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416848

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Right to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans for the extension of the Right to Buy scheme to housing associations to encompass fully mutual housing co-operatives.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
	uin	8745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The development of the policy is ongoing, and details will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8965 question first answered 09/09/2015 15:41:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

416709

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Telecommunications: National Parks
	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 effectiveness of the planning system in the delivery of mobile telecommunications infrastructure in National Parks; and how he reached that assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	8878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>On 10 July, the Government’s Productivity Plan set out its ambitions for mobile connectivity in England and launched the Call for Evidence. We sought views from communities, mobile network operators, local authorities and others on the ability of the planning system to deliver and support mobile connectivity in all areas of England, including technical and operational factors, which may be limiting deployment.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering the evidence submitted and will announce the outcome of the planning review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8879 8880 question first answered 10/09/2015 14:42:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

416708

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Telecommunications: National Parks
	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 effect of (a) the planning system, (b) technical factors and (c) operational factors on delays to the expansion of mobile telecommunications coverage in National Parks; and how he reached that assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	8880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>On 10 July, the Government’s Productivity Plan set out its ambitions for mobile connectivity in England and launched the Call for Evidence. We sought views from communities, mobile network operators, local authorities and others on the ability of the planning system to deliver and support mobile connectivity in all areas of England, including technical and operational factors, which may be limiting deployment.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering the evidence submitted and will announce the outcome of the planning review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8878 8879 question first answered 10/09/2015 14:42:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

416710

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Aerials: National Parks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures his Department will take to protect National Park landscapes where permitted development rights for mobile telecommunications masts are granted.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	8879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>On 10 July, the Government’s Productivity Plan set out its ambitions for mobile connectivity in England and launched the Call for Evidence. We sought views from communities, mobile network operators, local authorities and others on the ability of the planning system to deliver and support mobile connectivity in all areas of England, including technical and operational factors, which may be limiting deployment.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering the evidence submitted and will announce the outcome of the planning review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8878 8880 question first answered 10/09/2015 14:42:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

416384

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Right to Buy Scheme
	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 cumulative effect of the extension of Right to Buy to housing association tenants and the reduction in rent levels for social tenants on the financial viability of small-scale housing associations.
	tabling member constituency	Copeland
	tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
	uin	8965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The development of the policy is ongoing, and details will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8745 question first answered 09/09/2015 15:41:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

416155

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Housing: Sustainable development
	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 he is taking to promote sustainable home design using sustainable materials.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	8390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>In its response of March 2014 to the Environmental Select Committee's Report: Code for Sustainable Homes and the Housing Standards Review, the Government set out that it would consider work being undertaken by the European Commission to establish common standards for the sustainability of construction before deciding on any next steps in developing sustainability standards in England. The Commission's work is ongoing and further information can be found below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eussd/buildings.htm" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eussd/buildings.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/09/2015 13:52:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

416325

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Housing Starts: 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 proportion of the increase in affordable home starts between 2009-10 and 2013-14 was attributable to changing the definition of affordable from 70 to 80 per cent of local private rents.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	9037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Affordable rents were never defined as 70% of the local market rent. Affordable Rents were introduced in 2010, and with rents to be set at any level, up to 80 per cent, of market rents. Rent setting has to take into consideration local needs and the local market context. In London the average Affordable Rent is around 65 per cent of market rents.</p><p> </p><p>The Affordable Rent model allows us to reduce the level of grant required for each home from over £66,000 to an average of £24,500 per home. This enables 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 with at a sub-market rent. Since April 2010, we have delivered 260,000 new affordable homes.</p><p> </p><p>The National Audit Office report on the <em>Financial viability of the social housing sector</em> concluded that the Affordable Rent model maximised benefits and the number of homes that could be delivered within the available grant funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/09/2015 13:59:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

416337

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Supported 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 his Department will administer the new arrangements for social housing tenants on higher income to higher rents; and whether his Department will require all tenants to provide details of their incomes.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	8738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The Budget promised a consultation on aspects of the policy. That will be published shortly, and following responses we will set out the detail in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/09/2015 16:26:56 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

416438

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Regional Planning and Development: Greater Manchester
	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 Summer Budget 2015, Paragraph 1.284, whether the new planning powers of the Greater Manchester city region will include the ability to depart from the National Planning Policy Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	8547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework and planning guidance expect local authorities to meet the development needs of their area. Under the terms of the Greater Manchester Agreement, the directly elected Mayor will have powers to produce a statutory spatial framework covering all 10 unitary authorities. This framework will need to be consistent with the National Planning Policy Framework.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/09/2015 14:06:11 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

416439

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Greater Manchester Land Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the powers and responsibilities of the Greater Manchester Land Commission will be; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	8588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>In the July Budget the Government announced that a Greater Manchester Land Commission would be created to oversee the efficient utilisation of the public sector estate in Manchester. It will create a comprehensive database of all public sector land, identifying barriers to its disposal, and developing solutions to address those barriers to help Greater Manchester meet its goal to deliver more than 10,000 new homes per annum. The Land Commission will be jointly chaired by the Mayor and Housing Minister, and will include Ministers from key land-owning Departments. We will work to create the Commission in collaboration with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/09/2015 13:55:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey