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670682

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
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 urban transformation centres are planned under the Northern Powerhouse Plan; what the remit of such centres will be; when each such centre will be operational; and how much has been spent and committed on the establishment of such centres to date.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	59418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The government has not made any decisions on the N8 proposal to create a network of Urban Transformation Centres. The government will continue to work with the N8 universities to explore their proposals.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 18/01/2017 17:26:22 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy previous answer version 29876 answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

670698

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
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 his Department is taking to support high streets around the country.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	59351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that high streets throughout the country remain at the heart of their community and we have taken significant actions to help high streets adapt and thrive through a range of targeted tax breaks, sensible planning changes and measures to ensure fairer parking for motorists.</p><p>At Budget 2016 we announced the biggest ever cut in business rates – worth £6.7 billion across the next five years. The Government is permanently doubling the level of Small Business Rate Relief and increasing the thresholds to benefit a greater number of property occupiers. Eligible properties with a rateable value of £12,000 and below will receive 100% relief. This means that 600,000 small businesses will pay no business rates at all. Furthermore, the revaluation of Business Rates will ensure business rate bills more closely reflect the property market and that all businesses are getting a fair deal.</p><p>We have also given over £18 million to town teams since 2010, funding successful initiatives such as “Love Your Local Market” and the “Great British High Street Competition”, which aims to recognise and celebrate some of the great work that is being done by local councils and communities around the country to help celebrate their high streets. The finalists for the 2016 Competition, which received over 900 applications and 500,000 public votes, included Thame, who were runners-up in the Small Market town “Place” category, and Chris Hurdman, who runs Thame weekly market, was a runner-up in the Market Champion “People” award.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 18/01/2017 17:25:37 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy previous answer version 29836 answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

662817

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
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 further to devolve (a) community infrastructure levy funding, (b) 100 per cent business rate growth and (c) EU legacy structural funds to the new Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority after May 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	58483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2017 answer text <p>Together with local partners in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, we have now agreed proposals for a devolution deal that would see the significant transfer of power and resources from central Government to the local area. In addition to devolving funds in areas such as economic growth, transport and skills, the deal also includes additional revenue raising powers.</p><p>In October 2015, we announced that, by the end of this Parliament, local authorities will be able to keep 100% of the business rates they raise locally, including 100% of growth.</p><p>The Government commissioned a review of the Community Infrastructure Levy in November 2015, which was undertaken by an independent panel who submitted their report in October. We are currently reviewing the recommendations and further announcements will be made in due course.</p><p>We will consider the future of all programmes that are currently EU funded, once we have left the EU and will consult closely with stakeholders, including local authorities to review all EU funding schemes to ensure that any on-going funding commitments best serve the UK’s national interest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 10/01/2017 16:23:04 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy previous answer version 28942 answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

661800

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
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	Parking: Unfair Practices
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 civil servants are working on his Department's response to the consultation, Parking reform: tackling unfair practices.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	58287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>Parking policy is shared between DfT and DCLG. 72 people in my Department work on cities and local growth as part of a joint Cities and Local Growth Unit with BEIS. These are DCLG posts. The unit covers a range of policy areas including devolution, regeneration and reforms to off-street car parking.</p><p>The discussion paper last year entitled ‘Parking reform: tackling unfair practices’, sought thoughts and comments on the private parking sector. A summary of the responses was made available on 11 May 2016 by my Department. I am considering responses to the discussion paper, and options for further reform.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/01/2017 17:35:46 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 29824 answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

647633

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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	Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the new chairman of the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership will be appointed; and when the present such incumbent's term will expire.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	55316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The Chairman of Coast to Capital is appointed by the Board in accordance with the Local Enterprise Partnership’s Articles of Association. These provide for the Chairman to serve a three year term, which may be renewed once. I understand that the current Chairman’s first term is due to expire in May 2017.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 05/12/2016 17:23:06 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy previous answer version 24365 answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

638300

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
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	Selby-Hull Railway Line: Electrification
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 the potential effect of the rejection of the proposal fort electrification of the Selby to Hull railway line on the Government's plan for a Northern Powerhouse.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	53605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to delivering the Northern Powerhouse; it remains central to our plans to build an economy that works for all. This is why in previous rounds of Local Growth Deals we have invested £2.8 billion in Northern Powerhouse regions. This includes £863.8 million for the Local Enterprise Partnerships that cover Hull and Selby as follows: £113.6 million for the Humber, £122.2 million for York, North Yorkshire and East Riding, and £628 million for Leeds City Region.</p><p>The train operators that serve Hull are planning to deliver a range of benefits for passengers: new rolling stock, faster journey times, and improvements to Hull station.</p><p>Due to bi-modal trains that will be built in the North East, these benefits can be delivered without the need for electrification. This will mean better journeys for passengers without having to wait for an electrified route and will avoid the inconvenience this would cause. A direct service to Hull on the Trans Pennine Express Network will remain in place.</p><p>The Arriva Rail North franchise, which started in April, has committed to upgrading the Hull-Doncaster-Sheffield route to a new high-quality ‘Northern Connect’ service. There will be new or refurbished trains on these longer-distance services, with faster journeys and stations staffed daily, with catering services and free Wi-Fi at each one.</p><p>Passengers travelling to Hull and to East Riding will benefit from other improvement including Virgin Trains East Coast running faster services when their new fleet of Azuma trains are introduced in 2018, taking up to 6-7 minutes off the route from London to Hull.</p><p>First Hull Trains recently announced a £60 million investment in five new AT300 bid-mode trains of five carriages each. These will take advantage of the existing electrified East Coast line and then continue on to Hull via Selby.</p><p>We are determined to strengthen transport links across Northern towns and cities, so that people have greater choice and flexibility over the places they choose to work and live.</p><p>We have created Transport for the North (TfN) to develop transport plans that drive economic growth. We have committed £50 million over this parliament and are working to put the organisation on a statutory footing, so that TfN can effectively deliver its objectives.</p><p>We are also investing £13 billion in transport in the North during this parliament, to take forward key projects in the Northern Powerhouse.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 01/12/2016 16:45:05 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy previous answer version 21993 answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

637004

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Combined Authorities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to enable the establishment of combined authorities which have the power for extending their functions beyond those initially authorised; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	52954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>When enacting the Cities and Local Government Act 2016, Parliament agreed the process for conferring powers on a combined authority, including conferring powers on an established combined authority, and there are no plans to seek any change to this.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 24/11/2016 16:31:01 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy previous answer version 21279 answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

576737

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	Mayors
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 Government's policy is on requiring local authorities to adopt elected mayors as part of further proposals for the devolution of powers to local areas.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	45214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government will continue to work closely with local areas and remains open to discussion on any devolution proposals that include strong, accountable governance and clear accountability, including the adoption of elected mayors.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 12/09/2016 17:00:30 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy previous answer version 11072 answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed