Written Question
Thursday 3rd December 2020
Asked by:
Andrew Selous (Conservative - South West Bedfordshire)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether an inspector can approve a council policy allowing for traveller site development when the council has concluded that there is no unmet accommodation need in the planning period.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
The Inspector’s role is to examine whether a submitted plan meets the Tests of Soundness set out in paragraph 35 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and legislative requirements.
The Inspector’s conclusions will be based on a consideration of all the evidence and on the application of professional expertise and judgement.
With regard to traveller sites, as part of this consideration an Inspector will consider plan proposals against policy in the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (PPTS) and NPPF. The PPTS encourages authorities to identify a 5-year supply of specific, deliverable sites and other developable sites to accommodate growth for years 6-10 and, where possible, years 11-15.
Written Question
Thursday 19th November 2020
Asked by:
Andrew Selous (Conservative - South West Bedfordshire)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Church of England's statement on Local Authority Investment in Church Property, published March 2018, on his Department's implementation of the (a) Local Government Act 1894 and (b) Local Government Act 1972.
Answered by Luke Hall
The Government recognises and values the important work which churches carry out for their communities. We would encourage local authorities and churches to work together closely to consider the wishes and priorities of local people, as well as how to make the best use of public resources. It is important to ensure that any additional public funding given to local churches, and any consequences for council tax or precepts are considered carefully given the current financial pressures on local council taxpayers.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Nov 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps he is taking to improve planning policy for Traveller communities. ..."Andrew Selous - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Nov 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"In parts of the country, we have the double disaster of settled residents moving away in fear and Traveller children having the worst outcomes of any group of children. Can the Minister reassure me that the review that his Department is undertaking will put an end to the unacceptable situation …..."Andrew Selous - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 09 Nov 2020
Live Events and Weddings: Covid-19 Support
"The Government are allowing deathbed weddings during this period of second lockdown but, please, I make a plea to extend that provision for deathbed weddings to where parents or siblings of the bride or groom are terminally ill and not expected to live beyond 2 December.
My own mother was …..."Andrew Selous - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 09 Nov 2020
Live Events and Weddings: Covid-19 Support
"Would the Minister consider allowing a five-person event if siblings or parents were terminally ill?..."Andrew Selous - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 May 2020
Lifting the Lockdown: Workplace Safety
"If we want businesses to come back, they need to survive. Small businesses that pay themselves through dividends are not pariahs; they operate entirely legally. Will my hon. Friend speak to the Treasury to make sure that these businesses survive, and can we look again at the dividend issue, because …..."Andrew Selous - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Feb 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"1. What steps he is taking to (a) reduce carbon emissions and (b) improve energy efficiency in new homes. ..."Andrew Selous - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Feb 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"British architects such as Bill Dunster are building competitively priced, zero energy bill homes today that not only emit no carbon emissions, but are massively helpful to poorer families, so what will the Government do to push our oligopolistic and rather luddite house builders to start building the houses of …..."Andrew Selous - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 29 Jan 2020
Planning System: Gypsies and Travellers
"I want to consider the policy intentions on this matter and what good outcomes look like, both for the Government and for everyone else. I hope that we agree across the House that we want to see really well-integrated, cohesive communities and to have good outcomes for all citizens—Travellers and …..."Andrew Selous - View Speech
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