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1169540

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	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	Council Housing: North of England
	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 plans he has to tackle the shortage of council housing in the north of England.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	1286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>We have given councils a range of tools to deliver a new generation of council housing. We abolished the Housing Revenue Account borrowing cap, we have given councils a longer-term rent deal for 5 years from 2020, and councils can bid into the £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme to secure funding for new councils homes. Our manifesto commits to renewing the Affordable Homes Programme, which will provide further stability for councils to build new affordable homes. More homes were built by local authorities in the last year than the total 1997-2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/01/2020 11:57:50 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1169537

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	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	Empty Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many houses in (a) Huddersfield constituency, (b) Yorkshire and (c) England were unoccupied in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	1284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Statistics on vacant dwellings in England and in each local authority district are published in the Department’s live table 615 which is available at the following link. This table shows the annual total numbers of empty homes and those vacant longer than six months and also vacants in the local authority, housing association and other public sector tenures.</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants&amp;data=02%7C01%7CNeil.Higgins%40communities.gov.uk%7C287bee7717f74973465408d7426cd735%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637050907535585592&amp;sdata=oZMnKFoOBnlW3avD00eataqrp0MQ5biah5ENfEuYEro%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a></p><p>Statistics on vacant dwellings at parliamentary constituency level are not centrally collected. Statistics for 2019 are scheduled to be published in Spring 2020.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/01/2020 17:23:50 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1171382

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	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	Holiday Accommodation: Safety
	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 steps Department is taking to ensure short-term lets are safe; and if he will make statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	4298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>We support the short-term lettings industry’s efforts to drive out poor practice, including the Short-Term Accommodation Association’s (STAA) Considerate Short-Term Lets Charter.</p><p><em>Do You Have Paying Guests</em>, published by the Home Office and the National Fire Chiefs Council, outlines all necessary fire safety precautions for any property being let out. This is kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/01/2020 14:51:46 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1171384

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	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	Rented Housing: Carbon Monoxide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require carbon monoxide alarms in both private- and social-rented homes with a carbon fuel-burning appliance; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	4300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p><em>The Government takes the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning seriously and is taking steps to raise awareness of and tackle these risks. A summary of Government activities can be seen at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hse.gov.uk%2Fgas%2Fdomestic%2Fcross-government-group.htm&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C08e50c1b523340546a0d08d7a0dd5e8c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637154744935146996&amp;sdata=GZODCGCUQwn5DIfbbstqAcdasPE1hHEevvhRpJwiPM0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/cross-government-group.htm.</a></em></p><p><em>We are also considering the findings of the Government review of carbon monoxide alarm requirements which looked at whether these requirements should be extended to all carbon fuel-burning appliances in private and social rented homes. We will set out the next steps in due course.</em></p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/01/2020 14:59:29 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1171383

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	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	Social Rented Housing
	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 his timescale is for publishing a social housing White Paper; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	4299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>We will bring forward a Social Housing White Paper, which will set out further measures to empower tenants and support the continued supply of social homes. This will include measures to provide greater redress, better regulation and improve the quality of social housing. We are working to bring forward the White Paper as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/01/2020 14:30:49 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1169536

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	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	Social Rented 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, how many and what proportion of houses have been built in (a) Huddersfield constituency, (b) Yorkshire and (c) England in each year of the last ten years were (i) social and (ii) council houses.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	1283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The department holds data on the number of new social rent properties provided (both new build and acquisitions), split by local authority and region in live table 1006C which can be found here: <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>The number of new affordable homes provided by local authorities and region is available in live table 1011C which can also be found here: <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><br>The department doesn't hold any of this data at constituency level as it is collected on a local authority basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/01/2020 17:26:33 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1169539

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	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	Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists
	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 the average waiting time is from application to moving date for (a) social and (b) council housing in (i) Huddersfield constituency, (ii) Yorkshire and (iii) England.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	1285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The department does not hold data on the average waiting time from application to moving date. <br> <br> The total number of households on the waiting list split by local authority (constituency not available) can be found in section C of the Local Authority Housing statistics dataset, which can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data</a> and a time series can be found in Live Table 600, which can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies</a> .</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/01/2020 17:22:35 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman