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star this property date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-10-15
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Department for Education more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Education more like this
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25277
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current pupil to teacher ratio in (1) primary, and (2) post-primary, schools broken down by sector; and how that figure compares with 2011. more like this
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Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The information requested is as follows:</p><p>Table: Pupil:teacher ratios and pupil:adult ratios in publicly funded schools.<br> November 2011-2013, England</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="3"><p>November</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LA MAINTAINED NURSERY </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>16.7</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>17.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>16.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LA MAINTAINED PRIMARY </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td><td><p>20.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>20.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>11.5</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PRIMARY ACADEMIES</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>21.9</p></td><td><p>21.4</p></td><td><p>21.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>21.3</p></td><td><p>20.6</p></td><td><p>21.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED NURSERY AND PRIMARY</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>11.4</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LA MAINTAINED SECONDARY</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SECONDARY ACADEMIES</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED SECONDARY</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td><td><p>15.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PUBLICLY FUNDED SPECIAL </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p>5.8</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL ACADEMIES</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td><td><p>16.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>15.3</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overall PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>2, 4</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overall PAR</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: School Census and School Workforce Census</p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>The within-school PTR (Qualified) is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed in schools. The within-school PTR (Qualified and unqualified) is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the totalFTE number of qualified and unqualified teachers regularly employed in schools.</li><li>For statistical purposes only, pupils who do not attend both morning and afternoon at least five days a week are regarded as part-time. Each part-time pupil is treated as 0.5 FTE.</li><li>The PAR is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of all teachers and support staff employed in schools, excluding administrative and clerical staff.</li><li>The overall PTR is based on the total FTE number of pupils on roll in local authority maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools and the FTE of all teachers in these schools (including: centrally employed; occasional teachers; those on employment based routes to QTS; others without QTS, those on paid absence and any notes to replacements).</li><li>November 2013 figures are calculated using the most current figures e.g. January 2014 pupil numbers and November 2013 teacher numbers.</li></ol><p>Sources used are School Census for pupils and School Workforce Census (for November 2011 to 2013 teachers and overall teachers).</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is also published in table 17 in the statistical first release‘School Workforce in England, November 2013’, which is published online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013</a></p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
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less than 2014-10-30T12:14:50.0391266Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-30T12:14:50.0391266Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
93681
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star this property date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-10-15
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Home Office more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Immigration Controls more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent on immigration security at United Kingdom airports since January 2013. more like this
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Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
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star this property answer text <p>During the period from January 2013 to September 2014, Border Force estimated spend was £1.066bn to secure the border. Costs are not disaggregated to the level of immigration security as border officers carry out a range of duties across immigration, customs and crime prevention.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2014-10-30T12:18:01.4568824Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-30T12:18:01.4568824Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
92768
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star this property date less than 2014-10-13more like thismore than 2014-10-13
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Home Office more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Compass Contracts more like this
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25277
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they have made to the conclusions and recommendations of the 54th report of 2013–14 of the Public Accounts Committee: <i>COMPASS: Provision of asylum accommodation</i>. more like this
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Lord Beecham more like this
star this property uin HL2004 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The Government has responded to the 54th report of 2013-14 of the Public Accounts Committee: COMPASS: Provision of Asylum Accommodation by way of a Treasury Minute published on 19 June 2014. The response was published by Command under number: 8871. The responses to the six recommendations are shown on pages one to three of the attached document. The response is also available on the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/treasury-minutes-june-2014.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2014-10-30T12:31:05.9731796Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-30T12:31:05.9731796Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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unstar this property file name Treasury Minute 54 - Asylum Accomodation.docx more like this
star this property title Treasury Minute more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this
93167
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star this property date less than 2014-10-14more like thismore than 2014-10-14
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property hansard heading Erasmus+ Programme more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that graduates work in the UK following participation in the Erasmus overseas study programme. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Belfast North more like this
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Mr Nigel Dodds more like this
star this property uin 210438 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Given that a large proportion of the Erasmus students outgoing from the UK are studying languages, it is unsurprising that they are more likely than non-mobile students to be employed overseas after graduation often in international comparison. Nonetheless most UK Erasmus graduates are employed in the UK.<br> <br></p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells more like this
star this property answering member printed Greg Clark more like this
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less than 2014-10-30T16:32:42.1984215Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-30T16:32:42.1984215Z
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star this property label Biography information for Greg Clark more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn more like this
93117
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star this property date less than 2014-10-14more like thismore than 2014-10-14
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Torbay more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many visits were made by Ministers of his Department to Torbay constituency in the 12 months to 14 October 2014; whom the invitation for each such visit was issued by; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such visit. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Torbay more like this
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Mr Adrian Sanders more like this
star this property uin 210474 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>In the last 12 months, Ministers have not had the opportunity to visit the Parliamentary constituency of Torbay, but they have visited the local authority area of Torbay. We are open to further invitations, subject to Ministerial and Parliamentary commitments.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Keighley more like this
star this property answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
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less than 2014-10-30T16:58:24.3373696Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-30T16:58:24.3373696Z
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star this property label Biography information for Kris Hopkins more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-09-01more like thismore than 2014-09-01
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Housing: Construction more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2014, Official Report, column 531W, on housing: construction, what estimate he has made of the number of dwellings with planning permission that were classed as having started on site on each of the dates provided. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds Central more like this
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Hilary Benn more like this
star this property uin 207599 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The figures are below.</p><p> </p><p>These estimates only relate to large sites (10+ dwellings) in England, based on Glenigan data. Precise figures will fluctuate from month to month, but there is a clear upward trend.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Snapshot as of:</em></p></td><td><p><em>Started</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-11</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-11</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-11</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-12</p></td><td><p>241,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-13</p></td><td><p>246,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>236,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>231,411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>249,942</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>264,945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>270,318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>273,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>280,857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>271,431</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>267,277</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>I also refer the rt. hon. Member to my answer of today, PQ 207630, on the rising number of sites near to a start, and the falling number of sites which are stalled/on hold.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
star this property answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
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less than 2014-10-30T17:13:33.5375878Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-30T17:13:33.5375878Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
star this property answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Hilary Benn more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-09-01more like thismore than 2014-09-01
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Housing: Construction more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of dwellings with planning permission that are classified as (a) progressing towards a start, (b) on hold or shelved and (c) started on site in the latest period for which figures are available. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds Central more like this
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Hilary Benn more like this
star this property uin 207630 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The Coalition Government has kick-started house building, taken a series of initiatives to get stalled sites building, and reformed the planning system to help deliver more homes and increase local decision making. In the last twelve months to Q2 2014, a total of 230,000 permissions were given for new homes across England (estimates based on Glenigan data for all sites).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Falling number of stalled sites</em></p><p>As has been repeatedly explained to the rt. hon. Member in previous answers on this topic, the number of dwellings with planning permission that are classified as “on hold or shelved” has steadily fallen thanks to the action this Government is taking. This is illustrated in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Snapshot as of:</em></p></td><td><p><em>On hold/shelved</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2011</p></td><td><p>79,604</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2011</p></td><td><p>82,557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>90,331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2011</p></td><td><p>87,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>81,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012</p></td><td><p>75,534</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>70,495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>64,394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>61,476</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>60,493</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>59,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>55,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>54,086</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>53,376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>51,284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>50,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>48,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sub>Note: Based on estimates from Glenigan for sites with unimplemented permissions in England. Dwellings on sites with 10 units or more; excludes sites which have been sold, were due to be sold, or else information not available. This data comes from a live database that is constantly revised, and as result figures for a given month can fluctuate slightly. </sub><sub>September 2014 rounded to the nearest thousand.</sub></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Rising number of starts and near-starts</em></p><p>As of 1 September 2014, a further 267,000 units had started on site. In addition, the number of dwellings with planning permission that are moving towards a start has steadily increased, both due to the action we have taken to tackle stalled sites, but also crucially due to the underlying increase in the number of homes being granted planning permission.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Snapshot as of:</em></p></td><td><p><em>Progressing towards start</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2011</p></td><td><p>113,566</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2011</p></td><td><p>153,379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>153,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2011</p></td><td><p>132,633</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>136,686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012</p></td><td><p>141,044</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>166,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>176,246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>184,987</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>189,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>183,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>202,912</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>194,681</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>203,098</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>197,288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>226,328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>244,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sub>Note: Methodology as per table above. September 2014 figure rounded to the nearest thousand.</sub></p><p>A rising number of homes progressing towards a start is a positive indicator of increasing housing construction. Contrary to the incorrect claims of the Labour Party, it is not a measure of “land banking” nor is it “houses where nothing is happening”, rather it is a reflection of the detailed work being undertaken, red tape being navigated and finance being raised in order to turn a council planning permission into a construction site.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Action to kick-start house building</em></p><p>Steps we have or are taking to get stalled sites moving include:</p><p> </p><p>· Introducing measures in the Infrastructure Bill to reduce bureaucracy on implementing planning conditions after planning permission has been granted.</p><p> </p><p>· Implementing the recommendations of the Penfold Review to consolidate the overlapping and confusing regime of non-planning consents, on top of planning permission.</p><p> </p><p>· Allowing developers to review economically unrealistic Section 106 agreements, through the Growth and Infrastructure Act. Such unrealistic agreements result in no development, no regeneration and no community benefits: a sensible review can result in more housing and more affordable housing.</p><p> </p><p>· Ending the temporary measure (introduced by the last Administration) which allowed developers to roll forward their planning permissions; this ending of the measure has now increased the incentive for developers to start on site before their permission expires.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Investment we have provided includes:</p><p> </p><p>· The Get Britain Building investment fund, providing over £500 million of finance which has so far helped start over 12,000 new homes on stalled sites.</p><p> </p><p>· The Growing Places Fund is providing £730 million to deliver the infrastructure needed to unlock stalled schemes that will promote economic growth, create jobs and build homes. This is supporting approximately 70,000 new housing units, as well as significant amounts of extra commercial and industrial floor space.</p><p><br>· The £474 million Local Infrastructure Fund investment fund is supporting the delivery of upfront infrastructure for locally-supported, large-scale housing sites and commercial development; it also provides capacity funding and brokerage support to local authorities to help them progress major schemes through the planning process. Nearly 90,000 homes have been unlocked, so far.</p><p><br>· The £3 million Site Delivery Fund is being made available to 66 local planning authorities to accelerate starts on site</p><p><br>· The £525 million Builders' Finance Fund is assisting small and medium-sized developers to access finance to support the delivery of housing schemes of between 15 and 250 units, helping kick-start stalled sites and deliver around 15,000 units over four years.</p><p><br>· Growth Deals with 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships are providing £6 billion of funding over six years (including over £3 billion for projects starting in 2015-16), all with substantial implications for house building. Over the lifetime of Growth Deals (six years), it is estimated the investment will unlock the land or finance for more than 150,000 homes, just from the projects that will start next year in 2015-16.</p><p><br>- In addition, we are taking forward a comprehensive programme to sell surplus and redundant public sector land and property, freeing up taxpayers’ money and providing land for new homes.</p><p><br><br></p><p> </p><p>Taken together, these indicators show that the Government’s long-term economic plan is working and turning around the mess and recession left by the last Labour Government. Moth-balled sites are springing into action; more homes are being planned; and more homes are being built out.</p><p> </p><p>However, the policy solutions now being advocated by HM Opposition would actually have an adverse effect in reducing house building. If developers fear new development taxes or state confiscation of land, they will be less willing to undertake complex land assembly projects; they will let their existing planning permissions lapse; and they will simply be more cautious in applying for planning permission in the first place. The result would be a slower planning system and fewer new homes.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
star this property answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
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less than 2014-10-30T17:26:01.4903757Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-30T17:26:01.4903757Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Hilary Benn more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-09-09more like thismore than 2014-09-09
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unstar this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
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star this property hansard heading Public Health: Finance more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the full-year expenditure in each identified category of the Ring-fenced Public Health Grant was for (a) each local authority and (b) England in 2013-14. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Liverpool, Wavertree more like this
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Luciana Berger more like this
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star this property answer text <p>This information was published in August, as part of the Revenue Outturn (RO3) statistical returns, and can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2013-to-2014-individual-local-authority-data-outturn" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2013-to-2014-individual-local-authority-data-outturn</a></p><p>This is the first year that such data has been published, following the new responsibilities being passed to local authorities.</p><p> </p><ul><li>The new data is provisional, as reported by local authorities.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Shire districts will be listed with zero entries, as they do not have responsibility for public health.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>At the time of publication forms had not been received from Sefton and Southwark local authorities. The England totals shown include imputed values for these authorities.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Some upper-tier authorities may have zero entries for some columns due to the manner in which the information has been initially provided by the local authority, by filling in the forms without the necessary detail. I would therefore suggest caution about making comparisons on the categories of expenditure between local authorities, based on the new draft data in its current form.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We are continuing to work to validate and improve it, and to follow up data anomalies with local authorities in partnership with Public Health England.</p><p> </p><p>Final, validated, outturn data will be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Keighley more like this
star this property answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
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less than 2014-10-30T17:08:52.4342421Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-30T17:08:52.4342421Z
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star this property answering member constituency Keighley more like this
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star this property hansard heading Surveillance more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions her Department has used the provisions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 to access communications data, in each year since the coming into force of that Act. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
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Keith Vaz more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The total number of communications data items processed by the Home Office each year since the enactment of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of requests processed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>751</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>1373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>1078</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>1220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009 (Apr-Dec only)</p></td><td><p>796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2813</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6056</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The operational directorates of the Home Office obtain communications data for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime as part of immigration and border functions as well as in anti-corruption investigations. In addition, it obtains the data in the interests of public safety and to prevent the escape of lawfully detained persons from the immigration detention estate.<br><br>The figures for 2000 to 2008 represent the total number of communications data applications per year, rather than those that were <br>approved, resulting in requests for communications data being made. Some of these applications were ultimately withdrawn, rejected by the designated person or cancelled before the data was acquired from the service provider. Figures for 2009 are only available for April to December of that year. <br><br>Figures from 2010 to 2013 represent the number of communications data items that were applied for, authorised and obtained from service providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
star this property answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2014-10-30T11:43:20.936543Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-30T11:43:20.936543Z
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star this property hansard heading Violent and Sex Offender Register more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to expand the sex offenders register to include serial stalkers and domestic violence perpetrators. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bishop Auckland more like this
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Helen Goodman more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The Home Office is responsible for the legislative framework for the sex offender notification requirements, and the list of qualifying offences is kept under review.<br><br>Convicted stalkers are already captured on the Police National Computer. The Home Secretary has established a National Oversight Group to ensure recommendations from HMIC’s Review into domestic abuse are acted upon. This includes work to improve data collection and data sharing on serial abusers. In addition, the Home Office consultation on strengthening the law on domestic abuse closed on 15 October. We are currently considering the responses and we will consider all of the issues raised in order to determine next steps to offer the best possible protection for victims.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Lewes more like this
star this property answering member printed Norman Baker more like this
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less than 2014-10-30T16:07:28.532778Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-30T16:07:28.532778Z
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star this property label Biography information for Norman Baker more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Helen Goodman more like this