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1725509

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Freeports
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 her policy is on the (a) freeport approved for the Solent area and (b) freeports programme.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
uin	2702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>Future plans for the Freeports Programme are being carefully considered as part of the ongoing Spending Review process.</p><p>This does not change the fact that Solent Freeport, alongside the other seven English Freeports and the two Scottish Green Freeports, has had tax sites designated and is open for business. Delivery is - and will continue to be - led by local partners and I thank all those involved for their continued hard work on the project.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 04/09/2024 16:00:38 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1725757

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Insulation: 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, what estimate she has made of the number of homeowners unable to sell their home due to the installation of spray foam insulation.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	2959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>We are aware of the issues some homeowners are facing in obtaining finance where spray foam insulation has been installed. In response, the insulation, lending, and surveying communities published protocols in March 2023 to support surveyors to assess spray foam and provide reassurance to lenders. This can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.property-care.org%2Fresources%2Fspray-foam-insulation-inspections&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSGB_PQs%40communities.gov.uk%7C5a9941148e334bef0a0608dcccdba87c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638610491014916063%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3jJvrYuaVSlXkLQNd0UQ0AxqGHxw5B4DnzeUolIe1Us%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.property-care.org/resources/spray-foam-insulation-inspections(opens in a new tab)</a> and <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finsulationmanufacturers.org.uk%2Fguides-brochures%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSGB_PQs%40communities.gov.uk%7C5a9941148e334bef0a0608dcccdba87c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638610491014934583%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SNo3ZK2h6736YWC38D9XV%2BTNRXfBfYzVmxqI2Cn5OXo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Guides &amp; Documents - IMA (insulationmanufacturers.org.uk)</a>.</p><p>Whilst the department cannot comment on the decisions made by individual lenders, the presence of spray foam should not automatically prevent lending, and decisions should be made on a case-by-case basis following a survey.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 2960 question first answered 04/09/2024 15:58:39 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1725758

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Insulation: 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, what steps her Department is taking to (a) ensure that the installation of spray foam insulation is regulated and (b) support homeowners unable to sell their homes due to the installation of that insulation.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	2960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>We are aware of the issues some homeowners are facing in obtaining finance where spray foam insulation has been installed. In response, the insulation, lending, and surveying communities published protocols in March 2023 to support surveyors to assess spray foam and provide reassurance to lenders. This can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.property-care.org%2Fresources%2Fspray-foam-insulation-inspections&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSGB_PQs%40communities.gov.uk%7C5a9941148e334bef0a0608dcccdba87c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638610491014916063%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3jJvrYuaVSlXkLQNd0UQ0AxqGHxw5B4DnzeUolIe1Us%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.property-care.org/resources/spray-foam-insulation-inspections(opens in a new tab)</a> and <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finsulationmanufacturers.org.uk%2Fguides-brochures%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSGB_PQs%40communities.gov.uk%7C5a9941148e334bef0a0608dcccdba87c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638610491014934583%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SNo3ZK2h6736YWC38D9XV%2BTNRXfBfYzVmxqI2Cn5OXo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Guides &amp; Documents - IMA (insulationmanufacturers.org.uk)</a>.</p><p>Whilst the department cannot comment on the decisions made by individual lenders, the presence of spray foam should not automatically prevent lending, and decisions should be made on a case-by-case basis following a survey.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 2959 question first answered 04/09/2024 15:58:39 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1725780

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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: Rents
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 she plans to take to prevent bidding wars in the private rented sector; and when she plans to bring forward the Renters’ Rights Bill.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	2961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to bring forward a Renters’ Rights Bill as a priority. The Bill will decisively level the playing field between landlord and tenant by providing renters with greater security, rights and protections and we will crack down on the minority of unscrupulous landlords who exploit, mistreat or discriminate against tenants.</p><p>The Bill will introduce new laws that will prohibit the practice of rental bidding, which unfairly pit tenants against one another.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 2962 question first answered 04/09/2024 16:01:28 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1725781

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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: Rents
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 she is taking to prevent private rented landlords from seeking rents above the advertised price.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	2962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to bring forward a Renters’ Rights Bill as a priority. The Bill will decisively level the playing field between landlord and tenant by providing renters with greater security, rights and protections and we will crack down on the minority of unscrupulous landlords who exploit, mistreat or discriminate against tenants.</p><p>The Bill will introduce new laws that will prohibit the practice of rental bidding, which unfairly pit tenants against one another.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 2961 question first answered 04/09/2024 16:01:28 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1725789

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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 she plans to respond to the correspondence from the Rt Hon. Member for North West Essex of 13 July 2024 on Parliamentary boundaries.
tabling member constituency	North West Essex
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	2972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>A response to the Rt Hon Member was issued by email on 29 August 2024.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 04/09/2024 16:02:33 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1725791

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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: Pentland Communications and Sovereign Strategy
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 (a) she and (b) her special advisers have held discussions with representatives of (i) Sovereign Strategy and (ii) Pentland Communications since the general election.
tabling member constituency	North West Essex
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	2973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 2974 question first answered 04/09/2024 16:05:29 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1725792

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Councillors
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 meetings Ministers in her Department have had with (a) Labour, (b) Liberal Democrat and (c) Conservative councillors since the general election.
tabling member constituency	North West Essex
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	2974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 2973 question first answered 04/09/2024 16:05:29 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1726308

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Birmingham City Council: Insolvency
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 report entitled Value for money and accountability: a report on the Birmingham City Council section 114 bankruptcy, published by Sheffield University's Audit Reform Lab on 19 August 2024, if her Department will make an assessment of the the (a) findings and (b) recommendations of that report.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
uin	3553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>Commissioners at Birmingham City Council provided a response to the Audit Lab Report which is publicly available at: <a href="https://auditreformlab.group.shef.ac.uk/value-for-money-and-accountability/" target="_blank">https://auditreformlab.group.shef.ac.uk/value-for-money-and-accountability/</a>. The Ministry will continue to work with commissioners and the Council on the challenges faced at the authority to return it to financial stability. I also refer my Hon Friend to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend the Member for Ashton-under-lyne to his Oral Question <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2024-09-02/debates/7629B800-B516-47E4-8CC7-6294CF2E7073/OralAnswersToQuestions#contribution-0646E547-BF12-40BA-BC74-A710B5AEBFBF" target="_blank">900270</a> on 2 September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 04/09/2024 16:06:58 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5234

1726441

registered interest
date	27/08/2024
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: Devolution
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 recent discussions she has had with metro mayors and local authorities on further devolution.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Kevin Bonavia
uin	900286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>In the first days of this Government, the Prime Minister and I met Mayors in Downing Street to discuss devolution and the critical role for mayors in delivering our Mission of Economic Growth.</p><p>Building on the last Labour Government’s legacy of the devolution in Scotland and Wales, the Prime Minister and I are determined to see devolution extended to every corner of England and I have invited local areas without a devolution agreement to come forward.</p><p>We will continue to work with local leaders, councils, Members of Parliament and stakeholders to deepen and widen devolution across England.</p> answering member constituency Ashton-under-Lyne answering member printed Angela Rayner grouped question UIN 900292 question first answered 02/09/2024 17:08:14 answering member 4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner
tabling member	5051