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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

749621

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	Leasehold
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 introduce regulations on the level of maintenance fees borne by leaseholders.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	3660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2014 the Government took action to cap repair charges imposed on leaseholders by public sector landlords for government-funded maintenance. In addition, since 2014 all property managing agents in England must belong to one of three approved redress schemes, allowing consumers to follow up complaints and drive up standards with the least regulatory burden. The Government has no plans to regulate leaseholders’ maintenance fees.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/07/2017 15:25:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

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

749311

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 steps his Department is taking to ensure the safe installation of cladding or external wall insulation on high-rise buildings.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of people carrying out building work to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations. As well as requirements relating to fire safety (Schedule 1 of the Building Regulations, Part B), requirements relating to structures (Part A), resistance to moisture (Part C) and conservation of fuel and power (Part L) will be relevant. Building owners should take account of all these considerations when planning work on external wall surfaces.</p><p>On 30 June, we published a note covering the Government Building Safety Programme 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></p><p>That note makes clear that if a landlord chooses to take down and replace cladding, care should be taken to consider the impact that removal may have on the other wall elements, especially insulation, and therefore on the overall fire integrity of the building as well as other Building Regulation requirements.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/07/2017 15:41:13 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

749323

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	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he will bring forward consultation on leasehold reform.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Housing White Paper highlights the Government’s aim to improve consumer choice and fairness in the leasehold sector and to tackle unfair and unreasonable abuses of leasehold. It identifies new leasehold houses and onerous ground rents as areas where the most urgent reform may be needed. It also states we will bring forward a consultation on leasehold reform and this remains our intention, as well as considering wider reforms to leasehold in the medium-term.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/07/2017 15:39:45 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

749328

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	Leasehold
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 ensure that leasehold management companies meet their contractual obligations to tenants.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	3529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>There are two codes of management practice, approved by the Secretary of State in June 2016, for the residential leasehold sector. These set out the law and best practice in relation to managing agents and tenants, and can be used in evidence in Court or tribunal proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/07/2017 15:41:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson