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1005612

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement (1) a Land Value Tax, (2) enhanced Compulsory Purchase Orders, (3) land assembly powers, and (4) the recommendations in the report by the APPG on Land Value Capture, Capturing Land Value for the Public Benefit, published in November.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL11383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to using existing mechanisms of land value capture as effectively as possible. We have recently introduced major reforms to the planning rulebook to help local authorities capture land value for affordable housing, and make sure developers know the contributions expected of them. At Autumn Budget we also announced further reforms to improve the existing system of developer contributions. The key objectives of these reforms are to make the system of developer contributions more transparent and accountable. However, we recognise more needs to be done, and will continue to explore options to go further. Through the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017, the Government has taken forward wide-ranging reforms to make the compulsory purchase process clearer, fairer and faster for all. We are keen to let these recent reforms bed in but will continue to monitor their practical application. We announced at Budget a £10 million fund to support local authorities that want to establish delivery vehicles that have strong land assembly powers, and in the Summer legislated to enable the creation of locally-accountable New Town Development Corporations. We note the report by the APPG on land value capture, the HCLG Select committee has also recently held an inquiry on Land Value Capture and the Government is due to respond to the Committee’s recommendations shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 22/11/2018 16:06:34 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1005680

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists
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 validity of reports that local authorities are excluding people from social housing waiting lists due to (a) a history of rent arrears, (b) criminal convictions and (c) experience of rough sleeping.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	190431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Localism Act 2011 gave local authorities the power to set their own qualification criteria for social housing. They can now decide who should qualify for social housing in their area, and develop solutions which make best use of the social housing stock. The Localism Act also retained the statutory ‘reasonable preference’ requirements which ensure that overall priority for social housing goes to those in housing need, including homeless households, those in overcrowded housing, and those with medical and welfare needs.</p><p>The Social Housing Green Paper published in August this year (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-new-deal-for-social-housing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-new-deal-for-social-housing</a>) sets out an intention to undertake an evidence collection exercise to help us understand how the social housing allocation framework is playing out in local areas and if it is striking the right balance of fairness, support and aspiration. The exercise will include a focus on how local authority flexibilities on qualification and prioritisation are being used in practice.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/11/2018 16:25:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1005702

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Social Services: Children
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 the transition to a new single authority in Buckinghamshire will not affect existing programmes to improve the provision of Children's Services.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	190318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The leaders of all the Buckinghamshire councils have made clear to me their commitment to ensure the continuing improvement of children’s services. It will be important throughout the transition to the recommendations of the Children’s Commissioner are given due regard. I am considering how these recommendations may best be reflected in the Order which, if approved by Parliament, will implement the new unitary district council and make provision for transitional arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 20/11/2018 17:24:08 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1003579

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2018 to Question 164527 on Buildings: Insulation, what assessment he has made of the level of risk combustible cladding poses to (a) schools, (b) care homes and (c) hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	189775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The remediation programme underway since the Grenfell Tower tragedy is dealing with Aluminium Composite Materials cladding systems which are unsafe. We expect building owners to be systematically reviewing the safety of their buildings as a matter of course. All buildings covered under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which include schools, hospitals, and residential care premises, must have their fire risk assessment regularly reviewed so as to keep it up to date.</p><p>Schools are very safe environments in this regard as they are typically occupied during the daytime and have multiple exit routes. In addition, all schools must comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including having an up-to-date Fire Risk Assessment and conducting regular fire drills.</p><p>NHS trusts are locally responsible for their fire safety, and take it very seriously. Fire safety guidance specific to the NHS, Firecode, is provided to support them in doing this. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, NHS organisations must, as far as is reasonably practical, make sure that everyone on the premises, or nearby, can escape safely if there is a fire. They will therefore consider the ban on combustible cladding as part of the regular fire risk assessments they carry out on their existing estate</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/11/2018 16:27:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1003600

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Leasehold: Reform
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 publish the (a) people and (b) organisations that were invited to the roundtable event on leasehold reform on Thursday 8 November.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	189727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State met with industry stakeholders on Thursday 8 November to discuss how best to support existing leaseholders with onerous leases.</p><p>Names of invitees cannot be disclosed for data protection reasons. The organisations invited to attend the meeting were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Adriatic Land</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aviva</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barclays</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barratt Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bellway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Building Societies Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City and Docklands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Competition and Markets Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consensus Business Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conveyancing Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Countryside Properties</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E&amp;J Estates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fairview New Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Base</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Freehold Corporation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Galliford Try</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Helical</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higgins Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Builders Federation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HSBC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inspired Villages</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laing O’Rouke</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Land Charter Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Landmark Investments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Law Society</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Linea Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lloyds Bank</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Harbour</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LPC Living</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miller Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morris Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcourt Residential</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Persimmon Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pier Management</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redrow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rothesay Life</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Bank of Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Santander</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solicitors Regulation Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taylor Wimpey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trading Standards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Finance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston Homes</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 19/11/2018 16:09:25 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1003665

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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: Energy
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 quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Planning Inspectorate, (iii) the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, (iv) the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, and (v) Homes England in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested for (i) the Department, (ii) Planning Inspectorate, (iii) Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre and (v) Homes England are set out in the tables at annex A. The information for (iv) the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (EDC) is not held centrally. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and has reduced its carbon emissions by 64 per cent since 2009-10.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/11/2018 16:12:35 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry attachment 1 file name 189712_Quantity_of_Gas_and_Eelctricity.docx title PQ 189712 - Quantity of Gas and Electricity
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003666

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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: Energy
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 cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Planning Inspectorate, (iii) the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, (iv) the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation and (v) Homes England in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested for (i) the Department, (ii) Planning Inspectorate, (iii) Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre and (v) Homes England are set out in the attached table.</p><p>The information for (iv) the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (EDC) is not held centrally.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and has reduced its carbon emissions by 64 per cent since 2009-10.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/11/2018 16:11:35 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry attachment 1 file name 189713_cost_of_Gas_and_Electricity .docx title PQ 189713 - Table of cost of Gas and Electricity
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003709

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Fireworks: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 information his Department holds on the number of (a) people and (b) animals injured in incidents involving fireworks at private, non-organised events during November in each of the last five years in Yorkshire and Humber.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	189805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>MHCLG does not hold data for people or animals injured in incidents involving fireworks.</p><p>Government takes firework safety very seriously and the Office for Product Safety and Standards is currently working with industry, retailers, charities and others, including the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and Netmums, to promote the safe and responsible use of fireworks and to raise consumer awareness on firework safety.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 14/11/2018 10:44:07 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1003736

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Council Tax: Non-payment
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 bring England in line with the rest of the UK by ending the use of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax debt.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	189834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Imprisonment should only ever be the last resort for non-payment of council tax. Before a magistrates’ court commits someone to prison for failure to pay their council tax, it must inquire as to the debtor’s means, and satisfy itself that failure to pay is due to “wilful refusal or culpable neglect”. This is to prevent persons who are genuinely unable to pay their council tax from being committed to prison. The Government does not have any plans to change the current arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 19/11/2018 16:24:15 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1003747

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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: Billing
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 proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015 all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually their payment performance annually.</p><p>The Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain in public sector contracts, to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/11/2018 16:15:27 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett