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821471

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Mayors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the metro-mayor system from 2010 to date.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The six city region mayors were elected for the first time in May 2017, and are already having a visible impact in their local areas, as well as on the national debate. Government is committed to understanding the impact that devolution is having across the country and a series of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms have been developed. These include an independent national expert evaluation panel to carry out consistent analysis of all projects funded through gain share investment funds, as well as local monitoring and evaluation plans.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 18/01/2018 17:20:41 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

821529

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Northamptonshire County Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings held by (a) Ministers of his Department and (b) officials of his Department have had with representatives from Northamptonshire County Council from 1 January 2017 to date.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet regularly with representatives of Northamptonshire County Council, and all councils, across the full range of policy areas covered by the department.</p><p>In relation to the financial position of the Council, officials have had monthly phone calls with Council officers, and the Secretary of State met with the Leader of the Council most recently on 12 October 2017.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/01/2018 17:07:31 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

821530

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ground Rent: Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to prevent rises in leasehold ground rents.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	122448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>On 21 December 2017 the Government published its response to the consultation on ‘ Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market’. This set out a range of measures to cut out unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system, including introducing legislation to prohibit the development of new build leasehold houses, other than in exceptional circumstances; and restricting ground rents in newly established leases of houses and flats to a peppercorn (zero financial value).</p><p>For existing leaseholders, the Government wants to see developer compensation schemes going further and faster, with support extended to all those with onerous ground rents, including second hand buyers and for customers to be proactively contacted. We will be keeping a close eye on progress and will consider measures that could be pursued to take action if necessary. We have also set out work with the Law Commission to make buying a freehold or extending a lease easier, faster, fairer and cheaper.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 122451 122453 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:57:48 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

821531

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Northamptonshire County Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when and by whom he was first informed of the financial difficulties at Northamptonshire County Council.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The situation in Northamptonshire has been developing for some time. However as a result of recent documentation from the external auditor and the Local Government Association, as well as the council’s own publicly available budget documents, it is now appropriate to take a detailed view of the authority to ascertain its compliance with its best value duty.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/01/2018 16:59:29 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

821532

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold: Leigh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on the number of houses sold in Leigh with leaseholds in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	122450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/01/2018 17:55:13 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

821533

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assistance his Department is offering to residents facing substantial rises in their annual leasehold payments.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	122451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>On 21 December 2017 the Government published its response to the consultation on ‘ Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market’. This set out a range of measures to cut out unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system, including introducing legislation to prohibit the development of new build leasehold houses, other than in exceptional circumstances; and restricting ground rents in newly established leases of houses and flats to a peppercorn (zero financial value).</p><p>For existing leaseholders, the Government wants to see developer compensation schemes going further and faster, with support extended to all those with onerous ground rents, including second hand buyers and for customers to be proactively contacted. We will be keeping a close eye on progress and will consider measures that could be pursued to take action if necessary. We have also set out work with the Law Commission to make buying a freehold or extending a lease easier, faster, fairer and cheaper.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 122448 122453 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:57:48 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

821534

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Health: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Health Secretary on the effect of changes in public health grants on council budgets.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>My Department and the Department of Health and Social Care are in regular contact about public health policy and funding, including in relation to Public Health Grant.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/01/2018 17:05:55 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

821535

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to cap rises in leasehold payments for homeowners.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	122453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>On 21 December 2017 the Government published its response to the consultation on ‘ Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market’. This set out a range of measures to cut out unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system, including introducing legislation to prohibit the development of new build leasehold houses, other than in exceptional circumstances; and restricting ground rents in newly established leases of houses and flats to a peppercorn (zero financial value).</p><p>For existing leaseholders, the Government wants to see developer compensation schemes going further and faster, with support extended to all those with onerous ground rents, including second hand buyers and for customers to be proactively contacted. We will be keeping a close eye on progress and will consider measures that could be pursued to take action if necessary. We have also set out work with the Law Commission to make buying a freehold or extending a lease easier, faster, fairer and cheaper.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 122448 122451 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:57:48 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

821537

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Health: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) Ministers in his Department and (b) officials in his Department have had with Public Health England on the public health grant in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Officials from my Department attend a monthly meeting hosted by both Public Health England (PHE) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) which specifically focuses on matters relating to the Public Health Grant. In addition to such meetings, officials from my Department have frequent ad-hoc dialogue on the Public Health Grant with their counterparts from PHE and DHSC.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/01/2018 16:36:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

821539

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pension Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on local government pension funds being used to invest in fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The government does not prescribe centrally where local government pension funds should invest their assets. Funds are responsible and accountable for their own decisions, provided that they act reasonably and follow the Local Government Pension Scheme Investment Regulations 2016 and associated guidance. <br> <br> Local government pension funds should make the pursuit of a financial return their predominant concern but they may also take into account purely non-financial considerations provided that doing so would not involve a significant risk of financial detriment and they have good reason to believe that scheme members would support their decision. <br> <br> Funds are required to set out their policy on how environmental, social or corporate governance concerns are taken into account in their Investment Strategy Statement. The Regulations also require this statement to be published and kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/01/2018 16:55:52 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne