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Written Question
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
Monday 2nd September 2024

Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a tenancy support duty for possessions proceedings for the private rented sector.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Renters’ Rights Bill will support quicker, cheaper resolution when there are disputes, preventing them escalating to court. A new ombudsman service for the private rented sector will provide fair, impartial and binding resolution to both landlords and tenants.

My department will continue to work alongside the Ministry of Justice to explore options for pre-action resolution, to help ensure that only cases which need adjudication come to court.


Written Question
Overcrowding: Bolton South East
Thursday 25th January 2024

Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to tackle overcrowding in Bolton South East constituency.

Answered by Jacob Young

We are committed to reducing overcrowding by increasing the supply of affordable housing and enabling councils and other social landlords to make better use of their existing stock.

Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver thousands of affordable homes for both rent and to buy right across the country.


Written Question
Cultural Heritage: Environment Protection
Wednesday 21st June 2023

Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating protections for landscapes featured in classic works of literature under planning rules.

Answered by Rachel Maclean

While literary landscapes are not subject to a separate designation within the planning system, they are protected more generally through the National Planning Policy Framework. For example, the Framework states that planning policies and decisions should recognise the character and beauty of the countryside, and local authorities are expected to protect heritage assets which can include landscapes.


Written Question
Community Ownership Fund
Tuesday 13th June 2023

Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether there is a set amount of match funding needed for charities and organisations to access Community Ownership Fund support.

Answered by Dehenna Davison

Information on the fund is set out in the COF prospectus published on GOV.UK.


Written Question
Derelict Land
Friday 21st April 2023

Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the Brownfield Land Release Fund on (a) retrofits of industrial buildings, (b) housing pressures, (c) economic growth and (d) place-based renewal.

Answered by Rachel Maclean

The Brownfield Land Release Fund was launched in April 2021 and is supporting local authorities to release their surplus brownfield sites for housing by March 2024.


Written Question
Energy Performance Certificates: Bolton South East
Monday 17th April 2023

Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the proportion of houses that have an EPC rating of (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D and (e) E in Bolton South East constituency.

Answered by Lee Rowley

This information is publicly available on the Open Data Service.


Written Question
Council Tax: Valuation
Monday 17th April 2023

Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of updating the valuations upon which Council Tax bands are set.

Answered by Lee Rowley

Policy announcements will be set out in the usual way.


Written Question
Derelict Land: Bolton
Thursday 30th March 2023

Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with Bolton Council on the Brownfield Land Release Fund.

Answered by Rachel Maclean

Local authorities are encouraged to engage with the Brownfield Land Release Fund through discussions with their One Public Estate Partnership.


Written Question
Bolton Council: Finance
Thursday 9th February 2023

Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the annual budget for Bolton Council has been in every year since 2005.

Answered by Lee Rowley

Local authority revenue expenditure and financing information from 2007 to the present, including budget data for Bolton Council, is published here.


Written Question
First Time Buyers
Monday 24th October 2022

Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has plans to help people who have bought their first home move up to the second step of the property ladder.

Answered by Lee Rowley

The Government believes that home ownership is an immensely important principle – providing security, enabling people to build capital and, vitally, to make their own choices about their lives and their futures.

The Government has brought forward a range of interventions in recent years to promote home ownership and will continue to keep other opportunities under review.