Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Jan 2020
Holocaust Memorial Day
"It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), who made a powerful speech. In particular, she made us focus on the children— the rights of children and their plight, which was deeply upsetting to us all. It is also a great pleasure to …..."Gillian Keegan - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 8th October 2019
Asked by:
Gillian Keegan (Conservative - Chichester)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to promote the building of (a) passive houses and (b) eco-homes.
Answered by Esther McVey
The Department is committed to increasing the energy efficiency of new homes.
The main way the Department seeks to do this is through Building Regulations. These set minimum requirements for the energy efficiency of new buildings and for work on existing buildings.
In the government’s Clean Growth Strategy we committed to reviewing these standards, including consulting on improving energy efficiency requirements in new and existing homes where the evidence suggests it is cost effective, affordable, practical and safe to do so.
To that end, the government has announced that this consultation is now open. This includes the proposed introduction of a Future Homes Standard by 2025 for new build homes to be future-proofed with low carbon heating and world-leading levels of energy efficiency. We propose that new homes built to this standard should have 75-80 per cent fewer CO2 emissions than ones built to current building regulations standards.
The National Planning Policy Framework also expects local planning authorities to take account of how new development will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as through its location, orientation and design. Planning practice guidance provides advice for local authorities and applicants on implementing these policies.
The Department does recognise and support innovation and excellence in design. For example, the Minister of State for Housing recently visited the Goldsmith Street development in Norwich, which is built to the PassivHaus standard. At the Housing Design Awards, Goldsmith Street was the chosen Supreme Winner and winner of the Good Neighbour Award, a new category sponsored by MHCLG and agreed by the previous Housing Minister
The government also launched a consultation on stronger building regulations that will pave the way for the Future Homes Standard. These 2020 changes aim to improve the environment by cutting carbon emissions in new homes by almost a third, while keeping household bills low. The Future Homes Standard consultation can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-homes-standard-changes-to-part-l-and-part-f-of-the-building-regulations-for-new-dwellings.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 27 Feb 2019
Residents of Leisure Park Homes
"I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Helen Whately) for raising this important issue, which affects a lot of us here. I have visited both residential and leisure park homes in my constituency, and under the correct management, there is no doubt that they can …..."Gillian Keegan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Jan 2019
Holocaust Memorial Day
"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), and indeed all the Members who have spoken so movingly today. The holocaust is a subject that is difficult to approach. It is tough to find the right words, but it is even more difficult knowing …..."Gillian Keegan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Nov 2018
Parking (Code of Practice) Bill
"I, too, add my thanks to my right hon. Friend the Member for East Yorkshire (Sir Greg Knight) for all his work on this important Bill and for sticking up for the consumer, consumer rights and the small guy in the street.
Good-quality parking services are a vital element of …..."Gillian Keegan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"5. What steps his Department is taking to tackle unfair practices in the leasehold system. ..."Gillian Keegan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Minister for his answer. This Parliament and this Government are the first in over 15 years to seek justice and to offer the prospect of help to vulnerable residential leaseholders. Action is welcome on fair terms for new leases and to promote commonhold. However, how and when …..."Gillian Keegan - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Asked by:
Gillian Keegan (Conservative - Chichester)
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 confirm house building allocations for local authorities to allow them to finalise their local plans.
Answered by Dominic Raab
House building allocations are not set by Government, it is for local authorities to do so through their own plan making process.
The draft revised National Planning Policy Framework proposes to introduce a number of measures that will make plan making easier, cheaper and more transparent. We intend to publish the final version of the revised Framework this summer.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill
"Chichester is home to a vibrant rural economy that is worth over £1 billion to the area and employs 9,000 people. It is the largest single employer by sector. We have a major growing environment, and this is due to our wonderful environment—our weather, sunshine and, mostly, proximity to the …..."Gillian Keegan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill
"My hon. Friend was talking about the prosperity of our economy. Does she agree that the growers and the farming industry of the future are important to that prosperity? There are many technological changes coming along in germination, for example, and our growers and farmers do not want to be …..."Gillian Keegan - View Speech
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