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1342248

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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
	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 Raising accessibility standards for new homes consultation, published on 8 September 2020, whether his Department has plans for all new homes to meet the accessible and adaptable standard proposed in that consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	24967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 18 June to Question UIN 13060.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/07/2021 12:08:19 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1342516

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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: Sales
	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 provides support to leaseholders whose building owner or manager refuses to commission an external wall survey as required by mortgage lenders for the sale of that property.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	25183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>EWS1 is not a Government form or regulatory requirement, and it is not a safety certificate. EWS1 was created by industry to help with mortgage valuations for flats in blocks with cladding. It is designed to identify whether a block is likely to need value-affecting remediation work.</p><p>Building owners are responsible for ensuring their building is safe and they have a legal duty to maintain an up-to-date fire risk assessment. This should include the external walls and Government has clarified the Fire Safety Order, through the Fire Safety Bill, to ensure this is abundantly clear.</p><p>We will continue to work with lenders to help them to recognise alternative forms of assurance of building safety such as a comprehensive Fire Risk Assessment which includes the external walls.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/07/2021 15:48:59 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1342376

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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: Tenancy Agreements
	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 progress has been made on discussions between the Government and the Learned Societies on their continued tenancy at New Burlington House.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	25030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department has written to the Learned Societies and has invited them to work with us to find a viable solution that will enable the Learned Societies to deliver public value and remain in situ at New Burlington House. Discussions with the Learned Societies are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 05/07/2021 14:13:30 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1342261

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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	Environmental Health
	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 to ensure that the environmental health profession is supported through adequate (a) funding and (b) skills and training to deliver its services.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	25000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>We understand that regulatory services teams, including environmental health officers, have faced significant pressures during the period of pandemic response. The Regulatory Services Task and Finish Group, which was set up by the Department in December 2020, has considered these issues in partnership with the Local Government Association and with senior colleagues from local authorities. The Group is currently finalising a set of recommendations which will aim to support the development and retention of a skilled environmental health workforce.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 08/07/2021 15:07:32 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1342278

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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	Gazumping
	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 make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent the practice of gazumping in residential house purchases and sales.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	24949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>We would like home buyers and sellers to be able to transact with more confidence. It is for this reason that we are working with industry to develop and trial reservation agreements. These legal agreements would be entered into by both parties at the point of offer and there could be financial penalties if a party withdrew without good reason. We hope to proceed to a trial later this year.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/07/2021 12:10:45 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1342517

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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	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 information his Department holds on the number of residential multi-occupied buildings (a) above 11 metres tall and (b) under 18 metres in height that have undergone an external wall survey in the last three years broken down into (i) private and (ii) social housing sectors.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	25184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held. External wall surveys, in the form of EWS1 assessments, are an industry process and data on them is not collected by MHCLG.</p><p>The Department has published estimates regarding EWS1 requirements on residential buildings in England, which are available online here - <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbuilding-safety-programme-estimates-of-ews1-requirements-on-residential-buildings-in-england%2Fbuilding-safety-programme-estimates-of-ews1-requirements-on-residential-buildings-in-england&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce1c19b7f1999451bea6608d93f83578f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637610655600469778%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=afWVcJ7SSnaLz4hZ9pt8QMF8GIO5YTa%2B5WZEyGdEkHM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-estimates-of-ews1-requirements-on-residential-buildings-in-england/building-safety-programme-estimates-of-ews1-requirements-on-residential-buildings-in-england</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/07/2021 15:50:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1342518

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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	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, if his Department will make an estimate of the proportion of external wall surveys conducted in the last three years on residential multi-occupied buildings in England above 11 metres tall which have resulted in a B2 fire safety rating.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	25185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The EWS1 process is an industry one, as is the EWS1 form. The Department accordingly does not hold this data.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/07/2021 15:50:52 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1342519

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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	High Rise Flats: Private Sector
	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 estimate his Department has made of the number of private sector, residential, multi-occupied buildings in England between 11 and 18 metres in height.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	25186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department’s most recent estimate on the total number of residential buildings between 11 metres and 18 metres in height can be found in the Building Safety Programme Monthly data release. The most recent publication is available online here - <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbuilding-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-may-2021&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce1c19b7f1999451bea6608d93f83578f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637610655600479726%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=hZUt%2FqyBtIYbnTahYu2eLWSlidTOl2BcKPNGJibbhvI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-may-2021</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/07/2021 15:51:15 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1342646

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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	Homelessness
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many homeless people there were in England in (1) 1990, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>Levels of homelessness in England can be best estimated by looking at the number of households in temporary accommodation at the end of each year.</p><p>There is no data before 1998. The number of households in temporary accommodation in Q4 1998 was 53,790. In Q4 2000 it was 73,080, in Q4 2010 it was 48,010 and Q4 2020 is provisionally 95,370.</p><p>We are putting in place an unprecedented level of support to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over 2021/22, over £750 million. This includes the £310 million Homelessness Prevention Grant, giving local authorities more control and flexibility in managing homelessness pressures and supporting those who at risk of homelessness.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 13/07/2021 14:07:09 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1342258

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on ensuring that new build homes are built according to the plans for those homes agreed by the local authority's planning committee.
	tabling member constituency	Reading East
	tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
	uin	25127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is clear that effective enforcement is important to tackle breaches of planning control, including against new built homes which do not conform to the planning permission. Local authorities already have a wide range of planning enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance, and as the Planning for the Future White Paper highlighted, we want to strengthen these powers and sanctions.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework emphasises that effective enforcement is important to maintain public confidence in the planning system, and further guidance on enforcement for local planning authorities is set out in our planning practice guidance.</p><p>My Department does not collect data on enforcement notices served against different types of development so has no data available about enforcement action against new built homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 25128 25129 question first answered 09/07/2021 12:09:37 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda