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1133853

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Grenfell Recovery Taskforce
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 Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce commitment to provide their fourth report in Spring 2019, whether that report has been delivered to his Department; and what the timetable is for the publication of that report.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	267772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce submitted their report to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 18 June 2019. It will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 26/06/2019 13:21:46 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1133857

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Buildings: Insulation
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 17 June 2019 to Question 262396, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) tower blocks and (b) other buildings covered in HPL cladding since being made aware of the failed BS 8414 test.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	267773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not currently formally collect data on High-Pressure Laminate (HPL) cladding use. The Department has engaged with local authorities, housing associations and industry to understand the use of HPL on high rise residential buildings; and to remind them of the Departments advice on ensuring the fire safety of external wall systems.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 03/07/2019 15:51:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 125408 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1133858

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Buildings: Insulation
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 his Answer of 17 June 2019 to Question 262396, whether his Department is aware of any fire safety tests carried out in the UK on other forms of non-ACM cladding.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	267774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Building Research Establishment has published a list of successful large scale test (BS 8414) on their website, these can be accessed at the following:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bre.co.uk%2Fregulatory-testing&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCharles-Elie.Romeyer%40communities.gov.uk%7C1cf35da0b9ed4e0d2b6c08d6f9888d74%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636970762209221670&amp;sdata=Ey5q1OtP1wTI4MJr3wPMO004juA35vyaAU6nhjIswSg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.bre.co.uk/regulatory-testing</a></p><p>In addition product manufacturers regularly put information on their websites about successful fire safety tests.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/06/2019 15:06:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 125409 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1133859

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Buildings: Insulation
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 17 June 2019 to Question 262396, whether the Government provided information on the failed BS 8414 test to (a) fire authorities and (b) local authority building control departments across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	267775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>We have provided information on non-Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) materials including High Pressure Laminates, to fire authorities, local authorities and building owners through the publication of Advice Note 14. Advice Note 14 was published in 2017 and updated in December 2018. The advice note provides a decision tree that directs them to seek professional help and consider remediation measures if they do not have the necessary evidence that a cladding system is safe. The full advice note reiterates that the clearest way to ensure safety is to remove the unsafe materials and is available at the following <br> <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F765761%2FExpert_Panel_advice_note_on_non-ACM.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCharles-Elie.Romeyer%40communities.gov.uk%7C1cf35da0b9ed4e0d2b6c08d6f9888d74%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636970762209231658&amp;sdata=WX61gaD5lbk8IJS9XqtMK4AzE9P1vxKeY%2Biycw5U29E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765761/Expert_Panel_advice_note_on_non-ACM.pdf </a> <br> <br> Acting on advice from the Independent Expert Advisory Panel, the Government has commissioned research to support further understanding of the fire performance of non-ACM external wall systems, this includes a number of High Pressure Laminate systems of varying composition. The tests began on 30 April 2019 and we expect final results to be available by the Summer. The research findings will be published in due course. In addition, the Department commissioned the Fire Protection Association to carry out a large scale test (BS 8414) using High Pressure Laminate panels and stone wool insulation.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/06/2019 14:00:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 125410 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1133907

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Social Services: Children
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 support his Department is providing to local authorities to improve the provision of services to vulnerable children.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	267714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>My Department has invested £920 million in the Troubled Families Programme. The latest evaluation shows that the programme has helped to reform local services and improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families across a number of measures, including a reduction in the proportion of children on the programme going into care by a third and a 15 per cent reduction of juvenile convictions. The full report is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-resilient-families-third-annual-report-of-the-troubled-families-programme-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-resilient-families-third-annual-report-of-the-troubled-families-programme-2018-to-2019</a>. My Department is considering these positive evaluation findings as it prepares for the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p>At Autumn Budget the Chancellor also announced an extra £410 million to address pressures on adult and children social care services and, in the run up to the Spending Review, the Government is working closely with local authorities and the wider sector to build the evidence base and help develop a thorough understanding of children’s services costs and pressures.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 26/06/2019 14:21:15 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1133908

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Social Services
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 representations he has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the allocation of additional funding to local authorities for the provision of adult social care services.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	267715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the pressures facing local government, and this is why we have given councils access to £3.9 billion for adult social care this year. The Secretary of State speaks regularly with the Chancellor on a range of matters, including local government funding. Future funding for local government will be considered by the Government at this year’s Spending Review and work is already underway.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 27/06/2019 09:44:10 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1133917

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Early Years Ministerial Group On Family Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the recommendations of the Inter Ministerial Group on early years family support have been agreed by his Department; and what further steps he has taken to improve early years family support.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	267743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Early Years Family Support Ministerial Group has been considering how the Government can improve the coordination and cost-effectiveness of early years (conception to age 2) family support and identify gaps in available provision. The group has made recommendations to Secretaries of State which they are now considering.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 26/06/2019 14:19:42 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom