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851537

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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: Business Interests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which members of his Department's board are responsible for ensuring the proper application of the business appointment rules for former Ministers and senior civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	130300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Applications under business appointment rules from former Ministers are considered by the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.</p><p>Applications from Minstry of Housing, Communities and Local Government officials at Director General level are handled in line with the business appointment rules and are determined by the Prime Minister. Applications from senior civil service officials below director general level are overseen by the Permanent Secretary and HR Director, both of whom serve on the Department’s Board.</p><p>The Department’s Audit and Risk Committee, chaired by the Department’s Lead Non-Executive Director, will monitor departmental compliance with the Business Appointment Rules at regular intervals.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 08/03/2018 11:02:55 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

851599

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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: Travellers
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 22 February 2018 to Question 127503, if he will take additional steps to promote to local authorities the availability of funding for Traveller pitches.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	130362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>I would reiterate my answer to Question UIN 127503 on 22 February - the Department has already published an addendum to the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 prospectus and supplementary information, which publicly set out that funding is now available for new build traveller pitches within the Programme.</p><p>I would take this opportunity to invite local authorities and housing associations to submit their bids for funding for new traveller pitches. The addendum to the prospectus and supplementary information are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/shared-ownership-and-affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/shared-ownership-and-affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/03/2018 16:12:27 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

851616

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	Local Government Finance
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 his Department has issued instructions to local authorities to build up reserves.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	130379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Councils are free to determine the level of reserves they hold and are accountable to their electorate for the decisions they make. They are required by statute to hold a level of unallocated reserves commensurate with sound financial risk management.</p><p>No specific instructions have been issued to local authorities in relation to building up their reserves. Nor is there any national guidance on the minimum or maximum level of reserves, either as an absolute amount or as a percentage of the budget. To ensure prudent management, some authorities will maintain reserves at higher levels than others</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/03/2018 15:30:01 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

850640

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Holiday Accommodation: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of owners of holiday properties who have registered for the small business rates relief.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	129894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the number of holiday properties that are registered for, or receive, small business rate relief. Decisions on whether a property qualifies for small business rate relief rest with local councils.</p><p>The Valuation Office Agency ratings list data shows that there are 41,000 properties classed as self-catering holiday homes with a rateable value of up to £15,000, which is the upper limit for small business rate relief. However, not all of these properties will receive this relief, for example where owners have more than one property.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 06/03/2018 13:24:09 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850646

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2017 to Question 127316 on High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention, what the Government's definition is of limited combustibility.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	129899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Materials of limited combustibility are defined, for the purposes of Approved Document B, in Table A7 of Approved Document B. The criteria varies depending on the nature of the material and its use.</p><p>The approved document is available on the Gov.uk website at<br><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-approved-document-b" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-approved-document-b</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/03/2018 11:48:31 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 44855 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

850681

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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: 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, with reference to his Department's explanatory memorandum to its Supplementary Estimate 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the effect on house-building in London of surrendering £65m for the London settlement in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	129929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The £65 million surrendered was from a loan-funding programme devolved to the Greater London Authority (GLA), which ends in March 2018. This money was not fully spent by the GLA, under the leadership of the London mayor, so was returned. For comparison, in 2009/10 £144 million for housing and a potential £122 million on regeneration went unspent.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 05/03/2018 16:28:28 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

850682

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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, with reference to his Department's explanatory memorandum to its Supplementary Estimate 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the effect on affordable housing of surrendering £52m for build to rent in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	129930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Build to Rent Fund was closed to new applications in 2016. At the 2017/18 Supplementary Estimate, the following budget profile was agreed in order to provide for loans to be drawn down under existing loan agreements under the Fund:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gross budget</strong></p></td><td><p>150,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>150,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Prospective developers of housing built for rent may also apply to my Department for support under the Home Building Fund, which became operational in 2016.</p><p>In addition, our private rented sector housing debt guarantee scheme has approved approximately £1.5 billion of transactions. Government funding and guarantees are just one source of investment for the Build to Rent sector. Knight Frank, a real estate consultancy firm, estimated that £25 billion had been invested in the sector in total (UK figure) as of 2017.</p><p>The Build to Rent Fund is a loan fund made available in order to support and encourage investment in the build-to-rent housing sector. The fund received more financial transaction income in 17/18 than expected. In line with good financial management of public funds, this allowed the Department to return £52 million of funding back to HMT. The surrender has no impact on the delivery of affordable housing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 129783 question first answered 08/03/2018 16:24:33 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

850683

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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 Estates: Regeneration
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 his Department's explanatory memorandum to its Supplementary Estimate 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the effect on local regeneration programmes of surrendering £52m for estate regeneration in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	129931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to estate regeneration and reaffirmed this commitment by announcing an additional £400 million at Autumn Budget.</p><p>Below is a table that outlines the funding (net budget) allocated to the Estate Regeneration Programme from 2018/19 onwards. This is comprised of the remaining balance of previously allocated funding plus £400 million made available to the Department as part of the Autumn Budget settlement.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Estate Regeneration</strong> <strong>Programme</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Capital (Financial Transactions) Net Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>£'000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loans</p></td><td><p>93,700</p></td><td><p>95,800</p></td><td><p>109,400</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>498,900</p></td><td><p>498,900</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 129781 question first answered 08/03/2018 11:40:41 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

850684

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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, with reference to his Department's explanatory memorandum to its Supplementary Estimate 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the effect on the building of affordable housing of surrendering £48m for affordable housing (National Productivity Investment Fund) in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	129932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>We will continue to invest over £9 billion into building more affordable homes, including an additional £2 billion targeted at social rent. Housing developments take time to move forward.</p><p>By comparison, in 2009/10 the then Minister for Housing allowed an underspend of £144 million for housing and a potential £122 million on regeneration.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/03/2018 16:06:24 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

850685

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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: 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, with reference to his Department's explanatory memorandum to its Supplementary Estimate 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the effect on housebuilding of surrendering £166m for accelerated construction (National Productivity Investment Fund) in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	129933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>There will overall be no impact on the programme.</p><p>We are finalising the details of the new refocused Accelerated Construction programme to ensure that it will deliver additional houses whilst also freeing up cash to maximise support for our wider housing priorities including investing £9 billion into building more affordable homes and an additional £2 billion targeted at social rent. Housing developments take time to move forward.</p><p>By comparison, in 2009/10 the then Minister for Housing allowed an underspend of £144 million for housing and a potential £122 million on regeneration.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/03/2018 16:08:05 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey