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Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(8 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(4 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(11 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
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Latest 4 Written Questions
(View all written questions)4 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Questions
(View all Lord Best's MHCLG questions)The Government has committed to building 1.5 million new homes over the next 5 years including those to meet the needs of older people.
This Government is committed to ensuring that new housing meets the needs of people in a local area, including older people, and these needs should be taken into account when local plans are made. The Government is carefully considering responses to the recent consultation on proposed updates to the National Planning Policy Framework, and intends to issue its response before the end of the year, alongside a revised National Planning Policy Framework.
The Government will set out plans for housing with care and support in due course.
We will provide an update in relation to the Older People’s Housing Taskforce report in due course.
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Government has committed to building 1.5 million new homes over the next 5 years including those to meet the needs of older people.
This Government is committed to ensuring that new housing meets the needs of people in a local area, including older people, and these needs should be taken into account when local plans are made. The Government is carefully considering responses to the recent consultation on proposed updates to the National Planning Policy Framework, and intends to issue its response before the end of the year, alongside a revised National Planning Policy Framework.
The Government will set out plans for housing with care and support in due course.
We will provide an update in relation to the Older People’s Housing Taskforce report in due course.
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Government has committed to building 1.5 million new homes over the next 5 years including those to meet the needs of older people.
This Government is committed to ensuring that new housing meets the needs of people in a local area, including older people, and these needs should be taken into account when local plans are made. The Government is carefully considering responses to the recent consultation on proposed updates to the National Planning Policy Framework, and intends to issue its response before the end of the year, alongside a revised National Planning Policy Framework.
The Government will set out plans for housing with care and support in due course.
We will provide an update in relation to the Older People’s Housing Taskforce report in due course.
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Government has committed to building 1.5 million new homes over the next 5 years including those to meet the needs of older people.
This Government is committed to ensuring that new housing meets the needs of people in a local area, including older people, and these needs should be taken into account when local plans are made. The Government is carefully considering responses to the recent consultation on proposed updates to the National Planning Policy Framework, and intends to issue its response before the end of the year, alongside a revised National Planning Policy Framework.
The Government will set out plans for housing with care and support in due course.
We will provide an update in relation to the Older People’s Housing Taskforce report in due course.
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)