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1601197

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Guide Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will meet Guide Dogs UK to discuss improving access to local businesses for guide dog owners.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	157683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>Under the Equality Act 2010 it is the legal responsibility of businesses, whether as employers or providers of services, to ensure that guide dog owners can access their premises and services where reasonable to do so. This “reasonable adjustments” duty is anticipatory in the provision of services, meaning that businesses should expect that a proportion of their customers will be, for example, visually impaired and put in place measures to accommodate this, before being asked to do so.</p><p>If Guide Dogs UK wishes for a meeting, my officials would be happy to accommodate this. However with respect to how the law operates, it is important to be clear that the onus is on businesses to know their responsibilities and a range of guidance and codes of practice is available on this. Where things go wrong, enforcement will fall to the person who considers that they have experienced unlawful discrimination, or a person acting on their behalf.</p><p>Before considering any legal action, a disabled person who may have been personally discriminated against because of a disability may contact The Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS), the government helpline established to provide free bespoke advice and in-depth support to individuals with discrimination concerns. The EASS can be contacted via their website - http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/, by telephone on 0808 8000082 or text phone on 0808 8000084. The EASS has the ability to intervene on an individual’s behalf with a service provider to help resolve an issue. The EASS can also advise people who wish to take their complaint further on their options.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/03/2023 17:12:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1546859

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	English National Opera
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the English National Opera.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	99938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member for Richmond Park to my previous answers on this matter, including <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-28/97388" target="_blank">97388</a> and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-28/97389" target="_blank">97389</a> to the Rt Hon Member for Camberwell and Peckham.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 99939 question first answered 08/12/2022 10:44:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1546862

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Opera
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will work with Arts Council England to commission a strategic review of opera provision.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	99939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member for Richmond Park to my previous answers on this matter, including <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-28/97388" target="_blank">97388</a> and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-28/97389" target="_blank">97389</a> to the Rt Hon Member for Camberwell and Peckham.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 99938 question first answered 08/12/2022 10:44:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1472038

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, under what circumstances vendors need an EWS1 certificate; and whether those circumstances have been accepted by mortgage lenders.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	22495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The EWS1 process was designed, and is owned, by industry and is used as a valuation tool. The requirement for and use of the EWS1 form is determined by the lending policies of banks and building societies.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/06/2022 16:42:47 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1469681

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 9090, on Buildings: Safety, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) requirements for checks from the Building Safety Regulator and (b) other requirements contained in provisions of the Building Safety Act 2022 on the ability of developers to meet the Government's housing target of building 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	17071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>Through the Building Safety Act, the Government is introducing a more stringent regulatory regime, overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, in design and construction for new high-rise residential buildings, care homes and hospitals which are 18 metres or more in height, or at least seven storeys.</p><p>The Government has assessed the potential impact of the new requirements through an Impact Assessment. <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbills.parliament.uk%2Fbills%2F3021%2Fpublications&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C0fa565de24d14203edd508da4f9bda96%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637909828041056923%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AGV%2F7Stb%2BC%2F%2BtsL79%2FkllbukeSxPC6YmdKxikJAwhBc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3021/publications</a>.</p><p>The Government is continuing to work towards its ambition of delivering 300,000 homes a year and we are making clear progress. From April 2019 to March 2020 over 242,000 homes were delivered - the highest level for over 30 years.</p><p>We have announced £10 billion investment in housing supply since the start of this Parliament, with our housing supply interventions due to ultimately unlock over 1 million new homes over the Spending Review 2021 period and beyond. This includes an additional £1.8 billion investment announced at Spending Review 2021.</p><p>We are also investing £11.5 billion in the new Affordable Homes Programme which will build up to 180,000 affordable homes, should economic conditions allow.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/06/2022 16:52:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1465853

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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 Regulator
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 the Department will set out how it intends to scale-up resource within the Health and Safety Executive in order for the Building Safety Regular to have the capacity required to carry out its duties in line with the Building Safety Act 2022.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	9087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Building Safety Regulator was established in shadow form in the Health and Safety Executive in January 2020, to assist the Government to develop the reforms that resulted in the Building Safety Act 2022, and to prepare itself, and the sector, for the new regulatory regime. We are providing the funding necessary for the Health and Safety Executive to scale up its resource to carry out its duties. Health and Safety Executive spent over £17 million additional funding on shadow Building Safety Regulator work in 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/06/2022 16:19:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1465863

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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 Regulator: Staff
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 estimate he has made of the number of additional staff that will be employed by the Health and Safety Executive to form the Building Safety Regulator in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, and (c) 2024.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	9088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>Section 8 of the impact assessment for the Building Safety Bill contains estimates about the cost and staffing requirements for the new Building Safety Regulator. This analysis is available at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublications.parliament.uk%2Fpa%2Fbills%2Fcbill%2F58-02%2F0139%2FBuildingSafetyBillImpactAssessment.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C82ef1281c643425b873608da42587b12%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637895245026953595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IKwzmCeG1fNJLKJ6y0xh2uEwrbVS6qBfuM6LskH45zc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0139/BuildingSafetyBillImpactAssessment.pdf</a>.</p><p>Estimates for staffing requirements are currently being refined as the HSE operationalise delivery of their functions.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/06/2022 14:54:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1465864

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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 Regulator
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 publish a timeline for the creation of the proposed Building Safety Regulator.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	9089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Building Safety Regulator was established in shadow form in the Health and Safety Executive in January 2020, to assist the Government to develop the reforms that resulted in the Building Safety Act 2022, and to prepare itself, and the sector, for the new regulatory regime. We published a transition timeline with the Building Safety Bill and will shortly be updating this, following on from the Bill's receipt of Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/06/2022 14:55:45 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1465870

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) requirements for checks from the Building Safety Regulator and (b) other requirements contained in provisions of the Building Safety Act on the time taken for construction.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	9090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Through the Building Safety Act, the Government is introducing a more stringent regulatory regime in design and construction for new high-rise residential buildings, care homes and hospitals which are 18 metres or more in height, or at least seven storeys (‘higher-risk’ buildings).</p><p>The intention is to strengthen regulatory oversight of higher-risk building work and provide the home-building industry the clear framework it needs to get things right before work begins and deliver more high-quality, safe homes, with clear responsibilities on those undertaking design and construction work. This approach should reduce additional time and costs at later stages and the need to correct non-compliant or defective work.</p><p>The Government has made an assessment of the potential impact of the requirements of the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings. These can be found in the Impact Assessment that was published when the Act was scrutinised in Parliament: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbills.parliament.uk%2Fbills%2F3021%2Fpublications&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPratul.Pal%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cce65a47a31c94d5f04cf08da3f38f8f4%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637891811166557930%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=D1lfZ9fXhQHE2Ik2x1l%2BR3ig6DKhHasKXcQdz1QsqZA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3021/publications.</a></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/06/2022 16:20:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1453656

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
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	Housing: Construction
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 assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recent report from the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation on car-dependency and new housing developments; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that new housing developments have easy access to public transport provision.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	145957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government has taken, and is taking a number of steps to make sure that developments are easily accessible by public transport. We have set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that transport issues should be considered from the earliest stages of plan-making and development proposals, so that opportunities to promote walking, cycling and public transport use are identified and pursued. The NPPF is clear that significant development of new homes should be focused on locations which are or can be made sustainable, through limiting the need to travel and offering a genuine choice of transport modes.</p><p>Last year, the Government published the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, which highlighted the principles of low carbon transport that should apply in spatial planning. We are also supporting the delivery of an update to Manual for Streets, the Government’s guidance on street design which ensures that when considering the design of streets in housing and other development, pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users should be at the top of the hierarchy.</p><p>As we set out in the Net Zero Strategy, through our programme of changes to the planning system we intend to review the NPPF to make sure it contributes to climate change mitigation and adaptation as fully as possible. One of our Levelling Up missions is also that local public transport connectivity across the country will be significantly closer to the standards of London on service levels, fares and ticketing.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 28/03/2022 16:55:16 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney