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date	14/10/2014
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	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding is available for local authorities to support neighbourhood plans.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	210404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department is committed to meeting the costs of new burdens on local authorities. Local authorities have a duty to support neighbourhood planning and are also required to fund the independent examination and referendum. Local authorities can currently claim up to £30,000 for each Neighbourhood Plan, with additional funding available in non-parished areas and designated business areas.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2014 16:12:28 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

93113

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what advice is available to communities formulating neighbourhood plans.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	210405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>A large range of advice is available to communities formulating Neighbourhood Plans. The Department commissioned a consortium led by Locality to deliver a £10.5 million support programme for 2013-15, which provides help and assistance on neighbourhood planning, including direct support from specialist planning advisors, a telephone advice service and a range of support materials on the <a href="http://www.mycommunityrights.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.mycommunityrights.org.uk</a> website. Planning Aid England, which is part of this consortium, also offers some free advice on neighbourhood planning.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also published planning guidance earlier this year to provide further advice on neighbourhood planning. Local planning authorities also have a duty to support neighbourhood planning by providing advice and assistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2014 16:15:58 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

93114

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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	Neighbourhood Plans
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 communities have produced neighbourhood development plans.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	210406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>As of 17 October 2014 the Department is aware of over 1,200 communities having started the process of neighbourhood planning. Of these, 138 communities have reached the stage of producing a draft Neighbourhood Plan for pre-submission consultation, of which 87 have submitted their plan to the local planning authority for examination, 30 have passed referendum and 25 have been brought into force (made).</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2014 15:55:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

93195

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Colombia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions to ensure that British companies working in Colombia are not involved in land-grab from peasant land-owners.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	210495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) visited Colombia in February this year and discussed business and human rights in his meetings with President Santos, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Trade and with civil society. We have a strong partnership with the government of Colombia on implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in the context of the November 2011 Joint Declaration on Human Rights. I had a substantive discussion with the Deputy Foreign Minister regarding these matters during my visit to Bogota in June.</p><p> </p><p>The Ambassador and Embassy team regularly meet representatives of Civil Society to hear their concerns about human rights in Colombia, including business behaviour. If British firms are involved we raise issues with them as appropriate. The team in Bogota also meets with British companies and encourages adherence to best practice and global standards in their operations.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 21/10/2014 15:50:18 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon