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1715045

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Proportional Representation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of proportional representation as it has been deployed in electoral systems across the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kempsell
uin	HL4226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government was elected on a manifesto which included a commitment to continue to support use of the First Past the Post voting system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that the First Past the Post system is a robust and secure way of electing representatives, that is well understood by voters, and provides for strong and clear local accountability. It ensures a clear link between elected representatives and constituents in a manner that other voting systems may not.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not support nor has it assessed the use of proportional voting in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 15/05/2024 15:24:04 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4988 label Biography information for Lord Kempsell

1715049

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to statistics from the 2021 Census which showed that the North East has the highest proportion of disabled people in England, what steps they are taking to ensure there is an adequate provision of accessible housing in the region.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Newcastle
uin	HL4230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out that local authorities should assess the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community, including older people and people with disabilities, and reflect this in their local plan. As planning is a local responsibility, proportionate data about local housing needs and provision is not held centrally, although the English Housing Survey collects data on accessibility and adaptations within the home; the most recent adaptations report is published online.</p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne grouped question UIN HL4231 question first answered 15/05/2024 16:21:55 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
tabling member	4996 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Newcastle

1715050

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of homes built in the North East of England in the past year are wheelchair accessible.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Newcastle
uin	HL4231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out that local authorities should assess the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community, including older people and people with disabilities, and reflect this in their local plan. As planning is a local responsibility, proportionate data about local housing needs and provision is not held centrally, although the English Housing Survey collects data on accessibility and adaptations within the home; the most recent adaptations report is published online.</p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne grouped question UIN HL4230 question first answered 15/05/2024 16:21:55 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
tabling member	4996 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Newcastle

1713289

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to ensuring that building owners, whether freeholders, commonhold associations or enfranchised leaseholders, who are required to remedy non ‘life-critical fire safety defects’ have an automatic remedy against the person responsible for the defective construction.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Lytton
uin	HL4030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>Interested parties including freeholders, leaseholders, commonhold associations or enfranchised leaseholders can potentially look to pursue a previous freeholder, developer and any associated company or person for remediation costs through a remediation contribution order. They also have the potential to pursue developers, contractors, or manufacturers where they are liable for defects which meant one or more dwelling in the building was not fit for habitation when the relevant works were completed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 08/05/2024 16:20:44 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1864 label Biography information for The Earl of Lytton

1713290

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Flats: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which types of defect data they collect when assessing the prevalence of non-cladding defects in residential buildings.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Lytton
uin	HL4031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department receives quarterly updates from Registered Providers of social housing on progress towards remediating buildings for which they are the Responsible Entity. This includes data on buildings with external and/or internal life-critical fire safety defects. In addition to unsafe cladding, relevant defects may include but are not limited to: compartmentation between dwellings or between dwellings and common parts; inadequate fire stopping or fire barriers; incorrect or missing fire escape signage; inadequate or defective fire detection and alarm systems; unprotected means of escape; and inadequate or defective firefighting equipment or installations.</p><p>The Department also receives quarterly updates from developers that have signed the developer remediation contract. This too includes data on buildings with external and/ or internal life-critical fire safety defects.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 08/05/2024 16:26:28 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1864 label Biography information for The Earl of Lytton

1713310

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Audit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current backlog in local authority audits; and what plans they have to deliver all outstanding audit opinions by their proposed deadline of 30 September.
tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
uin	HL4051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that the significant backlog of local audits in England is unacceptable. It is taking action to deal with this backlog and put the system on a sustainable footing. On 8 February DLUHC, with local audit system organisations, issued a <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Faddressing-the-local-audit-backlog-in-england-consultation%2Flocal-audit-delays-joint-statement-on-update-to-proposals-to-clear-the-backlog-and-embed-timely-audit&amp;data=05|02|Will.Noble%40levellingup.gov.uk|5e3ccd18914a4b14340508dc6503a3e2|bf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8|0|0|638496313516218439|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D|0|||&amp;sdata=QU9K5l1Eb1y2kxws975R%2FMRmhu8zGHFjSWy8j%2BRMxRo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Joint Statement</a> setting out a clear package of measures to meet these challenges, alongside the launch of DLUHC and National Audit Office consultations.</p><p>We proposed a statutory backstop date of 30 September 2024 for the publication of audited accounts for all years up to and including 2022/23. This will enable local authorities and firms to focus on the most recent accounts as quickly as possible. Five years of further backstop dates would allow assurance to be gradually rebuilt. The Government also recognises that important questions concerning systemic challenges must be addressed.</p><p>The Government is carefully reviewing consultation responses and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 01/05/2024 13:18:00 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name Local audit delays_ Joint statement on update to proposals to clear the backlog and embed timely audit.pdf title Joint Statement
tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

1712631

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that construction defects relating to fire safety in residential blocks have on the asset value of those buildings.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Lytton
uin	HL3992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the impact of construction defects, relating to fire safety, on the asset value of whole buildings. However, I refer the Earl of Lytton to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-16/22129" target="_blank">22129</a> On 24 April 2024 on the selling price of individual flats.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 03/05/2024 12:26:23 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name 22129.pdf title UIN 22129
tabling member	1864 label Biography information for The Earl of Lytton

1712632

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the total number of buildings for which developers have accepted responsibility for remediation under their contract is now confirmed to be 4614, as indicated in the Developer Remediation Contract Data Release: January 2024.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Lytton
uin	HL3993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>As of 31 January 2024, developers that signed the remediation contract had accepted responsibility for 4,614 buildings. Of the 4,614 buildings covered by the contract, 1,501 buildings (33%) have been identified as having life-critical fire safety defects that require remediation under the terms of the contract.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 03/05/2024 14:00:24 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1864 label Biography information for The Earl of Lytton

1712633

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government by what date they expect all buildings over 11 metres that require a work assessment to have had their assessments completed.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Lytton
uin	HL3994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>Developers that signed the developer remediation contract are required to assess and remediate relevant buildings as soon as reasonably practicable. The length of time it may reasonably take to assess and remediate a building will vary depending on factors including the scale of works required, co-operation of third parties in granting access to the building and finalising a works contract, and risk-based prioritisation by the developer of assessments and remedial works across the portfolio of buildings for which the developer is responsible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government publishes monthly data on progress that developers have made towards assessing and remediating buildings for which they are responsible under the contract.</p><p> </p><p>As at end of November 2023, fire risks assessments had been undertaken on 97.6% of all buildings reported 11m+ in height which are the responsibility of social housing providers, with a further 1.5% planned in the next nine months. As at end January 2024, developers had yet to obtain an assessment for 1,607 of the 4,614 11m+ buildings for which developers had accepted responsibility under the developer remediation contract.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 03/05/2024 14:00:54 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1864 label Biography information for The Earl of Lytton

1712634

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of "life-critical defects" in relation to fire safety risks in buildings.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Lytton
uin	HL3995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>The definition of “life-critical defects” is in Annex 1 of the developer remediation contract.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 03/05/2024 12:26:34 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1864 label Biography information for The Earl of Lytton