Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many people were on a waiting list for social housing in each of the last five years.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 147125 on 27 February 2023.
Local Authority Housing Statistics provide data on the number of households on social housing waiting lists at the following link.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) destinations of all domestic flights taken by officials in his Department in each of the last 5 years.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
Further to the answer to Question UIN 61752 on 21 November 2022, as part of the transparency agenda, DLUHC publishes quarterly data on senior officials travel. Details can be found here.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much his Department has spent on the promotion of new voter ID regulations.
Answered by Lee Rowley
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 124038 on the 19 January 2023.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will provide a regional breakdown of the number of planning applications to convert office space into housing received in each of the last four years.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
The department collects numbers of decisions made on such applications during each quarter at the following link.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to take steps to provide special counselling services to young Hong Kongers who have recently moved to the UK and are struggling to adapt to their new environment.
Answered by Felicity Buchan
Those entering the United Kingdom via the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) [BN(O)] visa route have paid the Immigration Health Surcharge and can access NHS services, such as mental health support, free at the point of use, on broadly the same basis as a person who is ordinarily resident in the UK.
DLUHC launched the Welcome Programme for BN(O)s in April 2021. It provides a UK-wide support package that comprises an easily accessible universal offer and targeted support for those most in need, including support for those with mental health issues.
The Programme also funds VCSE organisations at a national and regional level to provide support for BN(O) visa holders, including those with mental health issues.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of reinstating the Community Housing Fund on levels of housing supply.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
When the Homes England Community Housing Fund (CHF) programme closed in 2020, it had built up a pipeline of project anticipating the delivery of 10,780 homes outside London. Within London, the CHF is being delivered by the Greater London Authority which, in January 2023, reported a development pipeline of 1194 homes. The 2021/22 round of the CHF was delivered by the Community Led Homes partnership, and has supported projects anticipating the delivery of 1263 homes.
The most recent round of the CHF closed in March 2022. The government is considering what support it may provide to the community-led housing sector and a decision will be made in due course.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many units of housing were delivered as a result of funding under the Community Housing Fund.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
When the Homes England Community Housing Fund (CHF) programme closed in 2020, it had built up a pipeline of project anticipating the delivery of 10,780 homes outside London. Within London, the CHF is being delivered by the Greater London Authority which, in January 2023, reported a development pipeline of 1194 homes. The 2021/22 round of the CHF was delivered by the Community Led Homes partnership, and has supported projects anticipating the delivery of 1263 homes.
The most recent round of the CHF closed in March 2022. The government is considering what support it may provide to the community-led housing sector and a decision will be made in due course.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to reinstate the Community Housing Fund.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
When the Homes England Community Housing Fund (CHF) programme closed in 2020, it had built up a pipeline of project anticipating the delivery of 10,780 homes outside London. Within London, the CHF is being delivered by the Greater London Authority which, in January 2023, reported a development pipeline of 1194 homes. The 2021/22 round of the CHF was delivered by the Community Led Homes partnership, and has supported projects anticipating the delivery of 1263 homes.
The most recent round of the CHF closed in March 2022. The government is considering what support it may provide to the community-led housing sector and a decision will be made in due course.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many of his Department's (a) laptops, (b) mobile phones, (c) memory sticks and (d) external hard drives have been lost or stolen in each of the last five years.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
I refer the Hon Member to the answer given in response to Question UIN 89643 on 16 December 2021.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish (a) the results of and (b) his Department's response to the consultation covering the proposed changes to building regulations under part 3 of the Building Safety Act 2022.
Answered by Lee Rowley
We are currently considering responses to the consultation covering proposed changes to building regulations under Part 3 of the Building Safety Act 2022 and will publish a response in due course.