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807171

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
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	Homelessness: Personal Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, under what powers the property of a person who is street homeless can be confiscated.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	119819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>There are no powers to confiscate the property of a person who is street homeless on the basis that they are sleeping rough.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 30/01/2018 15:48:09 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

714988

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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	Land Use
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2017 to Question 5198, on housing: construction, what the sources are of the independent estimates of land ownership referred to.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	69702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The analysis comes from Savills (2016) and is based on land registered with Land Registry. The report is indicative of the magnitude of local government land ownership, including all registered operational land in the public sector. The report is available from Savills via the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.savills.co.uk/research_articles/141280/202113-0" target="_blank">http://www.savills.co.uk/research_articles/141280/202113-0</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 18/04/2017 11:53:31 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

714990

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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	Land Use: Bristol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2017 to Question 51988, what proportion of that Government land which is planned for release for building homes is within Bristol; what proportion of land in Bristol is owned by Government departments; and how much of that land so owned is suitable for the building of homes.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	69762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Public Land for Housing Annual Report, by 30 September 2016 the total housing capacity of land either identified for sale or already sold by all departments contributing to the programme was 145,492, against a target of 160,000 units. A total of 101 of these units are in Bristol. This does not include local authority owned land.</p><p>Cabinet Office records show that central government owns 945 hectares of freehold land and buildings in Bristol, comprising of 145 separate sites. This represents 2.3 per cent of land in the area.</p><p>Not all of this is surplus and it would be for the local planning authority to determine what land is suitable for housing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 18/04/2017 16:29:31 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

677936

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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: 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 size is of the cap on borrowing to invest in new homes in each core city.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	61462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>There was £3.4 billion of borrowing headroom in 2015-16.</p><p>You can find the last published information on borrowing headroom for each local authority in 2014-15 in: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-capital-expenditure-and-receipts-in-england-2014-to-2015-final-outturn" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-capital-expenditure-and-receipts-in-england-2014-to-2015-final-outturn</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 30/01/2017 16:33:41 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

677939

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2016 to Question 51987, whether he plans to review his Department's policy on borrowing caps on local authorities' housing revenue accounts.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	61516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>We will shortly be publishing a Housing White Paper, which will set out our thoughts about how we can help local authorities to build more homes.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 27/01/2017 15:41:31 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

677941

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2016 to Question 51988, on housing construction; when he plans to provide an Answer to that Question.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	61517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>I replied to the hon Member for Bristol West today.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 01/02/2017 16:50:44 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

642172

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
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	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assistance his Department provides to homeless people to help them access the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	54285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>One person without a home is one too many and we are committed to do all we can to prevent homelessness. That is why we have increased central investment to tackle homelessness over the next four years to £149 million. At Budget 2016, we went further and announced £100 million to deliver low cost ‘move on’ accommodation to enable people leaving hostels and refuges to make a sustainable recovery from a homelessness crisis, providing at least 2,000 places for vulnerable people to enable independent living.</p><p>We made a significant investment of nearly £14 million from 2010 to 2016 for Crisis to develop a programme to help single homeless people access private rented sector accommodation. Over 9,000 people had been helped, with over 90% maintaining tenancies for at least 6 months.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 30/11/2016 17:27:13 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

638630

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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	Music Venues and Nightclubs: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government plans to take (a) through guidance to property developers and local authorities and (b) otherwise to protect the capacity for nightclubs and live music venues to continue to trade when planning permission is being considered for converting existing offices nearby to residential properties.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	53755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>Where permitted development rights apply, in considering the prior approval on noise for a change of use from office to residential (under Class O of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, local planning authorities will have regard to those relevant parts of the National Planning Policy Framework and supporting planning guidance on noise, as would be the case under a planning application. Prior approval may be refused where any impacts of noise from commercial premises identified are not sufficiently mitigated by the proposed measures, as consistent with national policy. Links to the National Planning Policy Framework and Guidance can be found here - <a href="http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/</a>. A local planning authority cannot consider matters other than those for which their prior approval may be given, as listed in Class O.</p><p>When determining a planning application for a change of use from office to residential where permitted development rights do not apply, local planning authorities must take into account the policies and guidance listed above, and must determine the application in accordance with the development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.</p><p>Separate regimes apply to licencing and statutory nuisance, which are the responsibility of the Home Office and the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs respectively.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 53756 question first answered 23/11/2016 15:29:06 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

638631

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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	Licensed Premises: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2016 to Question 51986, what guidance the Government plans to issue to (a) local authorities, (b) nightclubs, (c) residents of existing properties and (d) property developers applying for planning permission to convert offices to residential properties on their respective rights and responsibilities in relation to noise.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	53756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>Where permitted development rights apply, in considering the prior approval on noise for a change of use from office to residential (under Class O of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, local planning authorities will have regard to those relevant parts of the National Planning Policy Framework and supporting planning guidance on noise, as would be the case under a planning application. Prior approval may be refused where any impacts of noise from commercial premises identified are not sufficiently mitigated by the proposed measures, as consistent with national policy. Links to the National Planning Policy Framework and Guidance can be found here - <a href="http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/</a>. A local planning authority cannot consider matters other than those for which their prior approval may be given, as listed in Class O.</p><p>When determining a planning application for a change of use from office to residential where permitted development rights do not apply, local planning authorities must take into account the policies and guidance listed above, and must determine the application in accordance with the development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.</p><p>Separate regimes apply to licencing and statutory nuisance, which are the responsibility of the Home Office and the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs respectively.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 53755 question first answered 23/11/2016 15:29:06 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

631080

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	Licensed Premises: Noise
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 the Government has to reform the regulations on noise and neighbourhood nuisance arising from pubs and clubs in or close to residential areas.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	51986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>National planning policy and guidance include strong protections against noise impacts, making it clear that the planning system should prevent new and existing development from being adversely affected by unacceptable levels of pollution. Further, national policy sets out that existing businesses wanting to develop in continuance of their business should not have unreasonable restrictions put on them because of changes in nearby land uses since they were established. The planning guidance supporting the Framework states that the potential effect of a new residential development being located close to an existing business giving rise to noise should be carefully considered. The guidance underlines planning’s contribution to avoiding future complaints and risks to local business like live music venues from resulting enforcement action. To help avoid such situations, appropriate mitigation should be considered, including optimising the sound insulation provided by the new development’s building envelope.</p><p>On 6 April the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2016 made permanent the permitted development right for the change of use from office to residential. The permanent right includes a prior approval on noise, allowing consideration by local planning authorities of plans to mitigate the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the residents. In considering the prior approval, the local planning authorities will have regard to the relevant parts of the National Planning Policy Framework and supporting planning guidance, as would be the case under a planning application.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 14/11/2016 15:48:27 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire