Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential costs and benefits of requiring plans for all new commercial and public car parks to include solar panels.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
We recently consulted on proposals for a new permitted development right which would enable the construction of solar canopies in ground-level off-street car parks in non-domestic settings without a planning application. Further announcements will be made in due course.
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of EU infrastructure support payments per capita in real terms in (1) Cornwall, (2) Devon, and (3) England, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2014–20 Programme in England, the funding available has been allocated to Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas and it is then for these partners to inform central Government when and where investments in their respective areas take place. The ERDF is the main source of EU funding used to support infrastructure in localities. This is complemented by the European Social Fund (ESF) which is also allocated to LEP areas in England and supports employment, skills and social inclusion.
The level of EU Structural Funds (the combination of the ERDF and the ESF) that has been allocated to each LEP area, including Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Heart of the South West and England can be found (attached) here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-structural-funds-uk-allocations-2014-to-2020.
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly LEP area allocation is significantly greater than that of the Heart of the South West. This is because the EU categorises Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly as ‘a Less Developed Region’ whereas it categorises Heart of the South West as ‘a More Developed Region’. These categories are assigned according to the per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of each of these areas.
Details of population by LEP area from 2010 onwards using the Nomis Database which can be found here: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/lep/contents.aspx
Details of projects that have been funded are available (attached) on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-structural-and-investment-funds-useful-resources
The government has committed to develop the UK Shared Prosperity Fund as a successor to EU structural fund programmes. This new Fund affords a fresh opportunity to spend money according to our own priorities, improve productivity and reduce economic inequality across the country.
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of European Regional Development Fund support payments per capita in real terms in (1) Cornwall, (2) Devon, and (3) England, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2014–20 Programme in England, the funding available has been allocated to Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas and it is then for these partners to inform central Government when and where investments in their respective areas take place. The ERDF is the main source of EU funding used to support infrastructure in localities. This is complemented by the European Social Fund (ESF) which is also allocated to LEP areas in England and supports employment, skills and social inclusion.
The level of EU Structural Funds (the combination of the ERDF and the ESF) that has been allocated to each LEP area, including Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Heart of the South West and England can be found (attached) here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-structural-funds-uk-allocations-2014-to-2020.
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly LEP area allocation is significantly greater than that of the Heart of the South West. This is because the EU categorises Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly as ‘a Less Developed Region’ whereas it categorises Heart of the South West as ‘a More Developed Region’. These categories are assigned according to the per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of each of these areas.
Details of population by LEP area from 2010 onwards using the Nomis Database which can be found here: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/lep/contents.aspx
Details of projects that have been funded are available (attached) on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-structural-and-investment-funds-useful-resources
The government has committed to develop the UK Shared Prosperity Fund as a successor to EU structural fund programmes. This new Fund affords a fresh opportunity to spend money according to our own priorities, improve productivity and reduce economic inequality across the country.
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new homes have been built in (1) Cornwall, and (2) Devon, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Estimates of the number of new homes built in Cornwall and Devon are published by the Department as part of ‘House building; new build dwellings in England’. The number of new homes built, in Cornwall and Devon since 2010/11, is shown in the table below.
Table 1. House building; new build dwellings completed.
| 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 (Q1 only) | Total (to June 2017) |
Cornwall | 1,450 | 1,820 | 1,680 | 1,430 | 1,880 | 1,760 | 1,750 | 520 | 12,300 |
Devon | 1,870 | 2,220 | 1,770 | 2,840 | 3,030 | 3,110 | 3,340 | 920 | 19,100 |
A more complete picture of housing supply (including conversions and change of use) is provided by the ‘net additional dwelling’ statistics. The number of net additional dwellings delivered, in Cornwall and Devon since 2010/11, is shown in the table below.
Table 2. Housing Supply; net additional dwellings.
| 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | Total (to 2015-16) |
Cornwall | 2,390 | 2,380 | 2,280 | 2,030 | 2,700 | 2,600 | 14,380 |
Devon | 2,650 | 2,360 | 2,260 | 3,340 | 3,910 | 3,940 | 18,550 |
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new affordable homes have been built in (1) Cornwall, and (2) Devon, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
The numbers of additional affordable homes provided (new build and acquisitions) are shown in the table below.
| Total additional affordable dwellings provided |
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| 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | Total |
Cornwall | 860 | 770 | 780 | 590 | 1,160 | 720 | 4,880 |
Devon | 900 | 620 | 480 | 870 | 1,260 | 530 | 4,660 |
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average price of a home in (1) Cornwall, and (2) Devon, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
The mean prices paid (in £s) for all house types for Cornwall and Devon are shown in the table below for the financial years 2010-11 to 2016-17 (where the years run to the end of March).
| 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Cornwall | 227,594 | 219,055 | 221,614 | 223,804 | 228,585 | 242,553 | 245,222 |
Devon | 239,530 | 230,984 | 235,467 | 237,269 | 252,763 | 260,514 | 268,481 |