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	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England provides for people affected by domestic violence and abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	909697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>On 15th March 2017 the Church of England’s House of Bishops published “Responding Well to Domestic Abuse: Policy and Practice Guidance”, which urges church communities to address the issue of domestic abuse and raise awareness of its impact on adults and children. The document can be seen at: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/media/3896806/responding-well-to-domestic-abuse-2017.pdf%20" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/media/3896806/responding-well-to-domestic-abuse-2017.pdf </a></p><p>The updated practice guidance and policy encourages churches to become places of safety where domestic abuse is taken seriously, survivors are believed and respected, and alleged or known perpetrators challenged. The updated document reflects legislative and other changes since guidance was last issued in 2006.</p><p>Under the policy Church leaders and Officers working with children, young people and vulnerable adults will be expected to undergo domestic abuse training, with the issue being raised in appropriate contexts within church life including youth groups, marriage preparation and ordinand training. They will also be expected to work closely with statutory and other specialist organisations.</p><p>In the House of Lords this session bishops supported the passage of the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 20/04/2017 15:45:09 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

101331

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what records his Department keeps of the number of retaliatory evictions; what criteria he uses to define retaliatory eviction; and how many retaliatory evictions took place in the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	212213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not centrally recorded.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/11/2014 16:37:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

101332

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
	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 section 21 notices were served in each of the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	212214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not collect this information.<br><br>A section 21 notice is a notice served under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 by a landlord on their tenant which informs the tenant that the landlord requires possession of the property and that it must be vacated by the tenant. <br><br>The service of a section 21 notice, like any other termination of a contract, is a private matter between the landlord and tenant.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2014 16:03:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

1082677

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund: Plymouth
	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 much money Plymouth is planned to receive from the Stronger Towns Fund in each of the next four years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	229247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The Stronger Towns Fund has been provisionally allocated according to a needs-based formula calculated according to metrics of: income, productivity, deprivation, skills, and the number of people living in towns. The Stronger Towns Fund prospectus will be published before Summer recess. This will outline the process for how towns can come forward and will set out the process of the £600 million competitive component of the fund. It will also detail the role of local partners, relevant definitions and eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/03/2019 15:02:41 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 106675 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1082678

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund
	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 criteria was used to assess deprivation in communities as part of allocating funding via the Stronger Towns Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	229248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The formula for allocating the £1 billion of the Stronger Towns Fund assesses need according to metrics of: income, productivity, deprivation, skills, and the number of people living in towns. In this formula, deprivation is assessed based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 11/03/2019 16:46:32 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

164325

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Pedestrian Areas: Trees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assistance his Department provides to local authorities on replacing trees in pavements.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	215690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has funded the “Big Tree Plant” scheme, giving up to £4 million in grants from 2011 to 2015 to help pay for the planting of at least once million new trees in urban areas. The scheme is now closed to new applicants, but nearly 820,000 new trees have already been planted.</p><p> </p><p>Councils also receive general funding from central government and locally-raised sources which can be used to support tree planting, if they wish.</p><p> </p><p>The “Manual for Streets”, while out of date in certain areas (e.g. on parking and density), contains some guidance on street trees and tree planting. It can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/manual-for-streets" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/manual-for-streets</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/12/2014 17:02:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

179131

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2015
	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	Building Regulations
	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 better enforce building regulation inspections to ensure quality housing builds.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	224167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p><br>The duty to comply with the requirements of the Building Regulations lies on the person carrying out the building work. The duty of the building control bodies, local authorities and approved inspectors, is to take all reasonable steps to satisfy themselves that the requirements have been satisfied. Where they have not been complied with a compliance certificate should not be given. It is also possible for building control bodies to take formal enforcement action in the courts against builders for non-compliance where they consider this would be justified. Issues relating to warranties which may be provided for new homes are matters for the relevant warranty body.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 24/02/2015 13:27:35 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

420982

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	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 steps he is taking to promote tenant management.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	11634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>We have allocated funding of £1million in 2015/16 (through the Tenant Empowerment Programme) to support social housing tenants' involvement in their local communities. This includes support to those who wish to manage delivery of services to their homes and estates by taking up their Statutory Right To Manage.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/10/2015 14:16:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

442272

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	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: Construction
	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 affordable rent-to-buy houses are being constructed.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	20729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>Through the Autumn Statement 2015, the Government has committed to investing £8 billion to deliver over 400,000 affordable housing starts by 2020/21. This includes £1.7 billion to deliver around 100,000 homes for affordable or intermediate rent, of which 10,000 are to be affordable rent to buy homes that enable tenants to have the opportunity to save for a deposit while renting.</p><p>Bids into the Rent to Buy 2015-2017 programme are currently being considered<strong>. </strong>The prospectus for the new Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 will be launched shortly.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/01/2016 14:47:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

456059

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	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: Tenure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on which local authorities hold information on the tenure of a property from completed council tax registration forms.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	28790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department does hold information on which local authorities hold information on the tenure of a property from completed council tax registration forms.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/03/2016 16:49:05 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile