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61475

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their stated intention of building more houses, what is their assessment of the availability of skilled personnel to carry out the building work necessary; and what measures they are taking to train sufficient numbers to ensure the success of the house building programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There has been no specific assessment of the availability of skilled personnel for the home building sector. The Construction Industry Training Board's (CITB) latest Construction Skills Network Report forecasts an annual recruitment requirement for the construction sector, including home building, of 36,400 a year for the 2013 – 2018 period.</p><p> </p><p>Under the auspices of the Construction Leadership Council, the house building industry is developing an action plan to address two immediate priorities: improving the image of house building and attracting back experienced workers who left during the recession, and other workers with relevant skills. More widely, the Government is making a number of reforms to the skills system to improve skills supply, putting employers in the driving seat and making providers more responsive to their needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also currently undertaking a triennial review of the way the CITB operates and challenging it on the service it delivers to the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/06/2014 16:22:41 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

61476

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their stated intention of building more houses, what is their assessment of the ability of the United Kingdom building supplies industry to provide bricks, timber and other materials; and what measures they are taking to encourage growth in the building supplies industry to provide sufficient materials to ensure the success of the house building programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has noted advice from the Construction Products Association that there is no general lack of capacity in UK products manufacturers. The Association advises that only 19 per cent of companies producing heavy building materials are currently operating at near capacity. As the products sector adjusts to the return to growth it expects that capacity will increase further in response to demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/06/2014 16:31:26 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

60603

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, what the total (a) amount of funding from the public purse for new housing developments and (b) number of dwellings built using funds from the public purse in each local authority area was in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	199711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This question could only be answered at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, I am pleased to report that the statistics on affordable housing starts and completions funded by the Homes and Communities Agency and the Greater London Authority for April 2013 to March 2014 were released on 12 June 2014 and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/affordable-housing-starts-and-completions-april-2013-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/affordable-housing-starts-and-completions-april-2013-to-march-2014</a>. This shows that almost 200,000 new affordable homes have been delivered in England since April 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Numbers of affordable housing delivered by each local authority between 2010-11 and 2013-14 can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-housing-delivery-by-local-authority-district" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-housing-delivery-by-local-authority-district</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 16/06/2014 16:23:42 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

60691

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the proportion of new homes planned for construction in 2014-15 that will be (a) wheelchair accessible and (b) built to lifetime homes standards.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DCLG does not collect information on the number of wheelchair-accessible or lifetime homes standard planned for 2014-15.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 16/06/2014 11:00:45 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58372

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, how many houses built in each of the last five years are (a) wheelchair accessible and (b) built to lifetime homes standards.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DCLG does not collect information on the number of wheelchair-accessible or lifetime homes standard properties built each year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 10/06/2014 16:14:59 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58373

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, how many houses not compliant with Part M building regulations were built (a) in the last two years and (b) since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My Department does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Building control bodies (local authorities or private sector approved inspectors) assess new dwellings for compliance with the requirements of the Building Regulations, including Part M, at both plans stage and throughout the course of building work on site. If at any stage the building control body considers that a new dwelling would not be compliant on completion it will give the person carrying out the work advice and guidance on what is needed to make the dwelling compliant and a warning that a failure to comply might result in formal enforcement action. In almost all cases this is sufficient to achieve compliance. At the completion of work, if the work complies, the building control body will give a compliance certificate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 10/06/2014 16:19:15 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58375

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the demand for (a) homes built to lifetime home standards and (b) wheelchair accessible homes.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government, does not hold information on the overall demand for lifetime homes or wheelchair-accessible properties in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While the Department's English Housing Survey does ask respondents whether their current accommodation requires adaptations given their disability or long standing illness, these questions do not ask specifically about wheelchair accessibility. It is therefore not possible to estimate demand for wheelchair accessible properties in England using this data source.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates using the English Housing Survey show there to be around 1.1 million wheelchair-accessible homes in England, equating to 5 per cent of the dwelling stock. Data reported by social landlords, in England, shows that around 1 per cent (2,700 of 240,000 general needs lettings) of tenants taking up a social letting in 2011/12 identified their household as needing wheelchair accessible housing (source: The Continuous Recording of Lettings and Sales of Social Housing in England).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 10/06/2014 16:22:35 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58378

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, if his Department will provide incentives to developers to ensure that new homes planned for construction in 2014-15 will be (a) wheelchair accessible and (b) built to lifetime homes standards.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Part M of the Building Regulations set minimum access standards for new homes. The Government plans to introduce an optional level of accessibility above these minimum access standards which will set out criteria for age friendly, accessible and adaptable standards. The Government also plans to set out within Part M an optional standard which will set out criteria related to the specific needs of wheelchair adaptable and accessible housing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the National Planning Policy Framework already sets out that Local Plans should take into account the current and future needs of range of households including older and disabled people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This combination of Building Regulations and national planning policy sets a robust framework to promote adaptable and accessible housing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 10/06/2014 16:28:22 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58379

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to ensure accessible housing, meeting internationally recognised visitability standards, for people who become disabled in 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Approved Document to Part M (Access to and use of buildings) of the Building Regulations already includes key criteria for visitability including requiring reasonable provision for level or gently sloping entrances, level thresholds, minimum entrance door widths and circulation in the entrance storey, and provision of an entrance level WC</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 10/06/2014 16:31:34 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58380

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, what proportion of homes in (a) Ebbsfleet and (b) other planned garden cities will be (i) wheelchair accessible and (ii) built to lifetime homes standards.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is important that all locally-led large scale new developments like Ebbsfleet incorporate a high standard of design, and I am keen to see the use of design tools like Building for Life 12 which can serve this objective. Responsibility for delivering on the local plans for Ebbsfleet will sit with the new Urban Development Corporation and it would be premature to make any commitments on design standards at this stage. Ultimately, the development should be created in partnership with local communities and it should reflect and respond to their needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 11/06/2014 16:30:47 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams