Research Briefing
Building Safety Bill: Lords amendments
This briefing paper covers amendments to the Building Safety Bill made in Grand Committee, on report and at third reading in the House of Lords.
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Constituency Casework
Does the law set a minimum bedroom size in England?
Find out the rules about bedroom sizes in England.
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Research Briefing
UK Shared Prosperity Fund: design and development
This briefing looks at the history of the development of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, covering the issues around its design and the response it has received.
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Research Briefing
What is affordable housing?
This briefing explains how affordable housing is defined, and looks at trends in housing affordability and the supply of affordable housing.
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Debate Pack
General practice capacity for large-scale housing developments
A Westminster Hall debate on General practice capacity for large-scale housing developments is scheduled for 29 March 2022 at 9:30am. The debate will be led by Andrew Selous MP.
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Research Briefing
Assets of community value
This briefing paper outlines the the 'community right to bid' for ‘assets of community value’, introduced into England by the Localism Act 2011. It also covers other community powers regarding land and property, including community asset transfer, the Right to Contest, and equivalent provisions in Scotland and Wales.
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Debate Pack
Large solar farms
A debate on large solar farms will be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 9 March at 2.30pm. The debate will be opened by Brendan Clarke-Smith MP.
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Constituency Casework
Can access to housing be restricted to local people?
An explanation of how planning and housing policies might be used to ensure local people benefit from housing provision.
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Research Briefing
Levelling up: What are the Government’s proposals?
The briefing looks at the Government’s “levelling up” agenda, including a summary of its February 2022 levelling up white paper.
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Research Briefing
Allocating social housing (England)
This paper explains the framework within which local authorities allocate their housing stock.
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Research Briefing
UK Government policy on freeports
This briefing looks at the background to the UK Government's freeports policy, including the Spring 2021 Budget's announcement of freeport locations.
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Research Briefing
Planning for the Future: planning policy changes in England in 2020 and future reforms
The white paper Planning for the Future's proposals in 2020 for "once in a generation" reform of England's planning system proved controversial. This briefing examines those proposals and the other planning changes made during the Covid-19 pandemic - including changes to the standard method for calculating housing need - and the most recent proposals in the Levelling Up white paper.
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Research Briefing
Mortgage prisoners
An overview of how many mortgage-holders became trapped in expensive deals, and of efforts made to help resolve the situation.
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Research Briefing
Tackling the under-supply of housing in England
The Government aims to deliver 300,000 new homes per year. This briefing covers trends in supply and considers barriers and potential solutions to delivering more homes.
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Constituency Casework
Planning permission in Conservation Areas and listed buildings in England
Find out about the planning restrictions residents may face when seeking to make changes to buildings which are listed or in conservation areas.
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