Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding was awarded through the community ownership fund to applicants in (a) Hendon constituency and (b) the London Borough of Barnet since the establishment of that fund.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
To date we have received one application to the COF from a project in the London Borough of Barnet. This project was based in the constituency of Hendon. The application in question fell short of the minimum scoring criteria, as published on gov.uk, and so was unsuccessful.
All projects are informed which sections of the application form they failed and are invited to submit another bid to the fund in the future. We also now have a delivery support provider who will be able to provide guidance and support prospective applicants ahead of them submitting an application.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many community ownership fund applications have been made in (a) Hendon constituency and (b) the London Borough of Barnet since the establishment of that fund.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
To date we have received one application to the COF from a project in the London Borough of Barnet. This project was based in the constituency of Hendon. The application in question fell short of the minimum scoring criteria, as published on gov.uk, and so was unsuccessful.
All projects are informed which sections of the application form they failed and are invited to submit another bid to the fund in the future. We also now have a delivery support provider who will be able to provide guidance and support prospective applicants ahead of them submitting an application.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications to the community ownership fund have been made by the London Borough of Barnet since the establishment of that fund.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
To date we have received one application to the COF from a project in the London Borough of Barnet. This project was based in the constituency of Hendon. The application in question fell short of the minimum scoring criteria, as published on gov.uk, and so was unsuccessful.
All projects are informed which sections of the application form they failed and are invited to submit another bid to the fund in the future. We also now have a delivery support provider who will be able to provide guidance and support prospective applicants ahead of them submitting an application.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if it remains his policy to introduce a Renters’ Reform Bill during this Parliament.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
Further to the answer given to Question UIN 147433 on the 27 February 2023, this remains a priority for the Government.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will update the Estate Agents Act 1979 to ensure that the security of the paper based system for the conveyancing of properties is retained.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
Last year we signalled our intention in the Levelling Up White Paper to work with industry to improve the home buying and selling process. We are currently developing a detailed plan to take this work forward, including digitalisation of the residential property sector and improving the quality of upfront information.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the number of buildings that will be required for the Office for Local Government; and where each office will be located.
Answered by Lee Rowley
The Office for Local Government has been initially set up as a unit within the department. The programme to establish the body is currently at a planning phase and further details will be set out in due course.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the number of full-time equivalent staff who will be required for the administration of the Office for Local Government.
Answered by Lee Rowley
The Office for Local Government has been initially set up as a unit within the department. The programme to establish the body is currently at a planning phase and further details will be set out in due course.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much has been spent to date in establishing the Office for Local Government; and what estimate he has made of the future annual running costs of that office.
Answered by Lee Rowley
The Office for Local Government has been initially set up as a unit within the department. The programme to establish the body is currently at a planning phase and further details will be set out in due course.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will take steps to publish a consultation on allowing landowners to operate campsites for 56 days a year under permitted development rules without obtaining full planning permission.
Answered by Felicity Buchan
Whether or not campfires are allowed in a certain location is not a planning matter. We are currently consulting on the introduction of a new permitted development right to support temporary recreational campsites for up to 60 days per year. The consultation is open until Tuesday 25 April 2023 and further details can be found at the following link.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to allow landowners to operate campsites for 56 days a year under permitted development rules without obtaining full planning permission.
Answered by Felicity Buchan
Whether or not campfires are allowed in a certain location is not a planning matter. We are currently consulting on the introduction of a new permitted development right to support temporary recreational campsites for up to 60 days per year. The consultation is open until Tuesday 25 April 2023 and further details can be found at the following link.