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registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of how many small firms and shops will benefit from reductions in business rates in (a) England and (b) Crawley in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	217113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced at the 2014 Autumn Statement an extra £650 million of support for 2015-16 bills, bringing the total support of 2013 and 2014 Autumn Statement polices to £1.4 billion. This help includes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>doubling small business rate relief for a further year. In England, this means an estimated 385,000 properties will pay no rates at all, while a further 190,000 properties will benefit from tapered relief.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>a 2% cap on the increase of the small business rates multiplier. This is a continuation of the 2% cap introduced in 2014-15 as part of Autumn Statement 2013 measures;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>increasing the temporary £1,000 discount for shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000 to £1,500 for 2015-16, benefitting an estimated 300,000 properties in England;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>extending the existing transitional relief scheme for two years for properties with a rateable value up to and including £50,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These policies are in addition to previous Autumn Statement measures that continue into 2015-16, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>a 50 per cent discount for 18 months to new occupants of vacant shops;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>allowing businesses to keep their small business rate relief for a year where they take on an additional property; and</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>business rates relief for empty new builds.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Central Government also now funds 50% of any local discount granted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authority level data is not yet available for the number of properties that will benefit from Autumn Statement 2014 measures in 2015-16. However, the attached table shows the number of hereditaments in 2014-15 that have benefitted from business rates measures extended in this year’s autumn statement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 10/12/2014 15:55:36 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 217113 Smith - Table.docx title Table 1
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

167706

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Welfare Assistance 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 assessment his Department has made of how local authorities have spent funding allocated for Local Welfare Assistance; and what assessment will be used to inform the decision on funding for Local Welfare Provision in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	217103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The consultation on how local welfare provision should be funded in 2015/16 closed on 21 November. Government is analysing the responses alongside the Department for Work and Pensions’ review of current provision The Government will make a decision based on this analysis in time for the provisional local government finance settlement due shortly.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 217104 question first answered 09/12/2014 15:40:02 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

167707

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Council Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will provide support to help local authorities achieve sufficient efficiency savings to enable them to freeze council tax in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	217117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>In September 2014 my Department awarded £8.6 million to 32 authorities through the Transformation Challenge Award. In November 2014, a further £89.4 million was awarded to 73 authorities to deliver large scale transformation projects. These awards are projected to help authorities make financial savings of £1 billion over the next 10 years. Also in November 2014 the Department awarded £16 million to help local authorities tackle non-benefit fraud which includes council tax fraud.<br><br>My hon. Friend will have seen the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement on 18 December where we committed to providing additional funding equivalent to a 1% council tax increase, to help councils freeze. This is the fifth successive year of freeze funding provided by the Government. This brings the total package to £5 billion.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 12/01/2015 19:00:50 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

167708

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Welfare Assistance 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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future of funding for Local Welfare Assistance schemes.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	217104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The consultation on how local welfare provision should be funded in 2015/16 closed on 21 November. Government is analysing the responses alongside the Department for Work and Pensions’ review of current provision The Government will make a decision based on this analysis in time for the provisional local government finance settlement due shortly.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 217103 question first answered 09/12/2014 15:40:02 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

167709

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the take-up has been of the Help to Buy schemes in (a) England and (b) Crawley constituency to date.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	217114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting people’s aspirations to own their own home.</p><p> </p><p>By 31 October, nearly 66,400 families have bought a home with the assistance of the three Help to Buy schemes in England and 132 in the Crawley constituency.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s official statistics on sales for the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme, at 31 October in England, broken down by constituency, local authority and postcode, are available at: www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics<br><br>The Department’s official statistics on sales for the Help to Buy: New Buy scheme, at 30 September are available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-and-help-to-buy-newbuy-statistics-april-2013-to-september-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-and-help-to-buy-newbuy-statistics-april-2013-to-september-2014</a> Figures are not available by constituency.</p><p> </p><p>The Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee scheme is managed by HM Treasury. The latest official statistics, at 30 September, are available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-september-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-september-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/12/2014 15:46:34 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

167712

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Holocaust Memorial Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	217040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government funds the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust to deliver the annual Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration and local activities across England, Wales and Scotland. Given the significance of the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, we have increased our funding to the Trust to ensure that Holocaust Memorial Day 2015 is commemorated with dignity and in a way that honours survivors and ensures that as a nation we remember.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 08/12/2014 17:39:25 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams previous answer version 32332 answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis