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731689

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Tenancy Agreements: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to set out the circumstances under which local authorities may exercise discretion in transferring lifetime tenancies for those seeking escape from domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2017 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a devastating crime and we are determined to ensure that women, regardless of their circumstances, should receive the support they need when they need it.</p><p>Our Manifesto included a commitment to ensure that those who have a lifetime tenancy and flee domestic violence are able to secure a new lifetime tenancy automatically. We are currently working on how we can deliver this, and an announcement will be made in due course.</p><p>We have already acted to put measures in place to support victims of domestic abuse. These include the securing of a dedicated fund totalling £40 million over four years (2016 - 2020), building on the £13.5 million provided between 2014 and 2016. The funding will provide provision for refuges and other specialist accommodation-based services to support victims of domestic abuse and service reform. On the 3 November 2016 we published our new ‘Priorities for Domestic Abuse Services’, developed with partners from the domestic abuse sector, which sets out for the first time what local areas need to do to ensure an effective response to meeting the needs of all domestic abuse victims.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/08/2017 16:20:23 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

731705

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	West Midlands Fire Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) what the budget was and (b) how many firefighters were employed by West Midlands Fire Service in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The West Midlands fire and rescue service’s annual operational expenditure to 2015-16 and budget for 2016-17, also available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of full time equivalent firefighters for West Midlands fire and rescue service at 31 March for each year are as follows, also available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/09/2017 09:16:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

731706

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Wolverhampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on tower blocks in Wolverhampton which are clad in flammable substances.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>We have not been informed of any high rise residential buildings in Wolverhampton where combustible material has been identified by the Building Research Establishment’s (BRE) testing programme. However, NHS Improvement did confirm on Tuesday 18 July that a cladding sample from an in-patient unit at New Cross Hospital, part of the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, had been screened as not being of limited combustibility in the test being carried out at BRE.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 13:45:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 375 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

731805

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, whether an emergency disaster plan was implemented by Kensington and Chelsea Council on the night of 13 June 2017 at Grenfell Tower.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Help for the victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster continues to be the top priority and we are determined that they should have the support that they need, including offers of appropriate and good quality accommodation and by making financial and emotional support available. We also want to see that justice is done, and to ensure that other buildings around the country are safe.</p><p>Questions about the conduct and internal arrangements of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will be for the public inquiry to consider.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:06:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

731806

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will undertake a full review of all social housing properties making an assessment of safety in terms of resilience in a potential disaster, safety for human habitation and fitness for purpose.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department wrote to local authority and housing association landlords on 18 June, setting out immediate actions that should be taken to identify residential tower blocks over 18 metres in height with aluminium type external cladding. The Department wrote again on 19 June to set out the process they should follow to submit samples of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding for testing.</p><p>On 30 June, we published a note at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing</a>. This note confirms the advice in those letters to local authorities, with further specific information about the tests being carried out.</p><p>On 6 July we published details of further tests to be carried out as the next step in helping landlords to ensure the safety of their buildings. These large scale tests will help establish how different types of ACM panels in combination with different types of insulation behave in a fire. Further detail about the next testing stage can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation</a>.</p><p>All social housing must comply with the Home Standard which requires registered providers of social housing to comply with all statutory health and safety requirements, including fire safety requirements. The Social Regulator considers all referrals it receives to determine whether they could represent a breach of its consumer standards. If such a breach is found, the Regulator will intervene if it finds that the breach has caused – or may cause – serious detriment to tenants or potential tenants.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 10:54:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

731848

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what additional fire safety arrangements will be put in place in tall residential tower blocks which may have flammable cladding; and what central Government funding is available to finance such arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department wrote to local authority and housing association landlords on 18 June, setting out immediate actions that should be taken to identify residential tower blocks over 18 metres in height with aluminium type external cladding. The Department wrote again on 19 June to set out the process they should follow to submit samples of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding for testing.</p><p> </p><p>On 30 June, we published a note at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing</a>. This note confirms the advice in those letters to local authorities, with further specific information about the tests being carried out.</p><p> </p><p>On 6 July we published details of further tests to be carried out as the next step in helping landlords to ensure the safety of their buildings. These large scale tests will help establish how different types of ACM panels in combination with different types of insulation behave in a fire. Further detail about the next testing stage can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 10:22:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 385 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

731854

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the findings of fire-safety checks carried out in high-rise residential blocks.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The priority must always be ensuring the safety of residents. Where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is present on housing over 18 metres in height, the Government is providing testing for local authorities, housing associations and private sector landlords free of charge. If the screening tests indicate that such cladding would not meet the limited combustibility requirements of the current Building Regulations guidance, local authorities, housing associations, private sector landlords and the fire and rescue service will determine the best course of action, communicating closely with residents. We have given landlords advice on the immediate mitigating actions they should take and are consulting an expert advisory panel to develop further advice. We will publish a list of buildings tested in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 16:24:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 390 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

731866

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, whether money from the Grenfell Tower Residents' Discretionary Fund can be used to fund the legal costs of court challenges for those affected by the fire.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Grenfell Tower Residents’ Discretionary Fund has been set up to meet the urgent needs of residents, but will not cover legal costs. However, the Government has announced that it will be providing an additional fund to meet the costs of providing victims with legal representation at the inquiry. This fund is not legal aid, but legal aid may be available to cover certain other legal costs that residents might face.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 10:46:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

731889

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Fire Extinguishers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of installing sprinkler systems in (a) new build domestic homes, (b) retrofitted domestic homes, (c) new tower blocks and (d) retrofitted tower blocks.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>No central assessment has been carried out. The costs will vary widely based on the size and age of buildings. Local authorities may have commissioned separate assessments into the costs involved following the Government’s request in 2013 to social housing providers that they consider installing sprinklers into older residential tower blocks.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/07/2017 15:42:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 397 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

731890

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on whether any survivors of the Grennfell Tower fire who have been made statutory homeless have been declared intentionally homeless by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>No survivors of the fire have been declared intentionally homeless and none will be if they do not accept an offer of temporary accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State said on 3 July, we are committed to ensuring that families have a choice, and their wishes and needs are fully taken into account. This statement can be found at <a href="http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-07-03/debates/AC706A82-B504-4E3B-9797-85F6B2F20295/GrenfellTower" target="_blank">http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-07-03/debates/AC706A82-B504-4E3B-9797-85F6B2F20295/GrenfellTower</a></p><p> </p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 10:27:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson