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1728015

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Shared Ownership Schemes
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 she is taking steps to promote shared ownership for potential homeowners.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	4714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Prospective buyers can find out more about shared ownership from the information provided on Gov.UK. This information includes a search tool that prospective buyers can use to find social landlords in their local area offering homes for sale on shared ownership terms. The Government would always encourage prospective buyers to take independent professional and legal advice before purchasing a shared ownership home.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 17/09/2024 14:26:13 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1728034

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Costs
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 information her Department holds on the potential cost to local authorities for providing temporary accommodation for homeless people in the 2024-25 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Clapham and Brixton Hill
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	4781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high and that this can have a devastating impact on those involved, as well as placing financial strain on councils. Local authorities have reported the costs of providing temporary accommodation for 2023/24. This information is available at the ‘Revenue outturn housing services (RO4)’ tables at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2023-to-2024-individual-local-authority-data-outturn" target="_blank">Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2023 to 2024 individual local authority data - outturn - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>We must address homelessness levels and deliver long term solutions. The Government will look at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross-government strategy, working with mayors, councils and key stakeholders across the country to get us back on track to ending homelessness once and for all.</p><p>More widely, we are taking action to tackle the root causes of homelessness. This includes delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation, building 1.5 million new homes over the next Parliament, and abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions which will prevent private renters being exploited and discriminated against and empower people to challenge unreasonable rent increases. The Government has also confirmed £450 million for a third round of the Local Authority Housing Fund which will support local authorities to obtain better quality temporary accommodation for homeless families.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 4909 4910 4911 question first answered 12/09/2024 15:19:39 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1728038

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Community Development: Finance
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 the Communities Opportunities Fund has been abolished.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	4599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Chancellor’s July ‘Public Spending: Inheritance’ speech set out the state of the UK’s spending inheritance from the previous Government. In this context, the Chancellor has set out a path to confirming plans for this year and next at the forthcoming Budget on October 30th.</p><p>We understand that this may have caused uncertainty about the status of the Community Ownership Fund. The Government will seek to provide certainty wherever it can between now and conclusion of the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 4725 question first answered 17/09/2024 11:26:10 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1728082

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Armed Forces: Right to Buy Scheme
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 make an estimate of how many (a) serving armed forces personnel and (b) veterans have benefitted from the Right to Buy scheme in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	4752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not hold information on the number of serving armed forces personnel, or veterans, who have benefitted from the Right to Buy.</p><p>People who live in armed forces accommodation do not have the Right to Buy. The Right to Buy is only available to secure council tenants, and to some housing association tenants who were living in the home when it transferred from a council to a housing association, known as the Preserved Right to Buy<strong>. </strong>Any period spent in armed forces accommodation by eligible social housing tenants prior to applying can, however, count towards the minimum public sector tenancy qualifying period for Right to Buy and towards the discount entitlement.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 12/09/2024 15:50:32 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1728084

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Recreation Spaces: Havering
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 (a) protect and (b) promote parks and green spaces within the London Borough of Havering.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given in response to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-29/2052/" target="_blank">2052</a> on 4 September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 17/09/2024 11:29:59 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1728088

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Devolution: Lincolnshire
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 she has for district councils in the Greater Lincolnshire devolution deal.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that every part of England can rapidly benefit from devolution, moving power out of Westminster back to those who know their areas best, and this will be underpinned further by the landmark English Devolution Bill.</p><p>Existing combined county authority legislation provides that only upper tier local authorities in the area of a combined county authority can be constituent members. District councils are an important part of local government, and as non-constituent members can play an active role in any combined county authority in their area, should they wish. It is important that all local authorities are engaged and actively involved in improving their areas, working across all levels of government for the interests of the local community.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 17/09/2024 15:40:54 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1728089

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Green Belt: Lincolnshire
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 her Department is taking to protect the greenbelt in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>There is no Green Belt in the South Holland and The Deepings constituency, and none has been designated by any of Lincolnshire’s seven district or borough council areas.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 17/09/2024 14:23:47 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1728194

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Local Government Finance
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 she plans to redistribute assets and wealth between different (a) local authorities, (b) communities and (c) local government through the Local Government Finance Settlement.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Stuart Andrew
uin	4632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged. The department will work with local government leaders to ensure they are better able to fulfil their statutory duties.</p><p>We want to hear from councils about the financial challenges they are facing and we are committed to stabilising the local government finance landscape in this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 4634 question first answered 17/09/2024 11:31:52 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew

1728195

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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 Services: Finance
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 the Local Government Finance Settlement will contain measures to reform adult social care funding.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Stuart Andrew
uin	4633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>We recognise the financial pressures that local authorities face and remain committed to supporting local government to deliver improved outcomes for local people through the adult social care system. We are committed to delivering a multiyear settlement in this Parliament giving certainty on allocations going forward to create a more sustainable, simplified adult social care funding system. Our Government’s manifesto set out our intention for a programme of reform to create a National Care Service. The National Care Service will deliver consistent and high quality care across the country, which will be locally delivered, supporting people to live independently for as long as possible. We will engage with local government as we develop this programme of reform.</p><p>Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged. The department will work with local government leaders to ensure they are better able to fulfil their statutory duties.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 17/09/2024 14:25:04 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew

1728196

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Local Government Finance
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 she plans to change the local government funding formula in the upcoming Local Government Finance Settlement; and whether she plans to consult on (a) technical changes and (b) data sources before publication.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Stuart Andrew
uin	4634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged. The department will work with local government leaders to ensure they are better able to fulfil their statutory duties.</p><p>We want to hear from councils about the financial challenges they are facing and we are committed to stabilising the local government finance landscape in this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 4632 question first answered 17/09/2024 11:31:52 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew