Results 21–40 of 600 for housing speaker:Rachel Maclean

Proxy Voting (22 Jan 2019)

Rachel Maclean: It is absolutely fantastic news that the House has come together to look at these much-needed changes. I pay tribute to my colleagues all across the House who have spoken about their experiences. My children are too old for this to be an issue for me. In my former life, before coming here, I was a human resources director, and I was the person responsible for writing policies. I say to the...

Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Housing: Construction (23 Jan 2024)

Rachel Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the recommendations of the APPG on SME House Builders in its report on Access to Finance in the SME Housebuilding Sector, published in July 2023, if he will (a) encourage local authorities to grant permission in principle, (b) relax requirements for affordable housing, (c) target the Atlas planning...

Building Safety and Social Housing ( 6 Jul 2023)

Rachel Maclean: ...with the legislative measures that we have set out, including the Building Safety Act and all the other work that goes behind that, as the Secretary of State said. I was asked about social housing regulation. The direction of travel is clear: residents have spoken and reform is coming to the social housing sector. We are committed to implementing the new regulatory regime enabled by the...

Public Bill Committee: Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: Schedule 1 - ELIGIBILITY FOR ENFRANCHISEMENT AND EXTENSION: SPECIFIC CASES (23 Jan 2024)

Rachel Maclean: ...rectify the failures that we are now dealing with. It is now left to this Government to do it. On that note, I want to say to my hon. Friend the Minister how important it is that the community-led housing sector is excluded. I would not normally say that about any form of housing, but we have recently strengthened the national planning policy framework to encourage more of that type of...

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Social Rented Housing Provision ( 5 Jun 2023)

Rachel Maclean: I would like to gently correct the assertion that the hon. Lady made about watering down housing targets. The Government are committed to building 300,000 houses across the country. We are building them in the right places, with community support. We understand the importance of social rented housing, and that is why we made a commitment in our levelling-up White Paper to ensure that more are...

Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Rented Housing (23 May 2023)

Rachel Maclean: ...published today continue to show that supply within the private rented sector is roughly stable. We are continuing to monitor the private rented sector, through sources such as the English Housing Survey and ONS Rental Price Index. The Renters (Reform) Bill exempts Private Registered Providers of Social Housing (PRPSH) offering assured tenancies of social housing from these changes. These...

Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Almshouses (30 May 2023)

Rachel Maclean: Where almshouse organisations are registered with the Regulator of Social Housing and are letting homes at Social or Affordable Rent, or providing low-cost home ownership through shared ownership schemes, those homes are likely to fall within the definition of affordable housing in the National Planning Policy Framework. As part of the National Planning Policy Framework consultation between...

Future of Social Housing — [Ian Paisley in the Chair] (19 Apr 2023)

Rachel Maclean: When I have finished my remarks. I would like to remind the House that the Mayor of London is responsible for housing in London. He is a Labour Mayor of London and the problems there lie firmly at his door. Many Members have also spoken about councils. I would like to point out my own local council’s record. Conservative-run Redditch Borough Council is delivering council housing. That is...

Small and Medium-sized House Builders — [Mr Lawrence Robertson in the Chair] (10 May 2023)

Rachel Maclean: ...for one will be looking at that with great interest. I thank all other hon. Members, and I will come to their remarks before I finish speaking. The Government fully recognise the importance of SME house builders, and we are committed to ensuring that SMEs survive and thrive. We all share that objective. In case of any doubt, I will confirm that we support this critical part of the housing...

Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Private Rented Housing (21 Apr 2023)

Rachel Maclean: The Government is driving up the supply of new homes by supporting diversification of the market, investing in affordable housing, and increasing land supply for new homes by investing in infrastructure. We also remain committed to continue working towards our ambition of delivering 300,000 homes per year to help create a more sustainable and affordable housing market. We welcome new...

Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Housing: York (14 Mar 2023)

Rachel Maclean: As set out previously, the Government has been examining ways to incentivise the prompt build-out of permitted housing sites and to support councils to act against those who fail to meet these commitments. Through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, we are requiring housing developers to notify local authorities, via a Development Commencement Notice, when they commence development. We...

Leasehold Reform (23 May 2023)

Rachel Maclean: ...point. I repeat that we are committed to moving to a fairer, simpler and more equitable system. We are committed to the promises in our manifesto, as the Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, my hon. Friend the Member for North East Derbyshire (Lee Rowley), set out in his opening remarks. These promises have been repeated by previous Secretaries of State with...

New Housing Supply ( 5 Jun 2023)

Rachel Maclean: ...forgive me, because I have a lot to get on the record. My right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden has passionately advocated for new towns. We agree that an ambitious pipeline of housing and regeneration opportunities is crucial. I am a representative of a new town, Redditch, which currently houses about 70,000 people, so I know how successful and how important those...

Freehold and Leasehold Reform — [Mr Virendra Sharma in the Chair] ( 5 Jul 2023)

Rachel Maclean: .... I would be absolutely delighted to meet my hon. Friend’s residents. I implore her to contact my office so that we can arrange that as soon as we can. I hope this debate has demonstrated to the House, leaseholders and homeowners on freehold estates across the country our continued commitment to reform and to making things better. I am grateful to Members across the House, campaign...

Future of Social Housing — [Ian Paisley in the Chair] (19 Apr 2023)

Rachel Maclean: ...what we are doing. To support continued delivery, in March this year we announced that local authorities will have access to a new concessionary Public Works Loan Board interest rate for council house building from June this year. Local authorities have a real part to play in that endeavour. We are giving them the flexibility to make locally led decisions that deliver the best deal for...

Private Rented Sector: Regulation — [Philip Davies in the Chair] (24 May 2023)

Rachel Maclean: I thank the hon. Gentleman. On his first point, we believe that we currently have the right balance. Of course, the Bill will proceed through the House. On his intention to table an amendment, I am of course happy to meet him to discuss that. A number of Members referenced housing issues more generally. The Opposition Front-Bench spokesperson, the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen),...

Nutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill ( 5 Sep 2023)

Rachel Maclean: What I take issue with in the right hon. Gentleman’s questions—plural—is his comment that we scrapped housing targets. We have done no such thing. We are committed to building 1 million homes during this Parliament, and we have the target of building 300,000 homes every year. That is a very important target that we stand by. What we are doing, unlike the Labour party, is taking account...

Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Affordable Housing: Rural Areas (27 Feb 2023)

Rachel Maclean: ...already makes clear that planning policies and decisions should be responsive to local circumstances in rural areas. Our Rural Exception Sites policy allows for the development of small affordable housing sites in rural areas, with the majority of housing on these sites being available to local people in perpetuity, and we published planning practice guidance in 2020 to help local...

Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Housing: Portsmouth South (27 Feb 2023)

Rachel Maclean: This Government is committed to accelerating housing delivery to make home buying a reality for a new generation. We want decisions about homes to be driven locally and we want to get more local plans in place to deliver the homes we need. That is why we remain committed to a 300k target and to retaining a clear starting point for calculating local housing needs, and we know the best way to...

Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Housing: Leicester East (20 Jul 2023)

Rachel Maclean: The provision of affordable housing is part of the Government's plan to build more homes and provide aspiring homeowners with a step onto the housing ladder. Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver thousands of affordable homes for both rent and to buy right across the country. We would encourage Local Authorities in Leicester to work with social housing providers to bid...


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