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818726

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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 Infrastructure 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 has been allocated from the Housing Infrastructure Fund to each NUTS 1 region in each year since that fund's creation.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	121490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Housing Infrastructure Fund launched on 4 July 2017 will unlock up to 100,000 new homes by supporting the delivery of vital physical infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, energy networks and other utilities. We are currently assessing proposals in partnership with all key stakeholders and will announce successful schemes over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 16/01/2018 10:46:02 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

803000

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding from the Revenue Support Grant (RSG) was allocated to (a) Hull City Council and (b) England to cover costs related to student accommodation; how many student households were covered by the RSG; and what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of student-occupied properties that were covered by the RSG for each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	118420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Revenue Support Grant is an unringfenced grant allocated as part of the Local Government Finance Settlement. Along with council tax, retained business rates and other sources of income, it funds core services provided by councils, including social care, road repairs and waste services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/12/2017 16:19:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

780406

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation on Fixing Our Broken Housing Market, published in February 2017, what progress has been made in reviewing home energy efficiency standards; and what plans there are for new standards to (a) require all homes to have an energy performance certificate, (b) improve energy efficiency standards for private rented homes and (c) ensure that all new homes from 2020 are low emission homes.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	110194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>As set out in our paper <em>Fixing Our Broken Housing Market,</em> we have started work on a review of the cost effectiveness of current energy performance standards in the Building Regulations. However, following the devastating events at Grenfell Tower on 14 June, the Government has commissioned an Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, led by Dame Judith Hackitt. The independent review will report in Spring 2018. Any future changes to Building Regulations – including those to energy performance standards - will need to be considered following the outcome of the independent review, and subject to its conclusions.</p><p>Energy performance certificates (EPCs) are already required whenever a home is built, sold or rented. Since 2008, 16,889,000 EPCs covering domestic properties (including new properties) in England and Wales have been lodged on the EPC register. The latest quarterly statistics on EPCs for England and Wales were published on 31 October 2017 and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655789/EPB_Statistics_Release_-_Qtr_3_2017__final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655789/EPB_Statistics_Release_-_Qtr_3_2017__final.pdf</a></p><p>For privately rented homes, we have legislated so that from April 2018, landlords of the worst performing properties will need to improve those properties to a minimum of EPC Band E before they can be let, lowering bills for some of the most vulnerable private tenants while ensuring costs of improvements are reasonable and affordable. As stated in the Government’s <em>Clean Growth Strategy</em> published on 12 October 2017 we will consult shortly on steps to make these regulations more effective. The Government will also look at a long term trajectory for energy performance standards across the private rented sector, with the aim of as many private rented homes as possible being upgraded to EPC Band C by 2030, where practical, cost-effective and affordable.</p><p>Homes built to the latest building regulations requirements are already very energy efficient. Since 2010, we have increased the energy standard for new homes by over 30 per cent, reducing energy bills by £200 on average and saving carbon. However, as set out in the Clean Growth Strategy, subject to the conclusions of the independent review of Building Regulations and fire safety, we will consult on further improving energy requirements for new homes where this is cost-effective and affordable to do so.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/11/2017 17:50:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756359

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Electrical Goods: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the (a) use and (b) quality of portable appliance testing on electrical products in (i) private rented housing and (ii) businesses since the Lofstedt report on Reclaiming health and safety for all, published on 28 November 2011.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	8425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>DCLG does not hold information on trends in use and quality of Portable Appliance Testing in private rented housing.</p><p>A Working Group of experts was recently established to provide recommendations to Ministers on what, if any, legislative requirements for electrical safety in the private rented sector should be introduced. I am currently considering their report and recommendations.</p><p>Electrical safety in businesses is addressed by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) legislation and guidance<em>. </em>HSE does not keep information on trends in the use and quality of portable appliance testing on electrical products in businesses.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/09/2017 15:04:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

746925

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Buildings: 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 has conducted checks of the type carried out on residential buildings at (a) NHS hospitals, (b) schools, (c) colleges, (d) universities and (e) other public buildings.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	2018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We have initiated testing in priority buildings across the public sector, including hospitals, schools, colleges and universities. We are prioritising testing on buildings where people sleep overnight, which have Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding and are of a certain height. Where appropriate, organisations are working with the fire and rescue service to put in place precautionary safety checks and measures. We have set up an expert panel to advise us on any immediate steps that should be taken to ensure fire safety, and we will act on those. The role of the expert panel and the advice already given following Grenfell is set out in a note published last week at:</p><p><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></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 16:44:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

746945

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Public Buildings: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2017 to Question 588, what (a) number and (b) proportion of public sector buildings where people are (i) required and (ii) not required to sleep overnight have had their cladding tested; and when he expects all such buildings in each group to have been tested.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	2088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>On 5 September 2017, we published consolidated advice for building owners following large-scale testing which can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing</a></p><p>The results include a category for public buildings, which includes hospitals and schools. This shows that there were 16 buildings in England with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM), all of which have cladding systems which the Expert Panel advise are unlikely to meet current Building Regulations guidance and therefore present fire hazards on buildings over 18 metres. All government departments have been assessing their estate for high-rise buildings with ACM cladding.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 15:07:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 1903 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

732350

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
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 the number of people rehoused as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire who are facing potential increases in rent; and if he will take steps to ensure that no person has to pay increased rent who has been so rehoused.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>People whose homes were destroyed in the fire will be provided with temporary accommodation at no cost. They will be offered permanent social housing at a social rent. This will mean that their rent will be no higher than their rent in Grenfell Tower, for a similar-sized property.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 28/06/2017 16:52:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 606 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

731841

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, whether the Government's undertaking to test cladding in high-rise residential tower blocks will extend to other tall buildings including those occupied by (a) hospitals and (b) businesses.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Testing in residential tower blocks is well underway. Local authorities and housing associations have been instructed to submit samples of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding for testing. We have also alerted owners, landlords and managers of private sector residential blocks, and made the testing facility available to them.</p><p>We are initiating testing in other priority buildings across the public sector, including NHS Trust and Foundation Trust buildings. We are prioritising testing on buildings where people sleep overnight, which have ACM cladding and are of a certain height. We will identify further priorities for testing in the coming days.</p><p>All building owners are responsible for ensuring the safety of their buildings.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/06/2017 10:07:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 377 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

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 Lord Sharma previous answer version 385 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

731855

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	Private Rented Housing: 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, (a) how many private rented sector households have approached his Department for advice about the combustibility of their buildings, (b) in how many buildings tested since the Grenfell Tower fire have inflammable materials been identified and (c) what estimate he has made of the number of private rented sector properties that need to be investigated.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The safety of tower block residents is paramount. The Government is asking all landlords of high rise buildings (including those in the private sector) to take action to check cladding and to act on interim safety advice.</p><p>The department has made our government funded testing process available to private residential building owners so that landlords can quickly check the safety of their cladding, take the necessary action and reassure their residents that they are safe in their homes. The department has received over 150 enquiries from private residential building owners about the testing process since the offer of tests was made on 21st June.</p><p>The number of high rise buildings from which cladding samples have failed a combustibility test at the Building Research Establishment is now 190 across 51 local authority areas. The department has not made an estimate of the number of private rented sector properties with Aluminium Composite (ACM) cladding. Private Sector Landlords are responsible for the safety of their buildings. We encourage them to use the testing facilities offered by the government.</p><p /><p><br></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 04/07/2017 10:16:28 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 387 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson