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810718

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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, pursuant to the Ministerial statement HCWS384 on 21 December 2017 on commonhold and leasehold reform, what plans he has to provide local authorities with the additional resources necessary to enable trading standards to provide leaseholders with comprehensive information on the various routes to redress.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	121063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We are in discussions with Trading Standards and the Leasehold Advisory Service on the process for providing leaseholders with comprehensive information on routes to redress and will provide more details shortly.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/01/2018 16:21:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

809567

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to publish its response to the recommendations made by the Women and Equalities Committee in its report, Building for Equality: Disability and the Built Environment, HC 631, published on 25 April 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	120225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to the Hon Member for Oxford West and Abingdon on 9 November 2017 (reference 110830).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/01/2018 16:22:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

809752

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Persimmon Homes: Pay
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 an assessment of the implications for (a) his policies on and (b) Government funding for help to buy of the level of the bonus awarded by Persimmons to its Chief Executive in December 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	120372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Under this Government, new house building starts and first time buyers are at their highest levels for nine years. The annual number of new homes started has doubled from the level Labour left behind and there are 120,000 more First Time Buyers a year. The Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme has played an important role by helping 134,000 households buy their own home since 2013 and approximately 80 per cent of these were first time buyers. The scheme does not provide a subsidy to house builders but offers a repayable loan to buyers of new homes.</p><p>In 2016 Help to Buy sales made up only 3 per cent of total house sales and an independent evaluation found no evidence to suggest the scheme has driven up house prices. We want to see builders investing in growing supply and have committed to work with the sector to consider the future of the scheme beyond 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/01/2018 16:20:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

809842

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Derelict Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department’s assessment is of the progress local authorities are making on developing their brownfield land register.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	120462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to publish a statutory brownfield land register identifying which previously developed sites are suitable for housing by the end of 2017.</p><p>My officials have been supporting the implementation of brownfield registers and permission in principle through an active programme of engagement since early summer. We are also identifying authorities to work with whose positive or innovative approach can be used to promote good practice. Further assistance will be provided in 2018 to help promote permission in principle on suitable sites on registers.</p><p>Small sites, including sites on brownfield land, have a crucial role to play in increasing housing supply and speeding up delivery. That is why we announced in the Autumn Budget our proposal to expect authorities to bring forward 20 per cent of their housing supply as small sites. This will speed up the building of new homes and support the Government’s wider ambition to increase competition in the house building market. Brownfield registers can contribute to this alongside other measures as authorities have the discretion to include smaller sites in their registers and grant permission in principle on those sites if they wish.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 120463 120465 question first answered 27/12/2017 11:10:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

809843

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Derelict Land
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 promote the benefits of brownfield registers to local authorities, developers, and communities.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	120463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to publish a statutory brownfield land register identifying which previously developed sites are suitable for housing by the end of 2017.</p><p>My officials have been supporting the implementation of brownfield registers and permission in principle through an active programme of engagement since early summer. We are also identifying authorities to work with whose positive or innovative approach can be used to promote good practice. Further assistance will be provided in 2018 to help promote permission in principle on suitable sites on registers.</p><p>Small sites, including sites on brownfield land, have a crucial role to play in increasing housing supply and speeding up delivery. That is why we announced in the Autumn Budget our proposal to expect authorities to bring forward 20 per cent of their housing supply as small sites. This will speed up the building of new homes and support the Government’s wider ambition to increase competition in the house building market. Brownfield registers can contribute to this alongside other measures as authorities have the discretion to include smaller sites in their registers and grant permission in principle on those sites if they wish.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 120462 120465 question first answered 27/12/2017 11:10:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

809845

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Derelict Land
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 the development of small brownfield sites.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	120465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to publish a statutory brownfield land register identifying which previously developed sites are suitable for housing by the end of 2017.</p><p>My officials have been supporting the implementation of brownfield registers and permission in principle through an active programme of engagement since early summer. We are also identifying authorities to work with whose positive or innovative approach can be used to promote good practice. Further assistance will be provided in 2018 to help promote permission in principle on suitable sites on registers.</p><p>Small sites, including sites on brownfield land, have a crucial role to play in increasing housing supply and speeding up delivery. That is why we announced in the Autumn Budget our proposal to expect authorities to bring forward 20 per cent of their housing supply as small sites. This will speed up the building of new homes and support the Government’s wider ambition to increase competition in the house building market. Brownfield registers can contribute to this alongside other measures as authorities have the discretion to include smaller sites in their registers and grant permission in principle on those sites if they wish.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 120462 120463 question first answered 27/12/2017 11:10:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

808778

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: Coastal Areas
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 guidance his Department has provided to local authorities on planning applications (a) on and (b) near coastal cliffs.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	119887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s planning policies are set out in the National Planning Policy Framework, which was published 2012. This includes policies on assessing planning applications in areas subject to coastal change. In a Coastal Change Management Area, local planning authorities should consider whether development will be safe over its planned lifetime without having an unacceptable impact on coastal change.</p><p>They should also ensure that development does not hinder the creation and maintenance of a continuous signed and managed route around the coast. Further information is provided in our planning practice guidance on flood risk and coastal change, issued in 2014.</p><p>The Framework also sets out policies on conserving and enhancing the natural environment, including maintaining the character of the undeveloped coast and improving public access to and enjoyment of the coast. To prevent unacceptable risks from land instability, the Framework expects local planning policies and decisions to ensure that new development is appropriate for its location.</p><p>The Framework and the planning practice guidance can be accessed through at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/planning-practice-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/planning-practice-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/12/2017 11:25:44 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

808846

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Aviation: 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 his Department has to strengthen planning guidance on aerodromes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
uin	119955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has a clear planning policy for airfields set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. It recognises the significant contribution that aviation makes to economic growth and requires local authorities, when preparing their Local Plans, to take account of the role of airfields in meeting business, leisure, training and emergency service needs.</p><p>Planning guidance supporting the Framework makes clear to local authorities that they should consider the interconnectivity between airfields of different sizes and that they should have regard to the Aviation Policy Framework.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/12/2017 11:12:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

808981

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Aviation: 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 estimate his Department has made of the number of airfields potentially due to close as a result of planning permissions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	120090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has a clear planning policy for airfields set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. It recognises the significant contribution that aviation makes to economic growth and requires local authorities, when preparing their Local Plans, to take account of the role of airfields in meeting business, leisure, training and emergency service needs.</p><p>Planning guidance supporting the Framework makes clear to local authorities that they should consider the interconnectivity between airfields of different sizes and that they should have regard to the Aviation Policy Framework.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/12/2017 11:36:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

809037

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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 Extinguishers
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 publish the criteria by which his Department is assessing the adequacy of local authorities' funding for the retrospective fitting of sprinklers in tower blocks.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	120146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Building owners are responsible for funding fire safety measures in their buildings, and local authorities should draw on existing resources to implement these measures. However, if a local authority considers works to be essential, based on expert advice and taking into account any recommendations or advice from the local fire and rescue service, we will consider the removal of financial restrictions. This might be either extending the ability to borrow within the Housing Revenue Account, or possibly a one off agreement to use general fund money.</p><p>Any local authority that wishes to discuss their position should contact my Department.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/12/2017 15:45:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle