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1304265

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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	Park Homes: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer 12 March 2021 to Question 165438, if he will facilitate the introduction of primary legislation on park homes through a successful hon. Member in the ballot for Private Members' Bills in the 2021-22 Parliamentary Session.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	172012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>In our response to the review of park homes legislation, we announced that we would introduce primary legislation to improve protections for park home residents.</p><p>We will consider all available options and introduce the required legislation when the parliamentary timetable allows.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/03/2021 16:13:11 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1304078

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
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	Park Homes
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question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the draft guidance on fit and proper person licensing for park home operators will be (a) finalised and (b) published.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	171493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The fit and proper person test for park home site operators will come into force in two parts - on 1 July, by which time local authorities must be prepared to receive applications and on 1 October, by which time all park home site operators must have submitted an application to the relevant local authority.</p><p>To assist local authorities and site owners, we plan to publish non-statutory guidance on the implementation of the fit and proper person test by the end of May.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 26/03/2021 11:48:05 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1304079

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
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	Park Homes: Sales
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 procurement process for research into the potential effect of any changes to the 10 per cent maximum commission on sales of park homes will be completed; and what the length of the contract period is of that research.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	171494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The procurement process for the research to assess the potential effect of a change to the 10 per cent sales commission on park homes is complete. I can confirm that a consortium led by University of Liverpool has been commissioned to carry out the research.</p><p>The research is expected to be completed by the end of this year. The research team has started inviting residents and site owners to take part in focus group meetings starting in April.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 26/03/2021 12:15:48 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1301945

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
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	Camping Sites and Caravan Sites
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 make it his policy to increase the number of caravans and tents permitted at site and locations certified for self-catering holidays during 2021; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	167156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for regulating the number of caravan and tent pitches on caravan sites through the planning and caravan site licensing regimes. We want to see them taking a flexible approach to requests for temporary increases in the number of pitches this summer where it is appropriate to do so.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/03/2021 17:28:47 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1301949

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
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	Members: Correspondence
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 respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Christchurch of 18 December 2020 on behalf of a constituent concerned about his inability to obtain an EWS1 Certificate for a flat in a three storey block; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	167157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>My noble Friend, Lord Greenhalgh, responded to the letter on 15 March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/03/2021 17:18:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1300724

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Park Homes: Regulation
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 the Government will make it a priority in the next Session of Parliament to bring forward legislative proposals to simplify and increase the transparency of company structures used by some owners of park home sites to limit a resident’s security of tenure and avoid liability for enforcement action pursuant to the undertakings given in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	165438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to improving protections for park home residents.</p><p>We will introduce primary legislation to simplify the complex company structures used by some site owners to limit a resident’s security of tenure and avoid liability for any enforcement action when the parliamentary timetable allows.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 12/03/2021 12:18:43 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1299297

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
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	Park Homes: Fees and Charges
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 in the next Session of Parliament to amend and clarify the definition of a pitch fee for park home residents and prevent the use of variable service charges in written agreements pursuant to the undertakings given in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	162506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to improving protections for park home residents.</p><p>We will introduce primary legislation to amend and clarify the definition of a pitch fee and prevent the use of variable service charges in written agreements, when the parliamentary timetable allows.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 08/03/2021 16:07:52 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1293574

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Park Homes: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government has plans to bring forward legislative proposals in the next session of Parliament to change the inflationary index for park home pitch fees from RPI to CPI.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	160516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to improving protections for park home residents.</p><p>We will introduce primary legislation to change the pitch fee review inflationary index from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), when the parliamentary timetable allows.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/03/2021 13:16:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1271207

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill
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 in respect of the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill since the discussion between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and the hon. Member for Christchurch on 11 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	129948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>As the Hon. Member for Christchurch is aware, the Government is unable to support his Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill as currently drafted. However, the Government remains committed to improving protections for park home residents and will continue to build on the substantial improvements already made to the sector by the Mobile Homes Act 2013.</p><p>On 23 September, we delivered on our commitment to make Regulations introducing a fit and proper test for park home site owners or their manager. We are making progress on introducing further primary legislation as parliamentary time allows to deliver on other commitments set out in our 2018 response to the review of park homes legislation.</p><p>Following the meeting with the Hon. Member, my Department has been carefully considering options and the detailed policy to ensure that any proposed at any proposed measures can be delivered effectively without any unintended consequences.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 129949 question first answered 11/01/2021 16:19:58 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1271209

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Park Homes: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral contribution made by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 23 October 2020, Official Report, column 1418, what progress his Department has made on exploring options on how to deliver better protection for park home residents; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	129949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>As the Hon. Member for Christchurch is aware, the Government is unable to support his Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill as currently drafted. However, the Government remains committed to improving protections for park home residents and will continue to build on the substantial improvements already made to the sector by the Mobile Homes Act 2013.</p><p>On 23 September, we delivered on our commitment to make Regulations introducing a fit and proper test for park home site owners or their manager. We are making progress on introducing further primary legislation as parliamentary time allows to deliver on other commitments set out in our 2018 response to the review of park homes legislation.</p><p>Following the meeting with the Hon. Member, my Department has been carefully considering options and the detailed policy to ensure that any proposed at any proposed measures can be delivered effectively without any unintended consequences.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 129948 question first answered 11/01/2021 16:19:58 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope