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795742

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Solar Power: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the difference in business rate liabilities is for rooftop solar power where the majority of the power produced is (a) exported to a third party and (b) consumed onsite.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	116093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>My Department does not hold information on business rates liabilities. Business rates are based on valuations from the Valuation Office Agency and we are not involved in their independent assessments.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/12/2017 14:17:32 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

795766

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold: Unfair Practices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the results of his Department’s consultation on tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	116113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s consultation, Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market, considered a number of issues within the leasehold sector including the sale of new built leasehold houses, and onerous ground rents. The consultation also sought views on what further areas of leasehold reform should be prioritised and why.</p><p>The public consultation, which closed on 19 September, received around 6,000 replies. We are carefully analysing the responses, and will issue the Government response very shortly.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/12/2017 18:08:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

795768

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support improved energy-efficiency in (a) newbuild homes, and (b) existing properties.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	116115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Clean Growth Strategy, published in October 2017, sets out our ambitions for improving the energy performance of all buildings including new homes and existing properties.</p><p>Energy performance requirements for new homes in building regulations were most recently strengthened in 2010 and 2014. As a result of these changes home builders are required to deliver highly efficient homes that typically reduce energy bills by £200 a year, compared to homes built before 2010.</p><p>As part of this, and following the outcome of Dame Judith Hackitt’s independent review of Building Regulations and fire safety, we will consult on improving energy requirements for new homes and existing properties where the evidence suggests that there are cost effective and affordable opportunities, and it is safe and practical to do.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/12/2017 17:48:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

795773

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Garden Communities: Colchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the use of financial assistance provided to Colchester Borough Council to develop proposals for garden settlements.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	116119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Funding to Colchester Borough Council to develop proposals for garden settlements is being paid out by the Homes and Communities Agency under Section 19 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, which enables both the monitoring of expenditure and claw-back of grant.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/12/2017 16:24:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

795672

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing projects on Help to Rent and on a national rent deposit guarantee proposed by Crisis in its report, Crisis Help to Rent programmes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	116026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>My Department welcome's the work carried out by Crisis. We have committed £20 million funding to improve access to the private rented sector for those who are, or are at risk of, homelessness or rough sleeping, and are currently considering how best to use this.</p><p>This comes on top of £28 million funding for 3 regional Housing First pilot schemes which will offer permanent homes to homeless people.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/12/2017 17:49:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

795760

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many housing planning applications have been called in by his Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	116108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of planning applications for housing that were called in by the Secretary of State.</p><p>These figures include planning applications for mixed use development schemes that include an element of housing, in addition to development schemes for residents only.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications called in</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2008</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2009</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2014</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/12/2017 17:17:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

795695

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to Autumn Budget 2017, how much funding has been allocated for the provision of new social housing.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	116049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister recently announced an additional £2 billion funding for affordable housing, including for social rent homes in areas of high affordability pressure. This has increased the Government’s Affordable Housing Programme 2016-21 budget to more than £9 billion and will deliver tens of thousands of new homes.</p><p>As the funding for social rent will be focused on areas with acute affordability challenges, the amount of funding given out will be dependent on the bids received.</p><p>My Department is also working on a social housing green paper that will consider the wider issues facing the sector.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 116050 question first answered 01/12/2017 14:10:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

795696

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2017, how many more social housing units will be built in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	116050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister recently announced an additional £2 billion funding for affordable housing, including for social rent homes in areas of high affordability pressure. This has increased the Government’s Affordable Housing Programme 2016-21 budget to more than £9 billion and will deliver tens of thousands of new homes.</p><p>As the funding for social rent will be focused on areas with acute affordability challenges, the amount of funding given out will be dependent on the bids received.</p><p>My Department is also working on a social housing green paper that will consider the wider issues facing the sector.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 116049 question first answered 01/12/2017 14:10:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

795697

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
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 Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have received a) extra borrowing approval and b) the ability to transfer money from the general fund in order to carry out fire safety work on tower blocks.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	116051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>36 local authorities have been in touch with my Department regarding work to ensure fire safety in tower blocks.</p><p>My Department has asked nine local authorities to provide more detailed information about the support they require for essential works. Two of these local authorities have provided this detailed information so far. My officials are working with them on their requests to assess what support we might provide.</p><p>My Department has asked the remaining 25 local authorities to contact us again if they consider a building to be unsafe, once they have deemed what measures are essential to make the building fire-safe. This should be based on expert advice and take into account any recommendations or advice from the local fire and rescue service.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/12/2017 17:33:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

795816

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness: Liverpool City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the £28m announced in the Autumn Budget for housing first pilot schemes to tackle homelessness will be allocated to Liverpool City Region.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	116154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>At Autumn budget £28 million of funding was announced to pilot the Housing First approach for the country’s most entrenched rough sleepers. The pilots will cover the West Midlands Combined Authority, Greater Manchester, and the Liverpool City Region.</p><p>The exact allocation to the areas will be subject to on-going work with the regions and refinement of the scope of the pilots. DCLG are in regular contact with officials in the Liverpool City Region and will continue to work closely with them going forward.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 05/12/2017 17:00:47 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle