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1799652

registered interest
date	02/05/2025
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	Waste Disposal: Birmingham
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 has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of Unite's statement entitled Birmingham council real plans laid bare as it now announces savage cuts for bin drivers, published on 29 April 2025.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	49914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2025 answer text <p>The waste dispute between the employer (Birmingham City Council) and the trade union (Unite), remains a significant concern. The government has no formal role in these negotiations but we urge both parties to negotiate in good faith, reach a fair agreement, and bring this dispute to a close.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 08/05/2025 16:26:01 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1799658

registered interest
date	02/05/2025
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	Second Homes
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 recent estimate she has made of the number of second homes in each local billing authority in England.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	49920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2025 answer text <p>The government annually publishes data on council taxbases, including the number of dwellings assessed as second homes for council tax purposes in England. The most recent data, taken from a snapshot in October 2024, is available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-taxbase-2024-in-england" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 08/05/2025 15:08:04 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1799690

registered interest
date	02/05/2025
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	Planning: Appeals
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 councils can account for costs of planning appeals when calculating the level of planning fees in the context of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Blake Stephenson
uin	49985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2025 answer text <p>The Planning and Infrastructure Bill contains a measure which would allow local planning authorities to set their own planning fees.</p><p> </p><p>The process for setting these fees will be set out in regulations.</p><p> </p><p>We will also publish guidance on the costs that may be considered when calculating planning fees.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 08/05/2025 15:06:32 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5100

1799691

registered interest
date	02/05/2025
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	Leisure: Finance
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 her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of public funding for local leisure facilities.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Lisa Smart
uin	49976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2025 answer text <p>The Department works closely with local government and other government departments to understand specific demand and cost pressures facing local government on an ongoing basis. This involves looking at a range of cost and demand data, as well as regular engagement with local authorities.</p><p>The Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a 6.8% cash-terms increase in councils’ Core Spending Power on 2024-25. The majority of this funding is un-ringfenced, and can be used to address the range of pressures facing the local government sector. Spending decisions beyond 2025-26, including on funding for local leisure facilities, are a matter for the upcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 08/05/2025 14:07:24 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5070

1799706

registered interest
date	02/05/2025
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve funding for local councils.
tabling member constituency	Melksham and Devizes
tabling member printed	Brian Mathew
uin	49994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2025 answer text <p>The government is committed to fixing the foundations of local government. In 2025-26 we targeted additional funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement to places with the greatest need and demand for services and less ability to raise income locally, through a new Recovery Grant</p><p> </p><p>From 2026-27, we will update and improve the approach to funding allocations within the Local Government Finance Settlement by allocating funding to ensure that it reflects an up-to-date assessment of need and local resources. We will deliver the first multi-year settlement since 2016, enabling local government to focus on its priorities – delivering for residents and providing vital front-line services that people rely on every day. We will also simplify the local funding landscape, reducing the number of grants and consolidating them into the Local Government Finance Settlement so local authorities can plan more effectively. We will be consulting on more detailed proposals following the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 08/05/2025 16:26:28 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5214

1799708

registered interest
date	02/05/2025
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	Council Housing: Energy Performance Certificates
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 proportion of homes owned by local authorities had an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C or above in (a) the most recent year for which data is available and (b) 2010 in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	49903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2025 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey is the Department’s key source of information on households and housing in England. While it is a sample survey and does not have a record of all dwellings built, it does contain data on the proportion of properties in different tenure types annually for England only, which is found: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.officeapps.live.com%2Fop%2Fview.aspx%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%252Fmedia%252F668eff6bce1fd0da7b59235d%252FDA7101_Energy_performance_-_dwellings.ods%26wdOrigin%3DBROWSELINK&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKatherine.Higley%40communities.gov.uk%7Cd65252dd979143431f1d08dd8c8ceeae%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638821259100169227%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=r2TRY37hLtzDMKFjUMBQPpAP0tSfl7GEIvGu29BDTCA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. The department does not hold data for Wales or Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 49904 49905 49906 question first answered 08/05/2025 09:20:24 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1799709

registered interest
date	02/05/2025
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: Energy Performance Certificates
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 proportion of social housing had an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C or above in (a) the most recent year for which data is available and (b) 2010 in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	49904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2025 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey is the Department’s key source of information on households and housing in England. While it is a sample survey and does not have a record of all dwellings built, it does contain data on the proportion of properties in different tenure types annually for England only, which is found: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.officeapps.live.com%2Fop%2Fview.aspx%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%252Fmedia%252F668eff6bce1fd0da7b59235d%252FDA7101_Energy_performance_-_dwellings.ods%26wdOrigin%3DBROWSELINK&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKatherine.Higley%40communities.gov.uk%7Cd65252dd979143431f1d08dd8c8ceeae%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638821259100169227%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=r2TRY37hLtzDMKFjUMBQPpAP0tSfl7GEIvGu29BDTCA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. The department does not hold data for Wales or Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 49903 49905 49906 question first answered 08/05/2025 09:20:24 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1799710

registered interest
date	02/05/2025
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 Associations: Energy Performance Certificates
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 proportion of homes provided by housing associations had an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C or above in (a) the most recent year for which data is available and (b) 2010 in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	49905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2025 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey is the Department’s key source of information on households and housing in England. While it is a sample survey and does not have a record of all dwellings built, it does contain data on the proportion of properties in different tenure types annually for England only, which is found: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.officeapps.live.com%2Fop%2Fview.aspx%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%252Fmedia%252F668eff6bce1fd0da7b59235d%252FDA7101_Energy_performance_-_dwellings.ods%26wdOrigin%3DBROWSELINK&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKatherine.Higley%40communities.gov.uk%7Cd65252dd979143431f1d08dd8c8ceeae%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638821259100169227%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=r2TRY37hLtzDMKFjUMBQPpAP0tSfl7GEIvGu29BDTCA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. The department does not hold data for Wales or Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 49903 49904 49906 question first answered 08/05/2025 09:20:24 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1799711

registered interest
date	02/05/2025
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	Private Rented Housing: Energy Performance Certificates
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 proportion of homes owned by private registered providers had an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C or above in (a) the most recent year for which data is available and (b) 2010 in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	49906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2025 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey is the Department’s key source of information on households and housing in England. While it is a sample survey and does not have a record of all dwellings built, it does contain data on the proportion of properties in different tenure types annually for England only, which is found: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.officeapps.live.com%2Fop%2Fview.aspx%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%252Fmedia%252F668eff6bce1fd0da7b59235d%252FDA7101_Energy_performance_-_dwellings.ods%26wdOrigin%3DBROWSELINK&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKatherine.Higley%40communities.gov.uk%7Cd65252dd979143431f1d08dd8c8ceeae%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638821259100169227%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=r2TRY37hLtzDMKFjUMBQPpAP0tSfl7GEIvGu29BDTCA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. The department does not hold data for Wales or Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 49903 49904 49905 question first answered 08/05/2025 09:20:24 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1799315

registered interest
date	01/05/2025
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	Electoral Register
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 her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of automatic voter registration.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	49769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2025 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving electoral registration. We are exploring a wide range of options to deliver on this manifesto commitment, including making greater use of public data and online Government services. Any changes will be based on robust evidence and user research.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali question first answered 07/05/2025 16:16:46 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake