Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2016 to Question 45729, what assessment he has made of the implications of his policies of the final recommendations of the Park Homes Working Group; and if he will place his plans to take forward those recommendations in the Library.

The Government is committed to improving the lives of mobile homes residents and welcomes the recommendations of the working group. We have already taken forward their recommendation to write to all local authorities to remind them of their new enforcement powers and available guidance. My Department is considering the other recommendations and will set out its response as part of a review of the effectiveness of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 that we are planning to launch in the Spring.

The review will be conducted by the Department through a consultation exercise which will seek evidence from residents, site owners and local authorities on the effectiveness of two key areas of the 2013 legislation:

(a) what enforcement local authorities have carried out, any successes and challenges they have faced and what further changes or powers they require and;

(b) how well the changes to the buying and selling process, pitch fee reviews and site rules have worked.