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1148779

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Housing Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will extend the Community Housing Fund to beyond March 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2019 answer text <p>The Community Housing Fund is currently scheduled to close in March 2020. Ministers are considering all budgets in the round and allocations will be announced following a business planning exercise later in the year</p><p><br> The government recognises that the community-led housing sector 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 house building 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> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/10/2019 14:59:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1148849

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Assets: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 14 of the Government’s Civil Society Strategy, what progress his Department has made towards improving guidance to help communities take ownership of local assets.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>My Department continues to engage with partners on how best to ensure community groups have access to the necessary advice and support to take assets into community ownership. We have funded the development of the online platform “My Community” to provide detailed advice and guidance to voluntary and community groups interested in taking assets into community ownership and encourage the take up of Community Rights. The Department has also supported the work of the online platform “Keep It In The Community” to ensure that more community groups are able to identify local assets of community value.</p><p>In addition, organisations such as Sport England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Power to Change provide comprehensive and specialist bespoke advice, ensuring community groups have access to the knowledge and networks which encourage the community ownership of assets.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/10/2019 16:56:06 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1148975

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department's definition of subsidy is as used in Annex 2A of the definition of affordable housing in the National Planning Framework.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Gary Streeter
uin	25
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework provides a definition of affordable housing for planning purposes. Within that, section a) provides a definition of affordable housing for rent. This includes a provision that homes remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision.</p><p>The reference to subsidy within this section usually relates to where government has provided capital grant, in particular grant funding provided through the Affordable Homes Programme.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 22/10/2019 12:11:31 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

1148329

registered interest
date	04/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold: Misrepresentation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to provide assistance to leaseholders who were misled on property purchases.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	294745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The previous Secretary of State wrote to the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) on 26 November 2018 and 1 April 2019 to encourage them to undertake work into mis-selling in the leasehold housing market.</p><p>The government welcomed the CMA announcement on 11 June to open an investigation in this area. The CMA is concerned about potential leasehold mis-selling, and whether leasehold contract terms are onerous and unfair in relation to ground rent, permission and other charges. If the CMA thinks that a company’s practices are misleading – or that its contracts contain unfair clauses – it could take enforcement action to require the company to change how they operate. We look forward to hearing progress on the CMA’s work later this year.</p><p>The government has also worked with National Trading Standards who have published guidance to help clarify the rights and responsibilities around owning a leasehold property, and practical steps for individuals to take in the event things go wrong.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 14:35:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

1148351

registered interest
date	04/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of TerraQuest Ltd's partnership with his Department to run the planning portal on fees charged on that portal.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	294678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 15:34:53 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1148400

registered interest
date	04/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to increase the rate of housebuilding.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	294676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 15:33:37 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1148401

registered interest
date	04/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's consultation on Domestic abuse services: future delivery of support to victims and their children in accommodation-based domestic abuse services, which closed on 2 August 2019, when the response to that consultation will be published.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	294726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>My Department will be publishing the government response to the consultation ‘Future delivery of support to victims and their children in accommodation-based domestic abuse services’ shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 08/10/2019 14:28:32 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1148128

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will take steps to ensure that people who present as homeless to a local authority are found accommodation in that local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	294239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>We are clear that local authorities should, as far as possible, avoid placing households out of their borough. However, in some areas where there is a limited supply of suitable accommodation, we are aware that it is sometimes necessary to place households in accommodation outside of the local area. This is set out in legislation and guidance which local authorities must have regard to.</p><p>The guidance is clear that where possible the authority should seek to retain established links with schools, doctors, social workers and other key services and support.</p><p>If a local authority places a household into accommodation in another local area, they are required by law to notify the local authority of any placement, to minimise disruption to schooling, healthcare and other support. In July the previous Homelessness Minister, Heather Wheeler MP, wrote to all local authorities to remind them of the need to send notifications when placing families out of their area.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 07/10/2019 15:00:34 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1148137

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Parking: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the new Code of Practice for parking in England, Wales, and Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	294196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to developing and implementing the Code of Practice as soon as possible. We are currently considering the options for the delivery of the Code and the design of the levy on industry, as well as the format for stakeholder engagement. We will make an announcement in due course. We are also committed to carrying out a public consultation on the draft Code of Practice, allowing all interested parties to directly respond to the proposals.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 08/10/2019 14:30:05 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1148185

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Islamophobia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to tackle Islamophobia.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	294093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The government does not tolerate hatred of any kind and is taking a number of steps to tackle Islamophobia. We have some of the strongest legislation in the world to tackle hate crime and where groups incite racial hatred or are engaged in racially or religiously motivated criminal activity, we would expect them to be prosecuted.</p><p>To support security training for places of worship, we have committed £1.6 million through the places of worship security grant this year. and a further £5 million over three years. We have also supported Tell MAMA with over £2.5 million between 2016 and 2020 to monitor and combat anti-Muslim hatred, and committed £1.5 million in new funding for hate crime projects including those tackling anti-Muslim hatred and racism in schools.</p><p>The government will also be appointing independent advisers to provide expert advice to government on a definition of Islamophobia. The first of these advisers, Imam Qari Asim MBE, was appointed on the 23 July 2019. Their work will draw on a wide range of opinions and they will work in close collaboration with the cross-government Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 08/10/2019 14:29:42 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham