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1249574

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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, if he will reassess the potential merits of making sustainable drainage systems compulsory in new housing developments at risk from flooding.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	113197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided and directed away from areas at highest risk. If new homes are necessary in a flood risk area, and no suitable sites at lower risk are available, the local authority should ensure that the development will be safe and will not increase flood risk elsewhere, and include sustainable drainage systems where appropriate.</p><p>Additionally, developers must comply with the Building Regulations which give priority to sustainable drainage systems in their hierarchy of arrangements for dealing with rainwater draining from roofs and paving giving access to the building.</p><p>We are reviewing our policy for building in areas at flood risk. This will seek to ensure that communities across the country know that future development will be safe from floods. We will assess whether current protections in the National Planning Policy Framework are enough and consider options for further reform.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 12/11/2020 15:47:48 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1248051

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Greenhalgh on 1 October (HL8296), 6 October (HL8828), and 28 October (HL9442), what assessment they have made of whether diversification will be sufficient to tackle developments which are currently stalled due to ‘land banking’ and ‘intentional delay’.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Sir Oliver Letwin’s 2018 Review of Build Out provided a comprehensive assessment of build out of sites and recommended that a greater diversity of housing products on residential developments was a key way to overcome issues associated with low market absorption rates. Our Planning White Paper consulted on proposals to amend national policy to encourage more variety of development types by different builders, and we are now in the process of analysing the responses. We will be publishing our response in due course</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 10/11/2020 14:26:18 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1248052

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Greenhalgh on 1 October (HL8296), 6 October (HL8828), and 28 October (HL9442), what assessment they have made of the impact of (1) fears of negative equity on existing house purchases, and (2) house prices rising faster than wage increases, on the effectiveness of diversification.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>In response to Part 1: The Government has taken unprecedented measures to support consumers, businesses and the wider economy. Many homeowners will benefit from these measures.</p><p>The Government has strengthened the welfare safety-net with over £9 billion boost to the welfare system. The furlough scheme has been extended to the end of March, with employees receiving 80% of their current salary for hours not worked. The Government has also supported business during this time through the coronavirus business interruption schemes, the bounce back loans and the future fund.</p><p>This package of support also includes mortgage holidays for up to 6 months, and a moratorium on lender repossession enforcement until 31 January 2021. These measures continue to protect homeowners who have been affected by coronavirus from unaffordable costs if they cannot work due to the coronavirus pandemic. <br> <br>The Government has also taken substantial measures to support the housing market. We have introduced a stamp duty holiday, with effect until 31 March 2021, raising the threshold for paying stamp duty land tax from £125,000 to £500,000. We have kept the housing market open, with clear guidance on how to conduct home buying and selling amid Covid-19 restrictions. We have taken measures to ensure that the housing market and all associated activities can continue during the current lockdown, and the housebuilding sector, in line with the wider construction sector, will continue to operate and follow Covid-19 secure guidelines. In combination, these measures have ensured a functioning and effective housing market. There are currently high levels of transactions in the market. The provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transactions in September 2020 is 98,010, which is very similar to September 2019 at only 0.7% lower and 21.3% higher than August 2020. <br> <br>In response to Part 2: the Government wants to see the housing market diversify over the long term, regardless of short term movements in house prices. We support community and self-builders, small and medium enterprises, and those who are building homes in innovative ways. We have put in place initiatives to diversify the market including the £2.5 billion Home Building Fund, which received a £450 million boost in June, and the £1 billion ENABLE Build guarantee scheme. In addition, we are supporting the Build to Rent sector with a £3.5 billion Guarantee Scheme, driving up standards and quality across the private rented sector. Leveraging in more private investment will help create skilled jobs and drive economic growth while our ongoing planning reforms will reduce burdens on the construction sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/11/2020 15:17:39 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1245676

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Greenhalgh on 1 October (HL8296) and on 19 October (HL8828), what assessment they have made of the impact of tackling the practices of 'land banking' and 'intentional delay' on the market absorption rates in the housing market.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>Sir Oliver Letwin’s 2018 independent Review of Build Out was clear that developers will only build new homes at a rate that the market can absorb. That is why our planning white paper sets out proposals to revise national policy to encourage masterplans and design codes for substantial development sites to see a variety of development types by different builders come forward at once. This will help speed up build out by ensuring new development can appeal to a broad range of market needs. We are also exploring further options to speed up the build out of residential development as part of the implementation of the white paper.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 28/10/2020 14:15:45 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1244649

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps Homes England is taking (1) to encourage, and (2) to create, opportunities for small and new-entry builders in the housing construction sector; and what plans they have, if any, to reflect these steps in the specification for the forthcoming tender for Homes England's Delivery Partner Panel 4.
tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
uin	HL9306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>Homes England’s strategic objectives include helping small builders grow into medium builders and to encourage new entrants into the market. The Home Building Fund specifically focuses on supporting SME builders who are unable to access suitable finance in the marketplace. It does this by providing development finance direct, as well as through lender frameworks designed to encourage and enhance the supply of liquidity in the market to the SME builder.</p><p>In addition, Homes England looks to ensure SMEs can access land through its Land Hub, and the agency’s standard building lease sets out a legal obligation for a proportion of homes to be built out by SMEs or Registered Providers.</p><p>Work to replace the current Delivery Partner Panel (DPP3) is focused on diversifying the housing market and increasing SME access to public land opportunities, in line with the agency’s strategic objectives.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 27/10/2020 17:43:45 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan

1240064

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	What steps he is taking to promote house building.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	907026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>We have set out an ambitious package of measures to ensure we build the right homes in the right places; levelling up opportunities across the country. This includes, at £12 billion, the highest single funding commitment to affordable housing in a decade; and once in a generation reform to the planning system. This builds on the 240,000 new homes delivered last year; the highest in over 30 years.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/10/2020 16:54:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1240125

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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 the housing need for each local authority is when calculated through the standard method.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	98891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>To get enough homes built in the places where people and communities need them, a crucial first step is to plan for the right number of homes.  To support our overall aspirations, and to target more homes into areas where they are least affordable, we are proposing to revise the number of homes authorities should plan for. <br> <br> We have not published an authority by authority list of numbers generated by the formula. The formula uses variable data and it is down to local planning authorities to calculate their local housing need. <br> <br> Paragraph 23-39 of the <em>Changes to the current planning system</em> consultation explains step-by-step the proposed calculation for the updated standard method.    <br> <br> Lower household projections do not mean that fewer homes are needed – in some cases they reflect existing under-supply, where lack of provision stops new households from forming. <br> <br> Not all homes that are planned for are built, so our proposed formula includes a buffer to account for the drop off rate between permissions and completions. This gives the best opportunity to deliver against our aspirations while also ensuring that the market offers a good choice of homes.   <br> <br> The affordability adjustment used in the proposed standard method is based on the median house price to workplace-based earnings ratio, published annually by the Office for National Statistics. <br> <br> The house price to workplace-based earnings ratio compares the median salary earnt in a local authority against the median house price in that same authority area. This ratio is used as people typically choose to live close to where they work – and therefore is a proxy for demand within the housing market. <br> <br> Earnings data is taken from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) Release, which provides data on the levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked by UK employees. This data does not cover the self-employed. <br> <br> The proposals were out for consultation until 1 October 2020. Following consideration of the consultation responses received, the Government will publish a response in due course. The response will set out any decisions and any associated proposed implementation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 98892 98894 98895 question first answered 13/10/2020 13:53:29 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1240126

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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, for what reasons his policy to build 300,000 new homes a year is greater than the ONS projection of future household growth.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	98892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>To get enough homes built in the places where people and communities need them, a crucial first step is to plan for the right number of homes.  To support our overall aspirations, and to target more homes into areas where they are least affordable, we are proposing to revise the number of homes authorities should plan for. <br> <br> We have not published an authority by authority list of numbers generated by the formula. The formula uses variable data and it is down to local planning authorities to calculate their local housing need. <br> <br> Paragraph 23-39 of the <em>Changes to the current planning system</em> consultation explains step-by-step the proposed calculation for the updated standard method.    <br> <br> Lower household projections do not mean that fewer homes are needed – in some cases they reflect existing under-supply, where lack of provision stops new households from forming. <br> <br> Not all homes that are planned for are built, so our proposed formula includes a buffer to account for the drop off rate between permissions and completions. This gives the best opportunity to deliver against our aspirations while also ensuring that the market offers a good choice of homes.   <br> <br> The affordability adjustment used in the proposed standard method is based on the median house price to workplace-based earnings ratio, published annually by the Office for National Statistics. <br> <br> The house price to workplace-based earnings ratio compares the median salary earnt in a local authority against the median house price in that same authority area. This ratio is used as people typically choose to live close to where they work – and therefore is a proxy for demand within the housing market. <br> <br> Earnings data is taken from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) Release, which provides data on the levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked by UK employees. This data does not cover the self-employed. <br> <br> The proposals were out for consultation until 1 October 2020. Following consideration of the consultation responses received, the Government will publish a response in due course. The response will set out any decisions and any associated proposed implementation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 98891 98894 98895 question first answered 13/10/2020 13:53:30 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1240130

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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, for what reasons his Department's consultation on changes to planning policy and regulations does not propose to include the income level of residents who live in one local authority but work in another local authority in the calculation of local housing need.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	98894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>To get enough homes built in the places where people and communities need them, a crucial first step is to plan for the right number of homes.  To support our overall aspirations, and to target more homes into areas where they are least affordable, we are proposing to revise the number of homes authorities should plan for. <br> <br> We have not published an authority by authority list of numbers generated by the formula. The formula uses variable data and it is down to local planning authorities to calculate their local housing need. <br> <br> Paragraph 23-39 of the <em>Changes to the current planning system</em> consultation explains step-by-step the proposed calculation for the updated standard method.    <br> <br> Lower household projections do not mean that fewer homes are needed – in some cases they reflect existing under-supply, where lack of provision stops new households from forming. <br> <br> Not all homes that are planned for are built, so our proposed formula includes a buffer to account for the drop off rate between permissions and completions. This gives the best opportunity to deliver against our aspirations while also ensuring that the market offers a good choice of homes.   <br> <br> The affordability adjustment used in the proposed standard method is based on the median house price to workplace-based earnings ratio, published annually by the Office for National Statistics. <br> <br> The house price to workplace-based earnings ratio compares the median salary earnt in a local authority against the median house price in that same authority area. This ratio is used as people typically choose to live close to where they work – and therefore is a proxy for demand within the housing market. <br> <br> Earnings data is taken from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) Release, which provides data on the levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked by UK employees. This data does not cover the self-employed. <br> <br> The proposals were out for consultation until 1 October 2020. Following consideration of the consultation responses received, the Government will publish a response in due course. The response will set out any decisions and any associated proposed implementation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 98891 98892 98895 question first answered 13/10/2020 13:53:30 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1240133

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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, whether the affordability measure for local housing needs assessment in his Department's consultation on changes to planning policy and regulations takes into account self-employed incomes.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	98895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>To get enough homes built in the places where people and communities need them, a crucial first step is to plan for the right number of homes.  To support our overall aspirations, and to target more homes into areas where they are least affordable, we are proposing to revise the number of homes authorities should plan for. <br> <br> We have not published an authority by authority list of numbers generated by the formula. The formula uses variable data and it is down to local planning authorities to calculate their local housing need. <br> <br> Paragraph 23-39 of the <em>Changes to the current planning system</em> consultation explains step-by-step the proposed calculation for the updated standard method.    <br> <br> Lower household projections do not mean that fewer homes are needed – in some cases they reflect existing under-supply, where lack of provision stops new households from forming. <br> <br> Not all homes that are planned for are built, so our proposed formula includes a buffer to account for the drop off rate between permissions and completions. This gives the best opportunity to deliver against our aspirations while also ensuring that the market offers a good choice of homes.   <br> <br> The affordability adjustment used in the proposed standard method is based on the median house price to workplace-based earnings ratio, published annually by the Office for National Statistics. <br> <br> The house price to workplace-based earnings ratio compares the median salary earnt in a local authority against the median house price in that same authority area. This ratio is used as people typically choose to live close to where they work – and therefore is a proxy for demand within the housing market. <br> <br> Earnings data is taken from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) Release, which provides data on the levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked by UK employees. This data does not cover the self-employed. <br> <br> The proposals were out for consultation until 1 October 2020. Following consideration of the consultation responses received, the Government will publish a response in due course. The response will set out any decisions and any associated proposed implementation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 98891 98892 98894 question first answered 13/10/2020 13:53:29 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling