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348298

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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	Adoption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the financial consequences for local authorities of the measures announced in the Education and Adoption Bill relating to (a) local authority adoption functions and (b) joint arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	1001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department will support the Department for Education in carrying out an assessment of the costs and savings to local government resulting from the adoption and joint arrangements measures in the Education and Adoption Bill.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 08/06/2015 15:13:18 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348333

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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
	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 his Department has made of the ability of housing associations to absorb the loss of rental income as a result of potential right to buy sales.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	1021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The development of the policy is ongoing, and details will be set out in the impact assessment when the Housing Bill is published.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1050 1059 1078 1090 1162 1269 1270 1271 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:00:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

348349

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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 Housing
	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 average value is of local authority properties which are among the most expensive third of all properties of that type in their area.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	1048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>Through the Local Government Transparency Code we require all councils to be more transparent about the value of their social housing stock.</p><p>The Department has not made an estimate of the number of the most expensive third of local authority properties that will become vacant each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1052 1079 1080 1089 question first answered 08/06/2015 16:17:32 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

348351

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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
	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 effect of the extension of right to buy on the availability of affordable housing.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	1050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The development of the policy is ongoing, and details will be set out in the impact assessment when the Housing Bill is published.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1021 1059 1078 1090 1162 1269 1270 1271 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:00:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

348353

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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 Housing: Valuation
	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 average value is of high-value council houses.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	1052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>Through the Local Government Transparency Code we require all councils to be more transparent about the value of their social housing stock.</p><p>The Department has not made an estimate of the number of the most expensive third of local authority properties that will become vacant each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1048 1079 1080 1089 question first answered 08/06/2015 16:17:32 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

348347

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what impact assessment his Department has made of the proposed expansion of right to buy to housing association properties; and if he will place that assessment in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	1059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The development of the policy is ongoing, and details will be set out in the impact assessment when the Housing Bill is published.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1021 1050 1078 1090 1162 1269 1270 1271 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:00:17 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

348348

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what legal advice his Department has received about the compulsory sale of housing association properties; and if he will place that advice in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	1060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government, as any legal client, is entitled to privacy in its consultation with legal advisers. This is especially the case during the policy formulation process. The Government’s legal analysis surrounding the extension of the right to buy for housing association tenants will be explained when its legislative proposals are brought before the House.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/06/2015 13:21:33 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

49115

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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
	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 make an assessment of the (a) fairness and (b) viability of reforming the firefighters' pension scheme allow members to retire on the basis of length of service rather than age.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	107177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is reforming all public service pension schemes to ensure that they remain fair to workers and sustainable for taxpayers. The transitional protection arrangements for the firefighters' pension schemes are set out in the Proposed Final Agreement which was published in May 2012. The transitional protections use age to calculate a member's entitlement to protection. More firefighters are protected from changes than any other large public service workforce.</p><p>There has been recent correspondence with the Fire Brigades Union on the scope and timing of discussions on this issue. Copies of this correspondence can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firefighters-pension-scheme-reforms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firefighters-pension-scheme-reforms</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 107178 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

49116

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has (a) discussed with and (b) received any representations from the Fire Brigades Union regarding the adoption of a firefighters' pension scheme which would allow members to retire on the basis of length of service rather than age.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	107178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is reforming all public service pension schemes to ensure that they remain fair to workers and sustainable for taxpayers. The transitional protection arrangements for the firefighters' pension schemes are set out in the Proposed Final Agreement which was published in May 2012. The transitional protections use age to calculate a member's entitlement to protection. More firefighters are protected from changes than any other large public service workforce.</p><p>There has been recent correspondence with the Fire Brigades Union on the scope and timing of discussions on this issue. Copies of this correspondence can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firefighters-pension-scheme-reforms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firefighters-pension-scheme-reforms</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 107177 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

348363

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what impact assessment his Department has made of extending the right to buy scheme; and if he will place that assessment in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	1078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The development of the policy is ongoing, and details will be set out in the impact assessment when the Housing Bill is published.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1021 1050 1059 1090 1162 1269 1270 1271 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:00:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds