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1345459

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
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	Arms Length Management Organisations
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 plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to protect leaseholders from being overcharged by freeholders for maintenance and property enhancements by their housing management companies.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	30376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that those living in the leasehold sector are protected from abuse and poor service.</p><p>The law is already clear that service charges and any increase in costs must be reasonable and, where costs relate to work or services, the work or services must be of a reasonable standard. The consultation process set out in Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 further sets out a process associated with major works. Leaseholders may make an application to the First-tier Tribunal for it to make a determination on the reasonableness of their service charges or on section 20 grounds.</p><p>We also established an independent working group chaired by Lord Best to raise standards across the property sector, which considered how the service charge regime, including transparency of charges, potential caps and major works consultations, operated. The working group published its final report to Government (see: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fregulation-of-property-agents-working-group-report&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJennifer.Rawlinson%40communities.gov.uk%7C4078df8df4d7453d49b208d9454d7cc9%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637617021364631217%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=GxTMk8zdXBDnZgzD0MKaerhnaabsfAz0i5YJWT2d2S8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulation-of-property-agents-working-group-report</a>) and we are considering the report’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 14/07/2021 14:28:57 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1345509

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
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	Local Government: Staff
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 data his Department holds on the number of people employed by local authorities in England.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	30359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics collects and publishes this information in the Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey. This information is available at national, regional and local authority level, with the latest figures published for March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 14/07/2021 14:52:14 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1345510

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
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	Local Government: Powers
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 effectiveness of enforcement powers provided to local authorities to take action against premises that do not comply with covid-19 secure rules.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	30360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government keeps the enforcement measures of local councils under regular review to ensure that councils are equipped to ensure businesses are seeking to reduce Covid-19 transmission risk.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 14/07/2021 14:53:29 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1345513

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
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	Towns 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, by what date he plans to agree heads of terms with all 101 towns offered a Town Deal.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	30361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>We hope to announce the remaining Town Deals very soon. Towns have up to three weeks following their Town Deal offer to agree Heads of Terms with the department.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 14/07/2021 14:53:49 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1345514

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
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	Community Renewal 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, what his timeline is for delivery of funding through the Community Renewal Fund.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	30362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is providing an additional £220 million funding through the UK Community Renewal Fund to help local areas prepare for the launch of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in 2022.</p><p>The deadline for bid submission has now passed. Officials are currently assessing the bids received and funding decisions will be announced in due course. Successful project applicants will have until 31 March 2022 to deliver their projects.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 14/07/2021 15:03:33 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1345521

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
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	Community Ownership 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, on what date organisations will be able to make applications to the Community Ownership Fund.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	30398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Community Ownership Fund bidding prospectus, assessment guidance notes and application form was published on 15 July. Eligible community organisations will be able to submit their application by 30 July.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 19/07/2021 16:51:51 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1345534

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 Public Health England on protecting people in the community from covid-19 infection.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	30389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from my Department have regular discussions with counterparts in Public Health England on a range of matters including protecting people in the community from Covid-19 infection. <br> <br> The £23.75 million ‘Community Champions’ scheme has supported those groups at greater risk of Covid-19, to ensure key public health advice is understood, safer behaviours are followed and vaccine take-up promoted.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 14/07/2021 14:54:30 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1345535

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 is he resourcing local public health teams to manage the rise of covid-19 infection.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	30390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has allocated over £12 billion directly to councils since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, over £6 billion of which is unringfenced in recognition that local authorities are best placed to decide how to meet additional pressures in their local area.</p><p>The funding allocated also includes the Contain Outbreak Management Fund which was provided for use in test, trace and contain activity in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus in local areas. By the end of 2020/21, the Government had provided local authorities with over £1.7 billion from the Contain Outbreak Management Fund, with a further £400 million allocated for 2021/22.</p><p>My Department has also convened the Regulatory Services Task and Finish Group to help us understand the pressures facing regulatory services teams in local government, including environmental health teams, and to propose short and long-term options to support the sector.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 30391 question first answered 19/07/2021 15:56:45 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1345536

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 is he resourcing local environmental health teams to ensure that all biosecure steps are being taken to protect people from contracting covid-19.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	30391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has allocated over £12 billion directly to councils since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, over £6 billion of which is unringfenced in recognition that local authorities are best placed to decide how to meet additional pressures in their local area.</p><p>The funding allocated also includes the Contain Outbreak Management Fund which was provided for use in test, trace and contain activity in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus in local areas. By the end of 2020/21, the Government had provided local authorities with over £1.7 billion from the Contain Outbreak Management Fund, with a further £400 million allocated for 2021/22.</p><p>My Department has also convened the Regulatory Services Task and Finish Group to help us understand the pressures facing regulatory services teams in local government, including environmental health teams, and to propose short and long-term options to support the sector.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 30390 question first answered 19/07/2021 15:56:44 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1345564

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
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	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, if the Government will take steps to strengthen consumer redress rules to increase the confidence of buyers of new build homes of the quality of those homes.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	30399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving redress for new build homebuyers when things go wrong. On the 5 July 2021, the Government introduced the Building Safety Bill into Parliament, which includes provision for the New Homes Ombudsman scheme to provide dispute resolution to, and determine complaints by, buyers of new build homes against developers.</p><p>Once arrangements for the scheme have been made, developers will be required to become and remain members of the scheme. Where the ombudsman determines a dispute in favour of the complainant, they may order redress such as paying compensation, and where this is not complied with, the scheme may expel the member.</p><p>The New Homes Ombudsman provisions are for new homes built in England. Housing is a devolved matter and within the competency of the devolved legislatures and we are in discussions with the devolved administrations about the New Homes Ombudsman provisions, and they are considering how this policy might be taken forward in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/07/2021 16:38:49 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson