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1349206

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
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	Housing: 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 steps his Department is taking to (a) prevent homeowners who purchased their homes through a Government shared ownership scheme from facing liability for all fire safety remediation costs and (b) extend funding to homeowners facing cladding remediation costs whose buildings do not meet the height threshold for existing support schemes.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	37550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>(A) The Government has announced a globally unprecedented investment in building safety, under which, hundreds of thousands of residents, including shared owners, will be protected from the cost of remediating unsafe cladding on their homes. We are providing over £5 billion in grant funding for the removal of unsafe cladding on residential buildings over 18 metres, as well as establishing a generous finance scheme which will provide leaseholders in residential buildings of 11-18 metres with access to finance for cladding remediation costs. Under this scheme leaseholders in residential buildings between 11-18 metres will pay no more than £50 per month towards the cost of cladding remediation.</p><p>We have also introduced a new model for Shared Ownership which will include a 10 year period during which the landlord will support with the cost of repairs in new build homes. The changes will prevent new shared owners from being hit with unexpected repairs and maintenance bills and will help to bridge the gap between renting and homeownership.</p><p>(B) Longstanding safety advice is clear that height is a central factor in assessing risk. Buildings below 18 metres will not carry the same risk as a building above 18  metres.  It is right that we prioritise action on higher rise buildings where risk to multiple households is greater when fire spreads, which is why we have taken a risk based, proportionate approach.</p><p>Government funding does not absolve building owners of their responsibility to ensure that their buildings are safe.  They should consider all routes to meet costs, protecting leaseholders where they can - for example through warranties and recovering costs from contractors for incorrect or poor work.  We have seen many responsible developers and building owners stepping up to take responsibility for correcting these defects - for example, in more than half of the high-rise private sector buildings with ACM.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 06/09/2021 10:57:11 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1081747

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Leasehold
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 leasehold properties were (a) built and (b) approved in (i) England and (ii) Lancashire in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	227950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>(a) Leasehold properties built are included within the quarterly statistics on <em>house building; new build dwelling completions</em> that the Department collects from each building control inspector. However, figures for them are not separately identified.</p><p>The Department’s statistics on the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme are published and available at the following link. This includes Tables 9, 9a and 9b with legal completions by property type and tenure (freehold and leasehold) on a cumulative, quarterly and local authority basis.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-statistics-april-2013-to-30-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-statistics-april-2013-to-30-september-2018</a>.</p><p>In December 2017, the Government announced new measures to cut out unfair practices within the leasehold system, including a ban on leaseholds for almost all new build houses. We consulted on the technical detail of this in October 2018, and are currently analysing the almost 1,300 responses. We will publish our response in due course.</p><p>The Government has also announced that no future Government funded schemes will support the build and sale of leasehold houses. This will apply to the new Help to Buy scheme from April 2021.</p><p>(b) Planning approvals for leasehold properties are included within the quarterly statistics on <em>planning decisions</em> that the Department collects from each local planning authority. However, figures for them are not separately identified.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/03/2019 17:44:59 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1247049

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
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	Private Rented Housing: Standards
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 takes to (a) monitor and (b) regulate the standard of housing in the private rental sector; and if he will place in the Library the criteria used as part of that monitoring process.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	109708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>(a) Standards of housing in the private rented sector are monitored through the English Housing Survey, which my Department publishes and which can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fenglish-housing-survey&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7Cde2c115f67d64aadbc9b08d882650b4a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637402717776928740%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=BEgxBb3dzyeZ6yA7s58NkFuip0c5m3gF22Gdo3aSkE4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/english-housing-survey</a>. The survey reports that in 2008 44 per cent of privately rented homes did not meet the Decent Homes Standard, but that this had improved to 25 per cent by 2018.</p><p>(b) Local authorities have strong powers to tackle poor standards in the private rented sector. These powers were strengthened by the Housing and Planning Act 2016 which introduced financial penalties of up to £30,000, extended Rent Repayment Orders and introduced Banning Orders for the most serious and prolific offenders.</p><p>In addition, the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 has empowered tenants, for the first time, to take action in the courts for breach of contract on the grounds that the property is unfit for human habitation. The remedies available to the tenant are an order by the court requiring the landlord to take action to reduce or remove the hazard and damages to compensate them for having to live in a property which was not fit for human habitation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/11/2020 14:36:01 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1181905

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Towns Fund
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 the capital budget was for each lead local authority in the 100 areas selected to apply for the Towns Fund in the financial year 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	23600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>100 places were selected to develop proposals for Town Deals as part of the Towns Fund. In December 2019, local authorities received a share of £16.4 million revenue capacity funding to support the development of a Town Deal Board and Investment Plan for each of the selected towns in their area, up to a maximum of £173,029 per town. To date, no capital funding has been allocated.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 05/03/2020 11:12:36 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1123670

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
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 Answers of 7 March 2019 to Question 229626 and 10 April 2019 to Question 239872, on what date in January 2016 the Government received from the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation its recommendation that the Holocaust Memorial and the Holocaust Learning Centre should be located in Victoria Tower Gardens.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	248582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>13 January 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 08/05/2019 15:15:57 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1131681

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
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 14 March 2019 to Question 229625, on what date the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation decided that none of the almost 50 possible sites identified for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre between 7 September and 30 October 2015 met the criteria.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	263700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>13 January 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 19/06/2019 14:41:52 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1131684

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date the board of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation first discussed the possible use of Victoria Tower Gardens for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	263702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>13 January 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 19/06/2019 14:41:16 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1132012

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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 Plans
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 local authorities have local plans; and what sanctions are available to his Department in relation to local authorities that do not have a local plan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	264310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>290 local planning authorities (88 per cent) have adopted Local Plans (as of 31 May 2019). The remaining 39 (12 per cent) are making progress, with 28 of these currently being examined by an independent Planning Inspector. Under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 the Secretary of State has a broad range of powers available to intervene in the plan making process, including a power to take over the production of a plan.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/06/2019 13:19:40 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1220881

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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: Government Assistance
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 and what proportion of people classed as clinically extremely vulnerable had registered for Government coronavirus support for the clinically extremely vulnerable as of 13 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	69446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>341,463 clinically extremely vulnerable individuals had registered to request support with food and/or basic care as at 13 May 2020, using either the website <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcoronavirus-extremely-vulnerable&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMike.Hunter%40communities.gov.uk%7C4cab75282184425addc408d8234eb499%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637298168223283366&amp;sdata=0H6id%2FOvH8ZDnWl1GSpavddQNuU0lgCktgoZZ2kVYVU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-extremely-vulnerable</a> or dedicated call center helpline. Everyone who has requested support with food has had their data passed to supermarkets for access to priority delivery slots. There are around 2.2 million clinically extremely vulnerable individuals in England, and the vast majority of those registering their needs do not request support.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 13/07/2020 14:43:30 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

997830

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Apprentices
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 apprentices are employed in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>38 apprentices are employed by the Department as of 31 October 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/11/2018 15:47:52 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden