Asked by: Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative - Morley and Outwood)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support communities that wish to create a Business Improvement District; and what (a) financial support and (b) advice is available to such communities on initial start-up costs.
Answered by Andrew Percy
The Government has committed to helping communities establishing Business Improvement Districts given the positive impact they have on their local areas.
We have provided funding totalling £658,555. The latest round for new areas seeking support closed in February 2017, and applications are being processed.
Although there are many organisations offering advice to communities on establishing a Business Improvement District, we have published supporting guidance and best practice which can be found at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-improvement-districts-guidance-and-best-practice
Asked by: Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative - Morley and Outwood)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the additional housing needed to provide (a) private and (b) social sector accommodation for immigrants from (i) the EU and (ii) non-EU countries in each year to 2020.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The Department has not made estimates of the addition private and social housing needed to provide accommodation for immigrants from EU and non-EU countries.
Asked by: Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative - Morley and Outwood)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research his Department has commissioned on the effect of immigration on the demand for (a) housing and (b) social housing.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The Department published statistics on average household growth in December 2015, including the proportion attributable to net migration. The department has not commissioned research on how immigration affects the demand for social housing.