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638276

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many working days were lost due to mental illness in the Law Officers' Departments in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	53511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office, Government Legal Department and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate report quarterly sickness absence statistics to Cabinet Office and define mental disorders as absences for reasons of stress; mood affective disorders; disorders of personality &amp; behaviour and schizophrenia.</p><p> </p><p>Based on these definitions, the number of working days lost due to mental disorders in these three departments in each of the last three financial years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Year Days lost to Mental Disorders</strong></p><p><strong> AGO GLD HMCPSI</strong></p><p>01/04/2013 – 31/03/2014 23 1,843 15</p><p>01/04/2014 – 31/03/2015 0 1,704.5 168</p><p>01/04/2015 – 31/03/2016 0 1,551 28</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the last 3 financial years the following numbers of absence days have been recorded by the Serious Fraud Office for reasons of Anxiety, Depressive Disorder or Mental Disorder:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Year Days lost to Mental Disorders</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2013/14 18 days</p><p>2014/15 176.5 days</p><p>2015/16 507 days</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this the following number of absence days have been recorded as Stress or Work Related Stress:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Year Days lost to Mental Disorders</strong></p><p> </p><p>2013/14 105 days</p><p>2014/15 195 days</p><p>2015/16 529 days</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of working days lost to mental illness in the Crown Prosecution Service for the last three financial years is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of working days lost due to Mental Illness, including stress.</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of working days lost which were attributed to stress. </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2013-31/03/2014</p></td><td><p>16028</p></td><td><p>7844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2014-31/03/2015</p></td><td><p>15989</p></td><td><p>7807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2015-31/03/2016</p></td><td><p>11854</p></td><td><p>5856</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The absence reasons which are included in the Mental Illness category are categorised in line with World Health Organisation (WHO).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/11/2016 16:04:45 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1019971

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 September and 30 November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	198751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State had numerous meetings attended by analyst and technical specialists from across the Department between 1 September and 20 November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 10/12/2018 17:36:38 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1084423

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings he held with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 December 2018 and 28 February 2019.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	230036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State had numerous meetings attended by analysts and technical specialists in the Department between 1 December 2018 and 28 February 2019.</p><p>Our Chief Scientific Adviser role is currently being recruited and interviews are scheduled for Thursday 28 March.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/03/2019 15:02:06 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1131792

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings he held with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 March 2019 and 31 May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	263755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to my answer to Question UIN <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-06-03/259206/" target="_blank">259206</a> on 6 June 2109.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 20/06/2019 15:03:52 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1147172

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 June to 31 August 2019.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	292151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Following a recent recruitment exercise, Professor Alan Penn took up post as the Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser on 5 September 2019. The Secretary of State will meet him shortly.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 08/10/2019 15:56:38 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1167356

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, who is responsible for digitisation in his Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	7657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>GDS leads the digital function across government. Each Department has individuals responsible for leading digital in their respective Departments.</p><p>In MHCLG the Chief Digital Officer is Paul Maltby.</p><p>The mechanisms used to develop digital maturity are as follows:</p><p>We have a controls process in place to adhere to GDS and Cabinet Office standards.</p><p>We procure or build office IT and digital services.</p><p>We offer a User Centred Design team to design digital products and processes for the department.</p><p>We have teams working jointly with policy officials and local government to build digital maturity and the digital transformation of land planning and housing sectors</p><p>We hold regular digital showcases and show and tell events attended by a large cross section of the department to help build digital capability and awareness.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/11/2019 17:49:35 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1182180

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Second Homes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to limit second home ownership.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	24445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has introduced a series of measures to help mitigate second home ownership. In 2013 the Government removed the requirement for local authorities to offer a discount on second homes enabling them to charge the full rate of council tax. Additionally, in April 2016, the Government introduced a 3 per cent higher rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for those purchasing additional properties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/03/2020 16:41:14 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1245386

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Rented Housing: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken to support renters; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a (a) compulsory and (b) permanent ban on rental increases in (i) private, (ii) public and (iii) shared ownership housing after the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	107115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to ban rent increases and we have put in place an unprecedented package of support to protect renters during this period.</p><p>We have legislated to increase notice periods to 6 months in all but the most serious circumstances and bailiffs have been asked not to enforce evictions across England whilst the new, toughened national restrictions apply from 5 November. The only exceptions to this will be the most egregious cases, including cases of illegal occupation, fraud, where tenants have demonstrated anti-social behaviour or are the perpetrator of domestic abuse in social housing and where a property is unoccupied following the death of a tenant. We also intend to introduce an exemption for extreme pre-Covid rent arrears and will provide more detail in due course.</p><p>Together with the pause on evictions starting in December, this means that evictions will not be enforced in England until 11 January at the earliest, except in the most serious circumstances.</p><p>These measures build on the Government’s major economic package of support to help renters continue to meet their housing costs, including the Chancellor’s recent announcement to extend the Job Retention Scheme to March 2021 .</p><p>We have also strengthened the welfare safety-net with an over £9 billion boost to the welfare system, which includes an extra £1 billion to increase Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates so that they cover the lowest 30 per cent of market rents. For renters who require additional support, there is also an existing £180 million of Government funding for Discretionary Housing Payments made available this year, an increase of £40 million from last year, which is for councils to distribute to support renters needing additional help.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/11/2020 17:36:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher previous answer version 58222 answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1300720

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of council tax in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2010-11 financial years by local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	165679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>Based on the latest OBR forecasts, the average council tax bill in England in 2021/22 would be 1.7% lower in real terms (RPI) than in 2010/11.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/03/2021 18:23:16 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1303917

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) cash and (b) percentage change was in the Band D precept for the Greater London Authority in (i) real and (ii) cash terms between (A) 2009-10 and 2016-17 and (B) 2017-18 and 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	171733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The Greater London Authority precept charged in the 32 London boroughs decreased by £33.82 (10.9%) between 2009-10 and 2016-17; a real terms (CPI) decrease of £71.81 (23.2%). Between 2017-18 and 2020-21, it increased by £52.05 (18.6%); a real terms (CPI) increase of £31.10 (13.2%).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 23/03/2021 14:33:55 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker