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1122113

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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: 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 steps his Department is taking to improve the energy efficiency of (a) new and (b) existing homes.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	245615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2019 answer text <p>The Clean Growth Strategy sets out Government policy on meeting the UK’s emissions targets. The Department’s contribution to tackling emissions in England includes the National Planning Policy Framework, the Building Regulations, and the Decent Homes Standard.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework expects local planning authorities to take account of how new development will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as through its location, orientation and design. Planning practice guidance provides advice for local authorities and applicants on implementing these policies.</p><p>In the Government’s Clean Growth Strategy we committed to reviewing the energy performance standards in the Building Regulations, including consulting on improving energy efficiency requirements in new and existing homes where the evidence suggests it is cost effective, affordable, practical and safe to do so. Further to this, Government committed to introducing a Future Homes Standard by 2025 for new build homes to be future-proofed with low carbon heating and world-leading levels of energy efficiency. We plan to consult on these matters in the coming months.</p><p>The Decent Homes Standard (DHS) requires that social homes provide residents with a reasonable degree of thermal comfort. All social landlords are required by the Regulator of Social Housing to meet the DHS. Homes for social housing are required to have efficient heating and effective insulation and be free of serious hazards that present a risk to residents, including excess cold. The Social Housing Green Paper asked whether there are changes to what constitutes a decent home that we should consider. The consultation closed in November 2018 and we are currently considering responses.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 245616 question first answered 26/04/2019 13:38:41 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 115164 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1122114

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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: Carbon Emissions
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 step his Department is taking to help contribute to UK emissions targets.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	245616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2019 answer text <p>The Clean Growth Strategy sets out Government policy on meeting the UK’s emissions targets. The Department’s contribution to tackling emissions in England includes the National Planning Policy Framework, the Building Regulations, and the Decent Homes Standard.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework expects local planning authorities to take account of how new development will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as through its location, orientation and design. Planning practice guidance provides advice for local authorities and applicants on implementing these policies.</p><p>In the Government’s Clean Growth Strategy we committed to reviewing the energy performance standards in the Building Regulations, including consulting on improving energy efficiency requirements in new and existing homes where the evidence suggests it is cost effective, affordable, practical and safe to do so. Further to this, Government committed to introducing a Future Homes Standard by 2025 for new build homes to be future-proofed with low carbon heating and world-leading levels of energy efficiency. We plan to consult on these matters in the coming months.</p><p>The Decent Homes Standard (DHS) requires that social homes provide residents with a reasonable degree of thermal comfort. All social landlords are required by the Regulator of Social Housing to meet the DHS. Homes for social housing are required to have efficient heating and effective insulation and be free of serious hazards that present a risk to residents, including excess cold. The Social Housing Green Paper asked whether there are changes to what constitutes a decent home that we should consider. The consultation closed in November 2018 and we are currently considering responses.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 245615 question first answered 26/04/2019 13:38:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 115165 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1122115

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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: Standards
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 much funding his Department has allocated to the decent homes programme (a) in each of the last ten years and (b) in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	245617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2019 answer text <p>The number of social homes failing to meet the Decent Homes standard fell by 32 per cent between 2010 and 2017.</p><p>Between 2011 and 2016 we provided a total of £1.76 billion to 45 councils across England to help them tackle their backlog of non-compliant homes. It helped to make over 158,000 homes meet the relevant standards.</p><p>Private registered providers – such as housing associations - are expected to maintain their homes to the Decent Homes Standard using their own resources. In the year to March 2018, private registered providers spent £1.7 billion on capital improvements to existing stock.</p><p>The Social Housing Green Paper asked whether there are any changes to what constitutes a decent home that we should consider.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 26/04/2019 13:41:04 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 115166 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1056818

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Bellwin Scheme: Greater Manchester
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 Manchester Evening News article, Greater Manchester is still owed £1 million by the government for battling last summer's moorland blazes, published on 6 February 2018, what discussions she has with the Prime Minister on the payment of funds through the Bellwin Scheme to Greater Manchester combined authority.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	218228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Greater Manchester’s application for financial help for the additional costs incurred for battling last summer’s moorland blazes is being considered by both the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Home Office which is the Department with responsibility for fire. A decision on that application is expected soon.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/02/2019 16:20:45 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 101502 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1056820

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Bellwin Scheme
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 advice the Cabinet Office provides his Department on payment to local authorities of funds through the Bellwin Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	218229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not provide advice to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government on payment to local authorities of funds through the Bellwin Scheme as the operation of the scheme is a matter for the Department.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/02/2019 16:19:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 101503 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1042313

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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	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, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues in Cabinet meetings on the effect on local authorities of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	209306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues including the effect on local authorities of the UK leaving the EU.</p><p>I continue to chair the EU Exit Local Government Delivery Board which is attended by both Government Ministers and Local Government representatives. This Delivery Board provides a forum for national and local government representatives to discuss the preparedness of councils for the UK’s exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/01/2019 16:22:14 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 96512 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1041316

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Local Government Finance: Birmingham
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 plans to respond to the request made in November 2018 by hon. Members representing Birmingham to meet to discuss his instruction to Birmingham City Council prohibiting further access to its reserves.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	208199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>I have responded to the Rt Hon Member's letter today.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 21/01/2019 15:41:48 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 96077 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1037933

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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: Parliamentary 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, how many times his Department has transferred (a) a Written Parliamentary Question and (b) an Oral Parliamentary Question to a different Department since July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	206288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>As of 11 January 2019, Departmental records indicate that since 1 July 2017 (a) 473 written parliamentary questions and (b) 8 Oral Parliamentary Questions, tabled to my Department by Members of both Houses, for which a different answering body was responsible, were transferred to the correct answering body.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/01/2019 15:58:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 94804 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1027353

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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 Better, Building Beautiful Commission: Public Appointments
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 publish a list of the four commissioners appointed to the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission; and by what process those commissioners were appointed.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	202781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>A list of the four commissioners will be published in the New Year. The Secretary of State will be making these appointments following diligence checks on prospective commissioners and advisers.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 21/12/2018 13:07:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 93363 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1027358

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2018 to Question 138439 on Local Government Finance, which other determining factors his Department uses to determine the sustainability of local authorities on an (a) individual and (b) sectoral level.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	202782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>As part of my Department's responsibility for the overall sustainability of the local government finance system, the Department assesses the total amount of funding available to local government to deliver statutory responsibilities. The Department assesses this both top-down, looking at a macro level to see how much funding is in the system as a whole when set against cost drivers, demographics and opportunities for efficiencies; and bottom-up looking at financial indicators, overall capacity, leadership and governance for individual authorities. The Department’s overall judgement also considers whether there is flexibility in the system to respond to events, emergencies and to be able to provide the broader local leadership expected by communities.</p><p>Each Government Department has responsibility for establishing arrangements to ensure that services for which they have policy responsibility remain sustainable and that statutory responsibilities are being met. Local authorities are independent of central Government and are responsible for managing their financial budgets and for making spending decisions in line with their priority needs.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/12/2018 14:30:34 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 93364 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne