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821542

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	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	Abuse: Vulnerable Adults
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many adult abuse concerns were reported to local authorities in each of the last 12 months; and how many of those cases were escalated to become safeguarding issues.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	122460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Department of Health and Social Care.</p><p>This Department does not hold information on the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/01/2018 17:48:00 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

934836

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2018
	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	Aerials: Location
	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 his Department is taking to regulate the placement of base station antennae.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	160785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 157806 on 4 July 2018.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/07/2018 15:37:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

823629

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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, whether planned changes related to viability assessments will include the introduction of a standard methodology for such assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	123088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Viability assessments play an important role in making sure that both plans and individual proposals are deliverable.</p><p>However the use of viability assessments to inform the negotiation of section 106 planning obligations can add complexity and uncertainty to the planning process, leading to delays.</p><p>In September the Government consulted on proposals to simplify the viability assessment process and create more certainty about the contributions developers are expected to make.</p><p>The consultation asked what factors should be taking into account in updating national planning guidance, to encourage viability assessments to be simpler, quicker and more transparent, for example through a standardised report.</p><p>The consultation has now closed and we are currently analysing the responses. A further announcement will be made in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 01/02/2018 15:26:25 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

824415

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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, if his Department will take steps to ensure through the planned National Planning Policy Framework revision that viability assessments are made transparent and public to allow for proper scrutiny by local councillors and communities.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	123216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>In September the Government consulted on proposals to simplify the viability assessment process, create more certainty about the contributions developers are expected to make and improve transparency.</p><p>The consultation asked what factors should be taken into account in updating national planning guidance, to encourage viability assessments to be simpler, quicker and more transparent. For example, through a standardised report.</p><p>The consultation has now closed and we are currently analysing the responses. A further announcement will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/01/2018 13:11:49 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

856954

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	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 steps he is taking to ensure that public sector workers are prioritised in the purchase of affordable housing that has been developed through the sale of public sector land.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	131466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The revised National Planning Policy Framework, which was published for consultation on 5 March 2018, makes clear that essential local workers should be taken into account in planning for affordable homes. It defines a broad category of essential local workers for this purpose, as public sector employees who provide frontline services such as health and education.</p><p>This change will help ensure that the needs of key public sector workers are reflected in planning policies and development decisions, including schemes involving the sale or development of public sector land.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 14/03/2018 17:24:33 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 46695 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

872235

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the criteria used to designate housing as affordable for identifying real affordability; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
	tabling member printed	Laura Smith
	uin	134149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>On 5 March we published a draft revised National Planning Policy Framework which included a revised definition of affordable housing. This built on the consultation undertaken as part of the Housing White Paper last year. The consultation is open until 10 May.</p><p>Since 2010, we have delivered over 357,000 new affordable homes, including over 257,000 affordable homes for rent.</p><p>Affordable housing remains the Government’s priority. That’s why the Prime Minister recently announced an additional £2 billion funding for affordable housing, increasing the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 budget to over £9 billion to deliver a wide range of affordable housing, including social rent homes, by March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 04/04/2018 10:39:01 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

882298

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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 recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that developers meet their quotas for affordable housing.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	135430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>In March, the Government published a draft revised National Planning Policy Framework for consultation which sets out a new approach to viability. The approach will create more certainty about the contributions developers are expected to make towards affordable housing.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 19/04/2018 14:38:34 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

882785

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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 steps his Department is taking to close legal loopholes that allow housing developers to avoid meeting quotas on affordable housing.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	135843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>In March, the Government published a draft revised National Planning Policy Framework for consultation which sets out a new approach to viability. Our proposals place greater focus on viability assessments at the plan making rather than planning application stage, ensuring that local plans set clearer policy requirements for affordable housing. The proposed changes will also enable communities to hold developers to account by setting an expectation that all viability assessments should be publicly available.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 18/04/2018 10:22:50 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

887885

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2018
	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, if he will put in place provisions to ensure that when a developer uses a viability assessment to argue down the affordable housing element of a housing scheme on the grounds that the scheme would not meet its fixed profit level but the scheme subsequently makes a larger profit than predicted the developer will make a contribution towards affordable housing in the community.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	136880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>In March, the Government published a draft revised National Planning Policy Framework for consultation, supported by guidance. This sets out a new approach to viability, including the use of review mechanisms on large or multi-phase sites, to enable local authorities to test whether the level of contributions initially agreed remains appropriate. The consultation seeks further views on how review mechanisms should be taken forward, and will close on 10 May.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 25/04/2018 14:46:46 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

890132

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	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, whether he plans to issue new guidance to planning authorities on the proportion of affordable homes in any new development on which they can insist; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	137182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>It is the role of local authorities to set out in plans the scale and type of housing, including affordable housing, required in their area. The draft National Planning Policy Framework and associated guidance was published in March. This makes clear that local plans should set clear policy requirements for affordable housing. This is supported by a standardised way of assessing local housing need and a new approach to viability.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 01/05/2018 12:30:43 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne