Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1127813

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
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	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, pursuant to his Answer of 20 May 2019 to Question 254194, how many of the 175 high-rise private sector residential buildings identified with aluminium composite cladding are owned by developers who have agreed not to draw on the fund.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	257077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>A number of developers and freeholders have already agreed to fund the costs of remediation and not pass these on to leaseholders. Following the announcement of the fund many of these have agreed to maintain their commitment. The owners or developers who have made these commitments include Taylor Wimpey, Legal and General, Mace Group, Lendlease, Barratt Developments and Aberdeen Standard Investments. We are continuing to engage with other buildings owners to secure further commitments to fund remediation without accessing the Government’s remediation fund.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/06/2019 11:24:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 120611 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1127822

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
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 (a) determinations and (b) appeals were made prior to 14 June 2017 under the Building Act 1984 on the meaning of filler material as defined in Government guidance entitled Fire safety: Approved Document Part B Volume 2, published in 2006, 2010, 2013, paragraph 12.7.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	257082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 23 May to Question UIN 256354.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/06/2019 11:25:08 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 120613 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

1127938

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2019 to Question 254194 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, whether the funding announced in his Department's press release of 9 May 2019, Government to fund and speed up vital cladding replacement, will be sufficient for the remediation of all the high-rise private sector residential buildings identified with aluminium composite material cladding.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	257132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>On 9 May, The Government announced its commitment to fully fund the remediation of private sector high-rise residential blocks with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding, except where a warranty claim is accepted. The fund will cover reasonable costs associated with the removal and replacement of unsafe ACM cladding systems on all eligible buildings. We will publish the full fund application guidance including eligibility and evidence criteria by mid-July and we expect that the formal application process will begin by late Summer.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/06/2019 11:24:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 120614 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

1128237

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
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 to the oral contribution of the Minister for Housing on 23 January 2019, Official Report column 311 on fire safety and cladding, by which format the expert panel have regularly considered the risks of non-ACM material and the action that his Department should take.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	257521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Expert Advisory Panel has been meeting frequently and regularly to consider the risks posed by non-ACM materials, which have come to light both through MHCLG research and discussions with industry and building owners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/06/2019 16:29:13 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1128264

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
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 Estates: Playgrounds
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 proportion of housing estate developments built in the last five years have outdoor children's play areas.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	257529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/06/2019 16:31:27 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1128295

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
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	Oxford-Cambridge Arc
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 21 May 2019 to Question 255385 on Oxford-Cambridge Arc, how many of those working within his Department on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc plans are working specifically on housing.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	257553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Of the 35 full time equivalent number of civil servants developing policy on the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, the full time equivalent working on housing at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and its non-departmental public bodies is 9.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/06/2019 16:30:04 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1128331

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
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 Sector: Land
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 criteria his Department uses to monitor progress against the Government's target of releasing surplus public sector land for at least 160,000 homes.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	257479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Public Land for Housing Programme Handbook (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-land-for-housing-programme-2015-to-2020-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-land-for-housing-programme-2015-to-2020-handbook</a>) sets out the approach for monitoring the progress of the release of land. In order for a site to contribute to the 160,000 homes target it must provide evidence against the following criteria:</p><p>1. A conditional contract, development agreement or building licence with a private sector partner, housing association/registered provider or local authority (for the purpose of house building) is signed or freehold transfer takes place (whichever is sooner) and;</p><p>2. There is planning certainty that the site will be developed for housing.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/06/2019 16:29:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1128465

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
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: 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 progress his Department has made on ensuring that former (a) MoD and (b) other suitable land is developed to provide affordable social housing in areas of need.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	257818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>By the end of March 2018, over 40,000 homes had been brought to market on former central government land, of which over 11,500 homes are on former MoD sites.</p><p>Land released via the Public Land for Housing Programme is subject to the requirements of Affordable Housing policies of each Local Planning Authority (LPA).</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/06/2019 16:31:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1128466

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
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: 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, with reference to his written statement of 26 June 2018 on Affordable Housing, Official Report, WS797, what progress his Department has been made on delivering (a) 23,000 new affordable homes and (b) a new generation of council houses; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	257819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Our £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme is on track to deliver 250,000 homes by March 2022. This includes the 23,000 affordable homes, of which at least 12,500 will be social rent homes in areas of high affordability pressure, announced in June 2018.</p><p>Since the announcement, we have abolished the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing cap, freeing up councils to double delivery to around 10,000 new homes a year by 2021/22, and have confirmed a longer-term rent deal for 5 years from 2020 that will provide councils with a stable investment environment to deliver new homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/06/2019 16:30:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1128469

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
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	Business Premises: Change of Use
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 20 May 2019 to Question 254216 on Business Premises: Change of Use, how many breaches of building regulations resulted in enforcement actions for houses converted under permitted development rights.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	257761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information about enforcement activity. Compliance with Building Regulations’ requirements will be checked by the relevant building control body. They may require changes to the building work to be made by the person responsible for the work, to ensure compliance without the need for formal enforcement action.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/06/2019 16:24:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens