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1567062

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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 introducing a requirement for large-scale housing developments to have sufficient childcare facilities available in the local area before planning permission is granted.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	123864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to secure early years childcare provision free of charge under the Childcare Acts of 2006 and 2016. All new primary schools are now expected to include a nursery, and many schools and other providers offer childcare for school-age children outside of school hours.</p><p>Local planning authorities can secure contributions from developers through Section 106 agreements or use the Community Infrastructure Levy to contribute towards providing new or expanded childcare facilities when needed. Under the new Infrastructure Levy, which is being introduced through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, local authorities will be able to continue to use developer contributions for this purpose.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 24/01/2023 17:55:18 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1546159

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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: West Yorkshire
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 data his Department holds on the number of private properties constructed in (a) Huddersfield constituency, (b) the wider Kirklees Council area, (c) Calderdale and (d) Wakefield in the year 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	97510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Estimates of building control reported new build dwelling completions, by tenure, in each local authority district in England, are shown in Live Table 253, at the following <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-house-building&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6g2gfLzQnKSmAXMNxjxJXhifHIoZqMCiA5TvtaNypO4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>These cover new build dwellings only and should be regarded as a leading indicator of overall housing supply. The department also publishes an annual release entitled '<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jw8C0KSdPySjL9pgxDNv5%2FQXSwEs2e29vNFYHu95amo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England'</a>, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply.</p><p>Information on new build units by provider and geography can be derived from the affordable housing supply open data available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ftQso4DlgZhFJriSMfIkFO2ma9erQ2BNxynnd0ZgC4g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The latest available data is for the financial year 2021-22.</p><p>Statistics at Huddersfield parliamentary constituency level are not centrally collected.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 97511 question first answered 06/12/2022 17:14:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1546160

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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 Associations: West Yorkshire
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 data his Department holds on the number of housing association properties constructed in (a) Huddersfield constituency, (b) the wider Kirklees Council area, (c) Calderdale and (d) Wakefield in the year 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	97511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Estimates of building control reported new build dwelling completions, by tenure, in each local authority district in England, are shown in Live Table 253, at the following <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-house-building&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6g2gfLzQnKSmAXMNxjxJXhifHIoZqMCiA5TvtaNypO4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>These cover new build dwellings only and should be regarded as a leading indicator of overall housing supply. The department also publishes an annual release entitled '<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jw8C0KSdPySjL9pgxDNv5%2FQXSwEs2e29vNFYHu95amo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England'</a>, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply.</p><p>Information on new build units by provider and geography can be derived from the affordable housing supply open data available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ftQso4DlgZhFJriSMfIkFO2ma9erQ2BNxynnd0ZgC4g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The latest available data is for the financial year 2021-22.</p><p>Statistics at Huddersfield parliamentary constituency level are not centrally collected.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 97510 question first answered 06/12/2022 17:14:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1545280

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
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: Kirklees
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 improve the supply of social housing in (a) Huddersfield constituency and (b) the wider Kirklees area.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	95778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of social housing to maintaining communities, both in the Hon. Member's constituency and right across the country.</p><p>That is why, through our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme we will deliver significant volumes of social housing, including homes for social rent, to ensure that hard working families and individuals can live in safety and security in the communities they call home.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 95779 question first answered 02/12/2022 10:01:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1545290

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
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: Huddersfield
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 has made an assessment of the impact of trends in the level of social housing provision in Huddersfield on the Government's levelling up agenda.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	95779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of social housing to maintaining communities, both in the Hon. Member's constituency and right across the country.</p><p>That is why, through our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme we will deliver significant volumes of social housing, including homes for social rent, to ensure that hard working families and individuals can live in safety and security in the communities they call home.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 95778 question first answered 02/12/2022 10:01:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1544857

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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 Time Buyers: Interest Rates
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 impact of trends in the level of interest rates on the ability of people on the average income to buy a first home.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	94683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with HM Treasury to examine the mortgage market, including for first time buyers.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/12/2022 14:32:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1544575

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
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: Huddersfield
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 his Department holds data on property usage in (a) Huddersfield and (b) the Kirklees local council area.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	93464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>Statistics on dwellings in each local authority district in England, including on current tenure and vacancy, are published in the Department's live tables 100 and 615 which are available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C44aaed4e912745149b9d08dad22ba097%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638053382051075511%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EKw%2FyBQT1vywjD%2FAxJp845VaDpxskMQtkSFkbp%2Fn0Bc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Statistics at parliamentary constituency level are not centrally collected.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/12/2022 10:02:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1519480

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Guide Dogs UK Charity on the impact on partially sighted individuals of allowing the use of e-scooters; and if she will consult that charity when preparing the Transport Bill announced in the Queen's Speech 2022.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	59453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Officials from the Department met with Guide Dogs on 18 August 2022 to discuss the recommendations in their Scoot Aware report. Reducing the impact of e-scooters on people with visual impairments, including their safe use and perceptions of safety, is a priority for the Department as we consider regulations for e-scooters.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage with a range of stakeholders representing the needs of blind and visually impaired people, including through a public consultation, before any new arrangements come into force.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/10/2022 15:21:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1503976

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the roadside vehicle noise measurement scheme to include measurements of air pollution and related harms.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	45664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department has commenced research to understand if the latest ‘noise camera’ technology can be an effective enforcement tool for police and local authorities. As the trials have not yet completed, it is too early to assess the potential merits of a wider roll out of ‘noise camera’ technology.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/09/2022 16:06:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1503977

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the roadside vehicle noise measurement scheme after its trial period.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	45673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not have plans to expand its ‘noise camera’ trials to include measurements of air pollution and related harms.</p><p>Government already has an extensive network of roadside air quality monitors, covering around 320 locations across the UK. In 2020 the Defra and Department for Transport Joint Air Quality Unit set up a new monitoring network (the UK Urban NO<sub>2</sub> Network) to measure roadside NO<sub>2</sub> concentrations. Many local authorities also undertake their own roadside air quality monitoring for the purposes of Local Air Quality Management (LAQM).</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/09/2022 16:04:08 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman