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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

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

1689019

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness of sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC); and whether there is a timeframe for information relating to SUDC to be included on the NHS website.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	13937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Rt hon. Member for Spelthorne to the answer I gave the Rt hon. Member on 19 February 2024, to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-29/11788" target="_blank">11788</a>.</p><p>To further raise awareness of sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC), NHS England intends to update the When a Child Dies leaflet in collaboration with affected families, parents, and carers, as well as National Child Mortality Database colleagues and SUDC charities, including SUDC UK and relevant professional groups. The Department and NHS England also held a roundtable in July 2023, which brought together expert organisations to discuss possible ways to improve SUDC training and awareness, both collectively and within organisations.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/02/2024 15:44:56 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1689020

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department (a) has taken and (b) is taking steps to increase research into the causes of sudden unexplained death in childhood.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	13938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). This includes funding for the NIHR’s Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, which has carried out a study on sudden unexplained death in childhood, titled Autopsy Investigation of Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood.</p><p>While it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions, the NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including sudden unexplained death in childhood. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients, health and care services, value for money, and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 26/02/2024 10:19:45 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1682972

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to assess pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities who are unable to respond to existing test measures but demonstrate language development by their use of sub vocal utterances.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	10059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The department recognises the importance of providing high-quality support for this group of children with very severe needs, and the work of special schools to provide these children and their parents with education and support that helps them prepare for adulthood. The department’s ambition for Special Educational Needs policy is for all children and young people, no matter what their Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are, to receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.</p><p>The department knows that the development of communication for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties is critical, which is why the department places a huge emphasis on its teaching in special schools. For those pupils with profound multiple learning difficulties in special schools who are working below the level of the national curriculum and who are therefore not engaged in subject-specific study, the department has developed the ‘engagement model’ which is driven by a teacher assessment tool. This model has been designed to enable all pupils’ achievements and progress to be identified and celebrated, including the area of communication and interaction which is one of the four areas of need in the SEND code of practice. The model uses a holistic approach which takes into account their preferred ways of communicating, in recognition of the different barriers that each individual child can face to their communication skills.</p><p> </p><p>Assistive technology (AT) such as alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices can remove barriers to learning for students with SEND. The department is committed to building the evidence base around the effective use of AT to ensure it understands the needs of staff and pupils. Following the promising results of a pilot training programme to increase mainstream school staff confidence with AT, the department extended the training to capture more detailed data on the impact on teachers and learners. The department will publish the impact report in May. The department is exploring the AT support needs of staff at special schools, including those working with pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and/or those using AAC.</p><p> </p><p>All schools, including special schools, have duties under the Equality Act 2010 towards individual disabled children and young people. They must make reasonable adjustments, including the provision of auxiliary aids and services for disabled children, to prevent them being put at a substantial disadvantage. This is particularly important in ensuring that schools are providing tailored support for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties that help with their communication.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the department is creating a new single national SEND and Alternative Provision (AP) system for identifying and meeting needs. This new single national system will set standards on what support should be made available in mainstream settings, as well as guidance on when specialist provision may be more appropriate for meeting a child or young person’s needs.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, the department is developing practitioner standards to provide advice to frontline professionals, including teachers and early years staff. The practitioner standards will set out evidence-based best practice in identifying and meeting individual needs. They will cover the areas of need in the SEND code of practice, including speech, language and communication needs.</p><p> </p><p>Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) is a two year pathfinder programme being co-led by the department and NHS England, and is one of the reforms being tested in the SEND and AP Change Programme. The programme will fund innovative workforce models to identify and support children and young people with Speech, Language and Communication Needs at an early stage and support them through universal and targeted interventions, to reduce exacerbation of need that might lead to a specialist speech and language therapy and/or Education, Health and Care plan referral.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 10060 10061 10062 10063 question first answered 25/01/2024 17:47:51 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning