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1109003

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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	5G
	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 he has made of the adequacy of Permitted Development Rights in allowing installation of infrastructure to develop the (a) existing and (b) proposed 5G mobile phone network.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	239975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>We published the revised National Planning Policy Framework in 2018, setting out national planning policies for supporting high quality communications in England. These include that the planning policies and decisions of local planning authorities should support the expansion of electronic communications networks, such as 5G.</p><p>We have also introduced a range of permitted development rights to support the delivery of mobile infrastructure, including legislating for higher masts in 2016, whilst also protecting local amenity.</p><p>We hope that these measures will be used by industry, alongside proactive engagement with the planning system, to ensure delivery of 5G. However, we will keep planning regulations under review.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/04/2019 15:00:06 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1088744

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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 the total grant investment for affordable housing was by Homes England and its predecessor organisations in each financial year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	232521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Details of funding on affordable housing is published in the Homes England or Homes and Communities Agency annual report. <br> <br> These can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=annual+report&amp;publication_filter_option=all&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=homes-and-communities-agency&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=&amp;commit=Refresh+results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=annual+report&amp;publication_filter_option=all&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=homes-and-communities-agency&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=&amp;commit=Refresh+results</a></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/03/2019 15:30:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1107815

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	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, with reference to the Government's document entitled Homelessness: Causes of Homelessness and Rough Sleeping, published in March 2019, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is more affordable housing for people on low incomes.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	238608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver 250,000 new affordable homes of a wide range of tenures, including homes for social rent.</p><p>In addition to this, we announced an additional £2 billion of long term funding certainty for housing associations. This extra funding will deliver more affordable homes and stimulate the sector’s wider building ambitions, through strategic partnerships. Our ten year funding commitment through strategic partnerships marks the first time any government has invested such long-term funding in new homes through housing associations.</p><p>Since 2010, we have delivered over 407,000 new affordable homes, including over 293,000 affordable homes for rent.</p><p>On 25 March we published a joint study by MHCLG and DWP on the causes of homelessness and rough sleeping. We are currently considering options for how we will take forward the main study following completion of the feasibility study. We will report back to the Public Accounts Committee in June 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 03/04/2019 14:36:51 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1088743

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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: 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 the time period is for his target to build 250,000 affordable homes through the Affordable Homes Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	232520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The time period for the current Affordable Homes Programme to deliver 250,000 homes is by March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/03/2019 15:30:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1105033

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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: Havering
	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 he has made of the potential merits of the Affordable Homes Programme for the London Borough of Havering.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	236354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Mayor has overall responsibility for housing policy and delivery in London, but we all agree that we need many more homes in London. Through our Affordable Homes Programme, the Government has invested over £4.8 billion in London to deliver at least 116,000 affordable homes by March 2022.</p><p>Almost one quarter of the new affordable homes delivered since 2010 have been in London (88,000 out of 407,000) and over 61,500 were affordable homes for rent.</p><p>Since 2015/16, 140 additional affordable housing completions have been supplied within the London Borough of Havering.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/03/2019 13:38:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1110879

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	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	Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group
	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 women have applied to become members of Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group (a) since it was first set up and (b) in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	242905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The AMHWG was set up in 2012. In 2018 we launched the first open recruitment process to appoint members. During this process 24 women applied to be independent members. The Working Group is led by Ms Akeela Ahmed OBE, founder of a civil society platform dedicated to amplifying women’s voices, and we have appointed Ms Asma Ali, Data Protection Officer and Solicitor for the Police Service of Scotland. Ms Iman Abou Atta is an ex-officio member, as Director of Tell MAMA.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 15/04/2019 14:46:32 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1110880

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	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	Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group
	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 an independent body is involved in the process of appointing new members of the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	242906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The process of appointing new members was managed by the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 15/04/2019 14:44:50 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1088281

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	Birds: Conservation
	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 he has made of the (a) number and (b) effectiveness of nets used by developers to prevent birds nesting in trees.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	uin	231924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>My Department does not hold this information. The Government is committed to the protection of birds and trees and recognises their significant value. The revised National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by minimising the impacts on and providing net gains for biodiversity. All wild birds are protected by provisions in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/03/2019 16:11:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1088283

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	Birds: Conservation
	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 guidance he has given to planning authorities on the use of nets by developers to prevent birds nesting in trees.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	uin	231925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/natural-environment" target="_blank">Planning practice guidance is available on the Natural Environment</a> and there is <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wild-birds-surveys-and-mitigation-for-development-projects" target="_blank">standing advice for local planning authorities to assess the impacts of development on wild birds</a> . No planning guidance has been issued on the use of nets by developers to prevent birds nesting in trees.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/03/2019 16:14:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1088284

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	Birds: Conservation
	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 recent discussions he has had with the RSPB and other wildlife charities on the use of nets by developers to prevent birds nesting in trees.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	uin	231926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' meetings with external organisations are published routinely on gov.uk and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 21/03/2019 15:43:48 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire