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776841

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	Leasehold
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 he is taking to advise homebuyers of the potential risks of buying leasehold properties; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	109277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s consultation, <em>Tackling Unfair Practices in the Leasehold Market</em>, considered a number of issues within the leasehold sector including the sale of new built leasehold houses, and onerous ground rents. The consultation also sought views on what further areas of leasehold reform should be prioritised and why. The public consultation, which closed on 19 September, received around 6,000 replies. We are carefully analysing the responses, and will issue the Government response in due course.</p><p>On the 22 October, the Government launched a call for evidence to improve the homebuying and selling process, in order to make it cheaper, faster and less stressful. This will seek views on how to better enable consumers to make an informed choice around the type of property bought and its tenure.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/10/2017 17:49:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 18707 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

776849

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	Housing: Sales
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 house-builders on sales of (a) leasehold houses and (b) freeholds to other companies after purchases are completed.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	109276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, met with the Home Builders Federation on 12 September to discuss ending the development of new build leasehold houses and the 'Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market' consultation, which referred to developers selling on freehold interests to third parties after a lease has been purchased.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/10/2017 17:50:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 18706 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

773915

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	Housing: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of new houses sold as leasehold properties in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	108663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of transactions on new build houses where the property was sold as leaseholds is available through Land Registry Price Paid data. This data is available from 1995 onwards.</p><p>This information can be accessed here: <a href="https://data.gov.uk/dataset/land-registry-monthly-price-paid-data" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/dataset/land-registry-monthly-price-paid-data</a></p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government has recently concluded a public consultation, <em>Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market</em>, which sought views on a range of proposed measures to help tackle abuse of the leasehold system including the sale of new build leasehold houses. The responses are being analysed and Government will publish an official response in due course<strong>. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/11/2017 17:17:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 17314 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

710948

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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: Warrington
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 proportion of the £300 million in discretionary rate relief for businesses which will be allocated to Warrington.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	67999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>My Department is currently consulting on the £300 million discretionary relief scheme. As part of the consultation the Government published details of the provisional allocations by local authority.</p><p>Details of the consultation and allocations are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/discretionary-business-rates-relief-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/discretionary-business-rates-relief-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/03/2017 12:47:03 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

711027

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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 Services: Warrington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 3 of the Spring Budget 2017, how much of the additional £2 billion of additional social care funding he plans to allocate to Warrington.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	67966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department published the allocations for the additional funding for adult social care announced at the Spring Budget 2017 online on 9 March, together with an Explanatory Note.</p><p>This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-allocations-of-the-additional-funding-for-adult-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-allocations-of-the-additional-funding-for-adult-social-care</a>.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/03/2017 12:41:20 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

686059

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
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	Rents: Warrington
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 average weekly rent in (a) social and (b) private sector rented housing in Warrington; and what proportion of the average weekly income in the borough each of those figures represent.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	63411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>In 2010-11 there was a large scale voluntary transfer of local authority owned social housing to private registered providers in Warrington. Average rents for private registered providers in Warrington are available in live table 704:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies</a></p><p>The Valuation Office Agency private rental market statistics provides average private monthly rents by local authority in England available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/private-rental-market-statistics-may-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/private-rental-market-statistics-may-2016</a></p><p>Estimates of average incomes are produce by the Office for National Statistics and are available in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/2016provisionalresults" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/2016provisionalresults</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 20/02/2017 17:05:31 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

523413

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 9 May 2016 to Question 36419, if he will set out the actions required of an hon. Member, including the number of parliamentary questions asked, contributions to debate and other relevant matters which are deemed to demonstrate sufficient interest in devolution, for such hon. Members to be invited to meetings on future plans for the area they represent.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	39855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>I would welcome a proactive and enthusiastic approach to involvement on devolution matters and associated opportunities locally, with which my department stands ready to engage. It is for hon. Members to determine for themselves what that involves.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 13/06/2016 15:38:21 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

517388

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Communities and Local Government: Warrington Borough Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons only one hon. Member for a Warrington constituency was invited to his recent meeting with the leader of Warrington Borough Council on devolution; who made the decision to invite only one such hon. Member to that meeting; and if he will take steps to ensure that all appropriate hon. Members are invited to such meetings in future.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	36419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The MP referred to by the Hon. Member for Warrington North has been proactive in engaging with my department on devolution matters, and I would welcome the same enthusiasm and involvement from all appropriate members.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 09/05/2016 15:43:28 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

454077

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	European Regional Development Fund: North West
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 pupils in the North West have received funding from the European Regional Development Fund; and what the total investment from that fund in that region has been in each year since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	28127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>The European Regional Development Fund does not provide funding to pupils.</p><p>The total investment for the Fund 2000-06 programme period in the North West was equivalent to just under £1.5 billion.</p><p>The figures for the 2007-13 European Regional Developement Fund programme, where investment commenced in 2009, are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Annual expenditure (£m)</p></td><td><p>Cumulative expenditure (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>168.2</p></td><td><p>168.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>56.3</p></td><td><p>224.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>63.2</p></td><td><p>287.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>60.8</p></td><td><p>348.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>81.2</p></td><td><p>429.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>123.8</p></td><td><p>553.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>56.9</p></td><td><p>610.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 26/02/2016 14:30:26 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

422553

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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: Warrington
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 the number of homes in (a) Warrington and (b) Warrington North constituency which were sold under Right to Buy legislation and which have subsequently become privately rented properties.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	12693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>No estimate has been made as to how many homes sold under the Right to Buy have become private rented properties.</p><p>What a Right to Buy owner chooses to do with their property after they've bought it is up to them, just as it is for other home buyers on the open market. Mortgage providers and landlords may place restrictions on letting in the terms of the sale.</p><p>Under Right to Buy there are financial restrictions in place for re-sale within 5 years, and councils have the right of first refusal to buy back the property for up to 10 years at market value.</p><br /> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/10/2015 12:31:30 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones