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1243352

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	Motorcycles: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that motorbike scrambling is subject to covid-19 legislation with no change in planning permission.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	103497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>All activities are subject to the relevant Covid restrictions. To support businesses and communities during this time we have provided a further 14 days during which time land can temporarily be used for motorsports until 31 December 2020. This is in addition to the existing allowance of 14 days.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 19/10/2020 12:33:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1243376

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	Local Government Finance: 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 recent estimate he has made of the reductions in the levels of local government funding due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	103582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>We are providing local authorities with an unprecedented package of support, including over £4.8 billion in funding for spending pressures, comprising of £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced grants and over £1.1 billion for the Infection Control Fund. <br> <br>In total, over £28 billion has been committed to local areas to support councils, businesses and communities across government. This comprehensive package of support includes direct financial support and cashflow measures for councils, bus and tram services, support for the homeless and both grants and rates reliefs for businesses, as well as several other grants. <br> <br>We have also introduced measures to address lost income, including:</p><ul><li>A co-payment scheme to cover irrecoverable Sales, Fees and Charges income in 20/21 with the Government covering 75 per cent of losses beyond 5 per cent of planned income</li><li>Phased repayment of Collection Fund deficits over the next 3 years</li><li>A commitment to support the sector through an apportionment of irrecoverable Council Tax and Business Rates losses, to be agreed at the Spending Review</li></ul><p>The funding will support the pressures councils have reported and the crucial role they play in helping the country tackle this crisis, such as their work re-opening the country including working with businesses and shops to enforce social distancing.</p><p>Furthermore, on Monday 12 October, the Prime Minister confirmed around £1 billion of additional funding will be made available to councils across England to support them during this unprecedented time. We will publish further information shortly.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 19/10/2020 15:48:32 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1243378

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	Local Government Finance
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 recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the local authority finance settlement.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	103584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>MHCLG Ministers and officials have regular contact with local authorities and their representative bodies, such as the LGA, on the approach to the annual local government finance settlement and related matters. All decisions on local government funding will be taken as part of the current Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 19/10/2020 15:48:52 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1243400

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	Planning Obligations
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 his Department has made of the financial implications for local authorities of removing section 106 payments.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	103530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>We intend to reform the current approach to developer contributions by creating a new, single system, the Infrastructure Levy. This new levy would be a flat rate, value based charge, set nationally, at either a single rate, or at area specific rates, and charged on the final value of a development.</p><p><br> We will aim for the new Levy to raise more revenue than under the current system of developer contributions. Our proposals are set out in our White Paper ‘Planning for the Future’ which was published on 6 August and is out to consultation until 29 October. The consultation responses will support the assessment of the proposals, and detailed design.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 103531 103532 question first answered 22/10/2020 11:50:11 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1243401

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	Property Development: Taxation
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 the proposed new levy on developers raises at least as much value as is currently captured through the Community Infrastructure Levy and section 106 payments.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	103531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>We intend to reform the current approach to developer contributions by creating a new, single system, the Infrastructure Levy. This new levy would be a flat rate, value based charge, set nationally, at either a single rate, or at area specific rates, and charged on the final value of a development.</p><p><br> We will aim for the new Levy to raise more revenue than under the current system of developer contributions. Our proposals are set out in our White Paper ‘Planning for the Future’ which was published on 6 August and is out to consultation until 29 October. The consultation responses will support the assessment of the proposals, and detailed design.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 103530 103532 question first answered 22/10/2020 11:50:11 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1243402

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	Property Development: Taxation
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 it is his policy that local authorities will be able to determine the new infrastructure levy on developers; and at what level he plans to set the value-based minimum threshold for that levy.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	103532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>We intend to reform the current approach to developer contributions by creating a new, single system, the Infrastructure Levy. This new levy would be a flat rate, value based charge, set nationally, at either a single rate, or at area specific rates, and charged on the final value of a development.</p><p><br> We will aim for the new Levy to raise more revenue than under the current system of developer contributions. Our proposals are set out in our White Paper ‘Planning for the Future’ which was published on 6 August and is out to consultation until 29 October. The consultation responses will support the assessment of the proposals, and detailed design.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 103530 103531 question first answered 22/10/2020 11:50:11 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1243436

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	Affordable Housing: Construction
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 Government's Affordable Homes programme and his Department's Guidance: Apply for affordable housing funding, published on 10 September 2020, whether affordable rent level grants for social rented homes will apply to (a) all areas or (b) only areas assessed as not having high affordability.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	103555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Affordable Homes Programme is delivered through Homes England and the GLA in London. Each bid into the programme is evaluated on its own merits and based on the value for money of the scheme as a whole. The Government does not set grant rates for the programme, however we would expect grant rates to be lower in areas where it is cheaper to build and who face lower affordability challenges.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 19/10/2020 12:34:59 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1243496

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	Letting Agents: Prosecutions
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 successful prosecutions of letting agents there have been under the Energy Performance of Buildings (England & Wales) Regulations 2012 since those regulations come into force.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	103598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>There is no requirement on Local Weights and Measures Authorities (LWMAs) to separately record how many successful prosecutions of letting agents there have been under the Energy Performance of Buildings (England &amp; Wales) Regulations 2012 since those regulations came into force. Therefore, the Department does not hold this information centrally, but it may be available from individual LWMAs.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 19/10/2020 12:34:27 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

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

1243533

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	Housing: 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, with reference to his Department's response to the e-petition entitled Free leaseholders trapped in new build properties by post-Grenfell EWS1 form and the statement in that response that building owners and managing agents should also make available relevant information to residents, lenders and potential buyers, what (a) content that information should provide and (b) form that information should take.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	103587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>Not all lenders request an EWS1 and we are encouraging lenders to accept a broader range of evidence to assure themselves of a building’s safety. This could include a fire risk assessment that includes external walls, a recent building control certificate, or other assurances of the building’s safety the building owner can provide.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/10/2020 11:48:32 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes