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1278698

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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 Safety 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, if his Department will publish the standard template documents for the (a) Short Form Funding Agreement for Pre-Tender Support and (b) Grant Funding Agreement that are required to be signed by (i) building owners and (ii) property management companies in order to access the Building Safety Fund.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	140940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>Individual funding agreements reached with applicants are bespoke to the circumstances of each building through negotiations between the applicant and delivery partner, and are commercially sensitive and so cannot be published. However, the Government will publish a template funding agreement shortly.</p><p>The Building Safety Fund does not impose restrictions on leaseholders or residents in their private capacity as individual flat owners commenting on remediation projects or on Government policy. The Department has written to building owners who have signed agreements to make this clear. We intend to clarify in future contracts that leaseholders are free to speak freely to the media in a personal capacity.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/01/2021 17:44:12 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1247248

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
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	Emergency Services: Planning
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 it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals for including emergency service provision as essential community infrastructure, on the same footing as health and education, as part of his proposed new planning legislation.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	109693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>Our consultation on the planning reforms proposed in the white paper ‘Planning for the Future’ closed on 29 October. We are now analysing responses and will publish our conclusions and intentions in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/11/2020 15:57:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1246217

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
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	Permitted Development Rights: Coronavirus
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 21 October 2020 to Question 104771, on The Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020: what assessment he has made of the merits of extending the scope of those measures to include those (a) pubs and (b) hospitality businesses that are listed buildings, and cannot erect temporary outside structures within their curtilage due to the constraints of listed building consents.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	107743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>As set out in my answer to Question UIN 104771 on 21 October 2020, we will continue to keep the rights under review, as is the case for all Covid-19 related measures.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/11/2020 17:56:44 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1244185

registered interest
date	16/10/2020
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	Permitted Development Rights: Coronavirus
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the provisions of The Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 to apply to temporary structures beyond 31 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	104771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>These time-limited measures were introduced to support businesses and communities during the COVID-19 crisis. We continue to keep temporary rights under review.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 21/10/2020 14:31:10 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1243500

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
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	Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform
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 6 March 2020 to Question 22054, what his timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals on leasehold and commonhold reform.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	103629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting fairness and transparency for homeowners and ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service. We are taking forward a comprehensive programme of reform to end unfair practices in the leasehold market. <br> <br> In January this year the Law Commission published the first of four reports, on the valuation aspects of enfranchisement, and on 21 July on the remaining aspects of enfranchisement as well as Commonhold and Right to Manage. We will consider all their recommendations carefully and respond in due course. <br> <br> Details can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawcom.gov.uk%2Fproject%2Fresidential-leasehold-and-commonhold%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C0bd0dd73720a46bc750f08d87430734f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637387098719723171%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=1lNZMrsWRKi1ibXp9bdH9tWnWrVjbchYqmGGF9%2FE00U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/residential-leasehold-and-commonhold/.</a> <br> <br> Given the impact of Covid-19 on the legislative agenda, we will bring forward leasehold legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/10/2020 13:18:25 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1238913

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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	Homelessness
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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor on increasing funding for homelessness services in the 2020 spending review.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	97043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Decisions on Government spending beyond 2020-21 will be taken as part of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/10/2020 16:03:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1236562

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
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	Unitary Councils
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 assessment he has made of the optimal upper limit of population for unitary authorities.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	93690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>The Devolution and Local Recovery White Paper to be published this year will set out our transformative plans for economic recovery and renewal, and for levelling up opportunity, prosperity, and well-being across the country. Whilst various population ranges for unitary councils have previously been referred to, where a unitary council is proposed its particular circumstances need to be considered when assessing whether its population would be appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 25/09/2020 15:21:42 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall previous answer version 50020 answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1236323

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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
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 16 September 2020 to Question 88934 on Mortgages, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of alternatives to the EWS1 form with the mortgage sector; what suitable equivalent evidence he has encouraged mortgage lenders to accept; and if he will publish those lenders that have given assurances to the Minister for Building Safety that leaseholders should face no barriers to renewing their mortgage with their existing lender.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	91725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>A building owner might have other evidence that may provide the necessary assurance to lenders, such as a recent fire risk assessment which includes the external walls. The Department is continuing to meet with lenders to explore such alternative evidence. No lender has said they would request an EWS1 when an existing mortgage holder is renewing their mortgage on the same terms and is not seeking to borrow more.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/09/2020 16:16:12 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1233786

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
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	Mortgages
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 11 September 2020 to Question 86761 on Mortgages, what steps he is taking to encourage mortgage lenders to accept equivalent evidence; and what examples of suitable equivalent evidence he has encouraged mortgage lenders to accept.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	88934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 11 September to question UIN 86618.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/09/2020 16:18:53 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1217603

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on the proposed reforms to permitted development rights to support the deployment of 5G and extend mobile coverage.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	64357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>In August 2019, a joint consultation by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport was launched to consider amending permitted development rights to support increased mobile coverage and 5G deployment.</p><p>The consultation closed on 04 November 2019. The Government is considering the replies and will issue a response in due course. Subject to the outcome of this consultation, if the proposals are taken forward, we anticipate undertaking a further consultation on the detail of those proposals.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/07/2020 14:45:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper