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1737462

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
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	Building Alterations: 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, if she will remove the presumption in favour of granting planning permission for developments which build extra stories on top of occupied apartment blocks.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
uin	11218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>As set out in our consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, the government supports upward extensions as a route to urban intensification. Planning policy makes clear that local authorities should support upward extensions where the development would be consistent with the prevailing height and form, well designed (including complying with any local design policies and standards), and can maintain safe access and egress for occupiers.</p><p>The government will keep recent changes to permitted development rights under review and as per my response to the right hon. Gentleman’s oral question on Monday 28 October 2024 (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2FCommons%2F2024-10-28%2Fdebates%2FF63FF339-CE7F-46D5-B893-385DDCC9B112%2FOralAnswersToQuestions%23contribution-0A8DD1C3-9500-4C10-BDBA-5E7A78AFB221&amp;data=05%7C02%7CWrittenPQs%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca73fa7f0f0fd41cc451908dcf99518de%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638659666017089927%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JwiCU%2BZwCDwA75oADcGNIokz9tsTc1ydtxBvRUv%2FibY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Official Report HC, Volume 755, Column 524</a>), I will reflect further on the specific concern he has raised.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 31/10/2024 10:47:23 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1736892

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
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	Estate Agents: Regulation
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 her Department's Regulation of Property Agents working group report, published on 18 July 2019, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of regulating the activities of property agents.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	11030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2024-10-04%2F5873&amp;data=05%7C02%7CWrittenPQs%40communities.gov.uk%7C6c72606ebd8e4abb052108dcf8c59daa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638658774846891720%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=btcgHTO%2FMJfpdBmBdeBho9y8VoQKeTFTeZGfbuSgbPI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">5873</a> on the 14 October 2024.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 10471 question first answered 30/10/2024 15:36:26 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1737002

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
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	Birds: Conservation
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 her Department is taking to support cavity-nesting birds on the Red List.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
uin	11062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is considering what action may be appropriate to help red-listed birds, including how to drive up rates of swift brick installation in new build properties.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 30/10/2024 13:22:51 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5030

1737047

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
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: Public Appointments
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 local government commissioners appointed by her Department are classified as civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
uin	11150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>No, they are not classified as Civil Servants.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 29/10/2024 16:07:52 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5234

1736493

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
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	Energy: Housing
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 her planned timetable is for the publication of her Department's response to the consultation on the Future Homes Standard.
tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
uin	10836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation was published in December 2023 and closed in March 2024, and a Government response has not yet been issued. The consultation proposed that the new standards would apply to all new domestic and non-domestic buildings.</p><p>We fully support the need for low carbon homes and buildings, fit for a net zero future. We are reviewing proposals and feedback from the Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation and will publish the Government response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 28/10/2024 15:36:35 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5089

1736494

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
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	Veterans: Homelessness
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 9 October 2024 to Question 6842 on Veterans: Homelessness, how many veterans have been denied allocation of social housing owing to not passing local connection and residency tests for the area in which they require housing.
tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
uin	10837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The forthcoming changes to social housing allocations regulations will exempt all veterans from local connection and residency tests. Local councils will continue to design and operate allocations policies in a way that best meets the needs of local communities.</p><p>The Statutory Homelessness in England statistics for January to March 2024 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-january-to-march-2024" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2024 - GOV.UK)</a> shows that between January-March 2024, 650 households owed a homelessness duty in England included a member who reported having served in HM Forces. However, we do not hold data on the number of veterans who may have failed to qualify for social housing due to a lack of a local connection.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 10309 question first answered 28/10/2024 15:49:24 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5089

1736602

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
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	Towns Fund: Runcorn
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 it is her policy to provide funding through the Towns Fund for projects in Runcorn.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The Towns Fund is made up of two major funding programmes that were announced under the previous government: Town Deals and the Future High Streets Fund competition. Places were invited to develop Town Deal proposals in September 2019 and final Town Deal allocations had been confirmed by July 2021. The Future High Streets Fund competition opened for EOI submission in December 2018; all successful bidders had been confirmed by May 2021.</p><p>In July 2021, Runcorn was awarded a £23.6 million Town Deal to support eight ambitious projects. My officials continue to work closely with Halton Borough Council to ensure the delivery of these projects are progressing well, on time and to budget. The Towns Deals Programme is due to close in March 2026 with the expectation that all funding recipients will have contractually committed the entirety of their allocation by this date.</p><p>Both components of Towns Fund are now fully committed across 170 high streets, town centres and local communities in England. Funding recipients are well progressed into the delivery of their projects and there is no new funding available.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 28/10/2024 15:41:28 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736641

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
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	Devolution: Cheshire
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 progress her Department has made on a devolution deal for Cheshire and Warrington.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>I met with Leaders from Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, and Warrington Councils on 3 September to discuss next steps for devolution in the area.</p><p>The government will continue to work closely with the area to agree a way forward to deliver an ambitious devolution agreement for Cheshire and Warrington.</p><p>This government believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined authorities supported by a mayor with a strategic role across a wider geography, working closely with council leaders.</p><p>The English Devolution White Paper will set an ambitious new framework for English devolution, moving power out of Westminster and back to those who know their areas best.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 29/10/2024 16:02:13 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736685

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
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: Derelict Land
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 the press notice entitled Thousands of new homes to be built as government unlocks brownfield sites, published on 15 October 2024, which local authorities will receive funding to prepare brownfield land for housing.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Shivani Raja
uin	10900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>The third and final round of the Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 allocated £68 million to 54 councils. We will publish the full list of those authorities who received awards on gov.uk in due course.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 29/10/2024 13:10:47 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5068

1736740

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
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	Social Rented 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 steps she is taking to ensure that (a) social and (b) council housebuilding projects in Southampton are not delayed due to financial infeasibility.
tabling member constituency	Southampton Itchen
tabling member printed	Darren Paffey
uin	10955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-21/10272" target="_blank">10272</a> on 28 October 2024.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 30/10/2024 13:22:10 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5270