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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Feb 2018
Scottish City Deals

"Thank you, Ms McDonagh. I shall conclude by putting two direct questions to the Minister. What will he do to ensure that city deals in Scotland are properly delivered and to ensure the deals bring the hoped-for benefits to the city regions? What discussion has he had with the Scottish …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Feb 2018
Scottish City Deals

"I accept that the Sighthill transformational regeneration area is a wonderful example of the city deal in action, but my point was that, given the lack of political power compared with the powers given to other city regions in the UK, we cannot progress critical infrastructure projects such as transport …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"13. What assessment he has made of trends in the number of homeless people sleeping rough between 2010 and 2016. ..."
Paul Sweeney - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"The massive increase in homelessness and rough sleeping in my city of Glasgow is in stark contrast to the situation under the last Labour Government, when homelessness fell by more than three quarters. Given that shocking situation, what plans does the Minister have to roll out the finished Housing First …..."
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Written Question
Housing: Disability
Monday 11th December 2017

Asked by: Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of housing for disabled people.

Answered by Lord Sharma

National policy sets out clearly the need for local planning authorities to plan for the housing needs of all members of the community, including suitable properties for disabled people. Our recent Housing White Paper sets out the ways in which the planning system will be used to deliver more suitable homes for people with disabilities, including proposals to strengthen the National Planning Policy Framework. We are also introducing a new statutory duty on the Secretary of State to produce guidance for local planning authorities on meeting the housing needs of older and disabled people.

In addition, since 2011, we have delivered 27,000 supported housing units for disabled, vulnerable and older people. At Autumn Statement 2015, we announced £400 million new specialist affordable homes also for the vulnerable, elderly or those with disabilities. We have also increased funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG). Since 2012, the Government has invested over £1.6 billion into the Grant, providing around 250,000 adaptations by the end of the 2017-18 financial year. By 2020, we expect to have invested around a further £1 billion, with year-on-year increases meaning that spending on DFG will more than double to over £500 million from £220 million in 2015-16. Budget 2017 announced an additional £42 million for DFG in 2017-18.