Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 May 2019
Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) Bill
"This is probably the easiest summing-up that I have experienced so far in the Chamber. I thank the right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood), my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry South (Mr Cunningham) and the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron)—first, for turning up and, secondly, …..."Roberta Blackman-Woods - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 May 2019
Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) Bill
"I thank the Minister for that intervention, because perhaps I was not clear: I was not suggesting that those measures necessarily needed to be in this Bill, but they do need to be set out so that we can place the Bill within the context of the Government’s wider proposals, …..."Roberta Blackman-Woods - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 May 2019
Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) Bill
"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will do my best to keep to what is in the Bill. However, the Government cannot continue to rely on a system of ever-increasing council tax bills and supplements to make up for the lack of Government funding for our essential public services such …..."Roberta Blackman-Woods - View Speech
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Speech in General Committees - Thu 09 May 2019
Architects Act 1997 (Swiss Qualifications) (amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I thank the Minister for outlining what the statutory instrument contains. It is clear that it follows on from the SI that was made on 28 March and relates to a relatively small subset of that larger group of …..."Roberta Blackman-Woods - View Speech
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Speech in General Committees - Thu 09 May 2019
Architects Act 1997 (Swiss Qualifications) (amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
"The Minister is nodding, so I assume that I have got that right. The current process will be frozen immediately before exit day, hence the need to plan ahead. The reason that Swiss architects were not considered last time is that neither the 2019 regulations nor the 1997 Act referred …..."Roberta Blackman-Woods - View Speech
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Speech in General Committees - Thu 09 May 2019
Architects Act 1997 (Swiss Qualifications) (amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
"Good—we can make progress. It is a pity that we have to put time in to preparing for a no-deal exit that the Government could clearly have taken off the table much earlier. Nevertheless, we are where we are and I prefer to focus my comments on the importance of …..."Roberta Blackman-Woods - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has advised the Government that they need to do more to support neighbourhood planning in deprived areas. Does the Minister agree that he should give additional powers to town and parish councils to facilitate that and to ensure that all areas, especially those …..."Roberta Blackman-Woods - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Asked by:
Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)
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 20 February 2019 to Question 220835 on Housing: Construction, when his Department will be setting out space standards for new homes.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The Nationally Described Space Standard for new homes has been in place since 2015. The Government will be considering the Nationally Described Space Standard as part of its programme to review planning practice guidance and building regulations guidance.
Written Question
Monday 1st April 2019
Asked by:
Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)
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 22 February 2019 to Question 220837 on Local Plans, whether his Department has no plans to set a deadline for local authorities to have a local plan.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 22 February 2019 to Question UIN 220837.
Written Question
Monday 1st April 2019
Asked by:
Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)
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 22 February 2019 to Question 220834, what progress his Department has made since 2017 in increasing transparency on who owns land privately held and the options held over it.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The total amount of freehold land registered with HM Land Registry continues to increase at an average rate of 0.1 per cent a month, and now stands at 86.5 per cent (87.4 per cent in England and 80.6 per cent in Wales). HM Land Registry receives, on average, around 400 registrations of land each day which extends the Land Register.