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750071

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning appeals have been made on affordable housing allocations in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	3831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Planning Inspectorate does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:28:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

752558

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the affordability of affordable homes available at up to 80 per cent of market rent for people on low and middle incomes.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	5265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Affordable Rent model was introduced to maximise the delivery of new affordable housing, making the best possible use of constrained public subsidy. It allows us to deliver more homes for every pound of Government investment, so more people in housing need can have access to a good quality home at a sub-market rent. This has allowed us to build nearly 333,000 new affordable homes since 2010, including 240,000 affordable homes for rent.</p><p>Rent must be set at or below 80 per cent of market rents, so tenants will still benefit from sub-market rent. When setting rent, landlords must consider the local market conditions to ensure fit with local circumstances. Actual levels of rents vary. For example, in London, Affordable rent is around 60 per cent of the market rates.</p><p>The vast majority of social housing (94 per cent) is still provided at social rent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 13:46:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

754014

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support institutional investment into the affordable rent to buy housing tenure.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	6210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Our Housing White Paper encourages institutional investors to invest more widely in housing, both private and affordable housing. The Government is offering a clear and stable long-term framework for investment and is encouraging lenders and investors to back developers and social landlords to build more homes of all tenures.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:36:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

754015

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the revised definition of affordable housing in the National Planning Policy Framework will ensure that privately funded affordable rent to buy housing products are included within the definition in addition to the Government's rent to buy programme.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	6211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government consulted in the housing White Paper <em>Fixing Our Broken Housing Market</em> on a revised national planning policy definition of affordable housing. Consultation closed on 2 May and we are analysing responses. Subject to the outcome of the consultation, we envisage affordable rent to buy housing, where it meets the criteria in this definition and whether privately or publicly funded, would be included in the definition of affordable housing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:37:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

754016

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the White Paper, Fixing our broken housing market, what privately funded affordable rent to buy housing products will count towards the (a) minimum 10 per cent affordable home ownership units on new housing sites and (b) requirement for new affordable home ownership products on Starter Homes Land Fund sites.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	6212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Subject to the outcome of the White Paper consultation, we envisage that affordable rent to buy housing which meets the criteria set out in the Paper, would count towards the proposed minimum 10 per cent affordable home ownership units and affordable home ownership products on starter homes land fund sites. The proposed affordable housing definition includes intermediate housing that is provided for sale and rent at a cost above social rent, but below market levels, and can include rent to buy housing.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:33:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

759202

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Homes and Communities Agency-funded affordable homes, by tenure, were (a) started and (b) completed in each financial year since 2008-09 in (i) Bromsgrove, (ii) Reading and (iii) Windsor and Maidenhead local authority areas.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	9852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of additional affordable dwellings provided in local authorities across England since 1997 is published in live table 1008C available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/09/2017 11:17:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 11888 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

732590

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that rent-to-buy products are within the definition of affordable housing for the purposes of local authority section 106 agreements.
	tabling member constituency	South West Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
	uin	1073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Our White paper <em>Fixing the Broken Housing Market</em>, published in February, made clear that Rent to Buy products can help to meet affordable housing needs. We intend to reflect this in an updated definition of affordable housing for planning purposes when the National Planning Policy Framework is reviewed. We are also investing £7.1 billion in the Affordable Homes Programme to deliver 225,000 affordable housing starts by March 2021, including Rent to Buy homes.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 16:45:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

714185

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 7 January 2015 to Question 4985, what funding his Department gave to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	69329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>Whilst there has been significant progress in Afghanistan on human rights since 2001, these gains are fragile and the overall human rights picture remains poor. The UK works closely with the National Unity Government, civil society and the international community to promote the development of human rights and this continues to be a priority for the UK.</p><p>We provide support to the development of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) to increase their capacity. Through the FCO Strategic Programme Fund, the UK has contributed the following funding to the AIHRC:</p><p>2014-15: £500,000</p><p>2015-16: £519,000</p><p>2016-17: (Forecast contribution) £320,000</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/04/2017 13:57:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

722493

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: LGBT People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the new guidance on sexual orientation and gender identity in Afghanistan which may lead to the return of failed LGBT asylum seekers to Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	71295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials provided evidence to the Home Office (Annex A of the Country Policy and Information Note) in advance of the publication of the updated guidance.</p><p>The FCO will continue to provide analysis to the Home Office on issues relevant to the Country Policy. The Home Office consider each claim on its individual merits. Where someone is found to be at risk of persecution or serious harm in their country of origin because of their sexuality or gender identity, refuge will be granted.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/04/2017 15:38:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

600644

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	48294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the response the Minister of State, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. the Baroness of Anelay of St Johns, gave in the other place on 26 September 2016, <em>Official Report</em>, <em>House of Lords</em>, HL1823.</p><p>We strongly condemn the recent attacks on places of worship in Afghanistan. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. The security situation in Afghanistan remains challenging. We commend the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF)'s resilience over recent weeks in combating a series of determined insurgent assaults. The Taliban continue to expand their influence in some rural areas and increasingly threaten some provincial capitals. However, with significant international assistance the government has been able to expand their influence in some rural areas and government forces have repelled assaults on significant population centres.</p><p>Along with international partners, the UK is committed to helping Afghanistan build a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan. At the Warsaw Summit in July 2016, NATO agreed to sustain its non-combat &quot;Train, Advise and Assist&quot; mission (Resolute Support) through 2017. We are increasing the UK forces under RS command by 10 per cent. I attended the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan on 4 October, which was another strong signal of international resolve. At that conference, the UK pledged £750 million in development support to Afghanistan through until 2020. Ultimately, a political settlement offers the best prospect for an enduring peace. We urge the Taliban to join the political process and become part of a brighter future for Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/10/2016 16:03:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis