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1345752

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	Camping Sites: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 June 2021, HCWS128 on Supporting Tourism in England, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on (a) facilitating a quick licensing process and (b) expediting new applications for camping licences to provide certainty for applicants of temporary campsites.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	31384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>As the Written Statement made clear, the Government wants local authorities to expedite new applications for licenses for temporary campsites, where they are needed, to provide certainty for applicants.</p><p>Under the campsite licensing legislation, if a local authority fails to meet this expectation for a fast decision and does not respond to a licensing application within a month, the operator can continue without a license.</p><p>My Department and DEFRA will continue to work together with local authorities to ensure licensing does not become a barrier to increased temporary campsite capacity over the Summer.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/07/2021 16:29:57 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

1174385

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Parking: Codes of Practice
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 progress has been made towards establishing a code of practice under the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	9659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>On 3 November 2019, we announced we were contracting with the British Standards Institution (BSI) to develop the Code of Practice as British Standard, to ensure the new regulation will be robust and of the highest quality.</p><p>The government’s choice of BSI delivers on our promise to listen to industry and consumers and involve them in the design of the new regulation.</p><p>Work with BSI commenced in December 2019, and they are now convening a group of key stakeholders to write the Code. The stakeholder group will comprise representatives from the parking industry, consumer groups, standards bodies and, recognising the key role that parking plays in supporting our high streets, the retail sector.</p><p>A full public consultation will take place within six months, to give the parking industry, the public, and other interested parties the opportunity to have a say.</p><p>We have committed to developing the final Code this year.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/02/2020 16:17:47 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

1150957

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Parking: Private Sector
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 timeframe is for (a) his Department to issue guidance on the (i) operation and (ii) management of private parking facilities and (b) the appointment of an independent office to deal with parking appeals under the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	2800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed enacting the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 as soon as possible. It will lead to the creation of an independent code of practice for private parking companies and, if the Code requires it, a single independent service for parking appeals. We are currently considering the options for the delivery of the Code, including the design of the levy on industry, as well as the format for stakeholder engagement. We will make an announcement in due course. We are also committed to carrying out a public consultation on the draft Code of Practice, allowing all interested parties to directly respond to the proposals.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 28/10/2019 15:45:22 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

1063746

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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	Public Lavatories: Disability
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 his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities receive adequate funding to ensure that public toilets are sufficiently accessible for people with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	222681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities have discretion over the range of services they provide and will see their core spending power increase to £46.4 billion in 2019-20, a cash-increase of 2.8 per cent. To support the running of all public toilets, the Chancellor announced at Autumn Budget a new 100 per cent business rates relief for standalone public lavatories in England.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/02/2019 16:21:16 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

931570

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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: 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, whether a local authority should consider its housing need when assessing a proposed Neighbourhood Plan and its proposals to build new local homes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	157734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Government wants to ensure that plans start from an honest assessment of need for new homes, the draft revised National Planning Policy Framework proposes that local authorities provide designated neighbourhood planning areas with a housing requirement figure.</p><p>Our guidance is also clear that local planning authorities should provide constructive comments on an emerging neighbourhood plan before it is submitted for examination. Following examination a Local Planning Authority is required to decide whether a plan meets the basic conditions, which include whether the making of the neighbourhood plan is in general conformity with the strategic policies contained in the development plan for the area.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 04/07/2018 15:57:32 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

909535

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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: Rural Areas
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 proposals for Entry Level Exception Sites in the draft National Planning Policy Framework on Rural Exception Sites.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	146845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has consulted on a proposed entry level exception site policy as part of the draft National Planning Policy Framework. This consultation closed on 10 May and responses are currently being assessed. The new National Planning Policy Framework and the Government’s response will be published in July.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 31/05/2018 08:39:35 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

819073

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Homelessness: Rural Areas
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 ensure that the Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce considers the matter of rural homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	121750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>Tackling homelessness is a complex issue with no single solution, but we are determined to help the most vulnerable in society whether they live in towns, cities or rural areas. I can assure you that the Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce will consider homelessness in both urban and rural areas.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 17/01/2018 16:04:19 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish