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1139210

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Social Rented Housing: Pets
	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 Battersea Cats and Dogs Home report on Pet friendly properties, if his Department will issue guidance for local authorities on pets in social housing.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	277609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The circumstances in which pets may be kept is determined locally by landlords, taking account of the views of their tenants. The Department has no plans to issue guidance for local authorities on pets in social housing.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:02:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1139211

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Social Rented Housing: Pets
	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 Battersea Cats and Dogs Home report on Pet friendly properties, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of pet ownership for social housing tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	277610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made any assessment of the potential benefits of pet ownership for social housing tenants.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:01:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1138857

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Permitted Development Rights
	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 assessment he has made of the environmental sustainability of residential properties smaller than 13 square metres constructed under permitted development rights.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	277168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <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>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> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:01:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1138967

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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 Infrastructure Fund: Essex
	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 he plans to make a decision on Housing Infrastructure Fund bids relating to Essex.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	277184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>We have so far announced nine successful Forward Funding schemes, worth more than £1.3 billion, to unlock up to 76,000 homes. All remaining bids are in assessment. Local authorities will be notified of the outcome of their bids in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 277185 question first answered 18/07/2019 13:03:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1138969

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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 Infrastructure Fund: Essex
	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 Homes England has made an assessment of the Housing Infrastructure Fund bids relating to Essex; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	277185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>We have so far announced nine successful Forward Funding schemes, worth more than £1.3 billion, to unlock up to 76,000 homes. All remaining bids are in assessment. Local authorities will be notified of the outcome of their bids in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 277184 question first answered 18/07/2019 13:03:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1138645

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	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: Construction
	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 estimate he has made of the number of Local Plans which include a requirement for new homes to be accessible and adaptable.
	tabling member constituency	Hornchurch and Upminster
	tabling member printed	Julia Lopez
	uin	276602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>At present, the Government does not collect this data. A recent report by Habinteg suggests that less than a third of all English local plans currently set specific requirements for a percentage of new homes to be built to accessible or adaptable standards.</p><p>We have strengthened policy in the revised National Planning Policy Framework, published in July 2018, so that local planning authorities are expected to put in place specific policies to address the housing needs of older and disabled people. We have also strengthened the policy approach to accessible housing by setting out an expectation that planning policies for housing should make use of government standards for accessible and adaptable housing.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/07/2019 15:47:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez

1138677

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	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	Prefabricated 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 assessment he has made of the (a) cost, (b) environmental and (c) build-time benefits of modular housing build.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
	uin	276545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>My Department has not carried out a comprehensive assessment on these issues.</p><p>Research into particular topics may include consideration of modern methods of construction if relevant to the subject of the research.</p><p>It is however well recognised that new technology and innovation has improved productivity, quality and choice across a range of sectors and we are keen to see the same happen in housing. The Government is aware of numerous industry reports which indicate that the use of Modern Methods Of Construction (MMC) in housebuilding, including modular construction for, has the potential to deliver a range of benefits.</p><p>There is an opportunity for housebuilders to embrace MMC and take advantage of new technologies to deliver good quality new-build homes more quickly, with the potential to deliver more energy efficient homes to buyers, improve site efficiencies and reduce waste.</p><p>That is why the Housing White Paper specifically talks about specific measures to stimulate the growth of modern methods of construction, including modular construction and smart techniques. For instance, on top of providing financial support to builders, we are creating a pipeline of opportunities in the sector and have set up a MMC working group to look at addressing barriers to assurance, insurance and finance for MMC homes.</p><p>The group has been exploring a range of opportunities to increase confidence in homes manufactured using these methods to support the uptake of off-site manufacturing technologies across the housing market.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:00:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1138461

	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: 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 is aware of buildings for which cladding has needed to be remediated on more than one occasion since June 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	276196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG is not aware of any cases where the cladding on a building has needed to be remediated on more than one occasion since June 2017.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/07/2019 15:38:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 129432 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

1138473

	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: 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, for what reasons his Department is not providing funds for the remediation of non-Aluminium composite cladding where it is found to be unsafe.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	276197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>Government intervention to provide funding for the removal of unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is wholly exceptional. It is based on the unparalleled risk ACM poses, very real public safety concerns and the failure of many building owners to do the right thing by their residents.</p><p>Government intervention does not remove responsibility for overall building safety from the building owner and if fire safety risks are uncovered, they must remedy them, or potentially face enforcement action from the local authority. We have made it clear that building owners should protect leaseholders from bearing the costs of remediation, and that the clearest way to ensure safety is to remove unsafe materials.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/07/2019 15:36:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 129429 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

1138476

	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: 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, with reference the article in the Oxford Mail entitled, Hockmore Tower among five Oxford blocks facing post Grenfell scrutiny, published 11 July 2019, what information his Department has provided to local authorities in July 2019 on the need to remediate high-pressure laminate cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	276198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not issued specific advice to local authorities on the remediation of High Pressure Laminate cladding (HPL).</p><p>The Department has published guidance to reiterate the importance of building owners assessing their buildings and ensuring that non-Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding systems are safe. Advice Note 14, published in 2017 and updated in December 2018, reiterates that the clearest way to ensure safety is to remove unsafe materials. This can be found at:<strong> <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F765761%2FExpert_Panel_advice_note_on_non-ACM.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBalraj.Phull%40communities.gov.uk%7C822baa5e0f8045ab0d3e08d708fcefd7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636987754750895449&amp;sdata=B0ihsM3pe6VxZrRQaSStWhwRjyZ%2F1SGucZlDXihbf%2FI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765761/Expert_Panel_advice_note_on_non-ACM.pdf</a></strong></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/07/2019 15:40:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 129428 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