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Written Question
Second Homes: Cumbria
Wednesday 16th March 2022

Asked by: Neil Hudson (Conservative - Epping Forest)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of second homes in Cumbria between 2010 and 2022.

Answered by Stuart Andrew - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The Department collects data on second homes classified for the purposes of council tax at the local authority district level on an annual basis, which can then be aggregated to cover the area of Cumbria.

The time series can be compiled from the published local authority level datasets which can be found at the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-taxbase-statistics

for each year. Line 11 relates to second homes and the local authority level can be found in the ‘Data’ tab. The latest data is taken from a snapshot in October 2021.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Feb 2022
Rural Communities in Cumbria: Levelling Up

"It is a great honour to be able to open this debate on support for levelling up rural communities in Cumbria. The backdrop to this is that I very much welcome the Government’s White Paper on levelling up, but I want to highlight and stress that this is not just …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Feb 2022
Rural Communities in Cumbria: Levelling Up

"I thank my hon. Friend, the Chair of the Select Committee on which I am privileged to sit. He makes a fantastic point. It is about connectivity across our great country, and rural Devon is the same as rural Cornwall and the same as rural Cumbria, and we need to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Feb 2022
Rural Communities in Cumbria: Levelling Up

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, which I note. If he can temper his patience, I will get on to that topic shortly. I am surprised to see him here; I expected to see him in my constituency perhaps where he has been a frequent and regular visitor …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Jan 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 09 Dec 2021
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)

"I echo the Minister’s comments and thank the hon. Member for Weaver Vale for his service in his Front-Bench role. I also thank Opposition Members for the constructive approach they have taken to looking at the Bill; we have moved together positively. I also echo the Minister’s comments in saying …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 07 Dec 2021
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)

"It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Elliott. I am grateful to the Minister. I very much welcome the Bill. It is a tightly scripted, focused Bill, which will accelerate its passage. I welcome these clauses, which allow the Secretary of State and the Government to …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 07 Dec 2021
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)

"I take on board that comment, but a key theme for leaseholders is having more of a sense of belonging, ownership and ability to make decisions such as whether to keep a pet. I realise that this is a tightly worded Bill, but can the Minister say whether we will …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 07 Dec 2021
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 07 Dec 2021
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

"It is great privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I welcome the Minister’s comments and the Bill, as well as the constructive comments from the Opposition. We are all on the same page and think that this constructive Bill is a small step towards correcting future injustices.

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