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1181905

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the capital budget was for each lead local authority in the 100 areas selected to apply for the Towns Fund in the financial year 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	23600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>100 places were selected to develop proposals for Town Deals as part of the Towns Fund. In December 2019, local authorities received a share of £16.4 million revenue capacity funding to support the development of a Town Deal Board and Investment Plan for each of the selected towns in their area, up to a maximum of £173,029 per town. To date, no capital funding has been allocated.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 05/03/2020 11:12:36 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1182017

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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: Parking
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 is taking to ensure that local authorities plan adequately for residential vehicle parking for new-build properties.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
uin	23526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>It is for local authorities to assess the level of parking required for new developments and to set local parking standards. <br> <br> The Government has made clear in the National Planning Policy Framework the factors that authorities should take into account when setting local parking standards for residential and non-residential development. <br> <br> These include considering the accessibility of the development; the type, mix and use of development; the availability of and opportunities for public transport; local car ownership levels; and the need to ensure an adequate provision for spaces for charging plug-in and other ultra-low emission vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 05/03/2020 11:18:07 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1181537

registered interest
date	28/02/2020
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	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, with reference to his oral contribution of 27 February 2020, Official report, column 509, if he will provide details of the annual amount of grant funding allocated to affordable housing in each of the last 10 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	22361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes in a wide range of tenures.</p><p>The table below provides details on affordable homes programme funding since 2010. This data may also be found in the public domain at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-oscar-publishing-from-the-database" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-oscar-publishing-from-the-database</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Affordable Homes Programme Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£2,660,493,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£1,431,994,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£1,136,633,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£1,219,494,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£1,342,398,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£1,256,863,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£747,333,.000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£1,308,730,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£1,670,312,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The way in which our delivery partners Homes England and the Greater London Authority allocate this funding across the country is publicly available. To view the further allocations across England regions and local authorities please see the following:</p><ul><li>London funding allocations: <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/hfl_allocations_-_location_and_provider.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/hfl_allocations_- _location_and_provider.pdf</a></li></ul><ul><li>Homes England AHP provider funding: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/865148/Funding_by_lead_provider_Final.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/865148/Funding_by_lead_provider_Final.csv/preview</a></li></ul> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/03/2020 15:28:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1181222

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	Buildings: Insulation
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 information his Department holds on the rate of use of external fire wall review forms in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	21887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) launched the EWS1 form on 16 December 2019, for use by industry. Government does not hold data on the number of EWS1 forms which have been completed and expects industry to monitor its use.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/03/2020 17:24:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1181227

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	Planning Permission
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of placing a limit on the number of times a planning application can be submitted for the same site.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	22007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>Local planning authorities already have powers to decline to determine applications if they have previously refused permission for two or more substantially similar applications on the same site, or if a substantially similar application has been rejected by the Secretary of State on appeal or following call-in, within the past two years.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/03/2020 11:01:07 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1181289

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908
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 his Department has to review the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	21991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to work directly with local authorities to increase the provision of allotments. <br> <br>However, in February 2020 the Government announced £1.35 million new funding for 68 community-led organisations in England that will, with the support of their local authorities, create new or refurbish existing parks and green spaces across England, many of which include community allotments and orchards as part of their plans. <br> <br>This builds on the two previous Pocket Parks programmes the Government has run since 2015, making a total of 352 grants to community groups to create or renovate green spaces and representing a total investment of over £6 million in community green spaces.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/03/2020 16:03:45 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1181290

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	Allotments
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 his Department has to work with local authorities to increase the provision of allotments.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	21992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to work directly with local authorities to increase the provision of allotments.</p><p>However, in February 2020 the Government announced £1.35 million new funding for 68 community-led organisations in England that will, with the support of their local authorities, create new or refurbish existing parks and green spaces across England, many of which include community allotments and orchards as part of their plans.</p><p>This builds on the two previous Pocket Parks programmes the Government has run since 2015, making a total of 352 grants to community groups to create or renovate green spaces and representing a total investment of over £6 million in community green spaces.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/03/2020 16:06:28 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1181318

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	Local Government: Carbon Emissions
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 is taking to help local authorities set targets for lowering carbon emissions.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	21871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>98 per cent of local authorities are taking action to reduce emissions from their areas, or from their own estate. Councils are vital agents for change, able to bring together local people and local opportunities, through effective use of planning, housing and waste management powers. <br> <br> My Department is engaging with councils and the Local Government Association, as well as other departments in Westminster, to ensure this vital role is supported appropriately by central government policy.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/03/2020 16:05:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Baroness Harman

1181331

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	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, what steps he is taking to ensure new homes built in the next five years are energy efficient.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	21872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains fully committed to meeting its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and recognises the important contribution that the energy efficiency of buildings has to make in meeting it. We have committed to introduce a Future Homes Standard by 2025. This means new homes will be fit for the future, with low carbon heating and lower energy use through high levels of energy efficiency.</p><p>As a stepping stone towards the Future Homes Standard we are proposing a strengthening of these requirements in 2020 and then a further strengthening by 2025. We have consulted on a meaningful and achievable increase to the energy efficiency standards for new homes to be introduced through the Building Regulations in 2020.  The consultation closed on 7 February: we are considering the response and will publish a Government response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/03/2020 17:25:24 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Baroness Harman

1181332

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	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 many net-zero carbon new homes have been built in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	21873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains fully committed to meeting its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and recognises the important contribution that the energy efficiency of homes has to make in meeting it. We have consulted on a meaningful and achievable increase to the energy efficiency standards for new homes to be introduced through the Building Regulations in 2020, as a stepping stone to the Future Homes Standard. The consultation closed on 7 February: we are considering the responses received and will publish a Government response in due course. At present, the Government publishes energy efficiency data for homes drawn from Energy Performance Certificates, but does not routinely collect statistics on the numbers of zero carbon homes built in England.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/03/2020 17:23:26 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Baroness Harman