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1148779

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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	Community Housing Fund
	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 he will extend the Community Housing Fund to beyond March 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2019 answer text <p>The Community Housing Fund is currently scheduled to close in March 2020. Ministers are considering all budgets in the round and allocations will be announced following a business planning exercise later in the year</p><p><br> The government recognises that the community-led housing sector offers significant potential for helping to meet housing need across England. In addition to helping increase the rate of delivery of new housing, it will help deliver a range of benefits including: diversifying the house building sector, improving design and construction quality, developing modern methods of construction, and sustaining local communities and local economies. The support and close involvement of the local community enables the community-led approach to secure planning permission and deliver housing that could not be brought forward through speculative development.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/10/2019 14:59:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1148975

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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, what his Department's definition of subsidy is as used in Annex 2A of the definition of affordable housing in the National Planning Framework.
	tabling member constituency	South West Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Gary Streeter
	uin	25
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework provides a definition of affordable housing for planning purposes. Within that, section a) provides a definition of affordable housing for rent. This includes a provision that homes remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision.</p><p>The reference to subsidy within this section usually relates to where government has provided capital grant, in particular grant funding provided through the Affordable Homes Programme.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 22/10/2019 12:11:31 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

1149026

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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	Fracking
	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 the timeframe is for the publication of the Government response to its consultation on Permitted development for shale gas exploration.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The government is considering the responses to the consultation and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 22/10/2019 12:10:15 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 139 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1148849

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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	Community Assets: Ownership
	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 page 14 of the Government’s Civil Society Strategy, what progress his Department has made towards improving guidance to help communities take ownership of local assets.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>My Department continues to engage with partners on how best to ensure community groups have access to the necessary advice and support to take assets into community ownership. We have funded the development of the online platform “My Community” to provide detailed advice and guidance to voluntary and community groups interested in taking assets into community ownership and encourage the take up of Community Rights. The Department has also supported the work of the online platform “Keep It In The Community” to ensure that more community groups are able to identify local assets of community value.</p><p>In addition, organisations such as Sport England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Power to Change provide comprehensive and specialist bespoke advice, ensuring community groups have access to the knowledge and networks which encourage the community ownership of assets.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/10/2019 16:56:06 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1148979

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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	Housing: Heating
	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 assessment the Government has made of the effect of its decision to ban gas central heating for new-build houses from 2025 on the UK's carbon emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 05/11/2019 16:02:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1149047

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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	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 the Department is taking to support sustainable house-building.
	tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
	uin	62
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to increasing the sustainability of new homes.</p><p>On 1 October the government launched a consultation on stronger building regulations that will pave the way for the Future Homes Standard. These 2020 changes aim to cut carbon emissions in new homes by almost a third, while keeping household bills low.</p><p>We propose that new homes built to the Future Homes Standard from 2025 should have 75-80 per cent fewer carbon dioxide emissions than ones built to current building regulations standards. Developers will be expected to use new technologies such as air source heat pumps and the latest generation of solar panels.</p><p>A further consultation will follow, in the coming months, proposing changes to the energy efficiency standards for non-domestic buildings and existing homes; and on preventing overheating in new buildings.</p><p>The revised National Planning Policy Framework, re-issued February 2019, expects local planning authorities to plan for climate change. Local authorities should take account of how new developments will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as through its location, orientation and design. Local authorities should also adopt proactive strategies to adapt to climate change. Planning practice guidance provides advice for local authorities and applicants on implementing these policies.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework also supports sustainability more broadly and will help deliver the 25 Year Environment Plan, and the Clean Air Strategy. For example, the Framework retains strong and appropriate protections for the natural environment and expects local authorities to require developers to include green infrastructure in housing and commercial developments. The 25 Year Environment Plan commands strong public support and helps ensure new housing is built sustainably.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/10/2019 12:10:01 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin