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1246900

registered interest
date	28/10/2020
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	Affordable Housing: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their statement that “there is a shortage of affordable housing, particularly for local workers” in rural areas in their response on 2 July 2019 to the report by the Select Committee on the Rural Economy Time for a strategy for the rural economy (HL Paper 330, Session 2017–19), what is the net increase in affordable homes in rural areas since July 2019.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL9724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>This Government believes that meeting the housing needs of rural communities is important and nearly 165,000 affordable homes have been provided in rural local authorities in England between April 2010 and March 2019.</p><p><br> We are investing £12.2 billion in affordable housing over 5 years from next year (2021-2026). This represents the highest single funding commitment to affordable housing in a decade. <br> <br> This investment includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme which will be delivered over 5 years from next year (2021-2026), providing up to 180,000 new homes across the country, should economic conditions allow. Homes England’s funding prospectus for this supports the delivery of rural housing, with the commitment of 10% of the housing delivered to be in settlements with a population fewer than 3,000. Furthermore, Homes England has dedicated rural housing champions in each of their operating areas and they remain active across the rural housing sector.</p><p>The department collects annual data on new affordable housing supply but does not collect all the data required on disposals of affordable housing that would allow to calculate the net change in affordable housing in rural areas.</p><p>The latest available official statistics on new affordable housing supply are for 2018-19. The publication of the statistics for 2019-20 has been provisionally pre-announced for 3<sup>rd</sup> December 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 02/11/2020 16:31:29 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1246705

registered interest
date	26/10/2020
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	Derelict Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the report by the CPRE State of Brownfield Report 2020, published in October 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL9538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>We will consider CPRE’s recommendations as we take forward our reforms of the planning system, including those proposed in our <em>Planning for the future</em> consultation. This White Paper made clear that, alongside our ambition to build the homes we need and make the planning process more effective, we will promote the stewardship and improvement of our precious countryside and environment. It is our firm intention to preserve and enhance important natural assets, to encourage provision of new green infrastructure, and to maximise the development potential of suitable brownfield land.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 02/11/2020 16:32:35 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1245406

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 Associations: Provident Societies
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 estimate he has made of the number of housing associations who are registered as Industrial and Provident Societies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	106892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>Organisations that were previously registered as industrial and provident societies are now classified as registered societies, following the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. However, not all registered societies were previously industrial and provident societies, given new entrants to the sector since 2014.</p><p>There are 789 private registered providers of social housing that are classified as registered societies. These providers own approximately 2.5 million of the 2.8 million homes owned by private registered providers.</p><p>In total, private registered providers as a whole were responsible for delivering 47,040 affordable homes in 2018/2019, of which 44,918 were new build. We are unable to disaggregate between former industrial and provident societies, current registered societies, and private registered providers more generally.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 106893 question first answered 27/10/2020 14:50:57 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1245407

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 Associations: Provident Societies
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 estimate he has made of the number of homes (a) owned by and (b) being built by housing associations registered as industrial and provident societies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	106893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>Organisations that were previously registered as industrial and provident societies are now classified as registered societies, following the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. However, not all registered societies were previously industrial and provident societies, given new entrants to the sector since 2014.</p><p>There are 789 private registered providers of social housing that are classified as registered societies. These providers own approximately 2.5 million of the 2.8 million homes owned by private registered providers.</p><p>In total, private registered providers as a whole were responsible for delivering 47,040 affordable homes in 2018/2019, of which 44,918 were new build. We are unable to disaggregate between former industrial and provident societies, current registered societies, and private registered providers more generally.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 106892 question first answered 27/10/2020 14:50:57 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1245422

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	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, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Prime Minister of 12 October 2020, official report, column 24, on covid-19 update, when he plans to release details of the £1 billion of new financial support for local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	107005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>On Thursday 22 October, the Secretary of State confirmed individual allocations of the £1 billion of new financial support for councils, further information can be found on the Government website at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fjenrick-confirms-allocations-of-1-billion-funding-for-councils-this-winter&amp;data=04%7C01%7CLewis.Walker%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce86b901b6a6845464db508d8767d9f5e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637389629193909693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=xmyOOI4%2B%2BRIrgnsvgNmNMP%2BOqA4wN1nMU8S9SLxKivU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jenrick-confirms-allocations-of-1-billion-funding-for-councils-this-winter</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 02/11/2020 15:22:36 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1245430

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	Islamophobia
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 tackle Islamophobia; and what plans he has to support Islamophobia Awareness Month in November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	107102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>This Government has pledged to tackle prejudice, racism and discrimination. We recognise the discrimination and intolerance faced by Muslim communities.  Everyone in our country should be able to practice their faith in freedom.  We already have some of the strongest legislation in the world to tackle hate crime and, where groups incite racial hatred or are engaged in racially or religiously motivated criminal activity, we would expect them to be prosecuted.  This Government’s work to tackle the scourge of anti-Muslim hatred is extensive, and includes:</p><ul><li>Supporting Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks) with more than £2.8 million since 2016, helping to monitor and combat anti-Muslim hatred</li><li>Providing almost £5 million through our Places of Worship Security Grant in the last two years alone - helping to secure and protect mosques and other places of worship</li><li>Supporting the work of the cross-Government Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, which provides valuable advice on the challenges faced by Britain’s Muslim communities, and proposals on how to address them</li></ul> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 02/11/2020 15:23:19 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1245477

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	Evictions: 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 his Department is taking to support landlords unable to evict problem tenants responsible for repeated anti-social behaviour during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	106969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>The suspension of possession proceedings ended on 20 September and landlords can now progress possession claims through the courts. The most egregious cases, such as those involving anti-social behaviour, will be prioritised by the courts.</p><p>Additionally, as of 29 August, Coronavirus legislation extending the minimum notice period that must be given before a possession claim can be lodged in court was amended so that in the most serious circumstances, minimum notice period requirements have returned to what they were before COVID. This means that for claims relating to anti-social behaviour, the minimum amount of notice that a landlord must give has returned to four weeks. And for some discretionary grounds relating to nuisance/immoral or illegal use of the property, cases may now be progressed to court as soon as notice is given.</p><p>However, in order to further protect renters over winter, the Government has asked bailiffs not to carry out evictions in areas where gatherings are not allowed in homes. Bailiffs should not carry out evictions in tier 2 (high) and tier 3 (very high) local COVID alert areas. The Government is keeping this approach under review. In addition, the Government has issued guidance to bailiffs that they should not carry out evictions in the weeks leading up to and over Christmas other than in the most serious circumstances.</p><p>In parts of the country where bailiffs will not be carrying out evictions due to the need for stricter distancing, the police, local authorities and other local agencies will still be able to rely on the range of flexible tools and powers at their disposal to tackle anti-social behaviour, notably through the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/10/2020 15:00:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

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

1244865

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
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: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 October 2020 to Question 97616 on Housing: Standards and with reference to the Future Homes Standard consultation, when his Department plans to bring forward the first part of the proposed regulations on low carbon heating.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	106382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>As stated in my answer of 5 October 2020 to Question 97616, we will respond to the Future Homes Standard consultation in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/10/2020 14:59:24 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1245040

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
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	Flats: Insulation
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 situation of (a) buyers and (b) leaseholders of low-level flats who are unable to obtain mortgages or re-mortgage their properties because they do not possess an External Wall System 1 form; and whether the Government will take that matter into account in deciding whether to extend the cut to Stamp Duty Land Tax beyond 31 March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	106433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The External Wall System form (EWS1) and process was designed by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) with mortgage lenders to assist with valuation of high-rise residential buildings. It is not a Government policy or regulatory requirement and the Government does not support a blanket approach in EWS1 use for lower risk properties. Some lenders do not require an EWS1 form, and others seek them for a greater range of buildings than the process was designed for. It is not a Government policy or regulatory requirement and the department does not hold data on its use.</p><p>The temporary increase in the Stamp Duty Land Tax nil rate band was designed to provide an immediate stimulus to the property market, where property transactions fell during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Government does not plan to extend this relief and will continue to monitor the property market.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 23/10/2020 11:55:51 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle