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753270

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in providing local authorities with the means to alleviate rises in business rates as announced in the Budget, particularly in relation to independent bookshops.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government confirmed local authority allocations for the £300 million discretionary relief in April 2017 enabling councils to design and press on with implementing their own schemes. Many authorities have already issued reduced bills, and we continue to urge other councils to follow suit as quickly as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/07/2017 13:45:40 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

753287

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to protect long-term residents from the adverse impacts of unlawful short-term holiday lets in neighbouring properties.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government supports the sharing economy, and welcomes Airbnb’s recent decision to amend its systems so that entire home listings in London are not available for more than 90 nights in any given year without appropriate planning permission. The Government also welcomes the formation of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association and its work to develop an industry code of conduct.</p><p>Changes in section 44 of the Deregulation Act in no way weaken existing protection for residents against statutory nuisances and anti-social behaviour.</p><p>Where short term lets breach the rules, responsibility for enforcement lies with the local authority, as it does for any breaches of planning control, and householders who breach the rules face significant fines.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/08/2017 15:18:25 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

753288

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sub-letting: Holiday Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take action to ensure that short-term holiday letting agents conduct checks on the rights of tenants to sub-let their properties.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>Whether a property is sublet in a manner which is contrary to the terms of a lease is a matter to be resolved between the leaseholder and the freeholder. Where there are disputes, the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) can adjudicate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/08/2017 15:18:50 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

752516

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what advice he has sought from Local Resilience Forums on ensuring building safety following the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	5242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Since the Grenfell Tower fire the Department has worked in partnership with multiple agencies. Officials have continued to support local resilience forums and have participated in meetings with key emergency planning stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/07/2017 15:57:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

752544

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what amount of his Department's annual expenditure is allocated to work relating to the UK's exit from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	5373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government is working with the Department for Exiting the EU to support the UK's exit from the EU. Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Department's other priorities, it would not be possible to give a precise figure on the annual expenditure allocated to work relating to the UK's exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 25/07/2017 16:44:53 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

752545

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) France, (b) Australia and (c) Dubai on incidents of fire in high-rise buildings where cladding has been used.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	5405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers are overseeing the Department's work comparing international fire safety approaches in various regions including Europe, Australasia and the Middle East.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 16:35:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

752547

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of powers available to local authorities to deal with illegal traveller encampments in (a) England and (b) Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	5076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the issue of unauthorised encampments and the effect they can have on local communities. Local authorities and the police have a range of powers which enable them to take action and the Government wants to see them working together to address this issue. A summary of the powers available to deal with unauthorised encampments has been published on the Government website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments</a></p><p>We will consider whether these powers are adequate.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 13:18:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

752548

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Permitted Development Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the effectiveness of permitted development rights; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	5184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Permitted Development rights play an important role in freeing up the planning system to enable development to take place more quickly without the need to seek full planning consent. In the recent Housing White Paper we consulted on extending the rights for the conversion of agricultural buildings to residential use to help increase the provision of housing for rural workers and extending the existing agricultural permitted development rights to help farmers adapt more quickly to changing agricultural practices. We are reviewing responses received.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/07/2017 14:23:36 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

752552

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, what support has been provided to survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire who are unable to speak English.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	5176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Translation services are provided by the local authorities that manage the Westway Assistance Centre, with additional support available from voluntary sector organisations.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/07/2017 15:52:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

752553

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, how many Grenfell Tower fire survivors have been allocated case workers or social workers.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	5177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>There are 148 families or individuals from Grenfell Tower and 24 from Grenfell Walk who have been provided with key workers.</p><p>A dedicated key worker has been allocated to every affected household that wants one.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/07/2017 16:05:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne