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1472414

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his Department's policy is on whether the (a) developer, (b) contractors hired during construction, (c) leaseholders and (d) other associated parties are responsible for remediating historic fire safety issues on affected buildings.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	23440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is clear that those responsible for historical building safety defects must pay to put them right.</p><p>The Government has delivered a wide-ranging industry agreement with 47 major residential property developers that they will remediate all buildings above 11 metres in height that they had a role in developing or refurbishing in the past 30 years. These developers have also pledged to refund money paid out by existing Government remediation schemes to fix buildings that they originally developed and will not apply for further funding. Where the developer cannot be traced or fails to agree to cover the costs, cladding remediation will be met by Government grant funding.</p><p>The Building Safety Act 2022 contains new powers to ensure that those responsible for building safety defects can be held to account. The Act retrospectively extends the limitation period under section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 to 30 years; this provides a route to cost recovery from a wide range of parties, including contractors, developers and architects, where shoddy workmanship and corner cutting have caused buildings to be unsafe. In addition, other new powers in the Act ensure that construction product manufacturers can be held to account for their failures.</p><p>The Building Safety Act brings forward legal protections for leaseholders from historical building safety costs. The Act legally protects qualifying leaseholders (those living in their own home or with up to three UK properties in total) from all costs relating to the remediation of unsafe cladding and contains robust and far-reaching protections from non-cladding costs, including those relating to interim measures such as waking watches. Where those directly responsible (e.g. developers) cannot be held to account, building owners and landlords will now be the first port of call to pay for historical safety defects, not leaseholders.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/07/2022 16:20:17 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 9336 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1472434

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Social Rented Housing: Finance
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 steps his Department is taking to fund social housing projects in (a) Bolton South East, (b) the Borough of Bolton and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	23249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver up to 180,000 homes (should economic conditions allow) - half of which will be for affordable and social rent. £715 million has been allocated to the North West, to deliver over 14,000 affordable homes.</p><p>Statistics are not available at Constituency level, but through the 2016-23 Affordable Homes Programme we have allocated over £242 million for affordable housing delivering over 7,000 affordable homes, including over 3,800 homes for affordable and social rent in Greater Manchester.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 28/06/2022 13:33:44 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 9338 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1472451

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Elections: Fraud
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 the levels of electoral fraud in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	23255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission collects data from all UK police forces about allegations of electoral fraud and publishes an annual report on the numbers, types and outcomes of these allegations. The reports can be found on their website <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electoralcommission.org.uk%2Fwho-we-are-and-what-we-do%2Four-views-and-research%2Four-research%2Felectoral-fraud-data&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7f9fd140d56046a20ac008da5b3cdf72%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637922614242058812%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=c6jBqjkeKmt5%2B%2BzmVEFSNrTciOd2DyXkiMh9M1juGJ0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a> .</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 01/07/2022 13:58:41 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1472504

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Social Rented Housing
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 steps his Department took to engage with the social housing sector whilst devising its guidance for delivering the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	23218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>The primary goal of the UKSPF is to build pride in place and increase life chances across the UK. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities worked with a range of local government, devolved government and sector specific stakeholders when developing the fund. Places are encouraged to work with a diverse range of local stakeholders, appropriate groups and organisations to develop their investment plan.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 01/07/2022 13:53:09 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1472560

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Council Tax: Energy Bills Rebate
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 steps he is taking to ensure councils distribute council tax rebates to student households.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	23381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>Despite being exempt from council tax, student households living in eligible properties should receive the council tax rebate in the same way as other households that do not pay council tax by direct debit. My department has issued guidance and FAQs on the delivery of the rebate and has discussed the particular issues related to student households with councils that have large student populations.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 01/07/2022 13:59:15 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1472617

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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: Reform
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 30 May to Question 6932 on Leasehold Reform, and with reference to the statement by The Minister of State, Home Office and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government of 9 June 2021, HOL Col 281GC, whether he still intends to bring forward the remaining leasehold reforms, which were recommended by the Law Society report of July 2020, in this session of parliament.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	23426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to creating a fair and just housing system that works for everyone. This includes our comprehensive programme of reform to improve fairness and transparency in the leasehold market. In the next Parliamentary Session, we will legislate to reform the leasehold and commonhold systems, helping millions of households genuinely to own their own home.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 30/06/2022 16:31:09 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1472623

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations
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 it his policy to ensure that housing association tenants living in rural areas can access right to buy schemes.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	23438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to the Right to Buy, which has helped nearly two million council tenants to realise their dream of home ownership.</p><p>The Prime Minister announced on 9 June 2022, the intention extend the Right to Buy to housing association tenants.</p><p>We will be working closely with the housing association sector as we develop the scheme, including the approach to those living in rural areas, and will announce more details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/07/2022 13:56:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1472628

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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: Oxfordshire
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 zero-carbon homes were built in each local authority in Oxfordshire in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018, (e) 2019, (f) 2020 and (g) 2021.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	23393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>For 2015 and 2016, the requested information is not readily accessible. Figures for 2017-2021 are available via: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fepc.opendatacommunities.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C4ee75f69fa6e412a66fd08da68cced4e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637937526598860770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nBDp%2FThC9m8qY0hnoqqTW%2FQ01GRMUx6hOAbjU7MjtBM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://epc.opendatacommunities.org/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 19/07/2022 09:45:09 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 9331 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1472655

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Regional Planning and Development
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning independent scrutiny on the effectiveness of the delivery of the levelling up agenda.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	23340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>The statutory duty to publish an annual report on the Levelling Up missions will report on progress against all the missions, using the published list of metrics that support each mission. The initial set of these metrics have already been published in the Levelling Up White Paper and will be refined over time. The analysis included in the annual report will be based on these metrics</p><p><br> By publishing the missions and supporting metrics, we are providing all the information necessary for Parliament and the public to scrutinise the missions as well</p><p><br> The Levelling Up Advisory Council will also provide independent and expert advice to the Government on the missions.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 01/07/2022 13:53:41 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1472656

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Regional Planning and Development
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 he make an assessment of the potential merits of 360 degree feedback for assessing progress on meeting the levelling up mission outcomes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	23341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>The government will publish an annual report on progress towards delivering the twelve levelling up missions designed to address the UK's spatial disparities. The obligation to publish the report will be established in statute, creating a regular point for Parliament and the public to scrutinise progress towards levelling up.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 01/07/2022 14:00:21 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell