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1347888

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Flats: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What estimate he has made of the number of multi-storey residential buildings with dangerous cladding or other fire defects that (a) will miss the deadline and (b) are not eligible for the Building Safety Fund.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	902868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>All eligible applications currently made to the Building Safety Fund will proceed, and we are working with applicants to ensure work gets underway as soon as possible.</p><p>For any buildings that may have missed the original registration deadline we will be reopening for registrations in the Autumn.</p><p>This will ensure we meet our commitment to fully fund the cost of replacing unsafe cladding for all leaseholders in residential buildings 18 metres and over in England.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 902873 question first answered 19/07/2021 16:26:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1402659

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	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	Building Safety Fund: Newham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the letter to him from the hon. Member for East Ham, dated 16 December 2021, what assessment he has made of whether the Building Safety Fund will cover the removal of tiling in order to access flammable insulation in buildings managed by Gallions Approach Management Ltd (GAML) in the Royal Docks area of Newham.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	103513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Building Safety Fund prospectus, government funding covers all works directly related to the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding systems. This includes works required to access eligible materials for removal and replacement. In this case, it was found that these terracotta cladding systems do not have combustible insulation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 18/01/2022 16:59:56 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1355455

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	Sheltered Housing
	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 steps his Department plans to take with the Department of Health and Social Care to expand housing options that include social care provision.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	49019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>Offering vulnerable people a better choice of accommodation to suit their changing needs can help them live independently and feel more connected to their communities. Housing-with-care allows individuals to choose where they want to live, with whom, how they can best be supported, and what happens in their home. Both the Department of Levelling up, Housing and Communities and the Department of Health and Social Care provide capital funding to incentivise their supply.</p><p>We are investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade. This includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, where 10 per cent of delivery over the course of the programme will be used to increase the supply of much needed specialist or supported housing, including retirement housing. The Department of Health and Social Care are also continuing to subsidise new supply of specialist housing for older and disabled people through the Care and Support Specialised Housing (CASSH) Fund.</p><p>The Government's plan for health and social care, announced on Tuesday 7 September, also recognised the important role of housing, and supported housing in particular, in providing care and support to people in the community.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 23/09/2021 14:18:23 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1402662

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	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	Building Safety Fund: Newham
	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 steps his Department is taking to help ensure that decisions on Building Safety Fund applications in respect of Eastern Quay Apartments in the Royal Docks area of Newham are communicated in a timely manner to (a) building owners and (b) occupants.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	103514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the Applicant to make sure that they promptly provide all the information required for the Department to make a decision on their application. The result of an application will be communicated to the Applicant, and they should communicate this to leaseholders.</p><p>We will also improve the information available to leaseholders and residents about the Building Safety Fund with a new online service for them that will provide direct access to information about the stage their building has reached in the funding process.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 18/01/2022 17:02:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1402663

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	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	Building Safety Fund: Newham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications to the Building Safety Fund he has received for buildings in (a) East Ham constituency and (b) London Borough of Newham; and how many of those applications have been determined so far in each of those areas.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	103515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>As of 17 January 2022, 30 registrations for the Building Safety Fund have been received for buildings in the East Ham constituency. 16 have been deemed eligible, 3 ineligible and 2 withdrawn.</p><p>133 registrations have been received for building in the London Borough of Newham. 47 have been deemed eligible, 25 ineligible and 9 withdrawn.</p><p>The remaining registrations are still under review by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 18/01/2022 17:00:27 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1221446

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2020
	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	Permitted Development Rights
	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 he plans to publish his Department’s response to the consultation on permitted development rights.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	70287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>In August 2019, a joint consultation by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport was launched to consider amending permitted development rights to support increased mobile coverage and 5G deployment.</p><p>The consultation closed on 4 November 2019. The Government is considering the replies and will issue a response in due course. Subject to the outcome of this consultation, if the proposals are taken forward, we anticipate undertaking a further consultation on the detail of those proposals.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 13/07/2020 14:44:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1329988

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	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	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 steps his Department has taken ahead of the Building Safety Fund application deadline to ensure that applications are submitted for all eligible buildings; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	11463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The timelines for the Building Safety Fund were intended to incentivise building owners to speed up plans to identify and remediate unsafe buildings. The deadlines for the Fund have been set based on what we know about registrants and their readiness to be able to deliver projects. We recognise, however, that meeting these deadlines may not be possible in all circumstances, for instance where applicants find that they do not have sufficient time to complete a robust and satisfactory procurement process in order to meet the 30 June deadline. More time may be permitted on a case by case basis, providing applicants continue to keep delivery partners fully informed and provide them with realistic timetables.</p><p> </p><p>The announcement on 10 February of an additional £3.5 billion of funding provides assurance for residents that all eligible applications to the Building Safety Fund will be able to proceed. All registrants should continue to ensure that everything is done to maximise the pace of remediation and to continue to make progress with their applications to the Building Safety Fund to ensure that remedial works are carried out as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/06/2021 16:28:26 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1329990

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	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	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 plans his Department has to take enforcement action in cases where high rise residential buildings with dangerous cladding have not been made safe; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	11465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government itself cannot take enforcement action, but where building owners are failing to make acceptable progress in removing unsafe cladding then they should expect enforcement action by local authorities or Fire and Rescue Authorities who share responsibility for enforcement relating to fire safety.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will support local regulators where enforcement action is taken. We have established a Joint Inspection Team (JIT) to support local authorities in taking enforcement action on building owners with regards to inaction on removing unsafe ACM cladding. The JIT's remit has also been expanded to include non-ACM cladding and it is providing training to help build capability in local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Fire Safety Act has also clarified that the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the 'Fire Safety Order') applies to external wall systems and will put beyond doubt that Fire and Rescue Authorities can enforce against and where necessary, pursue prosecution if Responsible Persons or those otherwise responsible under the Fire Safety Order fail to take appropriate fire safety measures with regards to unsafe cladding in multi-occupied residential buildings.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on enforcement, including the number of buildings currently subject to enforcement action due to lack of progress on remediation, can be found in Building Safety Programme Monthly Data Release 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=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C0e7e240e248a4338458208d92c050503%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637589222328088589%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=GGMoh7UkZGHx%2B3kUfergaWkS6bTKqBweUfjITid3IBw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/aluminium-composite-material-cladding#acm-remediation-data</a> .</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/06/2021 16:30:42 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1228803

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	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	Private 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, what plans he has to support private tenants who find themselves unable to pay their rent debt after evictions are allowed to resume as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	81492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>To help prevent tenants getting into financial hardship or rent arrears, the Government has put in place an unprecedented support package. This has included the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, £9.3 billion of additional support through the welfare system, and increasing the Local Housing Allowance rate to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile. These significant financial measures will help support tenants to continue to pay their living costs, including rental payments.</p><p>The Government has brought forward legislation that means from 29 August, landlords must provide six months’ notice in most circumstances, including for Section 21 notices and rent arrears under 6 months. This will be in force until 31 March 2021. If tenants are unable to afford their rent, they should in the first instance speak to their landlord to agree a solution, or consider moving to avoid building up unsustainable debt.</p><p>When courts do reopen, they will carefully prioritise the most egregious cases, including anti-social behaviour, fraud, and domestic abuse. New court rules will also require landlords seeking possession of their property to set out in their claim any relevant information about a tenant’s circumstances, including information on the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. Where this information is not provided, judges will have the ability to adjourn proceedings. If a landlord made a claim to the court before 3 August, they must notify the Court and their tenant that they still intend to seek repossession before the case will proceed.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/09/2020 12:34:17 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1285746

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	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: 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 plans he has to support leaseholders in blocks with a B1 EWS1 certificate; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	152401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 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.</p><p>The Government has announced a globally unprecedented investment in building safety. Hundreds of thousands of leaseholders will be protected from the cost of replacing unsafe cladding on their homes as part of this Government's five-point plan to provide reassurance to homeowners and build confidence in the housing market.</p><p>To protect leaseholders in blocks where cladding needs to be replaced, we are providing an additional £3.5 billion to provide certainty that leaseholders in high rise residential buildings will face no cost for cladding remediation works, plus a generous financing scheme to ensure all leaseholders in medium and high rise blocks face no costs or very low costs if cladding remediation is needed. 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><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/02/2021 17:23:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms