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823380

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Domestic Safety
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 his Department has made a recent assessment of whether the statutory guidance on the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, published in 2006, is still fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	122863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Housing Health and Safety Rating System was introduced by the Housing Act 2004. It is a risk based assessment tool which is used by local authorities to assess the risk of a hazard in residential housing to the health and safety of occupants or visitors. The system is kept under regular review, including whether the guidance needs to be updated.</p><p>The Government has commissioned Dame Judith Hackitt to take forward an independent review of building and fire safety regulations and their effectiveness. A decision on whether the guidance on the Housing Health and Safety Rating System needs to be updated will be taken following the completion of that review, which is expected to be in Spring 2018.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 24/01/2018 14:12:31 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

823381

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Ministers: Portsmouth
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 the Government has made of the effectiveness of previous Ministers for Portsmouth; and whether the Government plans to appoint such a Minister.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	122864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Minister for Portsmouth role was created in January 2014 to support the city through the economic challenges it immediately faced following the closure of the shipyard.</p><p>The Minister was successful in securing additional funding for the city. For example, Government created a £5 million fund to help companies develop cutting-edge technology for unmanned boats and submarines, and invested £6.5 million to set up the headquarters of Ben Ainslie Racing. In addition, the Minister progressed the Tipner Ranges-Horsea East transfer as part of Portsmouth’s City Deal, creating 3,700 permanent jobs and helping to boost Portsmouth’s economy.</p><p>Portsmouth is of the utmost importance to England. The Government will continue to work alongside local leaders to ensure Portsmouth and the Solent has a strong voice in Government.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 23/01/2018 13:32:08 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

823395

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Landlords
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 tenants will be able to access the database of rogue landlords and property agents due to be published in April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	122877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The national rogue landlord database will be a new tool to help local housing authorities with their housing standards enforcement work. It is part of a package of measures introduced by the Government under the Housing and Planning Act 2016, including new powers to ban landlords and to issue civil penalties for housing offences of up to £30,000.</p><p>The Act makes clear that information held on the database may not be published unless it is anonymised and the database will not be made public. Local housing authorities may wish to consider locally publicising successful banning orders they obtain. Once launched, we will keep under review the operation of the database and its use by local housing authorities to tackle rogue landlords</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 30/01/2018 15:47:18 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler previous answer version 35481 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

823410

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reorganisation
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 January 2018 to Question 121624, whether he has made an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of the renaming of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	122890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>As set out in response to 121614, any necessary changes will be done in a cost-efficient way with expenditure being kept to a minimum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:26:19 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 35482 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

823411

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2018 to Question 118353, for what reasons the homelessness funding announced in Budget 2016 is not being made available until 2018-19 in parts of England outside London.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	122891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>It is our priority to ensure that the Move On Fund meets the needs of those who are homeless and victims of domestic abuse. As such the Department is taking time to tailor the design of the programme to work for the rest of England.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/01/2018 13:01:21 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler previous answer version 35486 answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

823469

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2018 to Question 121269, how much of the £1.2 billion of funding for the Starter Home Land Fund has been spent to date.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	122943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to my previous answer (121269).</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/01/2018 13:48:16 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 35489 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

823481

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
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 many local authorities have requested the Government for assistance as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire; how many of those authorities have requested financial assistance in the form of increased housing revenue account borrowing capacity; and how many such authorities requesting such assistance have had their requests granted (a) in part or (b) fully.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	122954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The safety of residents should be local authorities' number one priority.</p><p>36 local authorities have been in touch with the Department in regards to fire safety funding. 10 of these have been asked to provide further information about the specifics of the building safety work required, and 4 of these 10 have returned this information.</p><p>We are in constructive discussions with these local authorities in regards to what financial flexibilities we can offer them in order for them to complete essential fire safety work to make their specific buildings safe. This might include increasing Housing Revenue Account borrowing, but we will also consider other flexibilities, including transfers from the general fund.</p><p>We have not yet completed this process for any local authority but the fact that discussions are on-going does not stop local authorities from getting on with essential fire safety works.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/01/2018 13:43:50 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 35490 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

823530

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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: Fire Prevention
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 fire safety of high-rise cladding material other than aluminium composite material following the failure of such cladding on the Barley Mow Estate in Tower Hamlets.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	122998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The government’s independent expert panel has considered cladding material other than aluminium composite material (ACM) and their advice on external wall systems that do not incorporate ACM was published on 11 December 2017. This advice is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-building-owners-external-wall-systems-that-do-not-incorporate-acm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-building-owners-external-wall-systems-that-do-not-incorporate-acm</a>.</p><p>The expert panel has also advised on safety considerations arising from wind-loading of external wall insulation systems incorporating render or brick-slip finishes. This advice was published on 11 December 2017 and is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-building-owners-external-wall-insulation-ewi-systems-with-a-render-or-brick-slip-finish" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-building-owners-external-wall-insulation-ewi-systems-with-a-render-or-brick-slip-finish</a>.</p><p>Government is commissioning further research to support further understanding in the industry of the fire performance of external wall systems. This will be developed with a view to publication in summer 2018.</p><p>Finally, to help building owners and industry to understand what other cladding systems may be safe on high-rise buildings, the Building Research Establishment has published a list of historical data on cladding systems which have passed a large-scale BS8414 test.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/01/2018 13:19:58 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

823543

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Holocaust Memorial Day
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 support local authorities to hold memorial events for Holocaust Memorial Day 2018.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	123010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department funds the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust which provides resources to local authorities to support local Holocaust Memorial Day events. In 2017 there were 7,700 local Holocaust Memorial Day events across the country many of them were hosted by local authorities. We are expecting the same this year but will not have the total numbers until after Holocaust Memorial Day.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 24/01/2018 14:16:31 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

823546

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Holocaust Memorial Day
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 his Department has plans to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2018.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	123013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department hosted in partnership with the Holocaust Educational Trust and the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, a Holocaust Memorial Day event on Wednesday 17 January for staff. We were honoured to hear the testimony of Holocaust survivor Janine Webber and two Holocaust Educational Trust Ambassadors Jack Pepper from the Glyn School and Chloe Smith from Furze Platt Senior School.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 24/01/2018 14:14:11 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley