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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

1180806

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, whether he holds information on the number of properties in each region given a zero-value for mortgage purposes by valuation surveyors as a result of the presence of cladding.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	21319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/03/2020 16:15:39 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1180809

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	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 estimate he has made of the number of EWS1 forms for external wall fire reviews that have been completed for residential properties in each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	21322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) produced the EWS1 form for use by industry. Government does not hold data on the number of EWS1 forms which have been completed and expects industry to monitor its use.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/03/2020 16:17:01 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1180810

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	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 estimate he has made of the number of mortgages for residential properties that have been (a) offered and (b) declined by mortgage providers as a result of the completion of an EWS1 form for external wall fire reviews.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	21323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) produced the EWS1 form for use by industry. Government does not hold data on the number of EWS1 forms which have been completed and expects industry to monitor its use.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/03/2020 16:17:36 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1180369

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	Fire Prevention: 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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the market for professional indemnity insurance for (a) fire assessors, (b) surveyors and (c) other fire safety professionals.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	20494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware that the market for professional indemnity insurance has hardened and is engaging with the insurance industry on the challenges that presents.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/03/2020 15:59:05 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1180376

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities are adequately prepared to deal with a Covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	20546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department continues to work with local partners, including local authorities and local resilience forums, to assist preparedness to manage the potential impacts of a Covid-19 outbreak. As part of business continuity and local risk assessment processes, local partners already have well developed pandemic-flu plans in place. Local partners are reviewing these plans to reflect the relevant scientific advice on Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 02/03/2020 15:57:19 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1180387

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	Property Development: Floods
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 objections to proposed developments on flood risk land from the Environment Agency have been overturned by the Government since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	20553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held in an accessible form, and answering this question would incur disproportionate cost. <br> <br> This answer is given on the assumption that the phrase &quot;overturned by Government&quot; relates to (i) decisions made by independent Inspectors under the jurisdiction of the Planning Inspectorate, and (ii) to decisions made by the Secretary of State in relation to recovered appeals or &quot;called in&quot; planning applications.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/03/2020 16:23:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1180434

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	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, how much funding has been allocated under the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016 to 2021 to date in each (a) region and (b) local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	20383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes in a wide range of tenures, including Social Rent.</p><p>The programme is delivered by our partners Homes England and the Greater London Authority (GLA), with £4.7 billion allocated to Homes England and £4.8 billion to the GLA.</p><p>The way in which Homes England and the GLA allocate this funding across the country is publicly available. To view the further allocations across England regions and local authorities please see the following:</p><ul><li>London funding allocations: <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/hfl_allocations_-_location_and_provider.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/hfl_allocations_-_location_and_provider.pdf</a></li><li>Homes England AHP minimum geography funding allocations: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/865149/Funding_by_Homes_England_minimum_geography_area_Final.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/865149/Funding_by_Homes_England_minimum_geography_area_Final.csv/preview</a></li><li>Homes England summary report:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-ownership-and-affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-summary-end-of-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-ownership-and-affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-summary-end-of-september-2019</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/03/2020 15:58:41 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1180457

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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: Safety
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 24 February 2020, to Question 680, on Building Safety, what further steps his Department is taking to ensure that necessary remediation happens at pace.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	20495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>For buildings which require non-ACM remedial works, 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. 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 question first answered 02/03/2020 15:57:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1179642

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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 Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government funding for local authorities in England.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	900885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has responded to the pressures councils are facing. The settlement provides access to an estimated 4.4 per cent increase in core spending power; the largest year on year increase in a decade, with a further £1.5 billion to fund adult and children’s social care.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/02/2020 16:26:00 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith