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1327726

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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	Local Plans: Nature Conservation
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 policy is on the level of emphasis that should be given to nature recovery networks in local plans developed by local planning authorities; and what weight his Department will attach to local authorities’ consideration of nature recovery networks when deciding whether to approve local plans.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>Our existing national planning policy is clear that local plans should take a strategic approach to maintaining and enhancing habitat networks, and identify opportunities to enhance natural capital. Looking to the future, we are determined that our planning reforms will leave an inheritance of environmental improvement, and my Department has been working closely with colleagues in DEFRA so that the implications of the Environment Bill are fully considered with this aim in mind.</p><p>This includes capitalising on the potential of Local Nature Recovery Strategies and biodiversity net gain as we seek to make the system clearer and more positive. My Department will set out our full policy position in our response to the <em>Planning for the Future</em> White Paper later this year.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/06/2021 15:40:41 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1327738

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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, whether the Government plans for its proposed financial assistance for people affected by unsafe cladding in properties that are 18 metres and over to be provided to all leaseholders, including those who are (a) owner occupiers and (b) owners of buy-to-let properties; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	7079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government will support leaseholders by funding the cost of replacing unsafe cladding in residential buildings 18 metres and over in England. Leaseholders who are buy-to-let landlords are able to benefit from funding for eligible remediation works, subject to the relevant subsidy control requirements.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/06/2021 15:40:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1327739

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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, whether the Government plans for its proposed loan scheme for people affected by unsafe cladding to be offered to all leaseholders, including those who are (a) owner-occupiers and (b) owners of buy-to-let properties; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	7080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The new finance scheme which will provide leaseholders with protection from the costs of cladding remediation and limit their payments to £50 per month will be available for leaseholders in residential buildings between 11 and 18 metres. This is line with longstanding independent advice on which buildings are at the highest risk. We will publish further details of the scheme as soon as we are in a position to do so.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/06/2021 15:33:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1327740

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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	Levelling Up Fund: Historic Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an assessment of how bids to the Levelling Up Fund from sites that are in the ownership of Historic England can be supported.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	7259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>As the Levelling Up Fund Prospectus recognises, investment in culture and heritage assets can play a crucial role in rejuvenating places, leading to positive economic and social outcomes.</p><p>The Levelling Up Fund Technical Guidance sets out an assessment framework that will be used to assess all applications, including those that fall within the culture and heritage theme, to inform the shortlisting of bids. Further details can be found on Gov.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 01/06/2021 10:48:14 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1327856

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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 his timescale is for publishing the (a) eligibility for and (b) timetable for implementation of the scheme of Government backed loans to leaseholders for fire safety works in buildings under 18 metres in height announced in February 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	7203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>Public safety is our first priority and we are working to ensure unsafe cladding is remediated as swiftly as possible. We will publish further details of the finance scheme as soon as we are in a position to do so.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/06/2021 15:40:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1327287

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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	Domestic Abuse: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of a lack of both social housing and available refuge spaces on a domestic abuse survivors’ ability to move-on into secure and affordable housing and rebuild their lives.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	6414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing and is 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, which will leverage up to £38 billion of private finance and provide up to 180,000 new homes across the country, should economic conditions allow.</p><p>Many local areas already provide safe accommodation, including refuge services that ensure victims have somewhere safe to go. To support these services further we have introduced a new statutory duty on local authorities within the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 to ensure that all victims, including children, have access to safety and support within safe accommodation when they need it.</p><p>In 2018, the Government published statutory guidance to assist local authorities ensure that victims of domestic abuse are able to move into social housing from a refuge or other form of temporary accommodation, which can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimproving-access-to-social-housing-for-victims-of-domestic-abuse&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C8ba5ef1e708d42151bdf08d92128005c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637577277942735770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=oajjuWH3I%2FjJUVomN22tPlgHEeHNW7rtpKuBi4RrNxw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-access-to-social-housing-for-victims-of-domestic-abuse</a>.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 01/06/2021 14:32:51 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1327299

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
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 times he has visited families living in social housing; and what steps he will take to fast track the building of social housing.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	6355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government's Charter for Social Housing Residents (published in November 2020) was informed by an extensive programme of engagement with residents, during which Ministers met almost 1,000 residents at events across England. The Charter includes a clear commitment to ongoing Ministerial engagement with residents, to ensure that residents are kept at the heart of future policymaking. As part of this, the Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing met residents of the G15 group of housing associations in May and a programme of face-to-face visits is being planned for when coronavirus restrictions allow</p><p><br>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing and is 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, which will leverage up to £38 billion of private finance and provide up to 180,000 new homes across the country, should economic conditions allow.</p><p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/06/2021 15:33:58 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1327310

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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	Towns Fund: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 18 May 2021 to Question 61, which were the three towns in Yorkshire and the Humber that Ministers decided not to invite to bid for funding under the Towns Fund.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	6184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>Officials made a number of recommendations for ministers’ consideration. The selection process was robust, comprehensive and fair and it is right that where judgments were required, these were made by ministers.</p><p>The £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund will support even more places across the UK to transform and future-proof their town centres and highstreets, by investing in infrastructure to improve everyday life.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 27/05/2021 16:12:20 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1327328

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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	Freehold
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 plans he has to make it easier and cheaper for existing leaseholders to extend to 999 years or purchase the freehold.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	6295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>Under the current system, too many leaseholders find the process for extending their lease or buying their freehold (a process known as enfranchisement) too complex, lacking transparency and prohibitively expensive.</p><p>Through our reforms, the length of a statutory lease extension will increase to 990 years, from 90 years (for flats) and 50 years (for houses). Leaseholders will be able to extend their lease with zero ground rent on payment of a premium.</p><p>We will also reform the process of enfranchisement valuation that leaseholders must follow to calculate the cost of extending their lease or buying their freehold. The Government will abolish marriage value, cap the treatment of ground rents at 0.1% of the freehold value, and prescribe rates for the calculations at market value. The Government will also introduce an online calculator, further simplifying the process for leaseholders and ensuring standardisation and fairness for all those looking to enfranchise. These changes to the enfranchisement valuation process will result in substantial savings for some leaseholders, particularly those with less than 80 years left on their lease.</p><p>Our leasehold reform measures will be translated into law as soon as possible, starting with the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rents) Bill, which was introduced into Parliament on 12 May. This Bill will be the first part of major two-part legislation to implement leasehold and commonhold reforms in this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 01/06/2021 14:34:00 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1327370

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Correspondence
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 proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	6462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is currently compiling data on the timeliness of responses to Hon. and Rt Hon. members from Government Departments and Agencies. This data will be released, and made available to Members, in due course.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 01/06/2021 14:34:40 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan