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386199

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Director of Public Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will make it his policy to enable a Select Committee to hold a confirmation hearings for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	4608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <blockquote><p> </p><p>The post of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is a Civil Service appointment. The process is conducted by the independent Civil Service Commission in line with statute and the Government has no plans to change this. The Commission appoints a panel to carry out the process. In recent competitions, the panel has consisted of the Cabinet Secretary, a senior Civil Service Commissioner, a non-executive director from the relevant department and an external stakeholder - which in the case of the DPP might be a Court of Appeal judge.</p><p> </p></blockquote> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/07/2015 11:00:36 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

451691

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what planning his Department has undertaken in the event of the UK voting to leave the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	26617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>At the February European Council the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union. The Government's view is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 22/02/2016 16:39:34 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

1020669

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help young people get on the housing ladder.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	199925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>Government-backed schemes have supported over half a million households into home ownership since 2010. The Help to Buy: Equity Loan has helped nearly 184,000 households purchase a new-build home from its launch in 2013 until June 2018 and 81 per cent of sales were to first time buyers. The recent Evaluation of Help to Buy: Equity Loan from 2015 to 2017 found that 63 percent of first-time buyers were under 35 years old. Our reforms to Stamp Duty, introduced at Budget 2017, have already benefited 180,500 people who pay the tax.</p><p>But we understand there is more to do. The revised the National Planning Policy Framework places an expectation on local authorities that on major sites, 10 per cent of affordable housing provision should be dedicated to home ownership products, such as shared ownership, rent to buy or starter homes.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/12/2018 14:39:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1092227

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Supported Housing: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of UK provision of housing-with-care for older people compared with that of other countries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	234832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG has not carried out such an assessment. Housing-with-care is able to react flexibly to fluctuating, or increasing, care and support needs. There is evidence to suggest that living in a housing-with-care setting can reduce the overall amount of care older people might need, whilst also having the potential to reduce loneliness levels.</p><p>In the UK only 0.7 per cent of over-65s live in a housing-with-care setting. This figure stands at more than 5 per cent in countries such as the United States, New Zealand or Australia.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 26/03/2019 15:03:10 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

390214

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	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	Social Rented Housing: Greater London
	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 estimate the number of social homes in London occupied by non-UK residents.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	7289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>In 2013-14, 15% of social renters in London were non-UK/Irish nationals.<br><br>If a tenant is not resident in the UK, we would expect a social landlord to take action to recover the property and allocate it to someone in need on the waiting list.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory guidance for local councils issued in 2013 will ensure that only people who have lived in the area for two years or more are able to put their name down on the housing waiting list.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/07/2015 15:59:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

391361

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Social Rented 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 estimate he has made of the proportion of social housing in England which is affected by Stachybotrys chartarum and Aspergillus niger; and what steps his Department is taking to tackle incidence of such molds.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	7905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Housing Health &amp; Safety Rating System allows local authorities to assess properties against 29 different hazards, including damp and mould growth. If following an inspection a property is found to contain a serious, “category 1”, hazard, we would expect the local authority to take action in relation to the hazard. The assessment for whether damp is a hazard takes into account factors such as the state of repair of the dwelling, the extent of existing dampness and the effect it could have on mould growth, and the consequent potential for harm.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2010 the Decent Homes standard has been a regulatory requirement for social landlords. The Decent Homes standard was set as a threshold and the landlord must not allow a home to be below the standard. Most landlords are delivering works that exceed the minimum standard.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/09/2015 10:23:16 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

391363

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Troubled Families Programme
	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 families are in the Troubled Families programme; and what estimate he has made of the average cost to the public purse for each family which has participated in that programme to date.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	7919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>As was announced on the 22 June 2015, the original Troubled Families Programme (2012-2015) worked with and turned around the lives of 116,654 families. The new and expanded Troubled Families Programme was rolled out nationally in April 2015 and will reach up to a further 400,000 families with multiple problems. Details of how many troubled families are engaged in the new programme, in its first year of implementation, will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Research estimates that the cost to the public purse of the most troubled 120,000 families before engagement with the Troubled Families Programme was £9 billion in total; an average of £75,000 per family (DCLG: ‘The Fiscal Case for Working with Troubled Families’ (2013)). £8 billion of this spend was purely reacting to their problems. Information about the fiscal benefits resulting from that programme will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 07/09/2015 10:16:45 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

420617

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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: Jaywick
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the 30 September 2015 publication, English Indices of Deprivation, what plans his Department has to introduce specific measures to (a) improve the standard of housing, (b) improve the quality of life and (c) liberalise planning rules for house building in Jaywick.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	11444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>In March 2015, my Department announced that the Jaywick Coastal Community Team would be one of 12 pilots that bring local community, public and private sector delivery partners together to develop an economic plan for their area to help promote jobs and growth in seaside towns. The Jaywick Team is focusing on three key issues:</p><ul><li>Addressing housing and poor infrastructure provision for the existing community</li><li>Supporting the local economy by the location of care and assisted living provision – “Extra Care Village”</li><li>Creating local apprentice and employment opportunities</li></ul><p>My officials meet regularly with Essex County Council and Tendring District Council to discuss the regeneration strategy being prepared for Jaywick.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 15/10/2015 16:21:04 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

426266

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	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 it his policy to advise local authorities, under Section 62 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which powers are available to remove illegal traveller camps without recourse to the courts.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	14704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>In March 2015 the Government published a summary of the enforcement powers that enable the police and local councils to remove unauthorised encampments. This includes the powers under sections 61-62 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 which give the police discretionary powers to direct trespassers to leave land and remove any property or vehicles they have with them. The Government sent the summary of powers document to all Council Leaders, Police Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners in England and it is published on the Government's website at:</p><p><br>www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments</p><br /> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/11/2015 17:19:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

433754

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2015
	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	Regeneration: Essex
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2015 to Question 11444, when the regeneration strategy for Jaywick will be fully implemented; and if his Department will (a) provide additional resources to improve the (i) standard of housing and (ii) quality of life and (b) liberalise planning rules for house building in Jaywick and Brooklands.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	18488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The Jaywick Coastal Community Team are preparing their Economic Plan, to be completed by the end of January 2016. The Plan will outline the key economic issues facing Jaywick, setting out both the short term and longer term priorities for the Coastal Community Team.</p><p>The Chancellor confirmed at Autumn Statement last week that the Coastal Communities Fund will be extended from 2017-18 to 2020-21 with at least £90 million of new funding. Details of the next bidding round will be announced in the New Year. The focus of the Fund will remain on support for sustainable jobs and growth.</p><p>Tendring Council received £1.8 million in New Homes Bonus in 2015-16 and a total of £5.2 million since the scheme started in 2011-12. All new homes are constructed in accordance with Building Regulations, ensuring they meet minimum standards in respect of health, safety and sustainability.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/12/2015 17:34:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 34130 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell