To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many local authorities have (a) applied for designation of an area as subject to additional licensing and (b) obtained designation under the terms of section 58 of the Housing Act 2004. (189249)

There have been no formal applications to the Department from local authorities seeking approval for additional HMO licensing schemes, therefore no designations have been granted under the terms of section 58 of the Housing Act 2004.