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418782

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	Councillors: Complaints
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a councillor who is the subject of, or mentioned in, a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman has the right to know (1) the nature of the complaint, and (2) the identity of the person or persons making the complaint.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL2217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2015 answer text <p>There is no requirement that a councillor who is subject of, or mentioned in, a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman be informed of the nature of the complaint or the identity of the complainant. However, the Local Government Ombudsman’s practice is to request that local authorities ensure all interested parties within the local authority are aware of the investigation and are able to comment before the Ombudsman comes to a final decision.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/09/2015 16:27:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

418785

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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 Plans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to streamline the local plans process; and when they expect to bring those proposals into operation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL2220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>Local Plans play a critical role in determining what development is appropriate and where, and it is therefore essential that plan-making is as simple, quick and accessible a process as possible. On 15 September, my hon. Friend, the Minister for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis), announced that we have brought together a panel of experts drawn from across the built-environment sector to help look at ways in which we could radically improve plan-making in practice (see attached). The group will consider all elements of plan-making from policy and procedural requirements of plans to how plan-making is practically undertaken. Their work will conclude in early 2016, after which I will set out to Parliament how we intend to proceed to reform plan-making.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/09/2015 13:54:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Planning Minister Brandon Lewis - HL2220.docx title Press Release - 15 September
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

418781

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	Allotments: Measurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to write to all local authorities and parish councils with guidance making clear that they are entitled to sell allotment space in imperial measurements, as well as metric.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL2216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not intend to issue any instructions or guidance to local authorities on this matter. Current guidance on the disposal of allotments can be found at - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/allotment-disposal-guidance-safeguards-and-alternatives" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/allotment-disposal-guidance-safeguards-and-alternatives</a>. <br><br>The provision and management of allotments, including their sale, is a matter for local authorities; it is a matter for them as to how they measure their allotments for sale.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/09/2015 11:56:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

418869

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	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 effect is of the change to planning policy guidance on the provision of permanent pitches for Gypsy and Traveller communities announced by his Department on 31 August 2015 on the obligation on local authorities to make such provision.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	10248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The effect of our up-dated policy is that local planning authorities now need to make traveller site provision in their Local Plans only for those travellers who meet the new definition. Anyone from the travelling community who no longer travels will have their planning application considered in the same way as any other member of the settled population. In addition, in exceptional cases, where a local planning authority is burdened by a large-scale unauthorised site that has significantly increased their need, and their area is subject to strict and special planning constraints, then there is no assumption that the local planning authority is required to plan to meet their traveller site needs in full.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/10/2015 14:36:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

418871

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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: Tower Hamlets
	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 role, work and effectiveness of the commissioners appointed to engage with and oversee the mayor, councillors and officers of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	10299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>The Commissioners were appointed by my predecessor in response to an independent inspection of Tower Hamlets which concluded the Authority was failing to comply with its best value duty in a number of significant areas. My rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State (Greg Clark) subsequently met the Lead Commissioner Sir Ken Knight and discussed the intervention and his team’s role and work. Specifically, under the Commissioners’ guidance, a new Mainstream Grants Programme has been developed through an open and transparent commissioning process. Parliamentary and mayoral elections in the borough have passed without incident, and recruitment of a new permanent top officer team, including Will Tuckley as CEO and Returning Officer, has taken place. I am satisfied that the Commissioners have made a significant contribution to building sound financial management and good governance in Tower Hamlets and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 23/09/2015 14:41:55 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

418872

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	Housing: Carbon Emissions
	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 make homes carbon neutral.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	10317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The energy performance standards for new homes were strengthened by over 30% during the last Parliament. The latest changes to standards came into force last year and it is important for those changes to be given time to bed in. The Government therefore is keeping the energy standards for homes under review.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 22/09/2015 12:49:44 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

418873

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	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 steps a local authority must take to revise a housing target provisionally set out in its local plan.
	tabling member constituency	Pudsey
	tabling member printed	Stuart Andrew
	uin	10342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>Local Plans must be based on robust and up-to-date evidence and consistent with the National Planning Policy Framework. To revise a housing target an authority will need to take account of policy requirements in the Framework, planning guidance, and bring forward proposed changes in line with existing legal and procedural requirements. Planning policy is clear that Local Plans should be regularly reviewed to ensure that they are up to date, and planning guidance that wherever possible housing needs assessments should be informed by the latest available information.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/10/2015 14:34:40 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew

418977

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	Parking Offences
	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 parking penalty charge notices issued by a private firm have been successfully appealed where the registered keeper has proved that a notice was (a) not sent by a private parking company and (b) not received by the registered keeper in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
	uin	10289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold this information centrally.</p><p>Information about independent appeals services is provided by the British Parking Association and the Independent Parking Committee. They also publish a code of practice which governs the operation of the appeals services.</p><p>There are a number of other organisations which provde advice to motorists on parking such as the Citizens Advice Bureau.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 10245 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:37:36 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

418979

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	Parking Offences
	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 publish guidance on how a registered vehicle keeper can provide evidence that an item of post they were not expecting has not been received so that they can comply with the provisions of Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
	uin	10288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>We are currently conducting a review of off-street parking policy. A discussion paper entitled ‘Parking reform: tackling unfair practices was’ published earlier this year. We received in excess of 500 detailed responses to the discussion paper where the issue of burden of proof being on the registered keeper was raised. We are currently considering this issue as we develop policy options, and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 10246 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:24:52 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

418980

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	Parking Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assistance is available, from which bodies, to registered keepers of a vehicle who wish to dispute a parking penalty charge and under schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 must prove that the initial penalty charge notice issued by a private parking company was not received by post.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
	uin	10245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold this information centrally.</p><p>Information about independent appeals services is provided by the British Parking Association and the Independent Parking Committee. They also publish a code of practice which governs the operation of the appeals services.</p><p>There are a number of other organisations which provde advice to motorists on parking such as the Citizens Advice Bureau.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 10289 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:37:36 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall