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1301949

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
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	Members: Correspondence
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 respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Christchurch of 18 December 2020 on behalf of a constituent concerned about his inability to obtain an EWS1 Certificate for a flat in a three storey block; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	167157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>My noble Friend, Lord Greenhalgh, responded to the letter on 15 March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/03/2021 17:18:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1302004

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
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	Business Premises: 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 assessment he has made of the effect of state aid de minimis rule limits on businesses in commercial premises that are affected by cladding issues.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	167376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The EU State aid rules no longer apply in the UK, except for aid in scope of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Subsidies must instead comply with our international commitments on subsidies in the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation agreement (TCA), and other trade agreements, as well as the World Trade Organisation rules on subsidies. <br> <br> However, where the award of funding for cladding remediation funding was made prior to 1 January 2021 on the basis of the De Minimis rules there is still need to comply with those rules, including a maximum threshold of €200,000 that a business could receive in funding over a three year period. <br> <br> We are aware of instances where state aid rules have resulted in deductions to the funding provided through the remediation funds, and are working closely with applicants to ensure unsafe cladding is remediated as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/03/2021 17:20:23 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1301203

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	UK Community Renewal Fund and UK Shared Prosperity 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, with reference to section 4.4 of his Department's policy paper, UK Community Renewal Fund: prospectus 2021-22, published on 3 March 2021, how the amount of funding available to lead authorities listed in the UK Community Renewal Fund Prospectus of up to £14 million will be (a) determined and (b) made available for supporting preparation ahead of the introduction of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	166443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 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. This Fund aims to support people and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes and new approaches. It will invest in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment.</p><p>We are reserving up to £14 million of the Fund as capacity funding to support local places to prepare for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. As set out in the prospectus, we will set out details on how this capacity funding will be distributed later this year. The allocation of capacity funding under the UK Community Renewal Fund does not pre-determine the allocation approach for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:48:30 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90375 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1301205

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Levelling Up 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 consultation was conducted with local authorities in respect of the Levelling Up Fund; and if he will publish those responses.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	166438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Levelling Up Fund will invest in local infrastructure that will have a visible impact on people and their communities.. The Government regularly engages with a wide range of stakeholders as part of ongoing work to support local economic growth as we recover from Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:49:53 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90373 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1301206

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Thakeham Group: Planning Permission
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 he discussed any planning applications (a) due to be submitted and (b) under consideration at his meeting with development firm Thakeham on 28 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	166442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>A delegate at a local government conference had his photograph taken with the Secretary of State on 28 Feb 2020. At no point was an individual planning application raised.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/03/2021 16:34:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1301211

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Levelling Up Fund and 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, how much money from the Towns Fund is being diverted into the Levelling Up Fund.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	166439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Towns will be able to benefit from the £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund (LUF), which will invest in infrastructure that improves everyday life across the UK, including regenerating town centres and high streets, upgrading local transport, and investing in cultural and heritage assets. The LUF prospectus published at Budget provides guidance for local areas on how to submit bids for the first round of funding for projects starting in 2021-22.</p><p>As set out in the prospectus, proposals can be submitted for town centre and regeneration projects from individual or groups of smaller towns that did not receive investment from the Towns Fund.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:47:48 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90374 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1301212

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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, what steps he plans to take to assess the value for money of Town Deals.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	166437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Every Town Investment Plan we receive is robustly assessed against a range of criteria, with value for money a central consideration. Full details of our assessment are set out in the Towns Fund Further Guidance, which can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F926422%2FTowns_Fund_further_guidance.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C1881234a3b4b4c208e5808d8e588b7b7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637511722640154832%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=DIL4WKx3910dqKWORApMRp7R07v4DeU%2BYQUZ96YvJSQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/926422/Towns_Fund_further_guidance.pdf</a></p><p>Funding is distributed through local authorities who are the accountable body. Local authorities have their own comprehensive processes in place for managing public money. Funding for projects will only be released when full, green book compliant, business cases have been approved.</p><p>The Department will publish its monitoring and evaluation strategy for the Towns Fund in due course.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:49:31 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90372 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1301216

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Burlington House
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 Guide for the Disposal of Surplus Land, published by the Cabinet Office in 2017, whether the principle of (a) best value or (b) best consideration has been applied to the management of New Burlington House.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	166296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>MHCLG holds the freehold for New Burlington House (NBH) in Piccadilly. We have 5 Learned Societies who occupy NBH and have been our tenants for over 100 years. The current lease which was agreed with the Learned Societies was put in place in 2005 and grants the Learned Societies an 80 year term lease. The Guide for the Disposal of Surplus Land has therefore not been applied in the management of NBH as the government has no plans to dispose of NBH.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:37:21 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90369 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1301239

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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 Plans: Oxfordshire
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 Prime Minister's oral contribution of 3 March 2021, Official Report, Column 245, what assessment he made of the effect of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan on the Green Belt prior to his statutory intervention in its adoption.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	166532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p><br> The South Oxfordshire District Council’s Local Plan is subject to proceedings in the High Court, which precludes a more detailed response than what follows. The Secretary of State’s 3 March 2020 Local Plan intervention decision letter to South Oxfordshire District Council sets out matters he considered in reaching his decision that intervention action was justified. The letter is available online at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fsouth-oxfordshire-local-plan-holding-direction-letter-to-council&amp;data=04%7C01%7CDave.Jones%40communities.gov.uk%7Cf8653afd1278442e32be08d8e4a1e973%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637510731343388845%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=pn5iC6jGm7A790%2FrBPV6NgaNxCL9Z2T1SfAssOg%2BUjg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/south-oxfordshire-local-plan-holding-direction-letter-to-council</a> . The Local Plan’s consistency with national policy was subsequently tested at examination by an independent planning Inspector. The Council adopted the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 on 10 December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/03/2021 16:31:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1301264

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Target Housing: Help to Buy Scheme
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 his Department will provide support to Help to Buy scheme customers of Target Housing who have been provided with incorrect templates by that organisation when seeking to apply for a (a) deed of postponement and (b) deed of release.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	166434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Homes England have standard templates for Deed of Release (DOR) and Deed of Postponement (DOP). These are based on Land Registry requirements and incorporate relevant Homes England clauses and protections that relate to the equity loan. These are standard forms and ensure consistency and protection of public funds by being in a standard acceptable form. <br> <br> Target Servicing Limited (Target), who administer the equity loan on behalf of Homes England, are provided these templates in the form of a Solicitors’ Pack. Target issues the Solicitors’ Pack to the customers’ conveyancing solicitor and this provides clear guidance about how to complete the appropriate template and how to follow the equity loan process. <br> <br> This is a standard pack provided to every customer’s solicitor for the purposes of carrying out a DOP or DOR and each template ensures Homes England has the information required to complete an application. Lenders may attempt to introduce alternative templates that cannot be accepted as these deviate from Homes England standard policy and practice. In these circumstances, Target, working with the solicitor, request the correct Homes England template to be completed so the transaction can advance. It is important to stress that UK Finance were engaged in respect of Homes England’s standard template of Deed of Postponement and lenders are aware of Homes England’s requirements</p><p><br> Where customers are dissatisfied with the service they receive from Target, they can raise a complaint directly with them. If customers are not happy with the resolution, complaints can be escalated to Homes England customer complaints team as per the complaints policy.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/03/2021 16:29:34 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis