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1727001

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
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	Social Rented 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, with reference to her oral contribution of 30 July 2024, Official Report, column 1194, what steps she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to amend social housing allocation policy to give priority to local residents.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	4051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Local councils already have necessary powers to give priority to local residents, and most are doing so. In March 2023, 89% of councils had a local connection test and/or a residency test in place.</p><p>Responses to the recent consultation on changes to social housing allocation tests made it clear that mandating a local connection test would not add to existing powers that councils have in any meaningful way and would only serve to remove vital flexibility to design and operate qualification tests in a way that best meets the needs of individual local areas.</p><p>The response is available at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fconsultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations%2Foutcome%2Fgovernment-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests&amp;data=05%7C02%7CDaniel.Ollerton%40communities.gov.uk%7C6449e0ef170c44af908e08dccc3d0ca6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638609809780523060%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FIq5xXaau2NnA%2FoaOCnBlnV5OhuwUtPdaAt1HvsehBQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests</a>.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 09/09/2024 15:37:09 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1725624

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Social Rented 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, if she will take steps to ensure that British citizens are prioritised in social housing allocation.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	2772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government published a response to the consultation on reforms to social housing allocations on 2 September. It is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 2988 2990 3255 question first answered 09/09/2024 15:52:52 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1725806

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Social Rented 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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 August 2023 to Question 1758 on Social Rented Housing, what assessment she made of the potential merits of implementing the proposed changes on requiring a (a) local and (b) UK connection for social housing.
tabling member constituency	North West Essex
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	2988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government published a response to the consultation on reforms to social housing allocations on 2 September. It is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 2772 2990 3255 question first answered 09/09/2024 15:52:52 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1725808

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Social Rented 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, pursuant to the answer of 2 August 2023 to Question 1758, on Social Rented Housing, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of restricting access to social housing for people connected with (a) terrorism and (b) criminality.
tabling member constituency	North West Essex
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	2990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government published a response to the consultation on reforms to social housing allocations on 2 September. It is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 2772 2988 3255 question first answered 09/09/2024 15:52:52 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1726020

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Social Rented 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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 August 2024 to Question 1758 on Social Rented Housing, whether she made an assessment of the potential merits of restricting social housing allocations for people convicted of (a) anti-social behaviour and (b) terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	3255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government published a response to the consultation on reforms to social housing allocations on 2 September. It is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-changes-to-social-housing-allocation-tests</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 2772 2988 2990 question first answered 09/09/2024 15:52:52 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1726310

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Social Rented 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 steps she is taking to increase the supply of social rented homes.
tabling member constituency	Mid Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bedford
uin	3634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. Our aspiration is to ensure that, in the first full financial year of this Parliament (2025-26), the number of Social Rent homes is rising rather than falling.</p><p>Our proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework include setting a clear expectation that housing needs assessments must consider the needs of those requiring Social Rent homes, and that local authorities should specify their expectations on Social Rent delivery as part of broader affordable housing policies.</p><p>We have asked Homes England and the Greater London Authority to maximise the number of Social Rent homes in allocating the remaining Affordable Homes Programme funding. The Government has started to review the increased Right to Buy discounts introduced in 2012, on which we will bring forward more details and secondary legislation to implement changes in the autumn. We have also announced new flexibilities for how councils can use their Right to Buy receipts to deliver replacement homes; these flexibilities will be in place for an initial 24 months, subject to review.</p><p>We are committed to setting out details of future Government investment in social and affordable housing at the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 09/09/2024 15:08:29 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5330

1724356

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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	Social Rented 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 steps she is taking to help support local authorities to meet social housing demand.
tabling member constituency	Maidstone and Malling
tabling member printed	Helen Grant
uin	2286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>The Deputy Prime Minister outlined the early steps we are taking to deliver the biggest boost to social and affordable housing for a generation in her written statement made on 30 July 2024 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-07-30/hcws48" target="_blank">HCWS48</a>). More announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 06/09/2024 11:35:50 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant

1723561

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Social Rented 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 her planned timetable is for publishing a response to her Department's consultation on reforms to social housing allocations, published on 30 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	North West Essex
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	1758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not intend to enact the policy proposals set out in the consultation in question. A formal response will be issued in due course.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 02/08/2024 12:37:45 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1352493

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Social Rented 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, when he plans to publish the Social Housing White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	42056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>Our <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F936098%2FThe_charter_for_social_housing_residents_-_social_housing_white_paper.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cbd42cbc0531943f8b99c08d9769aae1a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637671228972408111%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=EqD79yKgCAxDISC5xAe1gvy5tNoojQmmjHTPlYd6hKM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Social Housing White Paper</a> - 'A charter for social housing residents' - was published on 17 November 2020.</p><p>The changes set out in the White Paper will improve the lives of social housing residents in England. The Charter sets out clearly what residents should expect of their landlord.</p><p>The package delivers a transformation of social housing redress and of the regulatory regime, creating proactive consumer regulation and rebalancing the relationship between landlord and tenant. It will ensure that complaints are dealt with quickly and fairly, improve the quality of social homes and empower tenants.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 13/09/2021 10:36:39 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1333958

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Social Rented 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, whether it is Government policy to implement the Social Housing White Paper in the 2021-22 Parliamentary Session.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	15367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Charter for Social Housing Residents: Social Housing White Paper will improve the lives of social housing residents in England. The package of measures underpinning the Charter will provide faster and more effective redress for residents, ensure residents are empowered to engage effectively with landlords, strengthen consumer regulation, and improve the quality and safety of social housing. <br> <br> We have already made strong progress on implementation: we have launched a review of the Decent Homes Standard, a working group on electrical safety, and held a consultation on smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, three key aspects of our commitment to ensure safe and decent homes, as well as running a national campaign to raise resident awareness of how to seek redress. We are continuing to drive forward implementation across the full range of Charter measures. This includes drafting the legislation required to implement the new consumer regulation regime, which we will introduce as soon as practicable.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 15366 question first answered 21/06/2021 15:51:29 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi