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228782

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	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	Council Housing: Greater London
	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 council houses have been sold in (a) London and (b) each London borough since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	228550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on local authority right to buy sales in London and in each London Borough are published in the Department's live table 685 (annual) and 691 (quarterly) which are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales</a><br><br>In England, council house building starts are now at a 23 year high and twice as many council homes have been built in the last 4 years than from 1997 to 2009. Previously, councils were not encouraged to build new homes from sales receipts and only 1 new council home was built for every 170 Right to Buy sales completed under the last Administration.</p><p>Since the Right to Buy was reinvigorated in England, £730 million in sales receipts are being re-invested in affordable house building; levering a further £1.7 billion of investment over the next 2 years. This means that in total, over £2.4 billion will be raised to invest in affordable house building as a result of the as a result of Right to Buy.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/03/2015 13:38:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

229086

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2015
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to reply to Question 224607, tabled by the hon. Member for Tooting on 20 February 2015 for answer on 24 February 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	228799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Question 224607 was answered on 24 March 2015.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/03/2015 08:36:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

390717

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Greater London
	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 (a) social and (b) affordable homes were built in (i) London and (ii) each London borough in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	7671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on additional affordable housing provided in each local authority area in England are published in the Department’s live tables 1006 (social rent), and 1006a (affordable rent), which are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</p><p> </p><p>These figures include both newly built housing and acquisitions.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/07/2015 14:33:31 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

390719

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Overcrowding
	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 (a) children and (b) adults were living in overcrowded accommodation in (i) London and (ii) each London borough in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	7674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>According to the English Housing Survey, in 2010 there were 434,000 children and 708,000 adults living in overcrowded accommodation in London. For 2011, there were 435,000 children and 703,000 adults, and for 2012 there were 420,000 children and 693,000 adults living in overcrowded accomodation in London.<br><br>My Department does not record or collect the information requested at London borough level.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/07/2015 14:26:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

425633

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	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	Olympic Games 2012: Council Tax
	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 the London Olympic council tax precept (a) has raised in each year of its existence and (b) is predicted to raise in the remaining years of its existence.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	14579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 09/11/2015 17:24:13 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 28308 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

427052

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2015
	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	First Time Buyers: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average cost of a home bought by a first-time buyer in each of the last 10 years for each London (a) borough and (b) constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	15574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on the average dwelling price for first time buyers in London boroughs and constituencies are not available.</p><p>Statistics on house prices in England, London, London boroughs and constituencies are published by the Office for National Statistics at:</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=House+Price+Indices" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=House+Price+Indices</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/11/2015 15:56:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

427053

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2015
	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	First Time Buyers: Greater London
	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 and what proportion of first time buyers there were in each London (a) borough and (b) constituency in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	15575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The requested information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/11/2015 13:59:17 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

427545

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	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	Homelessness
	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 people from (a) other EU countries and (b) non-EU countries who were deemed homeless have been returned to their home countries in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	15937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data centrally on the number of voluntary reconnections of non-UK rough sleepers. It is for local authorities to determine what homelessness services are required to best meet the needs of their local area. The Home Officeis responsible for administrative removal operations.</p><p>We expect people who come to this country to be able to support themselves, and if they cannot find work or accommodation then they should return home. For vulnerable individuals who are sleeping rough on the streets, there are locally funded reconnection services available to help them return to their home countries voluntarily and connect into support services there. In London, the Greater London Authority commission the London Reconnection Team, which is targeted at non-UK nationals with support needs.</p><br /> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 15936 question first answered 16/11/2015 14:14:14 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

427546

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	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	Homelessness: Greater London
	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 hostel places for the homeless there were in (a) London and (b) each London borough on 1 October in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	15938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information regarding the number of places in hostels for rough sleepers in London. It is for London boroughs to determine what homelessness services are required to best meet the needs of their local area, including provision of suitable accommodation.</p><p>This Government is committed to protecting the most vulnerable in society. One person without a home is one too many. That is why since 2010 we have invested more than £500 million to prevent and tackle homelessness in England. In London, we have given the Mayor £34 million to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping, with an extra £8.5 million for this work in 2015/16.</p><p>We have supported local areas, including London, to improve the quality of hostels through the Homelessness Change Programme, which provided £42.5 million of capital funding in 2012 – 2015 for new and refurbished bed spaces and facilities to provide meaningful activities to supporta pathway to independent living. For 2015 – 2017, the Department of Health will make available funding for local areas, including London, to invest in tailored hostel accommodation to improve the physical and mental health of rough sleepers, and successful partnership bids will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/11/2015 14:16:21 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

427547

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	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	Homelessness
	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 was spent on returning people from (a) other countries and (b) non-EU countries who were deemed homeless to their home countries in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	15936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data centrally on the number of voluntary reconnections of non-UK rough sleepers. It is for local authorities to determine what homelessness services are required to best meet the needs of their local area. The Home Officeis responsible for administrative removal operations.</p><p>We expect people who come to this country to be able to support themselves, and if they cannot find work or accommodation then they should return home. For vulnerable individuals who are sleeping rough on the streets, there are locally funded reconnection services available to help them return to their home countries voluntarily and connect into support services there. In London, the Greater London Authority commission the London Reconnection Team, which is targeted at non-UK nationals with support needs.</p><br /> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 15937 question first answered 16/11/2015 14:14:14 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan