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57548

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Roma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they have spent the 69 million euros, as reported in Appendix 5 of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Status Report of 2013, earmarked for the implementation of the Roma Strategy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL21
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is advancing Roma integration within broader social inclusion and integration policies. This is fully in line with commitments we have made at European Union level, and is the best approach in a diverse and decentralised country like the UK.</p><p>On Page 32, the Status Report highlights that the Government is providing “approximately 72 million euros” for new and refurbished authorised traveller pitches in England, through the £60 million Traveller Pitch Funding programme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 12/06/2014 15:12:02 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

57550

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have called in the approval of planning permission for a site for Travellers in Brighton, granted by the South Downs National Park; and if so, when they will make a decision.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL23
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>This application remains under consideration by the Secretary of State in response to a request by the hon. Member for Hove (Mike Weatherley) for the application to be called in. The consideration is being made against the Secretary of State's policy, as set out in a Written Ministerial Statement on 26 October 2012, Official Report, Column 72W. The Secretary of State is very selective about calling in applications and will generally only do so if they raise issues of more than local importance. I will arrange for departmental officials to let the noble Lady know the outcome in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 16/06/2014 11:20:45 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

57565

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the factors contributing to the increased level of racial prejudice in Britain, as reported in the British Social Attitudes 31st report by NatCen; and what advice has been provided or is expected to be provided by the Equality and Human Rights Commission on the matter in accordance with its statutory duties.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL38
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The figures from the British Social Attitudes survey do not show an increased level of prejudice, but are actually more complex. The figures fluctuate from year to year, but the long-term trends are a decline in self-reported prejudice. Causal factors are likely to include the aftermath of the 9/11 and 7/7 attacks, different attitudes to changing immigration and (in a positive way) the 2012 Olympics. The dataset can be viewed online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/338779/selfreported-racial-prejudice-datafinal.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/338779/selfreported-racial-prejudice-datafinal.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government has a comprehensive programme of activities to build strong and more united communities, tackle hate crime, harness the work of faith groups and commemorate our common heritage. I have placed in the Library illustrations which summarise our work, which also can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/communitiesuk/sets/72157644380501531/" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/communitiesuk/sets/72157644380501531/</a></p><p> </p><p>The Commission's next periodic report on progress on its statutory duties, including tackling unlawful discrimination and harassment, is due to be published in 2015.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 12/06/2014 15:10:21 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

57596

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Housing: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the standards of design used for new homes in large-scale greenfield developments in England since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL69
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government is keen to ensure that new homes are well-designed and the National Planning Policy Framework and accompanying Practice Guidance strongly encourages local authorities, working with local partners, to achieve this. However, information about the standard of design for new homes is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 17/06/2014 13:16:31 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

57710

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what change there was in the number of homelessness acceptances arising from the end of a private sector tenancy in (a) Bury St Edmunds, (b) Suffolk and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	198572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>To assist public scrutiny, a table showing homelessness acceptances due to loss of private sector tenancy, by local authority, in each year from 2003 to 2013 is available in the Library of the House,</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data is not collected by parliamentary constituency.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The dataset shows that under the last Administration, the average numbers were higher than under this Administration, especially when taking into account the changes in the overall size of the private rented sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I would note that the rental sector policies of HM Opposition would make the problem worse, by reducing availability of private rented accommodation, forcing up rents and discouraging investment in the private rented sector. By contrast, this Government is increasing house building, delivering £19.5 billion of investment in affordable housing, supporting billions of private investment in new private rented accommodation, providing £470 million to prevent and tackle all forms of homelessness, and avoiding the excessive regulation which would harm the interests of tenants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 11/06/2014 15:29:14 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

57711

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Translation Services
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 cost was of translation and interpreter services used by each borough and county council in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	198563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information is not centrally held.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement of 12 March 2013, <em>Official Report</em>, column 5WS, we have given guidance to local authorities to stop translating into foreign languages, as it wastes taxpayers' money, undermines community cohesion, promotes segregation and discourages integration into British society.</p><p> </p><p>In that Statement, it was noted that estimates had suggested that local authorities were previously spending nearly £20 million a year translating into foreign languages. This illustrates the scope for councils to make savings by stopping such translation, using the money instead to support frontline services and keep council tax down.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/06/2014 15:55:37 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

57764

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what use his Department has made of the National Wellbeing Index introduced by the Office for National Statistics in formulating policy since the introduction of that Index in 2011; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve national wellbeing as defined in that Index since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	198864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics is measuring National Wellbeing, not as an index but through a framework of 41 indicators that capture social progress around important aspects of life for individuals, communities and the nation. The statistics are experimental at this stage and as such we should not expect to have examples of major policies that have been heavily influenced by the wellbeing data at this stage. The Department of Communities and Local Government aims to create great places to live and work, and give more power to local people to shape what happens in their area. As such, many of the Department's policies are aligned with the wellbeing agenda. Evidence provided to the Environmental Audit Committee for its Inquiry into</p><p>Wellbeing can be found at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/well-being/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/well-being/</a></p><p>Furthermore, the Department is contributing £100,000 per year for three years to the “What Works Centre for Wellbeing”. This centre will be dedicated to understanding what <em>local</em> as well as national governments, voluntary and business partners can do to increase wellbeing, and the research programme will include a ‘communities' theme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 12/06/2014 15:41:09 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

57932

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Help to Buy Scheme: Huntingdon
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 average age of buyers using the Government's Help to Buy scheme was in Huntingdon constituency.
tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Djanogly
uin	199063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding reply: Monday 9 June2014] </em></p><p>The area of Huntingdonshire District Council comprises all the Huntingdon constituency and part of the North West Cambridgeshire constituency. Separate figures for the Huntingdon constituency could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Figures for the numbers of sales under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme as at 30 April 2014 broken down by local authority and postcode sector are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics</a>. I have also placed a copy of the table in the Library of the House.</p><p>A figure for the average age of buyers in Huntingdonshire is not available because central government does not collect information on the ages of buyers under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme.</p><p>The average annual total applicant income of the 127 households that had bought a property within the area of Huntingdonshire District Council under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme as at 31 March 2014 was £49,181. During this period, the average purchase price of properties bought under the scheme in the same area was £213,573 and the total amount of equity loan payments made by central government was £5,424,768.</p><p>Central government does not collect figures on the numbers of applications that have been (a) successful or (b) unsuccessful under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme. A breakdown for Huntingdonshire is therefore not available.</p><p>The Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme is a matter for the Treasury. Their most recent statistics show that the average value of the 23 properties in Huntingdonshire that had been sold under the scheme by 31 March 2014 was £162,228, and that the total value of loans supported by the scheme for these properties was £3,528,682. This information is available from Table 7 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 199059 199060 199062 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:02:13 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 247 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1425 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Djanogly

57933

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Help to Buy Scheme: Huntingdon
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 average (a) household income and (b) house property acquisition price was of those buying under the Government's Help to Buy scheme in Huntingdon constituency.
tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Djanogly
uin	199062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding reply: Monday 9 June2014] </em></p><p>The area of Huntingdonshire District Council comprises all the Huntingdon constituency and part of the North West Cambridgeshire constituency. Separate figures for the Huntingdon constituency could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Figures for the numbers of sales under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme as at 30 April 2014 broken down by local authority and postcode sector are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics</a>. I have also placed a copy of the table in the Library of the House.</p><p>A figure for the average age of buyers in Huntingdonshire is not available because central government does not collect information on the ages of buyers under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme.</p><p>The average annual total applicant income of the 127 households that had bought a property within the area of Huntingdonshire District Council under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme as at 31 March 2014 was £49,181. During this period, the average purchase price of properties bought under the scheme in the same area was £213,573 and the total amount of equity loan payments made by central government was £5,424,768.</p><p>Central government does not collect figures on the numbers of applications that have been (a) successful or (b) unsuccessful under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme. A breakdown for Huntingdonshire is therefore not available.</p><p>The Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme is a matter for the Treasury. Their most recent statistics show that the average value of the 23 properties in Huntingdonshire that had been sold under the scheme by 31 March 2014 was £162,228, and that the total value of loans supported by the scheme for these properties was £3,528,682. This information is available from Table 7 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 199059 199060 199063 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:02:13 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 246 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1425 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Djanogly

57935

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Help to Buy Scheme: Huntingdon
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 total value of Government assistance provided under the Help to Buy scheme is in the Huntingdon constituency.
tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Djanogly
uin	199060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding reply: Monday 9 June2014] </em></p><p>The area of Huntingdonshire District Council comprises all the Huntingdon constituency and part of the North West Cambridgeshire constituency. Separate figures for the Huntingdon constituency could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Figures for the numbers of sales under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme as at 30 April 2014 broken down by local authority and postcode sector are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics</a>. I have also placed a copy of the table in the Library of the House.</p><p>A figure for the average age of buyers in Huntingdonshire is not available because central government does not collect information on the ages of buyers under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme.</p><p>The average annual total applicant income of the 127 households that had bought a property within the area of Huntingdonshire District Council under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme as at 31 March 2014 was £49,181. During this period, the average purchase price of properties bought under the scheme in the same area was £213,573 and the total amount of equity loan payments made by central government was £5,424,768.</p><p>Central government does not collect figures on the numbers of applications that have been (a) successful or (b) unsuccessful under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme. A breakdown for Huntingdonshire is therefore not available.</p><p>The Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme is a matter for the Treasury. Their most recent statistics show that the average value of the 23 properties in Huntingdonshire that had been sold under the scheme by 31 March 2014 was £162,228, and that the total value of loans supported by the scheme for these properties was £3,528,682. This information is available from Table 7 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 199059 199062 199063 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:02:13 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 245 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1425 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Djanogly