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1737002

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
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	Birds: Conservation
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 her Department is taking to support cavity-nesting birds on the Red List.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
uin	11062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is considering what action may be appropriate to help red-listed birds, including how to drive up rates of swift brick installation in new build properties.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 30/10/2024 13:22:51 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5030

1734360

registered interest
date	15/10/2024
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 steps her Department plans to take to increase the availability of social housing across England.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
uin	9239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. Our aspiration is to ensure that, in the first full financial year of this Parliament (2025-26), the number of Social Rent homes is rising rather than falling.</p><p>Our proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework include setting a clear expectation that housing needs assessments must consider the needs of those requiring Social Rent homes, and that local authorities should specify their expectations on Social Rent delivery as part of broader affordable housing policies.</p><p>We have asked Homes England and the Greater London Authority to maximise the number of Social Rent homes in allocating the remaining Affordable Homes Programme funding. The Government has started to review the increased Right to Buy discounts introduced in 2012, on which we will bring forward more details and secondary legislation to implement changes in the autumn. We have also announced new flexibilities for how councils can use their Right to Buy receipts to deliver replacement homes; these flexibilities will be in place for an initial 24 months, subject to review.</p><p>We are committed to setting out details of future Government investment in social and affordable housing at the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 23/10/2024 14:46:47 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5030

1734362

registered interest
date	15/10/2024
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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing local authorities to prevent developers land banking in their area.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
uin	9240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-08-27/900294" target="_blank">900294</a> on 2 September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 23/10/2024 14:49:31 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5030

1734391

registered interest
date	15/10/2024
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: Bricks
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 she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of swift bricks in new build housing.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
uin	9241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-04/4279" target="_blank">4279</a> on 12 September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 23/10/2024 14:53:29 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5030

1728269

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Right to Buy Scheme
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 she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ending the Right to Buy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
uin	4837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-03/4158" target="_blank">4158</a> on 12 September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 17/09/2024 14:28:30 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5030

1728388

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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, if she will take steps to ensure that new houses are built with specifications that enable them to be carbon neutral.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
uin	4956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to meeting its target of net zero emissions by 2050 and recognises the important contribution that the energy efficiency of buildings has to make in meeting it.</p><p>The Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation was published in December 2023 and closed in March 2024. A Government response has not yet been issued.</p><p>We fully support the need for low carbon homes, fit for a net zero future. We are reviewing proposals and feedback from the Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation and will publish the Government response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 17/09/2024 15:47:37 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5030

1727450

registered interest
date	04/09/2024
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 she plans to take steps to upgrade roads to enable housing targets to be met.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
uin	4282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that transport infrastructure plays in facilitating new housing development. A range of funding programmes exist to support the delivery of infrastructure, including roads, to support the delivery of new housing including the £4.2 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund and the £1.5 billion Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land fund.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 12/09/2024 15:44:00 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5030

1723639

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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 Management Companies
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 she will bring forward legislative proposals to (a) define the minimum quality of service provided by estates management companies and (b) control the level of charges they can impose on residents.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
uin	1873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to bringing the injustice of ‘fleecehold’ private estates and unfair costs to an end. We will consult on the best way to achieve this and implement new protections for homeowners on private estates in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 02/08/2024 12:42:19 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5030

1178770

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Homelessness: Young People
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 the Government is taking to tackle homelessness among people aged under 25.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Siobhan Baillie
uin	15119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to tackling homelessness, especially amongst vulnerable young people.</p><p>We have implemented the Homelessness Reduction Act, the most ambitious reform of homelessness legislation in decades. It has greatly expanded the duties on local housing authorities, meaning many young people, who may not previously have been eligible for support, are now being helped. The new duties should help prevent homelessness before it occurs. The Act also places a duty on public bodies, including Children’s Services, ensuring better partnership working between public bodies and local authorities.</p><p>As part of the Rough Sleeping Strategy, the government committed £3.2 million per annum to increase the support provided to care leavers at risk of homelessness or rough sleeping. The funding has been allocated to the 47 local authorities with the highest number of care leavers with complex needs.</p><p>We fund St Basil’s to deliver positive pathway events with local authority housing teams to share best practice on supporting young homeless people and ensure they are putting prevention and early help at the heart of their service.</p><p>We have put in place bespoke support for local authorities through our Homelessness Advice and Support Team, which includes dedicated youth homelessness advisers.</p><p>Finally, we have updated guidance on the ‘Prevention of homelessness and provision of accommodation for 16 and 17-year-old young people who may be homeless and/or require accommodation’ setting out the respective duties of children’s services and housing services.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/03/2020 11:11:59 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4847 label Biography information for Siobhan Baillie

1178771

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Homelessness: Young People
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of people under the age of 25 who are (a) homeless and (b) at risk of homelessness in Gloucestershire.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Siobhan Baillie
uin	15120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The table below contains the number of households where the main applicant was under 25 in Gloucestershire during April to June 2019 where the household was assessed as owed a prevention or relief duty, and additionally the number of 18-24 year olds living in temporary accommodation on 30 June 2019 in Gloucestershire. Relief and main duties are owed to those currently homeless. Those at risk of homelessness are those owed a prevention duty.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Households where the main applicant was under 25 assessed during April to June 2019:</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>18-24 year olds living in in Temporary accommodation on 30th June 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Threatened with homelessness, owed a prevention duty</p></td><td><p>Homeless, owed a relief duty</p></td><td><p>Homeless, unintentionally homeless, and in priority need, owed a main duty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notes:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>1. Gloucestershire includes the local authority areas of Cheltenham, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Cotswold, South Gloucestershire, Stroud, and Tewkesbury.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>2. Temporary Accommodation data cannot include 1 legacy case recorded in Cheltenham, where the household contained no age information.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>3. Under 25 includes 16 and 17 year olds where they are the main applicant. There were no 16-17 year olds living in temporary accommodation as the oldest household member.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In December 2019 we announced the allocation of £263 million in funding for 2020/21 to local authorities designed to support them to deliver services to tackle homelessness. The purpose of this funding is to give local authorities more control and flexibility in managing homelessness pressures and supporting those who at risk of homelessness, including providing them with temporary accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 02/03/2020 15:54:05 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4847 label Biography information for Siobhan Baillie