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1355307

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
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	Members: Correspondence
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 (a) he or (b) a Minister in his Department plans to respond to the email invitation to attend a meeting of the all-party Parliamentary group on park homes.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	49020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The invitation is under consideration and a response will be issued shortly.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 20/09/2021 15:06:57 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1355453

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
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 his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the Law Commission’s recommendations on the regulation of event fees in retirement properties.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	49017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>In 2017, the Law Commission published a report of their review of event fees on behalf of this Department. This followed concerns raised by the Competition and Markets Authority about the fairness of some retirement property leases that have resulted in leaseholders paying an event fee of between 0.25% and 30% of the sale price of the property when selling or sub-letting. Concerns were also raised about the lack of transparency of event fees for older people and their families when purchasing a leasehold retirement property. The Law Commission made a number of recommendations in its report, which can be downloaded at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawcom.gov.uk%2Fproject%2Fevent-fees-in-retirement-properties&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C9af3d88c749e44ec1a9608d97c3cae44%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637677422317532003%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=zfNpEslOjuyfbBg1w59pPu8%2B3V6BzQ2jRVTQ%2FUU%2FDsU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/event-fees-in-retirement-properties</a>.</p><p>The Government responded to the Law Commission, thanking them for the report and agreeing to implement the majority of the recommendations.</p><p>This includes a new statutory code of practice which will ensure that these fees cannot be charged unexpectedly, while fees that breach it will be regarded as unenforceable and developers and estate agents will be required to make all such fees crystal clear to people before they buy, so prospective buyers can make an informed decision before forming a financial or emotional attachment to a property.</p><p>The Government is considering two further recommendations, on succession rights and a database of leasehold retirement properties with event fees, and will respond.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/09/2021 15:23:07 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1355466

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
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	Party Wall etc Act 1996
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 forward proposals to amend the Party Wall Act 1996.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	49118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>To ensure safe and high-quality buildings, it is important that anyone involved in a project throughout a building's lifecycle is competent to do their job properly and in compliance with the Building Regulations. The Government is working with industry to develop the professional standards of competence of those working across the built environment and enforcing a stringent new regulatory regime for high-rise residential and other in scope buildings for the Building Safety Regulator.</p><p>The Party Wall Act provides a framework for preventing and resolving disputes in relation to party walls, boundary walls and excavations near buildings. The Act is separate from obtaining planning permission or building regulations approval. At present, there are no plans to amend the Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/09/2021 15:26:45 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1355572

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
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: Multiple Occupation
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 July 2021 to Question 33931, what recent estimate he has made of the number of houses in multiple occupation in each (a) region and (b) London borough; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	49152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>A House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is a property where three or more people from two or more households share facilities, such as a kitchen and/or bathroom. Under mandatory HMO licensing, all local authorities must license HMOs in which five or more people from two or more households share facilities.</p><p>The Department gathers data from local authorities on the estimated number of HMOs annually. The latest returns can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flocal-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2019-to-2020&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C9af3d88c749e44ec1a9608d97c3cae44%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637677422317541954%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=S0t%2F3apmVy%2BnV3YJ5PZNBCNwMww5fUp1dwseAN%2F5H7g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2019-to-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/09/2021 15:27:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1354922

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
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	Homelessness
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 he has made on repealing the Vagrancy Act 1824; and what the timeframe is for the repeal of that Act.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	48283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is clear that no one should be criminalised simply for having nowhere to live and the time has come to reconsider the Vagrancy Act.</p><p>Work is ongoing to look at this complex issue and it is important that we look carefully at all options. We know from our engagement with stakeholders that there are diverging views about the necessity and relevance of the Vagrancy Act, and it may not be a question of simply repealing the 1824 Act and putting nothing in its place.</p><p>We will update on our findings in due course.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not centrally hold data on prosecutions under the Vagrancy Act over the last 10 years. The Ministry of Justice outcome by offence tool, which is publicly available, holds some of this information:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F987715%2Foutcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C77998232c6ab44ede41a08d978f3ae59%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637673810256491808%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=hruvAyHm7sZoBPMLPUh5qb7EZgnEz4SJwEOZogbLKBM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 48284 48285 question first answered 16/09/2021 10:41:29 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354923

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
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	Homelessness: Prosecutions
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 people have been prosecuted under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and (c) York in each of the last 10 years; and what steps he is taking to reduce the number of prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	48284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is clear that no one should be criminalised simply for having nowhere to live and the time has come to reconsider the Vagrancy Act.</p><p>Work is ongoing to look at this complex issue and it is important that we look carefully at all options. We know from our engagement with stakeholders that there are diverging views about the necessity and relevance of the Vagrancy Act, and it may not be a question of simply repealing the 1824 Act and putting nothing in its place.</p><p>We will update on our findings in due course.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not centrally hold data on prosecutions under the Vagrancy Act over the last 10 years. The Ministry of Justice outcome by offence tool, which is publicly available, holds some of this information:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F987715%2Foutcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C77998232c6ab44ede41a08d978f3ae59%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637673810256491808%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=hruvAyHm7sZoBPMLPUh5qb7EZgnEz4SJwEOZogbLKBM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 48283 48285 question first answered 16/09/2021 10:41:29 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354924

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
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	Homelessness: Fines
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 effectiveness of the penalties that have been served under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	48285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is clear that no one should be criminalised simply for having nowhere to live and the time has come to reconsider the Vagrancy Act.</p><p>Work is ongoing to look at this complex issue and it is important that we look carefully at all options. We know from our engagement with stakeholders that there are diverging views about the necessity and relevance of the Vagrancy Act, and it may not be a question of simply repealing the 1824 Act and putting nothing in its place.</p><p>We will update on our findings in due course.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not centrally hold data on prosecutions under the Vagrancy Act over the last 10 years. The Ministry of Justice outcome by offence tool, which is publicly available, holds some of this information:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F987715%2Foutcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C77998232c6ab44ede41a08d978f3ae59%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637673810256491808%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=hruvAyHm7sZoBPMLPUh5qb7EZgnEz4SJwEOZogbLKBM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 48283 48284 question first answered 16/09/2021 10:41:29 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354951

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
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	Local Government: Meetings
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 help local authorities hold meetings in a covid-19 safe manner.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	48241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that councils have delivered above and beyond throughout the pandemic. To support the reopening of local authority buildings and the return to face-to-face meetings, we advise use of the 'Working Safely During Coronavirus' guidance available on gov.uk which provides advice on precautions to manage risk.</p><p>Meetings where councils deem in-person attendance is not required can continue virtually. This would include non-statutory or other informal meetings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/09/2021 16:45:14 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1354982

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
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	Local Government Services: Gardens
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 provision of assisted garden maintenance services by local authorities in England.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	48242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>Assisted garden maintenance services, such as hedge or grass trimming, can be provided to support people who are unable to look after their garden themselves (such as the elderly or people with disabilities). They can be offered free of charge or for a small fee. <br> <br> MHCLG does not collect information on which councils provide these services, as it is a matter for local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/09/2021 16:44:40 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1354989

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
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	Beaches: Monitoring
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 data his Department holds on the number of beach patrols undertaken by local authorities in England.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	48244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/09/2021 16:44:10 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed