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535140

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/07/2016
	date	11/07/2016
	date tabled	11/07/2016
	ddp created	11/07/2016 22:05:22
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	11/07/2016 22:15:33 25/07/2016 16:21:02
	hansard heading	Trolleybuses: Leeds
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1136
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	25/07/2016 15:49:23
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the planning inspector of the public inquiry into the Leeds New Generation Transport schemes visited any European city operating trolley bus systems to ascertain whether its system could be emulated in Leeds, and if not, why not.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL1136
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1136
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I can confirm that as part of the public inquiry into the Leeds New Generation Transport Scheme the Inspector did not visit any European city operating trolley bus systems to see if its system could be emulated in Leeds. The Inspector had regard to all the evidence put to the inquiry, this may have included information about other trolley bus schemes in the world, however the Inspector's remit was to look at the scheme for Leeds specifically put forward by the Applicant, having regard to the evidence submitted by all parties to the case.</p>
	creator	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

577047

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/09/2016
	date	06/09/2016
	date tabled	06/09/2016
	ddp created	06/09/2016 21:22:03
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	07/09/2016 21:35:16 15/09/2016 13:47:02
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1644
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	15/09/2016 13:45:40
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the emerging findings of the Local Government Association’s Housing Commission report <i>Building our Homes: communities and the future</i>.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL1644
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1644
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We welcome the work which the Local Government Association is doing to meet our shared aims of delivering the homes which communities need, and creating a housing market that works for everyone. Many of our existing measures will help to achieve those aims.</p><p>The government has already doubled the housing budget to help deliver a million homes and double the number of first time buyers. We have allocated £8 billion to deliver 400,000 affordable homes, including shared ownership, starter homes and homes for affordable rent. This government and its predecessor have pursued a wide range of actions to improve the speed of the planning process, and we are taking steps to diversify the market.</p><p>We look forward to reading the full report, and engaging with the Local Government Association on existing and future policies.</p>
	creator	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

577048

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/09/2016
	date	06/09/2016
	date tabled	06/09/2016
	ddp created	06/09/2016 21:22:04
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	07/09/2016 21:35:19 15/09/2016 14:21:02
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Referendums
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1645
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	15/09/2016 14:19:41
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of extending the council tax referendum provisions introduced by the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 to include levying bodies such as Internal Drainage Boards on (1) the ability of local authorities to raise revenue through council tax or the delivery of their statutory functions, and (2) the ability of Internal Drainage Boards to deliver flood defence and land drainage activities.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL1645
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1645
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The referendum threshold is not a cap - councils can set any council tax increase they like provided they obtain the consent of their local electorate in a referendum. Including levying bodies in the council tax referendum legislation increases the transparency and accountability of public bodies for their tax-raising and spending decisions. Local authorities and their levying bodies had shown that they can work together to cut costs and improve services, and this measure placed all local authorities on a common footing when setting council tax.</p>
	creator	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

582692

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/09/2016
	date	13/09/2016
	date tabled	13/09/2016
	ddp created	13/09/2016 21:16:59
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	13/09/2016 21:26:08 26/09/2016 14:58:12
	hansard heading	Council Tax
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1875
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	26/09/2016 14:57:06
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the cost pressures on local authorities, and whether in the light of that assessment they have plans to give local authorities greater freedoms to raise income locally by removing the requirement to hold referendums before raising Council Tax above two per cent.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL1875
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1875
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Councils account for around a quarter of all public spending and have an important role to play in tackling the deficit. The 2015 Spending Review looked across all local government spending and as a result the Government provided a £3.5 billion package to tackle the pressures of adult social care. This included giving councils the additional freedom to introduce an adult social care precept worth 2 per cent, which could raise nearly £2billion by 2019-20. The Government remains committed to working with local authorities to keep council tax low for hard-working families and set out its proposals for council tax referendum principles for 2017-18 in the Local Government Finance Settlement Technical Consultation, published on 15 September 2016.</p>
	creator	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

582693

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/09/2016
	date	13/09/2016
	date tabled	13/09/2016
	ddp created	13/09/2016 21:17:00
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	13/09/2016 21:26:11 26/09/2016 14:56:08
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1876
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	26/09/2016 14:55:42
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of their proposal to allow local government to retain 100 per cent of the business rates raised locally, they have plans to allow local government to determine the business rates multiplier.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL1876
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1876
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has previously announced that combined authority mayors will in future be allowed to levy a 2p in the pound supplement on business rates bills to fund infrastructure projects; and that all authorities will be able to reduce the business rates tax rate, thereby allowing them to tailor their local tax regime to local economic circumstances. We are currently consulting on the detail of both proposals.</p>
	creator	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

520552

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/06/2016
	date	23/05/2016
	date tabled	23/05/2016
	ddp created	23/05/2016 21:23:38
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/05/2016 21:25:56 07/06/2016 16:31:03
	hansard heading	Educational Exchanges: USA
	house id	2
	identifier	HL190
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	07/06/2016 15:59:19
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the levels of community infrastructure levy levied by each local planning authority in England.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL190
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL190
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>This information is not centrally collected by Government. Community Infrastructure Levy charging authorities are required to publish their levy rates in a Charging Schedule and make this available on their website. Community Infrastructure Levy rates must be based on local viability evidence and are subject to two public consultations and independent examination. Draft charging schedules, relevant evidence and the recommendations of the independent examiner are also published.</p>
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

520554

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/06/2016
	date	23/05/2016
	date tabled	23/05/2016
	ddp created	23/05/2016 21:23:40
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/05/2016 21:26:00 07/06/2016 16:32:03
	hansard heading	Local Government: Scotland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL192
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	07/06/2016 16:00:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what government funds now exist to support brownfield housing; how much is available and for what purposes; what are the procedures for distribution of these funds, and how much has so far been disbursed from each of them.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL192
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL192
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are making available £1.2 billion through the Starter Home Land Fund to prepare suitable brownfield sites to support at least 30,000 Starter Homes. A prospectus about the Starter Home Land Fund was published at the Budget in March 2016. £9 million has already been invested since the Fund’s establishment in April 2016.</p><p>We announced at Spending Review that £2 billion in loans will be made available to invest in infrastructure needed for major housing developments. We would expect at least 50 per cent of this funding to support housing on brownfield sites. Full bidding guidance will be available when the fund is launched.</p>
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

417482

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/09/2015
	date	08/09/2015
	date tabled	08/09/2015
	ddp created	08/09/2015 22:14:55
	ddp modified	12/10/2015 22:19:04
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Education Funding Agency: Birmingham
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2078
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	24/09/2015 15:56:19
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the role of the Homes and Communities Agency in respect of Spitfire House in Castle Vale, Birmingham, following a change of ownership.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL2078
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2078
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Homes and Communities Agency does not own or control Spitfire House and had no involvement in the decision of Birmingham Metropolitan College to sell the property to the Education Funding Agency. The Agency’s role is limited to determining whether a legal charge it holds over the building should be removed.</p>
	creator	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

418782

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/09/2015
	date	15/09/2015
	date tabled	15/09/2015
	ddp created	15/09/2015 21:19:13
	ddp modified	12/10/2015 22:23:31
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Councillors: Complaints
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2217
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	29/09/2015 16:27:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a councillor who is the subject of, or mentioned in, a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman has the right to know (1) the nature of the complaint, and (2) the identity of the person or persons making the complaint.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL2217
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2217
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There is no requirement that a councillor who is subject of, or mentioned in, a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman be informed of the nature of the complaint or the identity of the complainant. However, the Local Government Ombudsman’s practice is to request that local authorities ensure all interested parties within the local authority are aware of the investigation and are able to comment before the Ombudsman comes to a final decision.</p>
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

418785

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/09/2015
	date	15/09/2015
	date tabled	15/09/2015
	ddp created	15/09/2015 21:19:16
	ddp modified	12/10/2015 22:23:36
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2220
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	24/09/2015 13:54:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to streamline the local plans process; and when they expect to bring those proposals into operation.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL2220
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2220
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Local Plans play a critical role in determining what development is appropriate and where, and it is therefore essential that plan-making is as simple, quick and accessible a process as possible. On 15 September, my hon. Friend, the Minister for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis), announced that we have brought together a panel of experts drawn from across the built-environment sector to help look at ways in which we could radically improve plan-making in practice (see attached). The group will consider all elements of plan-making from policy and procedural requirements of plans to how plan-making is practically undertaken. Their work will conclude in early 2016, after which I will set out to Parliament how we intend to proceed to reform plan-making.</p>
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves