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1181214

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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: Flags
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 times the (a) Union Jack, (b) St George's flag, (c) Scottish Saltire and (d) flag of Wales has been flown from the headquarters of his Department in London in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	21943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s London headquarters is a shared building, which MHCLG jointly occupies with the Home Office and DEFRA. The Home Office manage the property and are responsible for the flying of flags on the property.</p><p>The table below sets out the number of number of occasions each flag has been flown in the appropriate years;</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><ol><li><strong>Union flag</strong></li></ol></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>(b) St George’s</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>(c) Saltire</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>(d) flag of Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Every day 24/7</p></td><td><p>St George’s day</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>St Andrew’s day</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>St David’s day</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Every day 24/7</p></td><td><p>St George’s day</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>St Andrew’s day</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>St David’s day</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>Every day 24/7</p></td><td><p>St George’s day</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>St Andrew’s day</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>St David’s day</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>Every day 24/7</p></td><td><p>St George’s day FIFA world cup</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>St Andrew’s day</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>St David’s day</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>Every day 24/7</p></td><td><p>St George’s day Women’s FIFA world cup Rugby WC semi-final Rugby WC final</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>St Andrew’s day Women’s FIFA world cup</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>St David’s day Rugby WC semi-final</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Every day 24/7</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 21200 question first answered 05/03/2020 16:04:17 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1181225

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	Leasehold: Reform
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 Written Statement of 31 October 2019 on Leasehold update, HCWS55, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals on leasehold and commonhold reforms.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	22054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>We are moving towards legislation on leasehold reform, reaffirming our commitment to making the system fairer for leaseholders. This will include measures to ban the sale of new leasehold houses, restrict ground rents to a peppercorn for future leases, give freehold home owners equivalent rights to challenge unfair charges, and close loopholes to prevent unfair evictions</p><p><br> The Government supports the increased use of commonhold. Reform to commonhold legislation is needed to support greater take up of the tenure. That is why the Government is working closely with the Law Commission as part of their 13th Programme of Law reform to reinvigorate commonhold and provide greater choice for consumers. The Law Commission undertook a consultation earlier this year and are now analysing responses. They will report back to Government later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 06/03/2020 11:55:34 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1181227

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	Planning Permission
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 he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing a limit on the number of times a planning application can be submitted for the same site.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	22007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>Local planning authorities already have powers to decline to determine applications if they have previously refused permission for two or more substantially similar applications on the same site, or if a substantially similar application has been rejected by the Secretary of State on appeal or following call-in, within the past two years.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/03/2020 11:01:07 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1181301

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2020 to Question 13580 on Local Government: Carbon Emissions, which local authorities are not taking action to reduce emissions from their areas.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	22048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department is engaging with councils and the Local Government Association, as well as other departments in Westminster, to determine what action is being taken across the local government sector in response to the climate challenge, and what support would be appropriate to ensure that the least active councils level up their endeavours, and that best practice from the most active councils is disseminated across the sector.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/03/2020 12:27:30 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1181302

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2020 to Question 13580 on Local Government: Carbon Emissions, what steps his Department is taking to help the two per cent of local authorities not taking action to reduce emissions from their areas to do so.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	22049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 14 February 2020 to Question UIN 13580.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/03/2020 12:26:33 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1181380

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	Community Housing 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, how much of the Community Housing fund has been allocated.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	21886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The Community Housing Fund was launched in 2016. Over the four years that the Fund has been in existence, a total of £118,385,132 has been allocated to date by Homes England, or directly by MHCLG and its predecessor, the Department for Communities and Local Government. Allocations made by Homes England may differ from actual expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/03/2020 11:02:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1180715

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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: Carbon Emissions
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 he will include in the Planning White Paper (a) provisions to ensure that new developments are consistent with net zero carbon objectives and (b) all other recommendations made by the Royal Town Planning Institute for inclusion in that White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	21280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The White Paper will aim to make the planning system clearer, more accessible and more certain for all users, including home owners and small businesses. This will include addressing the resourcing and performance of local planning departments. At this stage, however, we are unable to comment on the precise contents of the White Paper.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/03/2020 11:02:51 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1180743

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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: 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 powers local authorities have to enforce the removal of unsafe (a) high pressure laminate cladding and (b) other types of cladding; and in what legislation those powers are contained.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	21145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities have powers, under the Housing Act 2004, to assess hazards, including fire hazards, and then to take enforcement action against building owners or landlords based on their assessment.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/03/2020 16:19:14 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1180751

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Disabled Facilities Grants: Blackpool
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 Disabled Facilities Grant adaptations were delivered in the Blackpool local authority area in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	21217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not currently produce data on the Disabled Facilities Grant. However, the Department provides local authority returns to Foundations, the Government-funded national body for home improvement agencies. Foundations analyse the data to understand Disabled Facilities Grant delivery nationally. From records provided by Foundations, the data shows the following totals for adaptations that were delivered by Blackpool local authority since 2010:</p><p><strong> <br>Number</strong> <strong> of Disabled Facilities Grants delivered by Blackpool local authority since 2010:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>560</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>173</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>213</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>242</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>214</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>130</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>152</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>179</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>267</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>264</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/03/2020 11:46:49 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1180752

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Sleeping Rough
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the methodology used for counting rough sleepers; and when guidance was last issued to local authorities on that methodology.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	21218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>MHCLG published the latest official rough sleeping snapshot statistics on 27 February 2020. For more information see link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019</a></p><p>These Official Statistics are produced in accordance with the principles and practices of the UK Statistics Authority’s <em>Code of Practice for Statistics</em> and provide information about the estimated number of people sleeping rough on a single night between 1 October and 31 November 2019 and some basic demographic details (i.e. age, gender, nationality). MHCLG is confident these statistics provide an accurate way of estimating the number of people sleeping rough across England on a single night and an indication of trends over time.</p><p>The snapshot figures are collected by outreach workers, local charities and community groups and are independently verified by Homeless Link. Every local authority is required to consult with at least one type of local agency to produce their snapshot figures. In 2019, 72 per cent of local authorities reported they had consulted with 5 different groups or more. Local authorities must involve volunteers who are independent of the council and its outreach team (e.g. non-commissioned services). Homeless Link will not verify the process if no local agencies, or only those that are part of, or commissioned by, the local authority are involved.</p><p>The latest guidance to local authorities on the official rough sleeping snapshot was published before the annual snapshot process began last year in August 2019 and is available here: <a href="https://www.homeless.org.uk/our-work/resources/counts-and-estimates-evaluating-extent-of-rough-sleeping" target="_blank">https://www.homeless.org.uk/our-work/resources/counts-and-estimates-evaluating-extent-of-rough-sleeping</a></p><p>Alongside the publication of the 2019 annual rough sleeping statistics this week, MHCLG also published a technical report which outlines in detail how the statistics are collected, the quality assurance processes in place, recent improvements and the limitations so users are fully informed about the overall quality of the Rough sleeping snapshot statistics. For more information see link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019-technical-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019-technical-report</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/03/2020 11:44:33 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard