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Departmental Publication (Services)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Jan. 15 2024

Source Page: Statement of objection for Japanese geographical indication product names
Document: 26. Namegata Kansho product specification (PDF)

Found: After suffering the economic downturn, since 2003, the producers, agricultural cooperatives and the

Select Committee
Plunkett Foundation
 SMEF0088 - SME Finance

Written Evidence Nov. 09 2023

Committee: Treasury Committee (Department: HM Treasury)

Found: a bank account for small community and voluntary organisations (including community businesses, cooperatives

Written Question
Housing: Cooperatives
Thursday 14th March 2024

Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the development of more cooperative housing schemes.

Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Government is committed to supporting housing co-operatives and other providers of community-led housing. The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the Government's planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied, and was most recently revised in December 2023. The National Planning Policy Framework now includes several measures that will support the diversification of the housing market, including the growth of the community-led housing sector. These new measures include:

  • A new community-led housing exception sites policy to encourage local authorities to support the development of community-led sites that deliver affordable housing to meet local need;
  • encouragement to local planning authorities to seek opportunities to support small sites to come forward for community-led development for housing;
  • greater emphasis on the role that community-led development can have in supporting the provision of housing in rural areas; and
  • a definition of “community-led developments”, which will help planning authorities provide support for local proposals for community-led housing development;

Community-based groups (or their partner organisations) who are registered as providers of social housing may apply for capital grant through the £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme (AHP).

In addition, in 2023, we provided £3 million to support a social finance fund to provide equity and loan finance for community-led housing schemes across England. This fund is expected to support the delivery of 1587 homes over ten years.

Select Committee
University of Bristol
 GRI0018 - A flexible Grid for the future

Written Evidence Sep. 13 2023

Inquiry: A flexible Grid for the future
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Found: Renewable energy communities and cooperatives are emerging in Europe to increase uptake of renewable

Select Committee
Government response to Public Services Committee, 3rd report of Session 2022-23: A response to the Children's social care implementation strategy

Government Response Jul. 25 2023

Committee: Public Services Committee

Found: Recommendation 14: In evaluating the success of the Regional Care Cooperatives the Government must consider

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Business and Trade

Dec. 29 2023

Source Page: British business leaders, innovators and international trade champions recognised in the King’s 2024 New Year Honours List
Document: British business leaders, innovators and international trade champions recognised in the King’s 2024 New Year Honours List (webpage)

Found: difference to the lives of women in Essan, employing up to 70 women in the area and establishing three cooperatives

Select Committee
The Children’s Society
 CSC0109 - Children’s social care

Written Evidence Feb. 20 2024

Inquiry: Children’s social care
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Education Committee (Department: Department for Education)

Found: framework to register and inspect all care placement providers, and the proposal for Regional Care Cooperatives

Select Committee
Middlesex University
 CAP0038 - The role of natural capital in the green economy

Written Evidence Nov. 17 2023

Inquiry: The role of natural capital in the green economy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environmental Audit Committee

Found: their own, there can be benefits from having policy that encourages clusters, farmer led solutions, cooperatives

Departmental Publication (Services)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Jan. 15 2024

Source Page: Statement of objection for Japanese geographical indication product names
Document: 39. Shiga product specification (PDF)

Found: years, in 2004 , the Shiga Prefecture Agricultural Technology Promotion Center and Japan Agricultural Cooperatives

Lords Chamber
Local Government: Reinvigorating Local Democracy - Thu 15 Jun 2023
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Shipley (LDEM - Life peer) :“Without increasing the supply of places for children to live, we are sceptical that regional care cooperatives - Speech Link