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1329607

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	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	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 value of wool as a thermal insulator in the construction of new environmentally-friendly homes.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	10366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to meeting its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The National Planning Policy Framework sets out how we expect the planning system to help mitigate and adapt to climate change. In their development plan policies, local planning authorities can encourage the use of sustainable materials like wool in new development</p><p><br> We have not made any assessment of the value of wool as a thermal insulator. The Building Regulations are generally couched in performance terms and do not prescribe the technologies, materials or fuels to be used, allowing builders the flexibility to innovate and select the most practical and cost-effective solutions in particular circumstances. Developers are able to use wool products in construction projects where it is safe to do so and where it can be shown to meet all applicable Building Regulations requirements.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 14/06/2021 16:50:12 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1247088

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	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	Multiple Occupation: 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, whether all tenants of houses of multiple occupation count as separate households for the purposes of forming support bubbles during the covid-19 outbreak; and what guidance on managing covid-19 infection risks his Department is providing to people in that situation.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	109329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Tenants in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) cannot act as separate households for the purpose of forming support bubbles. As set out in our guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities, all occupants of an HMO should act as a single household if one or more occupants have symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19). Our guidance for landlords and tenants includes guidance on steps to minimise the spread of infection, including within HMOs.</p><p>Guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-stay-at-home-guidance&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7Cde2c115f67d64aadbc9b08d882650b4a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637402717776898756%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=SWRFgVyOD%2Bgj7pIXqt9%2FUyi9T8syyNJBNIshOgAuW0c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/11/2020 14:31:33 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1288001

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	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	Planning Permission: Cultural Heritage
	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 strengthening protection for heritage in the planning system.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	156369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the ongoing protection of the historic environment. In our recent Planning for the Future White Paper, we have set out our intention to review and update the planning framework for listed buildings and conservation areas, to ensure their significance is conserved while allowing, where appropriate, sympathetic changes to support their continued use and address climate change.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/03/2021 14:48:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1237259

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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: Local Press
	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 of the removal of the statutory requirement to publicise planning applications in local newspapers on (a) transparency and (b) local accountability in the planning process.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	94408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to publicise certain types of planning applications in local newspapers as set out in Article 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015. In the response to coronavirus restrictions, temporary regulations have been introduced to supplement the existing statutory publicity arrangements for planning applications. Local planning authorities now have the flexibility to take other reasonable steps to publicise applications if they cannot discharge the specific requirement for, for instance, newspaper publicity, if the local newspaper is not now in circulation. These steps can include the use of social media and other electronic communications, such as local online news portals, and must be proportionate to the scale and nature of the proposed development. However, if a local planning authority is required to publicise a planning application in a local newspaper, and that paper is still in circulation, then they must continue to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 30/09/2020 14:05:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy