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824022

	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	Councillors: Council Tax
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their guidance to council tax payers in cases where a monitoring officer has not intervened when councillors who have not paid their own council tax take part in the council's annual budget meeting.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL4766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>If a local resident has a concern with the actions of their local monitoring officer, they should use the council’s formal complaints process, so that the council becomes aware of the problem and can take appropriate action. Councils are independent and responsible for their own staff management and disciplinary procedures.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/01/2018 17:47:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

823558

	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	Leasehold: Ground Rent
	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 ministerial statement HCWS384 of 21 December 2017, what steps he plans to take to prevent onerous ground rents in already existing leasehold properties.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	123024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government response to the consultation on ‘ <em>Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market</em>’ set out a range of measures to cut out unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system. This included introducing legislation to prohibit the development of new build leasehold houses, other than in exceptional circumstances, and restricting ground rents in newly established leases of houses and flats to a peppercorn (zero financial value).</p><p>For existing leaseholders, the Government wants to see developer compensation schemes going further and faster, with support extended to all those with onerous ground rents, including second hand buyers and for customers to be proactively contacted. We will be keeping a close eye on progress and will consider measures that could be pursued to take action if necessary.</p><p>We want to make it easier for existing leaseholders to exercise their right to buy their freehold, or extend their lease, for this to be faster, fairer and cheaper, and to be available as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/01/2018 13:21:10 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

823560

	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	Supported Housing: Finance
	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 his Department's funding for supported housing policy paper, published in October 2017, what policies the Government is putting in place to ensure funding for non-statutory supported housing is sustained in the long-term.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	123026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to a long-term sustainable funding model for supported housing as set out in the policy statement published on 31 October.</p><p>We are consulting on this model. The consultation closes on 23 January 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/01/2018 13:26:33 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

823025

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Private Rented Housing: Licensing
	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 the Government plans to extend mandatory licencing schemes for landlords in the private rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	122708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government proposes to extend the scope of mandatory houses in multiple occupation (HMO) licensing, so that a licence is required for HMOs with five or more occupiers. We published our response to our HMO reforms consultation in December 2017, and we plan to lay the necessary regulations before Parliament shortly with a view to bringing them into force (subject to approval) in October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/01/2018 13:49:24 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 35212 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

824614

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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	Community Infrastructure Levy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government last reviewed its planning practice guidance relating to community infrastructure levy exemptions.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	123415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Self builders are able to obtain an exemption from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) if they are building, or have commissioned the building of, a home for their own use. There are necessary and proportionate 'claw-back' provisions to help guard against any 'gaming' of CIL liabilities following the granting of an exemption. These provisions require the self builder benefitting from the exemption to occupy the dwelling as their main home for a minimum of three years, and not to otherwise sell or let the property during that period.</p><p>The exemptions process has to fit within the legislative process within which CIL operates. CIL is, by law, a set charge on new development and the regulations incorporate a series of standard trigger points. These are intended to provide consistency, reduce complexity and aid local authorities and developers in administering CIL. The Commencement Notice is one of these trigger points. The Commencement Notice marks the start of the time period which, for most of the available exemptions from CIL, exempted developments need to comply with in terms of the 'claw-back' requirements. Failure to submit a Commencement Notice can result in an exemption being lost.</p><p>The Government have announced an ambitious package of reforms to CIL and will be consulting on these in due course.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 123413 123414 question first answered 23/01/2018 12:57:26 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

823720

	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 Associations: Tower Hamlets
	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 the Social Housing Regulator has taken to protect tenants of Old Ford Housing Association in Tower Hamlets as a result of its downgrading of Circle, now Clarion Housing in December 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	123168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>In December 2016 the Regulator issued a regulatory notice setting out its finding that Circle had failed to provide a cost effective repairs service. Since Circle merged with Affinity Sutton on 29 November 2016 to become Clarion Housing Group, Clarion is responsible for addressing the issues set out in the regulatory notice.</p><p>The Regulator has engaged with Clarion to monitor delivery of their action plan which sets out how they will address the issues identified in the Notice. Details of the notice may be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579597/20161220_Regulatory_Notice_-__Clarion_HG.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579597/20161220_Regulatory_Notice_-__Clarion_HG.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/01/2018 13:47:41 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 35493 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

824613

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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	Community Infrastructure Levy
	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 he is taking to offer guidance to self-builders on serving a commencement notice within a timeframe that allows them a waiver from the Community Infrastructure Levy.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	123414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Self builders are able to obtain an exemption from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) if they are building, or have commissioned the building of, a home for their own use. There are necessary and proportionate 'claw-back' provisions to help guard against any 'gaming' of CIL liabilities following the granting of an exemption. These provisions require the self builder benefitting from the exemption to occupy the dwelling as their main home for a minimum of three years, and not to otherwise sell or let the property during that period.</p><p>The exemptions process has to fit within the legislative process within which CIL operates. CIL is, by law, a set charge on new development and the regulations incorporate a series of standard trigger points. These are intended to provide consistency, reduce complexity and aid local authorities and developers in administering CIL. The Commencement Notice is one of these trigger points. The Commencement Notice marks the start of the time period which, for most of the available exemptions from CIL, exempted developments need to comply with in terms of the 'claw-back' requirements. Failure to submit a Commencement Notice can result in an exemption being lost.</p><p>The Government have announced an ambitious package of reforms to CIL and will be consulting on these in due course.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 123413 123415 question first answered 23/01/2018 12:57:26 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

825423

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	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	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, what steps he is taking to grant powers to councils to be able to use unused planning permissions.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	123564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Housing White Paper set out a wide ranging approach to driving up build out of planning permissions. <br> <br> In addition, at Autumn Budget 2017, the Government announced that an independent review of build out will be conducted. This will be chaired by the Rt Hon Sir Oliver Letwin MP, with the support of a cross-party panel of experts. The review will consider the significant gap between housing completions, and the amount of planning permissions and land allocated for housing. The review panel will make recommendations for closing this gap, and will report on its findings in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/01/2018 17:16:21 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

822914

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Religious Freedom
	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 have been taken by the Government in response to the recommendation in paragraph 6.6 of the Council of Europe Resolution 2036 (2015) on combatting and preventing cases of violence, discrimination and intolerance and on carrying out effective investigations in order to avoid any sense of impunity among the perpetrators.
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
	uin	122597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes all forms of hate crime seriously including hate crime perpetrated against Christians. 'Action against Hate' the UK Government's plan for tackling hate crime specifically mentions anti-Christian Hate Crime and the work we are doing to prevent attacks against all places of worship including churches. We are supporting work through the police online reporting mechanism True Vision to encourage victims of anti-Christian hate crime to report incidents to the police. We would expect all incidents of hate crime to be investigated effectively and perpetrators brought to justice. We also support a number of projects in schools including the Anne Frank Trust which use Anne’s diary to educate young people about all forms of prejudice and intolerance.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/01/2018 17:42:57 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

822910

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Christianity
	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 have been taken by the Government in response to the recommendation in paragraph 6.2.4 of the Council of Europe Resolution 2036 (2015) on enabling Christians to fully participate in public life.
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
	uin	122593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Britain has a proud tradition of religious tolerance, within the law. The Government is committed to creating a strong and integrated society in which hatred and prejudice are not tolerated and in which all people are free to express their religious identity and live without fear of harassment and crime.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that people are protected against discrimination because of religion or belief, and that they are able to exercise the right to hold and manifest their beliefs in a reasonable manner. We support people’s right to conduct their lives in accordance with the Christian faith (as well as other faiths and beliefs) providing this does not unlawfully interfere with the rights of others.</p><p>More generally, the Government greatly values the vital role that Christian organisations – and individual Christians - have in our society and the participation they have in national life, inspiring a great number of people to get involved in public service and providing help to those in need, as well as acting as a moral beacon. Our Christian heritage is something that we can all be proud of.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/01/2018 13:00:26 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson