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222893

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on support for town and parish councils to initiate a neighbourhood plan when (a) there is no local plan, (b) a local plan is being considered by an inspection and (c) there is doubt about housing numbers.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
uin	224890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Planning guidance sets out the action an authority should take where a neighbourhood plan comes forward before an up-to-date Local Plan is in place (further details can be found at: <a href="http://planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk/blog/guidance/neighbourhood-planning/what-is-neighbourhood-planning/what-is-a-neighbourhood-plan-and-what-is-its-relationship-to-a-local-plan/" target="_blank">http://planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk/blog/guidance/neighbourhood-planning/what-is-neighbourhood-planning/what-is-a-neighbourhood-plan-and-what-is-its-relationship-to-a-local-plan/</a>)<br><br>A local planning authority should take a proactive and positive approach, working collaboratively with a parish or town council or a designated neighbourhood forum particularly sharing evidence and seeking to resolve any issues to ensure that the draft neighbourhood plan has the greatest chance of success at independent examination. <br><br>Town and parish councils and designated neighbourhood forums can also use the planning guidance on housing and economic development needs assessments to identify specific local needs that may be relevant to a neighbourhood but any assessment at such a local level should be proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/02/2015 16:40:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

222894

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory homeless people there were in (i) Barnsley East constituency, (ii) Barnsley local authority area and (iii) South Yorkshire in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	224918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>Figures on homelessness are collected at local authority level rather than parliamentary constituencies. <br><br>The requested figures for Barnsley local authority area and South Yorkshire are provided in the attached table. <br><br>Figures at local authority level on statutory homelessness and homelessness prevention and relief are available to download at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness. Figures at local authority level on rough sleeping are available to download at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2014</p><p>This Government has increased spending to prevent homelessness, making over £500 million available to help the most vulnerable in society and have kept strong protections to guard families against the threat of homelessness.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 02/03/2015 14:45:27 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 224918 Dugher.xlsx title Homeless Figures for Barnsley and South Yorkshire
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

222897

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many apprentices employed by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Communities &amp; Local Government currently employ 10 apprentices of which 4 are aged 16 to 18 and 6 are aged 19 to 24. None of the apprentices were previously employed by the Government.<br /><br />The Department's executive agencies and associated bodies currently employ 11 apprentices of which 4 are aged 16 to 18 and 7 are aged 19 to 24. None of the apprentices were previously employed by the Government. Ministers have also engaged directly with apprentices through round table catch ups.<br /><br /></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><th>Organisation</th><th>Age<br />16 to 18</th><th>Age<br />19 to 24</th><th><br />Total</th></tr><tr><td>Department for Communities &amp; Local Government</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>The Planning Inspectorate</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Homes &amp; Communities Agency</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 02/03/2015 14:50:31 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

222441

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish all responses to the consultation on the proposal to amend the constitution of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Following the recent consultation, we have now laid a draft of an Order before Parliament which, if approved by Parliament and made, will enable the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to appoint an Interim Mayor to chair the Authority until a mayor is elected for Greater Manchester as envisaged in the devolution agreement with Government. The accompanying Explanatory Memorandum provides a summary of the 12 responses to the consultation from the ten constituent councils, the Combined Authority and the Business Leadership Council.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 224757 224758 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:43:02 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

222442

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a list of respondees to the consultation on the proposal to amend the constitution of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Following the recent consultation, we have now laid a draft of an Order before Parliament which, if approved by Parliament and made, will enable the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to appoint an Interim Mayor to chair the Authority until a mayor is elected for Greater Manchester as envisaged in the devolution agreement with Government. The accompanying Explanatory Memorandum provides a summary of the 12 responses to the consultation from the ten constituent councils, the Combined Authority and the Business Leadership Council.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 224756 224758 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:43:03 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

222443

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many responses to the consultation on the proposal to amend the constitution of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority there have been.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Following the recent consultation, we have now laid a draft of an Order before Parliament which, if approved by Parliament and made, will enable the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to appoint an Interim Mayor to chair the Authority until a mayor is elected for Greater Manchester as envisaged in the devolution agreement with Government. The accompanying Explanatory Memorandum provides a summary of the 12 responses to the consultation from the ten constituent councils, the Combined Authority and the Business Leadership Council.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 224756 224757 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:43:03 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

222444

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the European Regional Fund Operational Programme for 2014-20 has been agreed with the European Commission; and when he expects funding from that programme to be released to local enterprise partnerships.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	224800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>My Department is on track to reach in-principle agreement with the European Commission on the 2014-2020 European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme in February to enable a launch call for projects to take place in March. Local Enterprise Partnerships and partners are advising my Department on this launch. Partners will continue to play an active role locally in advising my Department on the applications and funding decisions that will follow. The Department for Communities and Local Government will be in a position to sign funding agreements for successful applications as soon as the European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme is formally adopted by the European Commission, which we expect to happen by June.<br><br>I attach to this answer a letter sent last week by my noble Friend, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, to Local Enterprise Partnerships and local partners on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 25/02/2015 16:24:16 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 224800 McKinnell - Letter from Lord Ahmad.pdf title Letter from Lord Ahmad - Local Enterprise Partners
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

222445

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he intends to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Hyndburn dated 14 October 2014 on Hyndburn Homes.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	224720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 25 February 2015, a copy of which is attached.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/02/2015 16:18:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name 224720 Jones - Letter.pdf title Letter from Brandon Lewis to Graham Jones
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

222446

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Shared Ownership Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that advance public notice is given to the planned changes to the income eligibility thresholds for shared ownership.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	224734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>There are no current planned changes to the income eligibility thresholds for shared ownership funded by the Homes and Communities Agency across England, excluding London. However, we do keep these matters under review. <br><br>The Greater London Authority has committed in the London Plan to update the income thresholds for London on an annual basis through the Annual Monitoring Report. The next Report is due to be published at the end of March 2015. Any changes to the income thresholds will apply from 1 April 2015. All partners will be informed on the updated income thresholds and all public information on shared ownership will be updated accordingly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/02/2015 16:20:23 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

222454

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release Pickles cuts stealth taxes on new homes and boosts small builders, published on 28 November 2014, if he will publish the business cases for each element of the initiatives announced in that press release.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	224643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 12 February 2015, Questions 223173 and 223176. We announced in December that we are setting aside £25 million of the Builders Finance Fund, specifically to provide loans to schemes of between 5 – 14 units in size to better support smaller builders.</p><p> </p><p>We published a revised prospectus in January which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/builders-finance-fund-prospectus" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/builders-finance-fund-prospectus</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/03/2015 17:00:41 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 46559 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts