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1680857

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Birmingham City Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the independent governance review of Birmingham City Council undertaken by the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	8652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>This review provides further evidence in support of the decision taken in October to intervene in Birmingham City Council, appointing Commissioners with powers over certain Council functions and issuing Directions that require the Council to take specific actions to the satisfaction of Commissioners. Commissioners will ensure the improvement actions recommended by the review are appropriately incorporated into the Council’s Improvement and Recovery Plan. The review findings are broadly consistent with the lessons about local authority culture and governance we have learned from statutory and non-statutory interventions, and which informed the draft Best Value Statutory Guidance we consulted on last summer and will issue in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 16/01/2024 17:01:24 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1680408

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Veterans: Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many veterans are rough sleepers; how data on veteran rough sleeping is collected; and when that data was last collected.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	8293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6766" target="_blank">6766</a> on 18 December 2023.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 15/01/2024 12:46:48 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1677494

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help support leaseholders affected by dangerous cladding.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	6389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>This government has delivered the most substantive reforms to building safety in nearly 40 years and leaseholders have been given significant legal protections from unfair remediation bills. All residential buildings above 11 metres in England now have a pathway to fix unsafe cladding, either through a taxpayer-funded scheme or through a developer-funded scheme. Following intensive talks with the home-building sector, we have a solution that is seeing industry take responsibility for fixing fire safety defects. Where developers or building owners are not currently funding cladding remediation, the Government has committed £5.1 billion of taxpayer money to ensure that people are safe in their homes.</p><p>The Building Safety Act 2022 created extensive new financial protections for leaseholders in buildings above 11 metres or five storeys with historical safety defects. Responsibility for undertaking remedial works and paying for the works in the majority of cases will rest with the building owner. In turn they can seek to secure funding for required works from those responsible for the defects. Where this is not possible, we expect the freeholders to meet the costs. I refer the Hon Member to my statement of 16 November entitled Building Safety Update (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-11-16/debates/23111633000010/BuildingSafetyUpdate" target="_blank">Official Report HC, Volume 740, Column 56WS</a>) for further information on the progress made to fix residential buildings over 11 metres with unsafe cladding in England.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 19/12/2023 17:30:38 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1642759

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that retrospective planning applications are not overused.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	188178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>Retrospective applications must be determined in the same way as any other planning application and there is no guarantee that permission will be granted just because the development has already taken place. We have given local planning authorities the power to decline to determine a retrospective planning application if an enforcement notice has already been issued in relation to any part of the development. We have recently consulted on doubling the fee for retrospective planning applications and an announcement on the outcome will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 13/06/2023 15:06:04 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1607711

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Homelessness: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department plans to take to tackle homelessness in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	174187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-16%2F167159&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45b5da797a09436dc7e408db3129973d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638157826914669005%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QkbmZw9n15Nv94AqrMRnIpCSu8Q%2FfCwypk9G%2FIVFzck%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">167159</a> on 23 March 2023.</p><p>Night shelters in Birmingham have also been allocated £301,000.00 from the Night Shelter Transformation Fund 2022-25. This multiyear fund provides faith and community groups with resource to provide self-contained emergency accommodation for rough sleepers.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 174188 question first answered 30/03/2023 14:26:45 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1607712

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Homelessness: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to increase funding for homeless shelters in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	174188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-16%2F167159&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45b5da797a09436dc7e408db3129973d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638157826914669005%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QkbmZw9n15Nv94AqrMRnIpCSu8Q%2FfCwypk9G%2FIVFzck%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">167159</a> on 23 March 2023.</p><p>Night shelters in Birmingham have also been allocated £301,000.00 from the Night Shelter Transformation Fund 2022-25. This multiyear fund provides faith and community groups with resource to provide self-contained emergency accommodation for rough sleepers.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 174187 question first answered 30/03/2023 14:26:45 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1605576

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to abolish the system of lease holding.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	169183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2Fcommons%2F2023-01-30%2Fdebates%2F249D165D-F37E-4246-BC7C-BC1DCCBC2D14%2FBuildingSafety&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf7f4c354483e405f029708db2b93cbea%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638151685990447684%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZeQ3fjwsQ48rOXX8X1J%2B0Z9lqG868NAQIosWQI3GNcA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">set out, in the House, his intention</a> to bring the 'outdated and feudal' tenure of leasehold to an end. The Government wishes to extend the benefits of freehold ownership to more homeowners. <br> <br> That is why we have committed to end the sale of new leasehold houses, and to reinvigorate commonhold so it can finally be a genuine alternative to leasehold; it is why we have banned the charging of ground rent in new leases which takes away that incentive to build leasehold; and it is why we will make it easier for leaseholders to purchase the freehold of their building, and take control of their building management, by enhancing enfranchisement and the Right to Manage.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 169184 question first answered 24/03/2023 10:29:54 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1605577

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps his Department has taken to protect the rights of leaseholders.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	169184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2Fcommons%2F2023-01-30%2Fdebates%2F249D165D-F37E-4246-BC7C-BC1DCCBC2D14%2FBuildingSafety&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf7f4c354483e405f029708db2b93cbea%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638151685990447684%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZeQ3fjwsQ48rOXX8X1J%2B0Z9lqG868NAQIosWQI3GNcA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">set out, in the House, his intention</a> to bring the 'outdated and feudal' tenure of leasehold to an end. The Government wishes to extend the benefits of freehold ownership to more homeowners. <br> <br> That is why we have committed to end the sale of new leasehold houses, and to reinvigorate commonhold so it can finally be a genuine alternative to leasehold; it is why we have banned the charging of ground rent in new leases which takes away that incentive to build leasehold; and it is why we will make it easier for leaseholders to purchase the freehold of their building, and take control of their building management, by enhancing enfranchisement and the Right to Manage.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 169183 question first answered 24/03/2023 10:29:54 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1587801

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Institution of Civil Engineers' Policy Position Statement entitled Defining the outcomes from levelling up, published on 16 June 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendation that the levelling up missions should be aligned with the UN Sustainable Goals.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	149394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill is designed to establish the framework for missions, not the content of missions themselves.</p><p>The framework provides ample opportunity to scrutinise the substance of missions against a range of Government policies including the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 28/02/2023 16:49:59 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1582805

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Regulator of Social Housing: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 117424 on Social Rented Housing: Inspections, when routine inspections of small social housing providers were last inspected.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	137724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Regulator of Social Housing sets the standards registered providers must meet. The same standards apply to all providers regardless of size, and the regulator has the same expectations of all providers delivering good quality homes and services. The regulator currently considers referrals alleging breaches of the standards, and can take regulatory action where a breach has caused, or will cause if no action is taken, serious detriment to tenants. Through the Social Housing Regulation Bill, we are removing the ‘serious detriment test’, which will lower the bar for intervention and allow the Regulator to investigate or take enforcement action in relation to consumer matters without having to meet the current high bar of ‘serious detriment’.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 08/02/2023 20:51:58 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe