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1132012

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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 Plans
	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 local authorities have local plans; and what sanctions are available to his Department in relation to local authorities that do not have a local plan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	264310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>290 local planning authorities (88 per cent) have adopted Local Plans (as of 31 May 2019). The remaining 39 (12 per cent) are making progress, with 28 of these currently being examined by an independent Planning Inspector. Under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 the Secretary of State has a broad range of powers available to intervene in the plan making process, including a power to take over the production of a plan.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/06/2019 13:19:40 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

855734

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will issue guidance on accessing free and impartial financial advice on the support for mortgage interest payments loan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	131040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>All existing SMI claimants are sent information about how the SMI loan will work, about possible alternatives to the loan and organisations that may offer further information and support. This is followed up by telephone calls from Serco to explain the information and answer any questions. A leaflet containing Frequently Asked Questions is issued to support this informed discussion. The information provision explicitly does not provide advice but does signpost to other impartial organisations that can help customers who may need assistance on reaching a financial decision such as Money Advice Service.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/03/2018 11:27:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1132010

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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
	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 status of a local authority’s Local Plan housing allocation is if it is contrary to the numbers required in the Government’s new housing formula; and steps the Government plans to take to ensure that the two are in conformity.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	264308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>An adopted Local Plan forms part of the Development Plan for an area and is the basis for making planning decisions. Government expects local plans and spatial development strategies to be reviewed to assess whether they need updating at least once every 5 years, and should then be updated as necessary. There will be occasions where there are significant changes in circumstances which may mean it is necessary to review the relevant strategic policies earlier than the statutory minimum of 5 years.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/06/2019 13:21:13 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1130538

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	5G
	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 review planning requirements with regard to the rollout of 5G technology to ensure that safety concerns are taken into account.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	261101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>As announced by the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 12 June, we will shortly be consulting on proposals to simplify planning processes in England to support the rollout of 5G and further improve mobile coverage in rural areas.</p><p>Public Health England’s (PHE’s) Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards takes the lead on public health matters associated with radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, or radio waves, used in telecommunications. Central to PHE advice is that exposure to radio waves should comply with the guidelines published by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). ICNIRP is formally recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO).</p><p>While a small increase in overall exposure to radio waves is possible when 5G is added to the existing network, the overall exposure is expected to remain low and well within the ICNIRP guidelines.</p><p>National planning policy sets out that applications for electronic communications equipment should be supported by a statement that self-certifies that when operational, ICNIRP guidelines will be met.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/06/2019 14:05:50 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

935008

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	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	Affordable 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 steps he has taken to ensure that all combined authorities introduce a locally appropriate, minimum affordable housing threshold on private and public land.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	161092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>Combined authorities and their mayors have planning responsibilities only where as part of an agreed devolution deal these functions have been conferred on them, as is the case with the mayors of Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region and West of England, who are required to publish a Spatial Development Strategy, where they could set out an affordable housing threshold.</p><p>Whilst Government policy, as set out in the draft revised National Planning Policy Framework, is that planning policies and decisions should consider what level of affordable housing provision is appropriate having regard to local circumstances, deciding to use an affordable housing threshold to achieve this is a local decision.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/07/2018 15:40:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1011450

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 Answers of 20 November 2018 to Questions 190336 and 190337, what estimate he has made of the expenditure by private registered providers of social housing on maintenance and repairs in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	194028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Expenditure on maintenance and major repairs by private registered providers of social housing was £5.1 billion in 2014, £5.2 billion in 2015 and £5.1 billion in 2016.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/11/2018 16:24:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

919131

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is provided to financial deputies for Support Mortgage Interest SMI claimants who lack the capacity to apply for SMI as a loan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	151028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Financial Deputies are appointed by the Court of Protection or the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland to represent claimants who lack capacity to make decisions on SMI loans. These Financial Deputies are provided with an introductory letter and booklet on SMI loans and will have an informed discussion on the phone with Serco where any questions can be answered. Where a Financial Deputy elects to accept an SMI loan on the claimant’s behalf, they will be sent a loan agreement and charge form to sign to accept the loan.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/06/2018 12:05:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1134816

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	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	Neighbourhood Plans
	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 funding is available to communities wishing to undertake a neighbourhood plan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	269614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Government is making available £34.5 million of support for neighbourhood planning for 2018-22. This is comprised of our £26 million Neighbourhood Planning Support Programme and an additional £8.5 million funding, announced in May 2019, to help communities bring forward affordable homes for sale in their neighbourhood plans.</p><p><em> <br> <br></em></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/07/2019 16:17:19 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010576

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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: Energy
	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 19 November 2018 to Question 190338 on Housing: energy, how much Homes England plans to spend on increasing the energy efficiency of the existing housing stock over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	193364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Homes England are rightly focused at ensuring more homes are built where the country needs them most, and therefore have no specific commitments regarding energy efficiency of existing stock.</p><p>However, this Government is firmly committed to raising energy efficiency in existing homes and has launched a number of initiatives to tackle this issue. In particular the Clean Growth Strategy aims to ensure that as many homes as possible will be upgraded to an Energy <br> Performance Certificate Band C by 2035, where practical, cost effective and affordable.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/11/2018 16:16:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1005710

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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: Energy
	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 much Homes England plans to spend on increasing the energy efficiency of housing stock over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	190338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Homes England funding supports the delivery of homes through many forms of construction that deliver energy efficient homes. Recognising that building more homes using modern methods of construction can deliver good-quality homes with higher energy efficiency to buyers, we are keen to see house builders embrace innovation and take advantage of new technologies to provide better quality homes to consumers and give them greater choice. Small and medium sized builders who use modern methods of construction to deliver homes can apply for funding from our £4.5 billion Home Building Fund.</p><p>Budgets for the next 10 years will be set in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/11/2018 16:26:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew