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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

1702326

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	Tenants: Community Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following recent polling by the Belonging Forum which found that renters are more likely than the general population to (1) feel lonely, (2) not know their neighbours, and (3) feel unsafe walking home in the dark, whether they are developing any policies to promote greater integration of renters in their local communities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Fox of Buckley
uin	HL3937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s Levelling Up White Paper sets out the Government’s missions to end economic equality and level up the UK. As part of our mission to restore a sense of local community, pride and belonging, our ambition is for the number of non-decent rented homes to have fallen by 50% by 2030, with the biggest improvements in the lowest performing areas. We will require privately rented homes to meet the Decent Homes Standard for the first time. This will give renters safer, better value homes and remove the blight of poor-quality homes in local communities.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Renters (Reform) Bill, which is currently progressing through parliament, we will deliver the manifesto commitment to abolish section 21 evictions. This will give tenants the confidence that they can remain in their home and are able to put down roots in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have invested over £150 million since 2020 for over 400 projects through the Safer Streets fund. This has gone towards local crime prevention measures such as better CCTV and streetlighting, or local community projects, with a particular focus on driving down anti-social behaviour, preventing neighbourhood crimes such as domestic burglary and making streets safer for women and girls.</p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 02/05/2024 11:48:10 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
tabling member	4887 label Biography information for Baroness Fox of Buckley

1702356

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	Rents: Increases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of figures released by the Office for National Statistics showing an average increase of 9.2 per cent in monthly rental costs in the UK in the 12 months to March; and what steps they are taking to mitigate any negative effects on (1) landlords, and (2) tenants.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the cost-of-living pressures that tenants are facing, and that paying rent is likely to be a tenant’s biggest monthly expense. To help households with these cost-of-living pressures the government will provide support worth a total of £108 billion between 2022 and 2025– an average of £3,800 per UK household.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who need help to make their rent payments may be eligible for a range of financial support through the welfare system. The Government is investing £1.2 billion restoring Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents. This significant investment will mean 1.6 million low-income households will gain, on average, nearly £800 per year in additional help towards their rental costs in 2024/25. For those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs and need more support, Discretionary Housing Payments and Household Support Fund grants are also available from local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Housebuilding is a priority for this Government to help create a more sustainable and affordable housing market over the long term.</p><p> </p><p>The pricing of mortgages is a commercial decision for lenders in which the government does not intervene. Ultimately, the path to lower interest rates is though low inflation, which is why the Government is fully committed to supporting the Bank of England to get inflation back down to the 2% target, and our plan is working.</p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 02/05/2024 11:46:00 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1714135

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of Help to Buy scheme leaseholders unable to sell their homes due to the lack of an EWS1 form.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	23884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Further to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-16/22128" target="_blank">22128</a> on 25 April 2024, Homes England (who manage the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme on behalf of government) are not aware of customers who have recently been prevented from selling without an EWS1 form and have worked with customers to source other evidence if it was not available (such as Fire Safety Certificate or online case evidence). We would welcome any information which suggests otherwise.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 02/05/2024 15:58:23 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1714136

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of Help to Buy scheme leaseholders who are out of the five year interest free loan period.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	23885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Data is publicly available in the Homes England Annual Report on the total number of Help to Buy loans that have been redeemed, and a breakdown of how many loans were taken out in each parliamentary constituency is available on the following websites:</p><p><a title="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fstatistics%2fhelp-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-data-to-31-may-2023%23full-publication-update-history&amp;data=05%7c02%7cpatrick.kelly%40levellingup.gov.uk%7cefc691a37b4d4" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-data-to-31-may-2023" target="_blank">Help to Buy (equity loan scheme): data to 31 May 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a title="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fuploads%2fsystem%2fuploads%2fattachment_data%2ffile%2f1171330%2fhomes-england-annual-report-and-financial-statements-2022-to-2023.pdf&amp;data=05" href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1171330/Homes-England-Annual-Report-and-Financial-Statements-2022-to-2023.pdf&amp;data=05|02|Patrick.Kelly@levellingup.gov.uk|efc691a37b4d405eb89608dc69ce62d1|bf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8|0|0|638501582380435629|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|0|||&amp;sdata=DkAEgmGI80FAGBvpfLzus9p0/wJarFMX9cm7YRHS0Sg=&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Homes-England-Annual-Report-and-Financial-Statements-2022-to-2023.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 02/05/2024 16:18:43 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1714775

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of people living in overcrowded housing in Wellingborough constituency.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
uin	24168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-23/11182&amp;data=05|02|PS.Advisers@levellingup.gov.uk|d29b36c817614bcc04d308dc69e8c7b3|bf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8|0|0|638501695736721452|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|0|||&amp;sdata=BZ0PdJjCgOPPb2USht/yr23vunX2GoPq0k303i4qi14=&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">11182</a> on 30 January, the English Housing Survey sets out levels of overcrowding and damp and mould in all residential accommodation, including social housing. Details are available online.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 24170 question first answered 03/05/2024 13:57:44 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen