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1146923

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 9 September (HL17590), whether the 2019–20 local government finance settlement was higher than the 2018–19 settlement.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>I can confirm that the 2019-20 local government finance settlement was higher than the 2018-19 settlement. Core Spending Power increased from £45.1 billion in 2018-19 to £46.2 billion in 2019-20, a cash-increase of 2.5% and a real-terms increase in resources available to local authorities.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 08/10/2019 14:41:42 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1147004

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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, who should bear the cost of remedial fire safety work such as fireproofing in a block of flats owned by a Housing Association with half social tenants and half leasehold tenants.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	292248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 16:05:30 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1147006

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national buildings register of all high-risk buildings over 11m in height in England to store information such as construction materials used fire safety certification.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	292249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The government published its Building a Safer Future Consultation on proposals for reform of the building safety regulatory system on 6 June. The consultation included proposals on establishing a register for buildings within scope of the new regime and proposals on construction products. The consultation included an analytical overview of the proposals. The government is considering the responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 10:18:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 137088 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1147014

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Empty Property: Shops
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 reduce the number of empty shops on high streets in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	292088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Our Plan for the High Street announced in Autumn Budget 2018 included a number of measures to address the number of empty shops on high streets. The Open Doors pilot tests a new way to address this challenge by matching landlords of empty commercial properties across England with community groups looking for space; whilst the pilot register for empty commercial properties will improve the transparency of ownership on the high street, making it easier to bring empty shops into use. Our Plan for the High Street also included commitments to cut business rates bills of small retailers by one third.</p><p>In the Spring Statement of March 2019, the government announced new and amended permitted development rights to support high streets making it easier to change the use of high street properties as well as extending temporary change of use to enable more community use of empty properties.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 03/10/2019 10:14:41 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1147024

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Towns Fund
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 criteria was for the selection of the 100 places to benefit from the recently announced new Towns Fund.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	292094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>As part of the process of identifying the initial 100 places, towns have been chosen on the basis of a robust selection methodology. This took into account various qualitative and quantitative indicators. These included income deprivation, skills, productivity, EU exit exposure, economic shocks, investment opportunities, and policy alignment.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 292121 question first answered 03/10/2019 10:13:30 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1147036

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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, whether each local authority in (a) England and (b) Wales (i) exceeds, (ii) meets or (iii) fails to meet their identified housing need, as outlined by his Department's most recent indicative assessment of housing need, using the National Planning Policy Framework's criteria.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	292309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The objectively assessed need of individual local authorities is not recorded by government. It is for local authorities to calculate their development needs which influences the level of development authorities plan for.</p><p><br> Through the Housing Delivery Test the delivery of the number of homes planned is measured. We published the first measurement on 19 February 2019 and they can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-delivery-test-2018-measurement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-delivery-test-2018-measurement</a>.</p><p><br> The National Planning Policy Framework introduced a standard method for assessing the minimum number of homes that an area needs. However, this is a starting point in the process and does not specify how many homes should actually be built, therefore delivery against these numbers is not measured.</p><p><br> These matters are devolved to the Welsh Government in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 292310 question first answered 03/10/2019 15:25:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1147037

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Port of Tyne: 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, for what reasons the Port of Tyne has not received grants from the Brexit Readiness Fund.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	292232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Across 2017/18 and 2018/19, my Department has made available £77 million to help local areas prepare for Brexit. This includes £60 million that has been distributed between all local authorities in England, and an additional £8.15 million allocated to further support councils which either have, or are near to, a major air, land or sea port to ensure they continue to operate efficiently. <br> <br> The additional funding for councils with ports is to boost those councils’ capacity and help them put in place measures that will protect the services that residents, communities and businesses rely upon. The allocations for this funding have been based on a number of factors including the expected impact on the local area, the amount of EU goods received by port areas into the country and the areas’ wider importance to the UK’s trade network. The Port of Tyne is within the boundaries of North Tyneside Council, which has received £314,952 of Brexit capacity funding from MHCLG.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/10/2019 13:49:19 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1147040

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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, whether each local authority in (a) England and (b) Wales (i) exceeds, (ii) meets or (iii) fails to meet their objectively assessed need, using the National Planning Policy Framework's criteria.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	292310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The objectively assessed need of individual local authorities is not recorded by government. It is for local authorities to calculate their development needs which influences the level of development authorities plan for.</p><p><br> Through the Housing Delivery Test the delivery of the number of homes planned is measured. We published the first measurement on 19 February 2019 and they can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-delivery-test-2018-measurement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-delivery-test-2018-measurement</a>.</p><p><br> The National Planning Policy Framework introduced a standard method for assessing the minimum number of homes that an area needs. However, this is a starting point in the process and does not specify how many homes should actually be built, therefore delivery against these numbers is not measured.</p><p><br> These matters are devolved to the Welsh Government in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 292309 question first answered 03/10/2019 15:25:11 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1147093

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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, for what reason Ministers of his Department are unable to comment on specific buildings with cladding issues raised in correspondence dated 25 September 2019 with the hon. Member for Croydon North.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	292250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department provides general advice on building safety but does not offer advice on the safety of individual buildings. It is for building owners to ensure that their buildings are safe – and to seek appropriate professional advice as required. Advice Note 14 helps building owners take the most appropriate course of action should there be any concerns about their building’s external wall system. Local authorities and Fire and Rescue Services may take action on individual buildings where safety issues have been identified.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 10:16:40 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 137091 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1147100

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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: 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, what estimate he has made of the number of homes in England that have been valued at £0 because surveyors could not be sure that the cladding and insulation on the buildings were not flammable.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	292251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 15:48:16 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 137092 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed