Ben Spencer MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Homelessness: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility to people who are digitally excluded of the consultation on Funding arrangements for the Homelessness Preventi
Answer: The department issued an open consultation on Funding arrangements for the Homelessness Prevention Grant from 2026/27 onwards.Details of how to respond, including by post, can be found under the ‘Basic Information’ section of the consultation document.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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Housing: SewersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of her increased housing targets on sewerage capacity by (a) water company region and (b) constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of water and wastewater provision on new developments. Water companies are under a statutory duty to provide new water and sewage connections to residential properties, as well as planning to meet the needs of grow...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that (a) new homes are not build on high risk flood areas and (b) cumulative development does not increase local flood risk.
Answer: The government recognises the devastating impact which flooding can have on communities, and the role the planning system plays in directing development to areas of lowest possible flood risk. National planning policy is clear that inappropriate developme...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	2
Department for Business and Trade	3
Department for Education	18
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	4
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	31
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	78
Department for Transport	20
Department for Work and Pensions	4
Department of Health and Social Care	29
Leader of the House	2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	3
Ministry of Justice	2
Treasury	2

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