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821542

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Abuse: Vulnerable Adults
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many adult abuse concerns were reported to local authorities in each of the last 12 months; and how many of those cases were escalated to become safeguarding issues.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	122460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Department of Health and Social Care.</p><p>This Department does not hold information on the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/01/2018 17:48:00 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

823115

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Carillion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of Carillion's remaining outstanding liabilities to the local government sector.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	122798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government has appointed an Official Receiver who has a duty to investigate generally the business, dealings, and affairs of the company.</p><p>In this role as liquidator, the Official Receiver is independent from government.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:24:49 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

823112

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will provide a list of the local authorities contacted by his Department following the liquidation of Carillion plc; and on what dates those local authorities were so contacted.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	122795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Following the announcement of Carillion’s liquidation, the Local Government Association contacted all English local authorities with contracts with Carillion and has remained in regular contact with them since then.</p><p>We have been working closely with the Local Government Association to support this on-going engagement with the sector and the management of the impacts of the liquidation of Carillion.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:25:28 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 35224 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

824462

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Coastal Communities Fund: Plymouth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that coastal areas in and around Plymouth receive an equitable share of funding from the Coastal Communities Fund.
	tabling member constituency	South West Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
	uin	123263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Plymouth has received Coastal Communities Fund grants worth £2.67 million for two projects since 2013: £670,000 in 2013 for the regeneration of Plymouth’s waterfront; and £2 million in 2017 to create new and refurbish existing cultural and heritage venues in the city.</p><p>I announced on 4 September last year that Coastal Communities Fund Round 5 will open for applications early this year with at least £40 million of funding available.</p><p>Hon Members with coastal constituencies should encourage prospective applicants to make an early start in developing their plans for revitalising their local communities.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:51:52 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

820860

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Combined Authorities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the cost to the public purse for each combined authority in each year since those authorities were established has been.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	122278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The cost of combined authorities’ functions is met by their constituent local authorities. In addition, the government is backing all six city region mayors and their combined authorities with a targeted capacity fund, worth £6 million per year across the six areas for the next two years, to help them deliver their priorities.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:30:34 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

821530

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ground Rent: Leasehold
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to prevent rises in leasehold ground rents.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	122448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>On 21 December 2017 the Government published its response to the consultation on ‘ Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market’. This set out a range of measures to cut out unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system, including introducing legislation to prohibit the development of new build leasehold houses, other than in exceptional circumstances; and restricting ground rents in newly established leases of houses and flats to a peppercorn (zero financial value).</p><p>For existing leaseholders, the Government wants to see developer compensation schemes going further and faster, with support extended to all those with onerous ground rents, including second hand buyers and for customers to be proactively contacted. We will be keeping a close eye on progress and will consider measures that could be pursued to take action if necessary. We have also set out work with the Law Commission to make buying a freehold or extending a lease easier, faster, fairer and cheaper.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 122451 122453 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:57:48 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

827290

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether his Department has used Office for National Statistics estimates of personal well-being when formulating policy; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve national well-being.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	903437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>My Department uses a range of statistics in its policy making, including ONS wellbeing data, for example in the evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme.</p><p>Our renewed focus to deliver more homes and build strong communities with sustainable local services across England will increase wellbeing for all parts of our society.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/01/2018 17:56:47 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

824626

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding have local authorities in (a) England and (b) Gloucestershire received from the New Homes Bonus scheme since the inception of that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	123427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The New Homes Bonus was introduced in 2011/12 to provide an incentive for local authorities to encourage housing growth in their areas. Allocations for local authorities in England and Gloucestershire to 2017/18 are as follows:</p><p>England - £6,073,404,201</p><p>Gloucestershire - £122,645,809</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/01/2018 17:56:53 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

821533

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Leasehold: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assistance his Department is offering to residents facing substantial rises in their annual leasehold payments.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	122451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>On 21 December 2017 the Government published its response to the consultation on ‘ Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market’. This set out a range of measures to cut out unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system, including introducing legislation to prohibit the development of new build leasehold houses, other than in exceptional circumstances; and restricting ground rents in newly established leases of houses and flats to a peppercorn (zero financial value).</p><p>For existing leaseholders, the Government wants to see developer compensation schemes going further and faster, with support extended to all those with onerous ground rents, including second hand buyers and for customers to be proactively contacted. We will be keeping a close eye on progress and will consider measures that could be pursued to take action if necessary. We have also set out work with the Law Commission to make buying a freehold or extending a lease easier, faster, fairer and cheaper.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 122448 122453 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:57:48 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

821535

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Leasehold: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to cap rises in leasehold payments for homeowners.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	122453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>On 21 December 2017 the Government published its response to the consultation on ‘ Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market’. This set out a range of measures to cut out unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system, including introducing legislation to prohibit the development of new build leasehold houses, other than in exceptional circumstances; and restricting ground rents in newly established leases of houses and flats to a peppercorn (zero financial value).</p><p>For existing leaseholders, the Government wants to see developer compensation schemes going further and faster, with support extended to all those with onerous ground rents, including second hand buyers and for customers to be proactively contacted. We will be keeping a close eye on progress and will consider measures that could be pursued to take action if necessary. We have also set out work with the Law Commission to make buying a freehold or extending a lease easier, faster, fairer and cheaper.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 122448 122451 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:57:48 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt