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750712

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Fires: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the devolved administrations on fire safety.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	4454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers have been in contact with the devolved administrations since the Grenfell Tower fire to discuss action to improve fire safety.</p><p>After the Department wrote to local authorities and housing associations on the 22 June to outline the steps to ensure the safety of residential buildings, the Department then shared this letter with the devolved administrations, alongside all letters the Department has sent to local authorities and housing associations regarding the safety of residential tower blocks.</p><p>The Department wrote to devolved administrations on the 28 June to outline the steps to ensure the safety of public buildings, schools and hospitals. Devolved administrations are following the same process as local authorities and housing associations, including the Building Research Establishment screening and testing process, and are also receiving the same support from the fire and rescue services.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 16:50:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

750715

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Building Regulations: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2017 to Question 750, on building regulations: fires, to what extent the findings of the review of fire safety guidance will inform the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	4451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Work to simplify the guidance was being progressed. Following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, we will need to consider the position on guidance further alongside the Prime Minister's commitment to look at wider issues, and in the light of the terms of reference for the public inquiry when published.</p><p>An independent expert panel has been set up to provide advice to the Government on any immediate measures needed to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire. The panel will be led by Sir Ken Knight, former London Fire Commissioner and former Government Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser. It will consider safety measures, policies, inspection and regulation, taking account of both the Grenfell Tower fire and ongoing fire safety inspections. It will look at any immediate action required to ensure public confidence that everything possible is being done to make all public and private buildings safe as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 16:57:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

750759

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Coastal Communities Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to introduce a fifth round of the Coastal Communities Fund.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
uin	4426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We expect to provide details of the fifth round of the Coastal Communities Fund in early 2018. Coastal areas should not wait for the fifth round to be launched before developing and implementing their plans for revitalising their local communities.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/07/2017 16:58:46 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

750760

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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: Isle of Wight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the level of New Homes Bonus payments made to Isle of Wight Council in each of the last four years were; and what the affordable and other housing delivery figures were on which those payments were made.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
uin	4430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The New Homes Bonus was introduced in 2011/12 to provide an incentive for local authorities to encourage housing growth in their areas. The payment recognises newly built properties and conversions as well as bringing long term empty properties back into use and there is an additional payment for each affordable home delivered. Figures for the Isle of Wight for the last four years are set out in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 16:57:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma attachment 1 file name New Homes Bonus figurs for Isle of Wight.docx title New Homes Bonus figures for the Isle of Wight
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

750805

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Multiple Occupation: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2017 to Question 840, on multiple occupation: licensing, which local authorities have accessed new information from tenancy deposit protections schemes in order to identify mandatory licensable houses of multiple occupation since that data has been made available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Measures within the Housing and Planning Act 2016 allow local housing authorities in England to access information held by the Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDP) schemes. Local Housing Authorities must only use the data:</p><p>1. For a purpose connected with the exercise of their functions under Parts 1-4 of the Housing Act 2004 in relation to any premises (in general improving housing conditions, licencing of Houses in Multiple Occupation, selective licencing of other accommodation and management orders); and</p><p>2. For the purpose of investigating whether an offence has been committed under any of those Parts in relation to any premises.</p><p>Local Housing Authorities are not required to access the information provided by the TDP schemes. It is up to individual authorities to decide whether to access and use the information or not, depending on local circumstances and other data sources available to them.</p><p>A list of local Housing Authorities in England who are known to have applied to the schemes for access to the information in the first quarter of 2017 is shown below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Allerdale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury Vale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnet</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bath and North East Somerset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn &amp; Darwen</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Boston</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol City of</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broadland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broxbourne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broxtowe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carlisle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cherwell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dacorum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Devon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Hertfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastbourne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epping Forest</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Heath</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gedling</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hackney</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haringey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hastings</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hastings</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islington</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kings Lynn &amp; West Norfolk</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Hull City of</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Borough of Ealing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Borough of Tower Hamlets</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mansfield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle upon Tyne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Lincolnshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Somerset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Warwickshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Northamptonshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spelthorne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Albans City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stevenage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk Coastal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thanet</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tower Hamlets</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwick</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waveney</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welwyn Garden City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welwyn Hatfield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Suffolk - Forest Heath</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Suffolk - St Edmundsbury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westminster</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woking</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wycombe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wyre Forest District Council</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 16:53:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

750807

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Building Regulations: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to commence the review of Approved Document B.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	4226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Work to simplify the guidance was being progressed. Following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, we will need to consider the position on guidance further alongside the Prime Minister's commitment to look at wider issues, and in the light of the terms of reference for the public inquiry when published.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 16:48:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

750061

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Government Departments: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his oral contribution of 26 June 2017, Official Report, column 348, if he will list the 15 buildings that are part of the Government estate that require further investigation.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	3902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The priority must always be ensuring the safety of residents. Where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is present on housing over 18 metres in height, the Government is providing testing for local authorities, housing associations and private sector landlords free of charge. If the screening tests indicate that such cladding would not meet the limited combustibility requirements of the current Building Regulations guidance, local authorities, housing associations, private sector landlords and the fire and rescue service will determine the best course of action, communicating closely with residents. We have given landlords advice on the immediate mitigating actions they should take and are consulting an expert advisory panel to develop further advice. We will publish a list of buildings tested in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 1339 question first answered 19/07/2017 16:25:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 4335 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

748873

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Sex and Relationship Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to audit the emergency plans of local authorities to ensure that they are up–to–date and robust.
tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
uin	HL536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government currently does not plan to audit local authorities’ emergency plans. Local authorities, as category 1 responders under the Civil Contingency Act 2004, are subject to the full set of civil protection duties and are best placed to develop appropriate emergency plans based on local risks and needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/07/2017 16:14:24 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

732998

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Government Departments: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 26 June 2017, column 348, if he will list the 15 buildings that are part of the Government estate that require further investigation.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	1339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The priority must always be ensuring the safety of residents. Where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is present on housing over 18 metres in height, the Government is providing testing for local authorities, housing associations and private sector landlords free of charge. If the screening tests indicate that such cladding would not meet the limited combustibility requirements of the current Building Regulations guidance, local authorities, housing associations, private sector landlords and the fire and rescue service will determine the best course of action, communicating closely with residents. We have given landlords advice on the immediate mitigating actions they should take and are consulting an expert advisory panel to develop further advice. We will publish a list of buildings tested in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 3902 question first answered 19/07/2017 16:25:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

731854

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 publish the findings of fire-safety checks carried out in high-rise residential blocks.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The priority must always be ensuring the safety of residents. Where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is present on housing over 18 metres in height, the Government is providing testing for local authorities, housing associations and private sector landlords free of charge. If the screening tests indicate that such cladding would not meet the limited combustibility requirements of the current Building Regulations guidance, local authorities, housing associations, private sector landlords and the fire and rescue service will determine the best course of action, communicating closely with residents. We have given landlords advice on the immediate mitigating actions they should take and are consulting an expert advisory panel to develop further advice. We will publish a list of buildings tested in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 16:24:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 390 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe