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Written Question
Housing: Construction
Monday 5th June 2023

Asked by: Sara Britcliffe (Conservative - Hyndburn)

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

To ask the secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the building of new homes on regenerated brownfield land.

Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch

This government is committed to making the most of brownfield land. The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that planning policies and decisions should give substantial weight to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements. We recognise that local authorities are best placed to assess the suitability of each site for redevelopment.

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 29 Nov 2022
Social Housing and Regulation Bill [ LORDS ] (Second sitting)

"Surely, if a tenant is aggrieved with the process, they are likely to fill in the survey response...."
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Written Question
Community Ownership Fund and Levelling Up Fund
Monday 27th June 2022

Asked by: Sara Britcliffe (Conservative - Hyndburn)

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 the potential impact on local communities of the projects funded through the latest tranche of awards from the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) Community Ownership Fund.

Answered by Lord Gove

The Levelling Up Fund considers the impact of projects in local communities, by looking at how strongly each bid aligns and supports local need.

The Community Ownership Fund considers the impact of projects in local communities by assessing how an asset under community ownership will deliver benefits to a local community and bolster pride of place.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Jun 2022
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

"I very much welcome the Bill and its Second Reading today. It is great to see the Minister in his place, who I know will engage with colleagues throughout the process.

Hyndburn and Haslingden was one of the forgotten areas of the north for too long, but I vowed to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Grit Bins

"Does my hon. Friend agree that in places such as High Peak and Hyndburn and Haslingden, severe weather affects residents? The provision of grit bins is key around schools, for example, where severe weather can cause severe delays for people who are trying to get their children to school. Getting …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Feb 2022
Levelling Up

"I grew up in a northern industrial town, and I politely say to the hon. Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy) that a plan for levelling-up opportunity is exactly what such towns need. Delivery is key, so will the Secretary of State make sure that we get shovels in the ground?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Secretary of State may know that I have campaigned tirelessly for investment in our town centres across Hyndburn and Haslingden, and those millions of pounds of investment would make a significant difference. Can he confirm that the second round will be confirmed in the White Paper, and will he …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Nov 2021
Budget Resolutions

"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is brilliant then that the Conservative-run Lancashire County Council has reopened all of the libraries that the Labour Administration closed and is continuing to invest in our libraries?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Oct 2021
High Streets

"It is a pleasure to serve under your watchful chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I must first put on record how brilliant my local businesses across Hyndburn and Haslingden are—I have had the pleasure of visiting quite a few of them in my campaign to shop local—but there is no doubt that …..."
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