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1434144

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2022
	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	Housing Estates: Regeneration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support his Department provides to local authorities for the regeneration of existing housing estates.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	127365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>£100 million for the Brownfield Land Release Fund includes support for local authorities for estate Regeneration. In 2021 / 2022 £14.2 million of capital grants has been allocated to 14 existing social housing estates across England.</p><p>The Levelling Up White Paper sets out the importance of regeneration on the economic and social missions of Levelling Up and we will be exploring with local leaders how we can support places further.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/03/2022 17:34:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1464718

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2022
	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	Buildings: Insulation
	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 a developer is responsible for paying for cladding remediation of a building in a case where it was not the building’s developer at the time of its construction but has since acquired the original developer.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	5639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>Yes, we expect developers to take responsibility for any building developed by any company within their corporate group, including cases where they acquired the original developer of the building.</p><p>45 of the largest developers have now signed a pledge to:</p><ul><li>take responsibility for all necessary work to address life-critical, fire-safety defects on buildings 11 metres and over that they had a role in developing or refurbishing; and</li><li>withdraw any such buildings from the Building Safety Fund and Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) Fund and reimburse funding received from those funds for such buildings.</li></ul> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/05/2022 13:10:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1440203

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2022
	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	National House Building Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent public body with responsibility for building warranty, building site inspection and the other functions of the National House Building Council (NHBC) and other warranty providers in the context of recent reports that the National House Building Council approved combustible materials without scrutinising them.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	138357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>With a view to giving home buyers greater protection, we are considering carefully whether specific requirements around new build warranties are needed.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/03/2022 17:41:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1437154

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	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	Housing: Construction
	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 he plans to take steps to limit the development of luxury housing in order to fulfill local housing needs.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	132313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Whilst the Government's standard method is used to identify the total number of homes needed in a local area, the National Planning Policy Framework is clear that it is for local authorities to identify the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community and to reflect this in their local planning policies. The different groups include, but is not limited to, those who require affordable housing, families with children, older people, students, people with disabilities, service families, travellers, people who rent their homes and people wishing to commission or build their own homes.</p><p>As set out in the Levelling Up White Paper, the changes we are making to the planning system will result in more communities having local plans in place, which clearly set out what is required to meet community housing needs.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/03/2022 17:45:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1453574

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2022
	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	Public Houses: Planning Permission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will (a) encourage the Planning Inspectorate to review the adequacy of local authorities enforcement powers to ensure appropriate remedy in cases where plans submitted by pub chains were inaccurate, (b) take steps to strengthen accountability of (i) pub chains and (ii) their agents submitting planning applications and (c) make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the planning application submitted by agents on behalf of Fullers of London for enlargement of the garden of the Castle pub in Harrow on the Hill; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	145794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>While I appreciate the members concerns, and those raised, due to my role within the planning system I cannot comment on the specifics of individual cases.</p><p>What I can say is that if a development differs from that shown on the plans approved, and no consent has been given for this change, it may be subject to enforcement action if the local planning authority considers such action to be in the public interest.</p><p>The Government has given local authorities a wide range of planning enforcement powers with strong penalties for non-compliance, and that local authorities are best placed to decide what, if any, action to take depending on the particular circumstance of each case</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/04/2022 13:33:55 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1455909

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2022
	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	Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the Secretary of State having powers to direct local authorities in respect of housing development where they deem it necessary in the event that the local authority has failed to develop housing to meet local needs.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	150214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Where the supply and delivery of housing is not meeting local need, the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies. This means additional housing allocations and approvals should be granted by a local authority unless planning constraints provide a strong reason against this when assessed against the NPPF as a whole – examples of this include Green Belt or flood risk</p><p><br> The government is currently considering changes to the planning system. An announcement will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/04/2022 16:53:11 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1483272

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	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	Planning: Reform
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress he has made on reforming the planning system.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	900735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>We introduced the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to the House on 11 May this year.</p><p>This sets out a wide-ranging set of changes to put communities more in control of planning decisions which affect them and drive better outcomes on the thing’s communities care most about: the design of development, infrastructure delivery, the environment and their local neighbourhoods.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/06/2022 15:11:53 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1437163

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	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	Community Development: Departmental Coordination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking with the (a) Secretary of State for Transport and (n) Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to build sustainable, well connected and well balanced communities.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	132317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>We have taken a number of steps to encourage building sustainable, well-connected, and balanced communities through the planning system. We have set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development. Our NPPF explains that achieving sustainable development means the planning system has three overarching objectives, which are interdependent and need to be pursued in mutually supportive ways. This includes an economic objective to help build a strong, responsive and competitive economy; a social objective to support strong, vibrant and healthy communities; and an environmental objective to protect and enhance our natural, built and historic environment. We expect planning policies and decisions to aim to achieve healthy, inclusive and safe places which promote social interaction; are safe and accessible; and which enable and support healthy lifestyles.</p><p>As part of our wider ambitions for an improved planning system, we intend to review the NPPF to ensure that it contributes to sustainable development as fully as possible. I would like to assure my Hon member that we have been and will continue to work closely with our ministerial colleagues including the Secretary of State for Transport, and for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on any future review of national planning policy.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/03/2022 17:25:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1433583

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	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	Property Development
	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 letter to the Residential Property Developer Industry dated 10 January 2022, if he will issue a circular to planning authorities that would enable them to refuse planning permission on grounds that an applicant had not (a) agreed to make appropriate financial contributions to a fund that would cover the full outstanding cost to remediate outstanding fire safety issues or (b) undertaken all necessary remediation of buildings that they had been involved in developing.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	126828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>We have tabled amendments to the Building Safety Bill to give the Secretary of State the power to stop new planning permissions being developed by major residential developers who have not committed to act responsibly to resolve the building safety crisis. <br> <br> If a qualifying developer does undertake development, this would be a breach of planning control and subject to enforcement action. <br> <br> Any planning permission that is granted for land owned by these developers would remain valid; this would enable this land to be sold to responsible developers to be developed by them instead.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/03/2022 17:42:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1452211

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2022
	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	Incinerators: Hurn
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will call in for his determination planning application number 8/21/0207/FUL to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council for the construction of an incinerator on green belt land at Hurn; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	141913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>We have received requests to call-in the application in question. These are being considered and a decision will be issued in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/03/2022 17:46:18 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope