government has made £140 million available in DHP funding, building on the £180 million provided last year.</p><p>We continue to closely monitor the ongoing impact of the pandemic on renters, working with the Department for Work and Pensions.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 24/05/2021 16:14:27 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova