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748074

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Devolution: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on devolution for Devon and Somerset.
	tabling member constituency	South West Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with places to generate growth and jobs. This is not a one-size-fits-all process; for example, mayoral governance may be appropriate for cities but not rural counties. We will continue to work with Devon and Somerset to ensure they have the tools to drive growth.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 10/07/2017 15:15:36 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

748088

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	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 Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of removing and reapplying cladding from tower blocks that have failed safety checks on the housing reserves of social landlords that acquired those tower blocks through stock transfer.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/07/2017 09:26:36 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3142 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

748090

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has a central database of all residential tower blocks, including information by (a) type of tower block owner, (b) local authority and (c) constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department has compiled information on buildings of interest, including all residential tower blocks over 18 metres owned by local authorities and housing associations. We continue to strengthen this information, working closely with tower block owners. Information on the constituency is recorded where independent Building Research Establishment tests have been failed. Local authorities have been asked to contact relevant constituency MPs.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 09:48:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3140 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

748092

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire Prevention: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding is available to (a) local authorities, (b) arms-length management organisations, (c) social landlords whose properties have been acquired through stock transfer and (d) private landlords for the (i) removal of cladding that has failed safety tests and (ii) reapplication of new cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is present on residential buildings over 18 metres in height, the Government is providing testing for local authorities, housing associations and private sector landlords, free of charge. If the screening tests indicate that such cladding would not meet the limited combustibility requirements of the current Building Regulations guidance, it is for landlords in consultation with the fire and rescue service and other experts to determine, and take, the best course of action, communicating closely with residents. My Department has issued advice on the interim mitigating measures landlords should implement. Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent them going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:06:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3141 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

748070

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Freehold
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulations governing the level of management fees which can be charged to freeholders of new build properties.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Two codes of management practice, approved by the Secretary of State in June 2016, for the residential leasehold sector already exist. These codes set out the law and best practice, and can be used in evidence in Court or tribunal proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/07/2017 15:09:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

747970

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of homeless people in each of the ten districts of Greater Manchester.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>DCLG publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping, statutory homelessness and homelessness prevention and relief in England. The autumn 2016 number of rough sleepers counted and estimated in a single night snapshot in England was 4,134. In England, 59,090 households were accepted as statutorily homeless and in priority need in 2016/17. 77,240 households were in temporary accommodation at the end of March 2017 in England. There were 214,476 successful cases of homelessness prevention or relief outside the statutory homelessness framework in 2016/17 in England.</p><p>These are also published at a local authority level, including the ten Greater Manchester authorities. The latest statistics can be found (attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics</a></p><p>The Government will be implementing manifesto commitments to help those at risk of becoming homeless, already sleeping rough or with complex needs, to support them to lead more independent lives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 12/07/2017 16:13:10 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 170711 Statutory Homelessness and Prevention and Relief HL424.pdf title Statutory homelessness and prevention
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

748087

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Housing: Kensington and Chelsea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on what housing functions in Kensington and Chelsea Council have been contracted to the private sector; and when each such function was so contracted.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) was established in 1996, taking over management responsibilities for 9,760 properties from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.</p><p>The Government does not hold information on KCTMO’s management agreement with the local authority, including any agreements between KCTMO and the local authority regarding the sub-contracting of any housing functions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/07/2017 15:11:40 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

748069

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of the Department.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The department has not received any protected disclosures in the last three years.</p><p>In recent years the department has improved its strategic leadership and accountability of whistleblowing and improved whistleblower support. We have a senior whistleblowing champion with overall responsibility for whistleblowing practices and have implemented a</p><p>clear and transparent policy and provided comprehensive guidance for staff. We also have a central point of contact for staff to raise concerns which is staffed by whistleblowing nominated officers who have received specialist training on how to respond to any concerns</p><p>raised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 12/07/2017 16:30:42 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748072

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	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 Communities and Local Government, if he will list the cases where samples of exterior cladding have failed the combustibility test commissioned by his Department; and in which of those cases the cladding (a) needs to be removed and (b) can remain in place.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Across England there are 173 social housing buildings that are over 18 metres tall and clad with some form of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM). Systems that failed the Government’s large scale cladding tests are in use on 165. Cladding systems that passed the tests are in use on eight social housing towers. As each test was completed the Government contacted the owners of all affected buildings to share detailed advice drawn up by the Independent Expert Advisory Panel. This covers steps to ensure the safety of residents including, where necessary, removal of cladding.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 15:26:30 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

748075

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what date everyone who lost their home as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire will be permanently rehoused.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not set a date for the permanent rehousing of those who lost their homes, but we are working rapidly to find permanent housing as soon as possible. We have already announced a new block of social housing in Kensington Row that will provide 68 permanent new homes, and we are urgently working with a number of developers to secure similar properties in the area. The Prime Minister said clearly in her statement on 22 June that families who lost their homes as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire will be guaranteed a new home on the same terms as the one they lost. We are working closely with the families to ensure the properties made available will match what they want.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 16:38:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey