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348123

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	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	Housing: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has a mechanism in place to monitor whether foreign buyers of UK property are occupants, landlords, UK business owners or absentee property investors.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>My Department does not monitor the purchases of property by foreign buyers.</p><p> </p><p>The housing market is at the heart of our long-term economic plan – getting homes built, creating new homeowners and delivering hundreds of thousands of jobs. Foreign investment is helping to deliver new housing for UK residents and supporting jobs and long-term economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>Following the financial crisis and subsequent recession, foreign investment in new housing has been helping to provide the finance needed to build homes. Without upfront investment from buyers, financiers would not have released the cash needed for development to go ahead, and building would have stalled.</p><p> </p><p>These new developments not only provide homes, they also unlock associated affordable housing development In 2013, Savills suggested in their report “Spotlight World in London” that international sales of newly built properties helped to finance 3,000 new affordable homes that may otherwise not have been built.</p><p> </p><p>In their report of July 2014, Savills estimate that “those buying an investment property from overseas only account for an estimated 7 per cent of all greater London residential transactions”.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 933 question first answered 08/06/2015 13:25:07 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

348137

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	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	Housing: Foreign Nationals
	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 value of UK property sold to foreign buyers between 2010 and 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>My Department does not monitor the purchases of property by foreign buyers.</p><p> </p><p>The housing market is at the heart of our long-term economic plan – getting homes built, creating new homeowners and delivering hundreds of thousands of jobs. Foreign investment is helping to deliver new housing for UK residents and supporting jobs and long-term economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>Following the financial crisis and subsequent recession, foreign investment in new housing has been helping to provide the finance needed to build homes. Without upfront investment from buyers, financiers would not have released the cash needed for development to go ahead, and building would have stalled.</p><p> </p><p>These new developments not only provide homes, they also unlock associated affordable housing development In 2013, Savills suggested in their report “Spotlight World in London” that international sales of newly built properties helped to finance 3,000 new affordable homes that may otherwise not have been built.</p><p> </p><p>In their report of July 2014, Savills estimate that “those buying an investment property from overseas only account for an estimated 7 per cent of all greater London residential transactions”.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 799 question first answered 08/06/2015 13:25:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

387574

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	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	Help to Buy Scheme: Cambridgeshire
	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 deposit required for shared ownership applications made through the Help to Buy scheme was in (a) Cambridge and (b) Cambridgeshire in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	5549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme cannot be used for shared ownership purchases.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/07/2015 14:46:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

387575

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	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	Help 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, how many and what proportion of shared ownership applications made through the Help to Buy scheme have required a deposit of more than five per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	5550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme cannot be used for shared ownership purchases.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/07/2015 14:45:47 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

387795

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	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	Public Houses
	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 apply the restrictions on the conversion and demolition of pubs which are assets of community value to all pubs.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	5619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>While we have removed change of use permitted development rights for pubs which are listed as Assets of Community Value, we would not want to impose unnecessary regulation where pubs are not viable or valued. This would not be proportionate and would add bureaucracy, cost and delay for business.</p><p> </p><p>Our current approach provides the right balance between protecting valued community pubs, but avoiding blanket regulation which would lead to more empty and boarded up buildings.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/07/2015 15:43:09 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1143819

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens have been granted settled status in the UK by constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	285294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Official statistics – ‘EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, June 2019’ – providing detailed information regarding operation of the scheme were pub-lished on 22 August 2019, including applications received by local authority. These can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-june-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-june-2019</a></p><p>Information on applications concluded by nationality, age group and UK country are also included.</p><p>The fourth monthly summary report EU Settlement Scheme statistics, July 2019 – on the scheme were published on 15 August 2019. These can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-may-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-may-2019</a> and show that as of 31 July 2019, over one million (1,040,600) EU citizens and their families from across the UK have applied to the EU Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 285295 question first answered 09/09/2019 16:20:47 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1143820

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of EU citizens in each constituency who have not yet applied for settled status and need to do so to remain in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	285295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Official statistics – ‘EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, June 2019’ – providing detailed information regarding operation of the scheme were pub-lished on 22 August 2019, including applications received by local authority. These can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-june-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-june-2019</a></p><p>Information on applications concluded by nationality, age group and UK country are also included.</p><p>The fourth monthly summary report EU Settlement Scheme statistics, July 2019 – on the scheme were published on 15 August 2019. These can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-may-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-may-2019</a> and show that as of 31 July 2019, over one million (1,040,600) EU citizens and their families from across the UK have applied to the EU Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 285294 question first answered 09/09/2019 16:20:47 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1143704

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Free Movement of People: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the impact assessment of the additional border restrictions for people moving between EU Member States and the UK after the UK leaves the EU that were reported on 19 August 2019; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	285288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>When the UK leaves the European Union on 31 October, free movement as it currently stands will end, if the UK leaves without a deal. The details of new immigration arrangements for EU citizens moving to the UK after a no deal Brexit were announced on 4 September (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-09-04/HCWS1817/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-09-04/HCWS1817/</a>). <br></p><p>To remain in the UK after 2020, EU citizens moving to the UK after a no deal Brexit, and their close family members, will be able to apply for European Temporary Leave to Remain. Under this scheme, EU citizens will be granted a period of 36 months’ leave to remain in the UK, which will provide them and their employers, with greater confidence and certainty during the transitional period before the new points-based immigration system is introduced from January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The rights of EU citizens resident in the UK before Brexit are unchanged and will be protected by the status they can obtain under the EU Settlement Scheme, as more than one million of them have already done. They will have at least until 31 December 2020 to make an application under that scheme. <br></p><p>Until the new points-based immigration system is introduced in 2021, EU citizens will be able to prove their right to take up employment, as now, by using their passport or national identity card. Alternatively, those with status under the EU Settlement Scheme or with European Temporary Leave to Remain may choose to use the Home Office on-line checking service to demonstrate their entitlement. When the new points-based immigration system is introduced from January 2021, employers will need to check that, in respect of any new recruitment, an EU citizen has a valid UK immigration status.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office continues to undertake extensive communications activity with employers. This includes events, webinars, and an online guide to employing EU citizens after Brexit. We have also published an employer toolkit to enable employers to provide reassurance and information to their staff. Advertising and local events are now underway to support the cross-government Get Ready campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 285289 285290 285291 question first answered 05/09/2019 15:40:32 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1143705

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Free Movement of People: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional border checks will be put in place on people moving between the EU and the UK after the UK leaves the EU; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	285289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>When the UK leaves the European Union on 31 October, free movement as it currently stands will end, if the UK leaves without a deal. The details of new immigration arrangements for EU citizens moving to the UK after a no deal Brexit were announced on 4 September (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-09-04/HCWS1817/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-09-04/HCWS1817/</a>). <br></p><p>To remain in the UK after 2020, EU citizens moving to the UK after a no deal Brexit, and their close family members, will be able to apply for European Temporary Leave to Remain. Under this scheme, EU citizens will be granted a period of 36 months’ leave to remain in the UK, which will provide them and their employers, with greater confidence and certainty during the transitional period before the new points-based immigration system is introduced from January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The rights of EU citizens resident in the UK before Brexit are unchanged and will be protected by the status they can obtain under the EU Settlement Scheme, as more than one million of them have already done. They will have at least until 31 December 2020 to make an application under that scheme. <br></p><p>Until the new points-based immigration system is introduced in 2021, EU citizens will be able to prove their right to take up employment, as now, by using their passport or national identity card. Alternatively, those with status under the EU Settlement Scheme or with European Temporary Leave to Remain may choose to use the Home Office on-line checking service to demonstrate their entitlement. When the new points-based immigration system is introduced from January 2021, employers will need to check that, in respect of any new recruitment, an EU citizen has a valid UK immigration status.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office continues to undertake extensive communications activity with employers. This includes events, webinars, and an online guide to employing EU citizens after Brexit. We have also published an employer toolkit to enable employers to provide reassurance and information to their staff. Advertising and local events are now underway to support the cross-government Get Ready campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 285288 285290 285291 question first answered 05/09/2019 15:40:32 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1143706

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	EU Nationals: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide information for employers on their obligations towards EU nationals living and working in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	285290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>When the UK leaves the European Union on 31 October, free movement as it currently stands will end, if the UK leaves without a deal. The details of new immigration arrangements for EU citizens moving to the UK after a no deal Brexit were announced on 4 September (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-09-04/HCWS1817/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-09-04/HCWS1817/</a>). <br></p><p>To remain in the UK after 2020, EU citizens moving to the UK after a no deal Brexit, and their close family members, will be able to apply for European Temporary Leave to Remain. Under this scheme, EU citizens will be granted a period of 36 months’ leave to remain in the UK, which will provide them and their employers, with greater confidence and certainty during the transitional period before the new points-based immigration system is introduced from January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The rights of EU citizens resident in the UK before Brexit are unchanged and will be protected by the status they can obtain under the EU Settlement Scheme, as more than one million of them have already done. They will have at least until 31 December 2020 to make an application under that scheme. <br></p><p>Until the new points-based immigration system is introduced in 2021, EU citizens will be able to prove their right to take up employment, as now, by using their passport or national identity card. Alternatively, those with status under the EU Settlement Scheme or with European Temporary Leave to Remain may choose to use the Home Office on-line checking service to demonstrate their entitlement. When the new points-based immigration system is introduced from January 2021, employers will need to check that, in respect of any new recruitment, an EU citizen has a valid UK immigration status.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office continues to undertake extensive communications activity with employers. This includes events, webinars, and an online guide to employing EU citizens after Brexit. We have also published an employer toolkit to enable employers to provide reassurance and information to their staff. Advertising and local events are now underway to support the cross-government Get Ready campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 285288 285289 285291 question first answered 05/09/2019 15:40:32 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner