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767414

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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 data his Department holds on the housing needs of Travellers who conform to the revised definition of Gypsy Travellers as set out in the Planning policy for Traveller sites 2015.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	106688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the housing needs of travellers. It is the responsibility of local authorities to assess all local housing needs, including those of travellers.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/10/2017 13:05:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

767425

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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: 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 the 31 local authorities are that have requested additional funding for tower block safety.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	106554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>I can confirm that 31 local authorities have been in touch with DCLG regarding work to ensure fire safety in tower blocks. We have been clear that we expect building owners to fund fire safety measures, but councils should contact us if they have any concerns about funding fire safety works.</p><p>Where works are necessary to ensure the fire safety of a building, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent them going ahead. It is a matter for local authorities to communicate with their residents what work is being proposed.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/10/2017 15:55:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

767426

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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: 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 the five local authorities are that have been asked for further information on their application for requested additional funding for tower block safety.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	106555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>I can confirm that six local authorities have been asked for further detailed information regarding work to ensure fire safety in tower blocks, following initial conversations with DCLG. We have been clear that we expect building owners to fund fire safety measures, but councils should contact us if they have any concerns about funding fire safety works.</p><p>Where works are necessary to ensure the fire safety of a building, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent them going ahead. It is a matter for local authorities to communicate with their residents what work is being proposed, and as such I cannot provide the names of specific local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/10/2017 13:05:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

767439

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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 Inquiry
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 September 2017 to Question 9205, on the Grenfell Tower inquiry, how he plans to report the findings from the exercise described in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	106724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State announced at the National Housing Federation Conference on 19 September, we will bring forward a Green Paper on social housing in England.</p><p>The Green Paper will be a wide-ranging review of the issues facing the sector and the most substantial report of its kind for a generation.</p><p>The Housing Minister’s engagement with social housing tenants over the coming months will feed into the scope and content of the Green Paper.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/10/2017 15:57:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

767440

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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 11 September 2017, to Question 9297, on Grenfell Tower: fire, how many families have been rehoused; how many families have received an offer of housing which they have not accepted; by when the Government aims for all families to have been re-housed; what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the re-housing process does not take longer than necessary; and what mechanisms are in place for people affected by the fire to make their needs clear.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	106726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Our priority is to ensure that all households from Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk are provided with a permanent home within a year. The Government is working closely with the Council to deliver this as swiftly as possible, but it's important to get this right and ensure residents have choice over their housing options and are given the time they need.</p><p>Housing allocations officers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea have carried out housing needs assessments for those being rehoused. Family Liaison Officers and keyworkers are also in place to ensure the bereaved and survivors are able to access support to meet their wider needs.</p><p>The latest figures I have from the Council, as of 9 October, show that 111 households have accepted an offer of either temporary or permanent accommodation. 54 have now moved in; of which 44 households have already moved in to temporary accommodation, and 10 households have moved into permanent accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/10/2017 16:00:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

765642

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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, what progress his Department is making on implementing the housing white paper of February 2017, Fixing our broken housing market; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	105972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Our recent Housing White Paper sets out a long term, comprehensive strategy to fix our dysfunctional housing market by tackling failures at every point in the system, whilst also taking more steps to help people now so that housing is more affordable and people have the security they need to be able to plan for the future.</p><p>Since its publication in February 2017, the actions we have taken include the following:</p><ul><ul><li><p>Launched the £2.3 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund. The fund will unlock up to 100,000 new homes by helping to fund much needed infrastructure in the areas of greatest housing need. We are currently assessing bids from local authorities.</p></li><li><p>Launched the £45 million Land Release Fund to ensure local councils release some of their unused or surplus land for housing. This will help to meet the ambition to unlock enough council-owned land for at least 160,000 homes by 2020. Closing dates for bids is 3 November.</p></li><li><p>Consulted on changing planning policy to support more Build to Rent homes, including affordable rental homes, as well as providing a £65 million boost to the biggest development of homes built specifically for private rent in the UK. Located at the Wembley Park Development in Brent, this will contain 6,800 homes for rent.</p></li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li><p>Consulted on a range of measures to help tackle unfair and unreasonable abuses of the leasehold system. We are considering the responses and will respond in due course.</p></li><li><p>On Affordable Housing, to deliver more affordable homes and to ease the way for councils to build more social housing, including at a social rent, we will invest a further £2 billion in funding for housing associations and local councils in England.</p></li><li><p>On letting fees, we carried out an eight week public consultation to seek views on how the ban on letting fees paid by tenants should be implemented and enforced. The consultation closed on 2 June. We will be publishing the draft bill shortly.</p></li><li><p>We are consulting on proposals to reform the planning system to increase the supply of new homes and increase local authority capacity to manage growth. The consultation closes on 9 November.</p></li><li><p>Going further, we will bring forward a green paper on social housing in England which will be a wide-ranging top-to-bottom review of the issues facing the sector. The green paper will be the most substantial report of its kind for a generation.</p></li></ul></ul> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/10/2017 13:11:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 13828 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

765779

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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: Fines
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 fines have been levied on letting agents in England for breaches of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 since it came into force.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	106248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Local authorities are responsible for enforcing the requirements on letting agents under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.</p><p>The Secretary of State for the Department of Communities and Local Government announced on 1 October, that the Government will require all letting agents to register with an appropriate organisation to give landlords and tenants confidence that their agent is meeting minimum standards and complying with their legal responsibilities. The Government will also shortly publish the draft Tenant Fees Bill to set out its approach to banning letting fees to tenants in England.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 106249 question first answered 12/10/2017 13:07:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 13832 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

765780

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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: Fines
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 letting agents have been fined for breaching the Consumer Rights Act 2015 since it came into force.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	106249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Local authorities are responsible for enforcing the requirements on letting agents under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.</p><p>The Secretary of State for the Department of Communities and Local Government announced on 1 October, that the Government will require all letting agents to register with an appropriate organisation to give landlords and tenants confidence that their agent is meeting minimum standards and complying with their legal responsibilities. The Government will also shortly publish the draft Tenant Fees Bill to set out its approach to banning letting fees to tenants in England.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 106248 question first answered 12/10/2017 13:07:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 13834 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

766148

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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: Electrical Safety
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 19 September 2017 to Question HL1415, when the report of the working group on electrical safety in the private rented sector will be published.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	105975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Following Royal Assent of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, a Working Group of relevant experts was established to provide recommendations to Ministers on what, if any, legislative requirements for electrical safety in the private rented sector should be introduced. The Working Group has now concluded and the report and its recommendations are being considered.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/10/2017 13:08:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 13829 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

760640

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Social Rented Housing: Rents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether social rents will revert to the previously agreed settlement of Consumer Price Index plus one per cent from 1 April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	105097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has announced plans to set a long term rent deal for councils and housing associations. Under the proposal announced on 4 October, increases to social housing rents will be limited to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) plus 1 per cent for 5 years from 2020. This announcement recognises the need for a stable financial environment to support the delivery of new homes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/10/2017 16:26:46 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse