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Written questions

John Healey

5,135 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Borrowing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of (a) total council borrowing and (b) council borrowing for housing was sourced through the public works loan board in each year since 2009-10.

31 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government's proposals to extend permitted development rights to include upwards extensions to free standing blocks of flats over five storeys, what assessm

31 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the extension of permitted development rights on the amount of funding made available for local areas through planning obligations.

31 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Revenue Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the scheme announced in Budget 2017 to increase housing revenue account borrowing headroom, if he will publish (a) the additional borrowing headroom and (b) any

31 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Regulations and Fire Safety Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report, published by his Department in May 2018, when he plans to publish a full response

31 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Revenue Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a list of the bids the Government has received from local authorities under the scheme announced in Budget 2017 to increase housing revenue account borrowing h

31 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England's Strategic Plan, what targets have been set for Homes England in relation to affordable housing.

31 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Landlords: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the tax gap between tax owed and tax paid by private landlords.

31 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of universal credit on the funding available to providers of accommodation through the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol.

31 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department has collected as part of the Rough Sleeping Initiative.

31 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of privately owned tower blocks which have dangerous cladding.

31 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the level of risk of landlords bypassing rules licensing houses in multiple occupation by (a) acquiring bed and breakfast accommodation and (b) usi

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homes England: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will provide a breakdown by financial year of the allocations in Homes England's financial plan set out in strategic plan 2018-19 – 2022-23.

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Infrastructure Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on grant funding for infrastructure associated with housing developments in each year since 2009-10.

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Infrastructure Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what projects have been funded by the Housing Infrastructure Fund to date.

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many proposals in the Government's 2017 Housing White Paper (a) were made and (b) have been implemented.

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on the work with providers, local authorities, membership bodies and resident representatives to develop a robust oversight regime for supported accommo

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on the promised review of housing related support.

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to councils of implementing Severe Weather Emergency Protocol provision in 2017-18.

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many councils implemented Severe Weather Emergency Protocol provision in 2017-18.

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have to date submitted a rough sleeping count for 2018 using the DELTA online system.

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New government initiative to reduce rough sleeping, published on 30 March 2018, what progress the Government has made on

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release New government initiative to reduce rough sleeping, published on 30 March 2018, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on homelessness programmes (a) in total and (b) by programme in each year since 2009-10.

30 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant the Answer of 20 October 2018 to Question 183862 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Recruitment, what the additional annual cost to his Department

29 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that mortgage lenders do not prevent landlords leasing properties to tenants in receipt of social security benefits.

25 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the procurement of external consultancy resources for Local Plans recorded in his Department's Exceptions to spending controls: consultancy, October to December

25 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the additional recruitment recorded in his Department's Exceptions to spending controls: recruitment, January to March 2018, published on 25 October 2018, what

25 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG Rental Campaign 17/18 recorded in his Department's document entitled exceptions to spending controls: advertising, January to March 2018, published on

25 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the proposed ban on the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings, what steps he plans to take to ensure that materi

Source: official written-questions record.