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518171

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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	Community Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects Louise Casey's review of opportunity and integration in isolated and deprived communities to be (a) completed and (b) published.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	36808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The review is expected to be completed and published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 11/05/2016 16:14:47 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

518395

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
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	Sleeping Rough: Temporary Accommodation
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 18 April 2016 to Question 33117, which programmes the reprioritisation of £100 million in capital funding to deliver low-cost second stage accommodation for rough sleepers will affect.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	36975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 12/05/2016 09:56:11 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

518396

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
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	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which (a) communities and (b) projects will receive funding from the English Language scheme.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	36983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>We are working to develop the new English language programme, including ensuring it is focused on those areas where we know women are at greatest risk of isolation and are more likely to have no or little proficiency in the English language. We will make an announcement as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 12/05/2016 09:39:07 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

518185

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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	Broadband
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 has taken to review the rating system for fibre networks in order to remove disadvantages for new operators.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	36883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>All properties including new and existing fibre telecom networks are valued for business rates to the same standard of annual rental value. Rateable values are assessed independently by the Valuation Office Agency and may be challenged in the courts. The Upper Tribunal, the Court of Appeal and the European Commission have all supported the Valuation Office Agency’s valuation method for telecom networks.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 12/05/2016 09:07:48 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

518966

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
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 his Department is taking to encourage businesses into high street premises in town and city centres.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	37419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government has taken action to help high streets thrive through a range of targeted tax breaks, sensible planning changes and measures to ensure fairer parking for motorists. At Budget, we announced the biggest ever cut in business rates in England – worth £6.7 billion over the next five years, cutting business rates for all ratepayers, and meaning 600,000 of the smallest businesses won’t have to pay business rates again</p><p>We have also given over £18 million to fund successful initiatives such as “Love Your Local Market” and the “Great British High Street Competition”, and have recently announced a digital pilot programme in Gloucestershire, to support town centres and SMEs to compete in the digital era.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/05/2016 13:39:44 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

518971

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Planning: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provided to Lancashire County Council on the formulation of its service planning areas.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	37266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>DCLG does not have a record of advice given to Lancashire County Council on the formulation of its service planning areas, or requests for such advice.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/05/2016 13:38:16 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

518924

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Local Government: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that the pensions of people enrolled in pooled local government pension schemes are safeguarded in the event of a failed infrastructure project that received investment from that fund.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	37032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>Local government pension scheme benefits are set out in statute and are not linked to the investment performance of funds. However, those responsible for investment decisions should have regard to the need to achieve an appropriate balance between risk and return and act in the best interests of scheme members and local taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/05/2016 13:40:27 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

518972

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Public Libraries: Lancashire
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 his Department is taking to support Lancashire County Council in (a) keeping library buildings open and (b) sustaining the function of those buildings as libraries.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	37260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Public libraries are funded and run by local authorities and it is a matter for local authorities to determine how best to provide a comprehensive and efficient public library service to their local community, within available resources.</p><p>Lancashire County Council has a Core Spending Power per dwelling of £1321 for 2016-17 rising to £1392 per dwelling by 2019-20.</p><p>The Department for Culture Media and Sport, together with the Local Government Association, has set up a Leadership for Libraries Taskforce to help public libraries in England build on good practice and add value for the communities they serve. The Taskforce is currently consulting on the attached document at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/libraries-deliver-ambition-for-publiclibraries-in-england-2016-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/libraries-deliver-ambition-for-publiclibraries-in-england-2016-2021</a> which sets out the ambition for public libraries in the future. Furthermore, thanks to Government funding, free Wi-Fi is available to 99% of public libraries in England.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 25/05/2016 16:11:27 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

518974

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Council Tax Reduction Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report Three years on: an independent review of Local Council Tax Support Schemes by Eric Ollerenshaw OBE, published in March 2016, whether his Department plans to take steps to better understand the effect of Local Council Tax Support Schemes on individuals and councils.
tabling member constituency	Dagenham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Jon Cruddas
uin	37046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Eric Ollerenshaw's independent report recognises the successful implementation of Local Council Tax Schemes by local government and makes a number of recommendations to improve their efficiency and effectiveness, whilst remaining a local discount. The Department for Communities and Local Government will consider these recommendations carefully.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 37045 37047 question first answered 25/05/2016 16:16:36 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1406 label Biography information for Jon Cruddas

518975

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Council Tax Reduction Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report Three years on: an independent review of Local Council Tax Support Schemes by Eric Ollerenshaw OBE, published in March 2016, if he will commission in-depth academic research on the effect of Local Council Tax Support Schemes within the wider context of other welfare and socio-economic changes.
tabling member constituency	Dagenham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Jon Cruddas
uin	37047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Eric Ollerenshaw's independent report recognises the successful implementation of Local Council Tax Schemes by local government and makes a number of recommendations to improve their efficiency and effectiveness, whilst remaining a local discount. The Department for Communities and Local Government will consider these recommendations carefully.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 37045 37046 question first answered 25/05/2016 16:16:36 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1406 label Biography information for Jon Cruddas