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886144

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Estate Agents: 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 steps her Department is taking to regulate estate agents.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	136339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>In our response to the call for evidence on improving the home buying and selling process, Government has committed to working with the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team to strengthen enforcement of the existing regulatory framework for estate agents with a focus on ensuring all agents comply with consumer protection regulations. We will also launch a consultation on creating a mandatory professional qualification for estate agents in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 24/04/2018 16:32:10 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

861063

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessment
	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 environmental impact assessments his Department has made in each of the last two financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	132212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Responsibility for the various stages of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process usually falls with the applicant or the local planning authority. However, the Secretary of State can either choose or be called upon to make a screening direction, which determines whether or not a certain development can be considered ‘EIA development’ and therefore subject to the EIA process.</p><p>Planning is a devolved issue and so the following figures relate to England only:</p><p>2015/16 – 78 screening directions were made, 13 determining that the development was EIA.</p><p>2016/17 – 60 screening directions made, 16 determining that the development was EIA.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/03/2018 11:29:30 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

819009

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	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 steps his Department has taken to work with local communities in reducing levels of homelessness in their areas.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	121686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Tackling homelessness is a complex issue with no single solution, but we are determined to help the most vulnerable in society.</p><p>That is why we are providing over £1 billion up to 2020 to reduce all forms of homelessness and rough sleeping, and introducing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades through the Homelessness Reduction Act to ensure people get support sooner. In particular, we are supporting 84 projects through our Homelessness Prevention programme across a variety of areas, ranging from core cities, to coastal towns, to rural areas.</p><p>We are also providing £28 million to pilot Housing First in three major regions of England. The pilots will support some of the most entrenched rough sleepers off the streets and help them to end their homelessness.</p><p>The recently established Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce will first deliver a cross-Government strategy to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminate it altogether by 2027. However, it will also drive action to reduce wider homelessness and will have within its remit issues such as prevention and affordability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/01/2018 15:17:58 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

784804

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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	Gazumping
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce legislative proposals to prevent gazumping by compelling vendors to sell their properties to accepted bidders.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	111624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>On 22 October my Department launched a Call for Evidence on the home buying and selling process. We have asked how we should best tackle gazumping, and will develop plans in the light of this feedback.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/11/2017 17:32:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767415

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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	War Memorials: Barnet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Barnet Council on ensuring that the war memorial that contains its Jewish history will not be moved due to proposed road works.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>My officials are in contact with Barnet Council about the proposed road works which could impact on the War memorial in Golders Green. The Council have reiterated that moving the memorial would not happen without proper consultation and have confirmed that there has been no consultation on anything specific about the site.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/10/2017 10:10:40 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

674762

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2017
	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	Housing: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities on ensuring that there is more flexibility in the criteria for disabled people to be included on the housing register for an accessible home.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	60612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes it is important that people who require accessible housing are given the right level of priority under a council's allocation scheme, and that councils and social landlords are able to make the best use of affordable housing in their area, including accommodation which is accessible or has been adapted. That is why, through the Localism Act 2011, we have retained the statutory reasonable preference requirements which ensure that priority for social housing is given to those who need to move on medical and welfare grounds (including grounds relating to a disability).</p><p>We recognise that accessible housing registers can be useful, and we are aware that some councils have incorporated such an approach into their lettings system, and in London there is a city-wide London Accessible Housing Register (https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/housing-and-land/renting/london-accessible-housing-register).</p><p>My department regularly discusses the housing needs of disabled people with local authorities and the housing sector.</p><p /> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 24/01/2017 13:51:18 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

637001

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	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	Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the report commissioned from AECOM and Fourwalls in 2015 to monitor air tightness in 55 homes and compliance with Approved Document F in the Building Regulations (Contract Number CPD/004/109/132).
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	52906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>We are currently considering the findings of this latest research and we plan to publish the report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 23/11/2016 15:12:44 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

523858

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	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	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Local Government Association on the effect of charges on local authorities of changes to funding over the next five years announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	39883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The 2015 Spending Review confirmed a historic four year settlement for local government, including making councils responsible to local people for their financing, rather than central government. It delivers a long-held ambition for councils to be financed from locally raised resources. And it means that by the end of this Parliament, councils will benefit from 100 per cent business rates retention – something they have been calling for, for over a quarter of a century.</p><p>It is a settlement which has been subject to extensive consultation, including with the Local Government Association, which welcomed the offer of a four year planning horizon. A range of additional funding flexibilities were sought during the consultation, especially on fees for planning and licensing.</p><p>In February 2016, proposals were outlined to link future increases in councils’ fees for processing planning applications to performance in terms of speed and quality of decisions.</p><p>By the end of this Parliament, local government will be able to retain 100 per cent of local taxes, including up to £13 billion of revenue from business rates, to spend on local government services. In order to ensure that the reforms are fiscally neutral, these new powers must come with new responsibilities, as well as phasing out grants from Whitehall. The government is working closely with the Local Government Association to design the reforms.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 15/06/2016 15:29:32 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

523860

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	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	First Time Buyers: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive on steps to support first-time buyers.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	39884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has had no formal meetings with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p>However, the Department is actively involved with the British Irish Council, who meet frequently to discuss cross-cutting housing issues and share expertise.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 15/06/2016 15:27:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

523862

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	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	Sleeping Rough: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive on reducing the number of people sleeping rough in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	39886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>One person without a home is one too many. That is why we have increased central investment to tackle homelessness over the next four years to £139 million. This includes a new national £10 million programme to support innovative ways to prevent and reduce rough sleeping, building on the success of our No Second Night Out initiative.</p><p>Homelessness is a devolved matter. I have not had any conversations with my counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive but would be happy to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 15/06/2016 15:30:13 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon