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1289960

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
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	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, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving consumer protection in the residential building industry.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	158973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving consumer protection for residents across the housing market, including the residential building industry. This includes ensuring that the New Homes Ombudsman is established and developers are required to belong to it. Last year we published the draft Building Safety Bill which included provision for the New Homes Ombudsman. This will require developers to belong to the New Homes Ombudsman and provide better protection for new build homebuyers.​ <br> <br> We will bring forward legislation when Parliamentary time allows. Alongside introducing legislation, we continue to stay in touch with the industry-led New Homes Quality Board to consider the appointment of a voluntary New Homes Ombudsman scheme and produce a developers code of practice.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/03/2021 16:03:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1290048

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
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	Housing: 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 progress has been made on the research being undertaken by the Building Research Establishment into trigger heights and thresholds.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	158844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The project on trigger thresholds was commissioned in September 2020 and the research remains on going. The research is currently scheduled to conclude at the end of 2021.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/03/2021 13:17:45 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1290050

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
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	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 assessment his Department has undertaken of non-cladding related building safety risks, including combustible insulation and wooden timber balconies; and what steps his Department is taking to mitigate these risks.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	158845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government published in January 2020 a consolidated advice note providing advice to building owners. The consolidated advice note provided 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.</p><p>We have invested over £5 billion investment in building safety, including £3.5 billion announced on the 10 February. This will fund the cost of replaying unsafe cladding in all buildings 18 metres and over.</p><p>We will also provide leaseholders in buildings of 11-18 metres with access to finance for cladding remediation costs and a commitment that their monthly cladding repayment costs will not exceed £50 a month.</p><p>We will publish more details on how these schemes will work in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/03/2021 13:13:36 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1290052

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
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	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, whether the Government funding for remediation combustible cladding includes the remediation of (a) combustible insulation, (b) wooden timber balconies and (c) other non-cladding related building safety defects.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	158846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s existing funding schemes are providing £1.6 billion to remove and replace unsafe cladding systems from high rise residential buildings. This is because unsafe cladding acts as an accelerant to fire spread, and funding will remove the biggest obstacle to remediation proceeding. Eligible items covered by funding includes works directly related to the replacement of the unsafe cladding system. Detailed information on eligible items can be found in the relevant prospectus for each fund, available at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fbuilding-safety-programme&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C42052a3d94814453c33808d8dd85115d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637502910869130904%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z0zQhuA159h9X019Qb8Xe%2BWi83%2F7lbFPOPms8nO%2FNKY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-programme.</a></p><p>Works which are not directly related to the remediation of unsafe cladding systems will not be covered by public funding. Non-cladding defects are therefore not included unless they are integral to the cladding. Government guidance is clear that building safety is the responsibility of building owners and we have given expert advice on a range of safety issues to provide clarity. We will publish more details on how the additional £3.5 billion funding for the removal of unsafe cladding announced on 10 February will work alongside existing funds as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/03/2021 16:02:34 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1289473

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Housing: Older People
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 allocating funding to specialist retirement housing to tackle the housing shortage; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kensington
tabling member printed	Felicity Buchan
uin	158230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The growth of this sector is important for meeting the needs of the ageing population and supporting our housing supply objectives. We are investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade. This includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, where 10 per cent of delivery over the course of the programme will be used to increase the supply of much needed specialist or supported housing, including retirement housing.</p><p>We are continuing to work closely with the sector to look at how we can further support its growth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/03/2021 13:19:49 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan

1289486

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	First Time Buyers: Coventry
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 is taking to support first-time homebuyers in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	158078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>First Homes, our new home ownership scheme, will be prioritised for first-time buyers and will allow them to buy a new home with a discount of at least 30 per cent under market value. In some areas, the discounts could be as high as 50 per cent. This will significantly reduce both deposit and mortgage requirements and open up the dream of home ownership to even more people. <br> <br>Our new Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme from April 2021 to March 2023 will be targeted at helping first-time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder. In Coventry local authority area, 2,032 households have purchased through Help to Buy: Equity Loan, of which 1,821 have been first-time buyers</p><p><br>As set out in the Conservative manifesto of December 2019, the Government will encourage a market in long-term fixed rate mortgages with low deposits to promote home ownership. We stand ready to work with the sector to explore the possible options to bring these products to market.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting the supply of new homes, delivering around 244,000 last year, the highest in over 30 years.</p><p>We are bringing forward an ambitious nearly £20 billion investment, including over £12 billion in Affordable Housing over 5 years, and over £7 billion to both unlock new land through the provision of infrastructure and also diversify the market through our National Home Building Fund. Alongside our reforms to the planning system, this will deliver the new homes the country needs.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 158080 question first answered 01/03/2021 14:47:53 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1289493

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Owner Occupation: Coventry
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 is taking to support homeownership in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	158080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>First Homes, our new home ownership scheme, will be prioritised for first-time buyers and will allow them to buy a new home with a discount of at least 30 per cent under market value. In some areas, the discounts could be as high as 50 per cent. This will significantly reduce both deposit and mortgage requirements and open up the dream of home ownership to even more people. <br> <br>Our new Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme from April 2021 to March 2023 will be targeted at helping first-time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder. In Coventry local authority area, 2,032 households have purchased through Help to Buy: Equity Loan, of which 1,821 have been first-time buyers</p><p><br>As set out in the Conservative manifesto of December 2019, the Government will encourage a market in long-term fixed rate mortgages with low deposits to promote home ownership. We stand ready to work with the sector to explore the possible options to bring these products to market.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting the supply of new homes, delivering around 244,000 last year, the highest in over 30 years.</p><p>We are bringing forward an ambitious nearly £20 billion investment, including over £12 billion in Affordable Housing over 5 years, and over £7 billion to both unlock new land through the provision of infrastructure and also diversify the market through our National Home Building Fund. Alongside our reforms to the planning system, this will deliver the new homes the country needs.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 158078 question first answered 01/03/2021 14:47:53 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1289509

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	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, with reference to the Planning for the Future White Paper, updated on 4 February 2021, whether neighbourhood plans will still be able to allocate sites (a) housing and (b) other development to shape development and growth in the local area.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	158221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The Planning for the Future White Paper made clear that Neighbourhood Plans should be retained in the reformed planning system, but we will want to consider whether their content should become more focused to reflect our proposals for Local Plans. We intend to publish further details as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 158222 question first answered 04/03/2021 13:19:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1289510

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	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, with reference to the White Paper, Planning for the Future, whether he plans to enable neighbourhood plans to continue to include development management policies.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	158222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The Planning for the Future White Paper made clear that Neighbourhood Plans should be retained in the reformed planning system, but we will want to consider whether their content should become more focused to reflect our proposals for Local Plans. We intend to publish further details as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 158221 question first answered 04/03/2021 13:19:21 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1289557

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	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 tackle increases in the level of rent arrears in the private rented sector as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	158084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>This Government has provided an unprecedented package of financial support to protect renters whose income has been affected throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>Notably, to help prevent people getting into financial hardship, we have increased the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rate in 2020/21 to the 30th percentile of local market rents in each area. The increased LHA rates will be maintained at the current levels in cash terms in 2021/22, even in areas where the 30th percentile of local rents has gone down. We have boosted the welfare system by billions of pounds, including increasing Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit by up to £1,040 for the year. In addition, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has offered support for businesses to pay staff salaries, enabling people to continue to pay their rent and has been extended until the end of April 2021.</p><p>For those who require additional support, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) are available. As announced at the spending round for 2020/21, there is already £180 million in DHPs for local authorities to distribute for supporting renters with housings costs in the private and social rented sectors. For 2021-22 the Government will make available £140 million in DHP funding, which takes account of the increased LHA rates.</p><p>The recently published English Housing Survey Household Resilience Study found that 93 per cent of private renters are up to date on their rent. This indicates our package of support is working, and has prevented widespread arrears.</p><p>We continue to closely monitor the ongoing effects of the pandemic on renters.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 158087 question first answered 01/03/2021 14:49:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald