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42627

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle delays faced by people waiting for a medical assessment following their application for personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	191500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are committed to ensuring Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants receive high quality, objective, fair and accurate assessments. Since the introduction of PIP new claims in April, we have been closely monitoring all aspects of the process.</p><p /> <p>Our latest analysis is telling us that the end-to-end claimant journey is taking longer than expected. We are working closely with the assessment providers to ensure that they are taking all necessary steps to improve performance, speed up the process and ensure claimants receive a satisfactory experience. We are also seeking to ensure that all the steps in the process run as smoothly as possible and that there are no barriers in our processes and systems that contribute to claims taking longer than necessary to progress. </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

48941

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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
	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 (a) improvement notices in accordance with section 11, (b) prohibition orders in accordance with section 20, (c) hazard awareness notices in accordance with section 28 and (d) emergency remedial actions under section 40 or emergency prohibition orders under section 43 of the Housing Act 2004 have been issued by local authorities in England following the discovery of a category 1 hazard during a housing health and safety rating system inspection in the private rented sector in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	197159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

48942

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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
	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 households in the private rented sector were evicted under section 8 of the Housing Act 2004 in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	197160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department does not hold the requested data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

48943

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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
	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 complaints have been received by the Housing Ombudsman service in the latest year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	197131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In 2012-13, the Independent Housing Ombudsman received 3,657 enquiries and 6,391 formal complaints. In that year, 543 complaints resulted in a determination decision following a formal intervention.</p><p>I would note that, as of March 2013, the Ombudsman's remit covered 2,123 landlords, representing 2.9 millions housing units<em>.</em></p><p><em>Source:</em><em>Independent Housing Ombudsman Limited Annual report and Financial Statements 2012-13'</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

48944

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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
	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 households are housed by local authorities in the private rented sector on (a) two year long contracts, (b) three year long contracts and (c) contracts longer than three years.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	197126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

49132

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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
	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 tenancy relations officers are currently employed by each local authority.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	197199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information in not centrally held.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

49133

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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
	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 environmental health officers are currently employed by each local authority.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	197200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department does not collect detailed information on the staff roles employed by local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

49134

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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
	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 landlords have been prosecuted in England for (a) illegal evictions and (b) harassment in the latest three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	197201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The table below lists figures from 2009 to the most recent period for which information is held:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Statute</p></td><td><p>Offence description</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Eviction Act 1977 S.1(2)</p></td><td><p>Unlawful eviction of occupier</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Eviction Act 1977 S.1(3)</p></td><td><p>Unlawful harassment of occupier</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

48940

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints the Advertising Standards Authority has received about letting agencies failing to advertise their fees since November 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	197128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Advertising Standards Agency has received 76 complaints since 1 November 2013 about letting agents. This figure includes but is not limited to complaints about fees.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

47468

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase agricultural exports as part of the export-led recovery.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	195698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra and UKTI with industry are working together to increase exports in the agri-food sector. We launched a refreshed Exports Action Plan last October. It commits us to deliver £500m of value to the UK economy by supporting 1,000 companies by October 2015. Food and drink exports in 2013 reached £18.9bn, against £18.2bn in 2012, and are now 50% higher than 10 years ago. UKTI has established a dedicated team with civil servants and industry experts to improve the value and volume of inward investment and exports in agricultural technology. This team is working with UKTI posts overseas to help UK based agri-technology companies succeed in international markets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron