The Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation was published in December 2023 and closed in March 2024, and a Government response has not yet been issued. The consultation proposed that the new standards would apply to all new domestic and non-domestic buildings.<\/p>
We fully support the need for low carbon homes and buildings, 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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4641", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Norris"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham North and Kimberley"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alex Norris"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-10-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-10-28T15:36:35.413Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "7"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Housing, Communities and Local Government"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Housing, Communities and Local Government"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Energy: Housing"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for the publication of her Department's response to the consultation on the Future Homes Standard.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/5089", "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Huntingdon"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ben Obese-Jecty"} ], "uin" : "10836"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1736494", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1736494/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The forthcoming changes to social housing allocations regulations will exempt all veterans from local connection and residency tests. Local councils will continue to design and operate allocations policies in a way that best meets the needs of local communities.<\/p>
The Statutory Homelessness in England statistics for January to March 2024 (Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2024 - GOV.UK)<\/a> shows that between January-March 2024, 650 households owed a homelessness duty in England included a member who reported having served in HM Forces. However, we do not hold data on the number of veterans who may have failed to qualify for social housing due to a lack of a local connection.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 6842 on Veterans: Homelessness, how many veterans have been denied allocation of social housing owing to not passing local connection and residency tests for the area in which they require housing.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1736602/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Towns Fund is made up of two major funding programmes that were announced under the previous government: Town Deals and the Future High Streets Fund competition. Places were invited to develop Town Deal proposals in September 2019 and final Town Deal allocations had been confirmed by July 2021. The Future High Streets Fund competition opened for EOI submission in December 2018; all successful bidders had been confirmed by May 2021.<\/p> In July 2021, Runcorn was awarded a £23.6 million Town Deal to support eight ambitious projects. My officials continue to work closely with Halton Borough Council to ensure the delivery of these projects are progressing well, on time and to budget. The Towns Deals Programme is due to close in March 2026 with the expectation that all funding recipients will have contractually committed the entirety of their allocation by this date.<\/p> Both components of Towns Fund are now fully committed across 170 high streets, town centres and local communities in England. Funding recipients are well progressed into the delivery of their projects and there is no new funding available.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department issues guidance on handling hazardous materials when developing former gasworks sites.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1736124", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9158 on Homelessness, what redress is available to a receiving Local Authority when a local authority breaches section 208 of the Housing Act 1996 by failing to notify them of an out-of-area placement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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