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1136549

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	Second Homes: Registration
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 plans he has to tackle the loop-hole which allows people to register second homes as Air B&B facilities.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	272728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government supports new business models and the economic benefits that they can bring. All landlords who let out accommodation on a short term basis must do so responsibly and in accordance with the law.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/07/2019 09:58:43 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1136551

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	Affordable Housing: Rural Areas
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 plans he has to introduce an affordable homes target for rural England into Homes England’s objectives.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	272729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Homes England’s Strategic Business Plan sets out their mission, objectives and public facing key performance indicators (KPIs). Homes England’s objectives already include supporting more affordable housing and providing expert support to priority locations. Through this commitment to support priority locations, government funding is directed to address affordability where it poses the greatest problem for the country so homes can be built where they are most needed.</p><p>It is the responsibility of local authorities to plan to reflect local needs, particularly for affordable housing, including through rural exception sites. Homes England has dedicated rural housing champions in each of their operating areas and they remain active across the rural housing sector to ensure that the profile of affordable rural housing remains high.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/07/2019 09:59:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1136696

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	Affordable Housing: Rural Areas
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure an adequate supply of affordable housing in rural areas to meet the demand from (a) young people and (b) families.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	272775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>This Government believes that meeting the housing needs of rural communities is important and has provided nearly 140,000 affordable homes in rural local authorities in England since April 2010.</p><p>Our £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver 250,000 new affordable homes of a wide range of tenures, including social rent by March 2022. The expanded programme will help meet the housing needs of a wider range of people – those who are on a pathway to home ownership, and those who need support most.</p><p>Since 2015, over 10 per cent of additional Affordable Homes have been delivered in villages with a population of fewer than 3000, and we recognise the importance of these settlements for both economic and housing growth.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes it clear that in rural areas housing development that reflect local needs should be supported.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/07/2019 09:57:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1136734

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written Questions
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 he intends to provide an answer to Question 268565 tabled on 24 June 2019 for answer on 27 June 2019; and for what reason there has been a delay in answering that Question.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	272848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>We will respond to the Hon Member's question shortly.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/07/2019 16:45:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1136309

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
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	Help to Buy Scheme: Greater London
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 homes have been purchased through the Help to Buy scheme in (a) Lewisham, Deptford, (b) Lewisham borough and (c) London in each year since the scheme's inception.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	272259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Data on Help to Buy: Equity Loan completions is published by local authority, but not by constituency.</p><p>Completions each year through Help to Buy: Equity Loan in Lewisham borough and London from April 2013 to December 2018 are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local authority/authorities</p></td><td><p>2013 April to December</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Borough of Lewisham</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>919</p></td><td><p>1512</p></td><td><p>1696</p></td><td><p>2485</p></td><td><p>4483</p></td><td><p>5643</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The latest official quarterly release of Help to Buy: Equity Loan statistics to December 2018 can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fhelp-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-statistics-april-2013-to-31-december-2018&amp;data=02%7C01%7CKenneth.Cameron%40communities.gov.uk%7C58564aa4dcda4699e59f08d6ffa4198c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636977477602286279&amp;sdata=Ky7%2BMyCFCPZjsBGKutuB8yQUc5Ot6W%2Fy%2BXS60uUXqMo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-statistics-april-2013-to-31-december-2018</a></p><p>Completions by local authority are listed on Table 1 in the section Tables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/07/2019 14:23:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1135768

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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: Older People
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 steps he is taking to support the construction of specialist housing for elderly people.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	271450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>There is a clear link between ageing and the need for more accessible housing. The National Planning Policy Framework expects planning authorities to have specific policies to address the housing needs of older people and we have recently published new guidance to help councils implement these policies.</p><p>The Framework expects local planning authorities to use the Government’s standards for accessible and adaptable housing when preparing their plans, where this would address an identified need. In addition, the Government has also recently announced that it will consult on mandating higher accessibility standards for new housing.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/07/2019 14:24:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1135936

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
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 and what proportion of the flats in Barandon Walk are waiting to be deep cleaned after the Grenfell Tower fire; and of those flats how many are (a) occupied and (b) empty.
tabling member constituency	Kensington
tabling member printed	Emma Dent Coad
uin	271600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC) report that they do not record data on the deep cleaning of flats on a block-by-block basis. A programme of deep cleaning was offered and provided to residents from Barandon Walk; Testerton Walk; Hurstway Walk; Treadgold House; Bramley House; Camborne Mews; Camelford Court; Camelford Walk; Upper Camelford Walk; Clarendon Walk; Lower Clarendon Walk; Morland House; Talbot Grove House; Talbot Walk; Upper Talbot Walk; and Verity Close when requested and access provided.</p><p>RBKC report that over 300 properties from these blocks on the Lancaster West Estate have been deep cleaned. 61 properties from these blocks are void properties, and are either awaiting or currently undergoing refurbishment work, which will include deep cleaning, before they are re-let through the estate’s Local Lettings Plan. The only other properties on the estate that have not been deep cleaned are properties where the household has chosen not to accept the offer of cleaning; or properties that are not currently occupied, pending a decision from the household on whether to return to their home.</p><p>Deep cleaning is also completed as part of refurbishment works to empty properties on the estate, and when households plan to return home from interim accommodation. No household is expected to return home before cleaning has been completed. RBKC have confirmed they would be happy to carry out any further cleaning for households on the estate, and this can be arranged through the Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 271601 271602 271603 271604 271605 271606 271607 271608 271610 271611 271612 271613 271614 271615 271616 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:33:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4683 label Biography information for Emma Dent Coad

1135937

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
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 and what proportion of the flats in Testerton Walk are waiting to be deep cleaned after the Grenfell Tower fire; and of those flats how many are (a) occupied and (b) empty.
tabling member constituency	Kensington
tabling member printed	Emma Dent Coad
uin	271601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC) report that they do not record data on the deep cleaning of flats on a block-by-block basis. A programme of deep cleaning was offered and provided to residents from Barandon Walk; Testerton Walk; Hurstway Walk; Treadgold House; Bramley House; Camborne Mews; Camelford Court; Camelford Walk; Upper Camelford Walk; Clarendon Walk; Lower Clarendon Walk; Morland House; Talbot Grove House; Talbot Walk; Upper Talbot Walk; and Verity Close when requested and access provided.</p><p>RBKC report that over 300 properties from these blocks on the Lancaster West Estate have been deep cleaned. 61 properties from these blocks are void properties, and are either awaiting or currently undergoing refurbishment work, which will include deep cleaning, before they are re-let through the estate’s Local Lettings Plan. The only other properties on the estate that have not been deep cleaned are properties where the household has chosen not to accept the offer of cleaning; or properties that are not currently occupied, pending a decision from the household on whether to return to their home.</p><p>Deep cleaning is also completed as part of refurbishment works to empty properties on the estate, and when households plan to return home from interim accommodation. No household is expected to return home before cleaning has been completed. RBKC have confirmed they would be happy to carry out any further cleaning for households on the estate, and this can be arranged through the Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 271600 271602 271603 271604 271605 271606 271607 271608 271610 271611 271612 271613 271614 271615 271616 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:33:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4683 label Biography information for Emma Dent Coad

1135938

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
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 and what proportion of the flats in Hurstway Walk are waiting to be deep cleaned after the Grenfell Tower fire; and of those flats how many are (a) occupied and (b) empty.
tabling member constituency	Kensington
tabling member printed	Emma Dent Coad
uin	271602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC) report that they do not record data on the deep cleaning of flats on a block-by-block basis. A programme of deep cleaning was offered and provided to residents from Barandon Walk; Testerton Walk; Hurstway Walk; Treadgold House; Bramley House; Camborne Mews; Camelford Court; Camelford Walk; Upper Camelford Walk; Clarendon Walk; Lower Clarendon Walk; Morland House; Talbot Grove House; Talbot Walk; Upper Talbot Walk; and Verity Close when requested and access provided.</p><p>RBKC report that over 300 properties from these blocks on the Lancaster West Estate have been deep cleaned. 61 properties from these blocks are void properties, and are either awaiting or currently undergoing refurbishment work, which will include deep cleaning, before they are re-let through the estate’s Local Lettings Plan. The only other properties on the estate that have not been deep cleaned are properties where the household has chosen not to accept the offer of cleaning; or properties that are not currently occupied, pending a decision from the household on whether to return to their home.</p><p>Deep cleaning is also completed as part of refurbishment works to empty properties on the estate, and when households plan to return home from interim accommodation. No household is expected to return home before cleaning has been completed. RBKC have confirmed they would be happy to carry out any further cleaning for households on the estate, and this can be arranged through the Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 271600 271601 271603 271604 271605 271606 271607 271608 271610 271611 271612 271613 271614 271615 271616 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:33:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4683 label Biography information for Emma Dent Coad

1135939

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
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 and what proportion of the flats in Treadgold House are waiting to be deep cleaned after the Grenfell Tower fire; and of those flats how many are (a) occupied and (b) empty.
tabling member constituency	Kensington
tabling member printed	Emma Dent Coad
uin	271603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC) report that they do not record data on the deep cleaning of flats on a block-by-block basis. A programme of deep cleaning was offered and provided to residents from Barandon Walk; Testerton Walk; Hurstway Walk; Treadgold House; Bramley House; Camborne Mews; Camelford Court; Camelford Walk; Upper Camelford Walk; Clarendon Walk; Lower Clarendon Walk; Morland House; Talbot Grove House; Talbot Walk; Upper Talbot Walk; and Verity Close when requested and access provided.</p><p>RBKC report that over 300 properties from these blocks on the Lancaster West Estate have been deep cleaned. 61 properties from these blocks are void properties, and are either awaiting or currently undergoing refurbishment work, which will include deep cleaning, before they are re-let through the estate’s Local Lettings Plan. The only other properties on the estate that have not been deep cleaned are properties where the household has chosen not to accept the offer of cleaning; or properties that are not currently occupied, pending a decision from the household on whether to return to their home.</p><p>Deep cleaning is also completed as part of refurbishment works to empty properties on the estate, and when households plan to return home from interim accommodation. No household is expected to return home before cleaning has been completed. RBKC have confirmed they would be happy to carry out any further cleaning for households on the estate, and this can be arranged through the Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 271600 271601 271602 271604 271605 271606 271607 271608 271610 271611 271612 271613 271614 271615 271616 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:33:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4683 label Biography information for Emma Dent Coad