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1137522

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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
	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 plans he has for rent convergence in the social housing sector.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	274562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>For more than a decade, registered providers of social housing were able to increase the rent on Social Rent properties by an additional £2 per week if the rent was below the 'formula' level. This mechanism was phased out in 2015 and the Government has no plans to reinstate it, as this would be likely to result in additional costs to tenants and taxpayers</p><p><br> The Government recently consulted on social housing rents for the period 2020-25. The outcome of that consultation and the Government policy statement is available via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/rents-for-social-housing-from-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/rents-for-social-housing-from-2020-to-2021</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/07/2019 12:46:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1137554

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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	Drinking Water
	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 his Department plans to support local authorities to install drinking water fountains across the UK to reduce the number of single-use plastics being consumed.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	274467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing the environmental damage caused by single use plastics by widening availability of drinking water facilities in our communities. The Government’s 25 year environment strategy 'A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment' has committed to supporting water companies, high street retailers, coffee shops and transport hubs to offer new refill points for people to top-up water bottles for free in every major city and town in England.</p><p>The water industry is a key partner in delivering our commitment to create a nationwide network of refill points. Through the Refill campaign a free app is now available to the public which signposts to over 20,000 free refill points and is estimated to save over 100 million single use bottles from entering our waste stream by the end of 2019. The Government will continue to reduce single-use plastic by working with local authorities and encouraging partnerships with water companies and businesses to widen the availability of drinking fountains and refill sites across our communities.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 16/07/2019 10:37:06 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1137559

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of affordable homes programme funding was spent in settlements with a population of less than 3,000 in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	274640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not publish annualised data on capital spend by local areas.</p><p>This Government believes that meeting the housing needs of rural communities is important. Since 2015, over 10 per cent of additional Affordable Homes have been delivered in villages with a population of fewer than 3000 and we recognise the importance of these settlements for both economic and housing growth.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/07/2019 12:51:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1137562

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many homes for (a) affordable rent (b) social rent and (c) other affordable tenures were (i) started and (ii) completed in settlements with a population of less than 3,000 in the most recent year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	274641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>In 2017-18, there were 4,595 additional new build affordable housing completed in populations of less than 3,000 people. <br> <br> The Department does not collect a detailed breakdown of affordable housing by tenure specifically for populations of less than 3,000 people. <br> <br> The Department does not collect centrally information on affordable housing starts in populations of less than 3,000 people.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/07/2019 12:45:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien