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528552

registered interest
date	24/06/2016
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	Local Government: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in what circumstances he plans to exercise his power to issue a directive to a local government pension scheme on the investment of their funds.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	41150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The draft regulations published for consultation in November proposed that the power of intervention may be exercised in cases where, on the basis of evidence and after consultation with relevant bodies, we believe that an administering authority is failing to act in accordance with any guidance issued under the draft regulations. For example, the power could be used where an administering authority did not follow the guidance and criteria on pooling of assets, also published in November.</p><p>No final decision has been taken on the draft regulations. The Govenrment's response to the consultation will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 04/07/2016 15:57:14 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

528553

registered interest
date	24/06/2016
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: Rural Areas
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 the effect of the Government's housing policy on the ability of smaller housing applications in rural villages to succeed.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	41215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>We believe that meeting the housing needs of rural communities is vitally important.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework rightly asks local planning authorities to identify and plan to meet the needs of their communities. It is for local planning authorities, in consultation with local people, to use their evidence base to ensure they plan to meet their housing need, shaping where development should and shouldn’t go, through an up to date Local Plan. Over 85,000 affordable homes have been provided in rural local authorities in England between April 2010 and March 2015.</p><p>Budget 2016 announced a £60 million fund to help bring forward community-led housing developments in rural and coastal communities. This fund will target those areas which are particularly affected by the impact of second homes. We will be announcing further details on how the fund will be allocated shortly.</p><p>The Homes and Communities Agency and my officials meet regularly with those working to deliver homes in rural communities to discuss the provision of affordable rural housing.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 41213 question first answered 04/07/2016 16:00:07 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

528554

registered interest
date	24/06/2016
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: Torridge and West Devon
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 small applications for house-building have been made in Torridge and West Devon constituency since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	41214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>Separate figures for the numbers of planning applications received for house-building are not collected by the department. Figures are, however, available on the number of decisions made: these show that 1,224 decisions were made on applications for minor housing developments within the Torridge and West Devon constituency between 1 January 2010 and 31 March 2016. Minor housing developments are defined as those including fewer than ten dwellings and where the site has an area of less than one hectare.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/07/2016 16:01:09 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

528555

registered interest
date	24/06/2016
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	Owner Occupation: Bradford
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 trends in the level of home ownership among young people in Bradford since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	41204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The department does not produce local authority level estimates of home ownership and cannot therefore make an assessment of trends in the level of home ownership among young people in Bradford.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/07/2016 16:05:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

528556

registered interest
date	24/06/2016
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	Affordable Housing: Bradford
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 the potential effect of the provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 on the total stock of affordable homes in Bradford.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	41205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The Housing and Planning Act will help more people buy their own home and ensure that we are making best use of our social housing stock. It will also get the nation building homes faster, by giving house builders and decision makers the tools and confidence to deliver more homes.</p><p>The Act sets out that planning authorities have a duty to promote the supply of starter homes and the starter homes requirements in the planning system. Local authorities will still be able to seek other forms of affordable housing in addition to the starter homes requirement where it would be viable.</p><p>The impact assessment for the Housing and Planning Bill can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/housingandplanning/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/housingandplanning/documents.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/07/2016 16:04:33 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

528557

registered interest
date	24/06/2016
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, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the number of small housing applications that are declined on the basis that they are unsustainable.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	41212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>We do not hold information centrally on why permissions for small sites are refused. Each planning application for development is determined in line with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise, taking account of the relevant planning matters and the views of the local community. Small sites play an important contribution to meeting overall housing need. In the year to March 2016, planning permission was granted for 40,000 dwellings on sites of less than 10 units, up 3% on the year to March 2015.</p><p>The planning system has strong levers in place to support the delivery of small sites, including through strong national planning policy and extensive permitted development rights. Through the Housing and Planning Act we have introduced further proposals which will help provide greater opportunities for small-and medium-sized companies to enter the development market, promote custom build development and make effective use of developable land.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/07/2016 16:10:05 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

528558

registered interest
date	24/06/2016
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: Rural 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 steps he is taking to ensure that small villages and towns have sufficient housing to meet demand.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	41213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>We believe that meeting the housing needs of rural communities is vitally important.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework rightly asks local planning authorities to identify and plan to meet the needs of their communities. It is for local planning authorities, in consultation with local people, to use their evidence base to ensure they plan to meet their housing need, shaping where development should and shouldn’t go, through an up to date Local Plan. Over 85,000 affordable homes have been provided in rural local authorities in England between April 2010 and March 2015.</p><p>Budget 2016 announced a £60 million fund to help bring forward community-led housing developments in rural and coastal communities. This fund will target those areas which are particularly affected by the impact of second homes. We will be announcing further details on how the fund will be allocated shortly.</p><p>The Homes and Communities Agency and my officials meet regularly with those working to deliver homes in rural communities to discuss the provision of affordable rural housing.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 41215 question first answered 04/07/2016 16:00:07 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

528559

registered interest
date	24/06/2016
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	Cornish Language
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 his Department is taking to support the revival of the Cornish language.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	41190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green on 12 May to Question UIN 36737.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 04/07/2016 15:57:37 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

527989

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
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 Ombudsman Service
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 cases referred to the Housing Ombudsman since 2015 have (a) not yet been concluded and (b) been awaiting consideration for more than 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	41035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>There are no cases which have awaited consideration for more than 12 months. Six cases over 12 months old have not yet been determined but are under active consideration.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/07/2016 09:13:32 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

527991

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
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, what national targets for housebuilding are expected to be reflected in Local Plans.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	40989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>This Government does not set national housing targets. The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that Local Plans should meet the full, objectively assessed needs for housing in the housing market area, as far as is consistent with the policies set out in the Framework. As part of this, local authorities should identify, and update annually, a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide five years of housing against their housing requirements. Local authorities also have a duty to cooperate on strategic planning priorities such as providing the homes that are needed.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 40585 question first answered 29/06/2016 14:31:41 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson