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1129538

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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, further to the answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 2 May (HL Deb, col 1062), when they will send, and place a copy in the Library of the House, the letter referred to.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL16023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>I would like to thank the Baroness for participating in the question on homelessness. She raised an important point in relation to the impact of changes to social security on levels of rough sleeping and homelessness, and I committed to write to her to provide further details. I did so on the 30th May and I trust she has now received it.</p><p>It has also been laid in the library of the House of Lords.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/06/2019 14:58:25 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1130242

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that teachers, nurses and social workers can afford to live in areas of high cost housing.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Listowel
	uin	HL16103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>We have strengthened the revised National Planning Policy Framework so that local authorities are expected to have planning policies which identify homes needed for different groups in the community. The Framework acknowledges that essential local workers, including teachers, nurses and social workers, are a group that may require access to affordable housing. Local authorities should consider this when setting local policies. Where there is identified need, local authorities may seek to introduce policies that support the delivery of affordable housing for essential local workers.</p><p>The Department for Health and Social Care have taken specific steps to support essential staff in accessing affordable housing in high cost areas. This includes the introduction of a national expectation that, when local NHS estate owners are disposing of surplus land, NHS staff will be offered first refusal on all affordable housing built on the land.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/06/2019 15:08:23 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2054 label Biography information for The Earl of Listowel

1130262

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
	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 impact of business rates on high street businesses; and whether they have any plans to make UK town centres free-trade zones.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL16123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>From April 2019 the Government introduced a new business rates retail discount, providing eligible retailers with a third off their bills for two years. At the 2018 Autumn Budget, the Chancellor also announced a long-term plan to support the transformation of high streets and town centres. This includes a £675 million Future High Streets Fund to help make high streets and town centres fit for the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/06/2019 15:08:42 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1130373

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Local Government 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, what progress he has made on encouraging local authorities to invest more of their reserves in local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	261216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>Councils are free to determine the level of reserves they hold and are accountable to their electorate for the decisions they make. No powers exist to redistribute/reclaim this resource. All local authorities are required to hold sufficient unallocated reserves to meet unforecastable financial risks. <br> <br> Many council’s reserves are earmarked for particular purposes. Earmarked reserves are funds that are spent at the discretion of the local authority.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 13/06/2019 16:33:11 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1130420

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
	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 discussions he has had with community groups affected by the Grenfell Tower fire on the potential reform of fire safety legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	261282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Minister of State for Housing has regular meetings with Grenfell United and met with them to seek the group’s views on the proposals set out in our consultation <em>Building a safer future: proposals for reform of the building safety regulatory system</em>, which was published on 6 June.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/building-a-safer-future-proposals-for-reform-of-the-building-safety-regulatory-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/building-a-safer-future-proposals-for-reform-of-the-building-safety-regulatory-system</a></p><p>There will be further engagement with Grenfell United during the consultation period.</p><p>More generally, the Government is committed to putting residents at the heart of the new, stronger system of building safety for high-rise residential buildings.</p><p>We want residents to:</p><ul><li>Be empowered to hold their buildings’ owners to account;</li></ul><ul><li>Have a strong voice in decision-making about the safety of their building;</li></ul><ul><li>Be listened to straight away when they have safety concerns.</li></ul><p>To bring about this culture change, we are consulting on proposals to give residents:</p><ul><li>more access to safety information about their buildings;</li></ul><ul><li>more involvement in decisions about safety in their buildings through engagement with their building safety managers; and</li></ul><ul><li>a quick, clear route to escalate safety concerns.</li></ul><p>These proposals have been shaped by our Residents’ Reference Panel members, who are residents of high-rise buildings, and our call for evidence, which has helped us to identify best practice in how residents and their landlords, or their building managers, can work together to make sure that their buildings are safe.</p><p>We want to hear residents’ views on these proposals, and we will be engaging with people who live in high-rise residential buildings over the summer to gather feedback as part of the consultation.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/06/2019 15:05:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1130421

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
	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 survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire are waiting for permanent housing.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	261283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>According to the latest data from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC), as of 6 June 2019, of the 201 households from Grenfell Tower and Walk that require rehousing, there are currently 14 households in temporary accommodation, and 3 households in emergency accommodation that are have not yet moved into permanent accommodation. Of these 17 households, 7 have not yet accepted an offer of permanent accommodation. <br> <br> RBKC reports that a suitable property has been reserved for each household. We continue to provide support and challenge to RBKC to ensure every survivor of the Grenfell fire is able to find a home that meets their long-term needs as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/06/2019 15:06:33 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1130422

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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: Fire Extinguishers
	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 his Department is taking to encourage the retro-fitting of sprinklers in housing developments.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	261284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that building owners must ensure that their buildings are safe. We are consulting on proposals to introduce a safety case approach for multi-occupied residential buildings of 18 metres or more. A safety case approach will require that the person responsible for the building will need to demonstrate to a regulator that they understand and are managing the fire and structural risks in their building adequately. Installing a sprinkler system may be one way of managing fire risks.</p><p>We also specifically asked for views on the provision of sprinklers in new buildings when we undertook our recent call for evidence ahead of a technical review of the Building Regulations’ fire safety guidance. The call for evidence closed on 15 March and we are currently analysing the responses.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/06/2019 16:33:30 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1130425

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Local Government: Cultural Heritage
	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 or 20 May 2019 to Question 254756 on Historic County Flags Day, whether borough council leaders are also encouraged to engage in local activities to celebrate their historic counties.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	261127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>I would like all councils to celebrate their historic counties, and local events to mark Historic County Flags Day on 23 July would be an excellent way to do that. We will shortly be publishing guidance, a copy of which I sent earlier this year to the leaders of county councils and unitary counties, to help local authorities celebrate their counties’ proud histories and identities, including by celebrating Historic County Flags Day and the flying of Historic County Flags. I am also considering other ways in which we can raise the profile of Historic County Flags Day.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 14/06/2019 11:57:19 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1130438

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2019 to Question 259402 on high rise flats: insulation, what estimate he made of the number of blocks that would potentially draw on the fund when calculating the £200 million private sector cladding remediation fund.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
	uin	261286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government announced its commitment to fully fund the remediation of private sector high-rise residential blocks with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material cladding, except where a warranty claim has been accepted. The number of buildings which will receive funding will depend on the applications received. We estimate up to 153 may be available. This number will reduce depending on the number of developers who agree not to draw down the fund</p><p><br> I am pleased to report that many owners and developers including Taylor Wimpey, Legal &amp; General, Mace Group, Lendlease, Barratt Developments and Aberdeen Standard Investments, have agreed to maintain their commitments to meet the cost of remediation without the recourse to the fund.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/07/2019 13:29:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 122001 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1130457

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Multiple Occupation: 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, what fees are being charged for HMO Licences by each Council.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	uin	261293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on HMO licence fees being charged by each local authority in England. We would expect details of licence fees to be readily available on local authority websites or upon request.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 13/06/2019 15:09:01 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan