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1691396

registered interest
date	23/02/2024
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	Housing: Veterans
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 were prioritised for housing due to their homelessness status in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	15404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The most recent Statutory homelessness statistics (July -September 2023) is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics" target="_blank">Homelessness statistics - GOV.UK</a>, which includes households that are owed a homelessness duty due to their support needs due to service in the armed forces.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 01/03/2024 13:39:36 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1690825

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
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	Shared Ownership Schemes
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 amend the shared ownership scheme to prevent residents paying fees to (a) extend their lease and (b) sell their part of the property.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	15008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-07/13515" target="_blank">13515</a> on 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 28/02/2024 14:40:51 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1688253

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
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	Shared Ownership Schemes: Fees and Charges
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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the fees that residents on shared ownership schemes pay to (a) extend their lease and (b) sell their portion of the property.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	13515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill introduces a new statutory right for shared owners to extend their leases by 990 years. This will make it easier and more cost effective for shared owners to engage in this process. The Bill also introduces greater transparency for service charges and administration fees. This includes proposals to ensure that leaseholders are provided with clearer information about their service charges and administration fees, improving their ability to scrutinise and challenge them if they are unreasonable.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/02/2024 14:38:04 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683340

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Refugees: Afghanistan
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 Afghan refugees are (a) registered as homeless and (b) accommodated in temporary local authority accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6726/" target="_blank">UIN 6726</a> on 20 December 2023.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 25/01/2024 14:59:24 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683440

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Housing: Regulation
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 takes to consult tenants on developments in the regulated housing sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Our charter for social housing residents is clear that every resident can expect to have their voice heard by their landlord. Empowering residents at the local level to hold their landlords to account is at the heart of our new regulatory framework.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing has recently consulted on its revised draft consumer standards, one of which is the proposed Transparency, Influence &amp; Accountability standard. This standard will set an expectation that registered providers must take tenants’ views into account in their decision making about how landlord services are delivered. The revised consumer standards will be introduced from 1 April this year.</p><p>We are committed to listening to social housing residents. Both my department - through our Resident Panel which enables residents from across the country to directly share their views with government - and the Regulator have forums to ensure that residents’ voices help guide and inform our work. We also have an Expert Challenge Panel, which consults key experts in the sector, including tenant groups. We will continue working to strengthen resident voice and are extending the Resident Panel into 2024/25.</p><p>We are currently inviting views from social housing tenants on the proposals for ‘Awaab’s Law’ through the live government consultation and will continue to consult tenants on developments in the social housing sector.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 10371 10372 question first answered 26/01/2024 15:00:21 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683441

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Housing: Regulation
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 guidance his Department issues to the regulated housing sector on consultation with tenants.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Our charter for social housing residents is clear that every resident can expect to have their voice heard by their landlord. Empowering residents at the local level to hold their landlords to account is at the heart of our new regulatory framework.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing has recently consulted on its revised draft consumer standards, one of which is the proposed Transparency, Influence &amp; Accountability standard. This standard will set an expectation that registered providers must take tenants’ views into account in their decision making about how landlord services are delivered. The revised consumer standards will be introduced from 1 April this year.</p><p>We are committed to listening to social housing residents. Both my department - through our Resident Panel which enables residents from across the country to directly share their views with government - and the Regulator have forums to ensure that residents’ voices help guide and inform our work. We also have an Expert Challenge Panel, which consults key experts in the sector, including tenant groups. We will continue working to strengthen resident voice and are extending the Resident Panel into 2024/25.</p><p>We are currently inviting views from social housing tenants on the proposals for ‘Awaab’s Law’ through the live government consultation and will continue to consult tenants on developments in the social housing sector.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 10370 10372 question first answered 26/01/2024 15:00:21 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683442

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Housing: Tenants
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 merits of funding an independent body to represent the interests of tenants in the regulated housing sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Our charter for social housing residents is clear that every resident can expect to have their voice heard by their landlord. Empowering residents at the local level to hold their landlords to account is at the heart of our new regulatory framework.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing has recently consulted on its revised draft consumer standards, one of which is the proposed Transparency, Influence &amp; Accountability standard. This standard will set an expectation that registered providers must take tenants’ views into account in their decision making about how landlord services are delivered. The revised consumer standards will be introduced from 1 April this year.</p><p>We are committed to listening to social housing residents. Both my department - through our Resident Panel which enables residents from across the country to directly share their views with government - and the Regulator have forums to ensure that residents’ voices help guide and inform our work. We also have an Expert Challenge Panel, which consults key experts in the sector, including tenant groups. We will continue working to strengthen resident voice and are extending the Resident Panel into 2024/25.</p><p>We are currently inviting views from social housing tenants on the proposals for ‘Awaab’s Law’ through the live government consultation and will continue to consult tenants on developments in the social housing sector.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 10370 10371 question first answered 26/01/2024 15:00:21 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

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