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1248052

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2020
	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	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Greenhalgh on 1 October (HL8296), 6 October (HL8828), and 28 October (HL9442), what assessment they have made of the impact of (1) fears of negative equity on existing house purchases, and (2) house prices rising faster than wage increases, on the effectiveness of diversification.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL9871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>In response to Part 1: The Government has taken unprecedented measures to support consumers, businesses and the wider economy. Many homeowners will benefit from these measures.</p><p>The Government has strengthened the welfare safety-net with over £9 billion boost to the welfare system. The furlough scheme has been extended to the end of March, with employees receiving 80% of their current salary for hours not worked. The Government has also supported business during this time through the coronavirus business interruption schemes, the bounce back loans and the future fund.</p><p>This package of support also includes mortgage holidays for up to 6 months, and a moratorium on lender repossession enforcement until 31 January 2021. These measures continue to protect homeowners who have been affected by coronavirus from unaffordable costs if they cannot work due to the coronavirus pandemic. <br> <br>The Government has also taken substantial measures to support the housing market. We have introduced a stamp duty holiday, with effect until 31 March 2021, raising the threshold for paying stamp duty land tax from £125,000 to £500,000. We have kept the housing market open, with clear guidance on how to conduct home buying and selling amid Covid-19 restrictions. We have taken measures to ensure that the housing market and all associated activities can continue during the current lockdown, and the housebuilding sector, in line with the wider construction sector, will continue to operate and follow Covid-19 secure guidelines. In combination, these measures have ensured a functioning and effective housing market. There are currently high levels of transactions in the market. The provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transactions in September 2020 is 98,010, which is very similar to September 2019 at only 0.7% lower and 21.3% higher than August 2020. <br> <br>In response to Part 2: the Government wants to see the housing market diversify over the long term, regardless of short term movements in house prices. We support community and self-builders, small and medium enterprises, and those who are building homes in innovative ways. We have put in place initiatives to diversify the market including the £2.5 billion Home Building Fund, which received a £450 million boost in June, and the £1 billion ENABLE Build guarantee scheme. In addition, we are supporting the Build to Rent sector with a £3.5 billion Guarantee Scheme, driving up standards and quality across the private rented sector. Leveraging in more private investment will help create skilled jobs and drive economic growth while our ongoing planning reforms will reduce burdens on the construction sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/11/2020 15:17:39 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1248044

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2020
	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	Religious Buildings: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to amend the regulations underpinning the new national COVID-19 restrictions in England from 5 November to allow churches and other places of worship to remain open for both private prayer and limited services; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL9846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>Regulations came into force on 5 November that places of worship in England must close for communal prayer. They are however permitted to open for individual prayer, and to record or stream to broadcast. In addition, funerals are also permitted and can be attended by a maximum of thirty people.</p><p>The regulations are in place until 2 December, at which point we hope to be able to ease restrictions.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/11/2020 15:18:28 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1248027

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2020
	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	Religious Buildings: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consulted the Places of Worship Taskforce before announcing the closure of places of worship as part of the national COVID-19 restrictions in England planned from 5 November; what assessment they have made of any issues resulting from churches’ COVID-19 safety measures; and what assessment they have made of whether places of worship are more likely to facilitate the spread of COVID-19 than schools and universities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL9811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Places of Taskforce met on 2 November. In addition, roundtables have been held with the country’s major faith groups to discuss the guidance.</p><p>Discussions with our faith groups at these meetings, as they have been throughout the pandemic, have been extremely helpful. They have provided us with an opportunity to share information with our faith groups, as well as hearing of their concerns. We will continue to draw on the expertise of the Taskforce in the coming days.</p><p>I am very grateful to our faith communities for their efforts to ensure their places of worship are as Covid-secure as possible. However, the evidence from the scientific community, and from SAGE, points to an increasing rate of infection overall. We therefore need to reduce the level of interaction and the number of gatherings that take place, and with regret, places of worship are closed for communal prayer.</p><p>The regulations now in force will expire on 2 December, at which point we hope to be able to be able to ease restrictions.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/11/2020 15:00:20 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1249030

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	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	Rented Housing: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scale of rental income losses in England during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL10022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has established an unprecedented package of support throughout the COVID-19 pandemic which is supporting renters to sustain tenancies and continue paying rent. As with all policy making, this is informed by a range of data sources.</p><p>This comprehensive package includes a range of support for businesses to pay staff salaries, including through the furlough scheme which has now been extended to March. We have also strengthened the welfare safety-net with over £9 billion boost to the welfare system, including an extra £1 billion to increase Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates so that they cover the lowest 30% of market rents. For those renters who require additional support, there is an existing £180 million of Government funding for Discretionary Housing Payments made available this year, an increase of £40 million from last year and which is for councils to distribute to support renters with housing costs.</p><p>The Department does not currently hold information on the scale of rental losses.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/11/2020 15:16:54 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1249029

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	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	Landlords: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial impact of COVID-19 on private landlords; and what steps are they taking to provide financial support to private landlords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL10021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is supporting landlords by helping tenants to pay their rent, and has brought forward a significant economic response, including support for business to pay staff salaries through the furlough scheme, which has been extended to March.</p><p>As made clear in our COVID renting guidance to tenants and landlords, tenants who are able to pay rent must continue to do so. Where landlords find themselves in coronavirus-related hardship, mortgage lenders have agreed to offer payment holidays of up to six months, with applications now open until 31 January 2021.</p><p>Housing possession claims are able to be actioned through the courts and we have worked with the judiciary to introduce new court arrangements to ensure appropriate protection for all parties. Listing is a matter for the judiciary but they will prioritise the cases that represent the most strain on landlords such as anti-social behaviour and extreme rent arrears. The Government believes this strikes the right balance between prioritising public health and supporting the most vulnerable renters, whilst ensuring landlords can access and exercise their right to justice for the most serious cases.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/11/2020 15:13:01 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1250040

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2020
	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	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, what recent steps he has taken to support leaseholders in replacing cladding on their properties when they are unable to secure financing from their mortgage providers.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	91914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department has made £1.6 billion available to support the remediation of unsafe cladding, and a large proportion of this will protect leaseholders from these costs and will deal with some of the highest risk and highest cost safety defects on high-rise buildings.</p><p>To support the valuation process for high-rise residential buildings with cladding, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors designed the EWS1 process. The EWS1 process is not a regulatory requirement and the Department does not support a blanket approach to EWS1. The Department is working with mortgage lenders to support a more pragmatic approach in their valuation of homes within multi occupancy, multi storey residential buildings. We are encouraging lenders to accept a broader range of evidence to assure themselves of a building’s safety.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/11/2020 16:05:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1249998

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2020
	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	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 estimate he has made of the number of new housing developments that will be available under the proposed expansion of the small sites exemption policy.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	91847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>To aid small and medium-sized builders through economic recovery, we have consulted on a proposal to increase the current threshold at which affordable housing contributions can be collected on new developments. This proposal would ensure that sites that may not have been developed due to viability issues would go ahead creating the homes our country needs.</p><p>Details of the impact of this proposal are set out in the <em>Changes to the current planning system </em>consultation, which closed on 1 October: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fchanges-to-the-current-planning-system&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C54e18980c06b403b6b2008d887fae71c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637408858969047916%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=04LS1F1Z5aNIb4bOjXBoJOKdvYTdq%2BmeNgOOyPfhqxE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-the-current-planning-system</a></p><p>It is important that we consider the consultation feedback thoroughly. We will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 91843 91844 91845 91846 question first answered 16/11/2020 17:22:44 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1249997

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2020
	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	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 estimate he has made of the number of additional homes that will be delivered by the proposed expansion of the small sites exemption policy.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	91846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>To aid small and medium-sized builders through economic recovery, we have consulted on a proposal to increase the current threshold at which affordable housing contributions can be collected on new developments. This proposal would ensure that sites that may not have been developed due to viability issues would go ahead creating the homes our country needs.</p><p>Details of the impact of this proposal are set out in the <em>Changes to the current planning system </em>consultation, which closed on 1 October: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fchanges-to-the-current-planning-system&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C54e18980c06b403b6b2008d887fae71c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637408858969047916%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=04LS1F1Z5aNIb4bOjXBoJOKdvYTdq%2BmeNgOOyPfhqxE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-the-current-planning-system</a></p><p>It is important that we consider the consultation feedback thoroughly. We will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 91843 91844 91845 91847 question first answered 16/11/2020 17:22:44 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1249996

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2020
	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	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 assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the proposed expansion of the small sites exemption policy on the ability of SME developers to take on new projects.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	91845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>To aid small and medium-sized builders through economic recovery, we have consulted on a proposal to increase the current threshold at which affordable housing contributions can be collected on new developments. This proposal would ensure that sites that may not have been developed due to viability issues would go ahead creating the homes our country needs.</p><p>Details of the impact of this proposal are set out in the <em>Changes to the current planning system </em>consultation, which closed on 1 October: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fchanges-to-the-current-planning-system&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C54e18980c06b403b6b2008d887fae71c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637408858969047916%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=04LS1F1Z5aNIb4bOjXBoJOKdvYTdq%2BmeNgOOyPfhqxE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-the-current-planning-system</a></p><p>It is important that we consider the consultation feedback thoroughly. We will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 91843 91844 91846 91847 question first answered 16/11/2020 17:22:44 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1249995

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2020
	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	Housing: Greater London
	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 his Department has made of the potential effect of the proposed expansion of the small sites exemption policy on the supply of social and affordable housing in London.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	91844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>To aid small and medium-sized builders through economic recovery, we have consulted on a proposal to increase the current threshold at which affordable housing contributions can be collected on new developments. This proposal would ensure that sites that may not have been developed due to viability issues would go ahead creating the homes our country needs.</p><p>Details of the impact of this proposal are set out in the <em>Changes to the current planning system </em>consultation, which closed on 1 October: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fchanges-to-the-current-planning-system&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C54e18980c06b403b6b2008d887fae71c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637408858969047916%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=04LS1F1Z5aNIb4bOjXBoJOKdvYTdq%2BmeNgOOyPfhqxE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-the-current-planning-system</a></p><p>It is important that we consider the consultation feedback thoroughly. We will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 91843 91845 91846 91847 question first answered 16/11/2020 17:22:44 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh