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752507

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent progress has been made in increasing the prosecution rate for hate crimes.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has taken a number of steps to improve its prosecution of all strands of hate crime.</p><p>The CPS is prosecuting and convicting more defendants of hate crime than ever before. In 2015/16, the CPS completed 15,442 hate crime prosecutions, an increase of 704 on the previous year. The conviction rate also improved to 83.2% in 2015/16 an increase from 82.9% the previous year.</p><p>The CPS Annual Report and Accounts 2016/17 shows that the proportion of cases where the CPS was successful in achieving uplifted sentences for hate crime perpetrators has increased dramatically. The proportion rose from 33.8% in 2015/16, to 52.2% in 2016/17 – reaching 58.2% in the final quarter.</p><p>The CPS has delivered mandatory face to face disability hate crime training and racially and religiously aggravated hate crime training and is in the process of developing homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crime training to support prosecutors to more effectively deal with hate crime cases.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/07/2017 14:45:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

174487

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2015
	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	Welfare Assistance Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has prepared an equality statement on its decision to cease grant funding for local welfare provision from 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	221274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government consultation paper on local welfare provision, published in October, asked a series of questions about equalities impacts. We have been carefully considering these representations and the equality issues, alongside those on the broader draft Local Government Finance Settlement. The Government will publish an equalities statement alongside the final Settlement.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 22/01/2015 16:04:20 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176352

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	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	Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department last published data about the extent of deprivation in different parts of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	222450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government produces measures of neighbourhood deprivation in England. The most recent publication is the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2010" target="_blank">English Indices of Deprivation 2010</a>, published in March 2011. The devolved administrations each publish their own Indices of Deprivation but there is no UK-wide version. The Department is currently updating the English Indices of Deprivation, for publication in summer 2015.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/02/2015 16:40:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

225276

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	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 have participated in the Troubled Families Programme to date; and in how many cases a family member has secured a sustained job outcome following participation in the programme.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	226403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>At the end of December 2014, local authorities had identified 117,910 troubled families; all of whom were, or had been, engaged in the programme.</p><p> </p><p>As of the end of February 2015, local authorities had reported that 105,671 families had been ‘turned around’ and 10,508 of these families included a family member who had moved off out of work benefits and into work for a period of at least 13 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>My Department regularly publishes this information online. The latest breakdown, by individual local authority, is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/troubled-families-programme-progress-information-at-december-2014-and-families-turned-around-at-february-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/troubled-families-programme-progress-information-at-december-2014-and-families-turned-around-at-february-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 11/03/2015 15:39:03 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 48665 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

353878

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	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 Leavers: Council Tax
	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 put in place support to assist care leavers with the payment of council tax.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	2353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>Care leavers on low incomes will be entitled to support under local council tax support schemes. They may also be entitled to existing council tax discounts or exemptions, for example by virtue of being students or single occupiers. Local authorities have broad discretion to grant discounts to individuals or groups in other circumstances, and they may wish to consider providing support specifically to care leavers.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 14:58:52 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

384890

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	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	Temporary Accommodation: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of young people who are living in emergency or temporary accommodation provided by (a) local authorities and (b) the voluntary sector.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	3816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities reported that there were 330 applicant households headed by 16 and 17 year olds in temporary accommodation arranged by authorities at 31 March 2015. This compares to 3,140 when this data was first collected in 2007. This is the only information reported on young people from households in temporary accommodation. No figures are held on the numbers in accommodation provided by the voluntary sector.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/07/2015 15:50:30 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

388125

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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 number of social housing tenants required to pay higher rent under the Pay to Stay scheme in each year since that policy was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Estimates on the number of households that would be affected by the policy was published in Annex A of the summary of responses to consultation document in 2013 which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225313/High_Income_Social_Tenants_-_Pay_to_stay.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225313/High_Income_Social_Tenants_-_Pay_to_stay.pdf</a>.<br><br></p><p>We do not collect information on additional rent collected.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 5998 question first answered 13/07/2015 14:19:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

388126

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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, how much additional rent has been collected in each year since the Pay to Stay policy was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Estimates on the number of households that would be affected by the policy was published in Annex A of the summary of responses to consultation document in 2013 which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225313/High_Income_Social_Tenants_-_Pay_to_stay.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225313/High_Income_Social_Tenants_-_Pay_to_stay.pdf</a>.<br><br></p><p>We do not collect information on additional rent collected.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 5997 question first answered 13/07/2015 14:19:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

388131

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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, how many and what proportion of households in social housing in each parliamentary constituency outside London have an annual income above £30,000.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold this information at parliamentary constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 5836 question first answered 13/07/2015 14:19:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

388133

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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, how many and what proportion of households in social housing in each parliamentary constituency in London have an annual income above £40,000.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold this information at parliamentary constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 5802 question first answered 13/07/2015 14:19:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms