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809752

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Persimmon Homes: Pay
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 make an assessment of the implications for (a) his policies on and (b) Government funding for help to buy of the level of the bonus awarded by Persimmons to its Chief Executive in December 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	120372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Under this Government, new house building starts and first time buyers are at their highest levels for nine years. The annual number of new homes started has doubled from the level Labour left behind and there are 120,000 more First Time Buyers a year. The Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme has played an important role by helping 134,000 households buy their own home since 2013 and approximately 80 per cent of these were first time buyers. The scheme does not provide a subsidy to house builders but offers a repayable loan to buyers of new homes.</p><p>In 2016 Help to Buy sales made up only 3 per cent of total house sales and an independent evaluation found no evidence to suggest the scheme has driven up house prices. We want to see builders investing in growing supply and have committed to work with the sector to consider the future of the scheme beyond 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/01/2018 16:20:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

768875

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 list the local authorities that have made a request for financial assistance for fire safety work in tower blocks; how much such assistance has been requested in each case; whether that has been for grant, loan or extra borrowing approval; and whether the Government has agreed to any additional grant, loan or borrowing approval.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	107115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I can confirm that 32 local authorities have been in touch with DCLG regarding work to ensure fire safety in tower blocks. We have been clear that building owners are responsible for funding fire safety measures, but councils should contact us if they have any concerns about funding fire safety works. Government will consider financial flexibilities for local authorities who need to undertake essential fire safety work to make a building safe</p><p>It is a matter for local authorities to communicate with their residents what work is being proposed and as such I cannot provide details about specific local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/10/2017 16:18:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 14931 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

692456

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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	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, what comparative estimate his Department has made of the number of homes to be built between 2015 and 2020 and the Government's target for the number of homes to be built in that period.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	64796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>My Department does not publish forecasts for house building. 189,650 new homes were delivered in 2015/16 but we accept we have further to go as a country to build the homes we need.</p><p>The Government’s ambition is to deliver 1 million homes by the end of the Parliament and our Housing White Paper sets out a comprehensive package of reforms to help us to do so.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 07/03/2017 10:27:17 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 36899 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

692458

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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	Small Businesses: Cash Dispensing
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 Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the level of provision for small businesses of ATM access.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	64768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government has made no assessment of the potential effect on high streets and local communities of reduced access to ATMs. ATM provision is a matter for HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy grouped question UIN 64817 question first answered 01/03/2017 16:59:01 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

690239

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Social Rented Housing
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 the (a) total number of social housing units to be built and (b) change in the number of social housing units that will be available for rent during this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	64288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement, we announced an expansion of the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme (SOAHP) 2016-21, with an additional £1.4 billion investment, increasing the overall budget to £7.1 billion that will deliver 225,000 affordable housing starts by March 2021.</p><p>The expanded programme now allows a wider range of products and so the actual tenure split will depend on bids received. This programme flexibility enables providers to have the agility to respond to local needs and markets – building the right homes in the right places.</p><p>Figures showing the total stock of properties for rent from local authorities or private registered providers are available in live table 104</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</strong></a></p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 01/03/2017 18:09:46 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 36708 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

515242

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	Local Government: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what further steps he plans to take to ensure that local government pension scheme members are consulted on proposed guidance on the ability of local government to account for non-financial factors in pension scheme investment decisions; and what steps he plans to take to ensure that that proposed guidance will be subject to parliamentary scrutiny.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	35272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s response to the consultation, which will set out our next steps in relation to these issues, will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 35271 question first answered 28/04/2016 09:41:25 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

515243

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	Local Government: Pensions
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 responses to the non-financial factors section of the recent consultation on revoking and replacing the Local Government Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	35271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s response to the consultation, which will set out our next steps in relation to these issues, will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 35272 question first answered 28/04/2016 09:41:25 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

485566

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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	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, how he plans that the section 31 grant to compensate councils for the extension of small business rate relief will be funded.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	32229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>By raising £8 billion through a package of measures to counter tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning by multinational enterprises, Government has been able to announce in the Budget a £6.7 billion reduction in business rates. This is the biggest ever cut in business rates in England. The funding for these section 31 grants was provided for in Budget 2016 through the Budget scorecard (lines 15-17). This additional funding is included in the DCLG Local Government DEL budget figures on page 91 of the Budget Report.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 19/04/2016 16:52:52 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

390692

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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: Living Wage
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 estimate what the cost to each local authority in England and Wales will be of paying staff the new National Living Wage in April (a) 2016 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	7737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the new National Living Wage on local authority finances will be considered during the Spending Review as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures on local authorities. The Department has regular discussions with the Local Government Association about a range of matters, and will continue to engage with them and other interested parties as part of the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 7739 7740 question first answered 21/07/2015 14:27:55 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

390700

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research his Department has carried out on the effect of the National Living Wage on local authority staffing costs; and if he will place a copy of such research in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	7739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the new National Living Wage on local authority finances will be considered during the Spending Review as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures on local authorities. The Department has regular discussions with the Local Government Association about a range of matters, and will continue to engage with them and other interested parties as part of the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 7737 7740 question first answered 21/07/2015 14:27:55 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts