Every parliamentary written question tabled by Kemi Badenoch this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Communities and Local Government, when she plans to appoint a chair of Oflog.
The Government is clear that local government is key to delivering our five national missions and it will work in partnership with the sector.The Government is considering how best to work with local government to provide assurance and ensure accountability to the public, through the department and its agencies.
Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to cap council tax rises.
Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged.
Communities and Local Government, how many submitted planning permission applications are unable to progress due to nutrient neutrality rules.
The department does not hold data on the specific number of planning permissions that are unable to progress due to nutrient neutrality rules. 7.9% of new addresses created in England from 2015/16 to 2018/19 were created in areas affected by nutrient neutrality. This represents an expected additional housing supply of 16,500 dwellings per year.
Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend nutrient neutrality rules.
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 556 on 26 July 2024.
Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to implement the conclusions of the London Plan review, published on 15 January 2024.
The Government is committed to working in partnership with the Mayor on how housing delivery and affordable housing provision can be increased in London. We will work with the Mayor and his team to ensure that the London Plan is ambitious but also deliverable.A consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, including in relation to brownfield development, began on Tuesday 30 July and closes on Tuesday 24 September.
Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the projected size of the greenbelt by the end of this Parliament.
The Government set out details of proposed reforms relating to brownfield, grey belt and the Green Belt in the consultation on our approach to revising the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system that began on Tuesday 30 July and closes on Tuesday 24 September.
Communities and Local Government, how she plans to permit the fast-tracking of brownfield land.
The Government set out details of proposed reforms relating to brownfield, grey belt and the Green Belt in the consultation on our approach to revising the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system that began on Tuesday 30 July and closes on Tuesday 24 September.
Communities and Local Government, whether funds allocated through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be delivered.
£1.9 billion has already been delivered, of an available £2.2 billion, to local authorities, with the remainder of allocations available to lead local authorities (LLAs) based on their actual spend at the end of the programme. We are working closely with LLAs to ensure we are able to maximise the benefits of UKSPF. Each local authority has an agreed plan to deliver locally important projects by March 2025 when the current funding period ends.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report by the National Audit Office entitled The effectiveness of government in tackling homelessness, published on 23 July 2024, HC 119, if she will accept the recommendation of that report to establish a cross-government strategy on homelessness.
Homelessness levels are far too high. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy working with Mayors and Councils to put us back on track to ending homelessness for good. We welcome the NAO’s report which shines a light on this important issue and will consider their recommendations as we develop our strategy.We will deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and deliver 1.5 million new homes over the next Parliament. I refer the Rt Hon Member to the written statement made on 30 July 2024 (HCWS48), setting out our first steps on how we achieve this.
Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to support home ownership for first-time buyers.
The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of homeownership.In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, the Government has committed to introducing a permanent, comprehensive mortgage guarantee scheme and to giving first-time buyers the first chance to buy homes.
Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities she expects to have up-to-date local plans on (a) 4 July 2025, (b) 4 July 2026, (c) 4 July 2027, (d) 4 July 2028 and (e) at the end of this Parliament.
This Government has inherited a planning system in which only 31% of local planning authorities have up-to-date local plans.We are determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible, to progress towards our ambition of achieving universal plan coverage and ensure plans contribute positively to our ambition of delivering 1.5 million homes.Further details are set out in the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system.
Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities do not have up-to-date local plans.
This Government has inherited a planning system in which only 31% of local planning authorities have up-to-date local plans.We are determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible, to progress towards our ambition of achieving universal plan coverage and ensure plans contribute positively to our ambition of delivering 1.5 million homes.Further details are set out in the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system.
Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for introducing measures on nutrient neutrality.
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 556 on 26 July 2024. We will provide further updates on timing in due course.
Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce legislation to allow housebuilding delayed by nutrient neutrality rules derived from European Union case law.
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 556 on 26 July 2024. We will provide further updates on timing in due course.
Communities and Local Government, what plans she has for new efficiency savings in (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies.
The government is taking action to make efficiency savings across back-office functions and communications and stopping non-essential spending on consultants. Further details are set out in Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2024-25.
Communities and Local Government, what underspends there are within (a) her Department and (b) each of her Department's arms length bodies in this (a) financial year and (b) spending review period.
As the Chancellor set out in her statement on July 29, the government’s spending audit has identified a forecast Resource DEL overspend of £21.9 billion against the plans set out for departments at Spring Budget 2024. This already factors in the Treasury’s assessment of a £7.1 billion fallaway over the course of the year, as set out in Table 1 of Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2024-25.The government has announced £5.5 billion of savings in 2024-25, bringing the in-year pressures down to £16.4 billion. The department continually reviews it's in year spending against budgets and will report in the usual way.
Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help those impacted by high insurance premiums in properties affected by (a) cladding and (b) remediation issues.
We will review how to better protect leaseholders from costs and take steps to accelerate the pace of remediation across the country. We will put a renewed focus on ensuring those responsible for the building safety crisis pay to put it right.
Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for publishing a response to her Department's consultation on reforms to social housing allocations, published on 30 January 2024.
The Government does not intend to enact the policy proposals set out in the consultation in question. A formal response will be issued in due course.
Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to make (a) regulatory and (b) deregulatory changes to building regulations.
We will keep the Building Regulations under review to ensure that they are supporting our ambition of delivering high quality, safe and sustainable buildings whilst also enabling the construction sector to innovate and deliver the additional homes that we need.
Communities and Local Government, if she will publish her Department's submission on the legal challenge by Friends of the Earth and South Lakes Action on Climate Change to the West Cumbria Mining planning permission.
As the decision remains subject to ongoing litigation, it would be inappropriate to comment.