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754007

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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: 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, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2017 to Question 70859, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a nationwide zero-carbon standard for all newly-built homes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	6312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>We have a duty under Section 165 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to undertake a review of the minimum energy performance requirements in the building regulations for new homes. We have started work on the review which will have due regard to our climate change targets.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/09/2017 09:17:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

754010

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Buildings: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent meetings he has had with the (a) Chartered Institute of Building and (b) Construction Industry Council to discuss building safety.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	6031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department is working with an industry response group on the work which may need to be done to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire. The Construction Industry Council, which is the representative forum for professional bodies in the construction industry, including the Chartered Institute of Building<strong>, </strong>is represented on the industry response group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:35:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

754011

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Building Regulations: Safety
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 prosecutions have been initiated by local authorities over the last 10 years against contractors' failure to abide by enforcement actions in contravention of building regulations pursuant to the Buildings Act 1984.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	6037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Local authority building control bodies usually seek to ensure compliance with Building Regulations' requirements by providing advice and guidance to those carrying out the work. Local authorities also have powers to prosecute for breaches of the Building Regulations in the Magistrates' Court. My Department does not collect statistics on the use of these powers.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 09:49:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

754012

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Local Government: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the effectiveness of selective licensing.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	6026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has had discussions with local authorities who have applied to the Department for confirmation of their selective licensing schemes. <br> <br> We have received a number of applications since changes to selective licensing were introduced in April 2015 and a review will be started later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/09/2017 16:52:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

754013

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	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 discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders including, housing associations, builders and developers on the need for a review of funding options for the Right-to-Buy scheme.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	6142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>My officials and I have regular discussions with stakeholders on many issues including the Right to Buy.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/09/2017 09:18:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

754014

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Affordable 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 steps his Department is taking to support institutional investment into the affordable rent to buy housing tenure.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	6210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Our Housing White Paper encourages institutional investors to invest more widely in housing, both private and affordable housing. The Government is offering a clear and stable long-term framework for investment and is encouraging lenders and investors to back developers and social landlords to build more homes of all tenures.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:36:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

753354

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	Construction: Regulation
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 enforce the Construction Products Regulation EU 305/2011.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	5704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Construction Products Regulation (EU 305/2011) is enforced under the UK Construction Products Regulation 2013 (SI 2013/1387).</p><p>Compliance monitoring and enforcement duties fall to local authorities’ Weights and Measures (Trading Standards) in England, Scotland and Wales and District Councils in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/07/2017 11:31:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

753395

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	Letting Agents: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on which date he plans to publish the findings of the consultation, entitled Banning letting agent fees paid by tenants, published on 7 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	5669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government's eight week consultation on banning letting fees paid by tenants closed on 2 June. Over 4,700 responses were received, which are being analysed. The Government will publish its response in due course once all the data and responses have been considered.</p><p>The Government recently announced in the Queen’s Speech its intention to publish a draft Bill to ban letting fees paid by tenants in England. A ban will help to deliver a more competitive, more affordable and more transparent lettings market. The approach taken in the draft Bill will be informed by the consultation responses.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/07/2017 15:58:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

753396

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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: North East
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 plans to take to ensure the private rented sector remains affordable for residents in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) the North East.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	5655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving affordability in the private rented sector and the key to this is building more homes. We have introduced several initiatives to tackle this, including a £3 billion Home Building Fund, £1 billion of which is available to provide development finance for homes across a range of tenures, including Build to Rent. Our Build to Rent Fund provided over £630 million of development finance for the supply of new privately rented homes in England. Our £10 billion debt guarantee scheme will support the delivery of new homes purpose build for private rent and over 30,000 additional affordable homes across England.</p><p>However, the Government recognises that building more homes will take time. The Government therefore recently announced at the Queen’s Speech that it will publish a draft Bill to set out its proposals to ban letting fees to tenants in England to improve transparency, affordability and competition in the private rental market. A ban will enable tenants to see - at a glance –what a given property will cost them in the advertised rent level and ensure they aren’t hit by surprise fees they may struggle to afford. The approach taken in the draft Bill will be informed by the recent consultation and publishing the Bill in draft will enable scrutiny of our proposals to ban letting fees by Parliament and stakeholders ahead of introducing legislation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/09/2017 14:48:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

753397

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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
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 improve the mechanisms of support for people facing hardship while renting in the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	5656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Government spends around £24 billion a year on housing benefit to support people with their housing costs. Government is also providing local authorities with over £800 million in Discretionary Housing Payments funding between 2016 and 2021 to help support vulnerable claimants.</p><p>In addition, 30 per cent of potential savings from the Local Housing Allowance freeze will be used to create further Targeted Affordability Funding from 2017 to help tenants in those areas where local housing allowance rates have diverged the most from local rents.</p><p>The key to improving affordability in the private rented sector across England is to build more homes. Our Housing White Paper, published in February, included measures to deliver more homes and reform the housing market. A copy is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-our-broken-housing-market" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-our-broken-housing-market</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/07/2017 16:02:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell