Questions

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• Title:	The supply of social rental homes
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	02/02/2016
  Reference:

  ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 2016 … What action, if any, does the Minister … question to the minister for housing By Deputy P. Southern of St. Helier, December 2015

• Title:	Rental charges
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	23/02/2016
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  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING … BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER … ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 2016 … Following an exchange of emails on the subject …

• Title:	Tenants’ rights of appeal
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	24/02/2015
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  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING … BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER … ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2015 … Following the incorporation of the States of …

• Title:	Assurances to States Tenants regarding the proposed sale of rental units
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	13/02/2007
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  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER   ANSWER TO BE TABLE ON … Answer   The Department produces a magazine for Tenants entitled, ‘Community News …

• Title:	The Jersey Homebuy scheme
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	26/02/2008
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  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER   ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … The gateway will assess applicants and will categorise applicants as being eligible or …

• Title:	Has the policy of granting permanent ‘j’ category licences changed
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	02/02/2010
  Reference:

  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer   The policy on granting permanent 1(1)(j) permissions has not changed and remains …

• Title:	What options are there to deliver affordable homes and to increase owner occupancy
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	23/02/2010
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  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … As I have said on previous occasions, I am not in a position where I alone can deliver the …

• Title:	What is the demand for 3 bedroom social rental homes
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	26/02/2008
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  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER   ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer   The current demand for three bedroom homes can be met from within existing …

• Title:	Regarding the refurbishment at Clos du Fort and the impact on parking for the residents
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	12/02/2008
  Reference:

  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER   ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer   The refurbishment work at Clos du Fort has required the scaffolding of the four …

• Title:	Satisfaction of the Housing maintenance service and how much was spent on repairs and maintenance in each of the last 8 years
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	26/02/2008
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  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER   ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer   The Housing Department carries our regular Customer Satisfaction Surveys, the …

• Title:	The Social Housing Property Plan and the sell off of social housing rental housing stock
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	27/02/2007
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  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER   ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … (b)       give the current waiting period for 3-bed accommodation being notified to …

• Title:	What options are there to eliminate the under-funding of £7.5 million on annual repairs and maintenance identified in the Whitehead Report
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	02/02/2010
  Reference:

  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer   The Whiteahead report identifies that spending on building maintenance is under …

• Title:	Are large investors buying share transfer properties as an investment opportunity and the proportion of flats being bought by locally qualified people
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	12/02/2008
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  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER   ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer                         The requirements of the Housing Law do not extend to …

• Title:	Is there a demand for three bedroom houses in the States rental sector
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	12/02/2008
  Reference:

  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER   ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer   The demand for three bedroom social rented homes has steadily reduced during …

• Title:	The new criteria that the Minister is using to assess applications for J-category licences, how they differ from the old and the impact on the economy and employment
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	24/02/2009
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  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Will he assess for members the impact he expects from his new measures on the economy and …

• Title:	The possible restructuring of Housing rents into a banding system
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	28/02/2006
  Reference:

  TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER   ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer   The Housing Department is currently working on restructuring Housing rents into …

• Title:	Limits on recharges applied by Andium Homes and other social housing trusts
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	03/02/2015
  Reference:

  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING … BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER … ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2015 … Will the Minister inform members whether there is …

• Title:	OQ.28/2024 Long-term plans for the Cinq Chenes Estate
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	06/02/2024
  Reference:	OQ.28/2024

  9.9 Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Housing and Communities regarding the … 9.9.1 Deputy G.P. Southern: Is the Minister aware whether these have been passed, as it …