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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

1200010

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Buildings: Energy
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 enabling local authorities to retain their power to require higher energy performance standards for new houses.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	54253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to meeting its target of net zero emissions by 2050 and recognises the important contribution that the energy efficiency of buildings has to make in meeting it. In October 2019, we launched the first stage of a two-part consultation on Part L and Part F of the Building Regulations. We proposed an ambitious uplift in the energy efficiency of new homes through the introduction of a Future Homes Standard from 2025. We expect that homes built to the Future Homes Standard will have carbon dioxide emissions 75-80 per cent lower than those built to current Building Regulations standards, which means they will be fit for the future, with low carbon heating and very high fabric standards.</p><p>As a stepping stone to the Future Homes Standard, we have consulted on a meaningful and achievable increase to the energy efficiency standards for new homes in 2020. The preferred option set out in consultation is a standard that should result in a 31 per cent reduction in emissions, compared to current standards.</p><p>We have proposed a stringent minimum standard for energy efficiency, to be applied across the country, to address issues of ambition, consistency, offsetting and targeting. This means that there may no longer be any need for local planning authorities to set higher standards at a local level. Our research suggests that few local planning authorities set higher standards, but those who do often set a 19 per cent improvement over 2013 standards. Our 2020 proposals will see a 31 per cent improvement over 2013 standards. In some local areas carbon offsetting schemes form part of the energy efficiency framework for buildings; and in others energy efficiency standards are targeted at specific kinds of building work. A single, national standard may minimise any confusion and uncertainty for local planning authorities, and better support the growth of supply chains of key products required to deliver the Future Homes Standard.</p><p>The Future Homes Standard consultation closed on 7 February. The responses we received will be considered carefully, and a Government response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 12/06/2020 12:52:36 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper