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1218829

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the 2012 Guidance on Planning Propriety Issues is the current guidance for Ministers on how to interact with planning applications.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	66065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>Yes, the 2012 Guidance on Planning Propriety Issues is the current guidance for Ministers on how to interact with planning applications. The Secretary of State has asked his Department to review the extant Planning Propriety Guidance to see how there can be clearer, practical guidance to Ministers and civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/07/2020 13:09:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1217868

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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	Planning: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the compatibility of proposed planning reforms with measures contained in the Environment Bill.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	64882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The planning system has a vital role to play in enabling the delivery of housing and to support sustainable economic growth and renewal, and we want to see better planning for nature, in a way that’s more efficient as well as effective. In March, the government signalled its intention to modernise our planning system, ensuring it supports the delivery of homes that local people need and creates more beautiful and greener communities. <br> <br> Since then, we have developed a number of planning regulation easements to support businesses to operate through Covid-19, such as enabling restaurants, cafes and pubs to offer a takeaway and delivery service and removing specific publicity requirements for planning applications. We have recently introduced a Bill to parliament with further measures to help businesses to resume and to support economic recovery, and will continue to work across government to investigate options for broader regulatory reform to support sustainable economic growth and renewal, and to protect and conserve our environment.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/07/2020 14:46:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1217468

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to relax housing delivery targets for local authorities in 2020-21 in response to the covid19 outbreak, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	64042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>We note the concerns you raise regarding Housing Delivery Test under current circumstances. It is important to keep the planning system moving as much as we can, so that it is able to play its full part in the economic recovery to come, but we will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/07/2020 14:44:15 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1217496

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report of the all-party group on air pollution entitled, Air Quality Strategy to Reduce Coronavirus Infection, published on 29 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	64061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government welcomes the all-party group’s report and has noted its recommendations with interest. Improving air quality is a top priority for the Government and, especially during these unprecedented times, we will continue to take robust and comprehensive action to improve air quality in the United Kingdom and minimise public health effects. Defra recently launched a rapid Call for Evidence to understand more fully the effect that coronavirus is having on air pollution emissions, concentrations and exposure, and Defra’s Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG) are currently analysing the responses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/07/2020 13:05:49 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1217544

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Help to Buy Scheme: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to extend the Help to Buy scheme to mitigate for delays in construction because of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	64356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the disruption Covid-19 has caused to housebuilding; that is why we took decisive steps to re-open the housing market and ensure housebuilding could safely recommence. The Government published a “<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Four-plan-to-rebuild-the-uk-governments-covid-19-recovery-strategy&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C6034ca8398e94364ee1208d81e6cce33%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637292799950004652&amp;sdata=DS%2BzaPkRuPefnt1mUymwahk5b5asuMnlPJ7XmI1AmR8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Plan to Rebuild</a>” on Monday 11 May, setting out the United Kingdom Government’s Covid-19 recovery strategy. This makes clear that construction work can be undertaken across England providing sites are able to operate safely in line with the new Covid-19 secure guidelines. We continue to monitor the situation.</p><p>As announced at Budget 2018, there is a new two year Help to Buy scheme commencing from 1 April 2021, specifically for first time buyers, so supporting people onto the housing ladder. Where new build properties are not completed within the current Help to Buy scheme deadlines, they may be eligible for sale through the new scheme. More information on the new Help to Buy scheme can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.helptobuy.gov.uk%2Fequity-loan%2Feligibility%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C6034ca8398e94364ee1208d81e6cce33%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637292799950014603&amp;sdata=iQlFWGoSuLNERtQo8xMe88UwZNDGzkh%2BRp6Y%2BSYsqwQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.helptobuy.gov.uk/equity-loan/eligibility/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/07/2020 13:08:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1217577

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to hold a roundtable meeting with mortgage lenders to discuss mortgage valuations on properties under 18m; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	64062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Minister for Fire and Building Safety held a roundtable with mortgage lenders on Thursday 25 June, where they were pressed to consider a more proportionate approach to mortgage valuations on properties under 18 metres. The lenders present confirmed that they had, or were, reviewing their policies and guidance to valuers.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/07/2020 13:04:43 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1217584

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to bring forward legislation to reform permitted development rights to support the (a) deployment of 5G and (b) expansion of mobile coverage.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	64043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>In August 2019, a joint consultation by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport was launched to consider amending permitted development rights to support increased mobile coverage and 5G deployment.</p><p>The consultation closed on 04 November 2019. The Government is considering the replies and will issue a response in due course. Subject to the outcome of this consultation, if the proposals are taken forward, we anticipate undertaking a further consultation on the detail of those proposals.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/07/2020 14:45:06 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1217602

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Property Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of exempting developments granted planning permission through development orders on the effectiveness of the Government’s policy that new developments should enhance biodiversity and create new green spaces.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	64142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s response to biodiversity gain consultation published in <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fbiodiversity-net-gain-updating-planning-requirements&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPaulG.Martin%40communities.gov.uk%7Cee3f09575bb8432e593508d8190ff7cd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637286903652233659&amp;sdata=wmkc1M5a%2B5B3W3VYgUb2Kp4Md6c7T30dquN%2BjoCF5aM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/biodiversity-net-gain-updating-planning-requirements</a> made it clear that the new biodiversity gain regime – currently being legislated for in the Environment Bill - would not apply to permitted development rights which are granted under the General Permitted Development Order. The provisions do apply to development permitted by local development orders and neighbourhood development orders.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/07/2020 14:45:29 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1217603

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on the proposed reforms to permitted development rights to support the deployment of 5G and extend mobile coverage.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	64357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>In August 2019, a joint consultation by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport was launched to consider amending permitted development rights to support increased mobile coverage and 5G deployment.</p><p>The consultation closed on 04 November 2019. The Government is considering the replies and will issue a response in due course. Subject to the outcome of this consultation, if the proposals are taken forward, we anticipate undertaking a further consultation on the detail of those proposals.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/07/2020 14:45:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1205378

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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	Homelessness: Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people who are (1) destitute, or (2) without accommodation, as a result of having no recourse to public funds (a) during the COVID-19 lockdown, and (b) after the lockdown has been lifted.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL5905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>Thanks to the hard work of local authorities, agencies and the homelessness sector around the country, nearly 15,000 vulnerable people have been housed in emergency accommodation, including hotels, since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown period. This includes people coming in directly from the streets, people previously housed in shared night shelters and people who have become vulnerable to rough sleeping during the pandemic.</p><p>We are ensuring local authorities are supported, with £3.2 million in targeted funding to help support individuals who are sleeping rough off the streets, and an additional £3.2 billion provided to local authorities as part of the wider government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>This funding has been provided to help local authorities reduce risks to public health and to support individuals on the basis of need.</p><p>The legal position on those with no recourse to public funds has not been amended.</p><p>The Government recognises that these are unprecedented times, and expects local authorities to support people who are sleeping rough, and also to minimise unnecessary risks to public health, acting within the law.</p><p>On 24 June we announced that we are providing local authorities with a further £105 million to enable them to best support the nearly 15,000 people placed into emergency accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This commitment will help to ensure that as few of these people as possible return to the streets.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 02/07/2020 14:17:01 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves