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1469726

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent progress he has made on the creation of affordable homes in the (a) West Midlands and (b) UK.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	17123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Since 2010, we have delivered over 574,100 new affordable homes, including over 403,400 affordable homes for rent, of which over 154,600 homes for social rent. Between 2010 and 2021 over 57,000 affordable homes were built in the West Midlands, including over 42,985 affordable homes for rent, of which 18,098 were for social rent</p><p><br> Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) will provide up to 180,000 new homes across the country, should economic conditions allow. Around half the homes will be for affordable and social rent and we will deliver more than double the amount of social rent compared to the current programme, with around 32,000 social rent homes due to be delivered</p><p><br> In August 2021 we announced £8.6 billion of allocations for this programme, which will deliver 119,000 affordable homes. £568 million of this will be going to the West Midlands to deliver over 10,500 affordable homes.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/06/2022 16:50:43 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1469746

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: Interest Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has considered waiving Help to Buy loan interests for those affected by unsafe cladding.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	17029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has provided £5.1 billion to remediate residential buildings over 18 metres, and recently announced contributions from developers estimated at £5 billion to help to fix the building safety crisis.</p><p>We have extended the exceptional criteria for subletting through the Help to Buy scheme to include homes affected by unsafe cladding. Guidance can be found in the following link <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fhow-to-sublet-your-help-to-buy-home%23when-you-may-be-allowed-to-sublet-your-entire-home&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C53679c7967fe4972677a08da546a8262%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637915113667740198%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NLNg%2BKT0fQOzmewzlaU32jS3a4ZNAvdSYAw4owXFoNw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-sublet-your-help-to-buy-home#when-you-may-be-allowed-to-sublet-your-entire-home</a>.</p><p>There are no existing plans to change other aspects of the Help to Buy loan rules. However, we will keep these policies under review and recognise the unique circumstances of people affected by the cladding crisis.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 17030 17031 question first answered 22/06/2022 16:35:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1469747

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing properties bought with a Help to Buy loan and affected by unsafe cladding to be let out.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	17030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has provided £5.1 billion to remediate residential buildings over 18 metres, and recently announced contributions from developers estimated at £5 billion to help to fix the building safety crisis.</p><p>We have extended the exceptional criteria for subletting through the Help to Buy scheme to include homes affected by unsafe cladding. Guidance can be found in the following link <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fhow-to-sublet-your-help-to-buy-home%23when-you-may-be-allowed-to-sublet-your-entire-home&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C53679c7967fe4972677a08da546a8262%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637915113667740198%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NLNg%2BKT0fQOzmewzlaU32jS3a4ZNAvdSYAw4owXFoNw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-sublet-your-help-to-buy-home#when-you-may-be-allowed-to-sublet-your-entire-home</a>.</p><p>There are no existing plans to change other aspects of the Help to Buy loan rules. However, we will keep these policies under review and recognise the unique circumstances of people affected by the cladding crisis.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 17029 17031 question first answered 22/06/2022 16:35:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1469748

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people who bought a property with a Help to Buy loan which is affected by unsafe cladding to own a second home.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	17031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has provided £5.1 billion to remediate residential buildings over 18 metres, and recently announced contributions from developers estimated at £5 billion to help to fix the building safety crisis.</p><p>We have extended the exceptional criteria for subletting through the Help to Buy scheme to include homes affected by unsafe cladding. Guidance can be found in the following link <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fhow-to-sublet-your-help-to-buy-home%23when-you-may-be-allowed-to-sublet-your-entire-home&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C53679c7967fe4972677a08da546a8262%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637915113667740198%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NLNg%2BKT0fQOzmewzlaU32jS3a4ZNAvdSYAw4owXFoNw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-sublet-your-help-to-buy-home#when-you-may-be-allowed-to-sublet-your-entire-home</a>.</p><p>There are no existing plans to change other aspects of the Help to Buy loan rules. However, we will keep these policies under review and recognise the unique circumstances of people affected by the cladding crisis.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 17029 17030 question first answered 22/06/2022 16:35:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1469761

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has plans to help protect high quality agricultural land from housing development.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	16909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government already places great importance upon our agricultural land and food production. Within the National Planning Policy Framework, we set out that the benefits of the best and most versatile agricultural land should be reflected in planning policies and decisions. The Framework is also clear that where significant development of agricultural land is demonstrated to be necessary, areas of poorer quality land should be preferred to those of a higher quality.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/06/2022 16:47:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1469898

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the impact the Habitats Directive on local authorities' house building programmes; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on (a) reducing pollution and (b) cleaning rivers to help facilitate local authorities' house building programmes.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	17099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>We are aware meeting the requirements of the Habitats Regulations is impacting on development in some areas and my department and DEFRA continue to work across government to identify the range of solutions in the short, medium and long term. There is a package of support in place to enable local authorities affected by nutrient pollution to meet the requirements of the Habitats Regulations. This includes tools to help local authorities understand nutrient neutrality, ongoing practical support and funding to enable affected areas to respond to the challenges of nutrient pollution in a partnership approach.</p><p>Government is working with the water industry and regulators to ensure that considerable investment is directed at reducing nutrient pollution from wastewater. From 2020 to 2025, water companies are investing £2.5 billion in measures that reduce nutrient pollution. We are also taking action to support farmers to go further to reduce agricultural pollution and deliver for nature.</p><p>DEFRA have launched the Environment Act 2021 environmental targets consultation. This includes proposals for legally binding long-term targets to directly address pollution in the water environment from agriculture and wastewater. This includes reduce nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment contribution from agriculture in the water environment by at least 40% by 2037 (against a 2018 baseline) and reducing phosphorus loadings from treated wastewater by 80% by 2037 (against a 2020 baseline).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/06/2022 16:49:51 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1469935

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Construction: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing requirements for residents to be made aware of (a) construction plans and (b) the projected noise pollution from those plans as a prerequisite for building works.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	17061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>A planning application for major development must be accompanied by a design and access statement. This will explain the design principles and concepts that have been applied to the proposed development and demonstrate the steps taken to assess the context of the proposed development. <br> <br> All documents submitted as part of a planning application, including any noise impact or environmental impact assessments, are made publicly available for comment during the mandatory 21 consultation period. This ensures local residents are aware of the application, and its supported documents, and can comment on these. Our National Planning Policy Framework states that planning decisions and subsequent developments should not contribute to unacceptable levels of noise pollution and that developments should take into account adverse noise affecting existing amenities and local infrastructure. <br> <br> The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will increase the opportunities for involvement to ensure development is brought forward in a way that works best for local people. Alongside traditional forms of engagement, digital engagement will remove barriers to engagement and provide new opportunities for local people to engage. We are clear that communities must have a say on development that affects them and they will retain the right to comment on planning applications.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/06/2022 16:48:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1469054

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the cost of the Right to Buy scheme announced by the Prime Minister in his speech on the 9 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	15201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to the Right to Buy, which has helped nearly two million council tenants to realise their dream of home ownership.</p><p>As the Prime Minister has announced, we want housing association tenants to have the same opportunity as local authority tenants to be able to enjoy the benefits that homeownership brings.</p><p>We will be working closely with the housing association sector as we develop the scheme and will announce more details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 15202 question first answered 15/06/2022 15:35:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1469055

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with regards to the right to buy scheme, announced by the Prime Minister in his speech on the 9 of June 2022, what estimate he has made of the number of properties likely to be purchased in each of the next three years; and at what level the scheme is capped.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	15202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to the Right to Buy, which has helped nearly two million council tenants to realise their dream of home ownership.</p><p>As the Prime Minister has announced, we want housing association tenants to have the same opportunity as local authority tenants to be able to enjoy the benefits that homeownership brings.</p><p>We will be working closely with the housing association sector as we develop the scheme and will announce more details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 15201 question first answered 15/06/2022 15:35:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper