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1727001

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2024
	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, with reference to her oral contribution of 30 July 2024, Official Report, column 1194, what steps she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to amend social housing allocation policy to give priority to local residents.
	tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
	uin	4051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Local councils already have necessary powers to give priority to local residents, and most are doing so. In March 2023, 89% of councils had a local connection test and/or a residency test in place.</p><p>Responses to the recent consultation on changes to social housing allocation tests made it clear that mandating a local connection test would not add to existing powers that councils have in any meaningful way and would only serve to remove vital flexibility to design and operate qualification tests in a way that best meets the needs of individual local areas.</p><p>The response is available at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fconsultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations%2Foutcome%2Fgovernment-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests&amp;data=05%7C02%7CDaniel.Ollerton%40communities.gov.uk%7C6449e0ef170c44af908e08dccc3d0ca6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638609809780523060%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FIq5xXaau2NnA%2FoaOCnBlnV5OhuwUtPdaAt1HvsehBQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests</a>.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 09/09/2024 15:37:09 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1725624

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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, if she will take steps to ensure that British citizens are prioritised in social housing allocation.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	2772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government published a response to the consultation on reforms to social housing allocations on 2 September. It is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 2988 2990 3255 question first answered 09/09/2024 15:52:52 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1725806

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 August 2023 to Question 1758 on Social Rented Housing, what assessment she made of the potential merits of implementing the proposed changes on requiring a (a) local and (b) UK connection for social housing.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	uin	2988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government published a response to the consultation on reforms to social housing allocations on 2 September. It is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 2772 2990 3255 question first answered 09/09/2024 15:52:52 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1725808

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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, pursuant to the answer of 2 August 2023 to Question 1758, on Social Rented Housing, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of restricting access to social housing for people connected with (a) terrorism and (b) criminality.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	uin	2990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government published a response to the consultation on reforms to social housing allocations on 2 September. It is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 2772 2988 3255 question first answered 09/09/2024 15:52:52 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1726020

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 August 2024 to Question 1758 on Social Rented Housing, whether she made an assessment of the potential merits of restricting social housing allocations for people convicted of (a) anti-social behaviour and (b) terrorism.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	uin	3255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government published a response to the consultation on reforms to social housing allocations on 2 September. It is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 2772 2988 2990 question first answered 09/09/2024 15:52:52 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1726310

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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 steps she is taking to increase the supply of social rented homes.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bedford
	uin	3634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. Our aspiration is to ensure that, in the first full financial year of this Parliament (2025-26), the number of Social Rent homes is rising rather than falling.</p><p>Our proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework include setting a clear expectation that housing needs assessments must consider the needs of those requiring Social Rent homes, and that local authorities should specify their expectations on Social Rent delivery as part of broader affordable housing policies.</p><p>We have asked Homes England and the Greater London Authority to maximise the number of Social Rent homes in allocating the remaining Affordable Homes Programme funding. The Government has started to review the increased Right to Buy discounts introduced in 2012, on which we will bring forward more details and secondary legislation to implement changes in the autumn. We have also announced new flexibilities for how councils can use their Right to Buy receipts to deliver replacement homes; these flexibilities will be in place for an initial 24 months, subject to review.</p><p>We are committed to setting out details of future Government investment in social and affordable housing at the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 09/09/2024 15:08:29 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	5330

1724356

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	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 steps she is taking to help support local authorities to meet social housing demand.
	tabling member constituency	Maidstone and Malling
	tabling member printed	Helen Grant
	uin	2286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>The Deputy Prime Minister outlined the early steps we are taking to deliver the biggest boost to social and affordable housing for a generation in her written statement made on 30 July 2024 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-07-30/hcws48" target="_blank">HCWS48</a>). More announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 06/09/2024 11:35:50 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant

1723561

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2024
	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 her planned timetable is for publishing a response to her Department's consultation on reforms to social housing allocations, published on 30 January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	uin	1758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not intend to enact the policy proposals set out in the consultation in question. A formal response will be issued in due course.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 02/08/2024 12:37:45 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1718062

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his open letter to registered providers on shared ownership and building safety of 19 December 2023, what information his Department holds on the number of providers that have made the details of (a) all relevant policies, (b) subletting and (c) selling and buyback terms available on their websites.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	26232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Following the Secretary of State’s letter to the sector last December, the department continues to work with registered providers of social housing and their representative groups, to ensure that relevant information is clearly available online for shared owners living in homes affected by building safety issues. We expect registered providers to update their websites with any necessary information at the earliest possible opportunity.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 26231 question first answered 22/05/2024 13:41:35 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1701487

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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
	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 his Department or the predecessor Department has issued guidance to owners who (a) were former social tenants and (b) are renting out a Right to Buy property that they have purchased within the first five years of ownership.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
	uin	22178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government provides guidance on the Right to Buy scheme for tenants and local authorities in England. See for example Page 43 of the guidance for local authorities: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-buy-a-guide-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">Right to Buy: a guide for local authorities - GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 24/04/2024 15:06:50 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis