Rural Related Politics - An RSN weekly review

Tuesday 21 July will see a Westminster Hall debate on Barriers to trade in the UK internal market led by Sammy Wilson MP. 

The Environmental Audit Committee met yesterday (21 July) where MPs quizzed Government Ministers on their plans to achieve ambitious housebuilding targets without sacrificing climate and nature goals.

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The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee concluded the public evidence sessions for its inquiry on land value capture, with questions to the Housing minister Matthew Pennycook MP and to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government officials.

Evidence touched on the Government’s target for 1.5 million homes and the decent homes standard.

You can view the evidence at this link

A Westminster Hall Debate on SEND Provision: South East England secured by Mike Martin MP that took place on 15th July focused on the conflict between meeting EHCP deadlines and provide provision, and the rising costs of providing that service.

Alison Bennett MP highlighted:
In West Sussex, approximately a third of children with an EHCP require transport to and from school. SEND transport is budgeted to cost the county council £31.3 million this year, which is up from £13.5 million five years ago—every year, it spends more than its budget in this area. Managing that provision is hugely complex for councils and requires judgment on the individual needs of a child, including their need for an escort and/or private transport, as well as the individual home-to-school route that they travel. Does the Minister agree that that is one of the less considered pressures on council budgets in relation to SEND provision, particularly in larger, rural county council authorities

You can view the hansard at this link