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1346273

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2021
	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	Rents: Coronavirus
	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 estimate his Department has made of the number of incidents where tenants have deliberately withheld rent from their landlords on the grounds that they cannot be evicted under the covid-19 regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	32363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this information. Statistics collected by the Department show that, in October-December 2020 (the latest period for which data is available) the vast majority of tenants were up to date with their rental payments.</p><p>The Department has been clear throughout the coronavirus pandemic that tenants must continue to pay their rent and has put in place an unprecedented package of support to assist them in doing so. This includes the furlough scheme and boosting the welfare safety net with billions of pounds, preventing widespread rent arrears. .</p><p>Legislation was in place to prevent bailiffs from serving eviction notices and carrying out evictions, except in the most serious circumstances, from 17 November 2020 until 31 May 2021. However, there were exemptions for the most serious circumstances, including serious rent arrears.</p><p>Since 1 June, bailiffs have been permitted to enforce valid warrants of possession. This ensures that landlords can exercise their right to justice and reflects the gradual easing of national restrictions. Bailiffs must provide 14 days' notice of an eviction and have been asked to reschedule the eviction appointment if the tenant has coronavirus symptoms or is self-isolating.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 20/07/2021 16:13:47 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1346276

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2021
	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	Community Assets and Historic Buildings
	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 steps he is taking to protect community assets and heritage buildings that are at risk of being lost.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	32364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>On 15 July the Government launched the first bidding for the UK wide £150 million Community Ownership Fund to help community groups to save assets at risk of loss. The fund will run for 4-years and help communities protect assets which are locally important and deliver a community benefit</p><p><br> The Government has also taken steps to safeguard local heritage through a campaign to encourage local authorities, working with their communities, to identify locally important historic buildings and assets for inclusion in their local heritage list. £1.5 million of funding has been made available to 22 areas across England to take forward this work.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 20/07/2021 16:11:39 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1346281

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2021
	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	Camping Sites: Planning Permission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to make a decision on temporarily suspending the need for planning permission on authorised temporary campsites due to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	32365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>A statement was made to the house on 28 June 2021 about supporting tourism in England. This introduced temporary provisions to stay in force over the course of this holiday season, due to expire on 31 October 2021. The statement instructs local authorities to exercise their discretion in regard to planning enforcement, and only take action against pop up campsites or the expansion of existing campsites where there are significant adverse effects on amenity, public health and safety or the environment.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 21/07/2021 12:26:36 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1344666

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2021
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Information
	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 mechanisms are in place to audit information provided to his Department by (a) regulatory bodies and (b) non-departmental public bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	29018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>The relationship between an arm’s-length body and the department should be established through a Framework Document. Managing Public Money sets out that:</p><p><em>“3.8.2 The framework document (or equivalent) agreed between an ALB and its sponsor always provides for the sponsor department to exercise meaningful oversight of the ALB’s strategy and performance, pay arrangements and/or major financial transactions, eg by monthly returns, standard delegations and exception reporting. The sponsor department’s accounts consolidate those of its ALBs so its accounting officer must be satisfied that the consolidated accounts are accurate and not misleading”.</em></p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money</a></p><p>A non-departmental public body is required to submit to their sponsoring department, on an annual basis, an annual report and audited accounts prepared in accordance with the relevant statutes and guidelines. The annual report and accounts provide the sponsoring department with the financial and non-financial performance of the non-departmental public body. In addition, they will state if the non-departmental public body has met key performance indicators as set out in their business and corporate plans. The report and accounts are laid in Parliament and, where commercially possible, made available on the non-departmental public body’s website.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/07/2021 13:41:55 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1342278

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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	Gazumping
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent the practice of gazumping in residential house purchases and sales.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	24949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>We would like home buyers and sellers to be able to transact with more confidence. It is for this reason that we are working with industry to develop and trial reservation agreements. These legal agreements would be entered into by both parties at the point of offer and there could be financial penalties if a party withdrew without good reason. We hope to proceed to a trial later this year.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/07/2021 12:10:45 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1337249

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2021
	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	Planning Permission: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
	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 Court of Appeal case of R (Khodari) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council and another [2017] EWCA Civ 333 (Khodari), whether he has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of (a) section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and (b) section 16 of the Greater London Council General Powers Act 1974.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	16841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The legal provisions described are intended to provide authorities with the power to mitigate, where appropriate, adverse effects arising from development and other actions.</p><p>A local planning authority makes planning decisions based on policies in their Local Plan and other material considerations. The authority is able to seek a planning obligation under section 106 of the Town and Country Act 1990 to mitigate the implications of a specific development, to make it acceptable in planning terms. The authority must meet three legal tests in seeking to apply the section 106 planning obligation: the obligation must be necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms; it must be directly related to the proposed development; and it must be fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the proposed development.</p><p>A section 106 agreement attached to a planning permission can restrict the development or use of the land in any specified way; require specified operations or activities to be carried out in, on, under or over the land; require the land to be used in any specified way; or require a sum or sums to be paid to the authority on a specified date.</p><p>The Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974 provides authorities in London with various powers, including regarding traffic management. Section 16 of the Act allows a local authority to enter into an agreement with the owner of land where the agreement is ‘given or made under seal in connection with the land'.</p><p>In our White Paper 'Planning for the Future', published in August last year, we set out a proposal to reform the system of developer contributions, including s106 planning obligations. We are analysing consultation responses thoroughly, and engaging further with authorities and developer organisations, and will be announcing our intentions shortly.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/06/2021 16:10:31 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1336613

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2021
	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	Planning: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
	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 guidance his Department has published to help ensure that planning authorities take into account the Government’s commitment to achieve the Climate Change Committee’s goal to reduce emissions by 78 per cent by 2035.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	16086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>In 2019, the United Kingdom was the first G7 country to put into law our ambition to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Following the Climate Change Committee's recommendation, the Sixth Carbon Budget targets an ambitious and world-leading 78 per cent reduction in emissions between 1990 to 2035.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework clearly sets out how planning authorities should support the transition to a changing climate and how to avoid vulnerability of new development to the effects of climate change. Additionally, the Climate Change Planning Practice Guidance sets out further advice on how local planning authorities can integrate adaptation and mitigation policies into their decision-making.</p><p>The <em>Planning for the Future </em>White Paper outlines how the Government will work to improve the planning system to help us meet our net zero targets and bolster environmental standards, and we will reflect very carefully on the views received in considering how best to take its vision forward. The consultation generated enormous interest and we are currently reviewing and analysing these responses and we will set out the proposed way forward.</p><p>Local leadership is important, and we are committed to working closely with local authorities across the United Kingdom, particularly when it comes to reducing our emissions. They are uniquely well positioned to harness local actors to align local needs with national interests, drive clean local growth, and influence behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 23/06/2021 16:41:47 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1331220

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	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	Land Use
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of suspending the 56 day restriction to allow the temporary use of land for (a) camping and (b) other activities to occur for up to six months.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	13038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>We are currently considering options of how best to continue to support the camping sector this summer. Further announcements will be made shortly.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 18/06/2021 12:11:28 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1331472

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	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	Antisemitism
	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 steps he plans to take in response to the latest figures published by the Community Security Trust on anti-semitism.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	13041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>The recent rise in antisemitic attacks is completely unacceptable and we condemn it. Antisemitism has absolutely no place in our society, which is why we’re taking a strong lead in tackling it in all its forms.</p><p>Since May, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has met with Jewish communities affected by the recent increase in hate crime and has met with Lord Mann, the Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism, who is providing independent advice on the most effective methods to tackle antisemitism.</p><p>This Government has an excellent track record of taking action to prevent antisemitism.</p><p>We have provided funding to a number of innovative projects to reinforce messages of tolerance for our young people and teach them about the dangers of hate and we are providing £14 million this year for the Protective Security Grant to protect Jewish schools and community buildings.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 18/06/2021 12:14:33 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1310560

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2021
	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	Blasphemy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider bringing forward legislative proposals to reform of the law on blasphemy.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	184424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>My Department does not have plans to reform the law on blasphemy.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 27/04/2021 15:37:53 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1302458

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2021
	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	Planning: Crime 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, if he will take steps to amend planning guidance so that construction should address the natural surveillance concept in urban environments.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	168881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of planning and design in creating the right conditions for people to feel safe and secure. The National Planning Policy Framework clarifies that planning policies and decisions should aim to achieve places which are safe and accessible, so that crime and disorder, and the fear of crime, do not undermine the quality of life or community cohesion – for example through the use of clear and legible pedestrian routes, and high quality public space, which encourage the active and continual use of public areas. <br> <br> The National Design Guide and draft National Model Design Code refer to the recommendations set out in Secured by Design, to ensure new developments create safe environments, including the need to ensure natural surveillance. The Government is currently seeking views on the draft National Model Design Code by 27 March.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 23/03/2021 15:25:17 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1287101

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	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	Local Government Association: Finance
	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 recent assessment his Department has made of the financial sustainability of the Local Government Association under its current funding model.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	154996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Local Government Association (LGA) is a member led organisation and independent of the Government. It is therefore not for MHCLG to make an assessment of the financial sustainability of the LGA.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 01/03/2021 15:24:58 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1287676

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	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	Antisemitism
	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 has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the Community Security Trust's Antisemitic Incidents Report 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	155005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Antisemitism has absolutely no place in our society, which is why we’ve taken a strong lead in tackling it in all its forms. Whilst the most recent figures from the Community Security Trust’s antisemitic incident report have shown an 8 per cent decrease, this government will not be complacent. Lord Mann has been asked to provide independent advice to the government on the most effective methods to tackle antisemitism, the Secretary of State has urged all local authorities to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism, and we are providing £14 million this year, and provided over £65 million to date, for the Protective Security Grant to protect Jewish schools and community buildings.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 01/03/2021 15:20:22 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286428

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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 Safety 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, whether the Building Safety Fund will cover non-cladding fire defects.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria for the Building Safety Fund can be found in Prospectus Annex A: Technical Information of the Building Safety Fund Prospectus. It is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23prospectus---outlining-eligibility-for-the-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5d7ff834c6c4e0b1b2708d8d263370b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637490670850799031%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=opZJqG%2FvY6Q7aRlmb9viRVtOGXLI%2BjQ%2BhNmNpNwsngA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#prospectus---outlining-eligibility-for-the-fund.</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 153214 question first answered 25/02/2021 17:55:51 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286469

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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	Housing: 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 the average amount is that a leaseholder would have to pay in the event that the removal of combustible external cladding on the exterior of their property is required.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a globally unprecedented investment in building safety and hundreds of thousands of leaseholders will be protected from the cost of replacing unsafe cladding on their homes. The Government will provide grant funding for removal of unsafe cladding on buildings over 18 metres.</p><p>This generous scheme will also provide leaseholders in buildings of 11-18 metres with access to finance for cladding remediation costs and a commitment that their monthly cladding repayment costs will not exceed £50 a month.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2021 18:01:33 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286471

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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	Housing: 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 potential effect on the value of a residential property under 18 metres of a liability to remove combustible external cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this data.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2021 18:01:52 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286473

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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 Safety 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, whether the Building Safety Fund will cover the cost of (a) cavity walls, (b) external balconies, (c) waking watches and (d) other remedial work.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria for the Building Safety Fund can be found in Prospectus Annex A: Technical Information of the Building Safety Fund Prospectus. It is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23prospectus---outlining-eligibility-for-the-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5d7ff834c6c4e0b1b2708d8d263370b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637490670850799031%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=opZJqG%2FvY6Q7aRlmb9viRVtOGXLI%2BjQ%2BhNmNpNwsngA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#prospectus---outlining-eligibility-for-the-fund.</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 153210 question first answered 25/02/2021 17:55:51 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286475

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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 Safety 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, what level of interest will be charged on loans made under the Building Safety Fund to leaseholders in properties under 18 metres.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>We have announced a multi-billion pound investment to protect hundreds of thousands of leaseholders from the cost of replacing unsafe cladding on their homes, and will be publishing more details on how these schemes will work.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2021 18:02:23 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286478

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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 Safety 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, what the formula is for the imposition of levies on the construction of residential properties over 18m under the Building Safety Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>We announced on 10 February 2021 plans to introduce a developer levy. We will be setting out details of the levy, which will be implemented through the forthcoming Building Safety Bill.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2021 18:02:42 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286480

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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: Tenants
	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 estimate he has made of the number of people who live in properties whose overall construction is 18m or taller.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The latest estimate (as of December 2020) of the number of dwellings in high-rise residential buildings of 18 metres or more in height, or more than six storeys (whichever is reached first), in England is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F960212%2FBuilding_Safety_Data_Release_January_2021.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7Cdb45f7322e894fba5d6e08d8d82a5275%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637497023565604048%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=eV41iy084zNy7YShaPiR6yFynEZjScd0GD8p1WGY7QQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/960212/Building_Safety_Data_Release_January_2021.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The average size of households living in high-rise flats as of 2017-18 is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fenglish-housing-survey-2017-to-2018-households&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7Cdb45f7322e894fba5d6e08d8d82a5275%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637497023565614040%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=PnojNDF5X%2FQy%2BZf9ByeB7Uyp34sBq3Iknv2QP%2BXtXcI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2017-to-2018-households</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2021 18:03:15 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286482

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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 Safety 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, whether recharging liabilities under the Building Safety Fund will be levied against the leaseholder or the title deeds of properties under 18 metres.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>We have announced a multi-billion investment to protect hundreds of thousands of leaseholders from the cost of replacing unsafe cladding on their homes. We will publish more details on how these schemes will work shortly.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2021 18:03:33 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286484

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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 Safety 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, what the formula is for determining whether a residential property is above or below 18m.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The method of determining a building’s height for the Building Safety Fund can be found in Prospectus Annex A: Technical Information of the Building Safety Fund Prospectus. It is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23prospectus---outlining-eligibility-for-the-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7Cdb45f7322e894fba5d6e08d8d82a5275%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637497023565554073%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=kXoy3D2%2F4GU06V8I%2FEjJKRMBzj5N90CetTPi0r23gmE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#prospectus---outlining-eligibility-for-the-fund</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2021 17:56:19 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286485

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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 Safety Fund: Appeals
	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 right of appeal a leaseholder of a residential property will have to challenge the Department’s assessment of the height of their property.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>It is for the applicant to demonstrate that the building meets the published definitions of eligibility for the Building Safety Fund, including the required height. An appeal process is open for responsible entities which have applied for the Fund if they feel that a decision is not in line with the published criteria.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2021 17:56:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286486

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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 Safety 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, what methodology his Department used to establish 18 metres as the qualifying height for applications under the Building Safety Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>We are taking decisive action to improve building safety and prioritising unsafe cladding which is a higher risk and can act as a fire accelerant – and is a greater risk in higher rise blocks. It is right that we prioritise action on higher rise buildings (over 18 metres) where risk to multiple households is greater when fire spreads. 18 metres is the height referenced in building regulations guidance and in all the advice we have issued to building owners since the Grenfell Tower fire. For the purposes of the Building Safety Fund we are allowing a tolerance of 30cm to this measurement so where there is appropriate evidence that a building measures 17.7 metres or above it will be eligible in regard to its height. This is to allow for measurement error, the potential for ground levels to have varied from the original design and the settlement of the building over time.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2021 18:04:47 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286489

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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 Safety 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, whether the repayment of loans under the Building Safety Fund will be means tested.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is conscious of the need to make any financing scheme affordable for leaseholders. That is why we have said that any financing scheme will have a £50 a month cap. Further details of the financing scheme will be made available soon. We will work with the sector to develop the details and make sure it protects leaseholders, prioritising affordability and transparency and accelerates remediation where required.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2021 18:05:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286492

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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 Safety 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, whether the residential property levy announced on 10 February 2020 will be hypothecated to the Building Safety Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>We announced on 10 February 2021 plans to introduce a developer levy at Gateway 2 of the new Building Safety Regime, and a new tax on the residential property development sector. We will be setting out details of the levy and tax.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2021 18:06:03 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1286495

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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 Safety 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, whether the Government plans to recoup the costs of the Building Safety Fund from residential property developers.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Building Safety Fund should not be the only means of funding the remediation of unsafe cladding on high-rise residential buildings. Building owners should meet the costs without passing them on to leaseholders wherever possible, through their own resources or by recovering costs from applicable warranty schemes or from the developers or contractors who were responsible for the installation of unsafe cladding, as is happening with more than half of the private sector buildings with ACM cladding. Applicants to the Building Safety Fund are required to demonstrate that they have taken all reasonable steps to recover the costs of replacing the unsafe cladding from those responsible.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, as announced on 10 February 2021, we are going to introduce a developer levy through the Building Safety Bill to be targeted and applied when developers seek permission to develop certain high-rise buildings in England. In addition, we will introduce a new tax for the UK residential property development sector in 2022. The levy and tax will ensure that the largest property developers make a fair contribution to the remediation programme. The Government will consult on the policy design of the tax in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/02/2021 18:06:39 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1284778

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2021
	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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Housing of 1 February 2021, Official report column 691, when the Department plans to make the further announcement on the removal of cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	150774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State made an announcement in Parliament on 10 February of a decisive five-point plan to end the cladding scandal once and for all.</p><p>To protect leaseholders, we are providing direct funding for the remediation of unsafe cladding from buildings over 18m in height. This is in line with longstanding expert advice on which buildings are at the highest risk.</p><p>Buildings below 18m will not carry the same inherent risk as a building above 18m, however some will need remediation, so to give residents in lower-rise buildings peace of mind, we are also establishing a generous scheme to ensure, where required, cladding removal can take place on buildings between 11 and 18 metres.</p><p>We are also committed to making sure no leaseholder in these buildings will have to pay more than £50 per month towards this remediation.</p><p>This builds on steps already taken to support leaseholders, including £1.6 billion of funding to remediate unsafe cladding, the £30 million waking watch fund to help end excessive costs and new legislation in the Building Safety Bill which will ensure homes are made and kept safer in future.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/02/2021 14:45:07 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1278693

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2021
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: : UN Climate Conference 2021
	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 Departmental staff will be attending COP26 in an official capacity with their expenses covered.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	140787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>Numbers on Departmental staff attending COP26 are still to be determined.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 29/01/2021 10:28:45 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1259277

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2020
	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: Greater London
	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 residential properties in London over 18 metres his Department has identified as being constructed with ACM cladding; and how many of those properties remain to be cleared of that cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	126845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department publishes data on the identification and remediation progress of high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings in England with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet building regulations. The latest data is available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding%23acm-remediation-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C1b2dc5c60aed4f1599ad08d8a1204491%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637436507241020422%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=sefKq0q2NUafPfWnsv7pbJmYboNnPUtkc2y0IJjWU3o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a> .</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/12/2020 16:56:23 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1258795

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	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	Community Infrastructure Levy: Exemptions
	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 guidance his Department has issued to local authorities in the event that a planning applicant indicates they have an exemption from the Community Infrastructure Levy but do not supply evidence.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	125995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>Guidance on the application of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) has been published by the Government and is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/community-infrastructure-levy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/community-infrastructure-levy</a>. This explains the eligibility to claim an exemption from the Levy and the regulatory processes that must be followed by the applicant in applying for, obtaining and maintaining an exemption. It also explains the steps the local authority must follow. Legislation requires that any exemption from a levy charge must be obtained prior to the commencement of the development.</p><p>The CIL liability notice must include the chargeable amount and state the amount of any exemption. The local authority must issue a revised liability notice if the chargeable amount changes, including if there is a change to the exemption. Where an authority issues a liability notice any earlier liability notices cease to have effect.</p><p>The CIL regulations set out an appeal process, under which an applicant has 60 days from the issuance of their CIL liability notice, and prior to the commencement of development, to appeal the chargeable amount. We are not currently seeking to introduce an additional arbitration process to CIL. However, in developing the new Infrastructure Levy, we will carefully consider how best to address any disputes over liabilities.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 125997 125998 question first answered 15/12/2020 17:35:12 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1258797

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	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	Community Infrastructure Levy
	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 local authorities have an obligation to seek all relevant information before imposing a Community Infrastructure Levy.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	125996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities must, when proposing to charge a Community Infrastructure Levy and when setting rates, strike an appropriate balance between the desirability of funding from the Levy, the estimated cost of infrastructure required to support the development of its area and the potential effects of the imposition of the Levy on the economic viability of development across its area. The local authority must consult on a draft charging schedule and demonstrate to an independent inspector that they have sufficiently considered the available evidence to support their proposals.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/12/2020 17:38:06 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1258798

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	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	Community Infrastructure Levy: Exemptions
	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 a local authority must rescind a liability notice for a Community Infrastructure Levy when the planning applicant having started construction subsequently provides evidence of exemption.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	125997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>Guidance on the application of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) has been published by the Government and is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/community-infrastructure-levy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/community-infrastructure-levy</a>. This explains the eligibility to claim an exemption from the Levy and the regulatory processes that must be followed by the applicant in applying for, obtaining and maintaining an exemption. It also explains the steps the local authority must follow. Legislation requires that any exemption from a levy charge must be obtained prior to the commencement of the development.</p><p>The CIL liability notice must include the chargeable amount and state the amount of any exemption. The local authority must issue a revised liability notice if the chargeable amount changes, including if there is a change to the exemption. Where an authority issues a liability notice any earlier liability notices cease to have effect.</p><p>The CIL regulations set out an appeal process, under which an applicant has 60 days from the issuance of their CIL liability notice, and prior to the commencement of development, to appeal the chargeable amount. We are not currently seeking to introduce an additional arbitration process to CIL. However, in developing the new Infrastructure Levy, we will carefully consider how best to address any disputes over liabilities.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 125995 125998 question first answered 15/12/2020 17:35:12 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1258799

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	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	Community Infrastructure Levy: Exemptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce an independent arbitrator for disputes between local authorities and planning applicants over exemption from a Community Infrastructure Levy.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	125998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>Guidance on the application of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) has been published by the Government and is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/community-infrastructure-levy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/community-infrastructure-levy</a>. This explains the eligibility to claim an exemption from the Levy and the regulatory processes that must be followed by the applicant in applying for, obtaining and maintaining an exemption. It also explains the steps the local authority must follow. Legislation requires that any exemption from a levy charge must be obtained prior to the commencement of the development.</p><p>The CIL liability notice must include the chargeable amount and state the amount of any exemption. The local authority must issue a revised liability notice if the chargeable amount changes, including if there is a change to the exemption. Where an authority issues a liability notice any earlier liability notices cease to have effect.</p><p>The CIL regulations set out an appeal process, under which an applicant has 60 days from the issuance of their CIL liability notice, and prior to the commencement of development, to appeal the chargeable amount. We are not currently seeking to introduce an additional arbitration process to CIL. However, in developing the new Infrastructure Levy, we will carefully consider how best to address any disputes over liabilities.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 125995 125997 question first answered 15/12/2020 17:35:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1254345

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2020
	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 UK Finance has officially acknowledged that leaseholders of residential properties without external cladding do not need to provide an EWS1 form to finance, remortgage or sell their properties.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	119228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The EWS1 process is not a Government or regulatory requirement. Whether an EWS1 is needed is determined by lenders and the professionals valuing a building - not all lenders ask for an EWS1. The Department has come to an agreement with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) that flats in blocks without cladding do not need an EWS1 form. Government will continue to work with industry to support a more proportionate approach to valuations of flats.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 01/12/2020 17:42:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1253764

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2020
	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	Homelessness: Coronavirus
	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 steps his Department plans to take to ensure all people who were homeless before the covid-19 outbreak and subsequently accommodated continue to receive housing support.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	117980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>By September our ongoing ‘Everyone In’ campaign had supported over 29,000 vulnerable people, with over 10,000 in emergency accommodation and nearly 19,000 provided with settled accommodation or move on support. Launched in the summer, the Government’s Next Steps Accommodation Programme makes available the financial resources needed to support local authorities and their partners to prevent those accommodated during the pandemic from returning to the streets. We announced allocations of £91.5 million to local authorities on 17 September to pay for immediate support to ensure that as many people as possible do not return to the streets. On 29 October, we announced allocations of more than £150 million to local partners to deliver more than 3,300 new long-term homes for rough sleepers across the country.</p><p>Backed by a further £15 million, the ‘Protect Programme’ forms part of the ongoing targeted support to protect some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from COVID-19. This is on top of the previously announced £10 million Cold Weather Fund for all councils to help keep rough sleepers safe this winter. This takes the total we are spending to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in 2020/21 to over £700 million.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/11/2020 14:31:37 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1253765

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2020
	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	Rented Housing: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that protections afforded under the Coronavirus Act (2020) to tenants in the private and social rented sectors are not removed without impact assessments being undertaken when covid-19 lockdown restrictions are lifted.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	117981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has established an unprecedented package of support to protect renters throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. This includes legislating through the Coronavirus Act 2020 to delay when landlords can evict tenants, a six month stay on possession proceedings in court and a range of financial support to enable renters to continue paying their living costs, including rental payments. <br> <br> To further protect renters over winter, we legislated in August to increase notice periods to six months in all but the most serious circumstances. This means that most tenants served notice now would not be asked to leave until at least May 2021. These increased notice period requirements will be in place until at least 31 March 2021. <br> <br> Alongside this, the Government has changed the law in England to ensure bailiffs do not enforce evictions over this period of national restrictions or the Christmas period. This means no eviction notices are to be served until 11 January 2021 at the earliest and, given the 14 day notice period required, no evictions are expected until 25 January 2021 at the earliest. The only exceptions to this are the most serious circumstances: illegal occupation, false statement, anti-social behaviour, perpetrators of domestic abuse, where a property is unoccupied following the death of a tenant in relation to housing association tenancies, and extreme rent arrears equivalent to 9 months’ rent with any arrears accrued since 23 March discounted. <br> <br> We believe this strikes the right balance between prioritising public health, supporting the most vulnerable renters and ensuring landlords can access and exercise their right to justice. <br> <br> We will continue to keep the need for emergency measures introduced by the Coronavirus Act 2020 under review, and will be informed by the latest public health situation and the effect on both tenants and landlords.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 26/11/2020 15:34:55 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1248335

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	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	Planning Permission
	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 guidance he has issued to local councillors on considering planning applications over the internet.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	110784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made clear that local planning authorities should continue to prioritise decision-making during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure that the planning system continues to function, especially when this will support the local economy. Most planning applications are determined by planning officers through a local planning authority’s scheme of delegation. Where decisions need to be made by committee, we have introduced legislation that allow council planning committee meetings to be held virtually for a temporary period to allow the determination of applications to continue. The Planning Advisory Service has produced guidance for local planning authorities on how to adapt their planning services in response to Covid-19, including information on virtual planning committees.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/11/2020 15:33:06 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1243034

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform
	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 plans his Department has to respond to the Law Commission’s three reports on reforming residential leasehold and commonhold, published on 21 July 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	102767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is taking forward a comprehensive programme of reform to end unfair practices in the leasehold market. We are working with the Law Commission to make buying a freehold or extending a lease easier, quicker and cheaper – and to reinvigorate Commonhold to provide consumers with a choice of tenure and the Right to Manage to help empower those that wish to, to take on management responsibilities for their properties</p><p><br> In January this year the Law Commission published the first of four reports, on the valuation aspects of enfranchisement, and on 21 July a further three reports on the remaining aspects of enfranchisement as well as Commonhold and Right to Manage. We will consider all their recommendations carefully and respond in due course. <br> <br> Details can be found here: <a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/residential-leasehold-and-commonhold/" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/residential-leasehold-and-commonhold/</a> .</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2020 14:47:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1242505

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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, if he will hold discussions with representatives of the British Standards Institution on creating a British Standard for fire safety inspections of building cladding systems.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	102039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>My officials hold regular discussions with the British Standards Institution to support our work to improve building safety. We are funding the British Standards Institution to develop technical guidance to support professionals to make an assessment of the fire risk posed by external wall systems. This guidance will support industry to upskill more professionals to take on this work and will increase the quality and consistency of these assessments. This guidance is currently in development and is expected to be published in July 2021.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/10/2020 13:38:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1242508

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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	Housing: 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 effect on interested parties of developments of sub-18 metre buildings of the provisions of his Department's Guidance of 20 January 2020 entitled Advice for Building Owners of Multi-storey, Multi-occupied Residential Buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	102040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Independent Expert Advisory Panel’s consolidated advice note was issued in January to support Building Owners to ensure their buildings, and occupants are safe, regardless of height. It set out more detailed expert advice based on emerging and new evidence on building safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy.</p><p>The Department is aware that the guidance has been used by insurers and lenders in their work to support valuations for mortgage purposes, using the RICS EWS1 process. The Government does not support a blanket approach in EWS1 use for lower risk properties. We are working with mortgage lenders to support a more pragmatic approach in their valuation of homes within multi storey residential buildings.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/10/2020 13:41:21 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1242512

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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 he has made of the potential merits of applying a risk-based approach to the use of his Department’s £1 billion fund to remove and replace unsafe non-ACM cladding systems on high-rise residential buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	102041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Building Safety Fund targets buildings over 18 metres with unsafe cladding because experts, including Dame Judith Hackitt, advise that these are higher risk than lower rise buildings. Higher rise buildings are the least likely to safely evacuate in the event of a fire spreading via external cladding.</p><p>It remains building owners’ responsibility to address unsafe cladding on buildings. Government funding should not be the only means of funding remediation. Building owners should meet the costs without passing them on to leaseholders wherever possible, through their own resources or by recovering costs from applicable warranty schemes or from the developers or contractors who were responsible for the installation of installed unsafe cladding, as has happened with more than half of the private sector buildings with Aluminium Composite Material cladding.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/10/2020 13:42:44 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1242517

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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	Housing: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	ORIGINAL: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will allocate additional resources to his £1.6 billion fund to remove and replace unsafe non-ACM cladding systems on high-rise residential buildings to include in that fund properties under 18 metres.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	102042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made £1 billion available to fund the removal of unsafe non-Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding. This is in addition to the £600 million made available already to ensure the remediation of the highest risk ACM cladding. The Government’s decision to place the scope of the Building Safety Fund at buildings over 18 metres reflects the exceptional fire risk that certain cladding products pose at that height.</p><p>It remains building owners’ responsibility to address unsafe cladding on buildings of all heights. Government funding should not be the only means of funding remediation. Building owners should meet the costs without passing them on to leaseholders wherever possible, through their own resources or by recovering costs from applicable warranty schemes or from the developers or contractors who were responsible for the installation of installed unsafe cladding, as has happened with more than half of the private sector buildings with ACM cladding.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/10/2020 13:43:27 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1242521

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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	Housing: 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, if his Department will create an online publicly accessible portal of all residential buildings with external cladding systems.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	102043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department publishes data on the number of high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings in England with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet building regulations. The latest data is available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding%23acm-remediation-data&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSH_BSPCorrespondence%40communities.gov.uk%7C1ba1f3edeb844c9bdb2208d87025e61e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637382655355436647&amp;sdata=Y7hPEiynb49o6ZU3AR0YxkEbqIKzgFXkdw6zZBxv3Ls%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a> . The Department has commenced a data collection exercise which will enable us to build a picture of external wall systems in use on high rise residential buildings. The exercise will collect data on residential buildings 18 metres and over covering private and social buildings, student accommodation and hotels. We will publish appropriate summary information from the data collection in our monthly Building Safety Programme data release when ready.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/10/2020 13:44:28 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1242525

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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, if he will introduce a model similar to Flood Re for fire risk assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	102044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware that many fire safety professionals are struggling to obtain appropriate professional indemnity insurance (PII). PII cover is essential for these professionals to undertake fire risk assessments on multi-storey residential buildings. The Building Safety Minister is holding regular roundtables with insurance industry representatives to address this issue and a number of options are being considered.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/10/2020 13:46:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1242526

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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: Safety
	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 recommendation of the Construction Industry Council's interim report entitled, Raising the Bar, published in August 2019, if he will make it his policy to establish a building safety regulator.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	102045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to establish a new Building Safety Regulator within the Health and Safety Executive. The regulator has begun operating in shadow form in order to prepare for transition to the new regulatory regime. Two of the regulator’s priorities will be to support industry-led work to strengthen professional competence across the sector, and to establish a committee to oversee its progress.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/10/2020 13:47:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1241702

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	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 it is Government policy to require mortgage lenders to obtain a valid EWS1 form from applications to satisfy lending criteria.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	100963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The External Wall System process (EWS1) is designed and implemented by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in conjunction with mortgage lenders to assist with valuation of high-rise residential buildings. The use of the EWS1 form is determined by the lending policies of banks and building societies, although not all lenders require one. It is not a Government policy or regulatory requirement.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/10/2020 16:57:55 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1241703

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	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 recent estimate the Department has made of the number of commercial fire engineers who are employed in advising mortgage providers and industry on high rise and complex building safety.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	100964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>As indicated in my answer to Question UIN 75346 on 24 July 2020, the Department does not hold data on the number of commercial fire engineers. The Institution of Fire Engineers has informed MHCLG that there are around 291 chartered fire engineers who can carry out an EWS1 survey. Nonetheless, the Department is aware that there are challenges around availability of professionals to undertake fire safety assessments, including those who are employed in advising mortgage providers and industry on high rise and complex building safety. We are working with professional bodies to increase the number of skilled professionals who can undertake external wall assessments where one is required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/10/2020 16:58:26 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1241704

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	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, how much and what proportion of the Building Safety Programme has been paid out for the removal of combustible cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	100965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has allocated £600 million for funding to remove unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding from high rise residential buildings. Information on how much of the funding has been approved for the removal and replacement of unsafe ACM can be found on the Building Safety Programme Monthly Data Release, available at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding%23acm-remediation-data&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C76c306f6063b4211f84d08d86f5de2e7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637381796308128653&amp;sdata=17yFP3ApI748kvnpvnkh3%2BSKJGJJO9fWe2Mzyca5lBI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/aluminium-composite-material-cladding#acm-remediation-data</a>.</p><p>In addition to this, the Government is allocating £1 billion for the Building Safety Fund in 2020/21 to support the remediation of other types of unsafe cladding systems (‘non-ACM’) on high rise residential buildings. We are currently processing registrations to the Building Safety Fund and working with building owners to assess their eligibility for the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/10/2020 16:59:32 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1241705

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	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 his Department has made an assessment of the average cost of patrolled fire security for leaseholders in residential properties higher than 18 metres.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	100966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department has worked with key stakeholders, including local authorities, housing associations, leaseholder groups and Fire and Rescue Services, to collect information and data on waking watch costs. We have now completed that exercise and are currently checking and collating the data, and will publish it shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/10/2020 17:00:12 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord