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1342248

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Raising accessibility standards for new homes consultation, published on 8 September 2020, whether his Department has plans for all new homes to meet the accessible and adaptable standard proposed in that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	24967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 18 June to Question UIN 13060.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/07/2021 12:08:19 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1342258

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Housing: Construction
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 guidance his Department issues to local authorities on ensuring that new build homes are built according to the plans for those homes agreed by the local authority's planning committee.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	25127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is clear that effective enforcement is important to tackle breaches of planning control, including against new built homes which do not conform to the planning permission. Local authorities already have a wide range of planning enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance, and as the Planning for the Future White Paper highlighted, we want to strengthen these powers and sanctions.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework emphasises that effective enforcement is important to maintain public confidence in the planning system, and further guidance on enforcement for local planning authorities is set out in our planning practice guidance.</p><p>My Department does not collect data on enforcement notices served against different types of development so has no data available about enforcement action against new built homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 25128 25129 question first answered 09/07/2021 12:09:37 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1342259

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Housing: Construction
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 estimate he has made of the number of new build homes built in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019 in England that have breached the terms of the planning permission agreed by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	25128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is clear that effective enforcement is important to tackle breaches of planning control, including against new built homes which do not conform to the planning permission. Local authorities already have a wide range of planning enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance, and as the Planning for the Future White Paper highlighted, we want to strengthen these powers and sanctions.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework emphasises that effective enforcement is important to maintain public confidence in the planning system, and further guidance on enforcement for local planning authorities is set out in our planning practice guidance.</p><p>My Department does not collect data on enforcement notices served against different types of development so has no data available about enforcement action against new built homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 25127 25129 question first answered 09/07/2021 12:09:37 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1342260

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Housing: Construction
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 enforcement notices were served by local authorities in England in respect of new build homes in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	25129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is clear that effective enforcement is important to tackle breaches of planning control, including against new built homes which do not conform to the planning permission. Local authorities already have a wide range of planning enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance, and as the Planning for the Future White Paper highlighted, we want to strengthen these powers and sanctions.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework emphasises that effective enforcement is important to maintain public confidence in the planning system, and further guidance on enforcement for local planning authorities is set out in our planning practice guidance.</p><p>My Department does not collect data on enforcement notices served against different types of development so has no data available about enforcement action against new built homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 25127 25128 question first answered 09/07/2021 12:09:37 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1342278

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Gazumping
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 potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent the practice of gazumping in residential house purchases and sales.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	24949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>We would like home buyers and sellers to be able to transact with more confidence. It is for this reason that we are working with industry to develop and trial reservation agreements. These legal agreements would be entered into by both parties at the point of offer and there could be financial penalties if a party withdrew without good reason. We hope to proceed to a trial later this year.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/07/2021 12:10:45 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1342462

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Right to Buy Scheme: Midlands
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 the findings were of the Midlands Pilot of the Voluntary Right to Buy Scheme; and whether there is a timeline for the full implementation of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	25126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>The Midlands Voluntary Right to Buy Pilot was subject to a full independent evaluation, the findings of which were published in February 2020. The pilot's evaluation confirmed the scheme fulfilled its goal of testing the 'portable discount', presented good value for money, and successfully enabled over 1,800 people to own their own homes. The evaluation also highlighted some of the challenges in the pilot's administration. The final pilot sales will conclude this calendar year.</p><p>The full independent evaluation of the Midlands Pilot of the Voluntary Right to Buy is available on <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce7eaea6003914057299208d9423242d7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637613605893620072%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=hy4D3mqGTNTA80T834hIVJyrlSr9ABCccmcBffbcLqI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk.</a> We are currently reviewing the findings, which will be used to inform future policy and decisions on further implementation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/07/2021 12:10:15 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1342557

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Energy
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 estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department's energy usage in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	25153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>Details of Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government energy usage for the periods 2018/19 and 2019/20 are published in Figure 10 of Sustainability Report on page 29 of the Departmental Annual Accounts and Report for 2019/20 (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fdclg-annual-reports-and-accounts&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce2c12a5187f14ccd5dd908d942cc1582%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637614266559924924%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=e9EcKJomGlUy9UW2eqbyRI4Uk%2BfNnicZnhja0gj2830%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-annual-reports-and-accounts</a>).</p><p>Data for the period 2020/21 and the remainder of 2021 are not yet available</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 09/07/2021 11:56:39 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones