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79695

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
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 Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the availability of suitable housing for housing benefit claimants eligible for the under-occupancy charge who are willing but unable to move to smaller accommodation due to a lack of social housing available.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The 2015-18 Affordable Housing Programme encourages housing providers to build social homes of sizes that match local household needs. Of the successful bids so far, 77% have been for 1 and 2 bedroom homes. This will make more housing available for households in social housing who wish to downsize.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also taken steps to support mobility among tenants in the social rented sector. Our social housing reforms have given councils and social landlords much more flexibility in the allocation of housing. Our statutory guidance on social housing allocations encourages local authorities to prioritise under-occupying tenants wishing to move, and to consider whether there are provisions in their allocation scheme that might make it difficult for under-occupiers to move. In February, we issued a guide to help landlords facilitate mutual exchanges; the guide highlights various steps landlords can take to make mutual exchange a more attractive and viable proposition for tenants. The introduction of the national <em>HomeSwap</em> Direct scheme has made it easier for tenants wanting to move to find a suitable property. Since its launch in October 2011, tenants have carried out over 18 million searches of the property data held on <em>HomeSwap</em> Direct. The Government has also made clear its intention to introduce a Right to Move for social tenants who need to move to take up a job or be closer to work – we intend to consult soon on proposals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, many social landlords (both housing associations and councils) are helping affected tenants to move to more suitable accommodation by holding “mutual exchange fairs” (where tenants who want to downsize can meet with tenants who want a larger property), running transfer incentive schemes, and repairing properties which are being swapped through mutual exchange.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/08/2014 09:32:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

79712

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the amount of floor space provided in newly built houses and flats in relation to average household needs in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The floor space in newly built homes varies by dwelling type. As part of the Impact Assessment supporting last year's Housing Standards Review consultation, EC Harris estimated that typical private newly built houses were of the following size;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2 bedroom apartment 67m<sup>2</sup></p><p> </p><p>2 bedroom house 72m<sup>2</sup></p><p> </p><p>3 bedroom house 92m<sup>2</sup></p><p> </p><p>4 bedroom house 117m<sup>2</sup></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will be consulting shortly on more detailed proposals for a National Space Standard which will be available for local authorities to adopt in planning policies and this will be followed by an Impact Assessment including further analysis on the size of recently built homes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/08/2014 09:30:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

79593

registered interest
date	24/07/2014
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	Derelict Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure there is clear and transparent information about the availability of brownfield land for development.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The National Land Use Database is available online and provides statistical information for national and local authority trends in previously developed (brownfield) land.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The newly updated Local Government Transparency Code will require local authorities to publish details of all land and building assets annually, helping increase accountability over the use of council assets and the scope for disposing of surplus brownfield land for regeneration and new homes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is releasing for development its own surplus and redundant land and property. As part of this comprehensive programme, the Government Property Unit has recently launched a new application on Gov.uk, which can be accessed by the public and developers, which provides details of all government land and property assets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To help meet the Government’s ambitions to have planning permission for housing in place on 90% of suitable brownfield sites by 2020, we are currently considering how we can further improve the published information that is available on brownfield land suitable for housing. We will report on this in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The associated website links are as follows:</p><p> </p><p><em>National Land Use Database:</em></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/datasetList.do?JSAllowed=true&amp;Function=&amp;%24ph=60&amp;CurrentPageId=60&amp;step=1&amp;CurrentTreeIndex=-2&amp;searchString=land+use&amp;datasetFamilyId=1235&amp;Next.x=14&amp;Next.y=2&amp;nsjs=true&amp;nsck=false&amp;nssvg=false&amp;nswid=1366" target="_blank">http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/datasetList.do?JSAllowed=true&amp;Function=&amp;%24ph=60&amp;CurrentPageId=60&amp;step=1&amp;CurrentTreeIndex=-2&amp;searchString=land+use&amp;datasetFamilyId=1235&amp;Next.x=14&amp;Next.y=2&amp;nsjs=true&amp;nsck=false&amp;nssvg=false&amp;nswid=1366</a></p><p> </p><p><br> <em>Local Government Transparency Code:</em></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/308185/Local_Government_Transparency_Code_2014_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/308185/Local_Government_Transparency_Code_2014_Final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Find government property:</em></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/find-government-property" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/find-government-property</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/08/2014 09:34:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

78888

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
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 bring forward proposals to introduce mandatory eviction orders to be used by local authorities when unauthorised Traveller encampments take place in public parks; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Our expectation is that local authorities will be proactive in their use of the existing strong enforcement powers that are available to deal with unauthorised encampments and development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A possession order under Part 55 of the Civil Procedure Rules can be obtained by both local authorities and private landowners who require the removal of trespassers from property including land.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A local authority can use its powers under sections 77-78 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to direct individuals to remove their vehicles and belongings, and to leave highway land, or any land occupied without the consent of the landowner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have lifted the previous Administration’s restrictions on the use of Temporary Stop Notices, which give councils more freedom to take early and decisive action against unauthorised sites and encampments. Councils can issue such a notice on both private and public sector land.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In August last year we sent all Council Leaders a summary of the powers available to them to remove illegal and unauthorised sites; at the same time we reminded them of the need to act swiftly, working with other local agencies, including the police.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 31/07/2014 13:05:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78653

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the responsibilities of the Parlimentary Under-Secretary for Coastal Communities will be; and whether Hull will be classed as a coastal community for this purpose.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	206520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My responsibilities are on the DCLG website and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/people/penny-mordaunt" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/people/penny-mordaunt</a></p><p> </p><p>Hull is classed as a coastal community under the Government’s Coastal Communities Fund which covers both coastal and estuarine settlements. It has received two grant awards from the Fund to date totalling over £700,000 to support projects promoting growth and jobs in the city.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/07/2014 15:30:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

78665

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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 Revenue Accounts
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 15 July 2014, Official Report, column 617W, on housing revenue accounts, what criteria are used to assess bids for the allocation of extra borrowing allowed against the housing revenue accounts.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	206545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The prospectus for the Local Growth Fund: Housing Revenue Account Borrowing Programme (2015-16 and 2016-17) sets out how bids for additional housing revenue account borrowing are assessed. The prospectus is available on the Government’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-growth-fund-housing-revenue-account-borrowing-programme-2015-to-2016-and-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-growth-fund-housing-revenue-account-borrowing-programme-2015-to-2016-and-2016-to-2017</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced £60 million additional Housing Revenue Account borrowing across fifteen local authorities and expects to make further funding announcements at the end of the summer. We have also announced that there will be a second round of bidding to the Housing Revenue Account Borrowing Programme with a deadline for bids of 30 September 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 22/07/2014 13:32:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

78287

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Constituencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to receive reports from the Boundary Commissioners in relation to district and ward boundaries.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Reports on ward boundaries are not made to the Government. The electoral arrangements of a local authority (number of councillors and the number and boundaries of electoral areas) are matters that are entirely the responsibility of the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England which itself makes the statutory order, subject to Parliament not objecting to a draft of the proposed order, implementing any new electoral arrangements. Recommendations for changes to administrative (district and county) boundaries are required to be sent to the Secretary of State but the Commission has no such reviews in hand.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2014 12:28:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

78377

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Council Housing: Greater London
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 council homes were built in each London Borough in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	206262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>More new council housing was started in London last year than in all the 13 years of the last Labour Government combined. Statistics on local authority (council) house building by local authority area are published in the Department’s live table 253, which is available at:</p><p> </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> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 31/07/2014 13:10:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

78379

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of new homes needed annually to meet London's housing needs into 2020.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	206259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>From the 1 April 2012, the Mayor of London has had strategic oversight of housing, regeneration and economic development in London.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not estimate demand for housing. However, the Department publishes household projections, which are a trend-based view of the number of households that would form given projected population and previous demographic trends.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent household projections are 2011-based. The projected household numbers are disaggregated by household type and are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government/series/household-projections" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government/series/household-projections</a></p><p>I would observe that new home registrations rose by 30% in 2013 in England, the highest since 2007; and are up 60% in London, the highest for over two decades, this is in contrast to Wales which has a Labour Administration, where new home registrations are falling (source: NHBC).</p><p> </p><p>More new council housing was started in London last year than in all the 13 years for the last Labour Government combined.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 31/07/2014 13:13:11 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

78380

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Rented Housing: Greater London
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 new affordable homes in each London Borough were rented at below (a) 70 per cent, (b) 60 per cent and (c) 50 per cent of market rent in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	206260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information is not held centrally. Notwithstanding, I also refer the rt. hon. Member to the answer to him of 14 May 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 638W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 31/07/2014 13:08:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan