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1125682

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
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 the Government plans to introduce mandatory five yearly electrical checks in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	252624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>We are working to bring into force regulations on mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector as soon as possible, subject to parliamentary approval and timetable. As outlined in the Government response to the consultation on Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector, published on 29 January 2019, we are working with industry to produce guidance for landlords setting out the skills and qualifications relevant to determining competence of those carrying out electrical inspections. We have also been working with local authorities in England to develop the range of sanctions for non-compliance with the upcoming regulations.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/05/2019 13:21:46 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1125714

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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: Construction
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 the consultation on the New Homes Ombudsman.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	252638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>We will be publishing our consultation on the New Homes Ombudsman in due course. The consultation will also seek views on whether a Code of Practice for developers should be underpinned in statute.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 17/05/2019 10:47:07 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1125715

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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: Construction
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 he is taking to improve the quality of new build homes.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	252639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>We have taken steps to address design quality through the revised National Planning Policy Framework and are in the process of reviewing associated guidance. We have also hosted two National Design Conferences, each attended by around 400 representatives of the sector, and we have launched the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission; to advise the Government on how to promote and increase the use of high-quality design for new build homes and neighbourhoods. The Commission will report back in December 2019.</p><p>In relation to build quality, we have announced our intention for a New Homes Ombudsman to be established and are considering options for a shadow ombudsman. Furthermore, our building regulations set requirements on a range of issues including health and safety, sustainability and access. The regulations are supported by statutory guidance in Approved Documents. As part of its response to Dame Judith Hackitt’s independent review of Building Regulations and fire safety, the Government is developing a programme of reviews of the Approved Documents.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/05/2019 13:21:22 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1125236

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the he National Audit's Office press release of 2 May 2019, Investigation into the government’s land disposal strategy and programmes, and its assertion that the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government expects departments to have released enough land for around 65,000 homes by 2020, against a target of at least 160,000, what the evidential basis is for his Department's estimated performance against that target.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	251903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The estimate is based on department’s risk based assessment of their disposal opportunities in the Public Land for Housing programme. The Public Land for Housing programme (2015-20) Programme Handbook for Departments and Arm’s Length Bodies August 2018 sets out how risk ratings are defined, and provides guidance on monitoring, reporting and evidence keeping for the programme. All departments actively manage their pipeline of sites for disposal and apply appropriate risk ratings and mitigation strategies. The Programme Handbook is available via the gov.uk webpages.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 20/05/2019 14:52:56 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1125260

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
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 his Department plans to publish the public consultation on the future funding of domestic abuse services.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	252017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>I am pleased to announce that, having carried out a review of how domestic abuse services are locally commissioned across England, we have today launched a consultation on Future Delivery of Support to Victims and their Children in Accommodation-Based Domestic Abuse Services. The consultation can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/support-for-victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-safe-accommodation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/support-for-victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-safe-accommodation</a>.</p><p>We are proposing a duty which requires a partnership approach to supporting victims and their children based on a robust understanding of local need for support. This will be accompanied by Statutory Guidance that will clarify Government expectations in this regard.</p><p>We believe our proposals will promote sustainable, consistent, support for all victims, informed by understanding the needs across local areas and taking account of the needs of diverse victim groups, such as those with protected characteristics and victims with complex needs.</p><p>Through this consultation, we would like to hear from victims and survivors, service providers, local authorities and other public agencies, as well as other professionals who support victims and their children every day.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 13/05/2019 15:23:51 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1125277

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Park Homes: Council Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to lower the level of council tax paid by residents of park homes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	251893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The level of council tax which is payable is set by the local authorities in an area and reflects the council tax band a home is in. Responsibility for setting the council tax bands of homes in England, including park homes, rests with the Valuation Office Agency who carry out their work independently of Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 13/05/2019 15:58:29 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1125289

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Sleeping Rough: Veterans
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 implement a data collection exercise system of similar quality to the Greater London Authority’s Combined Homelessness and Information Network throughout England to allow accurate data capture on the number of rough sleeping veterans; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	251879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>Our veterans play a vital role in keeping our country safe and we are committed to ensuring that they are provided with all the support they need to successfully adjust back into civilian life.</p><p>In March we allocated an additional £1 million of bespoke funding to support ex-members of the armed forces who are or are at risk of becoming homeless. The funding has been allocated between the Combined Authorities and the Greater London Authority, and will be used to develop new services and support them in engaging with existing service provision.</p><p>As recommended by the UKSA, we have included CHAIN (Combined Homelessness and Information Network) statistics within the Rough Sleeping Statistics release. Overall, 7 per cent of people seen sleeping rough by outreach workers across London during 2017/18 had served in the armed forces at some point in their lives. 3 per cent of these were UK nationals - around 135 people. Although CHAIN offers more information on the flows and characteristics of people rough sleeping, data quality is influenced by the number of outreach workers active on any one night. Therefore a local authority which does not have a commissioned outreach team may appear to have fewer rough sleepers than an adjacent borough which does have an active outreach service.</p><p>MHCLG is actively encouraging local authorities with significant numbers of rough sleepers to improve their year-round data. We are working collaboratively with local authorities to develop improved homelessness data and outcomes that can measure progress in reducing rough sleeping and homelessness.</p><p>In April 2018, we introduced a new data capture tool called H-CLIC. H-CLIC captures information on all those who engage with local authority homelessness services and will collect information on the support needs of a household, including support need resulting from being in the armed forces.</p><p>We are also establishing local data pilots which will seek to improve the evidence on rough sleeping in some areas. These data pilots will help to provide a richer picture on the characteristics of rough sleepers in some areas.</p><p>The Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy. This sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all.</p><p>We have committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. In its first year, our Rough Sleeping Initiative provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff. This year we have expanded the RSI with investment of £46 million for 246 areas – providing funding for an estimated 2,600 bed spaces and 750 staff.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/05/2019 09:20:32 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1125345

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Community Infrastructure Levy
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 is taking to reduce the level of paperwork required for the Community Infrastructure Levy.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	252047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government published a consultation paper in December 2018 setting out proposals to make the system of developer contributions more efficient, transparent and accountable. The proposals will reduce the level of paperwork. For example, when a home owner obtains an exemption for a residential extension they will not be required to submit a commencement notice to the local authority before the building work commences. The forms ensure that the developer provides the necessary information to enable the local authority to make a fair and transparent assessment of the levy liabilities. They provide certainty for all parties, reduce the need to seek further information and provide a clear audit trail.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/05/2019 16:44:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1125356

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Business Premises: Change of Use
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 on the availability of business premises of permitted development rules allowing offices to be converted into housing.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	251973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The permitted development right for the change of use from office to residential is making an important contribution to the delivery of new homes across the country. In the three years to March 2018, over 42,000 homes to buy or to rent have been delivered under the right.</p><p>Where it is felt that it is necessary to protect the local amenity or wellbeing of an area, the local planning authority can consult the local community on removing a permitted development right by making an Article 4 direction. This requires that a planning application must be submitted which the local planning authority can determine in accordance with its local plan.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/05/2019 15:52:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 117693 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

1125368

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Owner Occupation
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 trends in the level of home ownership in England in each National Statistics socio-economic classification category in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	251918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey has reported on NS-SEC classification of home owners since 2015-16. The details of this are set out in a table below. We have not published the socio-economic classification of home owners prior to 2015-16. <br> <br> <strong>NS-SEC of Household Reference Person, Home owners, 2015-16 through 2016-17</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NS-SEC classification</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>thousands of households</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>higher managerial and professional occupations</p></td><td><p>2,933</p></td><td><p>2,802</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>lower managerial and professional occupations</p></td><td><p>4,248</p></td><td><p>4,148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>intermediate occupations</p></td><td><p>1,531</p></td><td><p>1,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>small employers and own account workers</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td><td><p>1,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>lower supervisory and technical occupations</p></td><td><p>1,067</p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>semi-routine occupations</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>1,411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>routine occupations</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,073</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All households</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,689</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NS-SEC classification</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>percentages</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>higher managerial and professional occupations</p></td><td><p>21.4</p></td><td><p>20.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>lower managerial and professional occupations</p></td><td><p>31.0</p></td><td><p>30.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>intermediate occupations</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>small employers and own account workers</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>lower supervisory and technical occupations</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>semi-routine occupations</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>routine occupations</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All households</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/05/2019 15:51:28 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 117692 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane