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790889

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
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, whether he has plans to test cladding materials used on tower blocks other than aluminium composite material.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	113519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Given the particular concerns around aluminium composite material cladding, the initial priority was testing those cladding systems. With the large-scale tests now complete and advice on the results published, the Expert Panel is considering whether there may be any heightened risks linked to other issues, such as other cladding systems and broader safety issues.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/11/2017 15:44:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

790890

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
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	Fracking: Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to change planning policy or guidance in relation to applications for permission to engage in fracking activities.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	113520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answers I gave to the Hon Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston to Question UIN 109056 on 2 November 2017 and to Question UIN 111182 on 15 November 2017.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/11/2017 15:42:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

768875

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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 list the local authorities that have made a request for financial assistance for fire safety work in tower blocks; how much such assistance has been requested in each case; whether that has been for grant, loan or extra borrowing approval; and whether the Government has agreed to any additional grant, loan or borrowing approval.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	107115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I can confirm that 32 local authorities have been in touch with DCLG regarding work to ensure fire safety in tower blocks. We have been clear that building owners are responsible for funding fire safety measures, but councils should contact us if they have any concerns about funding fire safety works. Government will consider financial flexibilities for local authorities who need to undertake essential fire safety work to make a building safe</p><p>It is a matter for local authorities to communicate with their residents what work is being proposed and as such I cannot provide details about specific local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/10/2017 16:18:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 14931 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

760649

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Mayors: Sheffield City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether an election will take place in 2018 to elect a Mayor for the Sheffield City Region.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	105136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Parliament has legislated for a mayoral election in May 2018 in the Sheffield City Region, and the Government has no intention of seeking any further legislation to undo what has already been enacted.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 09/10/2017 10:09:02 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

760652

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates
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 or officials of his Department first consulted (a) local authorities and (b) software suppliers on the implementation timetable changes to business rates and business rates relief in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	105160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Following the Chancellor’s announcement of the Business Rates Relief Schemes at Spring Budget 2017, on 9 March the Department published a Business Rates Information Letter to local authorities. This provided information on each of the three schemes, including draft allocations for the discretionary relief scheme and guidance on the Supporting Small Business Scheme. On 10 March the Department began discussions with a group of local authorities and the main software suppliers to discuss the implementation of the schemes and system requirements.</p><p>The Department has continued to engage local authorities and software suppliers, encouraging authorities to speed up implementation and the technical guidance for the Supporting Small Business Scheme and Pubs Relief Scheme was published on the 20 June. On 14 September 2017, I made a Written Ministerial Statement, which set out the good progress made by some authorities and a commitment to publish a list of authorities that have rebilled across all three schemes.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 09/10/2017 10:26:54 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

754554

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	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, which local authorities have made requests for central government funding to help with fire safety on tower blocks; how much funding has been requested in each such case; and how much funding has been approved or granted in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	6843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Where landlords have concerns about funding essential fire safety measures, they should approach us or the regulator, as appropriate, as soon as possible to discuss the position. Where works have been advised by local fire services to be essential to ensure the fire safety of a building, for local authorities we will ensure that current restrictions on the use of financial resources will not prevent them going ahead. The regulator of social housing can consider other options for housing associations. Any support offered would not include general improvements or enhancements to buildings which go beyond this. We will deal with any requests on a case by case basis.</p><p>Following a letter sent on 31 July to all local authority and housing association Chief Executives, my Department has been contacted by 27 local authorities to discuss the position on funding. The regulator of social housing has also written separately to housing associations. No housing associations have contacted the Regulator so far. It would not be appropriate to provide details of each case whilst discussions are on-going.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/09/2017 16:54:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

750053

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	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, what assessment he has made of whether additional costs to local authorities for fire prevention measures in tower blocks will reduce expenditure on the maintenance of other social housing.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	3909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:21:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 4338 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

749624

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	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 set out the criteria against which applications for additional funding from local authorities for work to address fire safety in tower blocks will be assessed.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	3700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent them going ahead.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/07/2017 16:11:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3917 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

749625

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons he appointed a recovery taskforce for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council and not Commissioners; and how the powers, responsibilities and accountability of that taskforce differ from those of Commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	3702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government made a statement on 5 July setting out that the Grenfell Tower Recovery Taskforce will consider all aspects of the recovery operation, but will have a special focus on housing, regeneration and community engagement. The Recovery Taskforce will advise, support and challenge the Council, and will report to the Secretary of State directly.</p><p>The Taskforce is set up as a non-Statutory Intervention to work with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - following their request for support from central government - on the longer term recovery following the Grenfell Tower disaster. Commissioners, on the other hand, are appointed by the Secretary of State to exercise specific functions of an authority where he is satisfied that the authority is failing to comply with its Best Value Duty (Local Government Act 1999).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 3701 question first answered 25/07/2017 14:01:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3959 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

749626

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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 set out the powers, scope, responsibilities and accountability of the recovery taskforce appointed to run the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	3701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government made a statement on 5 July setting out that the Grenfell Tower Recovery Taskforce will consider all aspects of the recovery operation, but will have a special focus on housing, regeneration and community engagement. The Recovery Taskforce will advise, support and challenge the Council, and will report to the Secretary of State directly.</p><p>The Taskforce is set up as a non-Statutory Intervention to work with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - following their request for support from central government - on the longer term recovery following the Grenfell Tower disaster. Commissioners, on the other hand, are appointed by the Secretary of State to exercise specific functions of an authority where he is satisfied that the authority is failing to comply with its Best Value Duty (Local Government Act 1999).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 3702 question first answered 25/07/2017 14:01:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3958 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts