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1328325

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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	Business Premises: 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, with reference to the Code of Practice for commercial property relationships during the covid-19 pandemic, whether his Department has plans to financially support commercial tenants whose landlords will not work together to find temporary arrangements outside of the existing letter of their leases in order to create a shared recovery plan.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	7896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>On 6 April the Government launched a Call for Evidence on commercial rents to help monitor the overall progress of negotiations between tenants and landlords. The Call for Evidence also sought views on steps that Government could take after 30 June, ranging from a phased withdrawal of current protections to legislative options targeted at those businesses most impacted by COVID-19. This closed on 4 May and Government is now analysing the feedback before making an announcement on next steps in due course.</p><p>To support businesses through the pandemic the Government introduced an unprecedented package of Government-backed and guaranteed loans, grants, tax waivers and deferrals, and other measures aimed at preserving otherwise viable businesses and the millions of jobs that they support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 07/06/2021 14:00:41 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1313300

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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	Avanton: Richmond upon Thames
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 (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had contact with (i) Sir Michael Fallon, the Non-Executive Chairman of Avaton and (ii) other representatives of that company in connection with the Homebase Manor Road development proposals in Richmond since 1 December 2019.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>No discussions have taken place with Ministers. Details of all Ministerial meetings are published online at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F956236%2FMinisterial_meetings_July_to_Sept_2020.csv%2Fpreview&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAstrid.Chaplin%40communities.gov.uk%7Cde6f6be42f224d733f4908d904a3a7c1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637545923195954932%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=xUVw4ZfInyZOCkppzoIB4sddBzFGpTrFoErYSKErKaI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/956236/Ministerial_meetings_July_to_Sept_2020.csv/preview</a>.</p><p>Officials in the Department were contacted in 2020 and January 2021 by planning consultants for the development seeking advice on timescales for the Department’s consideration of the call-in requests.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/05/2021 16:27:27 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1309957

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When his Department plans to respond to the consultation on raising accessibility standards for new homes, which closed on 1 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	914324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Evidence gathered will help government work out the best way to raise accessibility standards and we will respond the consultation – once we’ve had the time to give full consideration to the responses received.</p><p>However, most homes were built before standards were introduced; this is why the Disabled Facilities Grant is so important. By the end of this financial year, the Government will have invested over £4 billion through the Disabled Facilities Grant, funding home adaptations – including stair lifts, wet rooms and ramps - to almost 450,000 homes since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 19/04/2021 16:33:18 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1309820

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
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	Property Development: Richmond upon Thames
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 has had discussions on the Homebase Manor Road development proposals in Richmond with (a) Sir Michael Fallon, the Non-Executive Chairman of Avanton and (b) other representatives of that company.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	182078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>No discussions have taken place. Details of all Ministerial meetings are published online at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F956236%2FMinisterial_meetings_July_to_Sept_2020.csv%2Fpreview&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C5d2f98921e8e4fdd332c08d904ad6d6d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637545965169473481%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=c%2FCut9IaUWPWWGgVPmPmNZOZSVE9py7P%2BnYdpSUigos%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/956236/Ministerial_meetings_July_to_Sept_2020.csv/preview</a>.</p><p>Officials in the Department were contacted in 2020 by planning consultants for the development seeking advice on timescales for the Department’s consideration of the call-in requests.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 21/04/2021 13:59:49 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1290341

registered interest
date	26/02/2021
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	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, if he will extend unimplemented planning permissions which will or have expired after January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	159347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>The Business and Planning Act 2020 introduced measures to enable certain planning permissions and listed building consents in England which had lapsed or were due to lapse during 2020 to be extended to 1 May 2021. These measures provide for the power to extend the eligibility date for permissions and the time period for implementation. This is being kept under review at this time.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/03/2021 15:38:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1276316

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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, how many residential properties in London under 18 metres his Department has identified as being constructed with ACM cladding.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	137271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held.</p><p>We are focusing public funding on remediating high rise buildings, as these are least likely to safely evacuate in the event of a cladding fire. This reflects the exceptional fire risk that certain cladding products pose at that height, as noted by Dame Judith Hackitt. It remains building owners' responsibility to address unsafe cladding on buildings of all heights. We have provided expert advice on the measures building owners should take to ensure their buildings are safe.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 18/01/2021 16:31:41 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1259638

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Private Rented Housing: Regulation
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 bringing forward proposals for primary legislation to require (a) letting agents and (b) online property platforms to only advertise and let domestic properties that are compliant with private rented sector regulations.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	127609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government wants to strike the right balance between supporting good landlords and agents and tackling criminals. This is why it is already the case that rented homes must be fit for human habitation and free from serious hazards, that the property electrics and gas must be safe, and these properties must meet minimum energy efficiency standards. If they don’t, local authorities have strong enforcement powers and can impose heavy fines.</p><p>We are also committed to raising professionalism and standards amongst property agents, protecting consumers while defending the reputation of good agents from the actions of rogue operatives. The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 impose a general prohibition on traders from engaging in unfair commercial practices with consumers, protecting consumers from misleading trading practices.</p><p>In addition, since 2014, it has been a legal requirement for letting and managing agents in England to belong to one of the two Government approved redress schemes. Where an agent fails to comply with their legal responsibilities and fails to rectify the issue, consumers are able to escalate the matter through the agent’s redress scheme, which can investigate and make an adjudication which is binding on the agent.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 14/12/2020 15:29:00 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1259361

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
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, if he will take steps with the Local Government Association to make an assessment of the effectiveness of enforcement activities to ensure (a) that lettings comply with the provision of an energy performance certificate, (b) compliance with minimum energy efficiency standards legislation in private rented sector housing and (c) compliance with annual Display Energy Certificate requirements in public sector occupied buildings of under 1,000 sq metres in size that are frequently visited by members of the public.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	126940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>In response to a Call for Evidence in 2018, the Department, jointly with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, published an Energy Performance Certificates for Buildings Action Plan, which will investigate ways to improve compliance by working with other actors, such as mortgage lenders and lettings agents, in addition to enforcement bodies. The Action Plan is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/energy-performance-certificates-in-buildings-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/energy-performance-certificates-in-buildings-call-for-evidence</a>.</p><p>My Department is commencing a series of stakeholder engagement sessions to explore the action that could be taken, including opportunities for better enforcement, which will build upon the enforcement pilots which have already been undertaken with local authorities to look at compliance and enforcement in the private rented sector. We expect to extend invitations to representatives of the local government sector, including the Local Government Association.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 14/12/2020 15:30:58 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1258819

registered interest
date	07/12/2020
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	Planning Permission: 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, if he will grant an extension for unimplemented planning permissions that lapse after 31 December 2020 and before 31 May 2021.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	126095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>To ensure that unimplemented planning permissions and listed building consents do not lapse unnecessarily due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government has brought forward measures through the Business and Planning Act 2020 to extend planning permissions in England which have lapsed or are at an increased risk of lapsing during this period. Planning permissions that have lapsed or are due to lapse between 23 March and 31 December 2020 will receive an extension to 1 May 2021</p><p><br> The legislation allows for certain dates to be extended by regulations, including the dates for eligible permissions and the extension period. The use of this power is being kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/12/2020 17:18:09 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1254332

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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	Planning Permission: 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, if he will extend beyond the 31 December 2020 the deadline as permitted under the Business and Planning Act 2020 for making a meaningful start on projects with planning permission in response to the national covid-19 lockdown which commenced on 5 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	119330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The Business and Planning Act 2020, in recognition of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the housebuilding sector, has made provision to extend the duration of unimplemented planning permissions which have lapsed or are due to lapse between 23 March and 31 December 2020. This extension will be to 1 May 2021. The legislation allows for certain dates to be amended by regulations, such as the date for eligible permissions and the extension. The use of these powers is being kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 26/11/2020 15:27:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney