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1719700

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with (a) HM Treasure and (b) the Prime Minister's Office on the local government funding settlement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	27321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 24/05/2024 11:24:18 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1719701

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the budgetary capacity of local authorities to deliver pay awards in line with inflation.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	27322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 24/05/2024 12:06:08 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1719702

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Contracts for Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of local services outsourced by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	27323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 24/05/2024 12:06:18 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1664710

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the National Planning Policy Framework on the supply of new homes.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	906528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to delivering 300,000 new homes per year and we are investing £11.5 billion to build the affordable, quality homes this country needs.</p><p>The proposed changes to the planning system are designed to support areas to get more local plans in place and therefore deliver more housing, and we will set out our response to the consultation later in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/10/2023 16:22:46 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1652294

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Land Use
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of designated green belt land that meets the criteria for registration as brownfield land.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	193570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Relevant information is published in <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fland-use-in-england-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cc9fb89a4b60c4008c88608db86b83ddc%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638251898083411214%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5IQ8uox00wxDgUAqHi2Uku4VmHEVilUVfVZqDAHBBlo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Live Table 401a</a> .</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/07/2023 12:21:47 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1648693

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2023 to Question 183870 on Housing: Disability, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits for his Department's future policies of collecting data on the implementation of the accessible and adaptable design standard.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	191722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned research that includes demographics, ergonomic requirements and experiences of disabled people, as part of a full review relating to Part M of the Building Regulations. Results from that research will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 03/07/2023 14:52:03 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1648165

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2023 to Question 183870 on Housing: Disability, whether his Department plans to require newbuild homes to meet the accessible and adaptable design standard.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	191303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-06-12%2Fhl8422&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRichard.Inman%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C2c8e133386404c3a5fce08db77b82da0%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638235405138382539%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GY9lr5qkDkIYkbq6M04x4zCFtr5Q%2FEPchJei1tl9lGY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UIN HL8422</a> on 26 June 2023.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 03/07/2023 14:15:19 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1641170

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2023 to Question 183870, on Housing: Disability what data is held centrally on homes that meet the accessible and adaptable design standard.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	187138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fenglish-housing-survey&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cbb21e6f7dcbe4c832bee08db68e490f2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638219103104465986%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JiK7G9nxnhvBpKhZtPaMUYV5WAw9n0u%2Fo0Nxud2sW08%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">English Housing Survey</a> collects data on accessibility and adaptations within the home; the most recent <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1000070%2FEHS_19-20_Home_adaptations.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cbb21e6f7dcbe4c832bee08db68e490f2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638219103104465986%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=abkkK43H2A4pwxKCQtx4%2FniWrU4jLos5byXTdp3JFbw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">adaptations report</a> is published online. New build homes are constructed to meet Building Regulations accessibility standards in force at the time of build; the most recent data on new build home rates was published by <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fhousing%2Fdatalist%3Ffilter%3Ddatasets&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cbb21e6f7dcbe4c832bee08db68e490f2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638219103104465986%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WuWCuD9crE7Ao8QICJtPN0QsVRHhrcQcBLtG8c3HFn8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">ONS</a> on 26 May 2023.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 187139 question first answered 12/06/2023 14:59:25 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1641171

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2023 to Question 183870 Housing: Disability, whether his Department plans to require new-build homes to meet the accessible and adaptable design standard.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	187139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fenglish-housing-survey&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cbb21e6f7dcbe4c832bee08db68e490f2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638219103104465986%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JiK7G9nxnhvBpKhZtPaMUYV5WAw9n0u%2Fo0Nxud2sW08%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">English Housing Survey</a> collects data on accessibility and adaptations within the home; the most recent <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1000070%2FEHS_19-20_Home_adaptations.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cbb21e6f7dcbe4c832bee08db68e490f2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638219103104465986%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=abkkK43H2A4pwxKCQtx4%2FniWrU4jLos5byXTdp3JFbw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">adaptations report</a> is published online. New build homes are constructed to meet Building Regulations accessibility standards in force at the time of build; the most recent data on new build home rates was published by <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fhousing%2Fdatalist%3Ffilter%3Ddatasets&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cbb21e6f7dcbe4c832bee08db68e490f2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638219103104465986%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WuWCuD9crE7Ao8QICJtPN0QsVRHhrcQcBLtG8c3HFn8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">ONS</a> on 26 May 2023.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 187138 question first answered 12/06/2023 14:59:25 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1625879

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number of accessible and adaptable homes.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	183869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>The data requested is not held centrally. Planning rules already mean that councils must consider the needs of older and disabled people when planning new homes. The <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnational-model-design-code&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cb2ac78b24e854935af0008db5232f4e5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194151020536004%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fusjw8NPaU2UFqAS%2BgmrBsRrOQqmtzTj3ZyHmISPS3Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">National Model Design Code</a> provides tools and guidance to local councils for producing design codes; it details how the ten characteristics in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnational-design-guide&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cb2ac78b24e854935af0008db5232f4e5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194151020536004%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CB1pmrbYMTWUac772db002SR4v65mDDUXo611bHaTF8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">National Design Guide</a> can be translated into design standards in local design codes.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 183870 question first answered 11/05/2023 16:39:56 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma