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1303285

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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: Older People
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 increase number of local authorities with local plan policies relating to older people’s housing.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	170733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>We place great importance on the provision of suitable homes for older people.</p><p>Having an up-to-date plan in place is essential to planning for our housing requirements and the housing needs of older people.</p><p>Our planning rules already mean councils must consider the needs of older people when planning for new homes. In 2019 we published guidance to help councils implement the National Planning Policy Framework policies.</p><p>On 19 January 2021 our Written Ministerial Statement set the expectation that all authorities should have up to date plans in place by the end of 2023.</p><p>Further to this, the <em>Planning for the Future</em> white paper sets out our vision of a simpler, quicker and more accessible planning system, where Local Plans are visual, digitised and map-based, prepared to a new statutory timetable, and judged against a single ‘sustainable development’ test at examination.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/03/2021 17:52:29 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1302496

registered interest
date	15/03/2021
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: Older People
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 meetings he has had with representatives of the older people’s housing-with-care sector in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	169028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The growth of this sector is important for meeting the needs of the ageing population and supporting our housing supply objectives. We are investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade. This includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, where 10 per cent of delivery over the course of the programme will be used to increase the supply of much needed specialist or supported housing, including retirement housing. DHSC are also continuing to subsidise new supply of specialist housing for older and disabled people through the Care and Support Specialised Housing (CASSH) Fund.</p><p>We are continuing to work closely with the sector and across Government to look at how we can further support its growth. This includes considering the merits of different engagement and delivery models including the proposals for a taskforce.</p><p>Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 169029 169030 170593 question first answered 22/03/2021 16:11:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1302497

registered interest
date	15/03/2021
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: Older People
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 increase the supply of housing-with-care.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	169029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The growth of this sector is important for meeting the needs of the ageing population and supporting our housing supply objectives. We are investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade. This includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, where 10 per cent of delivery over the course of the programme will be used to increase the supply of much needed specialist or supported housing, including retirement housing. DHSC are also continuing to subsidise new supply of specialist housing for older and disabled people through the Care and Support Specialised Housing (CASSH) Fund.</p><p>We are continuing to work closely with the sector and across Government to look at how we can further support its growth. This includes considering the merits of different engagement and delivery models including the proposals for a taskforce.</p><p>Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 169028 169030 170593 question first answered 22/03/2021 16:11:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1302498

registered interest
date	15/03/2021
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: Older People
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of a cross-departmental task force on increasing the supply of housing-with-care.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	169030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The growth of this sector is important for meeting the needs of the ageing population and supporting our housing supply objectives. We are investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade. This includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, where 10 per cent of delivery over the course of the programme will be used to increase the supply of much needed specialist or supported housing, including retirement housing. DHSC are also continuing to subsidise new supply of specialist housing for older and disabled people through the Care and Support Specialised Housing (CASSH) Fund.</p><p>We are continuing to work closely with the sector and across Government to look at how we can further support its growth. This includes considering the merits of different engagement and delivery models including the proposals for a taskforce.</p><p>Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 169028 169029 170593 question first answered 22/03/2021 16:11:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1302499

registered interest
date	15/03/2021
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: Older People
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of defining and recognising the housing-with-care model within the planning system.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	169031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Housing-with-care has a vital role in enabling older people to live independently, with the necessary care and support available if required.</p><p>As part of our ongoing work on planning reform, we hosted a series of roundtables during the formal consultation period for the White Paper, which included representatives from the retirement development sector. We will continue to engage with a range of stakeholders as we further develop our proposals.</p><p>Government also recently consulted on raising the accessibility standards of new homes, recognising the importance of suitable homes for older and disabled people. We are currently considering responses and will publish a Government response.</p><p>We are continuing to work closely with the sector and across Government to look at how we can further support its growth. Ministers have regular meetings with representatives of the older people's housing-with-care sector and value their insight.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 23/03/2021 15:27:05 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1301361

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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: 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, what estimate he has made of the number of buildings affected by the retraction of three tests carried out on Kingspan K15 insulation; and what assessment he has made of the effect of that retraction on the fire safety implications for leaseholders, tenants and residents.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	166541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>We do not have any estimate of the number of buildings which will be affected by the retracted tests.</p><p>On 10 March 2021 we issued a letter to fire safety professionals and building control bodies reminding them that Kingspan has retracted three test reports. The letter is available here : <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fletter-to-building-control-bodies-on-the-retraction-of-three-tests-carried-out-on-kingspan-k15-insulation&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40communities.gov.uk%7C5bf90da9c1664c18d7d308d8e55eb429%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637511542189931226%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=hVTq5p3rozmBjkKSAF02N4MbnQkmzYnCYlZNIdWSQfY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-building-control-bodies-on-the-retraction-of-three-tests-carried-out-on-kingspan-k15-insulation</a></p><p>The letter recommends that fire safety professionals and buildings control bodies review their records to check that any assessments they have carried out using these tests are identified and revisited in light of the information highlighted during the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. The content of this letter is not new and is simply a reminder of the steps they should take in light of this information.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/03/2021 16:32:00 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1300386

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Buildings: 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, what estimate he has made of the number of qualified chartered fire engineers that can undertake an EWS1 survey.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	164615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>There are 212 chartered fire engineers registered with the Institution of Fire Engineers and based in the United Kingdom.</p><p>A wider group of professionals can complete EWS1 forms. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors advises that the EWS1 form must be completed by a fully qualified member of a relevant professional body within the construction industry with sufficient expertise to identify the relevant materials within the external wall cladding and attachments.</p><p>To speed up valuations where EWS1 forms are justified, the Government is providing nearly £700,000 funding to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to train up to 2,000 more assessors in 2021. This training commenced in January and there are over 500 candidates on the course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 11/03/2021 17:48:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1299311

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
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: 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, when he plans to publish details of the funding scheme for loans for leaseholders in buildings under 18 metres that require the remediation of dangerous cladding.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	162689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>On 10 February, we announced a generous finance scheme, which will provide leaseholders in buildings of 11-18m with access to finance for cladding remediation costs, and a commitment that their monthly cladding repayment costs will not exceed £50 a month.</p><p>We will publish more information soon.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 162722 question first answered 08/03/2021 17:53:23 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1299312

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
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, when he plans to publish further details on the proposed levy on developers building certain high-rise buildings in England to fund the remediation of dangerous high-rise buildings.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	162690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>We will be setting out details of the levy in due course, and it will be implemented through the forthcoming Building Safety Bill.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 08/03/2021 17:54:48 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1299318

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
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, what his planned timescale is for the release of the additional funding for the remediation of buildings with unsafe non-ACM cladding over 18 metres.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	162692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>We will publish more details on how the additional funding for the removal of unsafe cladding announced on 10 February will work alongside existing funds.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 162693 question first answered 08/03/2021 17:54:32 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury