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1241256

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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: Domestic Abuse
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 guidance his Department has published on domestic abuse victims' rights to stay in their home; and what recent discussions he has with the specialist domestic abuse sector on developing cost-effective housing pathways for domestic abuse victims.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	100563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>In November 2018 the Government issued new statutory guidance for local authorities to improve access to social housing for victims of domestic abuse who are in a refuge or other form of safe temporary accommodation: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F753667%2FImproving_access_to_social_housing_for_victims_of_domestic_abuse.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C03e48dbaa20b40c05cc108d86eada0bc%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637381039282527822&amp;sdata=0PIRXpHQUEy%2FmKbkY7Ngm6pWnZRhb5Xxm3k2rteyyKc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753667/Improving_access_to_social_housing_for_victims_of_domestic_abuse.pdf</a></p><p>The guidance also sets out how local authorities can use their existing powers to support victims to remain safely in their homes if they choose to do so. <br> <br>In addition, in August 2020 Government updated guidance for victims of domestic abuse which includes details of trusted sources of advice, including on housing matters: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fdomestic-abuse-how-to-get-help&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C03e48dbaa20b40c05cc108d86eada0bc%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637381039282537777&amp;sdata=XKMGaCHZcKm%2BUGz79FBLiyuRKJNaXmqbQAbzh2XO8C4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help</a></p><p>My officials regularly engage with the domestic abuse sector on a number of issues relating to housing.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/10/2020 14:10:03 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1241380

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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, when the Government will publish the findings of the review into the ban on combustible materials.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	100277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>On 20 January 2020 we launched a public consultation including proposals to expand the scope of the in-effect ban of combustible materials in and on the external walls. This also included proposals with regards to laminated glass as well as other exemptions. The consultation closed on the 25 May 2020. We continue to analyse the responses and will publish the Government response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 12/10/2020 16:15:28 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1241385

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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, when he will publish the findings of the audit of high-rise residential buildings.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	100278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department publishes data on the number of high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings in England with Aluminum Composite Material cladding systems unlikely to meet building regulations. The latest data is available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbuilding-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-august-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C1359560208e04342e3ac08d86ec5a446%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637381142420822848&amp;sdata=KobqWv9csZaUcxLA7pHv10cBGLRAzIFOmF9xIdyaQEA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a> . The Department has commenced a data collection exercise which will enable us to build a picture of external wall systems in use on high rise residential buildings. The exercise will collect data on residential buildings 18 metres and over covering private and social buildings, student accommodation and hotels. We will publish appropriate summary information from the data collection in our monthly Building Safety Programme data release when ready.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 12/10/2020 16:10:28 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1241440

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Coronavirus Job Retention 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 steps he is taking to ensure homelessness does not increase as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme comes to an end.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	100509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has introduced the Job Support Scheme as part of a wider package to protect incomes and has injected over £9 billion into the welfare system, which will support people with housing costs.</p><p>This includes increasing the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that they are set at the 30 <sup>th</sup> percentile of market rents. £180 million of Discretionary Housing Payments are available for those who require additional support, and local authorities continue to provide their statutory homelessness duties.</p><p>Legislation has also been introduced requiring landlords to give tenants 6 months’ notice before they can progress eviction cases to court, except in the most serious circumstances. Where cases do reach court, new rules require landlords to inform judges if tenants have been impacted by coronavirus and to re-activate cases from before 3 August.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/10/2020 14:09:32 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1240722

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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	Next Steps Accommodation Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to release the £13.5 million in Next Steps Accommodation funding that has been allocated to enable local authorities to tackle new or emerging challenges.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	99625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>We are in the process of considering the next steps for this funding as part of our preparation for the winter period. We will announce more information in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/10/2020 14:10:17 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1240873

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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 plans his Department has to provide additional fire safety advice, in addition to the guidance issued by the National Fire Chiefs Council, to leaseholders and tenants living in high-rise properties that have not yet had remediation works undertaken to remove flammable cladding.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	99576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>My Department has no plans to issue additional advice to that provided by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC). The latest version of &quot;Guidance to support a temporary change to a simultaneous evacuation strategy in purpose-built blocks of flats&quot; was published by the NFCC on 1 October and can be found on-line at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk%2FSimultaneous-evacuation-guidance&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C1359560208e04342e3ac08d86ec5a446%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637381142420832804&amp;sdata=sQrbIGpNDD8Fd2trBZ26HNxit7zHxhzFwCj6P6lz%2Bec%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>. <br> <br>General advice to leaseholders is available online at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fbuilding-safety-programme-other-fire-safety-concerns&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C1359560208e04342e3ac08d86ec5a446%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637381142420832804&amp;sdata=DbrBABXpmU27W2wR7RV7hbdlwoNey51AzUVA5Xyzv7s%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-programme-other-fire-safety-concerns</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 12/10/2020 16:14:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1241173

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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	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, if he will hold urgent discussions with representatives of financial institutions on their requirement for an EWS1 form in order to approve mortgage applications relating to low-level flats.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	100301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The External Wall System form (EWS1) and process was introduced by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to assist in the valuation of high-rise residential buildings for mortgage purposes. Not all lenders request an EWS1 form and the Government does not support a blanket approach in EWS1 use for lower risk properties. The EWS1 process should only be used where there is clear need, and where no reasonable assurances or regulatory evidence exists to support valuations. Ministers and officials continue to engage with lenders on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 12/10/2020 16:11:14 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1240158

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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, what discussions he has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on steps the Government is taking to protect domestic violence victims who face barriers to accessing housing as a result of rent arrears accrued.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	99074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets regularly with all his ministerial colleagues.</p><p>We have taken steps to improve access to social housing for victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>Statutory guidance issued in 2012 encourages local authorities to give additional preference (high priority) to people who require urgent rehousing as a result of domestic abuse, while guidance issued in 2013 advises authorities to make appropriate exceptions to any local connection test for people moving into an area to escape violence.</p><p>In November 2018 the government issued new statutory guidance for local authorities to improve access to social housing by victims of domestic abuse who are in a refuge or other form of safe temporary accommodation: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F753667%2FImproving_access_to_social_housing_for_victims_of_domestic_abuse.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CRobert.Gotay%40communities.gov.uk%7C1c25b12b1ad0405f891408d86ea3cfb4%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637380997122381624&amp;sdata=V2f5G%2FULBTPUDrioUFBFe3LKtAolhaYHaf5c1awcWfs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753667/Improving_access_to_social_housing_for_victims_of_domestic_abuse.pdf </a></p><p>The guidance makes clear that local authorities are expected not to apply residency tests for those victims who have fled to another district, sets out how they can give appropriate priority to victims, and encourages them to use their existing powers to support victims to remain safely in their homes if they choose to do so.</p><p>Through the Domestic Abuse Bill we are protecting the security of tenure of social tenants with a lifetime tenancy who have to flee their home to escape domestic abuse.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/10/2020 15:49:52 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1240403

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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: Battersea
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 has taken to ensure combustible and flammable cladding has been removed from residential buildings in Battersea constituency.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	99109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>In England, the Government is providing £1.6 billion to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding and make homes safer, more quickly. We have also appointed construction experts who are reviewing remediation timescales and identifying what can be done to increase pace, along with providing direct expert support to projects.</p><p> </p><p>Where building owners have failed to act, despite government support, the Government has supported enforcement action by Fire and Rescue Services and local authorities. We are also holding case conferences to discuss specific buildings of greatest concern with the relevant local authorities to agree action plans.</p><p> </p><p>Housing and building safety are devolved matters, and the progress of remediation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for their respective devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 98757 99110 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:13:01 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240404

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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 steps his Department has taken to ensure combustible and flammable cladding has been removed from residential buildings across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	99110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>In England, the Government is providing £1.6 billion to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding and make homes safer, more quickly. We have also appointed construction experts who are reviewing remediation timescales and identifying what can be done to increase pace, along with providing direct expert support to projects.</p><p> </p><p>Where building owners have failed to act, despite government support, the Government has supported enforcement action by Fire and Rescue Services and local authorities. We are also holding case conferences to discuss specific buildings of greatest concern with the relevant local authorities to agree action plans.</p><p> </p><p>Housing and building safety are devolved matters, and the progress of remediation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for their respective devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 98757 99109 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:13:01 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova