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1251773

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Contact Tracing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on consulting local authority Directors of Public Health on improvements to the covid-19 test and trace services in their area.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	908806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>NHS Test and Trace has worked closely with Directors of Public Health and local authorities since the beginning of the pandemic.</p><p>We have now launched Local Tracing Partnerships with 148 lower tier local authorities, with a further 150 in the process of being implemented, and we will continue to improve and refine how we support and empower local authorities to maximise our efforts against the virus.</p><p>These local partnerships will boost the numbers of people reached.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/11/2020 17:26:10 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1251775

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that (a) environmental impact assessments and (b) strategic environmental assessments are prioritised as part of the Government's planning reforms.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	908814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>As set out in our Planning White Paper, we recognise the vital role environmental assessment plays in ensuring the environment is embedded in decision-making.</p><p>Leaving the EU gives us the opportunity to reframe these assessments to ensure they are delivering for the country – supporting decision-making and helping us meet the commitment of the 25 Year Environment Plan to be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we found it.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/11/2020 17:27:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1250921

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Property Searches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will review the length of time being taken by local authorities to process Local Authority Land Registry Searches; if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing a maximum time limit for that processing; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	114076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>HM Land Registry is working with local authorities to transform the fragmented Local Land Charges services into a single national digital register across England and Wales as quickly as possible. The service offers instant online access helping users make quicker property related decisions. We have also set local authorities a target of ten working days to return local searches and nearly 88 per cent of authorities met this target this summer. We will continue to keep this performance under review.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/11/2020 17:20:55 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1251049

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Estate Agents: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on regulating estate agents' fees since his Department's consultation on the home buying and selling process closed in December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	114242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is clear that estate agent fees should be set by the market. However, where agents receive a referral fee these must be disclosed to consumers before they make any decision to purchase.</p><p>In February 2019, National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team (NTSELAT) published guidance for estate agents which makes it clear they must disclose referral fees. We have asked NSTELAT to monitor this, and in February 2020 they reported that the majority of agents do disclose that they will receive a referral fee. NTSELAT will to continue to monitor and report back any concerns.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/11/2020 17:21:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1249449

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposals of the Planning for the Future White Paper published in August 2020 on the time between granting planning permission and completing builds.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	113208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>Sir Oliver Letwin's 2018 Review of Build Out concluded that the primary reason for the rate of housing completions following the grant of planning permission was market absorption and the best way of increasing build out rates was greater diversification of housing on large sites. <br> <br> The White Paper has put forward proposals to support build out through planning, including revising national policy to encourage masterplans and design codes for substantial development sites to see a variety of development types by different builders come forward at once. We will be exploring further options to support faster build out as part of the wider package of reforms.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/11/2020 17:21:51 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1249473

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's guidance, Advice for Building Owners of Multi-storey, Multi-occupied Residential Buildings, published in January 2020, what discussions he has had with mortgage lenders on the valuation of properties with potential fire safety issues.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	113243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The January 2020 Advice for Building Owners of Multi-storey, Multi-occupied Residential Buildings, was written for building owners to ensure the safety of their buildings. It was not designed to be used for valuation purposes. The EWS1 process was designed by RICS to address lender concerns about cladding in high-rise residential buildings, but industry has applied it more widely than it was intended. Government does not support a blanket use of EWS1. The Building Safety Minister has met with mortgage lenders seeking their support to a more proportionate approach to valuation of multi storey, multi occupied residential buildings.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/11/2020 16:10:05 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1249580

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats and Public Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of identified high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings with unsafe cladding are in the process of being fully remediated.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	113151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department publishes data on progress with remediation of high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings in England with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding systems unlikely to meet building regulations. The latest data is available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding%23acm-remediation-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C54e18980c06b403b6b2008d887fae71c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637408858969007942%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=Cxj%2B1gmkanFVICFpH5kR6sR8aoL9zQCTjvzMUwfnxo4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a> . Information on registrations to the Building Safety Fund, which is funding the removal and replacement of unsafe non-ACM cladding systems on high rise residential buildings, is available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23building-safety-fund-registration-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C54e18980c06b403b6b2008d887fae71c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637408858969017929%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=QFgnzBm7OR2zjFfds1sQy3wgEtfwF50OvxuNngi5%2Bbg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a> .</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 113152 question first answered 16/11/2020 16:07:25 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1249581

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats and Public Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of identified high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings with unsafe cladding have been fully remediated.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	113152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department publishes data on progress with remediation of high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings in England with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding systems unlikely to meet building regulations. The latest data is available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding%23acm-remediation-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C54e18980c06b403b6b2008d887fae71c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637408858969007942%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=Cxj%2B1gmkanFVICFpH5kR6sR8aoL9zQCTjvzMUwfnxo4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a> . Information on registrations to the Building Safety Fund, which is funding the removal and replacement of unsafe non-ACM cladding systems on high rise residential buildings, is available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23building-safety-fund-registration-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C54e18980c06b403b6b2008d887fae71c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637408858969017929%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=QFgnzBm7OR2zjFfds1sQy3wgEtfwF50OvxuNngi5%2Bbg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a> .</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 113151 question first answered 16/11/2020 16:07:25 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1249582

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats and Public Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of identified high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings with unsafe cladding had their Building Safety Fund application pending approval on the last day of each month since August 2020.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	113153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department is continuing to work with building owners to progress applications for the Building Safety Fund and published registration statistics on 30 September, which can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23building-safety-fund-registration-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C54e18980c06b403b6b2008d887fae71c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637408858969017929%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=QFgnzBm7OR2zjFfds1sQy3wgEtfwF50OvxuNngi5%2Bbg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#building-safety-fund-registration-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/11/2020 16:07:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1249994

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the proposed expansion of the small sites exemption policy on the supply of social and affordable housing in England.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	91843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>To aid small and medium-sized builders through economic recovery, we have consulted on a proposal to increase the current threshold at which affordable housing contributions can be collected on new developments. This proposal would ensure that sites that may not have been developed due to viability issues would go ahead creating the homes our country needs.</p><p>Details of the impact of this proposal are set out in the <em>Changes to the current planning system </em>consultation, which closed on 1 October: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fchanges-to-the-current-planning-system&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C54e18980c06b403b6b2008d887fae71c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637408858969047916%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=04LS1F1Z5aNIb4bOjXBoJOKdvYTdq%2BmeNgOOyPfhqxE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-the-current-planning-system</a></p><p>It is important that we consider the consultation feedback thoroughly. We will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 91844 91845 91846 91847 question first answered 16/11/2020 17:22:44 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh