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453103

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	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	Floods: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what date he expects all local authorities to be fully reimbursed for flood compensation payments they have made to households.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	27229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>To date over £48 million has been paid out to local authorities through the Community and Business Recovery Fund and Council Tax and Business Rates discounts to assist households and businesses affected by the floods caused by Storms Desmond and Eva.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have not notified the Department of any allowable costs not covered by the sums transferred. It is expected that further payments will be made shortly as flooded property numbers are confirmed and further funds requested.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 27222 27226 27227 27228 27230 question first answered 29/02/2016 17:47:19 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

453102

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	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	Flood Control: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what date he expects all local authorities to be fully reimbursed for flood protection grants they have paid to (a) households and (b) businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	27228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>To date over £48 million has been paid out to local authorities through the Community and Business Recovery Fund and Council Tax and Business Rates discounts to assist households and businesses affected by the floods caused by Storms Desmond and Eva.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have not notified the Department of any allowable costs not covered by the sums transferred. It is expected that further payments will be made shortly as flooded property numbers are confirmed and further funds requested.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 27222 27226 27227 27229 27230 question first answered 29/02/2016 17:47:19 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

453107

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	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	Flood Control: Grants
	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 applications have been made to local authorities for £5,000 flood protection grants.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	27225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>To date, local authorities have received 1,285 applications for Property Level Resilience grant funding and have so far approved 162.</p><p>Property Level Resilience grants are dependent on works which require properties to dry out and are usually claimed retrospectively. The current rate of payments is similar to equivalent previous schemes where the profile of spend shows payments accelerate in the third and fourth quarters after damage.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 27224 question first answered 01/03/2016 17:47:03 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

442265

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	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: Floods
	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 new homes have been built in National Flood Zone 3 in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	20847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s latest land use change statistics provide estimates on the proportion of new residential addresses created in national flood zone 3. The latest figures show that in 2013-14, 7% of new residential addresses were created in the national flood zone 3. This equates to an estimated 9,100 homes being built in national flood zone 3 in 2013-14.</p><p>Prior to the publication of 2013-14 figures land use change statistics were calculated using a different methodology so they are not directly comparable to the 2013-14 figures. Figures produced using the previous methodology were last published for the calendar year 2011 and are provided in the attached table.</p><p>National planning policy is designed to protect people and property from flooding. Local planning authorities are expected to avoid inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding by directing development away from areas at highest risk.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/01/2016 16:55:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name PQ 20847.xlsx title National Flood Zone 3
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

453106

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	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	Flood Control: Grants
	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 £5,000 flood protection grants have been paid to (a) households and (b) businesses by local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	27224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>To date, local authorities have received 1,285 applications for Property Level Resilience grant funding and have so far approved 162.</p><p>Property Level Resilience grants are dependent on works which require properties to dry out and are usually claimed retrospectively. The current rate of payments is similar to equivalent previous schemes where the profile of spend shows payments accelerate in the third and fourth quarters after damage.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 27225 question first answered 01/03/2016 17:47:03 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

479545

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	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	Floods: EU Solidarity Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department has applied for from the EU Solidarity Fund to help communities affected by recent floods.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	31624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government submitted an initial EU Solidarity Fund application on Friday 26 February. We are in the process of refining our cost estimates and figures.</p><p>The United Kingdom’s Permanent Representation to the European Union submitted the initial application to the European Commission on the UK Government’s behalf and will continue to engage with them and the Department on the development of the application.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 31625 31626 question first answered 26/04/2016 14:58:38 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm previous answer version 52873 answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

453109

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	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	Floods: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been paid out by local authorities to households in flood compensation payments that remains to be reimbursed to those authorities by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	27226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>To date over £48 million has been paid out to local authorities through the Community and Business Recovery Fund and Council Tax and Business Rates discounts to assist households and businesses affected by the floods caused by Storms Desmond and Eva.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have not notified the Department of any allowable costs not covered by the sums transferred. It is expected that further payments will be made shortly as flooded property numbers are confirmed and further funds requested.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 27222 27227 27228 27229 27230 question first answered 29/02/2016 17:47:19 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

519632

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2016
	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	Floods: EU Solidarity Fund
	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 confirm that any funding received as a result of the application for EU Solidarity Fund Assistance will be distributed to those communities affected by recent flooding.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	37626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>We are determined to do all we can to support flood-affected areas, which is why we have already paid out over £250 million to ensure that communities and businesses can get back on their feet as soon as possible. Once our application to the EU Solidarity Fund has been finalised, and approved by the Commission, we will consider how any additional funding should be used.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 25/05/2016 16:17:46 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

454787

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	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	Property Development: Floods
	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 direct local planning authorities to reassess planning permissions granted to developments on floodplains that have been affected by recent flooding events.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	28182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>I am writing to local authorities affected by the recent floods to remind them of the options available where a development site with an unimplemented planning permission has flooded. Local planning authorities, in consultation with developers, are best-placed to consider whether reviewing a planning permission is appropriate, and what subsequent action may be required to ensure developments will be safe and resilient to flooding, in line with national planning policy.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 02/03/2016 17:25:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176730

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2015
	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	Care Quality Commission
	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 direct officials in his Department to meet officials in the Department for Health to discuss giving the Care Quality Commission wider powers than they currently have to undertake inspections of how local authorities commission their care services, even where no specific complaints have been made.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The power for a Secretary of State to require the Care Quality Commission to undertake a special inspection of local authority commissioning of care services has already been commenced.</p><p> </p><p>The Coalition Government has a strong record of reducing top-down inspections of local government, reflecting commitments made in the Coalition Agreement. Intervention in the activities of locally accountable councils should only be considered where a last resort.</p><p> </p><p>I am not aware of any evidence that would constitute the kinds of exceptional circumstances that would warrant deployment of this power. Indeed it is arguable that local councils have been very effective in procuring care services and local taxpayers will thank them for having kept care costs under control.</p><p> </p><p>Even where there is evidence of poor commissioning practice by particular councils, the Government expects councils collectively, through the Local Government Association, to take the lead in improving poor performance. The Association has developed a programme of peer support available to councils, which includes mentoring and peer challenges.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 221242 221243 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:30:29 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham