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759197

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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, how many starter homes have been built in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	9807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2017 answer text <p>Our Housing White Paper: Fixing Our Broken Housing Market set out plans for starter homes to help young people into home ownership. We have made clear starter homes should be targeted at first-time buyers who would otherwise be priced out of the market; have consulted on a minimum 10 per cent affordable home ownership national planning policy expectation for major sites; and have made good progress securing suitable sites for starter homes through the starter homes land fund.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/10/2017 15:38:40 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 11884 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

758965

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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: 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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) building regulations concerning fire safety and (b) fire safety guidance for commercial and domestic planning applications used by fire services and local authorities' planning departments.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	9696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government will consider these issues in light of the Independent Review on Building Regulations and Fire Safety, the findings of the Public Inquiry and ongoing work to review building safety.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/09/2017 16:14:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

758632

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 4915, whether the Government is still requesting samples of cladding material.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>Testing facilities remain available to private building owners, free of charge.</p><p>The Secretary of State encourages private building owners to submit samples of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding for screening. The screening tests are identifying what kind of ACM is present to ensure we have a complete picture of the private sector.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/09/2017 11:09:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

758633

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 4915, whether the Government sought the advice of the expert panel on fire safety before the original testing of samples of cladding material.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>The decision to commission the screening tests on Aluminium Cladding Material (ACM) samples was made on the basis of advice from independent experts. The Independent Expert Advisory Panel had not been appointed at that time. <br> <br>At their first meeting, the Independent Expert Advisory Panel concluded the initial ACM screening tests, along with issuing advice on interim fire safety measures, were the right first steps to have taken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/09/2017 11:13:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

758634

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
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 his oral contribution of 26 July 2017, Official Report, column 347, whether samples of cladding and insulation were tested at a rate of 100 a day.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>As of 20 September 2017 all 554 samples of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding which the Building Research Establishment have received have been tested, as they came in, and landlords informed of the result.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/09/2017 15:32:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

758635

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
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 effectiveness of legislation regarding travellers' illegal encampments.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	9449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about unauthorised traveller encampments and the effect that they can have on communities. Local authorities and the police have a wide range of powers that enable them to take action and the Government wants to see them working together to address this issue. A summary of the powers is published on the Government’s website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/09/2017 15:42:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

758638

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2017 to Question 5176, whether those from voluntary sector organisations and those working at the Westway Assistance Centre who are working with children affected by the Grenfell Tower fire are required to undertake Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility and statutory duty of an employer to check that an individual has been cleared to work in direct contact with children or vulnerable adults. The Westway Assistance Centre has now closed, with many of the services transferred to the Community Assistance Centre at Bard Road. Disclosure and Barring checks are unlikely to apply to the majority of those working at the Community Assistance Centre. However, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council, as part of its volunteer strategy and future plans for the Community Assistance Centre, is encouraging all staff and volunteers to sign up to a voluntary code of conduct including Disclosure and Barring, and suitability, checks.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/09/2017 14:45:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

758640

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
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 letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire of 5 September 2017, if he will set out how the process by which former Grenfell Tower residents bid for new housing ensures that former residents do not bid against each other.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The selection and matching process allows residents to express a preference for available units of permanent accommodation on the Choice Based Lettings online portal managed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC). A matching process will then take place on the basis of the RBKC allocations policy, which is set out in “The Housing Commitment to Residents who lived in Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk” <a href="https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/atoms/files/The%20housing%20commitment%20to%20residents%20%E2%80%93%20FAQ.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/atoms/files/The%20housing%20commitment%20to%20residents%20%E2%80%93%20FAQ.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/09/2017 13:04:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

758646

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2017 to Question 5213, on buildings: fire prevention, whether replacement of cladding with cladding of a similar appearance but of a different material composition requires planning permission.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member for Denton and Reddish to the answer I gave on 4 September 2017 to Question UIN 5213. Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 sets out that where work does not materially alter the appearance of a building, planning permission may not be required. Planning permission is ultimately a matter for each Local Planning Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/09/2017 14:06:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

758648

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will refund local authorities the cost of ensuring that all existing housing stock is made safe as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	9326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government will consider the removal of financial restrictions where financial barriers stand in the way of essential work being done. This would include circumstances where local fire services advise essential fire safety works are required to make a building safe. We are working with local authorities who approach us on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/09/2017 10:59:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan