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1565373

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Property Management Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of his Department's policies on protecting residents from unscrupulous management companies; and whether he plans to take further steps to protect residents.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Brandon Lewis
uin	119928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer my Rt. Hon. Friend to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-12-20%2F114795&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cfabe072d72184d754dd108daf94b1912%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638096398176953009%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=D7rD9cTg04pL%2FO%2BW1R1eSNAOChgCHIPbOqM3rk2u0qk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">114795</a> on 13 January 2023.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/01/2023 16:38:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis

1565376

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of leaseholders appointing a Building Safety Director when they live in high rise blocks with voluntary Resident Management Companies.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	119931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The Building Safety Act 2022 provides that resident-led companies will have the option to appoint a person with the relevant professional expertise to their board, to support them in meeting their building safety duties. The consultation on the secondary legislation relating to the building safety director proposals is open until 7 February 2023 and we will consider all responses prior to finalising the policy.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 19/01/2023 10:53:15 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1565379

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November to Question 90729 on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, whether an assessor to conduct the assurance review of BCP Council's governance and finance arrangements has been appointed; and whether the final report of the review will be published before the May 2023 local elections.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	119880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>A reviewer of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's governance and finance arrangements will be appointed in due course. I will write to local MPs once the appointment has been made.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 16/01/2023 13:13:13 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1565416

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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 Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will (a) withdraw or (b) extend the requirement for local authorities to have up-to-date Local Plans in place by December 2023.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	120128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The government's current consultation: 'The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy' sets out the proposed timeline for transitioning to the new system of plan making, which we expect to go live in late 2024.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/01/2023 16:40:27 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1565424

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Parking: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of parking companies charging for parking using mobile technology on people who do not have access to this technology; and whether he will take steps to require alternate payment methods to be made available.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	119998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is taking action to improve the regulation of the private parking industry. My department is currently implementing the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, including the development of an independent Code of Practice that sets out straightforward rules that private parking companies must follow.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 18/01/2023 15:46:56 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1565430

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Warwick and Leamington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of Ukrainians housed under the Homes for Ukraine scheme have moved out of their original sponsor household following the initial 6-month period in Warwick and Leamington constituency as of 9 January.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	120001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>We do not hold centrally comprehensive data outlining post-six-month accommodation arrangements for all guests.</p><p>Data on arrivals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme can be accessed <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fukraine-family-scheme-application-data%2Fukraine-family-scheme-and-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-homes-for-ukraine-visa-data--2&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cefee5f4523a9416d27f608daf8a7e0b1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638095697145849910%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Rj6PN3tfvzRzKWWrjUzt%2FHm65o83qXyVUmOKCXbX7SI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 119081 119082 120000 question first answered 17/01/2023 16:46:00 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1565439

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Empty Property: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an estimate of the number of unoccupied dwellings in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	120008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The department collects and publishes data on empty properties and second homes that are liable for council tax at a local authority level. The latest statistics from October 2022 are published <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1120090%2FCouncil_Taxbase_Local_Authority_Level_Data_for_2022.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C1fe58cb9805941a2dd0c08daf7dba5b7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638094819983295693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8QX16A9Ai750IITozJZ3TssbLG714QXvuDmtMec0v%2B0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>In order to support communities affected by short-term lets, in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill we committed to introducing a new registration scheme in England. The register will improve consistency in standards across all types of guest accommodation and will deliver much needed evidence and data about the number and location of short term lets in England.</p><p>Since 2010, over 819,000 households have been helped to purchase a home through government-backed schemes. This government has cut Stamp Duty Land Tax, expanding First Time Buyers Relief, and extended the mortgage guarantee scheme for a further year to maintain availability of mortgages for buyers with only a 5% deposit. Our new First Homes policy brings homes for sale at a discount or at least 30% to full market values, making both deposits and mortgage requirements.</p><p>Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver thousands of affordable homes both for rent and to buy right across the country. The Levelling Up White Paper committed to increasing the supply of social rented homes and a large number of the new homes delivered through our Affordable Homes Programme will be for social rent.</p><p>The government has committed to bringing forward discounted homes for first-time buyers, prioritised for local people and key workers. cheaper and opening up the dream of home ownership to even more people. Crucially, the discount is passed on to all future purchasers in perpetuity, so these homes will keep helping first-time buyers onto the property ladder for generations to come.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 120009 120011 120012 120013 120014 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:46:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1565440

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Second Homes: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an estimate of the number of second homes in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	120009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The department collects and publishes data on empty properties and second homes that are liable for council tax at a local authority level. The latest statistics from October 2022 are published <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1120090%2FCouncil_Taxbase_Local_Authority_Level_Data_for_2022.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C1fe58cb9805941a2dd0c08daf7dba5b7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638094819983295693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8QX16A9Ai750IITozJZ3TssbLG714QXvuDmtMec0v%2B0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>In order to support communities affected by short-term lets, in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill we committed to introducing a new registration scheme in England. The register will improve consistency in standards across all types of guest accommodation and will deliver much needed evidence and data about the number and location of short term lets in England.</p><p>Since 2010, over 819,000 households have been helped to purchase a home through government-backed schemes. This government has cut Stamp Duty Land Tax, expanding First Time Buyers Relief, and extended the mortgage guarantee scheme for a further year to maintain availability of mortgages for buyers with only a 5% deposit. Our new First Homes policy brings homes for sale at a discount or at least 30% to full market values, making both deposits and mortgage requirements.</p><p>Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver thousands of affordable homes both for rent and to buy right across the country. The Levelling Up White Paper committed to increasing the supply of social rented homes and a large number of the new homes delivered through our Affordable Homes Programme will be for social rent.</p><p>The government has committed to bringing forward discounted homes for first-time buyers, prioritised for local people and key workers. cheaper and opening up the dream of home ownership to even more people. Crucially, the discount is passed on to all future purchasers in perpetuity, so these homes will keep helping first-time buyers onto the property ladder for generations to come.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 120008 120011 120012 120013 120014 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:46:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1565442

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Empty Property and Second Homes: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of (a) empty and (b) second homes in (i) York and (ii) York Central over the last year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	120011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The department collects and publishes data on empty properties and second homes that are liable for council tax at a local authority level. The latest statistics from October 2022 are published <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1120090%2FCouncil_Taxbase_Local_Authority_Level_Data_for_2022.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C1fe58cb9805941a2dd0c08daf7dba5b7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638094819983295693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8QX16A9Ai750IITozJZ3TssbLG714QXvuDmtMec0v%2B0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>In order to support communities affected by short-term lets, in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill we committed to introducing a new registration scheme in England. The register will improve consistency in standards across all types of guest accommodation and will deliver much needed evidence and data about the number and location of short term lets in England.</p><p>Since 2010, over 819,000 households have been helped to purchase a home through government-backed schemes. This government has cut Stamp Duty Land Tax, expanding First Time Buyers Relief, and extended the mortgage guarantee scheme for a further year to maintain availability of mortgages for buyers with only a 5% deposit. Our new First Homes policy brings homes for sale at a discount or at least 30% to full market values, making both deposits and mortgage requirements.</p><p>Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver thousands of affordable homes both for rent and to buy right across the country. The Levelling Up White Paper committed to increasing the supply of social rented homes and a large number of the new homes delivered through our Affordable Homes Programme will be for social rent.</p><p>The government has committed to bringing forward discounted homes for first-time buyers, prioritised for local people and key workers. cheaper and opening up the dream of home ownership to even more people. Crucially, the discount is passed on to all future purchasers in perpetuity, so these homes will keep helping first-time buyers onto the property ladder for generations to come.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 120008 120009 120012 120013 120014 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:46:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1565443

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Second Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of second home prevalence on housing (a) availability and (b) costs in areas where housing accommodation is limited.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	120012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The department collects and publishes data on empty properties and second homes that are liable for council tax at a local authority level. The latest statistics from October 2022 are published <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1120090%2FCouncil_Taxbase_Local_Authority_Level_Data_for_2022.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C1fe58cb9805941a2dd0c08daf7dba5b7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638094819983295693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8QX16A9Ai750IITozJZ3TssbLG714QXvuDmtMec0v%2B0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>In order to support communities affected by short-term lets, in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill we committed to introducing a new registration scheme in England. The register will improve consistency in standards across all types of guest accommodation and will deliver much needed evidence and data about the number and location of short term lets in England.</p><p>Since 2010, over 819,000 households have been helped to purchase a home through government-backed schemes. This government has cut Stamp Duty Land Tax, expanding First Time Buyers Relief, and extended the mortgage guarantee scheme for a further year to maintain availability of mortgages for buyers with only a 5% deposit. Our new First Homes policy brings homes for sale at a discount or at least 30% to full market values, making both deposits and mortgage requirements.</p><p>Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver thousands of affordable homes both for rent and to buy right across the country. The Levelling Up White Paper committed to increasing the supply of social rented homes and a large number of the new homes delivered through our Affordable Homes Programme will be for social rent.</p><p>The government has committed to bringing forward discounted homes for first-time buyers, prioritised for local people and key workers. cheaper and opening up the dream of home ownership to even more people. Crucially, the discount is passed on to all future purchasers in perpetuity, so these homes will keep helping first-time buyers onto the property ladder for generations to come.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 120008 120009 120011 120013 120014 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:46:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell