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1712596

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Planning Permission: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to encourage property developers to incorporate net zero measures in planning applications.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	902414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to paragraph 157 of the National Planning Policy Framework.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/04/2024 16:31:34 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1685857

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many families are housed through the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	12081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The most up to date data on arrivals through the Homes for Ukraine Scheme can be accessed <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-visa-data-by-country-upper-and-lower-tier-local-authority" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 01/02/2024 12:56:34 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1682210

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the rent review tribunals proposed in the Renters Reform Bill will use sector specific data for deciding the level of market rent for specialist housing for older people.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	9626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>In order to determine the market rate, the First-tier Tribunal considers a wide range of evidence, such as the price of similar properties being advertised online and evidence submitted from both parties justifying or arguing against the rent increase.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 18/01/2024 17:51:57 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1677836

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many staff work on the Help to Buy Customer Service team.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	6893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>In October, an average of 102 customer service advisers dealt with Help to Buy customer queries. This number will fluctuate dependent on demand.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 20/12/2023 17:53:45 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1669111

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Ground Rent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to page 46 of the Background notes to the King's Speech 2023, what his Department's planned timetable is for the consultation on capping existing ground rents.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	1287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The consultation launched on 9 November and will run for 6 weeks until 21 December.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 15/11/2023 17:17:40 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1663956

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Ground Rent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to introduce legislation to cap the ground rent at £250 per annum for properties with existing leases.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	201809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Announcements will be made in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/10/2023 10:16:29 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1653937

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to amend the planning policy definition of Gypsies and Travellers in Planning Policy for Traveller Sites 2015; and whether he plans to revert to the definition used in Planning Policy for Traveller Sites 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	194795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is carefully considering the policy contained in the Planning Policy Traveller Sites 2015 following the court judgment in Lisa Smith v SSLUHC [2022]</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 04/09/2023 12:21:08 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1652413

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Travellers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to change the definition of Gypsies and Travellers in the document published by his Department entitled Planning policy for traveller sites in 2015 to that used in the 2012 version.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	193742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is carefully considering the policy contained in the Planning Policy Traveller Sites 2015 following the court judgment in Lisa Smith v SSLUHC [2022].</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/07/2023 14:29:27 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1650429

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing Ombudsman Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support the Housing Ombudsman to manage backlogs.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	192628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-06-19%2F190204&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cdade0e34278b4bf4964308db83a22c41%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638248504764378357%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lZtUDk%2FynKALTY55ma5WMBox9rZPPAe8fStpPJAk0ec%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">190204</a> on 27 June 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 14/07/2023 10:43:36 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1627296

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a blind bidding system for purchasing houses.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	184840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>In last year's Levelling Up White Paper, we committed to improving the availability of upfront property information in a digital format. We will set out further steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/05/2023 16:07:46 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel