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910225

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
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 Methods
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 develop a robust understanding of modern methods of construction performance under fire, flood, escape of water and other events.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	147325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department continues to work with industry, including through the Building Regulations Advisory Committee, to develop its understanding of the implications of modern methods of construction for Building Regulations’ requirements.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/06/2018 11:26:16 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

910227

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
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 Methods
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 his Department plans to ensure that risks associated with properties built using modern methods of construction are fully considered in the design, construction and inhabitation phases of the lifecycle of such properties.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	147327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>New buildings constructed using modern methods of construction must comply with Building Regulations’ requirements. These are written in performance terms to allow for different methods of construction. The developer is responsible for ensuring compliance with Building Regulations. The independent review of Building Regulations and fire safety has made a series of recommendations about the regulatory system. The Government supports the principles behind those recommendations and will set out in the Autumn how it intends to implement the new regulatory system.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/06/2018 11:26:48 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

909324

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Second Homes: Non-domestic Rates
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 his policy is on the eligibility of second homes for small business rate relief; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	146728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>Second homes are ordinarily domestic properties and are therefore liable for council tax, rather than non-domestic rates. Where a home is made available for letting commercially for short periods totalling 140 days or more per year, the Valuation Office Agency may value it for non-domestic rates. Small business rate relief is available for any business property that meets the criteria for the relief.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/05/2018 17:27:17 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

909325

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Tenants' Rights
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 is available to (a) tenants and (b) landlords on the right of tenants to have a smart meter installed under a tenancy contract.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	146729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department has published the “How to Rent” guide for tenants which sets out their rights and responsibilities when renting a property, including advice on what to do if something goes wrong during the tenancy. Whether or not a tenant has the right to install a smart meter will normally depend on the terms and conditions set out in their tenancy agreement</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/06/2018 11:28:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

909326

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when second generation smart meters become available whether priority will be accorded to the conversion of first generation smart meters in circumstances where a consumer is switching energy supplier and their first generation meter is not compatible with their new supplier.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	146730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Data and Communications Company is developing a solution to move SMETS1 meters onto the national communications infrastructure to enable consumers to retain their smart services upon switching. We expect this to commence in late 2018.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/06/2018 14:44:43 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

909538

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Council Tax Reduction Schemes: Disability
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 severely mentally impaired discounts have been given by each local authority in England (a) in total and (b) per head of head of population in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	146731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>A Class U exemption from council tax is given where a dwelling is occupied only by a person, or persons, who is or are severely mentally impaired and would otherwise be liable to pay the council tax or is occupied only by one or more severely mentally impaired persons and one or more students, students' foreign spouses and school or college leavers.</p><p>The number of Class U exemptions for council tax given by each local authority in the past three years can be found in the following links</p><p><br>2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679743/LA_Drop_down_2017_web__rev_.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679743/LA_Drop_down_2017_web__rev_.xlsx</a></p><p>2016: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587691/LA_Drop_down_-_revised_Jan.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587691/LA_Drop_down_-_revised_Jan.xlsx</a></p><p>2015: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/505139/CTB_Form_October_2015-_drop_down_-_revised_Feb_2016.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/505139/CTB_Form_October_2015-_drop_down_-_revised_Feb_2016.xlsx</a></p><p>As the figures are given for the number of dwellings, it is not appropriate to calculate it on a per head basis.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 04/06/2018 11:35:55 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

905584

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 of replacing all cladding materials on high rise buildings with (a) cladding materials which are not of limited combustibility and (b) materials that are of limited combustibility.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	144800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>On 16 May, the Prime Minister announced that the Government would fully fund the removal and replacement of dangerous cladding on buildings owned by councils and housing associations estimated at £400 million.</p><p>Local authorities are still in the process of identifying and verifying the status and remediation plans for private sector high rise residential buildings with potentially unsafe Aluminium Composite Material cladding.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/05/2018 15:25:25 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 59122 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

905585

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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 Regulations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, where liability lies for costs incurred as a result of changes to building regulations and applied retrospectively.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	144801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>Changes to building regulations are not applied retrospectively to existing buildings.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/05/2018 15:36:21 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 59125 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

905588

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 high rise buildings with cladding materials which are not of limited combustibility; and what materials are being used instead on each of those buildings.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	144802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>As of 12 April 2018, the testing programme at Building Research Establishment (BRE) has identified 317 buildings with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding. Of these, 304 buildings have cladding systems which the expert panel advise are unlikely to meet current building regulations, and therefore present a fire hazard on buildings over 18 metres. Of the 304 buildings, 158 are social housing buildings, 14 are public buildings, 101 are private residential and 31 are student residential.</p><p>Local authorities are still in the process of identifying and verifying the status and remediation plans for private sector high rise residential buildings with potentially unsafe ACM cladding.</p><p>We do not hold information on the type of materials used on remediated buildings.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/05/2018 13:35:56 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

905590

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 progress has been made on testing cladding systems other than ACM cladding on high rise buildings.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	144803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>On 11 December 2017, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published a note advising building owners who are concerned about the fire safety of external wall systems that do not incorporate Aluminium Composite Material (ACM). The note covers how to seek advice, assess and mitigate potential risks associated with such systems.</p><p>In addition, the Building Research Establishment (BRE) has published a list of external wall systems that have passed a large-scale BS8414 fire test.</p><p>The Government has also commissioned research to improve understanding of the fire performance of external wall systems. We will expect this to be published in Summer 2018.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/05/2018 15:27:03 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 59128 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts