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1313004

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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	Fire Prevention
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 effectiveness of Waking Watch services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	35
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>Waking Watch, when operated in accordance with the Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance published by the National Fire Chief’s Council (NFCC) is a legitimate risk mitigation measure in buildings which move from a stay put to simultaneous evacuation fire safety strategy. NFCC guidance recommends that a Waking Watch should only be in place for a short period of time and that the Responsible Person should move quickly to install a common fire alarm system as they are a more cost effective and reliable option.</p><p>We are aware that too many buildings are relying on Waking Watch for too long and that in many cases the costs are being borne by leaseholders. That is why we have provided £30 million to install common alarm systems in eligible buildings to replace expensive Waking Watch measures. No interim measures should be considered as a substitute for completing remediation as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/05/2021 16:25:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1312070

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
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	Buildings: Fire Prevention
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 fire safety assessments have been carried out on the use of (a) Celotex RS5000 insulation and (b) Kingspan K15 insulation for buildings (i) above and (ii) below 18 metres in height.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	187125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government published in January 2020 a consolidated advice note providing information to building owners on the actions they should be taking immediately to address the risk of fire spread from external wall systems including insulation and balconies. The consolidated advice note is available at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F869532%2FBuilding_safety_advice_for_building_owners_including_fire_doors_January_2020.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb956a57bb1824c2dcfe008d90a1face3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637551953420606739%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=wZs8C9lbT7Y6Tbg%2B3upaYxGIi8%2BIZIVATvzSOxjHdSE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/869532/Building_safety_advice_for_building_owners_including_fire_doors_January_2020.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/04/2021 08:19:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1312071

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
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	Buildings: Fire Prevention
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 estimate he has made of the number of buildings completed in England and Wales since 14 June 2017 that include (a) Celotex RS5000 insulation and (b) Kingspan K15 insulation.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	187126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government banned the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings in 2018. The ban was introduced to remove any uncertainty for building developers, designers, contractors and suppliers as to what materials are classified for use in the external walls of buildings. <br> <br> The ban limits materials that can be used to those achieving the two highest classifications. We expect all cladding materials to have been subject to the relevant safety checks and approved before the material can be used on a building. We do not currently hold estimates of the number of buildings completed in England and Wales that include Celotex RS5000 insulation and Kingspan K15.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/04/2021 08:20:11 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1309425

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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	Schools: Travel
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 estimate he has made of the number of families in temporary accommodation in London who have to travel over an hour each way to their children’s schools.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	181179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN178728 on 19 April.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 20/04/2021 13:49:51 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1306617

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Homelessness: Ethnic Groups
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 increase in homelessness among Black residents of (a) England and (b) Wales in 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	175694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The latest data relating to ethnicity breakdown of homeless households in England can be found in the annual homelessness statistics and live homelessness tables here:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhomelessness-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C170556b450ae4be2275c08d8f45aae31%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637528017584121856%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=LdwqEqtqwB6N8FF2J6Ts%2BSdvlL3ygamDZGx5Taex0qI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics</a></p><p>Housing is a devolved issue and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not collect homelessness data for Wales.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 13/04/2021 13:23:35 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1285746

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
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 support leaseholders in blocks with a B1 EWS1 certificate; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	152401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The EWS1 process is not a Government or regulatory requirement. Whether an EWS1 is needed is determined by lenders and the professionals valuing a building.</p><p>The Government has announced a globally unprecedented investment in building safety. Hundreds of thousands of leaseholders will be protected from the cost of replacing unsafe cladding on their homes as part of this Government's five-point plan to provide reassurance to homeowners and build confidence in the housing market.</p><p>To protect leaseholders in blocks where cladding needs to be replaced, we are providing an additional £3.5 billion to provide certainty that leaseholders in high rise residential buildings will face no cost for cladding remediation works, plus a generous financing scheme to ensure all leaseholders in medium and high rise blocks face no costs or very low costs if cladding remediation is needed. This builds on steps already taken to support leaseholders, including £1.6 billion of funding to remediate unsafe cladding, the £30 million waking watch fund to help end excessive costs and new legislation in the Building Safety Bill which will ensure homes are made and kept safer in future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/02/2021 17:23:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1228803

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Private Rented Housing: Coronavirus
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 support private tenants who find themselves unable to pay their rent debt after evictions are allowed to resume as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	81492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>To help prevent tenants getting into financial hardship or rent arrears, the Government has put in place an unprecedented support package. This has included the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, £9.3 billion of additional support through the welfare system, and increasing the Local Housing Allowance rate to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile. These significant financial measures will help support tenants to continue to pay their living costs, including rental payments.</p><p>The Government has brought forward legislation that means from 29 August, landlords must provide six months’ notice in most circumstances, including for Section 21 notices and rent arrears under 6 months. This will be in force until 31 March 2021. If tenants are unable to afford their rent, they should in the first instance speak to their landlord to agree a solution, or consider moving to avoid building up unsustainable debt.</p><p>When courts do reopen, they will carefully prioritise the most egregious cases, including anti-social behaviour, fraud, and domestic abuse. New court rules will also require landlords seeking possession of their property to set out in their claim any relevant information about a tenant’s circumstances, including information on the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. Where this information is not provided, judges will have the ability to adjourn proceedings. If a landlord made a claim to the court before 3 August, they must notify the Court and their tenant that they still intend to seek repossession before the case will proceed.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/09/2020 12:34:17 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1224349

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
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	Landlords: Licensing
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 an estimate of the change in the level of annual revenue accruing to the public purse from a national licensing scheme for residential landlords.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	73699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to introduce a national licensing scheme and as such it is unable to offer any estimate related to such a scheme.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/07/2020 15:58:03 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1221446

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Permitted Development Rights
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 his Department’s response to the consultation on permitted development rights.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	70287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>In August 2019, a joint consultation by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport was launched to consider amending permitted development rights to support increased mobile coverage and 5G deployment.</p><p>The consultation closed on 4 November 2019. The Government is considering the replies and will issue a response in due course. Subject to the outcome of this consultation, if the proposals are taken forward, we anticipate undertaking a further consultation on the detail of those proposals.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 13/07/2020 14:44:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1216159

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Migrants: Coronavirus
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 of 16 June 2020 to Question 903194 on Immigrants: Finance, what funding streams local authorities are permitted to use to offer financial support to people with no recourse to public funds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	62253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>No recourse to public funds (NRPF) is a condition imposed on someone due to their immigration status. Section 115 Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 states that a person will have ‘no recourse to public funds’ if they are ‘subject to immigration control’</p><p><br> A person with NRPF is prohibited from accessing specified benefits and public housing. These are set out in section 115 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. More information is available online at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fpublic-funds--2%2Fpublic-funds&amp;data=02%7C01%7CJozef.Krywko%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb1482c416ebf4309ddd708d81852c933%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637286091118581536&amp;sdata=GKPoILi%2BUHBC7WLUvVbUgxn93Iz1OHSCpN1Y0j6vrjs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-funds--2/public-funds.</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 25/06/2020 14:15:16 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms