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date	10/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to A connected society: A Strategy for tackling loneliness – laying the foundations for change, published 15 October 2018, what progress has been made on his Department's commitment to fund research into the impact of community-led housing and cohousing solutions on loneliness.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	275810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>We have committed to funding research into housing solutions to tackle loneliness. The research will specifically explore how community-led housing initiatives, including cohousing, can help connect communities. <br> <br> This commitment was set out in the Government’s strategy paper: 'A connected society: A strategy for tackling loneliness’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-connected-society-a-strategy-for-tackling-loneliness" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-connected-society-a-strategy-for-tackling-loneliness</a>. <br> <br> The Department has invited bids for the provision of our Loneliness and Community Led Housing Research. <br> <br> The aims behind the research are to: evaluate the value for money and impact of housing interventions on loneliness; understand the impact of community-led housing initiatives, including cohousing, on reducing loneliness across all ages; and to explore best practice in housing schemes that promote social cohesion.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/07/2019 15:02:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1138064

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to A connected society: A Strategy for tackling loneliness – laying the foundations for change, published 15 October 2018, what progress has been made on his Department’s commitment to run a series of industry events, conferences and seminars to promote the role of design in wellbeing, including tackling loneliness and to publish case studies and evidence.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	275812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Tackling loneliness was a large focus of a community vision event that my Department hosted with 40 Birmingham residents in February</p><p>The Department worked with residents to develop a vision for their homes and neighbourhoods. The Department wanted to use this vision to bring communities together to tackle people's experience of loneliness; which can have a massive impact on their wellbeing. <br> <br>In February, the Government held the Better Design for Better Places national conference in Birmingham. Attendees explored how to use design to promote and support people's health and well-being through discussions, and the Government selected a case study on tackling loneliness to be presented. <br> <br> In the keynote speech at the conference, Lord Bourne referenced the importance of creating places which can help to tackle loneliness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/07/2019 15:01:06 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan