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973167

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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: Pregnancy
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 pregnant women who are homeless in (a) Coventry and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	174620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Official homelessness statistics confirm how many women have been accepted as statutorily homeless, who are pregnant but do not already have children in their care. The most recent figures suggest that in Q1 2018 there were 6 such cases in Coventry and 900 in England.</p><p>We have recently enacted the Homelessness Reduction Act which means that more people will be helped sooner and local authorities will move away from crisis intervention towards prevention.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/10/2018 14:55:30 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

973169

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Neighbourhood Plans
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 (a) effect on and (b) additional costs incurred by (i) local planning authorities and (ii) qualifying bodies producing a Neighbourhood Development Plan of undertaking assessments of the implications for European Sites of those plans.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	174705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Officials from my Department are aware of the judgment and are continuing to monitor a range of implications. No formal assessment has been made of the likely costs of the ruling for Local Planning Authorities or Qualifying Bodies.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/10/2018 15:10:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

973170

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Neighbourhood Plans
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 assessment of the effect of the requirements relating to Habitats Regulations Assessments and European Sites on the ability of qualifying bodies to produce a Neighbourhood Development Plan.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	174706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Officials from my Department are aware of the judgment and are continuing to monitor a range of implications.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/10/2018 15:10:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

973181

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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: 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 recent steps he has taken to ensure that leaseholders in privately-owned blocks do not have to fund the replacement of cladding and remedial fire safety measures following the Grenfell Tower tragedy; and if he will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Dame Louise Ellman
uin	174629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministers have been very clear that in the private sector it is the responsibility of the building owner, or responsible person, to fund the measures necessary to ensure the safety of residents and must do all they can to protect leaseholders from additional costs. We are encouraged by those in the sector, such as Barratt Developments, Mace, Legal &amp; General and Taylor Wimpey, who are doing the right thing and taking responsibility, and we expect others to follow their lead.</p><p>The Secretary of State has recently written to all private sector building owners who are currently committed to passing costs to leaseholders, and to those who are yet to make clear their plans to remediate their buildings, or their intention to pass on costs.</p><p>These letters set the expectation that there is a moral imperative for private sector landlords to do the right thing and remove unsafe cladding quickly and not leave leaseholders to cover the cost. We have made clear that we have ruled out no options if industry, individual building owners, or developers do not come forward with their own solutions.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/10/2018 14:59:04 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

973225

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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
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, Strengthening consumer redress in housing, which closed on 16 April 2018.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	174769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The recent consultation “Strengthening consumer redress in the housing market” sought views on how to ensure consumers have access to appropriate redress when things go wrong with their housing. This included considering whether bringing together redress schemes into a single housing ombudsman service could help simplify access.</p><p>We have been considering responses to the consultation and intend to publish our response later this year.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/10/2018 15:12:15 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

973282

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Other than short-term interns, no directly employed staff are paid less than the hourly rate of pay determined by the London Living Wage.</p><p>The Department follows the Government’s best practice guidance relating to the minimum wage, work experience and internships and the Living Wage accreditation does not require employers to pay the London or Real Living Wage to volunteers, apprentices or interns.</p><p>At the end of August 2018 the Department employed 12 summer interns on contracts lasting no longer than 12 weeks. Interns employed on this basis, both inside and outside of Greater London, earned at least £9.36 per hour which is above the recommended national minimum wage of £7.38 per hour.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 09/10/2018 14:50:03 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

973292

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Working Hours
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 the contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Senior Civil Servants are contracted to work a minimum (over a 5 day week) of either 41 or 42 hours, including daily meal breaks for one hour.</p><p>The new model contract was introduced on 1 July 2013. This standardises working hours to 42 hours. This was applicable to all new staff as well as those staff being promoted into or within the Senior Civil Service, from that date forward.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 09/10/2018 15:18:07 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

973301

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Business Improvement Districts
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 Department's policy is on business improvement districts using local authorities as debt enforcers to collect levies from council-owned services.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	174789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are business-led partnerships which are created voluntarily to deliver additional local services and upgrade the local environment for the benefit of the wider area. BIDs have had many successes as a model of how local business can work together to realise the potential of towns and high streets.</p><p>A BID is a self-defined area in which local businesses vote to raise a levy on business rates on businesses in the area. This levy is collected and enforced by the local authority and used by the BID organisation to undertake projects that benefit the local area. The Business Improvement Districts (England) Regulations 2004 sets out the relevant processes for the billing administration of the BID levy.</p><p>Whether a business is liable is for the BID proposer and the relevant billing authority to determine. Before going to ballot, the proposer of the BID must submit a proposal which outlines the geographical area, the levy amount, the projects the proposed BID will undertake, and what businesses will be liable for the levy.</p><p>The Secretary of State has a responsibility to investigate where complaints are made that material irregularities have occurred in the balloting process. If a business or individual is unhappy with the service provided by their BID, they should in the first instance get in touch with their local authority as the development and operational arrangements, including debt enforcement, of a BID are a matter for the relevant local authority and BID. If further action is required, they could also contact the Local Government Ombudsman at:</p><p>The Local Government Ombudsman <br> PO Box 4771 <br> Coventry <br> CV4 0EH</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 174790 question first answered 09/10/2018 14:48:59 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

973310

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Business Improvement Districts
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 adequacy of the oversight of business improvement districts; and what recourse is available to individuals who wish to object to debt enforcement conducted by business improvement districts.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	174790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are business-led partnerships which are created voluntarily to deliver additional local services and upgrade the local environment for the benefit of the wider area. BIDs have had many successes as a model of how local business can work together to realise the potential of towns and high streets.</p><p>A BID is a self-defined area in which local businesses vote to raise a levy on business rates on businesses in the area. This levy is collected and enforced by the local authority and used by the BID organisation to undertake projects that benefit the local area. The Business Improvement Districts (England) Regulations 2004 sets out the relevant processes for the billing administration of the BID levy.</p><p>Whether a business is liable is for the BID proposer and the relevant billing authority to determine. Before going to ballot, the proposer of the BID must submit a proposal which outlines the geographical area, the levy amount, the projects the proposed BID will undertake, and what businesses will be liable for the levy.</p><p>The Secretary of State has a responsibility to investigate where complaints are made that material irregularities have occurred in the balloting process. If a business or individual is unhappy with the service provided by their BID, they should in the first instance get in touch with their local authority as the development and operational arrangements, including debt enforcement, of a BID are a matter for the relevant local authority and BID. If further action is required, they could also contact the Local Government Ombudsman at:</p><p>The Local Government Ombudsman <br> PO Box 4771 <br> Coventry <br> CV4 0EH</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 174789 question first answered 09/10/2018 14:48:59 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

973314

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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: Construction
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 23 May 2018 to Question 145529 on affordable housing: construction, what estimate he has made of how many fewer homes will be delivered in the short-term; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	174678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Homes England continually works with the sector to maximise the delivery of affordable homes and has entered into eight strategic partnerships with some of the biggest housing associations in order to bring forward developments and accelerate the supply of affordable homes. These partnerships will deliver an additional 14,280 homes by March 2022.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/10/2018 14:56:13 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas