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1696837

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2024 to Question 9937 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many open work orders for repairs there were for (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation as of 18 March 2024, broken down by region.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>As at 18 March 2024, the number of open work orders for repairs to Service Family Accommodation (SFA), broken down by region, can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of open work orders for SFA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3,808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>3,224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>1,526</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>2,062</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>As at 18 March 2024, the number of open work orders for repairs to Single Living Accommodation (SLA) on the Built Estate, broken down by region, can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of open work orders for SLA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>2,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland &amp; Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>3,852</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2024 16:47:11 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1696840

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 10346 on Armed Forces: Housing, if he will (a) update this answer with the latest available figures and (b) provide a regional breakdown of the updated figures.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>A regional breakdown of the number of missed maintenance and repair appointments for Service Family Accommodation properties since 1 April 2022 to 18 March 2024, can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of missed appointments </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>5,386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>1,963</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South-East</p></td><td><p>7,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South-West</p></td><td><p>6,027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,226</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures include reactive repairs, planned maintenance and all other appointed tasks such as damp and mould remediation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2024 16:47:29 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1696841

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 10351 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many Service Family Accommodation units were treated for (a) electrical faults and (b) pest infestation between 23 January and 18 March 2024, broken down by region.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties that were treated for electrical faults between 23 January 2024 and 29 February 2024, broken down by region is detailed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electrical Faults</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1,445</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>681</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>1,109</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of SFA properties treated for pest infestation between 23 January 2024 and 29 February 2024, broken down by region is detailed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pest Infestation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that we can only provide data up to 29 February 2024 as this is processed month-by-month.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2024 16:47:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1696846

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 10349 on Armed Forces: Housing, how much his Department has spent on housing forces personnel and their dependents in emergency accommodation due to major repair needs at their military accommodation since 1 April 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>From 1 April 2022 to 29 February 2024, the Department has spent £1,591,838 on housing forces personnel and their dependants in emergency accommodation due to major repairs needed at their military accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Where an alternative permanent solution is either not appropriate or not immediately available, families are placed into temporary accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Temporary accommodation is provided for a number of reasons, including non-habitable faults at Move-In, leaks, heating/hot water issues, total loss of cooking facilities, fires or floods.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2024 16:49:09 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1694940

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Leasehold
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department has issued on the minimum (a) number and (b) proportion of leasehold flats that a freeholder must own in a building in order to render all other leaseholders of the building ineligible for leaseholder protections under Section 117(3)(c) of the Building Safety Act 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	17917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Current leaseholder protection guidance published 21 July 2022 on gov.uk sets out that leaseholder-owned buildings includes:</p><p>(a) collectively enfranchised buildings – where some, or all, of the qualifying leaseholders have bought the building’s freehold;</p><p>(b) any building where leaseholders directly own the freehold, including through a company, where there is no separate freeholder; and,</p><p>(c) other circumstances where the freehold is owned 100% by one or more leaseholders.</p><p>The effective date in relation to the leaseholder protections under the Building Safety Act 2022 is 14 February 2022.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 17918 17919 question first answered 14/03/2024 15:58:45 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1694941

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Leasehold
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing regulations to specify the minimum number of leasehold flats that a freeholder must own in a building in order to render all other leaseholders of the building ineligible for leaseholder protections under Section 117(3)(c) of the Building Safety Act 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	17918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Current leaseholder protection guidance published 21 July 2022 on gov.uk sets out that leaseholder-owned buildings includes:</p><p>(a) collectively enfranchised buildings – where some, or all, of the qualifying leaseholders have bought the building’s freehold;</p><p>(b) any building where leaseholders directly own the freehold, including through a company, where there is no separate freeholder; and,</p><p>(c) other circumstances where the freehold is owned 100% by one or more leaseholders.</p><p>The effective date in relation to the leaseholder protections under the Building Safety Act 2022 is 14 February 2022.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 17917 17919 question first answered 14/03/2024 15:58:45 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1694942

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Leasehold
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether an effective date applies to the definition of a relevant building in relation to the leaseholder protections under the Building Safety Act 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	17919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Current leaseholder protection guidance published 21 July 2022 on gov.uk sets out that leaseholder-owned buildings includes:</p><p>(a) collectively enfranchised buildings – where some, or all, of the qualifying leaseholders have bought the building’s freehold;</p><p>(b) any building where leaseholders directly own the freehold, including through a company, where there is no separate freeholder; and,</p><p>(c) other circumstances where the freehold is owned 100% by one or more leaseholders.</p><p>The effective date in relation to the leaseholder protections under the Building Safety Act 2022 is 14 February 2022.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 17917 17918 question first answered 14/03/2024 15:58:45 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1694943

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many investigations into academy trusts have been completed by the Education & Skills Funding Agency since 1 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	17920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) may conduct or commission investigations into allegations of fraud, theft or irregularity in any academy trust. Since 1 November 2022, ESFA has completed seven investigations into academy trusts.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 14/03/2024 10:03:26 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1693793

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Discharges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests for early termination of service have been (a) made, (b) approved and (c) rejected by each of the services in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	17181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member’s Question. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/03/2024 17:11:44 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1692496

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Spectacles: Irlen Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether colorimetry spectacles can be purchased with NHS optical vouchers.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	16241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>National Health Service optical vouchers are available to help with the cost of glasses considered necessary to help correct a defect of sight. Coloured lenses that do not contain a prescription power and are not prescribed to correct a defect in sight, would not be eligible for funding via an NHS optical voucher.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2024 13:49:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard