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432199

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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	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, how he plans for the two per cent council tax precept to fund care services to be monitored to ensure funds raised are used for disabled people, older people, and carers seeking social care and support from local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	17721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Details of how the two per cent social care precept will operate will be confirmed alongside the provisional local government finance settlement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 30/11/2015 14:29:40 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

432205

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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	Fire Services: Hoaxes and False Alarms
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 he has made of the effectiveness of using the facewatch application to reduce the number of fire engine call outs to false alarms.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	17687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>We have made no assessment of the effectiveness of using Facewatch to reduce call outs to false alarms. Decisions on operational matters, including how to reduce and respond to false alarms, are best taken at the local level by fire and rescue authorities and their principal officers in the light of individual circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 04/12/2015 13:43:49 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

432206

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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	Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, from what date his Department has been advertising the Right to Buy scheme for housing association tenants; and how much has been spent on (a) television, (b) radio, (c) print and (d) social media advertisements for the scheme.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	17698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken any advertisement for the extension of the Right to Buy to housing association tenants not currently eligible and as such has incurred no costs. The Department recently set up a ‘register of interest’ so we could keep these tenants up to date with any developments. This is run on our existing Right to Buy website at no additional cost and we also signpost the register through other owned channels.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 30/11/2015 14:29:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

432207

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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: Pensions
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 amend the Local Government Pension Scheme to permit boycott, divestment and sanctions policies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	17640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>We will issue guidance to local government pension scheme administering authorities in the spring on how their policies on environmental, social and corporate governance matters should reflect foreign policy and related issues. This will make clear that their predominant concern should be the pursuit of their financial return on investments and that they should not pursue boycott, divestment and sanctions policies unless they are consistent with UK foreign policy.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/12/2015 16:21:09 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

432208

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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	Homelessness
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 ministerial working group on preventing and tackling homelessness will next meet; and what the membership of that group is.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	17572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Ministerial Working Group on Homelessness will meet in the New Year. The group consists of Ministers from ten Departments – Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, Department of Health, Department for Work and Pensions, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Defence, Home Office, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Government Equalities Office, and Department for Communities and Local Government.</p><br /> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/12/2015 16:20:18 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

432306

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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	Sussex Police: Finance
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 place in the Library copies of the (a) labour and (b) materials data used to calculate the area cost adjustment factor element of the Sussex Police grant.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	17717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Area Cost Adjustment data referred to in the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2015/16 is that used for the 2013-14 Local Government Finance Settlement.</p><p>The main data used for the labour cost element are anonymised personal records from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Any release is governed by the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and is the responsibility of the Office for National Statistics.</p><p>The main sources of data used for the rates cost element come from Valuation Office Agency estimates for offices. This data is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/business-floorspace-experimental-statistics</p><br /> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/12/2015 16:18:27 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

432375

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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	Fire and Rescue Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 November (HL3768), how local support for Police and Crime Commissioners to take responsibility for fire and rescue services in their areas will be assessed.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The recent consultation on enabling closer working between the emergency services detailed the proposed process for assessing local support where a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is seeking to take responsibility for fire and rescue services. This includes a requirement for the PCC to consult locally and, where the PCC and relevant local authorities are not in agreement, Ministers may seek an independent assessment on the merits of transferring fire and rescue to the PCC before making a decision.</p><p>The Government is still considering the responses to the consultation before the proposals can be finalised. The Government’s response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/12/2015 15:11:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

432403

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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	Enterprise Zones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intended to carry out a review of the Enterprise Zones established in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>DCLG publishes national and regional performance data collected from Enterprise Zones on a quarterly basis. This data includes jobs attracted as well as investment and the number of business established.</p><p>Based on the most recent quarterly monitoring returns, Enterprise Zones have attracted 20,676 jobs including construction jobs, and 566 businesses. This shows a 9 percent increase in jobs growth and a 5 per cent increase in new businesses on the previous quarter. This data is self-reported but all efforts have been made to ensure its accuracy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/12/2015 12:38:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

432407

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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	Enterprise Zones: North West
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 (1) Mersey Waters, (2) Liverpool City, and (3) Sci-Tech Daresbury, Enterprise Zones in particular regarding new job creation and investment.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>DCLG publishes national and regional performance data collected from Enterprise Zones on a quarterly basis. Data is not published on individual zones. This data includes jobs attracted as well as investment and the number of business established.</p><p>Based on the most recent quarterly monitoring returns, Enterprise Zones in the North, which include Mersey Waters and Sci-Tech Daresbury, have attracted 5,889 jobs including construction jobs, 150 new businesses and secured around £1,120 million of private sector investment. This data is self-reported but all efforts have been made to ensure its accuracy.</p><p>Data for Liverpool City is not included, as it does not offer business rates discounts as part of the official Enterprise Zone programme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/12/2015 12:45:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

432408

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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	Homelessness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to take steps to ensure that the Homelessness Prevention Grant continues after its current funding ends.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL3922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>Decisions around locally funded services will be set out in the provisional Local Government Settlement, which we intend to announce before recess.</p><p>Local authority expenditure on homelessness is recorded in the Revenue Outturn tables which are published annually (attached) and available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/478073/Revenue_Outturn__RO4__data_2014-15_by_LA_-_19-Nov-2015.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/478073/Revenue_Outturn__RO4__data_2014-15_by_LA_-_19-Nov-2015.xls</a></p><p>National homelessness statistics record detailed information on local housing authority homelessness activity. This includes the number of homelessness households, how many had their homelessness prevented and also the reason for the loss of their last settled home.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3923 HL3924 HL3925 question first answered 08/12/2015 15:02:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 151201 Copy of Revenue Outturn - HL3922.xls title Revenue Outturn table
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie