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1252334

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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	Housing: Standards
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 begin the consultation into improvements to Part L of the building regulations.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	115756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>We have committed to review the roadmap to the Future Homes Standard to ensure that implementation takes place to the shortest possible timeline. We have already consulted on a meaningful and achievable interim increase to the energy efficiency standards for new homes as a first step towards the Future Homes Standard. We will be publishing the Government response to this consultation as soon as possible, which will include a roadmap to the Future Homes Standard.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 19/11/2020 16:13:34 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1250756

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
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	Housing: Standards
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 the Government has to establish an inter-Departmental Government committee to tackle the spectrum of health issues that result from or are exacerbated by living in homes which are unhealthy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	114186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the increased importance of good quality, safe and decent homes and will continue to work to improve housing standards and support vulnerable people.</p><p>We have made a great deal of progress in recent years to help improve housing standards:</p><ul><li>We have given local authorities strong powers to deal with dangerously damp conditions in the private rented sector (strengthened in the Housing and Planning Act 2016).</li><li>We have introduced the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2019 - empowering social and private tenants to take their landlords to court, and are committed to improving the energy performance of all properties - because warm homes mean a reduction in damp.</li><li>The Government has recently announced the new Green Homes Grants, through which landlords and home owners will be able to apply for vouchers of up to £5,000 to help fund energy works, with low income households eligible for up to £10,000 of full subsidy, meaning that hundreds of thousands of homes could be warmer and safer this winter.</li><li>We have announced a comprehensive review of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System to ensure it properly reflects the physical and psychological harm caused by poor standards.</li></ul><p>The Decent Homes Standard requires homes to be free of serious hazards that could cause harm to health. In the social housing White Paper, we announced a review of the Standard to ensure it is the right ask of the social housing sector today.</p><p>My Department has taken the lead on many aspects of this work. There is extensive cross-Government work on healthy homes and buildings – from planning and place-making to design, delivery and standards and support.  Officials across all policies areas regularly engage industry and local government when developing, delivering and reviewing policies.  MHCLG recognises that the responsibility for ensuring homes and buildings are safe and decent is a shared one - lying with product designers, developers, building owners and managers and local authorities as well as central Government and devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 19/11/2020 16:12:49 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1250960

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
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	Housing: Standards
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 he has set a date for issuing Part L of the Building Regulations and the Future Homes Standard.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	114338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>We have committed to review the roadmap to the Future Homes Standard to ensure that implementation takes place to the shortest possible timeline. The Department has already consulted on a meaningful and achievable interim increase to the energy efficiency standards for new homes as a first step towards the Future Homes Standard. We will be publishing the Government response to this consultation as soon as possible, which will include a roadmap to the Future Homes Standard.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 19/11/2020 16:15:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1249259

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
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	Housing: Standards
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 establish a timeline for the introduction of space standards on new homes delivered under permitted development rights.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	111991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>We laid regulations before Parliament on 11 November which will introduce a requirement that all homes delivered through permitted development rights meet, at a minimum, the nationally described space standards. This requirement will come into effect on 6 April 2021, and will apply to applications for prior approval submitted on or after that date.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/11/2020 16:08:10 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1239293

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	Housing: Standards
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 21 July 2020 to Question 72766, when the Government plans to respond to the Future Homes Standard consultation.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	97616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>In October 2019, we launched the first stage of a two-part consultation on Part L and Part F of the Building Regulations. We proposed an ambitious uplift in the energy efficiency of new homes through the introduction of a Future Homes Standard. <br> <br> In the Planning for the Future White Paper of August 2020 we stated that we will respond to the Future Homes Standard consultation in full in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/10/2020 15:59:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1237467

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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	Housing: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason his timetable is to introduce the Future Homes Standard in 2025.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	906776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to meeting its target of net zero emissions by 2050 and recognises the important contribution that the energy efficiency of buildings has to make in meeting it. We must ensure that the energy efficiency standards we set through the Building Regulations for new homes put us on track to meet the 2050 target.</p><p>A full response to the Future Homes Standard consultation will be published in the autumn, and we intend to review the roadmap to ensure that implementation of the full Future Homes Standard takes place in the shortest possible timeline.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/09/2020 13:09:05 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1226836

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	Housing: Standards
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 his timeframe is for the commencement of consultation on mandating optional access standards.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	77716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>We will consult shortly on accessible housing suitable for older and disabled people. This consultation will consider making higher accessibility standards mandatory, recognising the importance of suitable homes for older and disabled people, and will ask for views on our framework for providing accessible housing.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 77715 question first answered 07/09/2020 14:10:34 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1226852

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	Housing: Standards
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 recent assessment he has made of the quality of new housing units created through permitted development rights.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	77725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>In response to concerns raised in respect of the quality of some of the homes delivered through permitted development rights we now require adequate natural light to be provided in habitable rooms. All homes built under permitted development rights are required to meet Building Regulations.</p><p>The independent research informing our review has been published and is available at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fquality-standard-of-homes-delivered-through-change-of-use-permitted-development-rights&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C472bfec909fc49a4f62408d8531ab47a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637350721441929132&amp;sdata=vJ11R%2BJwpi6cbUUI9qJRDWAzaAY5o%2FNuJkuQI8hzg9Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/quality-standard-of-homes-delivered-through-change-of-use-permitted-development-rights</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 07/09/2020 14:11:24 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1226178

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	Housing: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many homes resulting from permitted development rights meet their nationally described space standard.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL7008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2020 answer text <p>Permitted development rights for change of use to residential are making an important contribution to housing delivery, largely providing windfall housing that may otherwise not have been delivered through the planning system. The rights make effective use of existing buildings and help boost housing density, as part of our broader housing ambitions, without the need to build on greenfield sites.</p><p>In response to concerns raised in respect of the quality of some of the homes delivered through permitted development rights we now require adequate natural light to be provided in habitable rooms. The independent research informing our review has been published and is available at the following (attached) link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fquality-standard-of-homes-delivered-through-change-of-use-permitted-development-rights&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPaulG.Martin%40communities.gov.uk%7C81821add79c04cf440ea08d82d83832b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637309390140818244&amp;sdata=Iq4eaEyxyLm38%2FWQVDhkLjlO6UFs0kq0AQFaeJVawv4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/quality-standard-of-homes-delivered-through-change-of-use-permitted-development-rights</a></p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL7004 HL7005 HL7006 HL7009 question first answered 31/07/2020 13:44:07 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200731 Research_report_quality_PDR_homes - HL7004.pdf title permitted development rights
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1219445

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Housing: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Greenhalgh on 29 June (HL5657), whether the Future Homes Standard consultation meets the requirements of section J of the Cabinet Office's Consultation Principles, as updated on 19 March 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
uin	HL6302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to meeting its target of net zero emissions by 2050 and recognises the important contribution that the energy efficiency of buildings has to make in meeting it. In October 2019, we launched the first stage of a two-part consultation on Part L and Part F of the Building Regulations. We proposed an ambitious uplift in the energy efficiency of new homes through the introduction of a Future Homes Standard from 2025. We expect that homes built to the Future Homes Standard will have carbon dioxide emissions 75-80 per cent lower than those built to current Building Regulations standards, which means they will be fit for the future, with low carbon heating and very high fabric standards.</p><p>The Government's Consultation Principles, promoted by Cabinet Office, provide departments with guidance on conducting consultations. Section J of that guidance states that an explanation should be provided where it is not possible to publish a response within 12 weeks of the consultation.</p><p>The Future Homes Standard consultation closed on 7 February and received over 3300 responses from organisations and individuals, many of which were detailed or provided supporting evidence that requires further consideration. This level of response exceeded expectations and is over ten times the amount of responses that were received for our previous 2012 consultation about changes to the building regulations that relate to the energy efficiency of buildings (part L).</p><p>Since the Future Homes Standard consultation closed, the department has been faced with the biggest public health emergency in living memory: a pandemic which has forced action across all of Government, resulting in unprecedented response, from shielding the most vulnerable, to keeping business running, preventing the loss of jobs, and supporting our public services. Every part of this Department has been rapidly mobilised to support those in need, from saving lives, protecting the vulnerable to supporting our NHS.</p><p>Our analysis of the Future Homes Standard consultation is ongoing and the Government remains committed to publishing a response in as timely a manner as possible, in line with principle J of the Cabinet Office principles.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 14/07/2020 14:51:15 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath