Asked by: Naushabah Khan (Labour - Gillingham and Rainham)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his department is taking to support local authorities in introducing Article 4 Directions to manage the number of Houses in Multiple Occupation in areas of high deprivation in the Medway area.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 9161 on 22 June 2026.
Asked by: Naushabah Khan (Labour - Gillingham and Rainham)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding is available to support the regeneration of high streets in towns such as Gillingham, and what steps his department is taking to support local authorities in reversing high street decline in their areas.
Answered by Nesil Caliskan
This Government is working to help Gillingham and the wider Medway area thrive. Gilligham has received £20m of Pride in Place funding, out of £60m given to Medway Council. This comes alongside £1.5m of Pride in Place Impact Funding to support high street regeneration in Gillingham and Chatham.
The Government will bring forward a High Streets Strategy later this year backed by £301m, which includes funding for the Pride in Place Community Right to Buy Fund and High Street Rental Auctions. This will empower communities to take control of local assets and bring vacant properties back into use.
Asked by: Naushabah Khan (Labour - Gillingham and Rainham)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the £2.5 billion social housing loan fund for 2026 to 2030 will benefit housing providers in Medway; and what steps are being taken to address homelessness in Gillingham and Rainham.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
To support the delivery of new social and affordable housing, the government will make available £2.5 billion in low interest loans to Private Registered Providers, with £1 billion available outside of London.
The loans will be made available via a competitive bidding process, following confirmation of initial grant allocations made through the Social and Affordable Homes Programme.
The government has set out its plans to address the root causes of homelessness, shift the system towards prevention, and tackle the worst forms of homelessness through the National Plan to End Homelessness, which can be found on gov.uk here.
This is backed by £3.6 billion funding from 2026/27 to 2028/29. Medway Council will receive £12 million through the Homelessness, Rough Sleeping and Domestic Abuse Grant.