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1037112

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	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 much his Department is spending on a public information campaign to prepare people for the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	206011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has a duty to inform people and businesses about how leaving the EU might affect them, and to advise on the steps they may need to take to prepare for Brexit. <br> <br> Over the coming weeks, we will be using a range of channels to direct UK citizens, businesses, EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU to a dedicated area on GOV.UK at Gov.uk/euexit. <br> <br> Information on the costs associated with this campaign will be released in due course as part of normal data transparency releases.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 10/01/2019 14:50:01 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

349828

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to ensure neighbourhoods with a concentration of social housing do not suffer from educational underperformance and high accident and obesity rates; and what plans he has to foster a sense of community in such neighbourhoods.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	1972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>We are continuing to roll out the Our Place approach – a neighbourhood level, partnership-based approach to service transformation with the community at its heart – across England, with a £1 million grant fund to support up to another 115 areas during 2015/16. This builds on the successes and lessons learned from the 12 pioneer areas and 117 areas previously supported to improve local services. Some of these areas developed new approaches to tackle poor educational attainment and high obesity rates and many of them operate in neighbourhoods with a high index of multiple deprivation.</p><p> </p><p>We are extending this work in 2015/16 through a new First Steps programme which will support 115 areas that are not yet ready for the Our Place approach to produce a Community Action Plan setting out the priorities for their area and how they might go about tackling them.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally my Department’s tenant involvement strategy enables social housing tenants to influence, challenge and take control of their housing services, putting communities in control and delivering localism to some of the most challenging areas.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 23/06/2015 11:58:21 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

384655

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage councils to implement the zero-carbon home standard from 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	3546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government considers that energy performance standards for new homes are best set through the national building regulations which were strengthened in 2013. Councils play an important role in checking compliance with these standards.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 30/06/2015 11:14:47 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

386974

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Derelict Land
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to implement new planning provisions on redevelopment of brownfield sites.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	5174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that brownfield land is used as much as possible for new development. We will require local authorities to have a register of what is available, and ensure that 90 per cent of suitable brownfield sites have planning permission for housing by 2020. We will provide further support by creating a Fund to unlock homes on brownfield land for additional housing. We will continue to support the regeneration of brownfield land through a range of measures, including £200 million to help create Housing Zones outside London, and in addition releasing enough public sector land for over 150,000 homes by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/07/2015 15:39:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

419887

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Air Displays: Shoreham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will consider issuing guidance restricting the taking of photos and videos following the Shoreham air show crash.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	10840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>This is not a matter for the Department for Communities and Local Government.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 19/10/2015 16:49:20 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

421330

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to revise the agreement reached with the National Housing Federation on right to buy to clarify that it does not cover almshouse residents.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	11876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Almshouses are exempt from the Right to Buy for council housing. This long-standing exemption will also apply to the extended Right to Buy for housing associations.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2015 14:10:11 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

421728

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Care Homes: Service Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to prevent price-fixing in service charges by providers of retirement homes.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	12163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The law provides a framework of rights and protections for residential leaseholders where service charges and the management of their property are concerned.</p><p>These rights allow leaseholders to hold their freeholder and managing agent to account. They include the right to be consulted about proposed major works and long term agreements, to challenge the reasonableness of service charge demands at an independent tribunal, to seek the appointment of a new manager and, in some cases. to take over the management of the block of flats where they live.</p><p>Price-fixing is a serious matter and any evidence of this should be reported to the Competition and Markets Authority for consideration.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2015 14:05:26 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

421730

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing Associations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will review the regulation of service charges to ensure that housing associations are not exploiting residents.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	12164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Service charges are subject to legal requirements that limit these to covering the cost of providing the services. The Social Housing Regulator requires that providers give clear information to tenants about how their service charges are set. If tenants feel their service charges are too high they may make a complaint through their landlord’s formal complaints procedure.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2015 14:06:18 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

421731

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a requirement that private landlords have a certificate confirming their accommodation has reached a minimum condition before it can be let.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	12165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>Local Authorities have powers under the Housing Act 2004 to assess the risks and hazards in properties, and to require landlords or owners to remove hazards, and to prosecute if they fail to do so. If a property is found to contain serious hazards, the local authority has a duty to take the most appropriate action in relation to the hazard. This could include serving a notice for the landlord to carry out improvements.</p><p>The Government wants to crack down further on the small minority of rogue and criminal landlords who exploit their tenants by renting out unsafe and substandard accommodation and are taking forward proposals through the Housing and Planning Bill. The legislation will enable local authorities to:</p><ul><li>access a database of rogue landlords and letting agents helping councils keep track of them and target enforcement action;</li><li>seek banning orders for the most prolific and serious offenders;</li><li>issue civil penalty notices of up to £5,000 for certain breaches of housing legislation, ring-fencing resources for housing compliance activity;</li><li>extend Rent Repayment Orders to cover situations where a tenant has been illegally evicted, the landlord has failed to rectify a serious health and safety hazard in the property or has breached a banning order, allowing local authorities to retain the money for housing purposes.</li><li>apply a more stringent ‘fit and proper’ person test for landlords letting out licensed properties.</li></ul><p><br>The majority of landlords in the private rented sector provide decent accommodation with surveys showing that 84% of tenants are satisfied with their accommodation, and staying in their homes for an average of 3.5 years.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/10/2015 13:41:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

428054

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to take to provide further guidance to local authorities on preventing people who apply to those authorities for accommodation from continuing to sleep rough.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	16178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to protecting the most vulnerable in society. One person without a home is one too many. That is why since 2010 we have invested more than £500 million to prevent and tackle homelessness in England. This investment has helped local authorities prevent almost one million households from becoming homeless since 2010.</p><p>We already require all authorities to ensure that advice and information about homelessness, and the prevention of homelessness, is available to everyone in their district free of charge. The Homelessness Code of Guidance for local authorities, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-code-of-guidance-for-councils-july-2006" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-code-of-guidance-for-councils-july-2006</a>, provides statutory guidance on how local authorities should exercise this function.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 25/11/2015 14:31:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett