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1579625

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Air Conditioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much has been spent on air filtration systems on the Parliamentary estate in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	129887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Air filtration systems are maintained as part of a wider contract and the information cannot be provided at this level of detail. In 2022/23 to date £15,777.43 has been spent on parts relating to air filtration systems.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 30/01/2023 15:04:17 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 50790 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564731

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Local Government Finance
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 recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the sustainability of local government finances.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	902996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with local government, as we always do, meeting regularly with sector representative bodies and councils to monitor budgets and service delivery.</p><p>The provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023/24 makes available up to an additional £5 billion to councils, an increase of 9% in cash terms on 2022/23. We are consulting on these proposals until 16 January.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 09/01/2023 17:17:52 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564748

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Private Rented Housing
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 has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on renters reforms.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	119053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 17/01/2023 16:46:33 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564133

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Heating: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of delivering the hydrogen village trial.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	117986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The early planning and detailed design work for the hydrogen village trial is being funded by Ofgem, with contributions from gas network shareholders. The Government anticipates that later stages will be funded by BEIS, Ofgem and the private sector. The final trial location and level of public funding will be decided later this year, following the submission of funding applications from the gas networks in March.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/01/2023 15:27:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564439

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	World Health Organization
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the parliamentary ratification of the World Health Organisation Pandemic Treaty.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	117641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The procedure for ratification of any new treaty is set out in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 which provides a mechanism for Parliament's statutory role in the scrutiny of treaties. The UK is committed to strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness and response and as such supports a new international instrument. World Health Organization Member States have yet to begin negotiating the instrument text. The FCDO will provide Parliament with updates as appropriate. If a new international instrument having the status of a treaty is agreed by WHO Member States, the Government will follow the usual statutory ratification procedure.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 16/01/2023 15:49:47 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564440

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Tranpsort: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) relevant industry stakeholders and (b) trade unions on minimum service levels during official industrial action.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	117642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy engage regularly with our stakeholders on a variety of issues, and I met with representatives from the Confederation of British Industry and the Trades Union Congress today (12<sup>th</sup> January 2023) to discuss minimum service levels The passage of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill will give stakeholders the opportunity, via Members of Parliament, to share any concerns or constructive suggestions they may have.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 12/01/2023 17:09:28 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564545

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	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 make an estimate of the average cost per annum of ground rent for all categories of property under leasehold agreement.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	117643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The department conducted an Impact Assessment for the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022, which reported data on the level of ground rent in England and Wales. The Impact Assessment is available on the UK Parliament website <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbills.parliament.uk%2Fbills%2F2864&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C1fe58cb9805941a2dd0c08daf7dba5b7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638094819983139467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WCPxTZ5m2gzIGi8MLyNtMDEfqpwPUVlJJfwxMS%2BKeoA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The English Housing Survey reports data on leaseholder charges, including data on the level of service charges and ground rents. The report is available from the department's website <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fenglish-housing-survey&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C1fe58cb9805941a2dd0c08daf7dba5b7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638094819983295693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tZ3V8h0KG5GMraehuCIbm6nLLPVgz%2F8QKwRJVA%2Ff0fY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The 2021 report by Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research also examined leasehold charges. It is published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leasehold-and-freehold-charges-cambridge-centre-for-housing-and-planning-research" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The Government has legislated via the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 to protect future leaseholders from ground rents and we are due to bring forward further leasehold reforms later in this Parliament.</p><p>We understand the difficulties some existing leaseholders face with high and escalating ground rents. Unfair practices have no place in the housing market. This is why we asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate potential mis-selling of homes and unfair terms in the leasehold sector.</p><p>The CMA have secured commitments benefiting over 20,000 leaseholders, including commitments to return doubling ground rent terms to original rates. These settlements will help to free thousands more leaseholders from unreasonable ground rent increases. The CMA continue to engage with a number of firms and we urge other developers to follow suit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 117644 117645 117930 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:41:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564546

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	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 make an estimate of the average increase per annum in ground rent for all categories of property under leasehold agreement in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	117644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The department conducted an Impact Assessment for the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022, which reported data on the level of ground rent in England and Wales. The Impact Assessment is available on the UK Parliament website <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbills.parliament.uk%2Fbills%2F2864&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C1fe58cb9805941a2dd0c08daf7dba5b7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638094819983139467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WCPxTZ5m2gzIGi8MLyNtMDEfqpwPUVlJJfwxMS%2BKeoA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The English Housing Survey reports data on leaseholder charges, including data on the level of service charges and ground rents. The report is available from the department's website <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fenglish-housing-survey&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C1fe58cb9805941a2dd0c08daf7dba5b7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638094819983295693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tZ3V8h0KG5GMraehuCIbm6nLLPVgz%2F8QKwRJVA%2Ff0fY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The 2021 report by Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research also examined leasehold charges. It is published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leasehold-and-freehold-charges-cambridge-centre-for-housing-and-planning-research" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The Government has legislated via the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 to protect future leaseholders from ground rents and we are due to bring forward further leasehold reforms later in this Parliament.</p><p>We understand the difficulties some existing leaseholders face with high and escalating ground rents. Unfair practices have no place in the housing market. This is why we asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate potential mis-selling of homes and unfair terms in the leasehold sector.</p><p>The CMA have secured commitments benefiting over 20,000 leaseholders, including commitments to return doubling ground rent terms to original rates. These settlements will help to free thousands more leaseholders from unreasonable ground rent increases. The CMA continue to engage with a number of firms and we urge other developers to follow suit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 117643 117645 117930 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:41:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564547

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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: Fees and 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, if he will make an estimate of the average annual (a) ground rent, (b) service charge, (c) administration charge and (d) other costs associated with owning a leasehold property.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	117645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The department conducted an Impact Assessment for the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022, which reported data on the level of ground rent in England and Wales. The Impact Assessment is available on the UK Parliament website <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbills.parliament.uk%2Fbills%2F2864&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C1fe58cb9805941a2dd0c08daf7dba5b7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638094819983139467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WCPxTZ5m2gzIGi8MLyNtMDEfqpwPUVlJJfwxMS%2BKeoA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The English Housing Survey reports data on leaseholder charges, including data on the level of service charges and ground rents. The report is available from the department's website <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fenglish-housing-survey&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C1fe58cb9805941a2dd0c08daf7dba5b7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638094819983295693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tZ3V8h0KG5GMraehuCIbm6nLLPVgz%2F8QKwRJVA%2Ff0fY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The 2021 report by Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research also examined leasehold charges. It is published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leasehold-and-freehold-charges-cambridge-centre-for-housing-and-planning-research" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The Government has legislated via the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 to protect future leaseholders from ground rents and we are due to bring forward further leasehold reforms later in this Parliament.</p><p>We understand the difficulties some existing leaseholders face with high and escalating ground rents. Unfair practices have no place in the housing market. This is why we asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate potential mis-selling of homes and unfair terms in the leasehold sector.</p><p>The CMA have secured commitments benefiting over 20,000 leaseholders, including commitments to return doubling ground rent terms to original rates. These settlements will help to free thousands more leaseholders from unreasonable ground rent increases. The CMA continue to engage with a number of firms and we urge other developers to follow suit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 117643 117644 117930 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:41:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564548

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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 Advisory Service
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Leasehold Advisory Service’s support for (a) leaseholders and (b) freeholders.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	117646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) exists to provide leaseholders and park home owners with the advice and information they need to understand their rights and responsibilities and to engage confidently with third parties like freeholders, managing agents and site owners, including on fire safety issues like cladding. LEASE continues to receive positive feedback from customers who have received advice.</p><p>The department meets with LEASE regularly as part of sponsorship oversight and this includes scrutiny of performance and financial management of LEASE's £1.9 million annual budget.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 117647 117648 117649 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:39:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders