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1238948

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	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 8 September 2020 to Question 81500, what equivalent evidence could be used to demonstrate to a mortgage lender that a building is safe; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	96754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>Not all lenders request an EWS1 form 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 or a recent building control certificate.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 07/10/2020 14:27:01 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1238949

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	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 8 September 2020 to Question 85101, when he plans to hold the next roundtable with mortgage lenders; if he will make it his policy to publish the minutes of roundtables with mortgage lenders; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	96755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The Minister for Building Safety intends to next meet with mortgage lenders this month. Minutes of the roundtable are not published due to the commercial in confidence nature of the meetings.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 07/10/2020 14:26:05 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1239016

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	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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring local authorities can meet the additional costs arising as a consequence of the covid-19 outbreak in the financial year 2021-22; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	96760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>Councils are at the front line as we continue to tackle this pandemic and we are determined that they have the resources they need to respond to the pandemic in their areas. That is why we’ have given councils an unprecedented £4.8 billion to deal with the pandemic, comprising £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced grants and over £1.1 billion for the Infection Control Fund. In total, over £28 billion has been committed to local areas to support councils, businesses and communities across Government. <br> <br> We are currently undertaking a programme of engagement with the sector, which includes our ongoing financial monitoring survey and direct contact with councils and their representatives, local leaders and Chief Executives to understand the challenges and pressures experienced by councils from the Covid-19 outbreak. <br> <br> We recognise that even with the considerable support already provided, there will be individual authorities with either unique circumstances or residual  issues resulting in unmanageable pressures.  We would ask that any local authority who is faced with an unmanageable pressure or is concerned about their future financial position should approach MHCLG for discussion.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 07/10/2020 13:44:04 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1229670

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	High Rise Flats: 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, what estimate he has made of the average (a) weekly and (b) monthly cost to leaseholders in buildings in Harrow West with unsafe cladding systems of (i) temporary safety measures, (ii) legal fees, (iii) insurance premiums and (iv) other ancillary fees related to fire safety.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	81499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold specific data on service charges or other ancillary costs to leaseholders related to fire safety in buildings with unsafe cladding systems.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Greenhalgh, Minister of State for Building Safety, is investigating what can be done to reduce the cost of waking watch for buildings that currently have them in place. This includes ensuring that waking watch costs are transparent so that leaseholders and others who commission these services can ensure that costs are reasonable.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 08/09/2020 16:15:44 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1229671

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	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, what estimate he has made of the number of sales of flats in buildings (a) under or (b) over 18 metres that have not been completed as a result of the building not having an EWS1 certificate; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	81500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The EWS1 form is not a Government regulatory or legal requirement. The Minister for Building Safety is aware that lender requests for EWS1 forms are taking time to obtain and that many lenders are requesting the form be completed for buildings under 18 metres. Where building owners are able to demonstrate their buildings are safe using other equivalent evidence, we would encourage lenders to accept that for valuation purposes.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 08/09/2020 16:16:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1229672

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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 16 July to Question 70953 on Mortgages, on what date he plans to hold a further roundtable with mortgage lenders; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	81501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Further to the Ministerial roundtable, Department officials have been holding roundtables with lenders over the parliamentary recess period. A further roundtable with the Minister for Building Safety will be scheduled shortly to review progress.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 08/09/2020 16:16:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1221928

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
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 2 July 2020 to Question 64062, whether he has had further discussions with mortgage lenders on plans for mortgage valuations on properties under 18 meters; what plans he has to monitor the outcome of reviews of policies and guidance to valuers by mortgage lenders; who attended the roundtable meeting with mortgage lenders on 25 June 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	70953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>Further to the round table on 25 June, the Minister for Building Safety intends to hold a further lender roundtable, with the addition of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and UK Finance, to monitor and facilitate progress on valuation and lending policies for properties under 18 metres.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/07/2020 14:16:06 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1217577

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	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, when he plans to hold a roundtable meeting with mortgage lenders to discuss mortgage valuations on properties under 18m; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	64062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Minister for Fire and Building Safety held a roundtable with mortgage lenders on Thursday 25 June, where they were pressed to consider a more proportionate approach to mortgage valuations on properties under 18 metres. The lenders present confirmed that they had, or were, reviewing their policies and guidance to valuers.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/07/2020 13:04:43 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1217578

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	High Rise Flats: 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, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on the availability of fire experts to complete the EWS1 form for external wall fire reviews; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	64063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>The Minister for Fire and Building Safety met with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) on Tuesday 23 June to discuss the use of the EWS1 form in valuations of high-rise blocks. The EWS1 was designed to address concerns around the potential for costly remediation works on high-rise buildings. I recognise the leadership role RICS has taken in this challenging area. RICS are engaging with insurers to unblock concerns around risk which are impacting on professional capacity.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/07/2020 09:56:15 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1186657

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Small Businesses: 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, n what his timescale is for issuing guidance to local authorities on their role in (a) allocating and (B) disbursing the grants to small business during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	32043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>On 20 March 2020 the Chancellor built on his 11 March Budget statement by announcing a comprehensive series of measures supporting wages, cash-flow for businesses and the welfare system. In England, this support includes small business grant funding of £10,000 for all business in receipt of Small Business Rate Relief or Rural Rate Relief.</p><p>In addition, grant funding of up to £25,000 will be available for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in receipt of the Expanded Retail Discount. Eligible businesses in these sectors with a property that has a rateable value of up to and including £15,000 will receive a grant of £10,000, while businesses in these sectors with a property that has a rateable value of over £15,000 and less than £51,000 will receive a grant of £25,000.</p><p>Funding will be administered by local authorities. The Business Secretary has sent a letter outlining these schemes to local authorities and guidance informing local authorities about the operation and delivery of the funding schemes is now available on the GOV.UK website at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-business-support-grant-funding&amp;data=02%7C01%7CJonathan.Kirman%40communities.gov.uk%7C686e2c52635b437e6c1b08d7cff39ab5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637206517484246847&amp;sdata=qBKpnq9fFkjSw%2BDSozN39Vce8%2BqDv4znpDYeBsnZ4Zo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-business-support-grant-funding</a>.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 27/03/2020 13:17:44 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas