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750053

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of whether additional costs to local authorities for fire prevention measures in tower blocks will reduce expenditure on the maintenance of other social housing.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	3909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:21:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 4338 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

750072

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of borough-wide licensing schemes on the value of buy-to-rent properties in (a) London and (b) each London borough.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	3795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not carried out an assessment on the effect of borough-wide licensing schemes on the value of buy-to-rent properties in (a) London and (b) each London borough.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:18:39 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 4329 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

749623

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Council Housing: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many council homes have been sold in (a) Ashford constituency and (b) Nottingham in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	3706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of local authority dwellings sold by local authority is published in live table 648: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales</a></p><p>Figures are not collected at a constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:17:30 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3960 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

749310

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what reports his Department has received of incidents of cladding coming away from external walls on high-risk buildings.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has been made aware of an incident where cladding came away from high rise buildings but which did not result in injury. The Department is following this up with relevant bodies.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 13:33:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

749313

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Planning Permission
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 bring forward amendments to improve safety standards in planning regulations.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Building control and the planning system are separate regimes and new development often requires approval under both. In the light of the Grenfell Tower fire, the Prime Minister has made clear the need to look at wider issues.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:13:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

749322

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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: Construction
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 make it his policy to restrict housing developers from being able to recommend solicitors to prospective buyers.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Advice on identifying and working with a solicitor or conveyancer is provided through the Money Advice Service, an independent service set up by Government to help people manage their money.</p><p>The Government has no current plans to introduce restrictions on who can recommend solicitors to prospective buyers.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:14:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748576

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Leasehold Advisory Service
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 appoint a representative of the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership to the board of the Leasehold Advisory Service.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>It is desirable for Board members of the Leasehold Advisory Service to have knowledge or experience of the housing sector, particularly issues that affect residential leasehold sector. This was included within the last public recruitment exercise for Board members and those appointed had relevant experience. There is no current or planned requirement for a member of the Board of the Leasehold Advisory Service to be a representative of the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:16:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748590

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many policy advisers employed by his Department are experts in external wall systems, including cladding systems; and what that expertise is.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department employs staff with expertise in a range of technical building issues, including with expertise related to aspects of external wall insulation and cladding systems, and with specific fire safety expertise.</p><p>The independent expert panel will provide advice to the government on any immediate measures needed to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 3114 question first answered 14/07/2017 13:21:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748593

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in his Department in (a) 2010 and (b) 2017 (i) had expertise in cladding systems, (ii) were chartered structural engineers and (iii) were fire experts working in policy teams advising on cladding and external wall insulation systems.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2010, two members of staff had specific expertise in fire safety matters. Five members of staff had specific expertise in cladding and external wall insulation.</p><p>Currently, three members of staff have expertise related to aspects of cladding and external wall insulation systems, including one member of staff who has specific fire safety expertise and one member of staff who is a chartered structural engineer.</p><p>In both 2010 and 2017 (and all years between), DCLG has had a structural engineering support contract in place to supply specialist structural engineering advice. This contract could provide any additional experienced chartered engineers as required.</p><p>The independent expert panel will provide advice to the government on any immediate measures needed to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 13:35:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748594

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which external bodies his Department has consulted on the safety of cladding and external wall insulation systems in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>An official met with the National House Building Council in July 2016 to discuss an NHBC guidance note on the “acceptability of common wall constructions containing combustible materials in high rise buildings”.</p><p>The Department is now working closely with the expert panel set up in response to the Grenfell Tower fire. These discussions form the basis of two notes, published on 30 June and 6 July, which set out the steps being taken to provide advice to landlords on the safety of cladding and external wall insulation systems when used as part of a wider building external wall system. The notes can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 13:31:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick