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750043

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to representations received for the consultation on the housing white paper which closed on 2 May 2017.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
uin	3963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Responses to the White Paper <em>Fixing Our Broken Housing Market</em> are being analysed at present. The Government intends to issue a response in due course.</p><p /> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:31:39 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

750048

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Landlords
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the contribution of Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon of 23 March 2015 to proceedings on the Selective Licensing of Houses (Additional Conditions) (England) Order 2015, Official Report, HL Deb, column 331, whether the review of the impact of those changes 18 months after their introduction has been undertaken; and if he will place a copy of that review in the Library.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	4098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Only three applications had been received by October 2016 which proved insufficient for a meaningful assessment to be made. The Department did not therefore carry out a formal review of the changes to selective licensing introduced from April 2015. Since then we have received a further number of applications and will soon be in a position to undertake a review. I will ensure the findings of the review are placed in the Library when it is complete.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 13:57:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 4339 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

750055

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many meetings his Department has had with representatives of house building companies on the introduction of fire sprinklers in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	3911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Officials and Ministers regularly meet with representatives of house building companies to discuss a wide range of issues. We are not aware of any meetings specifically to discuss the introduction of fire sprinklers.</p><p>The Department did write to all social housing providers in 2013 following the recommendations in a Coroner’s report into firefighter deaths which occurred at Shirley Towers in Southampton in April 2010. That letter encouraged providers to consider the retrofitting of sprinklers in older residential tower blocks. The Department then reinforced the content of that letter in its response to the Coroner’s report into the Lakanal House Fire – a copy of which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/205567/Annex_B_-_SoS_DCLG_Rule_43_response.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/205567/Annex_B_-_SoS_DCLG_Rule_43_response.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:26:44 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

750061

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Government Departments: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his oral contribution of 26 June 2017, Official Report, column 348, if he will list the 15 buildings that are part of the Government estate that require further investigation.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	3902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The priority must always be ensuring the safety of residents. Where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is present on housing over 18 metres in height, the Government is providing testing for local authorities, housing associations and private sector landlords free of charge. If the screening tests indicate that such cladding would not meet the limited combustibility requirements of the current Building Regulations guidance, local authorities, housing associations, private sector landlords and the fire and rescue service will determine the best course of action, communicating closely with residents. We have given landlords advice on the immediate mitigating actions they should take and are consulting an expert advisory panel to develop further advice. We will publish a list of buildings tested in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 1339 question first answered 19/07/2017 16:25:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 4335 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

750069

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the proportion of leasehold properties affected by contracts specifying the periodic doubling of ground rent.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information but is aware of this issue and is determined to act to address any abuses within the leasehold system.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:33:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

750070

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the proportion of help to buy properties which are (a) leasehold and (b) freehold.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s statistics on the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme are published and available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-and-help-to-buy-newbuy-statistics-april-2013-to-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-and-help-to-buy-newbuy-statistics-april-2013-to-march-2017</a></p><p>This includes Tables 9, 9b and 9c with completions by property type and tenure (freehold and leasehold) on a cumulative, quarterly and local authority basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:30:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

750071

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning appeals have been made on affordable housing allocations in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Planning Inspectorate does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:28:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

749622

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2017 to Question 371, whether there is a requirement to remove polystyrene ceiling tiles from older buildings.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	3678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Where following an inspection of dwelling under the Housing Act 2004, a local authority identifies polystyrene ceiling tiles as being a fire risk, an Improvement Notice can be served requiring their removal. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice is a criminal offence for which local authorities can impose a financial penalty of up to £30,000 and apply for a Rent Repayment Order covering up to 12 month’s rent, or prosecute in the courts which have the power to impose an unlimited fine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:14:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

748592

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Regulations: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his oral contribution of 3 July 2017, Official Report, column 920, what guidance has been provided by the Panel of Independent Experts on (a) reviewing the Building Regulations Guidance in Approved Document B (fire safety) and (b) whether the recall of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee working party on Approved Document B or another vehicle would be the best way to carry out such a review.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government expects that both the independent panel and the Building Regulations Advisory Committee will have roles to play in providing advice on the wider issues emerging from the Grenfell Tower fire as well as any immediate actions which need to be taken to protect safety.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 13:50:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748873

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sex and Relationship Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to audit the emergency plans of local authorities to ensure that they are up–to–date and robust.
tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
uin	HL536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government currently does not plan to audit local authorities’ emergency plans. Local authorities, as category 1 responders under the Civil Contingency Act 2004, are subject to the full set of civil protection duties and are best placed to develop appropriate emergency plans based on local risks and needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/07/2017 16:14:24 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley