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1128814

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Right to Buy Scheme: Midlands
	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 effectiveness of the Voluntary Right to Buy pilot scheme for housing associations in the Midlands, and whether he has plans to extend that pilot.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	259010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Voluntary Right to Buy pilot is giving thousands of housing association tenants in the Midlands the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of home ownership. The pilot will be fully evaluated after completion, and future policy decisions will be taken on the basis of that evaluation.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/06/2019 09:31:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1128909

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Buildings: Fire Prevention
	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 implement a national review of fire compartmentation in residential buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	259471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to implement a national review of compartmentalisation in residential buildings</p><p><br> However, I would refer the honourable Member to the Secretary of State's written statement on 6 June announcing a consultation on our proposals for a new system of building and fire safety which puts residents’ safety at its heart.​ The documents are published at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/building-a-safer-future-proposals-for-reform-of-the-building-safety-regulatory-system" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/building-a-safer-future-proposals-for-reform-of-the-building-safety-regulatory-system</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/06/2019 09:34:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1129136

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2019 to Question 254199 on Buildings: Insulation, whether his Department has invited representatives of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee to witness the BS 8414 test of a High Pressure Laminate cladding system that is due to be carried out by the Fire Protection Association.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	259246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>No, members of the Select Committee have not been invited to witness this tests. A detailed report of the test will, as before, be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/06/2019 09:32:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1129239

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	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, what recent assessment he has made of the fire risks associated with high-pressure laminate (HPL) cladding; and whether he plans to ensure the removal of HPL from all apartment blocks in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	259055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding poses a particularly high risk on High Rise Residential Buildings. This is why the Government has set aside £600 million (£200 million for private buildings and up to £400 million for social buildings) for remediation of ACM cladding systems.</p><p>Non-ACM cladding systems or other structural works which are not directly related to the remediation of ACM cladding systems will not be part of the fund.</p><p>The Government has consistently made clear that building safety is the responsibility of the building owner and this includes acting if they have other cladding which they cannot confirm is safe – detailed advice is contained in Government Advice Note 14 published in December 2017 and revised in December 2018. <br> <br> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765761/Expert_Panel_advice_note_on_non-ACM.pdf" 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></p><p>My Department has also established a research project to test and improve the evidence available on the behaviour of a range of non-ACM materials used in cladding systems when subjected to fire. I refer the Hon Member to the written statement made by the Secretary of State on 1 May 2019 (HCWS1533 Building Safety Update).</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/06/2019 09:35:48 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1130379

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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
	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 affordable houses have been built in (a) the UK, (b) Greater London and (c) Ealing in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	261275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver 250,000 new affordable homes of a wide range of tenures, including social rent.</p><p>In 2017-18 47,355 affordable homes were completed, an increase of 12 per cent on the previous year, of these over 7,100 (15 per cent) were in London.</p><p>Details for homes delivered in 2018 -19 will be published in the Departments annual Affordable Housing Supply statistics.</p><p>Breakdowns of delivery by borough are available in live table 1011 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/06/2019 09:30:54 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1129642

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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	Coal
	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 consideration he has made of the implications of the level of stockpiles of coal for planning decisions on new and proposed coal mining operations, including those currently under consideration or review.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	259967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to clean growth and is taking action to reduce our reliance on coal. We have set out our aim to end electricity generation from unabated coal by 2025 and we are also taking action to reduce coal use in industry and heating.</p><p>Our world leading plans to end electricity generation from unabated coal by 2025 are expected to further this trend, and I am delighted that 30 countries, 22 states and cities, and 28 businesses have signed up to our Powering Past Coal Alliance.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that planning permission should not be granted for the extraction of coal unless the proposal is environmentally acceptable or the national, local or community benefits outweigh its likely impacts. The Framework is a material consideration in the determination of all applications for coal extraction in England. Given my quasi-judicial role in the planning system, it would not be appropriate to comment on the merits of current or future planning applications for coal extraction.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 259968 259969 question first answered 10/06/2019 15:55:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1129643

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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	Coal
	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 of the Committee on Climate Change's report on net zero carbon emissions for (a) current and future planning decisions on coal mines for which approval has recently been granted, recommended or sought, and (b) planning guidelines for new coal mining applications and possible revision of the National Planning Policy Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	259968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to clean growth and is taking action to reduce our reliance on coal. We have set out our aim to end electricity generation from unabated coal by 2025 and we are also taking action to reduce coal use in industry and heating.</p><p>Our world leading plans to end electricity generation from unabated coal by 2025 are expected to further this trend, and I am delighted that 30 countries, 22 states and cities, and 28 businesses have signed up to our Powering Past Coal Alliance.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that planning permission should not be granted for the extraction of coal unless the proposal is environmentally acceptable or the national, local or community benefits outweigh its likely impacts. The Framework is a material consideration in the determination of all applications for coal extraction in England. Given my quasi-judicial role in the planning system, it would not be appropriate to comment on the merits of current or future planning applications for coal extraction.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 259967 259969 question first answered 10/06/2019 15:55:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1129644

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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	Coal: Opencast Mining
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce urgently a presumption against all applications for deep or opencast coal mines in England.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	259969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to clean growth and is taking action to reduce our reliance on coal. We have set out our aim to end electricity generation from unabated coal by 2025 and we are also taking action to reduce coal use in industry and heating.</p><p>Our world leading plans to end electricity generation from unabated coal by 2025 are expected to further this trend, and I am delighted that 30 countries, 22 states and cities, and 28 businesses have signed up to our Powering Past Coal Alliance.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that planning permission should not be granted for the extraction of coal unless the proposal is environmentally acceptable or the national, local or community benefits outweigh its likely impacts. The Framework is a material consideration in the determination of all applications for coal extraction in England. Given my quasi-judicial role in the planning system, it would not be appropriate to comment on the merits of current or future planning applications for coal extraction.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 259967 259968 question first answered 10/06/2019 15:55:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1129718

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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	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, what information his Department hold on the number of fire safety tests on non-aluminium composite material cladding in the UK that have resulted in that cladding being removed from residential blocks since June 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	260012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The number of fire safety tests on non-aluminium composite material cladding in the UK that have resulted in that cladding being removed from residential blocks since June 2017 is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/06/2019 15:49:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1129721

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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	Building Regulations and Fire Safety Independent Review
	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 his Department's December 2018 implementation plan entitled Building a safer future, if he will publish (a) the organisations involved in the implementation plan and (b) the remit of the (i) Competence Steering Group, (ii) Competence Steering Group sub-working groups, (iii) Industry Safety Steering Group, and (iv) all other industry working groups set up in response to the Hackitt Review.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
	uin	260097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Following the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, our implementation plan set out a far-reaching work programme to deliver a reformed building safety system. In addition to the findings of the Review, we have considered a wide range of evidence, views and concerns expressed since the Grenfell Tower fire including representations to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry; over 200 responses to the Review’s Final Report, gathered in a listening exercise over the summer; and a report from the House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee. The consultation published on 6 June, <em>Building a safer future: proposals for reform of the building safety regulatory system</em>, invites views from the public and all interested stakeholders on how we propose to take forward meaningful legislative reform.</p><p>The Competence Steering Group and its sub-working groups were established by the construction and fire safety sectors in response to the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. Their remit is to develop proposals for a robust and coherent overarching system for overseeing competence requirements, and to raise competence within relevant disciplines involved in the design, construction, inspection, maintenance and management of buildings in scope of the Review. The Group expects to publish its full report covering recommendations from all working groups in June 2019 for an industry-led consultation. More information on the Competence Steering Group and its working groups can be found in the group’s second quarterly report published on the Construction Industry Council’s website: <a href="http://cic.org.uk/admin/resources/second-quarterly-report-october-2019-electronic-version.pdf" target="_blank">http://cic.org.uk/admin/resources/second-quarterly-report-october-2019-electronic-version.pdf</a>.</p><p>The industry safety steering group (ISSG) has been established to encourage culture change across industry and to monitor industry’s progress with implementing the recommendations in the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. The terms of reference for the group are published on GOV.UK <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/801470/TOR.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/801470/TOR.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/06/2019 14:41:52 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones