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1461893

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress the Government is making on the implementation of the recommendations of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Government has taken steps to embed beauty, design and placemaking in the planning system in response to the recommendations of the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission. This includes revisions to national planning policy and guidance. The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill also requires locally developed design codes, which set clear rules about what development must look like. The Office for Place will support communities in turning their visions of beautiful design into a reality.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/05/2022 14:49:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1462465

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to take steps to help buyers with modest deposits and a mortgage offer reasonably compete with investors and cash buyers that may offer significantly more than the asking price in bidding contests for residential properties.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	1359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>As set out in our Levelling Up White Paper, this Government is committed to giving everyone the opportunity to flourish. We will ensure home ownership is within the reach of many more people.</p><p>The Government is committed to increase first-time buyer numbers in all regions, and will do so by looking at all of the factors that influence ownership levels, including housing supply and the availability of low deposit mortgages. <br> <br>We will also explore further options to limit the competition first-time buyers face. This means looking at all of the options available to government to limit the factors which are pricing out local people, seeking to learn from international comparators.</p><p>This Government runs a range of schemes to help people into home ownership such as First Homes, mortgage guarantee scheme, Help to Buy: Equity Loan, Shared Ownership and Lifetime ISA.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/05/2022 14:47:41 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1462381

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing: Water
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring all new build domestic properties to be fitted with rainwater harvesting tanks.
	tabling member constituency	Loughborough
	tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
	uin	1385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Following DEFRA’s consultation ‘measures to reduce personal water consumption’, Government made a commitment to develop a roadmap towards greater water efficiency in new developments and retrofits, including the exploration of revised building regulations and how the development of new technologies can contribute to meeting these standards. We will ensure that the underlying legislation can, where appropriate, accommodate any potential future expansion of rainwater harvesting, water re-use and storage options. The full written ministerial statement by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-statements%2Fdetail%2F2021-07-01%2Fhcws140&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAdam.Spencer%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C48703ae2f38c49238e1008da34f657fa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637880529881234068%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fWnydgZCqvC%2F%2F3RVMYN1jAqUJGl080ooTFESiUUz1OI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-07-01/hcws140</a></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/05/2022 14:50:51 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1463358

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	First Time Buyers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to support first time buyers onto the housing ladder.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	2467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>We committed in the Levelling Up White Paper to supporting more first-time buyers onto the housing ladder. Since 2010, over 774,000 households have been helped to purchase a home through Government-backed schemes including Help to Buy and Right to Buy. <br> <br>We support first-time buyers through a number of ways, including the First Homes scheme which was launched on 4 June 2021, providing homes discounted by at least 30% for first-time buyers, prioritised for local people and key workers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/05/2022 14:43:43 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1463363

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	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 Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to increase the number of social homes being built each year.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	2468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>The provision of affordable housing is a key element of the Government’s plan to end the housing crisis, tackle homelessness and provide aspiring homeowners with a step onto the housing ladder.</p><p>Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) will provide up to 180,000 new homes across the country, should economic conditions allow.</p><p>Around half the homes will be for affordable and social rent and we will deliver more than double the amount of social rent compared to the previous programme, with around 32,000 social rent homes due to be delivered.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/05/2022 15:35:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1463131

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing: Planning Permission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, at what stage in the planning process the tenure of new housing is agreed; and whether the tenure of new residential housing can be agreed after outline planning has been granted.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	2552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Local planning authorities should use their local plans to set out the expected level of tenure mix for affordable housing developments in their area. The type and tenure of residential dwellings for new development should be submitted as part of the planning application process in line with national and locally-set policies. This includes for applications for outline planning permission. Applicants are however encouraged to engage with the local planning authority at pre-application stage to identify and agree the appropriate housing mix for development to best reflect the local need.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/05/2022 14:44:29 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1463133

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Local Plans: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring Local Plans to make provision for local energy generation.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	2554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government has made clear in national planning policy that strategic policies in Local Plans should make sufficient provision for energy infrastructure (including heat). In particular, the planning system should support renewable and low carbon energy and associated infrastructure and plans should provide a positive strategy for energy from these sources, and identify opportunities for development to draw its energy supply from decentralised, renewable or low carbon energy systems.</p><p>The Government’s recent ‘British Energy Security Strategy’ sets out a series of changes to the planning system to support the delivery of renewable energy infrastructure. This included a commitment to cut the time it takes for offshore wind projects to get planning and regulatory consents. For onshore wind, we will consult this year on developing local partnerships for supportive communities who wish to host new onshore wind infrastructure in return for benefits, including lower energy bills. We will also consult on amending planning rules to strengthen policy in favour of solar development, while ensuring communities continue to have a say and environmental protections remain in place. As part of this we will gather evidence on the use and suitability of the existing permitted development rights which allow for the installation of solar equipment.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/05/2022 14:45:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1461946

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Planning
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will amend the Duty to co-operate to state that a council’s contribution to meeting another council’s employment need, or other development needs, affects an authority's contribution to housing need or vice versa.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill we are abolishing the Duty to Cooperate. The Duty has not achieved the level of co-operation that was intended and has become something of a bureaucratic exercise which, as a rigid legal test, has resulted in around 20 local plans failing at examination.</p><p>Instead, we will introduce a more flexible policy based requirement for local planning authorities to work together on local plans, through an updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The details of the new NPPF will be developed as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill progresses through Parliament and will be consulted upon.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/05/2022 14:50:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson