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872579

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
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	Private Rented Housing
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 estimate he has made of trends in the number of landlords using (a) licence agreements, and (b) tenancy agreements.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	134393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no estimate. The Government monitors broad trends in housing, including the number of households in rented housing, through the English Housing Survey.</p><p>The English Housing Survey Headline Report 2016-17 reported that the private rented sector accounted for 4.7 million or 20 per cent of households. The social rented sector accounted for 3.9 million households or 17 per cent of households. There was no change in the size of either sector between 2015-16 and 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 03/04/2018 16:04:33 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

872642

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
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	Social Rented Housing: Schools
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 estimate the average first year public sector set-up cost for a new resident in any part of England needing social housing and two school places for children.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	134456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimate. Local authorities are responsible for drawing up and managing their own social housing allocation schemes, within the legislative framework.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 03/04/2018 16:05:01 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

872228

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	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 steps he is taking to ensure greater protection for consumers when (a) structural and (b) other problems occur with new build homes.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	134142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to fixing our broken housing market, to ensure we have a housing market that works for everyone. We expect housing developers to deliver good quality housing, on time, and to treat house buyers fairly.</p><p>Where something goes wrong, house builders and warranty providers should fulfil their obligations to put things right, however coverage of the current landscape differs with levels of consumer protection. Where applicable, the industry-led Codes offer protection for the pre and post sales process and consumers can raise an independent dispute where breaches of the code are evident.</p><p>Where there are structural concerns, consumers can raise a dispute through their warranty provider. However we know the current system remains fragmented and does not always provide full coverage. We know more needs to be done, which is why, in February, we published the consultation “<em>Strengthening consumer redress in the housing market</em>”. This follows the Secretary of State’s commitment from last November to explore options for improving redress in the housing market.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 134143 question first answered 29/03/2018 15:02:48 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

872229

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	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 steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of redress arrangements for consumers when (a) structural and (b) other problems occur with new build homes.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	134143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to fixing our broken housing market, to ensure we have a housing market that works for everyone. We expect housing developers to deliver good quality housing, on time, and to treat house buyers fairly.</p><p>Where something goes wrong, house builders and warranty providers should fulfil their obligations to put things right, however coverage of the current landscape differs with levels of consumer protection. Where applicable, the industry-led Codes offer protection for the pre and post sales process and consumers can raise an independent dispute where breaches of the code are evident.</p><p>Where there are structural concerns, consumers can raise a dispute through their warranty provider. However we know the current system remains fragmented and does not always provide full coverage. We know more needs to be done, which is why, in February, we published the consultation “<em>Strengthening consumer redress in the housing market</em>”. This follows the Secretary of State’s commitment from last November to explore options for improving redress in the housing market.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 134142 question first answered 29/03/2018 15:02:48 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

872235

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	Affordable Housing
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the criteria used to designate housing as affordable for identifying real affordability; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	134149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>On 5 March we published a draft revised National Planning Policy Framework which included a revised definition of affordable housing. This built on the consultation undertaken as part of the Housing White Paper last year. The consultation is open until 10 May.</p><p>Since 2010, we have delivered over 357,000 new affordable homes, including over 257,000 affordable homes for rent.</p><p>Affordable housing remains the Government’s priority. That’s why the Prime Minister recently announced an additional £2 billion funding for affordable housing, increasing the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 budget to over £9 billion to deliver a wide range of affordable housing, including social rent homes, by March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 04/04/2018 10:39:01 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

872303

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	Housing: Ombudsman
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 establishing a new homes ombudsman; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	134217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government knows more needs to be done to ensure consumers of new build homes have a quick, easy and effective route to redress. Which is why, in February, we published the consultation “<em>Strengthening consumer redress in the housing market</em>”. This follows the Secretary of State’s commitment from last November to explore options for improving redress in the housing market.</p><p>The consultation considers whether the answer might be a single housing ombudsman service, a single transparent and accountable body with the remit that covers the housing sector. Once results of this consultation have been analysed, we will then publish and work towards to the next stage.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 29/03/2018 15:03:53 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

872365

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	Land Remediation 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 much funding from the land remediation fund has been allocated to projects in each year since it was established, and if he will publish a list of projects in receipt of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	134279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Land Release Fund was established in 2017 and will be allocating a total of £44,422,211 to projects from financial years 2017/18 to 2019/20. A complete list of projects and their funding can be found at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/45-million-funding-boost-to-support-councils-unlock-land-for-thousands-of-homes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/45-million-funding-boost-to-support-councils-unlock-land-for-thousands-of-homes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 29/03/2018 10:27:59 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

872383

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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: Coventry
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 allocated to Coventry in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	134297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Spending Power is a measure of resources available to a local authority to fund its services. It includes Settlement Funding Assessment (business rates baseline funding level plus Revenue Support Grant), Council Tax and other central government grants.</p><p>Prior to 2013-14, Formula Grant was non-ring fenced money for local government services. It was funded by central government grant and redistributed business rates. Post 2013-14, Settlement Funding Assessment became the way central government provided local authorities with non-ring fenced funding for local government services.</p><p>Details of Coventry Spending Power and the contribution from formula grant or the Settlement Funding Assessment are found at the links below:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090506010530tf_/http:/www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/0809/grant.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090506010530tf_/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/0809/grant.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090506010526/http:/www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/0910/grant.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090506010526/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/0910/grant.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110048/http:/www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1011/grant.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110048/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1011/grant.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110052/http:/www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1112/grant.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110052/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1112/grant.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110056/http:/www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1213/grant.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110056/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1213/grant.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505104701/http:/www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1314/settle.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505104701/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1314/settle.htm</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2014-to-2015</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/change-in-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/change-in-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2015-to-2016</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2016-to-2017</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2017-to-2018</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2018-to-2019</a></p><p>Since 2010 there have been changes to the finance and function of local government, therefore spending power, Formula Grant and Settlement Funding Assessment are not directly comparable over this period.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 29/03/2018 16:38:14 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

872441

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	Housing: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to providers of purpose-built student accommodation of being required to pay for house in multiple occupation licences.
tabling member printed	Lord Flight
uin	HL6628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government consulted on the effectiveness of the code in assuring acceptable management practices and standards as part of our consultation on extending mandatory licensing of HMOs. We acknowledged as part of our response, that a significant number of consultees were satisfied with the code as being a means of ensuring acceptable management practices and standards in student accommodation. However, membership of a code alone does not guarantee that the student accommodation meets local standards set by a local authority and therefore should not necessarily provide an exemption from HMO licensing.</p><p>Educational establishments have a duty of care defined by statutory obligations, for example through the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, that they must fulfil, both in the provision of education and accommodation to its students. They are also subject to regulation by an independent regulator, the Office for Students. However, private companies are not subject to the same levels of regulation and therefore should not be exempted from House in Multiple Occupation licensing.</p><p>Therefore, the Government does not have plans to remove requirements for private providers of purpose-built student accommodation who are part of an approved national code to be subject to houses in multiple occupation licensing.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL6629 HL6630 HL6632 question first answered 03/04/2018 14:20:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4211 label Biography information for Lord Flight

872443

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	Housing: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the codes for student accommodation in protecting tenants and maintaining property and management standards.
tabling member printed	Lord Flight
uin	HL6629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government consulted on the effectiveness of the code in assuring acceptable management practices and standards as part of our consultation on extending mandatory licensing of HMOs. We acknowledged as part of our response, that a significant number of consultees were satisfied with the code as being a means of ensuring acceptable management practices and standards in student accommodation. However, membership of a code alone does not guarantee that the student accommodation meets local standards set by a local authority and therefore should not necessarily provide an exemption from HMO licensing.</p><p>Educational establishments have a duty of care defined by statutory obligations, for example through the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, that they must fulfil, both in the provision of education and accommodation to its students. They are also subject to regulation by an independent regulator, the Office for Students. However, private companies are not subject to the same levels of regulation and therefore should not be exempted from House in Multiple Occupation licensing.</p><p>Therefore, the Government does not have plans to remove requirements for private providers of purpose-built student accommodation who are part of an approved national code to be subject to houses in multiple occupation licensing.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL6628 HL6630 HL6632 question first answered 03/04/2018 14:20:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4211 label Biography information for Lord Flight