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1145788

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	North West: Brexit
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 meetings Ministers and Official in his Department have had with (a) businesses and (b) public authorities in the North West on the effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	290686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Officials in my Department undertake extensive engagement with the sector, including a series of events for all councils, a monthly meeting between the Secretary of State and council leaders, a monthly teleconference with all Chief Executives and Brexit Lead Officers and weekly dialogue with a network of nine Chief Executives who represent their regions on Brexit. There are also regular mailouts, bulletins and dedicated web pages to bring together relevant information, advice and guidance on Brexit from across Whitehall.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/10/2019 12:46:13 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1145806

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Planning: Public Consultation
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 his Department has for speeding up the planning process for large developments whilst ensuring adequate consultation with affected local residents.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	290793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>At Spring Statement, government announced that MHCLG will be publishing an Accelerated Planning Green Paper. The Green Paper will look at how greater capacity and capability within local planning authorities, better performance management and procedural improvements can accelerate the end-to-end planning process for all, while protecting and strengthening the role that communities play in new development that comes forward. The Green Paper will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/10/2019 16:54:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1145810

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Empty Property: West Midlands
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 number of empty homes in (a) the West Midlands region, (b) City of Wolverhampton local authority area and (c) Wolverhampton North East constituency in each year since 2010; and what steps he is taking the reduce the number of empty homes.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	290795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The most recent estimate of the number of long-term empty homes shows that at October 2018 there were 10,084 homes that had been empty for more than six months in the West Midlands Metropolitan County, and 1,401 that had been empty for more than six months in the City of Wolverhampton. Statistics on vacant dwellings in England and in each local authority district, from which regional totals may be calculated, are published in the Department's live table 615 which is available at the link below. This table shows the annual total numbers of empty homes, those vacant for longer than six months and also vacant properties in the local authority, housing association and other public sector tenures. Statistics on vacant dwellings at parliamentary constituency level are not centrally collected</p><p><br> Local authorities are equipped with powers and have strong incentives to tackle empty homes. Since 1 April 2019, via the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018, local authorities have the discretion to increase the maximum level of premium charged on properties that have been empty for more than two years from 50 per cent to 100 per cent extra council tax. Through the New Homes Bonus, local authorities earn the same financial reward for bringing an empty home back into use as building a new one. In certain circumstances, local authorities can apply for an Empty Dwelling Management Order (EDMO) to temporarily take over the management of a property that has been empty for more than two years in order to bring it back into use. <br> <br> <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants&amp;data=02%7C01%7CKatie.Beere%40communities.gov.uk%7C78e00a08285a4609aa7208d742a2fc00%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637051140084421320&amp;sdata=ZBoptgeh8NUG6fhH4oq8l2K2vpB%2BMmvz6WCLLjeoX%2FQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a></p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 14:32:18 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 136262 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1145826

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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, with reference to the fires at Samuel Garside House in Barking Riverside, Beechmere retirement complex in Crewe and Sherbrooke Way in Worcester Park, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the use of timber cladding in residential buildings.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	290808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 15:48:26 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 136263 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1145857

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Multiple Occupation: Planning
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 local authorities using the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 Article 4 powers to restrict the number of Houses in Multiple Occupation in defined areas.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	290821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>Under a national permitted development right, a private house is able to change use to a House in Multiple Occupation for up to six people sharing facilities without the need for a planning application. Change of use to a larger House in Multiple Occupation requires an application for planning permission.</p><p>Where there is sufficient evidence that it is necessary to protect local amenity or the wellbeing of a specific area, a local planning authority may withdraw a permitted development right using an Article 4 direction. This would mean any change of use to a House in Multiple Occupation for up to six people sharing facilities would also require an application for planning permission. It will be for the local planning authority to consult on and consider the merits of such an approach, using local evidence on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 04/10/2019 13:21:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1145900

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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, for what reason all leaseholders of buildings with Aluminium Composite Cladding must sign a State Aid Declaration for the building to be eligible to apply to his Department's private sector ACM cladding remediation fund.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	290847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>State Aid declarations are needed because they assist the government in ensuring the fund complies with the requirements of EU state aid rules; this is the basis on which government is able to provide funding to the private sector. Fund applicants can begin the application process before all State Aid declarations have been received, and are strongly encouraged to do so.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 10:13:05 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 136264 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1145901

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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: Fire Prevention
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 of Answer 23 July 2019 to Question 279062 on Buildings: Insulation, whether any burning had begun in large scale test in June 2019 that was aborted due to procedural issues.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	290848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Yes. The BS 8414 test involves a 9 metre high demonstration wall with a complete cladding system – including panels and insulation – fixed to it, being subjected to a fire that replicates a severe fire in a flat breaking out of a window. The tests look at whether the system resists fire spread up the wall. The test is started when a large wood crib is ignited, burns and flames affect the wall build up directly above. The large scale test in June 2019 was started before being aborted due to procedural issues.</p><p>The general behaviour of observed before the procedural issue was similar to that observed and recorded during the test carried out in July 2019 the report of this test is available at the following :</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-test-report-mhclg-bs-8414-hpl" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-test-report-mhclg-bs-8414-hpl</a></p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 10:14:51 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 136265 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1145903

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Building Research Establishment: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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 publish a full report on the tests undertaken by the Building Research Establishment on behalf of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	290850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>Acting on advice from the Expert Panel, the government has commissioned research from the Building Research Establishment to support further understanding of the fire performance of non-Aluminium Composite Material external wall systems. The materials being tested include zinc and copper composite materials; aluminium honeycomb panels; high pressure laminate panels; brick slip systems; and reconstituted stone. This programme began in April 2019 and the preliminary testing concluded in the Summer. This is now in an analysis phase and the research findings will be published in Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 04/10/2019 13:23:03 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1145905

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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 his Department plans to conduct further large-scale fire safety tests on High Pressure Laminate Cladding.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	290851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Acting on advice from the Expert Panel, the government has commissioned research from the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to support further understanding of the fire performance of Non-Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) external wall systems. The Department has commissioned the BRE to undertake bespoke medium scale tests on timber cladding panels as part of the ongoing Non-ACM research.</p><p>This programme began in April 2019 and the preliminary testing concluded in the Summer. This is now in an analysis phase and the research findings will be published in Autumn. Subject to the research findings, a decision will be made as to the testing of further materials used on external wall systems, including timber cladding.</p><p>We currently have no plan to commission a large-scale fire safety test on system incorporating timber cladding or further High Pressure Laminates tests</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 290856 question first answered 08/10/2019 15:39:51 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1145913

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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, in light of recent fires involving timber construction materials, whether his Department plans to issue an advice note on the use of timber on the external walls of high-rise buildings.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	290854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department publishes Advice Notes based on advice of the Independent Expert Advisory Panel. The Department has published guidance to reiterate the importance of building owners assessing their buildings and ensuring that non-Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding (which includes timber systems) are safe. Advice Note 14, published in 2017 and updated in December 2018, reiterates that the clearest way to ensure safety is to remove unsafe materials. This can be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765761/Expert_Panel_advice_note_on_non-ACM.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765761/Expert_Panel_advice_note_on_non-ACM.pdf</a></p><p>The Department has commissioned the Building Research Establishment to undertake bespoke medium scale tests on timber cladding panels as part of the ongoing non-Aluminium Composite Material research. We currently have no plans to publish an advice note specifically on the use of timber on the external walls of high risk buildings.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 04/10/2019 13:25:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed