Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what percentage of social housing tenants were in rent arrears (a) in 2023 and (b) in 2010.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The English Housing Survey provides annual data on the proportion of social renters who are in rent arrears. This data is available for 2011-12 to 2021-22 and is published online here.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many social rent council homes have been completed in the Warwick & Leamington constituency in each year since 2010.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
We do not collect data by parliamentary constituency on new supply of affordable housing, including on social rent. These data are collected by local authority area only and figures are published on gov.uk in Live Table 1006C.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many social landlords have self-referred to the Regulator of Social Housing following the Chief Executive’s letter to landlords of 22 November asking them to do so if their homes did not meet relevant standards.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The Regulator is currently considering the information it received following the Chief Executive's letter to landlords of 22 November.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many buildings within Warwick and Leamington constituency have been found to contain expanded polystyrene insulation.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
The department is collecting this information with respect to external wall systems for high-rise (over 18m in height) residential buildings in England via local authorities and housing associations. This is part of an ongoing data collection that will enable us to build a picture of external wall systems in use (including their insulation) on high rise residential buildings. We will publish appropriate summary information from the data collection in due course.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many buildings in the UK have been reported to have expanded polystyrene insulation (EPS).
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
The department is collecting this information with respect to external wall systems for high-rise (over 18m in height) residential buildings in England via local authorities and housing associations. This is part of an ongoing data collection that will enable us to build a picture of external wall systems in use (including their insulation) on high rise residential buildings. We will publish appropriate summary information from the data collection in due course.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure effective public transport links for new, large housing developments.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The Government is taking steps to ensure large housing developments have access to effective public transport links through the National Planning Policy Framework, which states that significant development should be focused on locations which are or can be made sustainable, through limiting the need to travel and offering a genuine choice of transport modes, which can include public transport links.
In addition, contributions from developers play an important role in delivering the infrastructure that new homes require. The Government is reforming the existing system of developer contributions by introducing a new Infrastructure Levy through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. The new Levy aims to be more effective in ensuring that important infrastructure such as effective public transport links accompany new development.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of Ukrainians housed under the Homes for Ukraine scheme have moved out of their original sponsor household following the initial 6-month period in Warwick and Leamington constituency as of 9 January.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
We do not hold centrally comprehensive data outlining post-six-month accommodation arrangements for all guests.
Data on arrivals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme can be accessed here.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of Ukrainians housed under the Homes for Ukraine scheme have stayed in the same household beyond the initial 6-month period in Warwick and Leamington as of 9 January 2023.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
We do not hold centrally comprehensive data outlining post-six-month accommodation arrangements for all guests.
Data on arrivals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme can be accessed here.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of Ukrainians housed under the Homes for Ukraine scheme since its introduction remained in the same household beyond the initial six-month placement.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
We do not hold centrally comprehensive data outlining post-six-month accommodation arrangements for all guests.
Data on arrivals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme can be accessed here.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Ukrainians have been housed under the Homes for Ukraine scheme since its introduction as of 6 January 2023.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
We do not hold centrally comprehensive data outlining post-six-month accommodation arrangements for all guests.
Data on arrivals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme can be accessed here.