Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

written question – answered on 24 July 2019.

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  • Hostels and Hotels: Insulation

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of hotels and hostels by local authority which are (a) below...

  • Education: Poland

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the ProjectPolish schools project on Poland.

  • Manufacturing Industries

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  • Construction: Carbon Emissions

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the advice provided in the European Commission recommendations document EU...

  • Housing: Immigrants

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of a decrease in the number of people immigrating to the UK after...

  • Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to protect homes from the risk of unacceptably high levels of carbon monoxide.

  • Housing: Rural Areas

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to encourage development of traditionalist villages similar to the Poundbury Estate...

  • Antisocial Behaviour

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help local communities tackle anti-social behaviour.

  • Housing: Construction

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to improve building (a) standards and (b) quality throughout the country.

  • Rented Housing

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make the sub-letting of residential property a criminal offence.

  • Housing: Standards

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people living in accommodation that is unsuitable for...

  • Welfare Assistance Schemes

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding that will be allocated to local welfare assistance provision in the...

  • Buildings: Insulation

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2019 to Question 268565 on Buildings: Insulation, if his Department will publish...

  • Derelict Land: Regeneration

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to require local authorities to identify brownfield rather than green belt sites...

  • Green Belt: Housing

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken to protect the green belt from housing developments.

  • Crisis Loans

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department policies of (a) the March 2019 The Children’s...

  • Energy Performance Certificates

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to extend Energy Performance Certificates to include information on the health and safety of properties.

  • Building Regulations: Air Pollution

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department's review of ventilation and energy-efficiency in building regulations includes indoor air...

  • Buildings and Housing: Standards

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to (a) establish a sub-committee of the Housing Taskforce to include stakeholders involved in the...

  • Housing: Standards

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to review the UK's existing housing stock to ensure that the oldest homes are fit for purpose and do...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Living Wage

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether all directly employed staff in his Department are paid at least the living wage.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Temporary Employment

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which agencies supply staff working in his Department.

  • Public Buildings: Display Energy Certificates

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of non-compliance with the Energy Performance of Buildings...

  • Display Energy Certificates: Fixed Penalties

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many fixed penalty notices have been issued for not having a valid Display Energy Certificate under Energy...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Information Officers

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) press officers, (b) internal communications officers, (c) external communications officers, (d)...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Disclosure of Information

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many compromise agreements were agreed with staff leaving his Department in the last 12 months; how many such...

  • Council Tax

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people who are (a) paying council tax for the first time and (b) paying higher council tax as a result of the...

  • Local Government: Press Releases

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions his Department has issued draft press releases to local authorities for completion using local...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Computer Software

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on software licences in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of his Department's staff, excluding non-departmental public bodies, are (a) women in senior...

  • Community Relations: Religion

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what grants his Department has made to (a) Muslim, (b) Jewish, (c) Christian, and (d) inter-faith organisations to...

  • Community Relations and Radicalism

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department has provided directly to the public to help (a) understand the threat from extremism...

  • Home Ownership: Young People

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of young people who own their own home since 2010.

  • Bellwin Scheme: Greater Manchester

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has provided funds through the Bellwin scheme to the Greater Manchester combined authority...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Parliamentary Questions

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions his Department has transferred (a) a written parliamentary and (b) an oral parliamentary...

  • Homelessness Reduction Act 2017

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish an impact assessment of the effectiveness of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.

  • Temporary Accommodation: Standards

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people living in temporary accommodation; and what steps he is taking to...

  • Owner Occupation: Service Charges

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect freeholders and leaseholders from high service charges.

  • Roads: Construction

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that developers are accountable to local authorities when appointing sub-contractors...

  • Unitary Councils: Northamptonshire

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure that local authorities in Northamptonshire transition successfully...

  • Health Services and Social Services: Northamptonshire

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on the proposed pilot scheme...

  • Housing Act 1996

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the removal of Section 21 of the Housing Act 1996 on a landlord's ability...

  • Evictions

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department's definition is of eviction at short notice.