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1307057

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of offering council tax exemption to leaseholders at high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	179258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to introduce new council tax exemptions. Council tax contributes to a range of vital public services, including those which are at the forefront of the Covid-19 response. We are providing over £5 billion to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, making homes safer, more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/04/2021 16:39:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1307058

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	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 financial support is available to leaseholders at high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding who are issued with increased insurance premiums as a result of their buildings being classed as not fire-safe.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	179259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>We are aware that some leaseholders have received significant increases in their insurance premiums where their block has building safety concerns. We are working with the insurance industry to understand this issue and are engaging with a range of proposals put forward to address it. We are encouraging insurers to take a proportionate approach to risk.</p><p>With an unprecedented over £5 billion investment in building safety, including £3.5 billion announced in February 2021, leaseholders will now need to pay either nothing, or up to £50 per month towards fixing the problem. This helps gives lenders certainty both that the cladding will be remediated, and of the total potential financial implications for a leaseholder and their property.</p><p>This announcement is therefore an important step towards restoring confidence in the housing market. It provides certainty for lenders where unsafe cladding is present and complements the wider work we have underway to continue to develop a proportionate risk-based regulatory environment on fire safety.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/04/2021 16:30:47 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1307059

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	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 assessment his Department has made of the effect on the mental health of leaseholders at high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding of their homes being classed as not fire-safe.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	179260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>MHCLG has regular engagement with leaseholder groups and recognises the effect on residents living in high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding. That is why the Government is investing over £5 billion to remediate high rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding.</p><p>Mental health is one of the Government’s top priorities and we are working across Government to ensure that all people, regardless of their residential situation, get the help and support they need. Where residents of buildings fitted with flammable cladding need mental health support, they should make contact with their GP to discuss these issues so they may be referred to mental health services as appropriate. In addition, we are working with the NHS, Public Health England and MIND, develop resources signposting all residents to key services to help those concerned about their mental health and financial situation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/04/2021 16:40:11 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1307060

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	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, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of financial advice services available to leaseholders of high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding that are facing interim remedial costs and increased building insurance premiums.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	179261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises residents’ concerns about the cost of waking watch measures. That is why we collected and published information on waking watch costs, available at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbuilding-safety-programme-waking-watch-costs&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C47df816a50a7492b61fd08d903442c03%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637544413589182428%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=GKF9kHcq%2FFWBMrLYSSO7Turfvf%2BbMOOuShB0cAc9Zm4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-waking-watch-costs</a>. The data also illustrates that alarm systems can provide a more cost-effective means of protecting resident safety. We are therefore providing £30 million in funding to pay for the costs of installing an alarm system in buildings with unsafe cladding. The Waking Watch Relief Fund opened on 31 January 2021 to all eligible Social sector buildings in England, and all private sector buildings except those in Greater London. All applications have now been submitted and are being processed. In Greater London, the fund opened on 18 March for 6 weeks and is being administered by the GLA. Common alarm systems will enable costly waking watch measures to be replaced in buildings waiting to have unsafe cladding removed.</p><p>We are aware that some leaseholders have received significant increases in their insurance premiums where their block has building safety concerns. We are working with the insurance industry to understand this issue and are engaging with a range of proposals put forward to address it. We are encouraging insurers to take a proportionate approach to risk.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/04/2021 16:41:48 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1307129

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that contractors are charging fair and reasonable prices for remediation works on buildings clad with unsafe materials given the high demand for those remediation services.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	178692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>All applicants for remediation grant funding are required to confirm that costs are competitive and reasonable. Reasonable costs are required to be informed by an industry standard approach to specification and procurement of works having regard to cost benchmarks established from comparable projects. Higher than expected costs will be challenged and will be subject to further scrutiny. For more information please see the Building Safety Fund Prospectus available at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23prospectus---outlining-eligibility-for-the-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C47df816a50a7492b61fd08d903442c03%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637544413589162519%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=qukXo5AIeNy4BV5VAiHNSe%2F4ONNm55GFtyhm7jsBC%2FY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#prospectus---outlining-eligibility-for-the-fund</a> .</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/04/2021 16:34:16 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1307156

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Water Supply: Building Regulations
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 on the potential effect on water efficiency of lowering the requirement to 100 litres per person per day as part of a building regulations review.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	178718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Building regulations require that new homes are built to a standard of 125 litres of water used per person per day, or 110 litres per person per day if required by the local authority. The Government consulted on measures to reduce personal water use, including potential amendments to building regulations in 2019 and intends to publish a response in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/04/2021 16:35:19 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1307157

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Water Supply: Planning
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 potential merits of including a water neutral planning policy requirement within the OxCam Arc development.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	178720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>On 18 February the Government published<em> ‘Planning for sustainable growth in the Oxford Cambridge Arc’</em> where we set out the principles for how we will develop a Spatial Framework for the Arc. It will be based on a long-term, strategic approach to planning for growth across the area, unlocking its long term potential in a sustainable way and improving the Arc as a place to live and work.</p><p>In it we outline that we support an integrated approach to water management. This means setting high standards for new development, ensuring sustainable water abstraction and drought resilience, supporting water quality and support for reducing risk and resilience to flooding. It will also look at where new infrastructure should be developed, as well as incorporating nature-based solutions.</p><p>The Framework will be based on a robust and comprehensive evidence base, and we will make sure we understand the environmental, social and economic implications of proposed policies before we finalise, adopt and implement them, underpinned by a full and integrated sustainability appraisal.</p><p>As part of developing the case for new Development Corporations in the Arc, infrastructure and environmental assessments will be undertaken, including in relation to water.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/04/2021 16:19:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1307165

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Temporary Accommodation: Greater London
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 estimate he has made of the number of families living in temporary accommodation in London who have to travel over an hour each way to their children’s schools.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	178728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Time spent in temporary accommodation means people are getting help and it ensures no family is without a roof over their head.</p><p>We do not collect data on the distance of temporary accommodation from the household’s school. The legislation and guidance set out that in the first instance, local authorities should try to place individuals within their own area, and retain established links with schools, doctors, social workers and other key services and support. However, when this is not possible, they should place the household as near as possible to the original local authority. Placing a household out of the local authority area should be as a last resort and authorities must consider the impact a change in location would have on a household.</p><p>If a local authority places a household into accommodation in another local area, they are required by law to notify the local authority of any placement, to ensure there is no disruption to schooling or employment for example.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 19/04/2021 16:54:55 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1307247

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Right to Buy Scheme: Feltham and Heston
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 potential merits of rolling out the voluntary right to buy scheme to housing association tenants in Feltham and Heston constituency.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	179127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Voluntary Right to Buy Midlands pilot is now in its final stages, and an independent evaluation of the pilot was published in February 2021. The Government committed to evaluate new pilot areas.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/04/2021 16:38:52 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1307309

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Affordable Housing: Cambridgeshire
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 29 March 2021 to Question 174145 on Affordable Housing: Cambridgeshire, what other criteria were assessed in addition to value for money.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	179163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to publish the criteria or metrics used but remains committed to supporting affordable housing in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and will consider making further funding available for schemes that can deliver by the end of March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/04/2021 16:27:44 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner