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780403

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates: West Sussex
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 plans to announce which local authority areas will be piloted for 100 per cent business rates retention; what representations he has received from councils in West Sussex on that pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	110238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The local authorities selected to pilot 100 per cent business rates retention for 2018/19 will be announced at or in advance of the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement. Councils in West Sussex have made an application.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 06/11/2017 17:47:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

752548

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Permitted Development Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the effectiveness of permitted development rights; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	5184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Permitted Development rights play an important role in freeing up the planning system to enable development to take place more quickly without the need to seek full planning consent. In the recent Housing White Paper we consulted on extending the rights for the conversion of agricultural buildings to residential use to help increase the provision of housing for rural workers and extending the existing agricultural permitted development rights to help farmers adapt more quickly to changing agricultural practices. We are reviewing responses received.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/07/2017 14:23:36 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

641195

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
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	Social Rented Housing: South East
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 increase the pay to stay income threshold for South East England to that of Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	53875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government's position was made clear in my Written Statement of 21 November.</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2016-11-21/HCWS274</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 29/11/2016 12:48:37 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

638059

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	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 recent discussions he has had with local authorities on 100 per cent business rate retention; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	53475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>We recently conducted a consultation on our approach to the implementation of 100% Business Rates Retention. There were over 450 responses from local authorities, businesses interests and other organisations. My officials are currently considering these and we will publish a summary of the responses and our proposed way forward in due course. In the meantime, we will continue close collaboration with local government in taking this work forward, including through the Business Rates Retention Steering Group, which is jointly chaired by the Local Government Association and the Department for Communities and Local Government.</p><p>The Steering Group was established to consider the mechanisms needed to set up and run the new business rates system, as well as the timetable and implementation of the reforms. It oversees the work of a set of technical working groups, each looking at particular aspects of the reforms. The Group meets on a regular basis and has done so on 6 occasions since April 2016. All papers for meetings are published here: <a href="http://www.local.gov.uk/business-rates" target="_blank">http://www.local.gov.uk/business-rates</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/11/2016 16:42:17 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

178924

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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	Local Government: Devolution
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 his Department has to devolve greater responsibilities to democratically elected county councils and county unitary authorities.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	224121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has always believed that local decision-making plays an essential role in building stronger local economies and communities and is open to discussions over possible offers from areas that are interested in greater devolution of powers. This basic principle of localism underpins the Government's approach and is why programmes such as Growth Deals and Growing Places Fund have been made available to all local areas in England through Local Enterprise Partnerships.<br><br></p><p>I also refer my hon. Friend to the Government's publication, &quot;The implications of devolution for England” (CM 8969) which outlines the views of both Coalition parties on the scope for greater decentralisation in England.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implications-of-devolution-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implications-of-devolution-for-england</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 24/02/2015 10:18:34 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith