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1029471

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Supply Chains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to (a) diversify public sector supply chains and (b) ensure greater account is given to social value in those supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	204511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>In most of the markets from which the Government buys, there is plenty of competition. Where consolidation has reduced competition we take steps to encourage more.</p><p>There are now more small suppliers than ever looking to bid for Government business. As of end of November 2018, there were 44,963 registered individual users on Contracts Finder from 30,161 organisations. 20,397 of these (c. 67.6%) are SMEs. Additionally, we now encourage prime contractors to advertise subcontracting opportunities on Contracts Finder to diversify the supply chain further.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 07/01/2019 17:21:06 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1029473

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on loneliness of the measures announced in Budget 2018.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	204512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>There was no requirement on HM Treasury to consider loneliness in developing Budget 2018. The cross-government loneliness team will continue to work with HM Treasury, as with other departments, to explore how social connection is considered and reflected across their policy-making in future, as recently set out in the first loneliness strategy for England, ‘A connected society’.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/01/2019 11:20:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1027277

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	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, pursuant to the Written Statement of 29 November 2018 on Grenfell Update, Official Report HCWS1126, if he will extend the ban on the use of combustible materials on new high-rise buildings to (a) hotels and (b) office blocks.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	202827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The ban on the use of combustible materials will apply to the external walls of all new buildings above 18 metres that contain flats. This is because the majority of fire related fatalities occur in ‘dwellings’ (76 per cent of fire related fatalities from 2010/11 to 2017/18). The ban will also apply to the external walls of new hospitals, residential care premises and student accommodation and dormitories in boarding schools over 18 metres following strong support for the ban to apply to these types of buildings.</p><p>The ban on the use of combustible materials is being focused on buildings where the risks are greatest. The external walls of high rise hotels, offices and other buildings outside the scope of the ban will still be required to adequately resist the spread of fire to meet the requirements of the Building Regulations.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/12/2018 12:09:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1025325

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	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, whether the use of expanded polystyrene insulation in external wall insulation systems on new high-rise residential buildings is still permitted under Fire safety Approved Document B as amended in November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	202310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The ban on combustible materials will apply to external walls in new buildings, or those undergoing building work, which have a storey at least 18 metres above ground level and contain one or more dwellings, an institution, or a room for residential purposes (excluding any room in a hostel, hotel or a boarding house). It requires that all materials which become part of an external wall or specified attachment achieve European Class A2-s1, d0 or Class A1, other than those components which are exempted. We are not aware of any expanded polystyrene insulation products that would meet the Class A2-S1, d0 or Class A1 classifications and insulation materials are not exempted from this requirement. As such, current polystyrene insulation products could not be used in buildings within scope of the ban.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/12/2018 16:20:27 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1025326

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	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, whether his Department considered the safety implications of the production of toxic smoke in determining the scope of the ban on combustible materials.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	202311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has used the European system for classifying the combustibility of materials to set the threshold for the ban on the use of combustible materials in the external walls of buildings covered by the ban. The European classification system measures smoke obscuration, though not toxicity. The ban requires that all materials which become part of an external wall or specified attachment achieve European Class A2-s1, d0 or Class A1, other than those covered by exemptions. This means that materials are classified by smoke production as well as combustibility and production of droplets. These classifications impose the maximum possible restriction on smoke production.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/12/2018 14:26:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1025331

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	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, what assessment his Department has made of the health and safety risks of toxic smoke from cladding, insulation and other building materials in fires in (a) schools and (b) hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	202312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has used the European system for classifying the combustibility of materials to set the threshold for the ban on the use of combustible materials in the external walls of buildings covered by the ban. The European classification system measures smoke obscuration, though not toxicity. The ban requires that all materials which become part of an external wall or specified attachment achieve European Class A2-s1, d0 or Class A1, other than those covered by exemptions. This means that materials are classified by smoke production as well as combustibility and production of droplets. These classifications impose the maximum possible restriction on smoke production.</p><p>In addition, the Department for Education has also committed to ensuring that new school buildings, over 18 metres, built as part of their centrally delivered build programmes will not use combustibles materials in the external walls, in line with the terms of the ban.</p><p>The Department for Education’s guidance on schools (BB100) and guidance provided to NHS (Firecode) on fire safety contains detailed information on how to control the risks of fire and its associated hazards, by prevention, containment, and alert.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/12/2018 16:00:45 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1025333

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2018 to Question 183490, what the planned timetable is for the public consultation on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; and when he plans to publish that consultation document.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	202313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We intend to consult on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund shortly and recognise the importance of gaining evidence from all interested parties and welcome their input during this process.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/12/2018 11:31:15 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1025334

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	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 assessment his Department has made of the number of high-rise buildings with non-aluminium composite material cladding or insulation that would emit toxic smoke during a fire.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	202314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold a comprehensive record of the number of high-rise buildings with non - Aluminium Composite Material cladding.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/12/2018 14:27:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1024741

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Building Regulations: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the 2018 amendment to Approved Document B (Fire safety) volume 2: buildings other than dwellinghouses, how the Government defines the term institution.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	202102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The definition of institution is that used in Regulation 2 of the Building Regulations 2010 (SI No 2010/2214).</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/12/2018 17:38:40 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1024745

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Association of Composite Door Manufacturers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers have had with (i) affiliate and (ii) main members of the Association of Composite Door Manufacturers since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	202104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no record of meetings between members of the Association of Composite Door Manufacturers and Ministers.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/12/2018 16:14:33 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed