Nick Raynsford

Labour - Former Member for Greenwich and Woolwich

First elected: 9th April 1992

Left House: 30th March 2015 (Retired)


Nick Raynsford is not a member of any APPGs
Members' Expenses Committee
18th Jul 2011 - 30th Mar 2015
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
1st Jan 2003 - 24th May 2005
Minister of State (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (Local and Regional Government)
29th May 2002 - 10th May 2005
Minister of State (Department of Transport, Local Government and Regions) (Local Government)
11th Jun 2001 - 28th May 2002
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions) (The Regions)
29th Jul 1999 - 7th Jun 2001
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions)
6th May 1997 - 29th Jul 1999
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
1st May 1986 - 15th May 1987
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
1st May 1986 - 15th May 1987
Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
30th Apr 1986 - 15th May 1987


Division Voting information

Nick Raynsford has voted in 1745 divisions, and 11 times against the majority of their Party.

16 Mar 2015 - Transport for London Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Nick Raynsford voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 1 Labour Aye votes vs 12 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 190 Noes - 14
11 Jul 2012 - Sittings of the House - View Vote Context
Nick Raynsford voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 69 Labour Aye votes vs 138 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 241 Noes - 256
11 Jul 2012 - Sittings of the House - View Vote Context
Nick Raynsford voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 66 Labour No votes vs 139 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 233
11 Jul 2012 - Sittings of the House - View Vote Context
Nick Raynsford voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 51 Labour No votes vs 141 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 184
17 May 2011 - Localism Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Raynsford voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 1 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 29 Noes - 279
29 Apr 2009 - Gurkha Settlement Rights - View Vote Context
Nick Raynsford voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 28 Labour Aye votes vs 238 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 246
2 Mar 2009 - Political Parties and Elections Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Raynsford voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 77 Labour No votes vs 156 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 153
28 Jan 2009 - Heathrow (Third Runway) - View Vote Context
Nick Raynsford voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 28 Labour Aye votes vs 281 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 297
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Nick Raynsford voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 126 Labour Aye votes vs 184 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 418
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Nick Raynsford voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 132 Labour Aye votes vs 177 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 392
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Nick Raynsford voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 96 Labour No votes vs 207 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 337 Noes - 224
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Lord Stunell (Liberal Democrat)
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Lord Pickles (Conservative)
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Robert Neill (Conservative)
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HM Treasury
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Department for Work and Pensions
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Department for Transport
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Cabinet Office
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Commons initiatives

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2 Adjournment Debates led by Nick Raynsford

Thursday 3rd June 2010

Nick Raynsford has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Nick Raynsford has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 21 Written Questions

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1 Other Department Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to announce the final allocation of student number controls to alternative providers.

Provisional student numbers for 2014/15 were issued on 20 February 2014. Since then we have considered applications for a higher number and adjusted numbers issued where appropriate on 2 May 2014. However, we cannot confirm final allocations until providers have been re-designated for student support purposes for the 2014/15 academic year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Thames Water plc on (a) the change in capacity of the sewerage system in London required in consequence of (i) the Mayor of London's revised draft housing strategy and (ii) the projected change in the population of London by 2050 and (b) the role of the Thames Tideway Tunnel in meeting demand for capacity.

The Government has not held discussions with Thames Water on the details of the Mayor's revised draft housing strategy or any change in the capacity of London's sewerage systemrequired as a consequence of it. It is for Thames Water to take population changes into account as part of its business planning for the five-yearly price review process with Ofwat.

However, Defra is working closely with Thames Water on enabling construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel. The Tunnel will significantly reduce pollution in the Tidal Thames caused by sewage overflowing into the River Thames from combined sewage overflows when there is significant rainfall. It will also ensure that London's Victorian sewerage system, which is currently close to capacity at certain times of day, is able to meet the needs of the predicted increase in population in central London. This is set out in the economic and strategic case for the Tunnel, which can be viewed at the gov.uk website.

13th Mar 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department made of the number of starter homes that could be provided on sites in commercial or industrial use that (a) were otherwise unlikely to be brought forward for residential purposes and (b) are not currently identified for residential development but which might be brought forward as a windfall element in a local authority's five year land supply when assessing the availability of land for starter homes under the proposed exceptions policy.

I refer the rt. hon Member to my answers of 12 and 16 March to his Questions 226642, 226652 and 226673.

13th Mar 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Answer of 12 March 2015 to Question 226673, whether starter homes provided under his proposed exceptions policy could be counted towards off-site affordable housing obligations owed by developers under section 106 agreements made in respect of other development sites.

I refer the rt. hon Member to my answer to him of 12 March 2015, Question 226673, and the associated guidance which outlines the exceptions policy in place.

9th Mar 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2015 to Question 226133, whether any of the homes built under the proposed starter homes exceptions policy will be built on land that might otherwise have been brought forward for housing development.

I refer the rt. hon. Member to my Department’s guidance on the national starter home exception site policy, which can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/starter-homes-guidance

9th Mar 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's proposed exceptions policy, whether starter homes can count towards affordable housing obligations on sites for development outside designated starter homes exceptions areas.

I refer the rt. hon. Member to my Department’s guidance on the national starter home exception site policy, which can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/starter-homes-guidance

9th Mar 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 2 March 2015, HCWS 324, on starter homes, if he will estimate the number of homes that will be built in each local authority area under the proposed national exception site planning policy.

The policy enables applications to be considered at a local level. We have not produced precise estimates for each individual local authority.

3rd Mar 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department made when assessing the potential availability of land for its proposed starter homes policy of the proportion of sites that might otherwise be brought forward for residential development without the introduction of that policy.

As laid out in the guidance on Starter Homes published by my Department, Starter Homes exception sites are expected to be on land that has been in commercial or industrial use, and which has not currently been identified for residential development. The types and sizes of site suitable for Starter Homes are likely to vary across the country, and will reflect the pattern of existing and former industrial and commercial use as well as local market conditions. Land in both public and private ownership can be considered

The Coalition Government’s goal is to deliver 100,000 new homes under the scheme. Already more than 30 house builders have said that they support the plans.

The Prime Minister has also set out Conservative Party policy intentions to take the scheme further in the next Parliament.

3rd Mar 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in evaluating the potential scope for the starter homes policy, what estimate he has made of the (a) area of land not otherwise likely to be designated for housing development, which might become available under the starter homes policy, and (b) number of homes built on such sites in the next five years.

As laid out in the guidance on Starter Homes published by my Department, Starter Homes exception sites are expected to be on land that has been in commercial or industrial use, and which has not currently been identified for residential development. The types and sizes of site suitable for Starter Homes are likely to vary across the country, and will reflect the pattern of existing and former industrial and commercial use as well as local market conditions. Land in both public and private ownership can be considered

The Coalition Government’s goal is to deliver 100,000 new homes under the scheme. Already more than 30 house builders have said that they support the plans.

The Prime Minister has also set out Conservative Party policy intentions to take the scheme further in the next Parliament.

3rd Mar 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reason the in perpetuity provision applicable to discounts in rural exceptions sites is not applied to homes developed under the starter homes exceptions policy.

The Government believes a five year restriction on the sale or letting of a Starter Home at its open market value under the new Starter Home exception sites planning policy strikes the right balance between discouraging short term speculation and enabling this generation of young first buyers into homeownership.

3rd Mar 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been developed under the exceptions policy for affordable homes in rural areas in each of the last five years.

Information reported by local authorities on the provision of additional new build affordable housing on rural exception sites has been collected in the Local Authority Housing Statistics return since 2011-12 and is shown in the table below:

Provision of additional new build affordable housing on rural exception sites in England

2011-12 1,535
2012-13 981
2013-14 1,642

Source: Local Authority Housing Statistics return

Equivalent data was not collected prior to 2011-12.

3rd Mar 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the (a) distribution between each local authority in England of the total number of homes built under the proposed starter homes exceptions policy over the next five years and (b) amount of section 106 and community infrastructure levy contributions foregone as a consequence of this policy.

Further to my Written Ministerial Statement of 2 March 2015, Official Report, Column 42-44WS, we do not anticipate any shortfall, as these are homes which would not otherwise have been built.

Councils will still benefit from the New Homes Bonus and council tax receipts from the new homes.

11th Dec 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish (a) his Department's conclusions on the Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector and (b) the summary of the views expressed in response to that consultation.

The Department published a discussion document earlier this year, Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector, which invited views on what more could be done to improve property conditions and tackle rogue landlords. An announcement on the outcome of the consultation will be made in the New Year.

19th Nov 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2014 to Question 209429, and the Housing Standards Review Technical Consultation issued in September 2014, if he will make it his policy that a national standard to replace the existing space standards used by local authorities apply to new dwellings created by conversion from other uses under permitted development rights.

The published proposals from our Housing Standards Review relate to new build housing. The conversion of an existing building is technically more complex than a new build – as the existing configuration of internal walls and structures will influence the spatial dimensions of the new dwelling.

Notwithstanding, any new dwellings created by change of use would be subject to Housing Health and Safety Rating System regulations on space and crowding, as well as aspects of the building regulations including fire safety, sound insulation and energy efficiency.

15th Jul 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research he has undertaken into the effects of the changes introduced in 2010 to Part F of the Building Regulations.

We have not undertaken any research yet into the effects of the 2010 changes to the ventilation provisions in Part F of the Building Regulations, but this is being considered by the Department.

15th Jul 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish his Department's response to the Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector and a summary of the views submitted in response to that consultation.

I refer the rt. hon. Member to the answer given on 9 July 2014, Official Report, Column 292W.

15th Jul 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish his Department's review of the New Homes Bonus.

Officials are currently finalising the evaluation report before submitting it to Ministers. The findings of the evaluation will then be published in due course.

2nd Jul 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of the respondents to his Department's Review of Property conditions in the Private Rented Sector issued in February 2014 supported the mandatory installation of smoke alarms in privately rented housing.

DCLG published a discussion document earlier this year, which invited views on what more could be done to improve property conditions in the private rented sector. Responses are now being considered and we will publish our response along with a summary of the views submitted later this summer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much housing stock was held by (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations for (i) social rent, (ii) affordable rent, (iii) intermediate rent and (iv) affordable homeownership in each year from 2010 to 2013.

Statistics on the amount of dwelling stock in England by tenure are published in the Department's live table 104, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants

This provides the total amount of stock owned by Private Registered Providers (housing associations) and local authorities but does not provide any further breakdown.

More detailed information on housing stock owned by local authorities, including a breakdown between those for social rent and those for affordable rent, for 2011-12 and 2012-13 only, can be found in the dataset that accompanies the Department's annual Local Authority Housing Statistics release. Information on housing stock for intermediate rent and affordable home ownership is not collected separately. For 2011-12 and 2012-13, these datasets can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2012-to-2013 (Section A, Question 2)

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2011-to-2012 (Section A, Question 2)

Detailed information on housing stock owned by Private Registered Providers can be found in the dataset that accompanies the Homes and Communities Agency's annual Statistical Data Return. For 2011-12 and 2012-13, these datasets can be found here:

http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/news/second-statistical-data-return (2012-13)

http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/news/statistical-data-return (2011-12)

Prior to 2011-12, this information was collected in the Tenant Services Authority's Regulatory and Statistical return and can be found here:

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120419011320/http://www.tenantservicesauthority.org/server/show/nav.15039

£19.5 billion of public and private investment in affordable homes will deliver 170,000 homes in the four years to 2015. Half way through, we have already delivered almost 99,000 affordable homes (98,700).

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish the findings of the research he commissioned from the University of Sheffield into the New Homes Bonus.

The Department is undertaking a wider evaluation of the New Homes Bonus; its findings will be published in due course.