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802526

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Wolverhampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were (a) started and (b) completed in Wolverhampton in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	118076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Estimates of house building, new build dwellings starts and completions for England and in each local authority district, to June quarter 2017, are shown in Live Table 253a at the following link.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building</a></p><p>Data for the September quarter 2017 is scheduled for publication on the 19 December 2017.</p><p>These only cover new build dwellings and should be regarded as a leading indicator of overall housing supply. The Department also publishes an annual release entitled ‘Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England’, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/12/2017 16:50:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

802661

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Garden Communities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which sites he has identified to become locally-led garden cities.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	118211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>We are currently supporting the development of twenty-four locally-led garden cities, towns and villages with the potential for 220,000 new homes across England.</p><p>There are 10 locally-led garden cities, towns and communities at <strong>Ebbsfleet</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>Bicester</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>Didcot</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>Basingstoke</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>Otterpool Park in Kent</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>Aylesbury</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>Taunton, Harlow-Gilston, North Essex</strong> and <strong>North Northamptonshire</strong>.</p><p>We also announced our support for 14 Garden Villages in January 2017:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Long Marston</strong> in Stratford-on-Avon</p></li><li><p><strong>Oxfordshire Cotswold</strong> in West Oxfordshire;</p></li><li><p><strong>Tresham </strong>in East Northants;</p></li><li><p><strong>Culm</strong> in Mid Devon;</p></li><li><p><strong>Welborne</strong> near Fareham in Hampshire</p></li><li><p><strong>West Carclaze</strong> in Cornwall;</p></li><li><p><strong>Dunton Hills</strong> near Brentwood, Essex;</p></li><li><p><strong>Spitalgate Heath</strong> in South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire</p></li><li><p><strong>Halsnead</strong> in Knowsley, Merseyside;</p></li></ul><p>We intend to publish in the Spring, a prospectus inviting expressions of interest in ambitious, locally supported, proposals for high quality new garden communities at scale.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/12/2017 16:49:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

802697

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Green Belt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December to Question 117028, what assessment he has made of whether alterations made by local authorities to the shape of their green belts have been consistent with the criteria set out in his answer.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	118246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Under the National Planning Policy Framework, local authorities can alter the shape of their Green Belt only in exceptional circumstances. They do this through their Local Plan. This involves rigorous consultation in public and consideration by a planning inspector at examination, who then makes a formal determination on whether the submitted Plan is sound. It is for each Plan to be found sound if it is properly prepared, justified, effective and consistent with national policy in the Framework.</p><p>In the Housing White Paper, <em>Fixing our broken housing market</em>, we recognised the need for more clarity on the exceptional circumstances in which a Green Belt boundary change can be proposed and consulted on a criteria. We are currently considering the responses and will implement any policy changes in a revision of the National Planning Policy Framework as soon as practicable in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/12/2017 16:52:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

802702

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to simplify the process of amending Neighbourhood Plans.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	118251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (section 4) offers new flexibilities for the process of modifying neighbourhood plans. Regulations for this section of the Act will be laid before Parliament on 13 December 2017 and are due to come into force in the New Year, subject to Parliamentary approval.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/12/2017 16:51:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

802703

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 12 December 2016, HCWS346, what plans he has to issue further guidance to planning authorities and Parish Councils on consideration of an absent five year land supply in Neighbourhood Plans.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	118252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Neighbourhood planning gives communities a powerful set of tools to shape their area. The Written Ministerial Statement of 12 December 2016 (HCWS346) introduced additional protection to neighbourhood plans where all of the following criteria apply:</p><p>•the written ministerial statement is less than 2 years old, or the neighbourhood plan been part of the development plan for 2 years or less;</p><p>•the neighbourhood plan allocates sites for housing; and</p><p>•the local planning authority can demonstrate a 3-year supply of deliverable housing sites against its 5 year housing requirement.</p><p>The Housing White Paper committed to take forward this important protection in the revised National Planning Policy Framework. Guidance for decision makers on interpreting the Written Ministerial Statement, in light of recent Court judgements, was published on 10 August 2017 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/neighbourhood-planning--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/neighbourhood-planning--2</a> (Paragraph: 083) and we will provide further clarification where necessary. Revised guidance will also set out more clearly how the five-year land supply should be calculated.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/12/2017 16:56:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

802216

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether (a) local planning authorities and (b) planning inspectors considering planning applications have a duty to consider as a material planning consideration (i) future housing deliverability throughout the Local Plan period of 15 years or more, (ii) future infrastructure delivery necessary to support new housing and (iii) reasonable efforts and best endeavours of local planning authorities to secure a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites in circumstances where a local planning authority is not able to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	117903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>We have made clear the importance of plans for ensuring we have the right homes in the right places supported by the necessary infrastructure, giving more certainty to local communities. The starting point for decisions by local planning authorities and planning inspectors will be the approved development plan for the area taking into account relevant material considerations, including national planning policy and guidance. All housing allocations and infrastructure plans need to be deliverable.</p><p>Local planning authorities should identify and update annually a supply of specific, deliverable sites and to demonstrate a five year land supply. Through the Housing White Paper we set out that local planning authorities will have the opportunity to fix their five-year housing land supply for a one-year period, to provide more certainty. Revised guidance will set more clearly how the five-year supply should be calculated.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/12/2017 17:10:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

800912

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make it a requirement for future housing targets to take account of the effect of additional housing on local infrastructure planning and budgets.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	117471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>It is for local planning authorities to determine their housing requirements, which should be deliverable and take account of infrastructure capacity. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that locally-produced plans should identify the development and infrastructure required in the area.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring the right infrastructure is in place to support communities with their housing needs. At Autumn Budget 2017 we more than doubled the Housing Infrastructure Fund to £5 billion. We also announced an additional £1.5 billion for the Home Building Fund for loans to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Custom Builders and innovators, who cannot easily access development finance.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/12/2017 17:03:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

800915

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage the establishment of greater numbers of housing co-operatives; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	117474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government continues to demonstrate its support for the community-led housing sector, which offers significant potential for helping to meet housing need across England. In addition to helping increase the rate of delivery of new housing, it will help deliver a range of benefits including diversifying the housebuilding sector, improving design and construction quality, developing modern methods of construction and sustaining local communities and local economies. The support and close involvement of the local community enables the community-led approach to secure planning permission and deliver housing that could not be brought forward through speculative development.</p><p>I have recently announced that a new programme to deliver the annual £60 million Community Housing Fund will be launched in January and delivered by Homes England (currently the Homes and Communities Agency). We will be inviting any appropriate organisation – including co-operatives, registered providers and local authorities – to apply for capital and revenue funding. The new programme will run for at least a further 3 years. The announcement can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/community-led-housing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/community-led-housing</a></p><p>We have also encouraged community-led groups – including housing co-operatives – to apply for funding from the Affordable Homes Programme.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/12/2017 17:14:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

800926

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Hatfield Peverel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of (a) the detrimental impact on the countryside and (b) the additional pressures on public services in Hatfield Peverel caused by development proposals when he considers the planning applications APP/Z2610/V/17/3180725, APP/Z2610/V/17/3180729 and APP/Z1510/W/16/3162004, called in for him to determine
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	117485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>As my Rt Hon Friend is aware, the planning inquiry into these proposals is scheduled to open on 12 December. It will consider all relevant matters and these will be taken fully into account by the Secretary of State on receipt of the Inspector’s report.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/12/2017 17:06:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

800950

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the grant for Kensington and Chelsea Council announced in Autumn Budget 2017 for people affected by the Grenfell Tower fire is allocated to (a) mental health services, (b) developing new community spaces and (c) regeneration projects.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	117509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The £28 million announced at Autumn Budget 2017 will help support the victims of the Grenfell tragedy and communities in North Kensington. £10 million of this funding will provide additional mental health support, £3 million for providing a new community space, and £15 million will be invested in the Lancaster West Estate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/12/2017 17:11:31 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne