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1718245

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Leasehold: Ground Rent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish a response to his Department's consultation entitled Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases, published on 9 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	26378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on a range of options to restrict ground rents for existing leases. We asked questions about the impacts of the options on different stakeholder groups and how a cap would work in practice. This included questions on how freeholders use ground rent currently, and whether there are costs that freeholders meet through ground rent which are more appropriately suited to the service charge.</p><p>We are carefully considering the responses we have received and will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 26379 26380 26381 question first answered 23/05/2024 08:45:08 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1718246

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Leasehold: Ground Rent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the consultation entitled Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases, published on 9 November 2023, whether he plans to implement changes arising from that consultation in this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	26379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on a range of options to restrict ground rents for existing leases. We asked questions about the impacts of the options on different stakeholder groups and how a cap would work in practice. This included questions on how freeholders use ground rent currently, and whether there are costs that freeholders meet through ground rent which are more appropriately suited to the service charge.</p><p>We are carefully considering the responses we have received and will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 26378 26380 26381 question first answered 23/05/2024 08:45:08 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1718247

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Leasehold: Ground Rent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will cap ground rent for existing leases at a peppercorn level.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	26380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on a range of options to restrict ground rents for existing leases. We asked questions about the impacts of the options on different stakeholder groups and how a cap would work in practice. This included questions on how freeholders use ground rent currently, and whether there are costs that freeholders meet through ground rent which are more appropriately suited to the service charge.</p><p>We are carefully considering the responses we have received and will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 26378 26379 26381 question first answered 23/05/2024 08:45:08 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1718248

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Leasehold: Ground Rent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill to ensure that any ground rent reductions are not passed on to leaseholders by way of increased service charges.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	26381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on a range of options to restrict ground rents for existing leases. We asked questions about the impacts of the options on different stakeholder groups and how a cap would work in practice. This included questions on how freeholders use ground rent currently, and whether there are costs that freeholders meet through ground rent which are more appropriately suited to the service charge.</p><p>We are carefully considering the responses we have received and will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 26378 26379 26380 question first answered 23/05/2024 08:45:08 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1718249

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Service Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill to ensure service charges are fully (a) transparent, (b) justified and (c) challengeable.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	26382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Service charges should be transparent, reasonable and there should be a clear route to challenge or redress if things go wrong. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill will help make this reality. Full details of the measures in the Bill can be found here: <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3523" target="_blank">Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - Parliamentary Bills</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 23/05/2024 09:03:50 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1698316

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Audiobooks: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of the (a) Government’s policy on charging VAT on audiobooks and (b) provisions of the Equality Act 2010 on people (i) with dyslexia, (ii) with sight loss or impairment and (iii) who are unable to hold books.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	20227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting those with disabilities who may struggle to access physical books and therefore rely more heavily on audiobooks. In line with its statutory obligations under the Equality Act, the Government carefully considers the impact of VAT policy on those with disabilities</p><p><br>However, there is never any guarantee that any VAT cut is passed onto consumers. It is therefore not clear that cutting the VAT on audiobooks would benefit consumers, including those with disabilities. <br> <br>The government does not currently have any plans to change the VAT treatment of audiobooks.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 16/04/2024 10:48:53 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1698139

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Audiobooks: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of charging VAT on (a) academic and (b) other educational audiobooks on access to education for people with (i) dyslexia, (ii) sight loss and (iii) impairment who cannot hold books.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	20033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting those with disabilities who may struggle to access physical books and therefore rely more heavily on audiobooks. In line with its statutory obligations under the Equality Act, the Government carefully considers the impact of VAT policy on those with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>However, there is never any guarantee that any VAT cut is passed onto consumers. It is therefore not clear that cutting the VAT on audiobooks would actually benefit consumers, including those with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Given this, the government does not currently have any plans to change the VAT treatment of audiobooks.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 20034 question first answered 28/03/2024 13:38:55 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1698140

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Audiobooks: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made representations to the Minister for Women and Equalities in support of a 0% VAT rate on audiobooks to prevent discrimination against people with (a) dyslexia, (b) sight (i) loss and (ii) impairment and (c) disabilities preventing them from holding a physical book.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	20034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting those with disabilities who may struggle to access physical books and therefore rely more heavily on audiobooks. In line with its statutory obligations under the Equality Act, the Government carefully considers the impact of VAT policy on those with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>However, there is never any guarantee that any VAT cut is passed onto consumers. It is therefore not clear that cutting the VAT on audiobooks would actually benefit consumers, including those with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Given this, the government does not currently have any plans to change the VAT treatment of audiobooks.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 20033 question first answered 28/03/2024 13:38:55 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1693860

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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 Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to ensure that EWS1 certificates are only issued by qualified (a) chartered or (b) incorporated engineers.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	17077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The External Wall System Review form (EWS1) is not a statutory requirement or Government process and we have agreed with the industry that this should be minimised.</p><p>The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have issued guidance on its use and application, including on the relevant expertise and qualification of the signatories of EWS1 forms. RICS are clear that anyone instructing an EWS1 must be satisfied that the signatory meets the requirements in their guidance.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 11/03/2024 15:21:40 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1689015

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead of 20 July 2023, followed up on 2 August, 25 September, 20 October, 2 November 2023, and 11 January 2024, reference MP79291.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	13936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department apologies for the severe delay the Member has experienced in this case. Timely responses to Member’s correspondence is a priority for the department, with resources being aligned to ensure the department achieves this in all cases. A full response will be issued to the Member as a matter of urgency.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 26/02/2024 15:08:20 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning