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1128264

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	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 Estates: Playgrounds
	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 proportion of housing estate developments built in the last five years have outdoor children's play areas.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	257529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/06/2019 16:31:27 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1132285

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	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	Social Rented Housing: Regulation
	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 the establishment of a new regulator for social housing.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	264768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Nothing is more important than ensuring people are safe in their homes. Residents’ voices need to be heard to ensure proper standards are maintained and that where things are going wrong they are picked up and addressed. We want to ensure that there is a coherent and consistent approach to regulation to deliver these objectives, and achieve the best deal for tenants and landlords. Our review of social housing regulation is exploring the most appropriate way of doing so, and we will publish the results of that review in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 264769 question first answered 20/06/2019 14:31:40 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 124057 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1132286

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	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	Social Rented Housing: Inspections
	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 introducing (a) proactive and (b) regular inspections to increase standards in the social housing sector.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	264769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Nothing is more important than ensuring people are safe in their homes. Residents’ voices need to be heard to ensure proper standards are maintained and that where things are going wrong they are picked up and addressed. We want to ensure that there is a coherent and consistent approach to regulation to deliver these objectives, and achieve the best deal for tenants and landlords. Our review of social housing regulation is exploring the most appropriate way of doing so, and we will publish the results of that review in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 264768 question first answered 20/06/2019 14:31:40 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 124058 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1132287

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	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	Social Rented Housing: Regulation
	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 implications for his policies of recommendations for a new Social Housing regulator in the report entitled A Vision for Social Housing published by Shelter.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	264770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Nothing is more important than ensuring people are safe in their homes. Residents’ voices need to be heard to ensure proper standards are maintained and that where things are going wrong they are picked up and addressed. We want to ensure that there is a coherent and consistent approach to regulation to deliver these objectives, and achieve the best deal for tenants and landlords. Our review of social housing regulation is exploring the most appropriate way of doing so, and we will publish the results of that review in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 264771 question first answered 24/06/2019 16:49:06 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1132288

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	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	Social Rented Housing: Regulation
	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 merits of the recommendation in the Shelter report entitle of, A vision for social housing, to establish a consumer protection regulator for social renters alongside an economic regulator of social housing.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	264771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Nothing is more important than ensuring people are safe in their homes. Residents’ voices need to be heard to ensure proper standards are maintained and that where things are going wrong they are picked up and addressed. We want to ensure that there is a coherent and consistent approach to regulation to deliver these objectives, and achieve the best deal for tenants and landlords. Our review of social housing regulation is exploring the most appropriate way of doing so, and we will publish the results of that review in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 264770 question first answered 24/06/2019 16:49:06 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1134852

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	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: Business Premises
	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 effect of disregarding restrictive covenants or planning conditions intended to prevent a domestic residence from operating a business from that premises when taking a decision to transfer a domestic dwelling from council tax to Uniform Business Rate.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	269727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency decides whether a property should be subject to council tax or non-domestic rates. The Agency is an executive agency of HMRC and operates independently of Ministers. In reaching a view on the most appropriate listing, the Agency has regard to the relevant provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1988. I understand that the Agency would not normally take account of whether the use is consistent with planning or other restrictions, rather it would be guided by the facts pertaining to the occupation of the property.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 269728 question first answered 01/07/2019 16:32:37 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1134855

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	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: Business Premises
	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 provided to the Valuation Office Agency on dealing with restrictive covenants or planning conditions which apply to domestic dwellings and are intended to prevent any business from operating from such a domestic dwelling when making decisions regarding the transfer of a domestic dwelling from council tax to Uniform Business Rate lists.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	269728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency decides whether a property should be subject to council tax or non-domestic rates. The Agency is an executive agency of HMRC and operates independently of Ministers. In reaching a view on the most appropriate listing, the Agency has regard to the relevant provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1988. I understand that the Agency would not normally take account of whether the use is consistent with planning or other restrictions, rather it would be guided by the facts pertaining to the occupation of the property.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 269727 question first answered 01/07/2019 16:32:37 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

176896

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Religious Buildings: Energy Performance Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the definition his Department uses for 'place of worship' is for the purpose of exemption from Energy Performance Certificates.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	222789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>DCLG does not define the term, &quot;buildings used as places of worship&quot; but allows it to take its common sense meaning.<br><br>However, those responsible for such buildings may wish to seek advice from their local weights and measures authority to ensure that they, as the relevant enforcement body, share the view that the building in question is exempt from the requirement to have an Energy Performance Certificate on sale or rent.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 04/02/2015 16:46:33 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

227493

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Park Homes: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in how many local authority areas park home site owners have breached their site licences more than three times in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	227576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not hold details of the number of local authority areas where site owners have breached their site licences, or details of the number of local authorities taking proceedings against site owners, or the number of local authorities who have revoked the licences of park home site owners who have breached their site licences.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is determined to improve life for park home residents and we have already given residents important new rights to improve their lives and protect them from rogue site owners.<br><br><br>We know that a source of real anxiety for residents is the poor state of some sites and the lack of routine maintenance and repairs. That is why this Government has given local authorities, for the first time, powers to issue compliance notices requiring a site owner to carry out any necessary work to the site to comply with their licence obligations. If the site owner fails to comply, the local authority will be able to prosecute them and if convicted they will face an unlimited fine. The local authority may then enter the site and do the necessary works. In an emergency, a local authority may also enter a site and do the works if it considers there is an imminent risk to the health and safety of residents. The authority will in any of these cases be able to recover all its enforcement costs directly from the site owner. We have published guidance for local authorities on how to use their new powers to best effect.</p><p> </p><p>We have also given local authorities powers to refuse to grant a new application or transfer of a site licence. We have issued guidance which sets out the matters an authority can take into account when considering an application including the funding and management arrangements in place for managing the site and complying with the licence.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams grouped question UIN 227577 227578 question first answered 18/03/2015 15:25:38 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

227494

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Park Homes: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities are taking proceedings against park home site owners who have breached their site licences more than three times in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	227577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not hold details of the number of local authority areas where site owners have breached their site licences, or details of the number of local authorities taking proceedings against site owners, or the number of local authorities who have revoked the licences of park home site owners who have breached their site licences.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is determined to improve life for park home residents and we have already given residents important new rights to improve their lives and protect them from rogue site owners.<br><br><br>We know that a source of real anxiety for residents is the poor state of some sites and the lack of routine maintenance and repairs. That is why this Government has given local authorities, for the first time, powers to issue compliance notices requiring a site owner to carry out any necessary work to the site to comply with their licence obligations. If the site owner fails to comply, the local authority will be able to prosecute them and if convicted they will face an unlimited fine. The local authority may then enter the site and do the necessary works. In an emergency, a local authority may also enter a site and do the works if it considers there is an imminent risk to the health and safety of residents. The authority will in any of these cases be able to recover all its enforcement costs directly from the site owner. We have published guidance for local authorities on how to use their new powers to best effect.</p><p> </p><p>We have also given local authorities powers to refuse to grant a new application or transfer of a site licence. We have issued guidance which sets out the matters an authority can take into account when considering an application including the funding and management arrangements in place for managing the site and complying with the licence.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams grouped question UIN 227576 227578 question first answered 18/03/2015 15:25:38 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston