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Written Question
Local Enterprise Partnerships: Grants
Wednesday 14th June 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many grants have been made by Local Enterprise Partnerships to video game businesses.

Answered by Dehenna Davison

The Government does not centrally collate information on Local Enterprise Partnership grants.


Written Question
Voter Authority Certificates: Young People
Wednesday 29th March 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made on the impact of implementing photo identification at future elections on young people voting.

Answered by Dehenna Davison

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 165280 on 17 March 2023.


Written Question
Elections: Fraud
Monday 20th March 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who committed voter fraud in Warwick and Leamington constituency in the 2019 general election.

Answered by Dehenna Davison

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 23255 on 1st July 2022.


Written Question
Social Rented Housing: Rents
Monday 27th February 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what percentage of social housing tenants were in rent arrears (a) in 2023 and (b) in 2010.

Answered by Dehenna Davison

The English Housing Survey provides annual data on the proportion of social renters who are in rent arrears. This data is available for 2011-12 to 2021-22 and is published online here.


Written Question
Social Rented Housing: Warwick and Leamington
Tuesday 14th February 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many social rent council homes have been completed in the Warwick & Leamington constituency in each year since 2010.

Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch

We do not collect data by parliamentary constituency on new supply of affordable housing, including on social rent. These data are collected by local authority area only and figures are published on gov.uk in Live Table 1006C.


Written Question
Social Rented Housing: Standards
Tuesday 31st January 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many social landlords have self-referred to the Regulator of Social Housing following the Chief Executive’s letter to landlords of 22 November asking them to do so if their homes did not meet relevant standards.

Answered by Dehenna Davison

The Regulator is currently considering the information it received following the Chief Executive's letter to landlords of 22 November.


Written Question
Buildings: Warwick and Leamington
Tuesday 31st January 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many buildings within Warwick and Leamington constituency have been found to contain expanded polystyrene insulation.

Answered by Lee Rowley

The department is collecting this information with respect to external wall systems for high-rise (over 18m in height) residential buildings in England via local authorities and housing associations. This is part of an ongoing data collection that will enable us to build a picture of external wall systems in use (including their insulation) on high rise residential buildings. We will publish appropriate summary information from the data collection in due course.


Written Question
Buildings: Insulation
Tuesday 31st January 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many buildings in the UK have been reported to have expanded polystyrene insulation (EPS).

Answered by Lee Rowley

The department is collecting this information with respect to external wall systems for high-rise (over 18m in height) residential buildings in England via local authorities and housing associations. This is part of an ongoing data collection that will enable us to build a picture of external wall systems in use (including their insulation) on high rise residential buildings. We will publish appropriate summary information from the data collection in due course.


Written Question
Housing: Construction
Tuesday 24th January 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

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 ensure effective public transport links for new, large housing developments.

Answered by Lucy Frazer

The Government is taking steps to ensure large housing developments have access to effective public transport links through the National Planning Policy Framework, which states that significant development should be focused on locations which are or can be made sustainable, through limiting the need to travel and offering a genuine choice of transport modes, which can include public transport links.

In addition, contributions from developers play an important role in delivering the infrastructure that new homes require.  The Government is reforming the existing system of developer contributions by introducing a new Infrastructure Levy through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. The new Levy aims to be more effective in ensuring that important infrastructure such as effective public transport links accompany new development.


Written Question
Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Warwick and Leamington
Tuesday 17th January 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of Ukrainians housed under the Homes for Ukraine scheme have moved out of their original sponsor household following the initial 6-month period in Warwick and Leamington constituency as of 9 January.

Answered by Felicity Buchan

We do not hold centrally comprehensive data outlining post-six-month accommodation arrangements for all guests.

Data on arrivals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme can be accessed here.