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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

538987

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2016
	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	London City Airport
	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 plans to announce his planning decision on the proposed expansion of London City Airport.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	905901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>My Department has published a target date for issuing this decision of 28 September. My Department aims to reach all planning decisions ahead of target dates where possible.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 18/07/2016 16:39:10 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

619843

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	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	Landlords: Newham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the Landlord Licensing Scheme introduced by the London Borough of Newham; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	49946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s view is that the current selective licensing arrangements are working. The Government does not support unnecessary large selective licensing schemes. Such an approach is likely to be disproportionate and create additional needless costs for reputable landlords which tend to be passed onto tenants. Local authorities can introduce targeted schemes to deal with specific local problems below the threshold of either 20% of their geographical area or 20% of their local private rented sector. Any scheme larger than the 20% threshold must obtain prior approval from the Secretary of State. Of the three applications received since these measures were put in place in April 2015, two have been accepted and one declined. The London Borough of Newham’s selective licensing scheme runs until 2018; should the authority wish to continue the scheme it will need demonstrate that the proposed redesignation meets the statutory criteria as set out in The Selective Licensing of Houses (Additional Conditions) (England) Order 2015.</p><p>On 18 October, the Government announced plans to extend mandatory licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) to strengthen councils to tackle problems homes head-on and bring an end to ruthless landlords who exploit tenants and charge them extortionate rents to live in poor conditions. These measures will ensure mandatory licensing rules apply to HMOs with five or more people, and to flats above and below shops. Minimum room sizes will also apply to HMOs to help to clamp down on rogue landlords cramming tenants into unsafe and overcrowded homes.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 27/10/2016 16:17:18 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

641182

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	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	Social Rented Housing: Newham
	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 new homes for social rent were started in each year since 2010 in (a) East Ham constituency and (b) the London Borough of Newham.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	53968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The information is not available at constituency level. Data on social rent starts in 2015/16 by local authority are published at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570012/Live_Table_1006_-_1009.xlsx" target="_blank">Tables 1006 to 1009: additional social rent and affordable rent dwellings</a>; sheet “Live Table 1006S”</p><p>Data on social rent completions are available for period requested at following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570012/Live_Table_1006_-_1009.xlsx" target="_blank">Tables 1006 to 1009: additional social rent and affordable rent dwellings</a>; sheet “Live Table 1006C”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 24/11/2016 17:25:22 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

641183

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	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	Affordable Housing: Newham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of affordable homes to rent in (a) East Ham constituency and (b) the London Borough of Newham since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	53966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The information is not available at constituency level. Statistics on the numbers of private registered provider and local authority dwellings by local authority district are published in the department’s Live Table 100 at the link below’, The totals include social, intermediate and affordable rent.</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank"><strong>www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</strong></a></p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 24/11/2016 17:26:30 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

647097

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	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	Housing: Newham
	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 his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of new housing being developed in the London Borough of Newham in the next three years which will be specifically reserved for first time buyers.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	55230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>We do not routinely hold such information but the London Borough of Newham's Local Plan, adopted in January 2012, makes no reference to first time buyers. Through the National Planning Policy Framework we ask local councils to use their Local Plans to meet the full, objectively assessed needs for all types of housing in their areas.</p><p>We have consulted on a 20% Starter Homes requirement for suitable housing sites of 10 units or more (or 0.5 hectares or more) for the regulations under the Housing and Planning Act 2016. We are considering the responses and will set out our future plans for housing in the forthcoming White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 01/12/2016 15:23:26 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

647636

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	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	First Time Buyers: 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, what estimate he has made of the number of first-time home buyers in (a) Greater London, (b) the London Borough of Newham and (c) East Ham constituency in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	55441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s English Housing Survey provides estimates of the number of recent (bought within the last three years) first time buyers in London. The latest figures can be found in AT1.6 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/501068/2014-15_Section_1_Households_tables_and_figures_FINAL.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/501068/2014-15_Section_1_Households_tables_and_figures_FINAL.xlsx</a></p><p>The department does not hold information on the number of first time buyers in the London Borough of Newham or the East Ham constituency.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 02/12/2016 14:21:01 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

654792

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2016
	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	Help to Buy Scheme: 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, how many young people have received assistance from the Government's Help to Buy scheme in (a) the UK, (b) Greater London, (c) the London Borough of Newham and (d) East Ham constituency.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	56836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>Since the launch of the Help to Buy: Equity Loan, Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee and Help to Buy: NewBuy schemes, the total number of homes sold under all three schemes total 183,795 in the UK, of which 10,023 are in Greater London, 317 in the London borough of Newham, and 132 in East Ham constituency.</p><p>Information on age of purchaser is not included in the statistics.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 13/12/2016 15:55:50 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

672082

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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	Affordable 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, what steps he is taking to increase the level of affordable housing supply for key workers in (a) Greater London, (b) the London Borough of Newham and (c) East Ham constituency.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	59834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>This Government is investing £9.4 billion to deliver 400,000 affordable housing starts by March 2021, including Shared Ownership, Rent to Buy, Affordable Rent and Starter Homes – the largest housing programme by any government since the 1970s. Government has recently agreed a major package of funding for London - £3.15 billion over the period 2015 to 2021, to deliver at least 90,000 affordable homes by March 2021. These include at least 58,500 homes that provide working Londoners with the opportunities to own a home over time – homes for shared ownership and homes offered at ‘London Living Rent’ that will actively support tenants into home ownership within ten years. London will also get a share of the additional £1.4 billion investment in the Affordable Homes Programme announced at Autumn Statement.</p><p>Any worker can benefit from all our housing offers, provided that they are otherwise unable to afford to purchase or rent on the open market and meet the eligibility criteria. Many local authorities also provide their own local housing schemes for local workers. They can also benefit from our London Help to Buy, with up to 40% equity loan.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 18/01/2017 17:28:20 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 30555 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

676012

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2017
	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	Help to Buy Scheme
	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 people have received assistance from the Government's Help to Buy scheme in (a) the UK, (b) Greater London, (c) the London Borough of Newham and (d) East Ham constituency.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	60975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>Since the launch of the Help to Buy: Equity Loan, Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee and Help to Buy: NewBuy schemes, the total number of households which have received assistance<strong> f</strong>rom all three schemes is 201,322 in the UK, 10,956 in Greater London, 326 in the London Borough of Newham and 137 in East Ham constituency.</p><p>The Help to Buy: ISA figures are based on the number of bonuses paid (per person) rather than per property. In the UK, 38,595 bonuses have been paid out towards 27,222 properties; in Greater London, 3,114 bonuses have been paid out towards 2,354 properties; in the London Borough of Newham, 116 bonuses have been paid out towards 92 properties, and in East Ham constituency, 44 bonuses have been paid out towards 35 properties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 25/01/2017 17:17:41 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms