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1381347

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Planning: Fire and Rescue Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of integrating the English planning and building inspectorate systems to help ensure that Fire Authority planning application recommendations are implemented.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	80420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Following the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017 the Government commissioned the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety led by Dame Judith Hackitt. The report highlighted the need to transform the fire and building safety regime and recommended that “some minimum requirements around fire safety will need to be addressed when local planning authorities are determining planning applications and will require input from those with the relevant expertise.”</p><p>The review took into consideration the experience of other countries’ building regulatory frameworks. It noted that many of the concerns recognised with the English regulatory framework were shared across different countries. This included deviations from designs, potential conflicts of interest for third-party inspectors, lack of adequate competence, as well as lack of clarity around roles and responsibilities. The review’s findings and subsequent recommendations were also informed by case studies from countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Finland, the outcome of which was to move towards a culture of shared responsibility in how our planning system approaches building and fire safety.</p><p>In response to the review’s recommendations, the Government introduced new requirements known as planning gateway one on 1st August 2020, which require the developer to submit a fire statement setting out fire safety considerations specific to the development with a relevant application for planning permission for development which involves one or more relevant buildings.</p><p>Relevant buildings under planning gateway one must contain two or more dwellings or educational accommodation and meet the height condition of 18 metres or more, or 7 or more storeys.</p><p>These changes are intended to help ensure that applicants and decision-makers consider planning issues relevant to fire safety, bringing forward-thinking on fire safety matters as they relate to land use planning to the earliest possible stage in the development process and result in better schemes which fully integrate thinking on fire safety.</p><p>Additional guidance on fire safety and high-residential buildings can be found in the following planning practice guidance: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Ffire-safety-and-high-rise-residential-buildings-from-1-august-2021&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSean.O%27Byrne%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce9f13640563d4f2206cf08d9af5c60ee%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637733633555135006%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=dwGN6fFeCu%2F%2Fgo%2F7jBVgjCeuj6SGBIPsmxaxqt%2FDCBQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/fire-safety-and-high-rise-residential-buildings-from-1-august-2021</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 80421 80422 question first answered 01/12/2021 16:33:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1381348

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Planning: OECD Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the advantages of planning and building inspectorates of other OECD countries.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	80421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Following the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017 the Government commissioned the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety led by Dame Judith Hackitt. The report highlighted the need to transform the fire and building safety regime and recommended that “some minimum requirements around fire safety will need to be addressed when local planning authorities are determining planning applications and will require input from those with the relevant expertise.”</p><p>The review took into consideration the experience of other countries’ building regulatory frameworks. It noted that many of the concerns recognised with the English regulatory framework were shared across different countries. This included deviations from designs, potential conflicts of interest for third-party inspectors, lack of adequate competence, as well as lack of clarity around roles and responsibilities. The review’s findings and subsequent recommendations were also informed by case studies from countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Finland, the outcome of which was to move towards a culture of shared responsibility in how our planning system approaches building and fire safety.</p><p>In response to the review’s recommendations, the Government introduced new requirements known as planning gateway one on 1st August 2020, which require the developer to submit a fire statement setting out fire safety considerations specific to the development with a relevant application for planning permission for development which involves one or more relevant buildings.</p><p>Relevant buildings under planning gateway one must contain two or more dwellings or educational accommodation and meet the height condition of 18 metres or more, or 7 or more storeys.</p><p>These changes are intended to help ensure that applicants and decision-makers consider planning issues relevant to fire safety, bringing forward-thinking on fire safety matters as they relate to land use planning to the earliest possible stage in the development process and result in better schemes which fully integrate thinking on fire safety.</p><p>Additional guidance on fire safety and high-residential buildings can be found in the following planning practice guidance: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Ffire-safety-and-high-rise-residential-buildings-from-1-august-2021&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSean.O%27Byrne%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce9f13640563d4f2206cf08d9af5c60ee%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637733633555135006%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=dwGN6fFeCu%2F%2Fgo%2F7jBVgjCeuj6SGBIPsmxaxqt%2FDCBQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/fire-safety-and-high-rise-residential-buildings-from-1-august-2021</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 80420 80422 question first answered 01/12/2021 16:33:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1381420

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Planning: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to change the English planning system to mitigate fire risk in the context of the Grenfell disaster.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	80422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Following the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017 the Government commissioned the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety led by Dame Judith Hackitt. The report highlighted the need to transform the fire and building safety regime and recommended that “some minimum requirements around fire safety will need to be addressed when local planning authorities are determining planning applications and will require input from those with the relevant expertise.”</p><p>The review took into consideration the experience of other countries’ building regulatory frameworks. It noted that many of the concerns recognised with the English regulatory framework were shared across different countries. This included deviations from designs, potential conflicts of interest for third-party inspectors, lack of adequate competence, as well as lack of clarity around roles and responsibilities. The review’s findings and subsequent recommendations were also informed by case studies from countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Finland, the outcome of which was to move towards a culture of shared responsibility in how our planning system approaches building and fire safety.</p><p>In response to the review’s recommendations, the Government introduced new requirements known as planning gateway one on 1st August 2020, which require the developer to submit a fire statement setting out fire safety considerations specific to the development with a relevant application for planning permission for development which involves one or more relevant buildings.</p><p>Relevant buildings under planning gateway one must contain two or more dwellings or educational accommodation and meet the height condition of 18 metres or more, or 7 or more storeys.</p><p>These changes are intended to help ensure that applicants and decision-makers consider planning issues relevant to fire safety, bringing forward-thinking on fire safety matters as they relate to land use planning to the earliest possible stage in the development process and result in better schemes which fully integrate thinking on fire safety.</p><p>Additional guidance on fire safety and high-residential buildings can be found in the following planning practice guidance: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Ffire-safety-and-high-rise-residential-buildings-from-1-august-2021&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSean.O%27Byrne%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce9f13640563d4f2206cf08d9af5c60ee%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637733633555135006%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=dwGN6fFeCu%2F%2Fgo%2F7jBVgjCeuj6SGBIPsmxaxqt%2FDCBQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/fire-safety-and-high-rise-residential-buildings-from-1-august-2021</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 80420 80421 question first answered 01/12/2021 16:33:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1364989

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Coal: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in the context of COP26, whether a decision has been made on the proposal to build a coal mine in Cumbria; and if he will make statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	67221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>A public inquiry examining the proposal for a new coking coal mine in Cumbria took place in September and October. Following the close of that inquiry, the independent planning Inspector is preparing a report for Ministers to consider.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/11/2021 16:00:51 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1352492

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Regulator of Social Housing: Powers
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 has been made of the adequacy of the Regulator of Social Housing’s investigatory powers.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	42055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>In November 2020, the Department published 'The Social Housing White Paper: the Charter for Social Housing Residents'. This White Paper followed a consultation seeking views on social housing regulation, and set out a programme of transformative change to improve the experience of people living in social homes.</p><p>The most important step we will take will be to work with the Regulator of Social Housing to create a strong, proactive consumer regulatory regime, strengthening the formal standards against which landlords are regulated, requiring them to be transparent about their performance so they can be held to account, to put things right when they go wrong and to listen to tenants through effective engagement. The Regulator of Social Housing will be given stronger powers to proactively monitor and drive compliance with consumer standards, as well as regular inspection of the largest landlords and new tenant satisfaction measures to help assess landlord performance on issues like repairs and complaints handling. We are committed to implementing the reforms laid out in our Charter for Social Housing Residents, and will look to legislate as soon as practicable.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 13/09/2021 14:00:36 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1348223

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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	Coal: Mining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the environmental impact of the proposal to build a coal mine in Cumbria.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	35813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>A public inquiry, overseen by an independent Planning Inspector, is scheduled to begin in September. The inquiry will hear the evidence for and against the proposal, and once completed, the Inspector will prepare a report and recommendation for Ministers, based on that evidence. As this application will come before Ministers for decision it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 35814 question first answered 27/07/2021 09:08:04 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1348224

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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	Coal: Cumbria
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 make an assessment of the compatibility of the proposal for a new coal mine to be built in Cumbria with the UK's upcoming role as President of the COP26 summit.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	35814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>A public inquiry, overseen by an independent Planning Inspector, is scheduled to begin in September. The inquiry will hear the evidence for and against the proposal, and once completed, the Inspector will prepare a report and recommendation for Ministers, based on that evidence. As this application will come before Ministers for decision it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 35813 question first answered 27/07/2021 09:08:04 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1346293

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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	Buildings: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many EWS1 qualified fire assessors have (a) received their training and (b) been deployed in each month since January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	32468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>In November, we announced nearly £700,000 to train up to 2,000 more assessors, which should speed up the valuation process for homeowners in cases where an EWS1 form is required. This training is being delivered by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). This training commenced in January, and there are now around 880 candidates enrolled on the course. Following successful completion, they will be able to carry out EWS1 assessments.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 21/07/2021 12:27:19 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1344702

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	Tree Preservation Orders
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 effectiveness of Tree Preservation Orders; and whether the Government has plans to bring forward additional legislative proposals to improve the protection of trees and woods in urban areas.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	29114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Tree Preservation Orders are issued and enforced by local authorities, who have responsibility for ensuring trees of amenity value are protected for their community's enjoyment. The Government strongly believes in protecting our natural environment, which is why we increased protection for Ancient and Veteran trees in the National Planning Policy Framework in 2018 and are the first Government to commit to leaving the natural environment in a better state then we inherited it.</p><p>The England Tree Action Plan set out the Government's long-term vision for trees and acknowledged the role of strong regulation in protecting and sustainably managing our existing tree and woodland cover. We are committed to ensuring that our future planning reforms will lead to more trees being planted and ensure strong protections for existing trees, which will benefit all areas of the country, including urban areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/07/2021 10:31:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1309082

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 156609 on Buildings: Fire Prevention, what actions resulted from the March 2021 roundtable with insurers to support people living in buildings where cladding or other fire safety issues have resulted in an increase to their building insurance premiums.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	181078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>We are working closely with the insurance industry to understand the drivers of recent price changes and how they are pricing risks. We are considering a number of options that have been proposed by industry which could help us address these issues.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 23/04/2021 16:19:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West