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1240064

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to promote house building.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	907026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>We have set out an ambitious package of measures to ensure we build the right homes in the right places; levelling up opportunities across the country. This includes, at £12 billion, the highest single funding commitment to affordable housing in a decade; and once in a generation reform to the planning system. This builds on the 240,000 new homes delivered last year; the highest in over 30 years.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/10/2020 16:54:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1240065

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	How the Government allocates resources between local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	907028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>In England, the Government generally allocates funding to local authorities in line with their relative need. For example, since the start of the pandemic, we have allocated an additional £3.7 billion un-ringfenced funding to local authorities in England, and have taken into account population, deprivation and how service delivery costs vary across the country in distributing this money.</p><p>Local authority allocations in Wales are a fully devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:56:25 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1240066

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the financial effect on local authorities of additional local restrictions as a result of an increase in covid-19 infections.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Kate Osborne
uin	907030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>We have provided over £4.8 billion in additional funding to support councils throughout the pandemic, including £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced funding.</p><p>We are extremely grateful to councils for their continued collaboration through our COVID-19 data collection and monitoring exercises, and continue to have discussions with councils about the pressures they are facing.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:56:45 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4783 label Biography information for Kate Osborne

1240067

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Property Development: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to discourage developers from building in areas at risk of flooding.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	907031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>There are already strong protections in the National Planning Policy Framework, and we are reviewing this to ensure that future development will be safe from floods. The review will assess whether current protections in national planning policy are enough and consider options for further reform.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/10/2020 16:57:09 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1240068

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions has he had with his counterpart in the Scottish Government on cladding.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	907032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>My Department is in regular contact with the devolved administrations on the subject of Building Safety. The devolved administrations are routinely invited to and regularly attend meetings of the Building Regulation Advisory Committee where matters relating to the Building Regulations in England and the United Kingdom are discussed.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/10/2020 16:57:34 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1240069

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Towns Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress he has made on the Towns Fund.
tabling member constituency	South Ribble
tabling member printed	Katherine Fletcher
uin	907036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Our £3.6 billion Towns Fund will play a vital role in supporting our country’s economic recovery, investing in housing, skills, technology, culture and town centres, as we move beyond the immediate covid-19 response. We have recently provided accelerated funding to help towns respond to the immediate challenges of COVID-19, including £750,000 to Leyland.</p><p>We will be announcing the first cohort of Town Deals this Autumn, and hope to agree all deals by next Spring.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:58:15 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher

1240070

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the Government has made on the Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	907037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will operate across the Union to make sure each of the four nations prosper. Decisions the design of the fund will need to be taken after a cross-Government Spending Review. In the meantime, we will continue to work closely with interested parties whilst developing the fund.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:57:32 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1239908

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
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	Nature Reserves and Recreation Spaces: Derelict Land
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 his Department is conducting any reviews or site surveys to investigate whether any brownfield sites could be transformed into nature reserves or green areas.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	98767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Each brownfield site has its own characteristics: some brownfield will be important to nature conservation or as green infrastructure. My department does not provide site-specific advice, but our National Planning Policy Framework expects every local authority to identify, protect and enhance wildlife habitat and ecological networks, and seek opportunities to secure accessible green spaces that will benefit the community. There is no presumption that all brownfield sites should be built on. It is the local authority which is best placed to determine what purposes a particular site should serve, after consulting local people and, where appropriate, expert bodies such as Natural England or the Wildlife Trusts.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 12/10/2020 16:15:58 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1239913

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
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	Buildings
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 buildings his Department estimates there are between 11 and 18 metres high.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	98756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office have published an estimate and methodology in this <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F831136%2Fdetailed-analysis-fires-attended-fire-rescue-england-1819-hosb1919.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHafsa.Ali%40communities.gov.uk%7C69234e0738924678428608d869d7beea%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637375722619541684&amp;sdata=EG6FOJq36UAQ7xpFLIESVv8WsZ8LkO%2FzAz%2FYn3vORIw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">publication</a> .</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 08/10/2020 16:59:00 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1239928

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
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	Biodiversity and Green Belt
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 assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposals in the Government consultation on Changes to the current planning system on (a) the green belt and (b) biodiversity in (i) England and (ii) Wirral.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	98711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>In <em>Planning for the Future</em> we put forward for consultation some significant changes to the focus and the processes of planning to secure better outcomes, including improving our precious countryside and environment alongside increasing the supply of land for new, beautiful homes and sustainable places. One key proposal is that local plans would categorise all land as areas for growth, for renewal or for protection. The proposal makes clear that, under the reformed system, local authorities would use the plan-making process to ensure the continued protection and enhancement of Green Belt and biodiversity, in line with our policies in the National Planning Policy Framework. The consultation remains open until 29 October 2020. Following consideration of the consultation responses received, we will publish the Government's response in due course. This will set out any decisions and how we intend to implement them.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 07/10/2020 14:28:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood