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1441299

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Renewable Energy: 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, what steps he is taking to update planning laws to support an increase in the contribution of wind, solar and other renewable energy sources to the energy security of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	140589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>National planning policy is clear local authorities should support transition to a low-carbon future, including having a positive strategy in place to promote energy from renewable and low carbon sources.</p><p>As set out in Net Zero Strategy, we intend to review the National Planning Policy Framework to make sure it contributes to climate change mitigation as fully as possible, and help bring greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/03/2022 14:54:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1441391

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Waking Watch Relief Fund
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 criteria his Department used to assess applications to the Waking Watch Relief Fund for buildings with flammable cladding.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	140474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>Guidance on eligibility criteria for the Waking Watch Relief Fund is published on Gov.uk at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fwaking-watch-relief-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca56077c67497415397ab08da07fe98a3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637831087304246022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=V8zxpVUGv71ofx%2FR9oSLPxQDNBSjZQPvfyM97AZXt7Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/waking-watch-relief-fund</a> and for the Waking Watch Replacement Fund at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fwaking-watch-replacement-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca56077c67497415397ab08da07fe98a3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637831087304246022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=VDb2CjF%2FZS8smTtPdXK3vbdwvH3yQz0fC9LIkyBYbfA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/waking-watch-replacement-fund</a>.</p><p>We have not made an assessment of the costs incurred by leaseholders who installed fire alarms before the eligibility date for the Waking Watch Relief Fund. However, data on average Waking Watch costs for approved Waking Watch Relief Fund (WWRF) applications is published in the Building Safety Programme data release. The latest data is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding%23acm-remediation-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca56077c67497415397ab08da07fe98a3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637831087304246022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=3TMq%2F9Xmc2aJagsKq1Tr6e33I75gK1xxh04HbCGInD4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/aluminium-composite-material-cladding#acm-remediation-data</a>. This shows average cost of Waking Watch is estimated at £167 per month per dwelling.</p><p>We recognise that Waking Watch is a costly burden for too many leaseholders which is why Government is providing over £60 million to support the installation of alarms in buildings to replace costly Waking Watch measures. The Waking Watch Replacement fund will pay for alarms in all buildings where a Waking Watch is in place where those costs are passed onto leaseholders. The fund builds on the success of the Waking Watch Relief Fund which is funding alarms in over 320 buildings. The new fund will pay for alarms where installation commenced on or after 10 January 2022 – the date the fund was announced. The Waking Watch Relief Fund paid for alarms installed after 17 December 2020.</p><p>Government funding does recognise that Waking Watch measures have been in place in too many buildings for too long with leaseholders unfairly picking up these costs. We have considered how we can use limited public funding to best protect leaseholders from the continued burden of costly Waking Watch measures. In this case we have come to the view that government funding must be used to incentivise the right behaviour. That is the installation of alarms which is consistent with industry led guidance and best practice. Funding must, therefore, be used to reduce or end the reliance on Waking Watch measures by installing alarms in as many buildings as possible so that as many leaseholders as possible can be free of these costs. That is why we are unable to cover retrospective costs beyond those dates.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140475 140476 question first answered 18/03/2022 14:49:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1441392

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Waking Watch Relief Fund
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 estimate he has made of the cost incurred by leaseholders in respect of applications to the Waking Watch Relief Fund for buildings with flammable cladding access that have been refused as a result of fire alarms being installed prior to 17 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	140475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>Guidance on eligibility criteria for the Waking Watch Relief Fund is published on Gov.uk at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fwaking-watch-relief-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca56077c67497415397ab08da07fe98a3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637831087304246022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=V8zxpVUGv71ofx%2FR9oSLPxQDNBSjZQPvfyM97AZXt7Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/waking-watch-relief-fund</a> and for the Waking Watch Replacement Fund at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fwaking-watch-replacement-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca56077c67497415397ab08da07fe98a3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637831087304246022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=VDb2CjF%2FZS8smTtPdXK3vbdwvH3yQz0fC9LIkyBYbfA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/waking-watch-replacement-fund</a>.</p><p>We have not made an assessment of the costs incurred by leaseholders who installed fire alarms before the eligibility date for the Waking Watch Relief Fund. However, data on average Waking Watch costs for approved Waking Watch Relief Fund (WWRF) applications is published in the Building Safety Programme data release. The latest data is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding%23acm-remediation-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca56077c67497415397ab08da07fe98a3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637831087304246022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=3TMq%2F9Xmc2aJagsKq1Tr6e33I75gK1xxh04HbCGInD4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/aluminium-composite-material-cladding#acm-remediation-data</a>. This shows average cost of Waking Watch is estimated at £167 per month per dwelling.</p><p>We recognise that Waking Watch is a costly burden for too many leaseholders which is why Government is providing over £60 million to support the installation of alarms in buildings to replace costly Waking Watch measures. The Waking Watch Replacement fund will pay for alarms in all buildings where a Waking Watch is in place where those costs are passed onto leaseholders. The fund builds on the success of the Waking Watch Relief Fund which is funding alarms in over 320 buildings. The new fund will pay for alarms where installation commenced on or after 10 January 2022 – the date the fund was announced. The Waking Watch Relief Fund paid for alarms installed after 17 December 2020.</p><p>Government funding does recognise that Waking Watch measures have been in place in too many buildings for too long with leaseholders unfairly picking up these costs. We have considered how we can use limited public funding to best protect leaseholders from the continued burden of costly Waking Watch measures. In this case we have come to the view that government funding must be used to incentivise the right behaviour. That is the installation of alarms which is consistent with industry led guidance and best practice. Funding must, therefore, be used to reduce or end the reliance on Waking Watch measures by installing alarms in as many buildings as possible so that as many leaseholders as possible can be free of these costs. That is why we are unable to cover retrospective costs beyond those dates.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140474 140476 question first answered 18/03/2022 14:49:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1441393

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Waking Watch Relief Fund
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 extend the Waking Watch Relief Fund to support tower blocks who installed fire alarms prior to 17 December 2020 where those costs have already been passed on to leaseholders.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	140476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>Guidance on eligibility criteria for the Waking Watch Relief Fund is published on Gov.uk at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fwaking-watch-relief-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca56077c67497415397ab08da07fe98a3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637831087304246022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=V8zxpVUGv71ofx%2FR9oSLPxQDNBSjZQPvfyM97AZXt7Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/waking-watch-relief-fund</a> and for the Waking Watch Replacement Fund at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fwaking-watch-replacement-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca56077c67497415397ab08da07fe98a3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637831087304246022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=VDb2CjF%2FZS8smTtPdXK3vbdwvH3yQz0fC9LIkyBYbfA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/waking-watch-replacement-fund</a>.</p><p>We have not made an assessment of the costs incurred by leaseholders who installed fire alarms before the eligibility date for the Waking Watch Relief Fund. However, data on average Waking Watch costs for approved Waking Watch Relief Fund (WWRF) applications is published in the Building Safety Programme data release. The latest data is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding%23acm-remediation-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca56077c67497415397ab08da07fe98a3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637831087304246022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=3TMq%2F9Xmc2aJagsKq1Tr6e33I75gK1xxh04HbCGInD4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/aluminium-composite-material-cladding#acm-remediation-data</a>. This shows average cost of Waking Watch is estimated at £167 per month per dwelling.</p><p>We recognise that Waking Watch is a costly burden for too many leaseholders which is why Government is providing over £60 million to support the installation of alarms in buildings to replace costly Waking Watch measures. The Waking Watch Replacement fund will pay for alarms in all buildings where a Waking Watch is in place where those costs are passed onto leaseholders. The fund builds on the success of the Waking Watch Relief Fund which is funding alarms in over 320 buildings. The new fund will pay for alarms where installation commenced on or after 10 January 2022 – the date the fund was announced. The Waking Watch Relief Fund paid for alarms installed after 17 December 2020.</p><p>Government funding does recognise that Waking Watch measures have been in place in too many buildings for too long with leaseholders unfairly picking up these costs. We have considered how we can use limited public funding to best protect leaseholders from the continued burden of costly Waking Watch measures. In this case we have come to the view that government funding must be used to incentivise the right behaviour. That is the installation of alarms which is consistent with industry led guidance and best practice. Funding must, therefore, be used to reduce or end the reliance on Waking Watch measures by installing alarms in as many buildings as possible so that as many leaseholders as possible can be free of these costs. That is why we are unable to cover retrospective costs beyond those dates.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140474 140475 question first answered 18/03/2022 14:49:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1441408

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Batteries: 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, what his policy is on protecting the Green Belt from planning applications for battery storage units; and if he will update the national planning policy framework with a strategy for locating these units on land other than Green Belt land.
tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
uin	140431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>This Government has a manifesto commitment to protect and enhance the Green Belt. Our National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that most new building is inappropriate in Green Belt and should be refused permission unless in very special circumstances. Very special circumstances are not defined in national planning policy as it is rightly for the individual local authority to assess each case on its merits, and give relevant circumstances their due weight. However, when considering any planning application affecting Green Belt land, the local authority should ensure that substantial weight is given to any harm to the Green Belt.</p><p>The Framework is also clear that local authorities should support transition to a low-carbon future, including renewable and low-carbon energy generation. Local plans should identify suitable areas for renewable and low-carbon energy sources and infrastructure and guidance sets out how local authorities should take account of environmental, landscape and amenity considerations.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/03/2022 17:45:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1441434

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	First Homes Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many people have been helped by the First Homes scheme in (a) Ealing Central and Acton constituency, (b) London and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	140518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>So far, there have been 28 legal completions of First Homes in our pilot sites in Derbyshire, County Durham and Staffordshire, with 10 more expected in the coming weeks. Homes England are additionally working on the Government's behalf aiming to deliver 1,500 First Homes across England by the end of March 2023.</p><p>We are not aware of any First Homes schemes planned in Ealing Central and Acton or Greater London, which are outside Homes England's jurisdiction. However, as of 28 June 2021, national planning policy sets an expectation that new local plans should ensure 25% of all affordable homes delivered through developer contributions should be First Homes.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/03/2022 17:37:21 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1440785

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
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	Railways: Radlett
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2022 to Question 133334, and notwithstanding the fact the St Albans District Council is developing a local plan, if his Department will hold discussions with Hertfordshire County Council on the potential merits of disposal of the land that the County Council owns at Radlett being developed to support the delivery of community initiatives or facilitate local regeneration, instead of the construction of a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange which was approved by the Secretary of State for Housing in 2014 as a strategic infrastructure project, and cannot therefore be included in the local plan for any other purpose.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	139568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>Due to the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in the planning system, it would not be appropriate for me to hold a meeting with Hertfordshire County Council to discuss the details of this specific site, particularly when a local plan is currently being prepared for that area.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/03/2022 17:36:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1440895

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
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	Land Use
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 protect Grade 1 land from housing and solar developments to preserve land for the production of food; and what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	139629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that planning policies and decisions should recognise the benefits of the best and most versatile agricultural land and that where significant development is demonstrated to be necessary, areas of poorer quality land should be preferred to those of higher quality. This requirement would apply to both housing and solar developments. The Framework is also clear that local authorities should encourage efficient use of land and acknowledges the importance of undeveloped land for food production.</p><p>In the case of solar, guidance sets an expectation that large-scale solar farms are sites on previously developed and non-agricultural land, provided it is not of high environmental value. Where projects are proposed on greenfield sites, our guidance seeks to minimise the impacts and requires developers to justify the use of any such land. Our guidance also requires that projects are designed to avoid, mitigate and, where necessary, compensate for impacts on the best and most versatile agricultural land.</p><p>These aspects of planning policy are devolved in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/03/2022 17:37:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

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

1439651

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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	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, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that there is sufficient social housing stock available for larger families.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	138160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) will provide up to 180,000 new homes across the country, should economic conditions allow. The Programme supports a wide range of affordable housing, including social housing for homes of all sizes.</p><p>Local authorities should determine the types of social housing needed for their communities. In March 2020 Government set out a clear expectation that local planning authorities must have an up-to-date plan in place by the end of 2023. This will ensure that they will be in the best possible position to adapt to the new plan-making system, further details on which we will set out in due course. Having an effective, up to date plan in place is essential to planning for and meeting housing requirements; in ways that make good use of land and result in well-designed and attractive places to live. The Government expects local authorities to work together to plan for and deliver the housing and infrastructure our communities need.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/03/2022 14:55:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison