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, whether she plans to recruit additional planning inspectors to support the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project process.
The Government is committed to ensuring that the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime is capable of delivering the UK’s infrastructure needs, including sufficient resourcing in the Planning Inspectorate and government expert bodies to support infrastructure consenting.
Communities and Local Government, whether (a) councils will be required to review their Local Plans in order to undertake Green Belt reviews and (b) Local Plans will be required to be updated after the Green Belt review through a public examination led by the Planning Inspectorate under proposed planning reforms.
The Government is committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and ensuring that every part of the country benefits from it. We will set out further details in due course.
Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to introduce secondary legislation to recognise the Veterans Card as a form of identification in polling stations across (a) Great Britain and (b) Northern Ireland.
As our manifesto made clear, the Government will address the inconsistencies in voter identification that prevent legitimate electors from voting, specifically including veterans of HM Armed Forces. We are considering what changes we wish to make in order to achieve this and will bring forward proposals in due course.Electoral policy for Northern Ireland is a matter for the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and a separate regime for voter identification exists there. Any legislation to allow the Veteran’s Card use in Northern Ireland would be provided for in separate legislation.
Communities and Local Government, what plans she has for (a) restrictions on rent increases and (b) other rent controls in the domestic private rented sector.
The Government does not support the introduction of rent controls. We have made clear that we intend to use the Renters’ Rights Bill to provide tenants with greater protections against unreasonable within-tenancy rent increases.
Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the building of solar farms on land categorised as best and most versatile agricultural land.
We place great importance upon our agriculture and food production, and this is reflected in the National Planning Policy Framework. The Framework is clear that local planning authorities should recognise the economic and other benefits of the best and most versatile agricultural land. Where significant development of agricultural land is shown to be necessary, including ground mounted solar, the planning authority should seek to use poorer quality land in preference to that of a higher quality.
Communities and Local Government, whether residential gardens within the curtilage of a domestic property will continue to be classified as brownfield land under proposed planning reforms.
The definition of previously developed land is set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. The definition excludes residential gardens in built up areas and we are not proposing to change this.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, for what reasons the project at Worcester Parkway was stalled; and whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to that project.
The Government has identified a large number of housing schemes where progress is behind plan.There are a wide variety of site-specific reasons as to why the schemes in question are either not progressing at the pace required or have stalled entirely.Through the accelerator taskforce, barriers to development on such schemes will be identified and where appropriate the necessary support will then be provided to accelerate delivery, including funding in some instances.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, how many additional planning officers will be recruited in each local authority.
In our manifesto, we committed to hiring 300 planners over the next five years. We are looking at a variety of options to ensure that these are recruited in a way that best supports housing delivery. We will update Parliament on our progress in the usual manner, including on funding.The department’s wider Planning Capability and Capacity programme continues to provide the direct support to Local Planning Authorities that is needed now and to develop the recruitment pipeline into the planning profession.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, for what reasons the project at Liverpool Central Docks was stalled; and whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to that project.
The Government has identified a large number of housing schemes where progress is behind plan.There are a wide variety of site-specific reasons as to why the schemes in question are either not progressing at the pace required or have stalled entirely.Through the accelerator taskforce, barriers to development on such schemes will be identified and where appropriate the necessary support will then be provided to accelerate delivery, including funding in some instances.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, how much funding will be allocated by her Department to support the recruitment of 300 more planning officers.
In our manifesto, we committed to hiring 300 planners over the next five years. We are looking at a variety of options to ensure that these are recruited in a way that best supports housing delivery. We will update Parliament on our progress in the usual manner, including on funding.The department’s wider Planning Capability and Capacity programme continues to provide the direct support to Local Planning Authorities that is needed now and to develop the recruitment pipeline into the planning profession.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, how her Department defines stalled housing sites.
The Government has identified a large number of housing schemes where progress is behind plan.There are a wide variety of site-specific reasons as to why the schemes in question are either not progressing at the pace required or have stalled entirely.Through the accelerator taskforce, barriers to development on such schemes will be identified and where appropriate the necessary support will then be provided to accelerate delivery, including funding in some instances.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, for what reasons the project at Langley Sutton Coldfield was stalled; and whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to that project.
The Government has identified a large number of housing schemes where progress is behind plan.There are a wide variety of site-specific reasons as to why the schemes in question are either not progressing at the pace required or have stalled entirely.Through the accelerator taskforce, barriers to development on such schemes will be identified and where appropriate the necessary support will then be provided to accelerate delivery, including funding in some instances.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, when local authorities will be given additional funding to recruit planning officers.
In our manifesto, we committed to hiring 300 planners over the next five years. We are looking at a variety of options to ensure that these are recruited in a way that best supports housing delivery. We will update Parliament on our progress in the usual manner, including on funding.The department’s wider Planning Capability and Capacity programme continues to provide the direct support to Local Planning Authorities that is needed now and to develop the recruitment pipeline into the planning profession.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, whether additional funding will be provided for the recruitment of 300 planning officers.
In our manifesto, we committed to hiring 300 planners over the next five years. We are looking at a variety of options to ensure that these are recruited in a way that best supports housing delivery. We will update Parliament on our progress in the usual manner, including on funding.The department’s wider Planning Capability and Capacity programme continues to provide the direct support to Local Planning Authorities that is needed now and to develop the recruitment pipeline into the planning profession.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, for what reason the project at Northstowe was stalled; and whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to that project.
The Government has identified a large number of housing schemes where progress is behind plan.There are a wide variety of site-specific reasons as to why the schemes in question are either not progressing at the pace required or have stalled entirely.Through the accelerator taskforce, barriers to development on such schemes will be identified and where appropriate the necessary support will then be provided to accelerate delivery, including funding in some instances.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, whether her Department plans to introduce penalties for local planning authorities that do not meet housing targets.
The Government has set out changes to how we plan for the homes we need as part of the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework launched today.
Communities and Local Government, what her responsibilities are as Deputy Prime Minister; and whether those responsibilities include the implementation of the Government’s planned reforms of employment law.
Full details of the Deputy Prime Minister's responsibilities will be published in due course.
Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her policies on leasehold reform on the average costs leaseholders in properties with building safety issues will incur.
In line with usual practice, the Government will consider the impact of its leasehold reform policies as part of taking any relevant future legislation through Parliament.
Communities and Local Government, how many new towns her Department plans to help build; what her timetable is for building those towns; and if she will publish a list of their locations.
Further details on how the Government will deliver the next generation of new towns will be provided in the near future.
Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to require local authorities to amend neighbourhood plans.
The Government does not intend to require local planning authorities to amend neighbourhood plans in the future. Communities will continue to be able to choose whether they review or update their neighbourhood plan.