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816958

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Broadband: Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that access to fast broadband is a planning condition for new housing estate and business park developments.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the world’s most dynamic digital economy, supported by measures such as fibre infrastructure investment to ensure consumers and businesses have access to the digital infrastructure that they need. <br> <br> The Ministry consulted in the Housing White Paper, ‘Fixing our broken housing market’, on amending national planning policy. This focused on requiring local authorities to have in place policies setting out how high quality digital infrastructure will be delivered in their area and how they can be accessible from a range of providers. We will set out how these proposals are to be taken forward shortly.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 16/01/2018 15:25:12 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

805989

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for local authorities to bid to increase their borrowing cap in the financial year 2019-20 to build additional council housing.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	119199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>At the Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that we will raise the Housing Revenue Account borrowing caps by a total of up to £1 billion. This will apply to areas of high affordability pressure with local authorities that are ready to start building new homes. Local authorities will be able to bid for increases in their caps from 2019/20 up to a total of £1 billion by the end of 2021/22. We will set out more details shortly.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 19/12/2017 14:10:35 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

804339

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Service Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to regulate management companies to ensure that fees charged to residents reflect the true costs of maintenance of their properties and linked open space.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	118585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s call for evidence, <em>'Protecting consumers in the letting and managing agent market'</em>, sought views on a number of issues around property agents, their fees and how they can be better challenged by residents. The call for evidence closed on 29 November and the Government will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/12/2017 16:08:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

802189

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Compulsory Purchase
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to review and enhance local authorities' compulsory purchase powers.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	117876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities already have very broad compulsory purchase powers, which can be used to support the delivery of a range of development and infrastructure projects. Through both the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017, the Government is taking forward a substantial package of reforms to make the compulsory purchase process clearer, fairer and faster for all.</p><p>We are keen for local authorities to make use of these new provisions, which include replacing often conflicting case law on compulsory purchase compensation with a clearer basis for identifying market value. This will allow negotiations on compensation to proceed with more speed and certainty. We will keep the operation of these reforms under review and consider whether further reforms are necessary.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/12/2017 17:08:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

802192

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Revenue Support Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and which local authorities he estimates will receive a negative revenue support grant in the financial year 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	117879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>No local authorities will be affected by negative revenue support grant (nRSG) in the financial year 2018-19. Additional resources have been allocated to eliminate nRSG in 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 18/12/2017 17:57:56 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 30451 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

800806

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what procedures are in place for those current two-tier local authority areas which wish to reorganise themselves.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	117427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>With the enactment of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, the procedures for two tier local authorities wishing to reorganise themselves are for one or more of the councils concerned to submit a proposal for a reorganised structure to the Secretary of State who must consider it.</p><p>As I told the House on 28 February 2017 (PQ 65271) the criteria for assessing such proposals is whether the proposal, if implemented, is likely to improve the area's local government, commands a good deal of local support in the area, and whether the area itself is a credible geography for the proposed new structure. Having considered such a proposal, the Secretary of State will announce whether or not he is minded, subject to Parliamentary approval, to implement it.</p><p>After a period during which those interested may make representations to the Secretary of State, he will then take his final decision and invite Parliament to approve the secondary legislation necessary to implement the proposal where this is his decision.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 12/12/2017 17:17:00 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

794127

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria he plans to use to define an area of high affordability pressure in order for a local authority to seek additional resources to build more council homes.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	115215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>My department will publish advice shortly on how local authorities in areas of high affordability pressures can bid for additional borrowing to build new homes.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 115217 question first answered 27/11/2017 14:58:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

794129

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what maintaining procedures he plans to put in place to measure the performance of local authorities which bid for the £1 billion made available by the Government for the building of council homes.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	115217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>My department will publish advice shortly on how local authorities in areas of high affordability pressures can bid for additional borrowing to build new homes.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 115215 question first answered 27/11/2017 14:58:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

788999

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sustainable Communities Act 2007
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities, parish and town councils have submitted proposals to his Department under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 since its inception.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	112959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 and its extension to include town and parish councils in October 2014, 33 proposals have been received. A list of these authorities will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/11/2017 16:39:27 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

784805

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Timber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support his Department provides to increase the number of modular housing built with timber frames.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	111551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing housing supply by creating a diverse housing market, where housebuilders embrace innovation to become more productive and deliver better homes. Building more homes using modern methods of construction, including modular homes or timber frame homes, is a key part of this.</p><p>The Housing White Paper, published in February sets out a number of measures to stimulate the growth of this sector. These will create new opportunities for the use of modern methods of construction to encourage investors into the sector and give current suppliers confidence to expand into the housing market.</p><p>Last year the Secretary of State launched the £3 billion Home Building Fund, which provides support to builders using modern methods of construction, in addition to custom builders, small and medium-sized builders, and new entrants to the market.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/11/2017 13:44:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew