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872441

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to providers of purpose-built student accommodation of being required to pay for house in multiple occupation licences.
tabling member printed	Lord Flight
uin	HL6628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government consulted on the effectiveness of the code in assuring acceptable management practices and standards as part of our consultation on extending mandatory licensing of HMOs. We acknowledged as part of our response, that a significant number of consultees were satisfied with the code as being a means of ensuring acceptable management practices and standards in student accommodation. However, membership of a code alone does not guarantee that the student accommodation meets local standards set by a local authority and therefore should not necessarily provide an exemption from HMO licensing.</p><p>Educational establishments have a duty of care defined by statutory obligations, for example through the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, that they must fulfil, both in the provision of education and accommodation to its students. They are also subject to regulation by an independent regulator, the Office for Students. However, private companies are not subject to the same levels of regulation and therefore should not be exempted from House in Multiple Occupation licensing.</p><p>Therefore, the Government does not have plans to remove requirements for private providers of purpose-built student accommodation who are part of an approved national code to be subject to houses in multiple occupation licensing.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL6629 HL6630 HL6632 question first answered 03/04/2018 14:20:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4211 label Biography information for Lord Flight

872443

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the codes for student accommodation in protecting tenants and maintaining property and management standards.
tabling member printed	Lord Flight
uin	HL6629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government consulted on the effectiveness of the code in assuring acceptable management practices and standards as part of our consultation on extending mandatory licensing of HMOs. We acknowledged as part of our response, that a significant number of consultees were satisfied with the code as being a means of ensuring acceptable management practices and standards in student accommodation. However, membership of a code alone does not guarantee that the student accommodation meets local standards set by a local authority and therefore should not necessarily provide an exemption from HMO licensing.</p><p>Educational establishments have a duty of care defined by statutory obligations, for example through the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, that they must fulfil, both in the provision of education and accommodation to its students. They are also subject to regulation by an independent regulator, the Office for Students. However, private companies are not subject to the same levels of regulation and therefore should not be exempted from House in Multiple Occupation licensing.</p><p>Therefore, the Government does not have plans to remove requirements for private providers of purpose-built student accommodation who are part of an approved national code to be subject to houses in multiple occupation licensing.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL6628 HL6630 HL6632 question first answered 03/04/2018 14:20:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4211 label Biography information for Lord Flight

872444

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why purpose-built student accommodation provided by universities is exempt from house in multiple occupation licensing while similar accommodation provided by private companies is not.
tabling member printed	Lord Flight
uin	HL6630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government consulted on the effectiveness of the code in assuring acceptable management practices and standards as part of our consultation on extending mandatory licensing of HMOs. We acknowledged as part of our response, that a significant number of consultees were satisfied with the code as being a means of ensuring acceptable management practices and standards in student accommodation. However, membership of a code alone does not guarantee that the student accommodation meets local standards set by a local authority and therefore should not necessarily provide an exemption from HMO licensing.</p><p>Educational establishments have a duty of care defined by statutory obligations, for example through the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, that they must fulfil, both in the provision of education and accommodation to its students. They are also subject to regulation by an independent regulator, the Office for Students. However, private companies are not subject to the same levels of regulation and therefore should not be exempted from House in Multiple Occupation licensing.</p><p>Therefore, the Government does not have plans to remove requirements for private providers of purpose-built student accommodation who are part of an approved national code to be subject to houses in multiple occupation licensing.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL6628 HL6629 HL6632 question first answered 03/04/2018 14:20:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4211 label Biography information for Lord Flight

872446

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the respective criteria (1) to obtain a licence for a house in multiple occupation, and (2) to join a Government-supported national code for student accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Flight
uin	HL6631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>To obtain a House in Multiple Occupation ( HMO) licence applicants must meet the statutory requirements under the Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004 and any discretionary requirements set by the relevant local authority.</p><p>The codes of practice for student accommodation are run by Universities UK/Guild HE and Accreditation Network UK/Unipol. To join one of these codes applicants must meet the requirements of the particular code which includes audits, inspections and verification processes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/04/2018 14:06:07 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4211 label Biography information for Lord Flight

872447

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to remove the requirement for private providers of purpose-built student accommodation who are part of an approved national code to be subject to house in multiple occupation licensing.
tabling member printed	Lord Flight
uin	HL6632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government consulted on the effectiveness of the code in assuring acceptable management practices and standards as part of our consultation on extending mandatory licensing of HMOs. We acknowledged as part of our response, that a significant number of consultees were satisfied with the code as being a means of ensuring acceptable management practices and standards in student accommodation. However, membership of a code alone does not guarantee that the student accommodation meets local standards set by a local authority and therefore should not necessarily provide an exemption from HMO licensing.</p><p>Educational establishments have a duty of care defined by statutory obligations, for example through the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, that they must fulfil, both in the provision of education and accommodation to its students. They are also subject to regulation by an independent regulator, the Office for Students. However, private companies are not subject to the same levels of regulation and therefore should not be exempted from House in Multiple Occupation licensing.</p><p>Therefore, the Government does not have plans to remove requirements for private providers of purpose-built student accommodation who are part of an approved national code to be subject to houses in multiple occupation licensing.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL6628 HL6629 HL6630 question first answered 03/04/2018 14:20:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4211 label Biography information for Lord Flight

827867

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Multiple Occupation: Domestic Waste
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following publication of their response to the consultation Houses in multiple occupation and residential property licensing reforms in December 2017, what responsibilities they propose that landlords of houses of multiple occupation should have in respect of waste for landfill and recycling created by tenants.
tabling member printed	Lord Flight
uin	HL4917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>As part of the reforms to houses in multiple occupation (HMO) licensing, the Government is addressing concerns about inadequate refuse facilities in HMOs. The proposed reforms include a new mandatory condition to be included in HMO licences requiring that licence holders comply with any scheme issued by the local housing authority for the storage and disposal of household waste.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/02/2018 16:48:54 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4211 label Biography information for Lord Flight