Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Jun 2021
Planning System Reforms: Wild Belt Designation
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins, and I extend my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for East Surrey (Claire Coutinho) on securing this important debate. She has clearly struck a chord.
I will always claim that the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife …..."Caroline Nokes - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Jun 2021
Planning System Reforms: Wild Belt Designation
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Jun 2021
Planning System Reforms: Wild Belt Designation
"We have no green belts in Hampshire, and it would be lovely to have some. Would my right hon. Friend the Minister consider it?..."Caroline Nokes - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Apr 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps he is taking to support the re-opening of hospitality venues as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. ..."Caroline Nokes - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Apr 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"In Romsey and the surrounding villages, much use has been made of the planning easements by pubs, cafés and restaurants to install temporary awnings, marquees, gazebos and so on. Please can my right hon. Friend reassure me that plenty of time will be given to pubs and so on before …..."Caroline Nokes - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 25th January 2021
Asked by:
Caroline Nokes (Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2021 to Question HL11693, whether development on Crown Land is exempt from (a) the Habitats Directive and (b) all planning regulations.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
Since 2006, development by the Crown has been subject to planning permission under Part 13 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990. This development is not exempt from the current habitats regulations.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps he is taking to support leaseholders with high costs of interim fire safety measures pending permanent remediation. ..."Caroline Nokes - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"Sleep deprivation is recognised as a form of torture. People living in buildings with unsafe cladding are being tortured: physically, due to a lack of sleep, as they live in fear; financially, as they cannot sell their homes and are forced to pay for waking watches; and mentally, as they …..."Caroline Nokes - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 21st December 2020
Asked by:
Caroline Nokes (Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what date he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on leasehold reform.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
The Government is taking forward a comprehensive programme of reform to end unfair practices in the leasehold market. This includes measures to ban the sale of new leasehold houses, restrict ground rents to zero for future leases, give freehold homeowners equivalent rights to challenge unfair charges, and close loopholes to prevent unfair evictions.
We are also working with the Law Commission to make buying a freehold or extending a lease easier, quicker and cheaper – and to reinvigorate commonhold to provide consumers with a choice of tenure and the Right to Manage to help empower those that wish to, to take on management responsibilities for their properties.
This is a long-term reform programme; it is complex with many interdependencies and will take time to get the detail right. Once it is enacted the effect will be felt for generations and so we are determined this work considers all the implications with care. We will bring forward leasehold legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.
Written Question
Monday 21st December 2020
Asked by:
Caroline Nokes (Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what date the New Homes Ombudsman will be established and taking on cases.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
The New Homes Ombudsman scheme will enhance consumer protection for new build homebuyers. Published on 20 July 2020, the draft Building Safety Bill includes provision for the New Homes Ombudsman scheme to resolve disputes between developers and consumers. The legislation has finished pre-legislative scrutiny and we are considering the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committees’ recommendations. Alongside introducing legislation, we continue to stay in touch with the industry-led New Homes Quality Board to consider the appointment of a voluntary New Homes Ombudsman scheme.