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934182

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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
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 19 June 2018 to Question 152765 on Social Rented Housing, what other sources of local authority borrowing used for the purpose of the provision of housing there are aside from (a) the European Investment Bank and (b) Public Works Loan Board.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	160214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Primary legislation gives local authorities the power to borrow in sterling, from any lender, without prior government consent, subject only to assuring themselves that their borrowing is affordable.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 06/07/2018 13:16:35 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

934183

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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 Government Finance: Somerset
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 15 May 2018 to Question 142845 on Social Rented Housing, and the Answer of 15 June 2018 to Question 152763 on Local Government Finance: Somerset, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of Somerset County Council to deliver a consistent quality of service across a range of priorities.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	160215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department constantly reviews the challenges facing the sector and individual authorities. Local authorities are independent bodies responsible for setting their own budgets, and for the prudent financial planning and management of their resources to deliver the services required to meet local needs. They can receive sector-led support provided by the Local Government Association to address their challenges.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 09/07/2018 15:26:50 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak previous answer version 68087 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

934194

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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 Revenue Accounts
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 councils are eligible to bid for additional housing revenue account borrowing in each region.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	160268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Of the 166 local authorities with a Housing Revenue Account, 104 are in an area of high affordability pressure and are eligible to bid for the additional borrowing programme (63 per cent). A list of eligible authorities is contained in the bidding prospectus.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 06/07/2018 13:17:42 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

934195

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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 Revenue Accounts: Cheshire West and Chester
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 Cheshire West and Chester Council is eligible to bid for additional housing revenue account borrowing.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	160269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>On 26 June the Secretary of State invited local authorities in high affordability pressure areas to bid for the £1 billion additional borrowing programme. The prospectus inviting bids sets out which local authorities are eligible to bid. Chester and Cheshire West Borough Council is not eligible to bid as it does not meet the definition of affordability pressure as set out in the prospectus.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 06/07/2018 13:18:05 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

934198

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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 Revenue Accounts
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 when determining the high affordability pressure criterion of the additional housing revenue account borrowing programme prospectus he accounts for variations within local authority areas which mean some towns and cities face more significant cost pressures than the local average.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	160270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The metric that is used to assess whether a local authority is in an area of high affordability pressure is whether it has a difference of £50, or more, per week between average social and private rents at the local authority level. As this data is only available at the local authority level, bids can not be accepted in respect of geographic areas that are smaller than local authority areas.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 06/07/2018 13:18:45 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

934200

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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 Revenue Accounts
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 he will make it his policy to extend to all local authorities the permission to bid for additional housing revenue account borrowing to build new council housing.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	160271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>104 of the 166 local authorities with a Housing Revenue Account are in an area of high affordability pressure and so are eligible to bid for the additional borrowing programme. We will review how authorities respond to this opportunity, and consider whether any further action is needed.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/07/2018 16:42:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 68088 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

934222

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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	Land: Registration
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 local authorities may take to tackle public safety concerns on unregistered land.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	160179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities have a range of powers to intervene where there is a risk to public saftey.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 09/07/2018 16:39:57 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak previous answer version 68089 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

934228

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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, how many (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations have (i) applied for and (ii) been granted funding for the replacement of flammable cladding on tower blocks; and how many (A) local authority and (B) housing association tower blocks have been (1) the subject of such applications and (2) been granted that funding.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	160072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>We published guidance on 3 July setting out how local authorities and housing associations can apply for funding for the replacement of unsafe Aluminium Composite Material cladding on social residential buildings 18 metres and over. We want to be able to make payments as soon as possible so would like building owners to make applications by the end of August.</p><p>The application guidance is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-sector-acm-cladding-remediation-fund-application-guidance" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-sector-acm-cladding-remediation-fund-application-guidance</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/07/2018 11:33:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

934229

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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 recent estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of funding the replacement of cladding on local authority and housing association tower blocks.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	160073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Grant funding will be available to cover all reasonable costs for the remediation of Aluminium Composite Material cladding systems which have failed large-scale fire performance tests commissioned by Government in 2017 on social housing buildings 18 metres and over owned by local authorities and housing associations. From initial information provided by social landlords, the Government estimates the total costs to be £400 million.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/07/2018 11:32:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

934243

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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: Management
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 recourse to action residents have in relation to builders who having part-developed a freehold site appoint a management company that unsatisfactorily administers the common parts of that site; and whether there is an equivalent of the Leasehold Advisory Service from which freeholders can seek help.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	160176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting fairness and transparency for leaseholders and freeholders and ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service.</p><p><br>There are a number of ways to take action against a poor managing agent. Freeholders can make a formal complaint through their managing agent’s own complaints procedure. A complaint can also be made to one of the Government-recognised redress scheme. By law all property agents are required to belong to one of the following three redress schemes: Ombudsman Services Property, Property Redress Scheme and The Property Ombudsman.</p><p><br>To provide additional protections, on 21 December 2017, we set out a package of measures to tackle abuses and unfair practices in the leasehold market. This includes legislation to ensure that freeholders who pay charges for the maintenance of communal areas and facilities on a private or mixed use estate, can access equivalent rights as leaseholders to challenge the reasonableness of service charges.</p><p><br>On 1 April, we published the response to our recent call for evidence on <em>protecting consumers in the letting and managing agent market</em>. Proposals include establishing a working group to consider how fees such as service charges should be presented to consumers and to explore the best means to challenge fees which are unjustified.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/07/2018 15:20:53 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce