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1313909

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date	12/05/2021
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	Almshouses: Tenants' Rights
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 his Department has to bring almshouse residents’ rights in line with tenants' rights.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The legal position of residents of almshouses is that they have a licence to occupy rather than a tenancy. This was decided in the case of <em>Gray v Taylor</em> (1998) in which the Court of Appeal held that the resident in that case occupied an almshouse as the beneficiary of a charity. This meant that she was not a tenant and only had a licence to occupy. In the case of <em>Watts v Stewart and Ors</em>, 2016, the Court of Appeal followed the judgment in <em>Gray v Taylor</em> that almshouse residents have a licence to occupy and that the grant of a tenancy would be inconsistent with the performance of the duties of the trustees, as it would not be possible for them to ensure that only qualifying persons occupied the almshouses. The trustees could only properly discharge the trusts of the charity, which limited its objects to those in need, hardship or distress, if a personal revocable licence was granted. As occupants of almhouses are licencees, the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 will apply. This requires that 4 weeks’ notice to quit must be given to the occupant.</p><p>Where almshouses are registered with the Regulator of Social Housing, they must also comply with the regulator's standards framework. The Tenancy Standard <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F419209%2FTenancy_Standard_2015.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C397c63a2799144523bf508d919437cac%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637568599901707149%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z8ZI45riE%2FrIeQY2dF1z6qx7EJjLa7S%2FAUAHRGFNEQA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/419209/Tenancy_Standard_2015.pdf</a>) compels Private Registered Providers to offer tenancies or terms of occupation which are compatible with the purpose of the accommodation, the needs of individual households, the sustainability of the community, and the efficient use of their housing stock.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/05/2021 16:33:12 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1287831

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to protect leaseholders from the costs of remediating buildings from unsafe cladding.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	912413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>We have made available an unprecedented £5 billion investment in building safety, including £3.5 billion announced last week. This will fund the cost of replaying unsafe cladding in all buildings 18 metres and over.</p><p>Lower-rise buildings will gain new protection from the costs of cladding removal through a Government-backed financing arrangement, and no leaseholder will ever pay more than £50 a month towards the removal of unsafe cladding.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/02/2021 17:59:23 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1287724

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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: 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, if he will provide funding for the repair of unsafe cladding on (a) buildings under 18m in height with flammable external cladding and (b) buildings with no freeholders or owners where the building has fallen to the Crown Estate.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	155394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is focusing public grant funding on remediating unsafe cladding on high rise buildings of 18 metres or over. This reflects the exceptional fire risk that certain cladding products pose at that height, as previously noted by Dame Judith Hackitt observed in her independent report.</p><p>The Government also has announced a generous financing scheme which will mean that buildings of 11-18 metres in height will have access to finance for the remediation of unsafe cladding, with a commitment that leaseholders will not need to pay more than £50 a month towards this. By providing this financing scheme we are ensuring that money is available for remediation, accelerating the process and making homes safer as quickly as possible.</p><p>Where a property has become ownerless, The Crown Estate can, subject to certain requirements, make arrangements to return the property to private ownership. The private owner would then be able to apply for the Government schemes available, subject to meeting the usual eligibility requirements.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/02/2021 17:50:38 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1247337

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	Change of Use
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 embedding the reuse of existing buildings into the proposed Planning for the Future reforms.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	109673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Making effective use of land and buildings is a key aspect of the Government’s existing planning policy, and one which we intend to retain as wider reforms to the planning system are implemented. Our proposed changes to plan-making would bring additional certainty to how land is expected to be used, through the local identification of areas for growth, renewal or protection.</p><p>The changes we made to the Use Classes Order from 1 September will support our high streets and town centres by enabling more effective use of existing buildings. More premises will be able to change use without the need for a planning application.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/11/2020 17:32:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1226718

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	Local Government Services: 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 assessment he has made of the ability of local authorities to provide effective local authority services during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	77819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>While MHCLG does not performance manage local government, we do consider the financial stability, leadership and service delivery of individual authorities as part of our oversight of local government. As such, we are providing local authorities with an unprecedented package of support, allocating £4.3 billion of support for spending pressures, including £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced grants and the £600 million Infection Control Fund.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 01/09/2020 12:42:27 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy