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228782

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Housing: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many council houses have been sold in (a) London and (b) each London borough since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	228550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on local authority right to buy sales in London and in each London Borough are published in the Department's live table 685 (annual) and 691 (quarterly) which are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales</a><br><br>In England, council house building starts are now at a 23 year high and twice as many council homes have been built in the last 4 years than from 1997 to 2009. Previously, councils were not encouraged to build new homes from sales receipts and only 1 new council home was built for every 170 Right to Buy sales completed under the last Administration.</p><p>Since the Right to Buy was reinvigorated in England, £730 million in sales receipts are being re-invested in affordable house building; levering a further £1.7 billion of investment over the next 2 years. This means that in total, over £2.4 billion will be raised to invest in affordable house building as a result of the as a result of Right to Buy.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/03/2015 13:38:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

225128

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Young People: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) London and (b) each London borough who are under the age of 35 and live with their parents.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	226280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/03/2015 14:17:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 48508 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

222396

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much from Right to Buy sales has been returned to the Treasury by each London borough in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	224607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Since the reform of the Housing Revenue Account and the introduction of Self-Financing in April 2012, a proportion of receipts are paid to Treasury in order to (a) reflect the reduction in the amount owed by local authorities to Treasury as part of the Self-Financing Settlement and (b) to tackle the budget deficit left by the last Administration.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table shows those parts of the receipts arising from Right to Buy (or equivalent) sales received in each London borough in the previous five financial years and the first three quarters of the current financial year which have been indicated as payable to the Treasury. Since the reinvigoration of Right to Buy in April 2012, the 29 London stock-holding authorities have retained approximately £406 million for the purposes of providing replacement social housing in their local areas.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, Right to Buy increases housing investment and housing construction. Since the Right to Buy was reinvigorated across England, £730 million in sales receipts are being re-invested in affordable house building; levering a further £1.7 billion of investment over the next 2 years. This means that in total, over £2.4 billion will be raised to invest in affordable house building as a result of Right to Buy.</p><p> </p><p>In England, council house building starts are now at a 23 year high and almost twice as many council homes have been built in the last 4 years than from 1997 to 2009. Previously, councils were not encouraged to build new homes from sales receipts and only 1 new council home was built for every 170 Right to Buy sales completed under the last Administration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 24/03/2015 12:11:44 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name 224607 Khan.xlsx title Right to Buy Sales Table
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

171543

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
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 Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on marketing in relation to the Right to Buy scheme in London in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	219547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting home ownership, and giving a helping hand to social tenants to move up the housing ladder. But our reinvigorated Right to Buy can only be exercised by eligible tenants if they know about it. It is also important that social tenants have sufficient information about their rights to make an informed decision, and to ensure that home ownership is the right choice for them in light of their financial circumstances.</p><p>Precise figures on spending in London cannot be disaggregated from the national Right to Buy campaign. We can identify £378,393 of spending in 2012-13 and £68,500 in 2013-14; there was no London-specific spending in 2010-11 or 2011-12. Figures for 2014-15 are not yet available.</p><p>I appreciate that the Labour Party in London has effectively called for the Right to Buy to be abolished, and will oppose social tenants being informed. Such are the enemies of aspiration. The Right to Buy improves social mobility and helps build mixed communities. As well as increasing home ownership and supporting new build construction (from replacement affordable homes), it gives something back to families who have worked hard, paid their rent and played by the rules. It allows buyers to do up their home, change their front door, improve their garden – without getting permission from the council. It gives people a sense of pride and ownership not just in their home, but in their street and neighbourhood.</p><p>Total national spending was £0 in 2010-11, £17,728 in 2011-12, £1.4 million in 2012-13 and £1.0 million in 2013-14. To place our information campaigns in context, DCLG has cut spending on marketing and advertising from £9.9 million in 2009-10 to £2.0 million in 2013-14.</p><p>The rt. hon. Member is a former Minister in this Department, so will be well acquainted with communications activity under the last Labour Government, such as departmental spending of:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£1.1 million a year on external public relations, despite having 103 in-house communications officers;</li><li>£15,000 on plugging the “Sustainable Communities summit” that was subsequently cancelled;</li><li>£1 million on marketing and public relations for eco-towns, despite the fact not a single house was ever built;</li><li>£3,520 on re-naming Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire Services to the Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser, during one of New Labour’s republican phases of purging public references to the Monarchy;</li><li>£38,200 on sock puppet lobbyists, LLM Communications, astro-turfing friends for the friendless Regional Spatial Strategies;</li><li>£1,371 on re-branding of John Prescott’s ‘Office of the Deputy Prime Minister’ to the cut-price and pointless ‘Deputy Prime Minister's Office’;</li><li>£3,830 on the subsequent logo for the new Department for Communities and Local Government, followed by burning a further £24,765 on dropping the “D” and renaming it “Communities and Local Government”, despite being neither, in a futile attempt to sound achingly trendy.</li></ul><p>We run a tighter ship. Right to Buy and the Fire Kills campaign are now the two primary campaigns we run, and both have a clear public benefit, in strong contrast to the culture of spin and excess in the spendthrift Labour years.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 22/01/2015 16:18:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 36985 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

78377

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Housing: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many council homes were built in each London Borough in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	206262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>More new council housing was started in London last year than in all the 13 years of the last Labour Government combined. Statistics on local authority (council) house building by local authority area are published in the Department’s live table 253, which is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 31/07/2014 13:10:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

78378

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Rented Housing: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average sector rent was in each London Borough in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	206263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on average rents in the local authority sector for 2011-12 and 2012-13 can be found in section H of the datasets on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2011-to-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2011-to-2012</a> and</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on average rents in the private sector can be found on the Valuation Office’s website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.voa.gov.uk/corporate/statisticalReleases/140610_Private_Rental_Market.html" target="_blank">http://www.voa.gov.uk/corporate/statisticalReleases/140610_Private_Rental_Market.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on average social rents Private Registered Providers can be found on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies</a></p><p> </p><p>The tables below show how rents have fallen in real terms.</p><p> </p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/08/2014 12:07:07 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name 0418 Khan - Table.docx title Rents Tables
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

78379

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of new homes needed annually to meet London's housing needs into 2020.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	206259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>From the 1 April 2012, the Mayor of London has had strategic oversight of housing, regeneration and economic development in London.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not estimate demand for housing. However, the Department publishes household projections, which are a trend-based view of the number of households that would form given projected population and previous demographic trends.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent household projections are 2011-based. The projected household numbers are disaggregated by household type and are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government/series/household-projections" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government/series/household-projections</a></p><p>I would observe that new home registrations rose by 30% in 2013 in England, the highest since 2007; and are up 60% in London, the highest for over two decades, this is in contrast to Wales which has a Labour Administration, where new home registrations are falling (source: NHBC).</p><p> </p><p>More new council housing was started in London last year than in all the 13 years for the last Labour Government combined.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 31/07/2014 13:13:11 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

78380

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Rented Housing: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of new affordable homes in each London Borough were rented at below (a) 70 per cent, (b) 60 per cent and (c) 50 per cent of market rent in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	206260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information is not held centrally. Notwithstanding, I also refer the rt. hon. Member to the answer to him of 14 May 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 638W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 31/07/2014 13:08:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

78381

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were built in each London Borough in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	206261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Statistics on delivery of affordable housing by local authority area are published in the Department’s live table 1008, which is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These statistics include both newly built housing and acquisitions, and include figures for 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13. Further statistics will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My department holds some statistics for 2013-14, for affordable housing delivery through programmes reported by the Homes and Communities Agency and the Greater London Authority (but not through other sources).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In total, the combined figures show that almost 200,000 affordable homes have been delivered in England from 2010-11 to 2013-14, of which almost 49,000 are in London. We expect these figures to be revised upwards when full affordable housing supply statistics are published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s affordable housing programme for 2015 to 2018 aims to deliver 165,000 new affordable homes, and lever in a further £23 billion of public and private investment in affordable housing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/09/2014 14:33:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

78382

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Empty Property: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties in each London borough were classified as empty in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	206264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Statistics on vacant dwellings in England by local authority district are published in the Department’s live table 615 which is available at the following link.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It gives annual total numbers of empty homes and those vacant longer than six months and also vacants in the local authority, housing association and other public sector tenures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below provides information on all vacants for individual London Boroughs for the last four years. It is a clear sign that the Government’s approach to reducing empty homes is working.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 02/09/2014 14:15:53 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams attachment 1 file name 0424 Khan (table).docx title All Vacant Dwellings, London Boroughs Table
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan