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1182655

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	High Rise Flats: 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 steps he is taking to assess the health and safety risks of buildings cladded with non-ACM material.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	25052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Acting on advice from the Expert Panel, the Government has commissioned research from the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to support further understanding of the fire performance of Non-Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) external wall systems. The results of this research will be published shortly.</p><p>It is the view of the Expert Panel that ACM (and other metal composites) with unmodified polyethylene core remains the most significant fire hazard. The Expert Panel advice can be found here at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbuilding-safety-advice-for-building-owners-including-fire-doors&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBalraj.Phull%40communities.gov.uk%7C163696a35ed747a4567f08d7c1afb0ad%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637190832634210811&amp;sdata=i%2BtDOh1UW3tXb%2BNYb8YviOaBLqpc%2BHKC3dJIe0tG%2FVY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-advice-for-building-owners-including-fire-doors.</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/03/2020 12:04:39 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1182656

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	High Rise Flats: 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 plans he has to support leaseholders whose properties are cladded with flammable material not covered by the ACM cladding remediation fund.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	25053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Residents’ safety remains this Government's utmost priority and there is no excuse for building owners not ensuring that residents are safe in their homes. The Government will continue to support leaseholders and is reviewing options on how best to do so.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 25054 25055 question first answered 09/03/2020 12:15:39 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1182657

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	High Rise Flats: 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, if he will provide financial support to leaseholders whose properties do not exceed 18m in height and are cladded in (a) ACM and (b) non-ACM flammable materials.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	25054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Residents’ safety remains this Government's utmost priority and there is no excuse for building owners not ensuring that residents are safe in their homes. The Government will continue to support leaseholders and is reviewing options on how best to do so.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 25053 25055 question first answered 09/03/2020 12:15:39 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1182658

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	High Rise Flats: 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 recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the financial implications for leaseholders who own properties cladded in flammable materials.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	25055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Residents’ safety remains this Government's utmost priority and there is no excuse for building owners not ensuring that residents are safe in their homes. The Government will continue to support leaseholders and is reviewing options on how best to do so.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 25053 25054 question first answered 09/03/2020 12:15:39 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1182659

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	High Rise Flats: House Insurance
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 support is available to leaseholders with properties cladded in flammable materials whose insurance premiums have increased significantly following the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	25056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware that concerns about cladding and other fire safety measures may have an effect on some insurance premiums. As with all insurance renewals, building owners should engage with brokers early and provide as much information as possible in order to manage their building's insurance premiums. We are engaging with the insurance industry to better understand their approach to risk.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/03/2020 12:16:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1182774

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	Affordable 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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2020 to Question 22361 on Affordable Housing, if he will publish data for the annual amount of grant funding allocated to affordable housing in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	25013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>MHCLG and its predecessor DCLG publicly publish accounts and financial statements going back to 2010/11 which can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247455/0971.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247455/0971.pdf.</a></p><p>The overall investment in the 2008-11 National Affordable Housing Programme (NAHP) was £8 billion at the start of the programme, with a further £2.28 billion allocated to the programme for residual delivery in the 2011-15 Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) for a total of just over £10 billion.</p><p>Details of these amounts may be found at:</p><ul><li>The NAHP prospectus: <a href="https://www.housinglin.org.uk/_assets/Resources/Housing/Policy_documents/nahp_08-11.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.housinglin.org.uk/_assets/Resources/Housing/Policy_documents/nahp_08-11.pdf.</a></li><li>The 2011-15 AHP Framework: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247455/0971.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247455/0971.pdf.</a></li></ul><p>To provide data regarding the annual amount of grant funding allocated to affordable housing by the department in 2008/9 and 2009/10 internally would be at a disproportionate cost to the department. However, this data may also be found in the public domain at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-oscar-publishing-from-the-database" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-oscar-publishing-from-the-database</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/03/2020 12:06:35 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1182208

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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 Infrastructure 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 Housing Infrastructure Fund forward funding has been approved by each local authority.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	24241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Housing Infrastructure Fund is a competitive £5.5 billion fund awarded to areas with the greatest housing need to support infrastructure projects that will unlock up to 650,000 homes. To date, circa £3 billion has been allocated across every English region to local authorities whose bids meet the funding criteria. <br> <br> Information on Housing Infrastructure Fund spend is routinely published and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-infrastructure-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-infrastructure-fund</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/03/2020 12:09:57 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1182243

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2020 to Question 21370, on Leasehold: Reform, for what reasons he has provided actions undertaken by his Department in 2018 in answer to the referenced question regarding the 2019 Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee's report entitled Leasehold reform, Twelfth Report of Session 2017-19, HC 1468.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	24361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Question 21370, answered on 2 March, related to a request by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in its 2019 report on leasehold reform for a review of the Leasehold Advisory Service to be undertaken. A review of the organisation was undertaken in 2018, a few months prior to the Committee's report, and there are ongoing actions since the review which were outlined in the previous answer.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/03/2020 16:25:22 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1182258

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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, how much was spent on affordable housing grant by Homes England in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	24246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Homes England 2019-19 expenditure on affordable housing grants is available in the public domain at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/816287/_Spread_version__FINAL_Homes_England_Annual_report___Financial_Statements_v30_10_07_19.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/816287/_Spread_version__FINAL_Homes_England_Annual_report___Financial_Statements_v30_10_07_19.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/03/2020 12:08:58 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1182313

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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: Disability
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 progress has been made on the consultation on mandatory accessible housing standards for disabled people announced on 4 September 2019.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	24339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>We will consult shortly on various options to raise accessibility standards in all new homes.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/03/2020 12:05:31 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham