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Written Question
Housing: Construction
Wednesday 23rd September 2020

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure that potential implementation of proposal 4 of the consultation Planning for the Future, updated on 6 August 2020, on a standard method of establishing housing requirement, will be subject to approval by the House.

Answered by Christopher Pincher

The proposals are out for consultation until 29 October 2020. Following consideration of the consultation responses received, the Government will publish a response in due course. The response will set out any decisions and any associated proposed implementation.


Written Question
Housing: Construction
Wednesday 23rd September 2020

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure that temporary changes to the standard method for assessing local housing need proposed in the consultation Planning for the Future, updated on 6 August 2020, will be subject to approval by the House.

Answered by Christopher Pincher

The proposals are out for consultation until 29 October 2020. Following consideration of the consultation responses received, the Government will publish a response in due course. The response will set out any decisions and any associated proposed implementation.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Jul 2020
Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Spending

"I thank the hon. Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts) for securing this important debate. It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (David Simmonds), who as ever, on this and many other issues, talks extremely good sense.

I want to …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Mar 2020
Housing and Planning

"I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate and for making a fantastic speech. The planning system is so frustrating. Isle of Wight Council does not have a housing revenue account, so it does not have access to the billions of pounds of funding. On the Island we are …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2020
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2020
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report

"It seems to me that ACM cladding, which my right hon. Friend addressed earlier, goes to the heart of the matter. How many high-rise buildings with unsafe ACM cladding have been identified and have had remedial treatment? How many others does he think still have to be identified, and what …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"In relation to local plans and housing, Isle of Wight Council wants to set up a company to build council housing—I strongly support this—but says that it cannot access the necessary funds because it does not have a housing revenue account. Does the Minister agree with that statement, and, if …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"I congratulate the Government on their ambitious targets, but is the Minister aware that on the Isle of Wight there is deep concern about the housing targets and the lack of affordable housing? Fewer than 100 units were built between 2015 and 2018. I hope that my council will apply …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 21 Feb 2019
Greater Manchester Spatial Framework

"I am delighted to hear what my hon. Friend says about mandated numbers and I should be very grateful if he would write to me as well on this issue, because we have just produced an Island plan, and unfortunately we assess that the target of the Government and the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 21 Feb 2019
Greater Manchester Spatial Framework

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