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777651

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to consult local authorities on proposals for a Shared Prosperity Fund; and whether he plans to consult local authorities in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
	uin	109493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund will seek to improve productivity and reduce economic inequalities across the country, including in Wales.</p><p>My Department continues its work on designing the new Fund and, as the Government has committed, will engage local authorities in all parts of the country.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 30/10/2017 17:01:31 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

777731

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what contingency funding his Department has allocated in relation to the Government's negotiations on the UK leaving the EU for the (a) current, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	109778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committing new spending to the preparations for Brexit, and the Treasury has committed over £250 million of new money to departments in this financial year. My Department is doing all the work necessary to prepare for our exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 30/10/2017 17:02:39 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

777732

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department has set aside for contingencies relating to the UK leaving the EU in the (a) current and (b) 2018-19 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	109783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>My Department's EU Exit plans are well developed and have been designed to provide the flexibility to respond to a negotiated agreement, as well as preparing us for the eventuality of leaving without a deal. The Government is committing new spending to the preparations for EU Exit, and the Treasury has committed over £250 million of new money to departments in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 30/10/2017 17:03:49 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

776839

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance: Northamptonshire
	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 implications for his Department's policies of the Local Government Association's financial peer review of Northamptonshire County Council.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	109261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The recent Local Government Association financial peer review, conducted at the request of Northamptonshire County Council, made a number of observations regarding the Council’s budget planning and delivery, and included a series of recommendations. These recommendations were bespoke to the particular circumstances in Northamptonshire, and decisions on how to respond are properly the business of the Council itself.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 30/10/2017 17:53:24 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 18705 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

776841

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	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	Leasehold
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to advise homebuyers of the potential risks of buying leasehold properties; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	109277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s consultation, <em>Tackling Unfair Practices in the Leasehold Market</em>, considered a number of issues within the leasehold sector including the sale of new built leasehold houses, and onerous ground rents. The consultation also sought views on what further areas of leasehold reform should be prioritised and why. The public consultation, which closed on 19 September, received around 6,000 replies. We are carefully analysing the responses, and will issue the Government response in due course.</p><p>On the 22 October, the Government launched a call for evidence to improve the homebuying and selling process, in order to make it cheaper, faster and less stressful. This will seek views on how to better enable consumers to make an informed choice around the type of property bought and its tenure.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/10/2017 17:49:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 18707 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

776849

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	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: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with house-builders on sales of (a) leasehold houses and (b) freeholds to other companies after purchases are completed.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	109276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, met with the Home Builders Federation on 12 September to discuss ending the development of new build leasehold houses and the 'Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market' consultation, which referred to developers selling on freehold interests to third parties after a lease has been purchased.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/10/2017 17:50:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 18706 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

777650

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	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	Affordable 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 plans he has to increase the number of affordable homes.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
	uin	901478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is investing over £9 billion between 2016-2021 to deliver a wide range of affordable housing - to meet the needs of a broad range of people, including homes for social rent. We have also confirmed long-term rent certainty for social landlords – creating a stable investment environment to support councils and housing associations to build more affordable homes.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/10/2017 16:59:40 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

778765

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many starter homes have been completed since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	901464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>No starter homes have been completed to date. However, the £1.2 billion Starter Home Land Fund is supporting the preparation of brownfield sites for delivery of homes.</p><p>The Homes and Communities Agency has already invested £126 million in over 40 sites with a capacity for over 5,000 homes.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/10/2017 17:47:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

779920

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on his Department's priorities after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	901482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>Our exit from the EU is a time to look ahead with optimism – an opportunity to improve the delivery of investment and local growth across England. I am working with my colleagues across Government to make a resounding success of Brexit.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 30/10/2017 17:44:41 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

779921

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	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	Taxis: Regulation
	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 effectiveness of local authorities in regulating taxi and private hire vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
	tabling member printed	Paul Scully
	uin	901483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities must ensure appropriate standards to support safe and quality services for passengers. However, as part of exercising this duty, any licencing decisions should support open, competitive and functioning markets.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 30/10/2017 17:46:08 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
	tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully