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1240910

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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	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, if he will take steps to help ensure that leaseholders are supported with the costs of (a) remediating non-compliant cladding on buildings and (b) other fire safety measures; and if he will increase the Building Safety Fund to ensure that all buildings are remediated at no cost to leaseholders.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	99643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is making £1.6 billion available to support the remediation of unsafe cladding. This will deal with some of the highest risk and highest cost safety defects in our existing high rise stock, protecting leaseholders from the vast majority of these costs. However, government funding is not the only means of funding remediation. <br> <br> The Government expects building owners to meet costs without passing them on to leaseholders wherever possible, through their own resources or by recovering costs from applicable warranty schemes or from the developers or contractors who were responsible for the installation of installed unsafe cladding, as has happened with more than half of the private sector buildings with Aluminium Composite Material cladding. <br> <br> In parallel, Government adviser Michael Wade, is developing a financing solution that will help protect leaseholders from unaffordable remediation costs while making sure these do not fall to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 14/10/2020 12:57:06 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1240873

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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	High Rise Flats: 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 plans his Department has to provide additional fire safety advice, in addition to the guidance issued by the National Fire Chiefs Council, to leaseholders and tenants living in high-rise properties that have not yet had remediation works undertaken to remove flammable cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	99576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>My Department has no plans to issue additional advice to that provided by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC). The latest version of &quot;Guidance to support a temporary change to a simultaneous evacuation strategy in purpose-built blocks of flats&quot; was published by the NFCC on 1 October and can be found on-line at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk%2FSimultaneous-evacuation-guidance&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C1359560208e04342e3ac08d86ec5a446%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637381142420832804&amp;sdata=sQrbIGpNDD8Fd2trBZ26HNxit7zHxhzFwCj6P6lz%2Bec%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>. <br> <br>General advice to leaseholders is available online at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fbuilding-safety-programme-other-fire-safety-concerns&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C1359560208e04342e3ac08d86ec5a446%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637381142420832804&amp;sdata=DbrBABXpmU27W2wR7RV7hbdlwoNey51AzUVA5Xyzv7s%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-programme-other-fire-safety-concerns</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 12/10/2020 16:14:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1240679

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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	Building Safety Fund
	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 and what proportion of applications to the Building Safety Fund were successful; and how much of that £1 billion fund was allocated to those applications.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	99574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department is continuing to work with building owners to progress applications for the Building Safety Fund and published registration statistics on 30 September, which can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23building-safety-fund-registration-statistics&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C352292ff994f423de24c08d87037b8e6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637382731904352539&amp;sdata=40SRx%2FOZNLLb6hoLy8T2DJ4mNwxwHhDZcVuAPxwSD9U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#building-safety-fund-registration-statistics.</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 14/10/2020 12:57:42 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1400806

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Building Safety Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of refunding the cost of waking watches to residents prior to the introduction of the Building Safety Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	99371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>We have announced an additional £27 million, on top of the existing £35 million already being provided, to pay for the installation of fire alarm systems in all buildings with a waking watch regardless of height or the reason for the waking watch being in place. <br> <br> Waking watch measures should only be used in the most exceptional circumstances and for the shortest period possible. The installation of common alarms systems is an  approach supported by current industry led guidance that will keep residents safe and end the misuse of costly waking watch measures, which are usually paid for by leaseholders. <br> <br> Funding is available for the installation of alarms where waking watches are in place at the time of the fund launch.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/01/2022 16:15:06 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

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

1400439

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Buildings: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with officials in his Department on the regulation of the managing agent sector prior to Building Safety Fund monies being dispersed to managing agents for building remediation.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
	tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
	uin	99093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The Building Safety Fund will cover all reasonable costs for eligible works that are necessary to remediate unsafe non-ACM cladding systems on high-rise residential buildings, including a range of direct project costs such as professional team fees and managing agents' fees in respect of administering qualifying expenditure. <br> <br> Reasonable costs must be informed by an industry standard approach to specification and procurement of works, having regard to cost benchmarks established from comparable projects. <br> <br> Higher than expected costs will be challenged and will be subject to further scrutiny, and the level of grant may be reduced. The Government is considering the recommendations in the report on the regulation of property agents from the working group chaired by Lord Best, and we will continue to work with the industry on improving best practice.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 11/01/2022 17:36:33 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1240396

	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	Planning Permission: Local Press
	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 effect of removing the statutory requirement to publicise planning applications in local newspapers.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	99093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to publicise certain types of planning applications in local newspapers as set out in Article 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015.</p><p>In the response to coronavirus restrictions, temporary regulations have been introduced to supplement the existing statutory publicity arrangements for planning applications. Local planning authorities now have the flexibility to take other reasonable steps to publicise applications if they cannot discharge the specific requirement for newspaper publicity – for instance, if the local newspaper is not now in circulation. <br> <br>These steps can include the use of social media and other electronic communications, such as local online news portals, and must be proportionate to the scale and nature of the proposed development. However, if a local planning authority is required to publicise a planning application in a local newspaper, and that paper is still in circulation, then they must continue to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 99092 question first answered 13/10/2020 13:41:00 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy