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387282

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Council Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many challenges against council tax banding on the current council tax valuation list are yet to be resolved in (a) total and (b) more than four months after the challenge was lodged in (i) Barnsley, (ii) Chesterfield, (iii) Doncaster, (iv) North East Derbyshire, (v) Bolsover, (vi) Bassetlaw, (vii) Derbyshire Dales, (viii) Rotherham and (ix) Sheffield.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	5516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency does not publish this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/07/2015 13:52:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

387285

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many challenges to (a) the 2005 Rating List and (b) the 2010 Rating List are yet to be resolved in (i) Barnsley, (ii) Chesterfield, (iii) Doncaster, (iv) North East Derbyshire, (v) Bolsover, (vi) Bassetlaw, (vii) Derbyshire Dales, (viii) Rotherham and (ix) Sheffield.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	5514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The information is published in <em>Valuation Office Agency published statistics </em>which is on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/07/2015 16:18:59 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

760642

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Landlords: Tax Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement about the outcomes of HM Revenue and Customs' Let Property Campaign to date and the plans for the Let Property Campaign until 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	105117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launched the Let Property Campaign in 2013, which focusses on the residential property letting market. It aims to help landlords to get their tax right from day one, keeping them on track and offering an opportunity to address previous errors. The campaign has been successful at both providing education material to prevent tax loss and enabling landlords to bring their affairs up to date.</p><p>The Let Property Campaign has raised over £115m in additional tax, interest and penalties to December 2016. Of that total, £9.6m represents penalties paid by landlords.</p><p>HMRC plan to continue the Let Property Campaign for the foreseeable future as it continues to help ensure customers understand their obligation and to target those that choose not to meet them.</p><p>HMRC does not hold information in a form that allows them to provide the estimate requested. However, data sources used in the Let Property Campaign include information annually requested from local authorities: a register of all licenses issued for Homes with Multiple Occupancy, and local authority returns of Housing Benefit paid directly to Landlords during the last financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 105115 105419 question first answered 12/10/2017 16:07:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

760641

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Landlords: Self-assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of landlords in each local authority area who are registered for self-assessment with HM Revenue and Customs.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	105116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The table attached presents the number of individuals who declared income from property on their Self-Assessment tax returns for the 2015-16 tax year, the latest year for which data is available, excluding those who declared income from furnished holiday lettings.</p><p> </p><p>Note that (i) these figures are based on tax return data, and not Self-Assessment registrations; and (ii) the locations given in the Table relate to the residences of the individuals with property income, and not the locations of properties from which they declared income.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not hold information about the total number of landlords and so it is not possible to provide a proportion of the numbers in Self-Assessment against that total.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/10/2017 15:10:07 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride attachment 1 file name The Number of Self.docx title Self-Assessment tax return numbers 2015-16
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

797350

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the adequacy of social care funding prior to Autumn Budget 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	116313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Recognising the challenges of an ageing and growing population, Spring Budget 2017 announced £2 billion additional funding for adult social care to meet social care needs, reduce pressures on NHS services, and support the social care provider market.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/12/2017 14:03:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

690202

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with banks and independent ATM operators on steps being taken to place the LINK system on a sustainable footing.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	64271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers in the UK. To this end, the Government is engaging with LINK and its members, including banks and Independent ATM Deployers, to ensure that widespread free access to cash is maintained. The Government is encouraged to hear that LINK’s members have committed to further work to find a solution to the dispute.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working closely on the issue with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which was established in 2015 to promote competition, innovation and the needs of end users within payment systems. The PSR is in regular contact with LINK, and is monitoring the situation closely.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has the power to act if LINK or any of its members act in a way that conflicts with any of its objectives.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 64270 64272 question first answered 27/02/2017 14:06:51 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

690203

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives from the LINK scheme on steps being taken to place the LINK system on a sustainable footing.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	64272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers in the UK. To this end, the Government is engaging with LINK and its members, including banks and Independent ATM Deployers, to ensure that widespread free access to cash is maintained. The Government is encouraged to hear that LINK’s members have committed to further work to find a solution to the dispute.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working closely on the issue with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which was established in 2015 to promote competition, innovation and the needs of end users within payment systems. The PSR is in regular contact with LINK, and is monitoring the situation closely.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has the power to act if LINK or any of its members act in a way that conflicts with any of its objectives.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 64270 64271 question first answered 27/02/2017 14:06:51 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

692467

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and other cabinet colleagues on measures to maintain free ATM provision following reports of a review being undertaken by LINK.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	64819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations details of ministerial discussions are not routinely disclosed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers in the UK. To this end, the Government is engaging with LINK and its members, including banks and Independent ATM Deployers, to ensure that widespread free access to cash is maintained. The Government is encouraged to hear that LINK’s members have committed to further work to find a solution to the dispute.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working closely on the issue with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which was established in 2015 to promote competition, innovation and the needs of end users within payment systems. The PSR is in regular contact with LINK, and is monitoring the situation closely.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has the power to act if LINK or any of its members act in a way that conflicts with any of its objectives.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 64818 question first answered 01/03/2017 14:49:38 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

692466

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of changes to the level of access to free ATMs on high streets and local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	64818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations details of ministerial discussions are not routinely disclosed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers in the UK. To this end, the Government is engaging with LINK and its members, including banks and Independent ATM Deployers, to ensure that widespread free access to cash is maintained. The Government is encouraged to hear that LINK’s members have committed to further work to find a solution to the dispute.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working closely on the issue with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which was established in 2015 to promote competition, innovation and the needs of end users within payment systems. The PSR is in regular contact with LINK, and is monitoring the situation closely.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has the power to act if LINK or any of its members act in a way that conflicts with any of its objectives.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 64819 question first answered 01/03/2017 14:49:38 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

349433

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Office of National Statistics on the potential effects on the classification of housing association debt of extending the right to buy to housing association tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	1592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The government has announced that it will extend Right to Buy to over 1 million Housing Association tenants in England. This represents a significant step towards the Government’s commitment to making the aspiration of home ownership a reality for as many households as possible. The government will be implementing this through the Housing bill announced in the Queen’s speech and is working with appropriate stakeholders to ensure the success of the policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/06/2015 14:19:07 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

690204

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on ensuring a sustainable future for the LINK scheme in advance of approval of the sale of Vocalink.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	64273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is responsible for strengthening business competition and preventing and reducing anti-competitive activities. The Payment Systems Regulator, which the Government set up in 2015, is responsible for promoting competition and innovation within the payments market, and ensuring that payment systems are operated and developed in a way that considers and promotes the interests of those that use them.</p><p> </p><p>The CMA is investigating the anticipated acquisition by MasterCard UK Holdco Limited, an affiliate of MasterCard International Incorporated, of VocaLink Holdings Limited. The Government does not involve itself with CMA investigations.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 27/02/2017 14:27:30 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

690201

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what engagement his Department has had with the working group set up by LINK scheme members to consider how to place the LINK system on a sustainable footing.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	64270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers in the UK. To this end, the Government is engaging with LINK and its members, including banks and Independent ATM Deployers, to ensure that widespread free access to cash is maintained. The Government is encouraged to hear that LINK’s members have committed to further work to find a solution to the dispute.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working closely on the issue with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which was established in 2015 to promote competition, innovation and the needs of end users within payment systems. The PSR is in regular contact with LINK, and is monitoring the situation closely.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has the power to act if LINK or any of its members act in a way that conflicts with any of its objectives.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 64271 64272 question first answered 27/02/2017 14:06:51 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

760829

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the additional (a) tax revenue and (b) revenue derived from penalties that resulted from local authorities sharing data with HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	105419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launched the Let Property Campaign in 2013, which focusses on the residential property letting market. It aims to help landlords to get their tax right from day one, keeping them on track and offering an opportunity to address previous errors. The campaign has been successful at both providing education material to prevent tax loss and enabling landlords to bring their affairs up to date.</p><p>The Let Property Campaign has raised over £115m in additional tax, interest and penalties to December 2016. Of that total, £9.6m represents penalties paid by landlords.</p><p>HMRC plan to continue the Let Property Campaign for the foreseeable future as it continues to help ensure customers understand their obligation and to target those that choose not to meet them.</p><p>HMRC does not hold information in a form that allows them to provide the estimate requested. However, data sources used in the Let Property Campaign include information annually requested from local authorities: a register of all licenses issued for Homes with Multiple Occupancy, and local authority returns of Housing Benefit paid directly to Landlords during the last financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 105115 105117 question first answered 12/10/2017 16:07:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

687924

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanism has been put in place to assess whether the Government will guarantee funding for specific ESF and ERDF projects signed after the Autumn Statement; how such projects will be assessed against the two criteria of value for money and alignment with domestic priorities; and whether such assessments will be undertaken before or after agreements have been signed.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	63865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Each government department will take responsibility for the allocation of money to projects in line with the stated criteria and the wider rules on public spending. These conditions will be applied in such a way that the current pipeline of committed projects is not disrupted.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/02/2017 12:33:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

229084

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research reports his Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 has not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research commissioned for each such report was; from whom each such research report was commissioned; what the value of each such commission was; on what date each such report was received by his Department; for what reason each such research report has not yet been published; and when he plans to publish each such report.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	228843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department do not hold this information centrally. The information requested can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/03/2015 09:08:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

229331

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that other Departments comply with guidance published by his Department in the Green Book (a) on the production and use made of business cases and related matters, (b) that such business cases are normally published in full at the time of the announcement of a public sector spending proposal to which they relate and (c) that where there is a statutory justification for an exemption to disclosure of any part of a business case, such justification will be published contemporaneously with such an announcement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	228883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Green Book sets out that all new policies, programmes and projects, whether revenue, capital or regulatory, should be subject to comprehensive but proportionate assessment, wherever it is practicable, so as best to promote the public interest. Training and accreditation in the use of Green Book methodology is being extended across the public sector through the Better Business Cases programme, which aims to embed use of the best-practice five-case model in public service culture. In general it is not the Government’s policy to publish business cases, although exceptions are made when the Government considers publication to be of exceptional public interest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/03/2015 13:24:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

387284

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when all challenges to the 2005 Rating List for England and Wales will be finally resolved.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	5497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>99.7% of the outstanding appeals against the 2005 Rating List in England and Wales have been cleared.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of the cases that remain, many involve complex litigation, with lead cases that are still to be resolved by the Valuation Tribunal for England or Wales or the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber). Once the lead cases are resolved, many of the remaining cases will also be cleared.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/07/2015 14:24:51 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

387283

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when all challenges to the 2010 Rating List for England and Wales will be finally resolved.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	5512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency will endeavour to clear these appeals as quickly as possible. It will look to prioritise the clearance of appeals, as it always does, to support businesses in hardship.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/07/2015 08:16:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

760643

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Landlords: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which local authorities in England share the names and addresses of landlords with HM Revenue and Customs.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	105115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launched the Let Property Campaign in 2013, which focusses on the residential property letting market. It aims to help landlords to get their tax right from day one, keeping them on track and offering an opportunity to address previous errors. The campaign has been successful at both providing education material to prevent tax loss and enabling landlords to bring their affairs up to date.</p><p>The Let Property Campaign has raised over £115m in additional tax, interest and penalties to December 2016. Of that total, £9.6m represents penalties paid by landlords.</p><p>HMRC plan to continue the Let Property Campaign for the foreseeable future as it continues to help ensure customers understand their obligation and to target those that choose not to meet them.</p><p>HMRC does not hold information in a form that allows them to provide the estimate requested. However, data sources used in the Let Property Campaign include information annually requested from local authorities: a register of all licenses issued for Homes with Multiple Occupancy, and local authority returns of Housing Benefit paid directly to Landlords during the last financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 105117 105419 question first answered 12/10/2017 16:07:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1028543

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 December 2018 on Public Spending, HCWS1205, what the value was of each Department's bid for funding.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	203796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As part of preparing for the UK’s departure from the EU, the Treasury has allocated £2bn of funding for departments in 2019-20. Details of the figures allocated to individual department were announced in the Written Statement on 18<sup>th</sup> December 2018 (HCWS1205). As ever, the Treasury continually engages with departments on spending pressures. These allocations are reflective of departmental need in various EU Exit scenarios.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not publish bids received from departments for public spending.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/01/2019 14:28:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

994104

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for each (a) government department and (b) non-departmental public body how much additional funding to support EU-exit related activity in (i) 2018-19 and (ii) 2019-20 has been (A) bid for and (B) allocated; and whether his Department plans to invite further such bids for such funding in 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	183244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>At the Autumn Budget 2017, the Government committed an additional £3 billion over 2018/19 and 2019/20 to help departments and non-departmental public bodies prepare for the UK’s exit from the EU. As part of the bidding process, non-departmental bodies bid through central departments.</p><p> </p><p>The final allocations for 2018/19 were announced at Spring Statement 2018, with just over £1.5bn allocated to departments and non-departmental public bodies. A full breakdown of allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>)</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury is discussing EU Exit preparations for 2019/20 with departments and allocations will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/10/2018 11:57:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1027743

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) reports of suspicious (i) e-mails, (ii) text messages and (iii) phone calls asking for personal information or threatening a lawsuit were received by HMRC, (b) individuals believed to have been responsible for those communications were (i) identified, (ii) charged and (iii) convicted, (c) HMRC staff were deployed to investigate phishing scams in 2017-18 and (d) HMRC staff have been deployed to investigate such scams in 2018-19; and what recent (A) steps HMRC has taken and (B) assessment he has made of its performance in tackling such scams.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	203305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>From April 2018 to November 2018, HMRC has received:</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>reports of suspicious:</p><p>(i) e-mails – 636,789</p><p>(ii) text messages – 28,639</p><p>(iii) phone calls asking for personal information or threatening a lawsuit were received by HMRC – 44,435</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a dedicated Customer Protection team targeting scams, which has:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Reduced reported HMRC-branded phishing texts by 90% due to innovative work with network operators and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).</li><li>Requested removal of over 14,000 websites during financial year 2017/2018.</li><li>Blocked half a billion phishing emails through technical controls since 2016.</li><li>Published guidance on GOV.UK on how to identify scams that has been visited 1.4 million times during financial year 2017/2018.</li><li>Responded to nearly 1 million phishing referrals in the same period.</li><li>Recovered over 130 websites infringing the HMRC brand including those which host low value services such as call connection sites, saving customers in excess of £2.4M in charges to date.</li></ul><p> </p><p>However, the information required to answer (b), (c) and (d) cannot be provided as releasing it may prejudice the prevention or detection of crime. The information could be used by individuals for criminal activity and departmental IT systems could be exposed or left vulnerable to interference or attack.</p></li></ol><p>Doing so could give criminals valuable insight into HMRC’s capabilities and processes in this area and cybersecurity in general, opening up the Department and the wider public to more informed and effective scams and attacks. While publishing the information requested could, on the face of it, reassure the public that HMRC is suitably resourced to handle risks posed by cybercrime, on balance it is not in the public interest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/01/2019 17:42:38 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

795501

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many successful applications have been made for tax-free childcare accounts in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	115922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not available at the current time.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 30/11/2017 16:39:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1038497

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2019 to Question 203305 on Revenue and Customs: Fraud, how many people were convicted of fraud or related offences as a result of investigations by the HMRC Customer Protection Team in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18; how many staff were employed in the HMRC Customer Protection Team in (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17, (iii) 2017-18 and (iv) 2018-19; and how many European Arrest Warrants were sought as a result of investigations by the HMRC Customer Protection Team in (A) 2015-16, (B) 2016-17 and (C) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	206753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The HMRC Customer Protection Team is responsible for reporting known cases, requesting removal of suspicious websites and raising awareness among the general public of how to identify scams and avoid becoming victims of fraud. HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) is responsible for the department’s civil and criminal investigations into the most serious fraud and wrongdoing. FIS ensures that HMRC has an effective approach to tackling the most serious tax evasion and fraud.</p><p>Precise data is not held by HMRC in regard to convictions or European Arrest Warrants specifically relating to the sending of suspicious (i) e-mails, (ii) text messages and (iii) phone calls asking for personal information or threatening a lawsuit. HMRC works with law enforcement partners in the UK and internationally, and some individuals responsible for these communications have been arrested and charged by partner agencies, but precise figures are not held. Where sufficient intelligence exists to identify those responsible for such communications, HMRC will pursue a criminal investigation where appropriate</p><p> </p><p>Data security is one of HMRC’s top priorities and the department maintains appropriate skills and capabilities to assess and manage cybersecurity risks. For security reasons, HMRC cannot go into the details of the capabilities deployed in this area.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of people convicted of tax fraud or related offences as a result of investigations by HMRC Fraud Investigation Service is:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>835</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC is not a prosecuting authority. HMRC prepares the cases to the highest evidential standard, and pass the case to the relevant prosecuting authority to make a decision on whether the case goes to Court.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/01/2019 14:34:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

828829

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the guidance to Departments on preparing registers of ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	124455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The guidance issued to Departments on the preparation of transparency listings of ministerial gifts, hospitality, overseas travel and external meetings is internal, and is to assist civil servants with the collection and collation of such transparency data.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 01/02/2018 12:30:07 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington previous answer version 37668 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

833813

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Contracts: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January to Question 123892, if he will publish the payment performance data for each prime contractor for the period between April and October 2017 inclusive.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	125571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>This information is not currently held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS have recently introduced a payment reporting system, which requires large businesses to report on their UK payment practices and performance. Businesses must report every six months on their payment performance starting with their first full financial year that starts on or after 6 April 2017:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-payment-practices-and-performance-reporting-requirements" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-payment-practices-and-performance-reporting-requirements</a></p><p> </p><p>We intend to take further steps to improve payment practices in government supply chains and we will be bringing forward proposals shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/02/2018 16:49:32 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

934426

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February to Question 125571 on Contracts: Billing, if he will publish the payment performance data for each prime contractor for the periods between (a) April to September 2017 and (b) October 2017 to April 2018 inclusive; if he will publish the data and graphs showing how central Government Departments performed against payment policy targets for 2017-2018; and what steps the Government has taken to improve payment practices in government supply chains since 5 February 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	160071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>This information is not currently held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the government introduced a payment reporting system, which requires the UK’s largest businesses to report on their payment practices, policies and performance. Large businesses must report every 6 months on their payment behaviour starting with their first full financial year that starts on or after 6 April 2017. All reports are publicly accessible at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/search" target="_blank">https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/search</a></p><p> </p><p>As of 1 April 2015 all central government departments, including their Executive Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies, have been required to report on their prompt payment performance. They must publish the percentage of their invoices paid within 5 days and within 30 days on a quarterly basis on their GOV.UK pages.</p><p> </p><p>On 10 April, we opened a consultation on whether it would be appropriate to exclude suppliers from major government procurements if they cannot demonstrate a fair, effective and responsible approach to payment in their supply chain management. The consultation closed on 5 June and we are currently analysing the feedback.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 06/07/2018 10:47:17 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

937749

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July to Question 160071 on Payment Performance Data, and with reference to the Second Joint report from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Work and Pensions Committees of Session 2017–19 on Carillion, HC 769, when he plans to publish Payment Performance Data consolidated across all Government Departments, Executive Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	162474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>As of 1 April 2015 all central government departments, including their executive agencies and non departmental public bodies, have been required to report on their prompt payment performance. They must publish the percentage of their invoices paid within 5 days and within 30 days on a quarterly basis on their GOV.UK pages.</p><p> </p><p>The performance of central government departments in paying undisputed invoices for 2015/16 can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/central-government-prompt-payment-performance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/central-government-prompt-payment-performance</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/07/2018 16:00:34 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

825825

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Business: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken (a) generally and (b) in respect of Carillion to monitor and enforce the requirement that prime contractors pay undisputed, valid invoices within 30 days and ensure that such terms are implemented throughout the supply chain since 26 February 2015; and if he will publish performance data for each prime contractor for his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	123892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>BEIS have recently introduced a payment reporting system, which requires large businesses to report on their UK payment practices and performance. Businesses must report 6 monthly on their payment performance starting with their first full financial year that starts on or after 6 April 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Government departments publish their own payment performance data on GOV.UK. We encourage suppliers that have not been paid promptly to report the case to our Mystery Shopper Service, who will investigate on their behalf.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/01/2018 17:29:24 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

452362

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Charities: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which charities have used government grants to pay for campaigns in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 to date; what the nature of each such campaign was; what estimate he has made of the amount of government funding used for each such campaign; and which such charities have been asked to repay part of their grant on the grounds that such expenditure was outwith the terms and conditions of that grant.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	27174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 22/02/2016 15:36:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

934847

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2018 to Question 146730 on energy: meters, whether his Department expects the Data and Communications Company to consult on the development of the solution to move SMETS1 meters onto the national communications infrastructure to enable consumers to retain their smart services upon switching; and whether that solution will be reported to Parliament when it is finalised.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	160690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>Both the Government and the Data and Communications Company (DCC) have consulted extensively on the enrolment and adoption of SMETS1 meters.</p><p>Government consultations are available online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/enrolment-of-smets1-meter-cohorts-with-the-data-communications-company" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/enrolment-of-smets1-meter-cohorts-with-the-data-communications-company</a>; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/maximising-interoperability-for-first-generation-smets1-smart-meters" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/maximising-interoperability-for-first-generation-smets1-smart-meters</a>.</p><p>DCC enrolment and adoption consultations are available online here: <a href="https://www.smartdcc.co.uk/about-dcc/future-service-development/enrolment-and-adoption" target="_blank">https://www.smartdcc.co.uk/about-dcc/future-service-development/enrolment-and-adoption</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to producing an annual report on the smart meter roll-out and, upon publication, will place the 2018 copy in the Libraries of the House. This will include progress towards moving SMETS1 meters into the national communications infrastructure to enable consumers to retain their smart services upon switching.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/07/2018 12:50:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

909326

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when second generation smart meters become available whether priority will be accorded to the conversion of first generation smart meters in circumstances where a consumer is switching energy supplier and their first generation meter is not compatible with their new supplier.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	146730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Data and Communications Company is developing a solution to move SMETS1 meters onto the national communications infrastructure to enable consumers to retain their smart services upon switching. We expect this to commence in late 2018.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/06/2018 14:44:43 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

791093

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Natural Gas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's report, Gas security of supply: a strategic assessment of Great Britain's gas security of supply, published on 12 October 2017, whether that assessment does not assume any contribution from fracking activity.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	113518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>In order to provide a conservative estimate of supply, supply forecasts used in the report, and in the supporting analysis, assume no shale contributions in the forecast period.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/11/2017 14:49:44 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

485500

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how the proposed cost savings outlined in the BIS 2020 programme have been calculated; and what estimate he has made of projected savings of relocating staff from the office in Sheffield to London.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	32384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has committed to delivering 30-40% reductions in the Department’s operating expenditure which equates to around £350m by 2020. Savings of this magnitude can only be delivered by changing the Department’s overall business model so that it is simpler, cheaper and better for users of BIS services. This involves reducing the number of offices, our number of partner bodies, and our headcount as well as rationalising customer support, grant giving and digital service delivery. The proposed move of policy teams into a single centre and proposed closure of the Sheffield office forms part of a larger programme to change our business model.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/04/2016 16:38:46 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

484331

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the review carried out by McKinsey and Company into his Department's budget.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	32189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department will not be publishing the McKinsey work on the grounds that to do so would be likely to reduce the Government’s ability to protect the policy-making process and maintain the delivery of effective Government.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/04/2016 16:14:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

390659

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase the transparency of the operations of local enterprise partnerships.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has set out very clear standards on transparency in the “Local Enterprise Partnerships Assurance Framework”, published in December 2014. Each Local Enterprise Partnership has prepared its own local assurance framework verified by its accountable local authority, setting out how it will operate and take decisions in a way which is consistent with the standards set out in the national assurance framework.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with Local Enterprise Partnerships to ensure that basic standards around transparency and value for money are upheld. However it is important that accountability for this rests with the Local Enterprise Partnership and its accountable local authority.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/07/2015 10:56:29 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

390658

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the statutory requirements are for local enterprise partnerships on the transparency of their operations and responsibilities; and what guidance he has issued on those requirements.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Local Enterprise Partnerships are not public bodies – they are independent and voluntary partnerships between local authorities, businesses and other bodies. As such, there are no statutory requirements placed upon them.</p><p> </p><p>Government has, however, set out very clear standards on transparency in the “Local Enterprise Partnerships Assurance Framework”, published in December 2014. Each Local Enterprise Partnership has prepared their own local assurance framework verified by their accountable local authority, setting out how they will operate and take decisions in a way which is consistent with the standards set out in the national assurance framework.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/07/2015 10:57:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

485503

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis of retaining his Department's office at St Paul's Palace, Sheffield.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	32390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-02-11/27113/" target="_blank">27113</a> from the Hon Member for Sheffield Central.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/04/2016 16:40:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

749625

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2017
	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	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons he appointed a recovery taskforce for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council and not Commissioners; and how the powers, responsibilities and accountability of that taskforce differ from those of Commissioners.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	3702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government made a statement on 5 July setting out that the Grenfell Tower Recovery Taskforce will consider all aspects of the recovery operation, but will have a special focus on housing, regeneration and community engagement. The Recovery Taskforce will advise, support and challenge the Council, and will report to the Secretary of State directly.</p><p>The Taskforce is set up as a non-Statutory Intervention to work with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - following their request for support from central government - on the longer term recovery following the Grenfell Tower disaster. Commissioners, on the other hand, are appointed by the Secretary of State to exercise specific functions of an authority where he is satisfied that the authority is failing to comply with its Best Value Duty (Local Government Act 1999).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 3701 question first answered 25/07/2017 14:01:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3959 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

229085

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2015
	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	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for which spending announcements made by him or his Ministers since 1 September 2014 the relevant business case has not been made public; and for what reason each such case has not been published.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	228812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>We do not routinely publish internal business cases; this has been the practice under current and previous Administrations. We do publish Impact Assessment where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 26/03/2015 08:39:30 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

349399

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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	Right to Buy Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how discounts for buyers under the proposed extension of the right to buy for housing association tenants will be funded in areas where local authorities have no council housing stock to sell.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	1654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Details will be set out in the impact assessment when the Housing Bill is published.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1589 1651 question first answered 15/06/2015 14:16:11 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

485566

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	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	Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how he plans that the section 31 grant to compensate councils for the extension of small business rate relief will be funded.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	32229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>By raising £8 billion through a package of measures to counter tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning by multinational enterprises, Government has been able to announce in the Budget a £6.7 billion reduction in business rates. This is the biggest ever cut in business rates in England. The funding for these section 31 grants was provided for in Budget 2016 through the Budget scorecard (lines 15-17). This additional funding is included in the DCLG Local Government DEL budget figures on page 91 of the Budget Report.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 19/04/2016 16:52:52 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

416337

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Supported 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 his Department will administer the new arrangements for social housing tenants on higher income to higher rents; and whether his Department will require all tenants to provide details of their incomes.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	8738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The Budget promised a consultation on aspects of the policy. That will be published shortly, and following responses we will set out the detail in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/09/2015 16:26:56 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

34720

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 households in England received a weekly general, all-purpose, rubbish collection service in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	184873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>Labour's legacy</em></p><p>The last Labour Government had a policy of actively pushing fortnightly bin collections and hitting hard-working families with new bin charges.Their ‘Household Waste Prevention Policy Side Research Programme' advocated “collection limitations in terms of rubbish bin size or the interval between collections”, and sought to “nationalise this policy among local authorities”. Cutting weekly rubbish collections was not a locally-led initiative, but an explicit Whitehall mission pursued with the zeal of a convert.</p><p>Legislation in 2005 allowed the introduction of bin fines for minor breaches of complex and confusing bin rules; further legislation in 2008 watered down councils' legal duties to collect rubbish. Guidance issued in 2005 advised town halls that councillors should be bullied to stop them opposing the axing of collections or proposing to restore weekly collections. It also recommended that cutting collections should be done after local elections – to avoid the nuisance of democratic opposition. The Government funded the covert imposition of “bin brother” microchips into families' bins. The 2009 Pre-Budget Report made clear that a further wave of bin cuts were being planned. In short, the “Town Hall Talibin” doubled council tax and halved bin collections.</p><p>We disagree. This Government believes that households deserve a frequent and comprehensive rubbish and recycling service in return for the £122 a month in council tax that a typical household pays (Band D), especially given the typical refuse collection service only costs councils £6 to £7 per month to provide.</p><p><em>What we've done</em></p><p>We have taken a series of steps to help households:</p><p> </p><p>· Issued the first ever Whitehall guidance on weekly bin collections, demolishing the myths that fortnightly bin collections are needed to save money or increase recycling;</p><p> </p><p>· Stopped the Audit Commission inspections which marked down councils who do not adopt fortnightly rubbish collections, and rejected the Audit Commission guidance which advocated fortnightly collections (<em>Waste Management: The Strategic Challenge</em> and <em>Waste Management Quick Guide</em>).</p><p> </p><p>· Abolished the Local Area Agreements and National Indicator 191 imposed by Whitehall which created perverse incentives to downgrade waste collection services;</p><p> </p><p>· Scrapped the Whitehall requirement for municipal Annual Efficiency Statements, which allowed a reduction in the frequency of a household rubbish collection service to qualify as a “valid efficiency” and allowed revenue from bin fines to classed as a “cashable efficiency gain”;</p><p> </p><p>· Scrapped the imposition of eco-towns which would have had fortnightly bin collections and/or bin taxes as part of the “eco-standards”;</p><p> </p><p>· Safeguarded weekly collections for 6 million households through the Weekly Collection Support Scheme as well as championing innovation and best practice;</p><p> </p><p>· Supported over 40 innovative reward schemes to back recycling through the Weekly Collection Support Scheme (as pledged in the Coalition Agreement);</p><p> </p><p>· Through the Localism Act, revoked the 2008 legislation that allowed for the imposition of new bin taxes;</p><p> </p><p>· Issued guidance to stop the imposition of illegal ‘backdoor bin charging' on households bins;</p><p> </p><p>· Stopped funding the ‘Waste Improvement Network' which told councils to adopt fortnightly collections as best practice;</p><p> </p><p>· Challenged the incorrect interpretation by some bodies that European Union directives require fortnightly collections, and resisted the imposition of bin taxes by the European Union;</p><p> </p><p>· Removing powers of entry and snooping powers from “Binquisition” inspectors and scrapped guidance telling councils to rifle through families' bins;</p><p> </p><p>· Changing building regulations to tackle ‘bin blight'; and</p><p> </p><p>· Changing the law through the Deregulation Bill to scrap unfair bin fines.</p><p>In short, this has been a fundamentally different approach from the Labour Government: we are working with families to help them go green, but believe in proper, regular and comprehensive collections for taxpaying households.</p><p>The configuration of services is complex. The table below, based on available estimates from WRAP, provide the most detailed information held on the breakdown of refuse and recycling collections of ‘smelly' rubbish across councils in England.</p><p><em>Weekly collections of smelly rubbish</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Councils</em></p></td><td><p><em>Weekly Residual + Separate Weekly Food Waste</em></p></td><td><p><em>Weekly Residual + Weekly mixed food and garden waste</em></p></td><td><p><em>Weekly Residual + fortnightly mixed food and garden waste</em></p></td><td><p><em>Weekly Residual and no separate food waste collection</em></p></td><td><p><em>Weekly Food Waste + Fortnightly Residual</em></p></td><td><p><em>Weekly mixed food and garden waste + Fortnightly Residual </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-11</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-11</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-12</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-12</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Households</em></p></td><td><p><em>Weekly Residual + Separate Weekly Food Waste</em></p></td><td><p><em>Weekly Residual + Weekly mixed food and garden waste</em></p></td><td><p><em>Weekly Residual + fortnightly mixed food and garden waste</em></p></td><td><p><em>Weekly collection and no separate food waste collection</em></p></td><td><p><em>Weekly Food Waste + Fortnightly Residual</em></p></td><td><p><em>Weekly mixed food and garden waste + Fortnightly Residual </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-11</p></td><td><p>1,296,296</p></td><td><p>405,719</p></td><td><p>718,292</p></td><td><p>10,480,876</p></td><td><p>1,750,654</p></td><td><p>353,001</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-11</p></td><td><p>1,079,984</p></td><td><p>479,151</p></td><td><p>998,017</p></td><td><p>9,694,524</p></td><td><p>2,197,166</p></td><td><p>542,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-12</p></td><td><p>1,141,584</p></td><td><p>441,151</p></td><td><p>998,017</p></td><td><p>9,341,759</p></td><td><p>2,426,531</p></td><td><p>602,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>1,124,040</p></td><td><p>441,151</p></td><td><p>861,447</p></td><td><p>9,064,454</p></td><td><p>2,571,575</p></td><td><p>602,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>1,378,876</p></td><td><p>440,812</p></td><td><p>851,915</p></td><td><p>8,239,673</p></td><td><p>2,896,107</p></td><td><p>747,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-12</p></td><td><p>1,386,876</p></td><td><p>440,812</p></td><td><p>747,915</p></td><td><p>7,885,321</p></td><td><p>2,981,513</p></td><td><p>747,024</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Fortnightly collections</em></p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><em>Councils</em></p></td><td><p><em>Fortnightly mixed food and garden waste + Fortnightly Residual</em></p></td><td><p><em>Fortnightly residual and no separate food waste collection</em></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Jun-11</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-11</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-12</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-12</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><em>Households</em></p></td><td><p><em>Fortnightly mixed food and garden waste + Fortnightly Residual</em></p></td><td><p><em>Fortnightly residual and no separate food waste collection</em></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Jun-11</p></td><td><p>1,668,211</p></td><td><p>5,879,808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-11</p></td><td><p>1,838,632</p></td><td><p>6,014,336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-12</p></td><td><p>1,860,532</p></td><td><p>6,032,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>2,034,102</p></td><td><p>6,145,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>2,170,143</p></td><td><p>6,173,402</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-12</p></td><td><p>2,319,143</p></td><td><p>6,389,348</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: Some councils may have a combination of the categories in the table below and have been counted under each one that they provide.</p><p>This shows that 14 million households in England have some form of weekly collection of smelly rubbish. Had the Government not taken the actions it had, weekly collections would have disappeared in England by 2015. This simple assertion can be illustrated by the extinction of weekly collections in most of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, which have devolved Administrations and policies of supporting fortnightly bin collections. Indeed, in Wales, the Labour-led Welsh Government now has a policy of supporting monthly bin collections (Welsh Government, <em>Municipal Sector Plan Part 1</em>, March 2011 and Welsh Government, <em>Cabinet decision, Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development, Additional Funding for Zero Waste Gurnos</em>, February 2012).</p><p>We have stopped the rot, but there is more to do to support weekly bin collections. Many town hall jobsworths, over-zealous NGOs and vested interests in the waste industry remain blindly obsessed with restricting bin collections as a perverse policy goal in itself, and this is reflected in the figures in the table above. Indeed, even Keep Britain Tidy – which one would think would want regular rubbish collections to keep the streets clean – has been taken over by a NGO (Waste Watch) which campaigns for fortnightly bin collections. Bin collections are not viewed as a public service – but as a policy tool to deliver other arbitrary policy goals.</p><p><em>More to do</em></p><p>One option which should be considered is a minimum service standard – for example, the Household Waste Recycling Act 2003 already lays down minimum service requirements for recycling, and indeed, the Public Health Act 1875 introduced a duty on local authorities to collect rubbish; this duty was enhanced by the Public Health Act 1936 obliging them to collect household waste weekly which existed until 1974.</p><p>Moving forward, we are open to representations on how best to support frequent and comprehensive rubbish and recycling service; stand up for taxpayers' interests from arbitrary state charges and taxes; and protect the local environment, public health and local amenity from the nuisance of stinking rubbish.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

79223

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	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	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 houses have been completed in each local authority area in each of the last five years; how many such houses are affordable houses built under a section 106 agreement; and what proportion of the total number of houses on each scheme built in that time are houses built under section 106 agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	206859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Statistics on house building completions by tenure in each local authority district are published in the Department’s live tables 253 (annual) and 253a (quarterly), which are available at the following link.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the numbers of affordable homes built through section 106 agreements and without Government grant funding are published in Live Table 1000, which is available at the following link.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimates exclude affordable homes built through section 106 supported with grant funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportion of the total number of houses on each scheme built that are houses built under section 106 agreements is not centrally collected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/09/2014 14:20:56 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

432655

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	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	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 new homes of each type of tenure he plans will be funded by measures announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	17893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Spending Review and Autumn Statement made last week reaffirmed this Government’s commitment to keeping the country building, to delivering the homes communities want and supporting hard-working people who aspire to own their own home to be able to do so.</p><p>Over £20 billion was secured for housing from the Spending Review. This includes £8 billion to deliver over 400,000 affordable starts, and a further £12 billion of housing investment which will support our 1 million homes ambition by 2020/21.</p><p>The Spending Review package announced last week supports a variety of tenures, including affordable homes for rent, shared ownership schemes and starter homes. It also supports home ownership through supporting custom build, the extension of Help to Buy, and extending the Right to Buy to tenants of housing associations.</p><p>Precise splits between differing types of tenure will depend on the nature and quality of bids recieved for new funding programmes, and on the type of sites coming forward.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/12/2015 17:34:32 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

432654

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	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 new social rented homes he plans will be funded by the resources identified for housing in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	17892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Through the Spending Review the Government has committed to investing £8 billion to deliver over 400,000 affordable housing starts, doubling our investment from 2018-19.</p><p>This funding includes £1.7 billion for around 100,000 homes for affordable or intermediate rent, which will be delivered between 2015 and 2021.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/12/2015 16:14:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

432652

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	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: Finance
	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 funding the Government plans to make available (a) to housing associations, (b) to local authorities and (c) in total in each of the next four years to build social rented housing.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	17890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Through the Spending Review the Government has committed to investing £8 billion to deliver over 400,000 affordable housing starts doubling our investment in affordable housing from 2018-19.</p><p>This funding includes £1.7 billion for around 100,000 homes for affordable or intermediate rent, which will be delivered by 2021.</p><p>Since April 2010 we have delivered over 260,000 affordable homes. Under Labour the stock of affordable homes fell by 420,000, with 1.8 million families on social housing waiting lists. More council housing has been built since 2010 than in the previous 13 years of a Labour Government.</p><p>The Government does not publish annual delivery targets for the affordable housing programme.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/12/2015 16:12:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

649428

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	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	Affordable 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 of the extra £1.4 billion announced in the Autumn Statement 2016 for affordable homes will be available to provide (a) social housing and (b) affordable homes to rent; and how many extra homes in each such category he estimates that extra investment will provide by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	55903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>The additional £1.4 billion investment in the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 will provide a further estimated 40,000 social homes by March 2021. The investment, as part of the wider flexible programme, will provide a mix of affordable housing including affordable homes for rent and low cost home ownership. The actual split of tenures will depend on bids received, based on the assessment of local needs and local housing markets.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 22/12/2016 15:48:51 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 24924 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

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	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	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	Forests
	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 amend National Planning Policy Framework guidance to enable communities to strengthen protection for local ancient woodland.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	6083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The existing protection for ancient woodland in the Framework is strong and it is very clear that development of these areas should be avoided. This is supported by our planning practice guidance.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 13/07/2015 15:33:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts