written question – answered on 14 June 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent by (a) his Department and (b) the Homes and Communities Agency on accreditation for conferences in 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much bad debt was written off by his Department in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on the updating of published data in line with the Government's transparency agenda in each month...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) empty homes and (b) homes which had been empty for more than six months there were in each region in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many first-time buyers have (a) registered an interest in, (b) applied for and (c) bought on the Government's FirstBuy scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many lenders are participating in the Government's FirstBuy scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many loans from the Government's FirstBuy scheme have been repaid on resale of the property with the Government's share...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many households in each parliamentary constituency have participated in the FirstBuy scheme to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will estimate the average age of an unassisted first-time buyer in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has spent on promotional material for the Government's NewBuy Guarantee scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has made an estimate of the average deposit required of a first-time buyer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to introduce a national telephone helpline for No Second Night Out nationwide.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the ministerial working group on homelessness has discussed the rise in homelessness and rough sleeping since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what capital projects the Homes and Communities Agency will have in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15; and what he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the increase to the housing benefit bill as a result of the Government's Affordable Rent model.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many homes were built on public sector land released for house building (a) between May 1997 and April 2010 and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) with reference to the Housing Minister's announcement of February 2011 of Government plans to accelerate the release of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many bids have been received for the Government's Build Now, Pay Later scheme; and how many have been successful; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 17 May 2012, Official Report, column 246W, on housing: construction, whether the figures of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average density of new dwellings was in each (a) region and (b) local authority area in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many new (a) affordable homes and (b) homes for social rent were built in each (i) region and (ii) local authority area in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what assessment he has made of the number of jobs supported to date in construction and related industries by increasing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) when the industry-led guidance on housing for older people will be published; (2) what discussions he has had with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to support council staff who want to make in-house bids under the community right to challenge draft...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the compatibility of draft statutory guidance on the community right to challenge with the duty...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he intends to publish guidance for local authorities on assets of community value.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many people have been rejected for loans provided through the Government's NewBuy Guarantee scheme; (2) how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what checks are in place to ensure that a property purchased through the Government's NewBuy Guarantee scheme is the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes have been built as a result of the Government's NewBuy Guarantee scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) lenders and (b) housebuilders have signed up to the Government's NewBuy scheme; how many are not members of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average percentage deposit is for mortgages offered under the Government's NewBuy Guarantee Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial risk to the Exchequer of the security provided by Government...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans his Department has to improve protections for tenants in the private rented sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has spent on promotional material for the Right to Buy scheme since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether sport club supporters' groups will be eligible for funding from the right to bid fund.