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1090896

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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 15 March 2019 to Question 231479 on Buildings: Insulation, where in regulations issued before the Grenfell Tower fire it is made clear that cladding is considered as a filler material.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	233494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>Requirement B4 of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010 requires that the external walls of a building shall adequately resist the spread of fire over the walls. This provision has been in place since 1985. The approved document gives guidance on how these requirements may be met. Paragraph 12.5 of Volume 2 of Approved Document B sets out that the external envelope of the building should not provide a medium for fire spread if it is likely to be a risk to health and safety. Paragraph 12.5 also says that the use of combustible materials in the cladding system and extensive cavities may present such a risk in tall buildings. The provisions relating to limited combustibility in paragraph 12.7 of the Approved Document B have, since the version published in 2006, included references to insulation products, filler material etc.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 21/03/2019 17:02:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1088735

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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: 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 proportion of new homes were built by (a) local authorities, and (b) social landlords and housing associations in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	232530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Comprehensive estimates of all affordable housing delivered as a proportion of the total number of new net additions to the housing stock in England, since 2006-07 to 2017-18 are published in the Department’s Affordable Housing Supply Statistical Release in Chart 2 at the following link:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/affordable-housing-supply-in-england-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/affordable-housing-supply-in-england-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>The figures for the total number of new homes built are published in live table 120. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing</a>.</p><p>A breakdown of the affordable housing delivered, identifying the local authority and housing association new build in each of the last three years, is available in live table 1000C NB. <br><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 19/03/2019 16:10:34 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1088739

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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 11 March 2019 to Question 229147 on Buildings: Insulation, whether Department has consulted the (a) Fire Protection Association and (b) Association of British Insurers on the build-up of the test.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	232573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Expert Panel agreed with the Department to commission this BS 8414 test.</p><p>The test will be built up in line with normal industry good practice and fire barriers will be arranged similarly to those used in previous BS 8414 tests commissioned by the Department. For example, the BS 8414 tests carried out on Aluminium Composite Material in summer 2017.</p><p>The Fire Protection Association and Association of British Insurers were not consulted.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 232574 question first answered 20/03/2019 15:18:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 108844 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

1088740

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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 11 March 2019 to Question 229147 on Buildings: Insulation, how many fire barriers will be used in that test.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	232574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Expert Panel agreed with the Department to commission this BS 8414 test.</p><p>The test will be built up in line with normal industry good practice and fire barriers will be arranged similarly to those used in previous BS 8414 tests commissioned by the Department. For example, the BS 8414 tests carried out on Aluminium Composite Material in summer 2017.</p><p>The Fire Protection Association and Association of British Insurers were not consulted.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 232573 question first answered 20/03/2019 15:18:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 108845 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

1088791

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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: Students
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 14 March 2019 to Question 230845 on Housing: Students, how many of the 62 high rise student accommodation buildings which have Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) are (a) university-owned and (b) privately owned; in which local authority areas they are located; and if he will list the three buildings for which no remediation plan is currently underway or being developed.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	232575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>All of the 62 high-rise student accommodation buildings identified with Aluminium Composite Material cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations are privately owned. Of these 28 have already been remediated and the remaining 34 are yet to be remediated.</p><p>Six of the 62 private sector high-rise student accommodation buildings identified are owned by universities / further education institutes.</p><p>MHCLG does not publish information which enables buildings to be identified as this could potentially pose a risk to the safety of residents. Hence, local authority areas or addresses are withheld.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/03/2019 16:09:50 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1088225

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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: Refugees
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 ability of local authorities to re-house refugees in respect of the notice period refugees are given to vacate premises.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	232009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>Successful asylum seekers who are granted refugee status are eligible to be allocated social housing and to receive homelessness assistance. Where they apply for social housing, they will have their housing needs considered on the same basis as other eligible applicants in accordance with the local council’s housing allocation scheme.</p><p>Households moving from Home Office Asylum support comprised 0.2 per cent of new local authority lettings in 2017/18 with less than 200 households.</p><p>Households with a refugee lead tenant comprised 0.8 per cent of new local authority housing lettings in 2017/18 at less than 700 households.</p><p>(Source: CORE lettings data 2017/18)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 21/03/2019 15:44:51 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1088227

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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: Urban Areas
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 make an assessment of the potential effect of changes to permitted development rights on the long-term viability of high streets and town centres.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	231916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Through our consultation <em>Planning Reform: Supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes</em> which closed on 14 January 2019, we have consulted a range of proposals and considered the responses received.</p><p>As announced in the written ministerial statement made on 13 March 2019, HCWS1408, it is now our intention to bring forward a range of reforms. To support the high street we intend to introduce additional flexibilities for businesses. These include new permitted development rights to allow change between high street uses.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/03/2019 16:09:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1088257

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Empty Property
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 he is taking to bring unoccupied properties back into use.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	231954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has given strong powers and incentives to local authorities to tackle empty homes. From 1 April 2019, they will have discretion to increase the maximum level of premium charged on properties that have been empty for more than two years, from 50 per cent to 100 per cent extra council tax, through new powers afforded by the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018. In addition, the New Homes Bonus allows local authorities to earn the same financial reward for bringing an empty home back into use as building a new one.</p><p>Under certain circumstances, local authorities can apply for an Empty Dwelling Management Order (EDMO) to temporarily take over the management of a property that has been empty for more than two years in order to bring it back into use. They must provide evidence that the property represents a nuisance, and that there is community support for their proposal.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/03/2019 16:00:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1088281

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Birds: Conservation
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) number and (b) effectiveness of nets used by developers to prevent birds nesting in trees.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	231924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>My Department does not hold this information. The Government is committed to the protection of birds and trees and recognises their significant value. The revised National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by minimising the impacts on and providing net gains for biodiversity. All wild birds are protected by provisions in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/03/2019 16:11:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1088283

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Birds: Conservation
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 guidance he has given to planning authorities on the use of nets by developers to prevent birds nesting in trees.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	231925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/natural-environment" target="_blank">Planning practice guidance is available on the Natural Environment</a> and there is <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wild-birds-surveys-and-mitigation-for-development-projects" target="_blank">standing advice for local planning authorities to assess the impacts of development on wild birds</a> . No planning guidance has been issued on the use of nets by developers to prevent birds nesting in trees.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/03/2019 16:14:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire