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1733233

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has plans for legislation changes on (a) enfranchisement rights, (b) ground rents, (c) default tenure and (d) cladding remediation liability for (i) leasehold and (ii) commonhold ownership.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	8491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government intend to act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. We will set out details in due course about the extensive programme of secondary legislation need to bring the Act into force.</p><p>Over the course of this Parliament, the Government will further reform the leasehold system. We will enact remaining Law Commission recommendations relating to enfranchisement and the Right to Manage, tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rents, reinvigorate commonhold through a comprehensive new legal framework, and ban the sale of new leasehold flats so commonhold becomes the default tenure.</p><p>The Government has made clear it intends to publish draft legislation on leasehold and commonhold reform in this session so that it may be subject to broad consultation and additional parliamentary scrutiny. We will announce further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 18/10/2024 12:56:16 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1732767

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s guidance entitled New Homes Accelerator programme, published on 29 August 2024, whether her Department has a planned timetable on when 300,000 new homes could be delivered.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	8248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2024 answer text <p>The New Homes Accelerator was first announced by the Chancellor on 8 July 2024 and is a key component of the government’s commitment to deliver 1.5 million new homes by the end of this parliament. We are already working on sites in Liverpool Central Docks, Worcestershire Parkway, Northstowe, Langley Sutton Coldfield, Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community, Stretton Hall, and Biggleswade Garden Community, representing more than 28,000 homes.</p><p>A call for additional sites, launched on 29 August and closing on 31 October 2024, invites developers, local authorities and landowners to identify large-scale housing developments that are delayed or stuck so that we can better understand the scale of the challenge and evaluate what support might be provided.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 18/10/2024 12:40:09 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1732303

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2024 to Question 5232 on Local Government: Elections, if she will publish the (a) council and (b) mayoral elections that are (i) scheduled and (ii) expected to take place subject to the passage of the necessary secondary legislation in May (A) 2025 and (B) 2026.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	7872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The department publishes our understanding of the years in which each council’s elections will be held. That list can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/election-timetable-in-england/election-timetable-in-england" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>In accordance with legislation, councils are required to post notice of any election or by-election taking place which they administer, and this can be found on council websites.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 6391 7515 question first answered 14/10/2024 16:08:13 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1732308

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data her Department holds on the average Right to Buy discount (a) in London and (b) outside London in each year since 1997.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	7873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>Financial information on Right to Buy sales in England was not collected prior to 1998-99. Average discounts from 1998-99 onwards at England level are available in Live Table 682 at the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>Figures for numbers of sales and total discounts given are available from 2011-12 onwards by local authority at the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>Prior to 2011-12, reliable financial data that is consistent with the numbers of sales is not held at regional or local authority level, so for these years it is not possible to provide a geographic breakdown of average discounts beyond the England level available at the above link.</p><p>The maximum Right to Buy discounts for the various regions since the inception of the scheme are published in the technical notes of the department’s Right to Buy sales and replacements statistical release at the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/right-to-buy-sales-and-replacements-england-2023-to-2024/right-to-buy-sales-and-replacements-technical-notes--2" target="_blank">link</a>, under section 4.4 “Discounts”.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 7874 question first answered 16/10/2024 15:41:24 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1732310

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data her Department holds on the maximum Right to Buy discount (a) in London and (b) outside London in each year since 1997.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	7874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>Financial information on Right to Buy sales in England was not collected prior to 1998-99. Average discounts from 1998-99 onwards at England level are available in Live Table 682 at the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>Figures for numbers of sales and total discounts given are available from 2011-12 onwards by local authority at the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>Prior to 2011-12, reliable financial data that is consistent with the numbers of sales is not held at regional or local authority level, so for these years it is not possible to provide a geographic breakdown of average discounts beyond the England level available at the above link.</p><p>The maximum Right to Buy discounts for the various regions since the inception of the scheme are published in the technical notes of the department’s Right to Buy sales and replacements statistical release at the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/right-to-buy-sales-and-replacements-england-2023-to-2024/right-to-buy-sales-and-replacements-technical-notes--2" target="_blank">link</a>, under section 4.4 “Discounts”.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 7873 question first answered 16/10/2024 15:41:24 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1732312

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Outdoor Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Outdoor advertisements and signs: a guide for advertisers, published on 18 June 2007, what guidance her Department issues on advertisements displayed inside a courtyard but visible from a public highway; and whether such advertisements would be categorised as an outdoor advertisement.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	7875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>The department has not issued any further guidance on advertisements displayed inside a courtyard but visible from a public highway beyond that contained in the Outdoor advertisements and signs: a guide for advertisers. General guidance on the advertisement control regime can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/advertisements" target="_blank">Advertisements - GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>The control of advertisements is governed by the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007. Class 6 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations grants deemed consent subject to certain conditions and limitations for advertisements on the forecourt of business premises. It is for local planning authorities to decide whether a particular advertisement requires consent or not having regard to the Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 16/10/2024 12:58:46 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1732313

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Hampshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 4069 on Local Government: Hampshire, whether she plans to introduce multi-year Local Government Finance Settlements.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	7876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to resetting the relationship between local and central government and working in partnership in the interests of working people. A key part of this is our commitment to moving towards multi-year Local Government Finance Settlements.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 16/10/2024 13:00:18 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1730921

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with local authorities on powers to enforce parking restrictions for disabled bays.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	6653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>It is for each local authority to decide on the parking restrictions they wish to set in their areas and to decide if any parking restriction, over and above the concessions conferred by the Blue Badge scheme, should also be exempted for Blue Badge holders. If someone misuses a Blue Badge, it is a criminal offence with a fine of up to £1000 and can be enforced by a local authority. If people park in a bay without a badge a local authority can issue a parking ticket.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 11/10/2024 13:15:46 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1729302

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	New Towns: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2024, to Question 3008, on New Towns: Disclosure of Information, for what reason she has not provided the information requested.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	5673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>The House was not sitting on 31 July when the New Towns Taskforce was announced. The Government published a written ministerial statement on new towns on 8 October (HCWS112). It can be found <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-10-08/hcws112" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 11/10/2024 12:06:58 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1729303

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3408 on National Security, what her Department's timetable is for developing proposals on (a) strengthening democracy and (b) upholding the integrity of elections.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	5674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>As set out in our manifesto, the Government is committed to strengthening our democracy, upholding the integrity of elections and widening participation in the democratic process.</p><p>My department is currently working with key stakeholders to develop proposals which give effect to this commitment and will introduce legislative measures when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 09/10/2024 12:40:52 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds