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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

1248051

	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 whether diversification will be sufficient to tackle developments which are currently stalled due to ‘land banking’ and ‘intentional delay’.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL9870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Sir Oliver Letwin’s 2018 Review of Build Out provided a comprehensive assessment of build out of sites and recommended that a greater diversity of housing products on residential developments was a key way to overcome issues associated with low market absorption rates. Our Planning White Paper consulted on proposals to amend national policy to encourage more variety of development types by different builders, and we are now in the process of analysing the responses. We will be publishing our response in due course</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 10/11/2020 14:26:18 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

1247960

	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	High Rise Flats: 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 estimate his Department has made of the average per household costs born by leaseholders addressing fire safety in high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding that (a) qualify and (b) do not qualify for the Building Safety Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	110300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The purpose of the Building Safety Fund is to increase the pace of remediation of unsafe non-Aluminium Composite Material cladding in residential buildings 18 metres and above. Any costs for leaseholders will depend on the extent of other remediation work to be carried out which is beyond the scope of the Fund. For remediation costs in general, the draft Building Safety Bill includes an impact assessment which is available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdraft-building-safety-bill&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7Cf7d89f051bb64493dfbf08d884e22e2c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637405454255257748%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=k9Ojh1ggndlxfSP2US6fZsgkLOmRFJr4m%2BqpJc6XbbU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-building-safety-bill</a> . Further analytical work will be undertaken to update the impact assessment, including the cost estimates for leaseholders, which will be published when the Bill is formally introduced to Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/11/2020 15:27:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1247959

	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	High Rise Flats: 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 steps his Department is taking to assist leaseholders whose homes are in high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding while their Building Safety Fund applications are under consideration.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	110299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the impact on leaseholders and residents living in high rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding and has introduced the £1 billion Building Safety Fund to help make homes safer, more quickly and for the long term. The Building Safety Fund is to cover costs of the remediation of unsafe non-Aluminium Composite Material cladding but not for any service charge fees that might be incurred in the interim. In addition, Government Advisor Michael Wade is accelerating work to identify financing options for future remediation work that will protect leaseholders from unaffordable costs, while ensuring these do not fall to the taxpayer. However, it must be recognised that it is the responsibility of building owners – not Government or the tax payer – to ensure their buildings are safe for leaseholders and other residents.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/11/2020 14:52:15 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1247897

	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	Islamophobia
	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 2 November 2020 to Question 107103 on Religious Hatred: Islam, what steps the Government has taken to adopt a formal definition of Islamophobia to help tackle that issue.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	110240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to fighting any discrimination and intolerance faced by Muslim communities and we are working to develop a definition of anti-Muslim hatred.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/11/2020 17:21:41 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1247896

	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	Islamophobia
	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 2 November 2020 to Question 107102 on Religious Hatred: Islam and with reference to the Government's commitment on tackling Islamophobia, what representations his Department has made to the Muslim Council of Britain on that tackling Islamophobia.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	110239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>This Government stands strongly against the discrimination and intolerance faced by Muslim communities and we are determined that Muslims in our country should be able to practice their faith in freedom. The Government engages closely with a broad spectrum of Muslim voices to tackle hatred towards Muslim communities.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/11/2020 17:21:59 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1247841

	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	Mosques: 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, what discussions he has had with the Muslim Council of Britain on providing guidance to Mosques ahead of the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	110238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>On 2 November we held a meeting of the Places of Worship Taskforce. We have also held roundtables with a broad range of representatives from all major faiths, including from the Islamic faith, to discuss the forthcoming restrictions,</p><p>These discussions, as they have been throughout the pandemic, have proved invaluable in sharing information with all our faith communities, and for hearing their concerns. We remain very grateful for the understanding of faith communities during these difficult times.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/11/2020 17:29:08 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1247840

	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to provide updated covid-19 guidance for places of worship in advance of the forthcoming national lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	110237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>On 2 November, we convened a meeting of the Places of Worship Taskforce and held a series of roundtables with representatives of our major faiths. This gave us the opportunity to provide the latest information to our faith representatives and to hear their concerns. This has helped us to shape the guidance ahead of the new regulations coming into effect on 5 November.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/11/2020 17:25:18 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan