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1359111

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Building Safety Fund
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 expediency of funds disbursed under the Building Safety Fund.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	56154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>We have already allocated £734 million of funding from the original £1 billion first announced for Building Safety Fund, but it is important to remember that we are reliant on building owners providing the necessary basic information for us to assess their registrations to the fund and we continue to encourage these building owners who are yet to provide the information to do so. As more building owners are completing their applications and giving us the information we need, so too is the pace of allocation of funding increasing.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2021 15:15:05 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1360059

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Building Safety Fund
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 support he is giving to leaseholders who own properties in buildings which are under the 18m threshold for financial support from the Building Safety Fund.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	56598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Building owners and industry should make buildings safe without passing on costs to leaseholders and we are introducing new measures that will legally require building owners to prove they have tried all routes to cover costs. The fire risk is lower in buildings under 18 metres and costly remediation work is usually not needed. Where fire risks are identified, they should always be managed proportionately. The Secretary of State is looking closely at this issue to make sure everything is being done to support leaseholders. Further detail on the support offer for leaseholders in residential buildings of 11-18 metres will be released when all options have been fully considered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2021 15:17:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1360060

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Housing: Insulation
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 support he is giving to leaseholders who are unable to sell their properties without a valid EWS1 form, despite that form not being legally required for the sale of the property.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	56599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>An independent expert statement in July this year was clear that there is no systemic risk of fire in residential buildings under 18 metres and that EWS1s should not be required by lenders on buildings under 18 metres. The Government strongly supports this position and made this clear in its written statement of 21 July.</p><p>In the small minority of cases under 18 metres where concerns are identified via an up to date statutory fire risk assessment, and risk management and mitigation is not an option, leaseholders will be able to access a financing scheme, where costs will not exceed £50 a month. This commitment offers assurance to lenders concerned about financial risk.</p><p>Government remains committed to working with lenders to support a more proportionate approach to mortgage lending on blocks of flats.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2021 15:18:39 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1360061

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Building Safety Fund: Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will provide any financial support to leaseholders who own properties in buildings which are under the 18 metre threshold with unsafe cladding.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	56600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 56598 on 25 October 2021.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2021 15:44:37 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1360062

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if local authorities will provide housing assistance to leaseholders at risk of (a) bankruptcy or (b) homelessness as a result of capital costs of removing and replacing unsafe non-ACM cladding systems not met by the Building Safety Fund.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	56601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>This Government has committed £5.1 billion of grant funding through the Building Safety Fund for the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding on residential buildings over 18 metres. The Secretary of State is looking closely at this issue to make sure everything is being done to support leaseholders. Further detail on the support for leaseholders with unsafe cladding in residential buildings of 11 - 18 metres will be released when all options have been fully considered. We continue to examine what more can be done to protect and support leaseholders.</p><p>Government funding does not absolve building owners of their responsibility to ensure that buildings are safe. All routes to meet costs, for example through warranties and recovering costs from contractors for incorrect or poor work should be explored. The Building Safety Bill also contains measures to protect leaseholders by providing a legal requirement for building owners to prove they have tried all routes to cover the cost of essential safety works, along with evidence that this has been done. If this does not happen, leaseholders will be able to challenge these costs in the courts.</p><p>The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 places duties on local housing authorities to take reasonable steps to try to prevent and relieve a person's homelessness. Local authorities must work with people at risk of losing their homes to develop personalised housing plans, tailored to focus on the needs and circumstances of the household.</p><p>We have provided local authorities with £310 million through the Homelessness Prevention Grant this year to support those at risk of homelessness. Local authorities may use homelessness funding flexibly in line with local need.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2021 15:47:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1354247

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Building Safety Fund
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 funding applications for the original Building Safety Fund have been progressed.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>Data on the Building Safety Fund, including the number of applications being progressed and how much funding has been allocated, is published and updated monthly 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%7C2a700129d70c4ff3c8b508d97830bd4b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637672972985804322%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=bTYe6XjOOJJW5nBSezwL8YkC0p8VpatIvnjSAL%2FdvgA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#building-safety-fund-registration-statistics</a>. All applications to the Building Safety Fund are supported by Delivery Partners.</p><p>To ensure this critical safety work can commence at pace we also provide expert construction consultation support to those planning and undertaking remediation work under the Building Safety Fund.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 45911 question first answered 16/09/2021 16:56:16 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1354248

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Building Safety Fund
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 applications to the original Building Safety Fund has been allocated a Case Officer.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>Data on the Building Safety Fund, including the number of applications being progressed and how much funding has been allocated, is published and updated monthly 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%7C2a700129d70c4ff3c8b508d97830bd4b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637672972985804322%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=bTYe6XjOOJJW5nBSezwL8YkC0p8VpatIvnjSAL%2FdvgA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#building-safety-fund-registration-statistics</a>. All applications to the Building Safety Fund are supported by Delivery Partners.</p><p>To ensure this critical safety work can commence at pace we also provide expert construction consultation support to those planning and undertaking remediation work under the Building Safety Fund.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 45910 question first answered 16/09/2021 16:56:16 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1354249

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Building Safety Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the latest Building Safety Fund will open for applications.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>The announcement on 10 February of an additional £3.5 billion of funding for remediating unsafe cladding on buildings 18 metres and above means that leaseholders and residents in eligible buildings can be reassured that unsafe non-ACM cladding on their blocks will be replaced. For any buildings that may have missed the original registration deadline for the Building Safety Fund we will be reopening for registrations in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/09/2021 17:01:31 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1354250

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Building Safety Fund
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 support is being offered to (a) leaseholders and (b) freeholders of buildings awaiting access to the Building Safety Fund.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>Leaseholders in buildings eligible for the Building Safety Fund can be reassured that unsafe non-ACM cladding on their blocks will be funded and replaced. The £30 million Waking Watch Relief Fund will pay for the costs of installing an alarm system in buildings where a waking watch is in place while waiting to have unsafe cladding removed</p><p><br>The Government has also allocated additional funding to Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) to provide independent, free, initial advice to leaseholders on building safety issues to ensure they are aware of their rights and are supported to understand the terms of their leases. Building owners are supported in their applications to the Building Safety Fund by Delivery Partners and we also provide those planning and undertaking eligible remediation work expert construction consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/09/2021 17:01:57 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1354251

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Building Safety Fund
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 housing officers are available to process Building Safety Fund applications in (a) Plymouth, (b) the South West and (c) in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>The Building Safety Fund only operates in England as housing is a devolved matter. Applications for buildings outside of London are processed by Homes England.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/09/2021 17:00:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard