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1126054

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Former Ministers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much his Department has paid to hon. Members under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 since 13 July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	253623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office has made no payments to Honourable Members under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 since 13 July 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Since 13 July 2016, two Ministers have left office, both were as a result of a Ministerial reshuffle and as such no severance payments were made.</p><p> </p><p>Reports of any Ministerial severance pay are published in the audited annual report and accounts for HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor and can be found on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/05/2019 13:50:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1130565

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of organisations that hold contracts with his Department pay the National Living Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	261262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office does not hold direct contracts with organisations. Goods and services are obtained through direct ordering with a supplier, or through contracts held by other government departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s Office holds no information on rates of pay for other organisations. Specific rates of pay are a matter for each individual organisation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/06/2019 16:26:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1541694

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2022
	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	Right to Buy Scheme
	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 the planned timetable is for the extension of the Right to Buy.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	84901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is considering the next steps on the proposed extension of the Right to Buy to housing association tenants. We will work closely with the housing association sector on the approach to a new scheme and will announce more details in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 79324 question first answered 21/11/2022 17:53:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1551520

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2022
	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
	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 plans to undertake an equality impact assessment of the legislation on occupants of leasehold properties.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	110738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>In line with usual practice, the Government's intention would be to publish a regulatory impact assessment for primary legislation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/12/2022 17:37:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	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

1564549

	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 recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Leasehold Advisory Service at protecting the rights of leaseholders.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	117647
	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 117646 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

1564550

	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 the annual cost to the public purse is of Leasehold Advisory Service.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	117648
	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 117646 117647 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