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753305

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many households were accepted as unintentionally homeless in each year from 2005 to 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Time spent in temporary accommodation means that no family with a child ever has to be without a roof over their heads. The number of households in temporary accommodation is well below the peak over a decade ago, in 2005.</p><p>But temporary accommodation is an intermediate measure. This government changed the law to allow councils to place families in decent and affordable private rented homes. This means homeless households do not have to wait as long for settled accommodation, spending less time in temporary accommodation.</p><p>We have also replaced DWP’s Temporary Accommodation Management Fee with a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent and tackle homelessness. This amounts to £402m over the two years from 2017/18.</p><p>This government is implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, which significantly reforms England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>The Act places duties on local authorities to intervene at earlier stages to prevent homelessness in their areas. It also requires local authorities to provide new homelessness services to all those affected, not just those who are protected under existing legislation.</p><p>I will place detailed figures in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL994 HL995 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:53:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

753306

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many households were housed in temporary accommodation in each year from 2005 to 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Time spent in temporary accommodation means that no family with a child ever has to be without a roof over their heads. The number of households in temporary accommodation is well below the peak over a decade ago, in 2005.</p><p>But temporary accommodation is an intermediate measure. This government changed the law to allow councils to place families in decent and affordable private rented homes. This means homeless households do not have to wait as long for settled accommodation, spending less time in temporary accommodation.</p><p>We have also replaced DWP’s Temporary Accommodation Management Fee with a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent and tackle homelessness. This amounts to £402m over the two years from 2017/18.</p><p>This government is implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, which significantly reforms England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>The Act places duties on local authorities to intervene at earlier stages to prevent homelessness in their areas. It also requires local authorities to provide new homelessness services to all those affected, not just those who are protected under existing legislation.</p><p>I will place detailed figures in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL993 HL995 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:53:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

753307

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of children housed in temporary accommodation in each year from 2005 to 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Time spent in temporary accommodation means that no family with a child ever has to be without a roof over their heads. The number of households in temporary accommodation is well below the peak over a decade ago, in 2005.</p><p>But temporary accommodation is an intermediate measure. This government changed the law to allow councils to place families in decent and affordable private rented homes. This means homeless households do not have to wait as long for settled accommodation, spending less time in temporary accommodation.</p><p>We have also replaced DWP’s Temporary Accommodation Management Fee with a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent and tackle homelessness. This amounts to £402m over the two years from 2017/18.</p><p>This government is implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, which significantly reforms England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>The Act places duties on local authorities to intervene at earlier stages to prevent homelessness in their areas. It also requires local authorities to provide new homelessness services to all those affected, not just those who are protected under existing legislation.</p><p>I will place detailed figures in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL993 HL994 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:53:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

747386

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 31 October (HL2374) that they have made no estimate of the economic and environmental costs of fires in domestic buildings, and in the light of the Grenfell Tower fire, whether they will now estimate these costs.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>There will be wide ranging reviews of the wider issues emerging from the Grenfell Tower fire, including a public inquiry.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/07/2017 15:28:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

753287

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to protect long-term residents from the adverse impacts of unlawful short-term holiday lets in neighbouring properties.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	uin	HL975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government supports the sharing economy, and welcomes Airbnb’s recent decision to amend its systems so that entire home listings in London are not available for more than 90 nights in any given year without appropriate planning permission. The Government also welcomes the formation of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association and its work to develop an industry code of conduct.</p><p>Changes in section 44 of the Deregulation Act in no way weaken existing protection for residents against statutory nuisances and anti-social behaviour.</p><p>Where short term lets breach the rules, responsibility for enforcement lies with the local authority, as it does for any breaches of planning control, and householders who breach the rules face significant fines.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/08/2017 15:18:25 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

753336

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government why cladding tests in relation to the Grenfell Tower fire are limited only to one type of cladding despite several varieties also being combustible.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
	uin	HL1024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government responded to the Grenfell Tower fire by setting up an independent panel of experts, who established that the immediate priority was to identify the scale of use of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) type cladding on buildings over 18 metres. Following further advice from the Independent Expert Advisory Panel, the Government commissioned the Building Research Establishment to test different wall cladding systems using three common types of ACM panelling with two commonly used types of insulation. The results will provide further evidence of how some commonly used wall systems using ACM perform in a fire. This evidence will be used to produce further advice to inform building owners’ decisions on whether they need to take any additional action to make their buildings safe.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/08/2017 15:36:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

753289

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the incidence of abuse and violence conducted by occupants of short-term holiday lets on neighbouring long-term residents; and what evidence they have for that assessment.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	uin	HL977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment. Agencies have strong powers for tackling anti-social behaviour through the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act, requiring landlords to deal with nuisance.</p><p>Residents affected can request from their Local Authority an Anti-Social Behaviour Case Review - also called Community Trigger – in which they can insist on a multi-agency review of their case if they have reported the problem three times in the past six months and yet the problem has not yet been resolved</p><p>Any incidence of abuse or violence should be reported to the police. The police and local authorities have a significant range of powers and we expect these to be used, putting the needs of victims at the heart of their response, promptly and proportionately.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/08/2017 15:19:27 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

753337

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government why the testing scheme for building cladding has been on the basis of a more rigorous combustibility grade “A2” or “limited Combustibility” rather than that stipulated in Approved Document B of the building regulations which only prescribes “Class 0” or Euroclass B.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
	uin	HL1025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not adopted more rigorous criteria than those set out in Approved Document B. The relevant guidance is set out in paragraphs 12.5 to 12.9 in the Approved Document, which should be read in full. A detailed explanation of the testing process and how it relates to fire safety and the Building Regulations is set out in Annex A of the note published on 30 June at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/08/2017 15:35:29 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

753270

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in providing local authorities with the means to alleviate rises in business rates as announced in the Budget, particularly in relation to independent bookshops.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government confirmed local authority allocations for the £300 million discretionary relief in April 2017 enabling councils to design and press on with implementing their own schemes. Many authorities have already issued reduced bills, and we continue to urge other councils to follow suit as quickly as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/07/2017 13:45:40 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

753344

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they support (1) a Yorkshire-wide devolution deal, and (2) West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire devolution deals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL1032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government agreed a devolution deal with Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield in 2015, and to which the four councils reaffirmed their commitment in 2016 and 2017 when consenting to Parliamentary Orders establishing the mayoral election for May 2018. It is now for the councils to take the remaining steps - to hold a public consultation on the proposed devolution of powers and consent to the order needed, subject to Parliamentary approval, for the full implementation of the deal.</p><p>No further proposals have been put forward to the Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL1033 question first answered 01/08/2017 15:17:22 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

753345

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to stop negotiations relating to the Sheffield City Region devolution deal if the four South Yorkshire councils do not commit to that deal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL1033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government agreed a devolution deal with Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield in 2015, and to which the four councils reaffirmed their commitment in 2016 and 2017 when consenting to Parliamentary Orders establishing the mayoral election for May 2018. It is now for the councils to take the remaining steps - to hold a public consultation on the proposed devolution of powers and consent to the order needed, subject to Parliamentary approval, for the full implementation of the deal.</p><p>No further proposals have been put forward to the Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL1032 question first answered 01/08/2017 15:17:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

753338

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the letter reported to have been sent to social housing providers encouraging them to retro-fit sprinklers following the Lakanal House fire in 2009.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
	uin	HL1026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Department wrote to all social housing providers in 2013, encouraging them to act on the recommendations in a Coroner’s report into firefighter deaths which occurred at Shirley Towers in Southampton in April 2010. That letter encouraged providers to consider the retrofitting of sprinklers in older residential tower blocks. A copy of the letter has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p>The Department then reinforced the content of that letter in its response to the Coroner’s report into the Lakanal House Fire – a copy of which can be found at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/205567/Annex_B_-_SoS_DCLG_Rule_43_response.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/205567/Annex_B_-_SoS_DCLG_Rule_43_response.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/08/2017 15:17:55 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

753339

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they took in relation to the comments by the coroner following the Lakanal House fire that Approved Document B was "a most difficult document to use".
	tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
	uin	HL1027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Coroner’s report into Lakanal House recommended simplifying the fire safety guidance relating to Building Regulations (Approved Document B). This work was being progressed. Following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, we will need to consider the position on guidance further alongside the Prime Minister’s commitment to look at wider issues. This work will now need to be informed following the publication of the terms of reference for the inquiry.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/07/2017 13:46:05 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

746095

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what procedures and actions are in place to check the cladding of private multi-storey residential buildings and public buildings.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>Testing is underway for social housing providers, private landlords and across the public sector in relation to cladding on tower blocks over 18 metres in height. Testing is being undertaken by the Building Research Establishment where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is identified. If the screening tests indicate that such cladding would not meet the limited combustibility requirements of the current Building Regulations guidance, local authorities and housing associations, in conjunction with the fire and rescue service, will determine the best course of action, communicating closely with residents. Where we have results for specific areas, and tenants have been informed of the action to be taken, then further details are being released publicly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/07/2017 09:33:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

747410

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the extent to which the Department for Communities and Local Government Approved Document B, which sets down the functional requirements of fire safety, meets present day British Standards; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Neither Approved Document B nor any other Approved Documents are designed to meet British Standards. Rather, Approved Document B points to British Standards as a means by which its requirements might be met.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/07/2017 15:27:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

747406

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to improve fire safety since the inquest into the 2009 Lakanal House fire.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>Following the Lakanal House fire the Coroner made a number of recommendations and DCLG followed up on all of them, including priority funding for new fire safety guidance and commissioning new research. Other action which has been taken since 2013 to improve fire safety has included: the introduction of new regulations on smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in 2015; the continuing Fire Kills communications campaign; and research which was commissioned into fire safety issues.</p><p>An independent expert panel has been set up to provide advice to the Government on any immediate measures needed to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire. The panel will be led by Sir Ken Knight, former London Fire Commissioner and former Government Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser. It will consider safety measures, policies, inspection and regulation, taking account of both the Grenfell Tower fire and ongoing fire safety inspections. It will look at any immediate action required to ensure public confidence that everything possible is being done to make all public and private buildings safe as quickly as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/07/2017 09:32:24 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

747385

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 31 October 2016 (HL2373) which stated that, since the last full review of Part B (Fire safety) of the Building Regulations for England in 2006 an impact assessment of subsequent changes to the governance has only been conducted in 2013, whether they will consider the economic and societal impacts of fire when drafting the fire safety provisions of the Building Regulations (Approved document B), given that the Building Act 1984 and the Sustainable and Secure Building Act 2004 allow for regulations covering the design, construction and fittings of buildings to include the health, safety and welfare of persons in the building.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Changes to the Building Regulations or associated Approved Documents are accompanied by an impact assessment as a matter of course. Including assessment of economic and where relevant, social cost and benefits.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/07/2017 15:27:24 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

794340

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	5G
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, ?Media and Sport on the national roll-out of 5G networks.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	115313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>My Department is in regular contact with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the deployment of digital telecommunications infrastructure to support broadband and mobile connectivity, including the rollout of 5G.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/12/2017 13:23:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

782675

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	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	Aerials: Planning Permission
	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 the Government has for further reform of planning regulations to support investment in infrastructure to improve mobile connectivity.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	111251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>In November 2016, the Government delivered major mobile planning reforms in England in November 2016, which have made it easier for Mobile Network Operators to roll out mobile infrastructure more quickly and introduced new rights to build taller masts. In addition, the housing White Paper <em>Fixing our Broken Housing Market,</em> published earlier this year consulted on proposals to amend national planning policy so that local planning authorities are expected to have planning policies setting out how high quality digital infrastructure will be delivered in their area and be available from a range of providers.</p><p>The Government is working closely with the industry to assess whether there are any further planning issues which can be overcome to improve mobile connectivity</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/11/2017 13:52:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

769645

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage private institutional investment in (a) affordable rent-to-buy schemes and (b) other affordable home ownership products.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	107404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>We continue to actively engage with and meet a range of organisations from the commercial sector and institutional investors who may have an interest in supporting delivery through the Affordable Homes Programme, which includes Rent to Buy and Shared Ownership.</p><p>The Affordable Homes Programme, through which we have delivered 333,000 new affordable homes since 2010, has been opened up to enable private developers to deliver Shared Ownership.</p><p>We have also set out a long term rent deal for social landlords in England, where increases will be limited to CPI + 1 per cent for 5 years from 2020. This will enable these providers the certainty they need to leverage in more private finance to build more homes across all tenures, including for home ownership.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/10/2017 16:57:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 15673 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

759202

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	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 Homes and Communities Agency-funded affordable homes, by tenure, were (a) started and (b) completed in each financial year since 2008-09 in (i) Bromsgrove, (ii) Reading and (iii) Windsor and Maidenhead local authority areas.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	9852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of additional affordable dwellings provided in local authorities across England since 1997 is published in live table 1008C available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/09/2017 11:17:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 11888 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

750071

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	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 planning appeals have been made on affordable housing allocations in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	3831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Planning Inspectorate does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:28:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

769646

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether privately-funded affordable rent-to-buy products will qualify for inclusion in Starter Homes Land Fund sites; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	107405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Housing White Paper announced the Starter Homes Land Fund would be used to prepare more sites for Starter Homes and other affordable home ownership products. This can include Rent to Buy products.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/10/2017 16:59:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 15676 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

802937

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will set out the average gross rents resulting from total allocations under the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 to the end of September 2017 for affordable rent schemes in (a) London and (b) each Homes and Communities Agency operating area, expressed both in (i) pounds per week and (ii) as a percentage of market rent.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	118357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Greater London Authority has published its proposed London Affordable Rent levels on its website. See page 7 in the following file:</p><p><a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/homesforlondoners-affordablehomesprogrammefundingguidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/homesforlondoners-affordablehomesprogrammefundingguidance.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The overall national average as a proportion of market rent for affordable rent funded housing through the programme is 80 per cent.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Homes and Communities Operating area</p></td><td><p>Average rent PW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East, Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Total</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/12/2017 17:06:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

777650

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	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 he has to increase the number of affordable homes.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
	uin	901478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is investing over £9 billion between 2016-2021 to deliver a wide range of affordable housing - to meet the needs of a broad range of people, including homes for social rent. We have also confirmed long-term rent certainty for social landlords – creating a stable investment environment to support councils and housing associations to build more affordable homes.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/10/2017 16:59:40 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

769644

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to include affordable rent-to-buy schemes in their affordable housing programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	107406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government introduced Rent to Buy to support aspiring tenants on low to middle income into home ownership, enabling them to save for a deposit.</p><p>Funding for Rent to Buy is available from our Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21, which supports the delivery of a wide range of affordable homes with over £9 billion. As set out at Autumn Statement 2016, the programme is fully flexible and sets no ringfences on particular forms of tenure. We encourage providers to ensure that their schemes take account of the affordable housing needs in the local areas – to ensure that we build the right homes in the right places.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/10/2017 16:58:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 15678 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

754015

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the revised definition of affordable housing in the National Planning Policy Framework will ensure that privately funded affordable rent to buy housing products are included within the definition in addition to the Government's rent to buy programme.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	6211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government consulted in the housing White Paper <em>Fixing Our Broken Housing Market</em> on a revised national planning policy definition of affordable housing. Consultation closed on 2 May and we are analysing responses. Subject to the outcome of the consultation, we envisage affordable rent to buy housing, where it meets the criteria in this definition and whether privately or publicly funded, would be included in the definition of affordable housing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:37:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

752558

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the affordability of affordable homes available at up to 80 per cent of market rent for people on low and middle incomes.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	5265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Affordable Rent model was introduced to maximise the delivery of new affordable housing, making the best possible use of constrained public subsidy. It allows us to deliver more homes for every pound of Government investment, so more people in housing need can have access to a good quality home at a sub-market rent. This has allowed us to build nearly 333,000 new affordable homes since 2010, including 240,000 affordable homes for rent.</p><p>Rent must be set at or below 80 per cent of market rents, so tenants will still benefit from sub-market rent. When setting rent, landlords must consider the local market conditions to ensure fit with local circumstances. Actual levels of rents vary. For example, in London, Affordable rent is around 60 per cent of the market rates.</p><p>The vast majority of social housing (94 per cent) is still provided at social rent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 13:46:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

769643

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to include and make specific reference to rent-to-buy in the definition of affordable housing in the National Planning Policy Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	107407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Subject to the outcome of the consultation on the Housing White Paper, we envisage that affordable rent to buy housing which meets the criteria set out in the proposed definition of affordable housing would be classified as affordable housing in the revised National Planning Policy Framework.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/10/2017 16:56:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 15679 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

754016

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the White Paper, Fixing our broken housing market, what privately funded affordable rent to buy housing products will count towards the (a) minimum 10 per cent affordable home ownership units on new housing sites and (b) requirement for new affordable home ownership products on Starter Homes Land Fund sites.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	6212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Subject to the outcome of the White Paper consultation, we envisage that affordable rent to buy housing which meets the criteria set out in the Paper, would count towards the proposed minimum 10 per cent affordable home ownership units and affordable home ownership products on starter homes land fund sites. The proposed affordable housing definition includes intermediate housing that is provided for sale and rent at a cost above social rent, but below market levels, and can include rent to buy housing.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:33:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

802361

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Government has made an assessment of the extent to which the use of viability assessments could reduce affordable housing contributions.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	118048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Stakeholders report that the use of viability assessments can add complexity and uncertainty to the planning process. This can lead to delays and diminished contributions towards infrastructure and affordable housing.</p><p>The Government consulted on proposals to reform the viability assessment process within the<em> Planning for the right homes in the right places consultation</em>. This will create more certainty about the contributions developers are expected to make to affordable housing and reduce the use of viability assessments at the planning application stage. The viability of the expected contributions should be tested at the plan-making stage. Where tested in plan-making, the issue should not usually need to be tested again at the planning application stage.</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 Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 118049 question first answered 14/12/2017 17:03:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

802362

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to prevent housing developers using loopholes in the Government's planning policy to reduce the number of affordable houses.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	118049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Stakeholders report that the use of viability assessments can add complexity and uncertainty to the planning process. This can lead to delays and diminished contributions towards infrastructure and affordable housing.</p><p>The Government consulted on proposals to reform the viability assessment process within the<em> Planning for the right homes in the right places consultation</em>. This will create more certainty about the contributions developers are expected to make to affordable housing and reduce the use of viability assessments at the planning application stage. The viability of the expected contributions should be tested at the plan-making stage. Where tested in plan-making, the issue should not usually need to be tested again at the planning application stage.</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 Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 118048 question first answered 14/12/2017 17:03:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

759641

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the Affordable Housing Starts and Completions: England, April 2017 to September 2017 (Update of Live Table 1012).
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	10088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Publication dates for the Department's statistics are shown in the Statistics Release calendar, which is to be found at :</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;organisations%5B%5D=department-for-communities-and-local-government" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;organisations%5B%5D=department-for-communities-and-local-government</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/09/2017 16:02:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

754014

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support institutional investment into the affordable rent to buy housing tenure.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	6210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Our Housing White Paper encourages institutional investors to invest more widely in housing, both private and affordable housing. The Government is offering a clear and stable long-term framework for investment and is encouraging lenders and investors to back developers and social landlords to build more homes of all tenures.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 11:36:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

802936

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	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 average funding per unit from allocations under the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 for (a) London and (b) each Homes and Communities operating area, excluding nil grant units was for (i) the entire programme (ii) Affordable Rent units and (iii) Affordable Home Ownership units for the period up to the end of September 2017,
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	118356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Funding is allocated by the Homes and Communities Agency and the Greater London Authority in London. Housing associations and local authorities are able to bid into the Programme for funding.</p><p>Successful bids for the HCA and GLA can be found online.</p><p>HCA figures can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-successful-bidders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-successful-bidders</a></p><p>GLA figures can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/housing-and-land/homes-londoners/homes-londoners-affordable-homes-programme-2016-21" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/housing-and-land/homes-londoners/homes-londoners-affordable-homes-programme-2016-21</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/12/2017 12:19:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 29542 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

802934

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been allocated under the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 to (a) London and (b) each Homes and Communities Agency operating area to the end of September 2017; and what the number of housing units in receipt of such allocation has been by tenure in that period.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	118354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <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.</p><p>The Affordable Homes Programme is delivered through the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).</p><p>London will receive £3.15 billion over the period 2015 – 2021 to deliver at least 90,000 affordable housing starts by March 2021. Details for GLA allocations are available at the following link: <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/record-17bn-deal-for-new-homes" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/record-17bn-deal-for-new-homes</a></p><p>The breakdown of funding and housing units so far delivered by HCA operating areas up to 2021 will be published in quarter 4, details for the 2015 to 2018 programme can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/affordable-homes-programme-2015-to-2018-guidance-and-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/affordable-homes-programme-2015-to-2018-guidance-and-allocations</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/12/2017 17:07:31 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

765600

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	Affordable Housing and Shared Ownership Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much earmarked for the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme has been spent since the scheme was announced in the Spending Review 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	106205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government launched the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 in April 2016. Initial allocations made by the Homes and Communities Agencies under the Programme can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-successful-bidders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-successful-bidders</a></p><p>The Programme is delivered by the Greater London Authority (GLA) in London. The GLA launched the Homes for Londoners: Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 in November 2016. Initial allocations made by the GLA can be found at: <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/record-17bn-deal-for-new-homes" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/record-17bn-deal-for-new-homes</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/10/2017 13:44:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

781200

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 26 October (HL Deb, col 978), what proposals they have for ensuring that the £3.6 billion of local authority housing revenue account headroom is used to achieve the building of more affordable homes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL2745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>We want to see local authorities deliver a new generation of council house building, and are providing the tools to help them do so by:</p><p> </p><ul><li>enabling them to increase rents by up to CPI +1per cent for 5 years from 2020, giving certainty to plan investment and confidence about future rental income to underpin house building plans; and</li><li>providing £2 billion extra public funding to deliver more affordable homes at social rent in areas of acute affordability pressure, which local authorities will be able to bid for.</li></ul><p>It is for individual local authorities to decide how and when to utilise their available housing revenue account borrowing, in line with their strategic approach to meeting housing need and the effective management of their Housing Revenue Account.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL2744 question first answered 07/11/2017 17:01:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

788876

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many, and what proportion, of affordable homes granted planning permission in each of the last five years have not yet received a completion certificate (1) in the private sector, and (2) in the public sector.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
	uin	HL3185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The department does not hold any data monitoring the completion of individual units granted permission on affordable housing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/11/2017 15:33:31 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

788929

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many viability assessments in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017, have led to affordable housing requirements attached to planning conditions being reduced on appeal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	uin	HL3238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Planning Inspectorate do not record information on the frequency of viability assessments used as evidence in planning appeals.</p><p>The Government's 'Planning for the right homes in the right places' consultation closed on 9 November, this included proposals to improve certainty and transparency in the assessment of viability, including the impact upon delivery of affordable housing. The government is considering the views expressed in the consultation to inform revisions to planning policy and guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/11/2017 17:37:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

788877

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued to planning authorities concerning the inclusion in permissions for housing schemes of a clause or clauses regarding the priority to be given to the construction of affordable dwellings.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
	uin	HL3186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied. This is supported by planning practice guidance.</p><p>The NPPF recommends that local planning authorities plan for a diverse range of housing however it is their responsibility to determine affordable housing policies, and to assess planning applications accordingly. It is up to local authorities to determine their policies for affordable housing, and to determine their planning applications accordingly.</p><p>Where local policies indicate that affordable housing provision is necessary, Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 requires developers to enter into obligations to provide affordable homes. These obligations must be fully justified and evidenced.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/11/2017 17:36:07 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

778113

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2017
	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	Affordable 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 affordable homes he plans to build in each region of England in each year until 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	109787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>Building more affordable housing is a Government priority. That is why we are investing over £9 billion in our Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 to deliver a wide range of affordable housing, including social rent homes, by March 2021.</p><p>The Programme is flexible and sets no ring fences on particular forms of tenure. The precise number of homes and where they are built will depend on the bids that are received. This allows providers to have the flexibility and agility to respond to local needs and markets – building the right homes in the right places.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/11/2017 17:28:19 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

793946

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: Cornwall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to promote the construction of affordable housing in Cornwall.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	115035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Affordable housing is a Government priority. That’s why we are:</p><ul><li>Investing £9 billion in our Affordable Homes Programme to March 2021 to help councils and housing associations to build more homes, including social rent homes.</li><li><p>Providing rent certainty to 2025 to support stable investment environment.</p></li><li><p>Supporting councils with an extra £1 billion of borrowing to build more homes where demand is greatest.</p></li><li><p>Supporting all developers by continuing to reform the planning system to ensure that we plan for and build enough of the right homes in the right places.</p></li></ul><p>The Homes and Communities Agency has allocated around £31 million funding from the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 in Cornwall, and last year we saw a 60 per cent increase in the number of affordable housing starts and an 18 per cent increase in completions.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/11/2017 17:34:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

783172

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: Expenditure
	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 affordable housing budget was in each of the last 15 years.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	111424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The information on Government’s capital expenditures on affordable housing through Government’s affordable homes programmes is available publicly.</p><p>A summary of housing expenditure under the Housing Corporation for the period 2000 - 2008 and the National Affordable Homes Programme 2008-11 is available through the National Archives website:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20071204140632/http:/www.housingcorp.gov.uk" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20071204140632/http://www.housingcorp.gov.uk</a></p><p>For the Affordable Homes Programme 2011-2015:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/affordable-homes-programme-2011-to-2015-guidance-and-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/affordable-homes-programme-2011-to-2015-guidance-and-allocations</a></p><p>For the Affordable Homes Programme 2015-2018:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2015-to-2018-quarterly-updates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2015-to-2018-quarterly-updates</a></p><p>For the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-successful-bidders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-successful-bidders</a></p><p>Data for London only is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/london-assembly/london-assembly-committees/budget-monitoring-sub-committee" target="_blank">http://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/london-assembly/london-assembly-committees/budget-monitoring-sub-committee</a></p><p><a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/governance-and-spending/spending-money-wisely/annual-accounts-and-governance-statement" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/governance-and-spending/spending-money-wisely/annual-accounts-and-governance-statement</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/11/2017 17:06:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

778730

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist the Mayor of London in his aim to increase the proportion of affordable homes being built in the capital to 65 per cent of homes being constructed there.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL2639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Mayor of London has overall responsibility for housing policy, delivery and regeneration in London. We will judge the Mayor of London on his record of using this money to good effect. As set out in the Housing White Paper published earlier this year, the country desperately needs more of all forms of housing, including affordable homes. This is why we agreed a record £3.15 billion of funding for affordable housing in London to deliver at least 90,000 new affordable homes by March 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/11/2017 16:59:19 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

810187

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in construction of affordable homes within Greater Manchester since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	120653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Figures for the number of affordable homes supplied by local authorities, are published in live table 1008C at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 11/01/2018 18:48:47 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

776250

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: North of England
	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 affordable homes have been built in (a) the North of England, (b) Bolton and (c) Wigan in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	109102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>Figures on the number of additional affordable homes supplied are available in live table 1008C: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 31/10/2017 15:01:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

760508

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: Rents
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 14 September following the statement on Local Housing Need, what is the basis of their classification of affordable rents as 80 per cent of market rents.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL1621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>Affordable Rent must be set at or below 80 per cent of market rents, so tenants will still benefit from sub-market rent. Actual levels of rents vary, and landlords must consider the local market conditions to ensure a fit with local circumstances when setting rents.</p><p>Government introduced Affordable Rent in 2012 to maximise government investment in affordable housing, enabling the development of more homes for every pound of public spending. This has allowed us to build nearly 333,000 new affordable homes since 2010, including 240,000 affordable homes for rent.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/09/2017 13:02:14 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

777568

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: South West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new affordable homes have been built in (1) Cornwall, and (2) Devon, in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
	uin	HL2564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of additional affordable homes provided (new build and acquisitions) are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Total additional affordable dwellings provided</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p></td><td><p>860</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p><strong> 4,880 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p><strong> 4,660 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 08/11/2017 16:29:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	228 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Goss Moor

773102

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	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	Airports: Planning
	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 he has to include protection for airfields in the National Planning Policy Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
	tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
	uin	108384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework recognises the significant contribution that aviation makes to economic growth. It requires local authorities, when preparing their Local Plans, to take account of the role of airfields in meeting business, leisure, training and emergency service needs. Planning guidance supporting the Framework makes clear local authorities should consider the interconnectivity between airfields of different sizes and that they should have regard to the Aviation Policy Framework.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/10/2017 10:07:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps