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1542777

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Freeports: Scotland
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 his expected timetable is for the announcement of the successful bids for Green Freeports in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	88905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government hopes to announce the outcome of the competition jointly with the Scottish Government shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 22/11/2022 17:17:06 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1542822

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	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 his policy is housing formulas and 5-year housing supply; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	89049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is actively reviewing the approach to housing formulas and 5-year housing supply. As the Secretary of State set out at the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee on 21 November, there is an ongoing debate on how housing need is assessed and we want to make sure we deliver the right approach, including making sure that a greater proportion of housing is delivered in urban areas and on brownfield sites.</p><p>On 5-year housing supply, the Government announced in May that it is our intention to abolish the requirement for authorities to have a rolling five-year land supply, where their plan is up to date. We want a system where, if a local authority has a plan in place and keeps it up to date, the local area can feel confident that they will not see unwanted development based on ‘speculative development’ and ‘planning by appeal.’</p><p>We will publish a consultation shortly on the future direction of national planning policy, including on the approach to housing formulas and 5-year housing supply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/11/2022 16:17:19 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1542895

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Private Rented 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, when he plans to introduce the Renters Reform Bill.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	89016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-10-26%2F72234&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cc924fa06dd884956355608dacbe654ae%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638046487363753438%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CUZYAB68DpO4ecPjEFunmE8VQrUYE0yNjmHHZ3mr6b8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">72234</a>, on the 3 November 2022.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 21/11/2022 17:52:52 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1542899

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Parking: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the review of levels of private parking charges and additional fees will be complete.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	89078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-09-22%2F54476&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf6fb0d4a15a04859dcab08dace3a212e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638049046292820969%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DVMU1mCXeB9mtxramN%2F3eRqjbkvR%2FpSjuEwCbNIomI8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">54476</a> on 12<sup>th</sup> October 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 25/11/2022 09:22:12 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1542926

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Local Government Association: Local Government Finance
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 recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Local Government Association on local authority budgets.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	88980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Department regularly meet with the Local Government Association and other sector representatives to discuss local authority budgets. Details of external ministerial meetings are published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 24/11/2022 13:59:15 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1542960

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Urban Areas: Scotland
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 assessment he has made of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU on the economic success of high streets in (a) Midlothian and (b) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	88945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The economic performance of high streets continues to be a priority for this Government. We have announced a comprehensive funding package to reinvigorate high streets across the UK, including the £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund and the £2.6 billion UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which sees £3.5 million pounds allocated to Midlothian.</p><p>In addition, Midlothian forms part of the Edinburgh &amp; Southeast Scotland City Region Deal in which the UK Government, along with Scottish Government, have invested £300 million pounds into projects expected to boost the economic success of the region as a whole. These funds will invest in innovation, skills and infrastructure to improve economic performance, and will help tackle inequality and deprivation.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 21/11/2022 15:36:55 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1543013

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Buildings: Fire Prevention
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 his Department has made an estimate of public funding required to carry out cladding remediation of unsafe buildings.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	88853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>Under the Building Safety Act 2022, those responsible for creating historical safety defects will bear the burden of costs for remediation and will be held accountable. Building owners and landlords who are, or are connected to, the developer must fix historical safety defects in their buildings above 11 metres or five storeys.</p><p>The Act also gives developers, landlords and leaseholders new legal remedies against construction product manufacturers whose products fail to comply with regulations, which results in a construction product being installed in a building and the product causing or contributing to a dwelling being rendered 'unfit for habitation'.</p><p>The Act also gives the Secretary of State the power to establish a statutory scheme to distinguish between industry actors that have committed to take responsibility where historic defects are identified, and remediation is needed and those that fail to do so. In addition, the Act gives the Secretary of State powers to prevent those that have failed to take responsibility from carrying out development for which planning permission has been granted, and to prevent them from receiving building control approval on their developments.</p><p>As the final backstop of the leaseholder protections, section 133 of the Act (once in force) will create a duty that landlords take reasonable steps to explore alternative cost recovery avenues before asking leaseholders to contribute to remediation works - including pursuing third parties responsible for defective buildings.</p><p>To protect residents in high-rise residential buildings who are facing the most serious safety risks, £5.1 billion has been committed by Government to fund cladding remediation where developers, industry or building owners are not doing so. The Building Safety Levy will be charged on new residential developments and raise an additional estimated £3 billion to remediate buildings over 11 metres tall, where no responsible developer has been identified.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 88854 question first answered 24/11/2022 16:41:42 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1543014

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Buildings: Safety
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 plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure developers and product manufacturers responsible for defective buildings are required to take financial responsibility for those buildings.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	88854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>Under the Building Safety Act 2022, those responsible for creating historical safety defects will bear the burden of costs for remediation and will be held accountable. Building owners and landlords who are, or are connected to, the developer must fix historical safety defects in their buildings above 11 metres or five storeys.</p><p>The Act also gives developers, landlords and leaseholders new legal remedies against construction product manufacturers whose products fail to comply with regulations, which results in a construction product being installed in a building and the product causing or contributing to a dwelling being rendered 'unfit for habitation'.</p><p>The Act also gives the Secretary of State the power to establish a statutory scheme to distinguish between industry actors that have committed to take responsibility where historic defects are identified, and remediation is needed and those that fail to do so. In addition, the Act gives the Secretary of State powers to prevent those that have failed to take responsibility from carrying out development for which planning permission has been granted, and to prevent them from receiving building control approval on their developments.</p><p>As the final backstop of the leaseholder protections, section 133 of the Act (once in force) will create a duty that landlords take reasonable steps to explore alternative cost recovery avenues before asking leaseholders to contribute to remediation works - including pursuing third parties responsible for defective buildings.</p><p>To protect residents in high-rise residential buildings who are facing the most serious safety risks, £5.1 billion has been committed by Government to fund cladding remediation where developers, industry or building owners are not doing so. The Building Safety Levy will be charged on new residential developments and raise an additional estimated £3 billion to remediate buildings over 11 metres tall, where no responsible developer has been identified.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 88853 question first answered 24/11/2022 16:41:42 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1543057

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2022 to Question 84800 on Elections: Proof of Identity, where the watermarked paper for voter ID documents will be produced.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	88808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>Further to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-11/84800" target="_blank">84800</a>, HH Associates Ltd, a British based company, have been awarded the contract to provide the watermarked paper and the specialist security printing. The initial paper product will be outside of the United Kingdom; the printing and production of the voter ID document will be undertaken within the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/11/2022 17:22:09 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley previous answer version 36038 answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1543077

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Right to Buy Scheme: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many homes which were adapted for disabled users have been sold under the right to buy programme in the last 20 years; and what was the rate of replacement of these homes, either by (1) construction, or (2) adaptation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not collect statistics on this particular area.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 30/11/2022 17:15:43 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle