Written questions by Shannon.

Communities and Local Government, what funding has been allocated to support community cohesion programmes.

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Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to improve the energy efficiency of social housing and reduce fuel poverty.

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Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the availability and quality of supported housing for elderly and vulnerable residents.

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Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of brownfield site utilisation in new housing construction.

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Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure accountability and transparency in local government spending.

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Communities and Local Government, how much funding he has allocated for homelessness prevention programmes in the current financial year.

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Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to increase the level of funding to local authorities to deliver statutory services.

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Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the supply of social housing.

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Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities to tackle homelessness.

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Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of rough sleepers.

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Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that new developments include adequate infrastructure and community services.

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Communities and Local Government, what recent comparative assessment his Department has made of average house prices and average household incomes.

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Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of affordable housing.

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Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of planning restrictions on the level of housing supply.

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Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to temporary accommodation for vulnerable households.

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Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to improve access to community facilities and public services in lower socioeconomic areas.

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Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of devolution deals in improving local public services.

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Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support timely investment in wastewater infrastructure for new housing developments; and what discussions he has had with

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Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for social housing, including changes to the stock of social and affordable housing; and what discussions he has had with his coun

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Communities and Local Government, what fiscal measures are in place to support first-time buyers entering the housing market.

The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of homeownership.In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, the government is supporting people into home ownership, includin...