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58372

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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: Construction
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 houses built in each of the last five years are (a) wheelchair accessible and (b) built to lifetime homes standards.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DCLG does not collect information on the number of wheelchair-accessible or lifetime homes standard properties built each year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 10/06/2014 16:14:59 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58373

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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: Construction
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 houses not compliant with Part M building regulations were built (a) in the last two years and (b) since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My Department does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Building control bodies (local authorities or private sector approved inspectors) assess new dwellings for compliance with the requirements of the Building Regulations, including Part M, at both plans stage and throughout the course of building work on site. If at any stage the building control body considers that a new dwelling would not be compliant on completion it will give the person carrying out the work advice and guidance on what is needed to make the dwelling compliant and a warning that a failure to comply might result in formal enforcement action. In almost all cases this is sufficient to achieve compliance. At the completion of work, if the work complies, the building control body will give a compliance certificate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 10/06/2014 16:19:15 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58374

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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: Disability
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 local authorities in the UK maintain a register of accessible or adapted homes; and what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on registers of accessible housing.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department does not hold this information.</p><p>The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that people with disabilities are able to access suitable accommodation which meets their needs.</p><p>Accessible housing registers can be useful and we are aware that some councils and social landlords have incorporated such an approach within their lettings scheme.</p><p>The Government believes it is more important that people who require accessible housing are given the right level of priority under a council's housing allocation scheme, and that councils and social landlords are able to make the best use of affordable housing in their area, including accommodation which is accessible or has been adapted.</p><p>That is why, through the Localism Act, we have retained the statutory reasonable preference requirements which ensure that priority for social housing is given to those who need to move on medical and welfare grounds (including grounds relating to a disability). We have also made sure that council and housing association landlords have the flexibility to use their social housing stock in a way which best meets the needs of individual households and their local area.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 12/06/2014 15:45:15 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58375

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the demand for (a) homes built to lifetime home standards and (b) wheelchair accessible homes.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government, does not hold information on the overall demand for lifetime homes or wheelchair-accessible properties in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While the Department's English Housing Survey does ask respondents whether their current accommodation requires adaptations given their disability or long standing illness, these questions do not ask specifically about wheelchair accessibility. It is therefore not possible to estimate demand for wheelchair accessible properties in England using this data source.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates using the English Housing Survey show there to be around 1.1 million wheelchair-accessible homes in England, equating to 5 per cent of the dwelling stock. Data reported by social landlords, in England, shows that around 1 per cent (2,700 of 240,000 general needs lettings) of tenants taking up a social letting in 2011/12 identified their household as needing wheelchair accessible housing (source: The Continuous Recording of Lettings and Sales of Social Housing in England).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 10/06/2014 16:22:35 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58377

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average waiting time was in each local authority for an assessment for a disabled facilities grant in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not collect this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 12/06/2014 15:50:37 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58378

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will provide incentives to developers to ensure that new homes planned for construction in 2014-15 will be (a) wheelchair accessible and (b) built to lifetime homes standards.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Part M of the Building Regulations set minimum access standards for new homes. The Government plans to introduce an optional level of accessibility above these minimum access standards which will set out criteria for age friendly, accessible and adaptable standards. The Government also plans to set out within Part M an optional standard which will set out criteria related to the specific needs of wheelchair adaptable and accessible housing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the National Planning Policy Framework already sets out that Local Plans should take into account the current and future needs of range of households including older and disabled people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This combination of Building Regulations and national planning policy sets a robust framework to promote adaptable and accessible housing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 10/06/2014 16:28:22 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58379

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to ensure accessible housing, meeting internationally recognised visitability standards, for people who become disabled in 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Approved Document to Part M (Access to and use of buildings) of the Building Regulations already includes key criteria for visitability including requiring reasonable provision for level or gently sloping entrances, level thresholds, minimum entrance door widths and circulation in the entrance storey, and provision of an entrance level WC</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 10/06/2014 16:31:34 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58380

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of homes in (a) Ebbsfleet and (b) other planned garden cities will be (i) wheelchair accessible and (ii) built to lifetime homes standards.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is important that all locally-led large scale new developments like Ebbsfleet incorporate a high standard of design, and I am keen to see the use of design tools like Building for Life 12 which can serve this objective. Responsibility for delivering on the local plans for Ebbsfleet will sit with the new Urban Development Corporation and it would be premature to make any commitments on design standards at this stage. Ultimately, the development should be created in partnership with local communities and it should reflect and respond to their needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 11/06/2014 16:30:47 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58381

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 515W, on Western Sahara, if the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa will also meet representatives of POLISARIO, the UN-recognised body, to discuss issues relating to Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>British Ministers do not have direct contact with the POLISARIO Front. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Officials in London regularly meet POLISARIO representatives to discuss Western Sahara. FCO Officials also undertake visits to the region, and to the refugee camps at Tindouf.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 10/06/2014 11:42:06 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58382

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on how the ongoing conflict in Western Sahara affects the ability of terrorist and criminal gangs to recruit disaffected youth in the refugee camps or the occupied territory.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>We monitor the security situation in the region from a number of sources. We are aware of frustration in both Western Sahara and the Tindouf refugee camps at the lack of progress in the political process and at the socio-economic conditions in the camps. However, we are not aware of any evidence to suggest increased radicalisation of Sahrawi youth by terrorist or criminal gangs.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 10/06/2014 11:40:53 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams