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1146449

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question 217589, for what reasons his Department did not include timber building materials in the bespoke fire safety testing commissioned by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	291390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <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.</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> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/10/2019 14:37:25 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1146526

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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	Hotels: 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 extend the ban on combustible building materials to high-rise hotels.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	291436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>On 29 November 2018, the Government introduced a ban of combustible materials in the external wall of buildings including blocks of flats, student accommodation and care homes more than 18 metres in height. The ban requires that all materials which become part of an external wall or specified attachment achieve European Class A2-s1, d0 or Class A1, other than those covered by exemptions.</p><p>As stated in the explanatory memorandum the Department intends to review the ban annually through monitoring arrangements and advice from bodies such as Building Regulations Advisory Committee for England. This will include considering the scope of the ban.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 291437 question first answered 01/10/2019 15:08:48 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1146527

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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	Offices: 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 extend the ban on combustible building materials to high-rise offices.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	291437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>On 29 November 2018, the Government introduced a ban of combustible materials in the external wall of buildings including blocks of flats, student accommodation and care homes more than 18 metres in height. The ban requires that all materials which become part of an external wall or specified attachment achieve European Class A2-s1, d0 or Class A1, other than those covered by exemptions.</p><p>As stated in the explanatory memorandum the Department intends to review the ban annually through monitoring arrangements and advice from bodies such as Building Regulations Advisory Committee for England. This will include considering the scope of the ban.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 291436 question first answered 01/10/2019 15:08:48 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1146580

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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	Future High Streets Fund
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 criteria was used to select successful bids under the Future High Streets Fund; and if he will publish the scoring matrix used for each application to that fund.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	291445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>High streets have a crucial role to play as we work to grow the economy of all parts of the country. Our £1 billion Future High Streets Fund is key to delivering this, empowering local leaders to help transform their high streets and town centres as consumer habits change, by investing in housing, workplaces, infrastructure and culture.</p><p>All expressions of interest to the Future High Streets Fund were individually assessed in line with the guidance and information published in our Prospectus and Supplementary Guidance, where we also outlined the criteria for the Fund as well as the weighting for the expression of interest questions. Both the Prospectus and Supplementary Guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-high-streets-fund-call-for-proposals" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-high-streets-fund-call-for-proposals</a>.</p><p>As the Future High Streets Fund is still a live and open competitive process it would not be appropriate for the Department to publish individual scores, as these are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 01/10/2019 12:13:57 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1145814

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	Refuges: Ringfenced Funding
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 provides ring-fenced funding to local authorities to spend on supporting women's refuges.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	290797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG does not currently provide ring-fenced funding to local authorities to spend on supporting women's refuges. Through the local government settlement, funding is provided to local authorities which they can spend on local domestic abuse services in line with their local priorities.</p><p>Since 2014 the Department has additionally invested £55.5 million in services to support victims of domestic abuse, including refuges.</p><p>MHCLG has recently consulted on a new statutory duty which would require local authorities to assess the need for and commission support for victims and their children in safe accommodation.</p><p>The consultation closed on 2 August. We are currently analysing the responses to the consultation on support within safe accommodation and will be publishing a full government response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 30/09/2019 14:47:46 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1145815

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	Refuges: Females
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 women's refuges operating in England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	290798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold centrally the number of women's refuges operating in England in each year since 2010.</p><p>MHCLG has recently consulted on a new statutory duty which would require local authorities to robustly assess the need for and commission support for victims and their children in safe accommodation.</p><p>The consultation closed on 2 August. We are currently analysing the responses to the consultation on support within safe accommodation and will be publishing a full government response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 30/09/2019 14:45:46 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1146172

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	Stronger Towns Fund and Towns Fund: Leigh
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 made of the eligibility of towns in Leigh constituency when issuing funding from the (a) Stronger Towns Fund and (b) Towns Fund.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	291138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>As part of the process of identifying the initial 100 places, towns have been chosen according to the same robust selection methodology. This took into account various qualitative and quantitative indicators. These included, income deprivation, skills, productivity, EU exit response, economic shocks, investment opportunities and policy alignment. The government will publish further details on how the fund will operate in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 30/09/2019 11:18:20 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1145440

registered interest
date	24/09/2019
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	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
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 the requirement for electric vehicle charging points on new developments is.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	290319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that when setting parking standards for residential and non residential developments local authorities will need to take into account the need to ensure an adequate provision of spaces for charging plug-in and other ultra-low emission vehicles. It also makes clear that applications for development should be designed to enable charging of plug-in and other ultra-low emission vehicles in safe, accessible and convenient locations.<em> <br> <br></em>The Government is consulting on whether to introduce new building regulations requirements to set a minimum standard for the provision of electric vehicle chargepoints in the following circumstances, where the building has associated car parking</p><p>- when constructing a new building<br>- when undergoing major renovation of a residential building<br>- for existing non-residential buildings</p><p>The consultation is open until 7 October and can be found here: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/electric-vehicle-chargepoints-in-residential-and-non-residential-buildings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/electric-vehicle-chargepoints-in-residential-and-non-residential-buildings</a> )</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 290320 question first answered 01/10/2019 15:09:28 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1145441

registered interest
date	24/09/2019
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	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
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 his Department is taking to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points provided on new residential developments.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	290320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that when setting parking standards for residential and non residential developments local authorities will need to take into account the need to ensure an adequate provision of spaces for charging plug-in and other ultra-low emission vehicles. It also makes clear that applications for development should be designed to enable charging of plug-in and other ultra-low emission vehicles in safe, accessible and convenient locations.<em> <br> <br></em>The Government is consulting on whether to introduce new building regulations requirements to set a minimum standard for the provision of electric vehicle chargepoints in the following circumstances, where the building has associated car parking</p><p>- when constructing a new building<br>- when undergoing major renovation of a residential building<br>- for existing non-residential buildings</p><p>The consultation is open until 7 October and can be found here: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/electric-vehicle-chargepoints-in-residential-and-non-residential-buildings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/electric-vehicle-chargepoints-in-residential-and-non-residential-buildings</a> )</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 290319 question first answered 01/10/2019 15:09:28 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1145494

registered interest
date	24/09/2019
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	Right to Buy Scheme
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 his Department has made of proportion of homes purchased under the right to buy schemes that are now owned by private landlords.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	290286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not collect this information. Under the Right to Buy there are restrictions in place to discourage re-sale within 5 years of purchase, and mortgage providers and landlords may also place restrictions on letting in the terms of the sale.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/10/2019 15:08:11 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts