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1123042

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Council Housing: West Midlands
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 council housing units are planned to be built in (a) Birmingham, (b) Coventry, (c) Dudley, (d) Sandwell, (e) Solihull, (f) Walsall and (g) Wolverhampton local authority areas over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	247600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>We do not have information about the plans of individual local authorities to build council housing. It is for each local authority to determine its need for housing and to plan for it accordingly. To help, we have given local authorities the tools they need to build. We have abolished the Housing Revenue Account borrowing cap, so that local authorities have the freedom to borrow to build council housing, in line with the Prudential Code. Additionally, local authorities can bid alongside housing associations for the £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme to build affordable homes, and we are providing a longer term rent deal for 5 years from 2020, so that councils have a stable investment environment to deliver new homes. These measures will allow local authorities to double delivery to up to 10,000 homes per year by 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 30/04/2019 11:49:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1123088

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission: Public Appointments
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 selection process will be for the new chairman of Building Better, Building Beautiful commission.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>The Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission is an independent body that will advise Government on how to promote and increase the use of high-quality design for new-build homes and neighbourhoods. In the light of the recent decision to discontinue the role of Sir Roger Scruton as Chair of the Commission, the Secretary of State will be selecting and announcing a new Chair in due course. In the meantime, the work of the Commission will continue with the aim of producing an interim report to the Secretary of State in July and final report in December.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 03/05/2019 13:43:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1123208

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Council Housing: Consumer Goods
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 his Department has made of the numbers of council housing tenants living without a (a) fridge, (b) freezer, (c) washing machine, and (d) cooker in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	247564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 30/04/2019 11:50:50 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1123211

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Housing Associations
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 his Department is taking to encourage Housing Associations to retain essential household items within properties during a change of tenancy.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	247566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>In England, the Regulator of Social Housing requires registered providers to maintain their homes to the Decent Homes Standard. That includes a requirement to provide reasonably modern facilities and services. The Standard does not require social landlords to provide essential household items such as households goods or furnishings.</p><p>Where people need it, the Government provides a strong safety net through the welfare system for those who need extra support, including a system of hardship payments and benefit advances. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) may also be able to offer support for those that need help with the costs of intermittent expenses that are considered difficult to budget for, including furniture. For those on Universal Credit, budgeting advances provide access to interest free payments for one-off items. For those on other DWP means-tested benefits interest free budgeting loans are available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 30/04/2019 13:05:52 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1123227

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Housing Infrastructure Fund: Oxfordshire
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 communicated to representatives of Oxfordshire County Council that the B4044 Community Path was not necessary to unlock new homes under the council's housing infrastructure fund bid.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	247777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) Forward Funding process, local authorities are provided access to expert advice in order to help them produce business cases that are as robust as possible and therefore more likely to secure funding.</p><p>An important element of this advice concerns the need for a strong, direct link between proposed infrastructure interventions and the delivery of new homes. Ultimately, the final decision as to what is included in a bid sits with the bidding authority.</p><p>Business cases submitted for HIF Forward Funding are currently undergoing assessment, with a funding decision expected in the coming months. The details of these bids and their development are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 30/04/2019 11:50:15 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1123245

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Planning Permission: West Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons his Department has not made a determination on whether to call in Adur District Council planning application AWDM/0961/17 on New Monks farm; and when he plans to make an announcement on that application.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	247539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The application in question is one of three closely linked applications relating to New Monks Farm itself, development at Shoreham Airport and the public right of way network in the area. Ministers are carefully considering these cases against their policy on calling in planning applications and expect to issue a decision in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 30/04/2019 13:56:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton