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416848

	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	Right to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans for the extension of the Right to Buy scheme to housing associations to encompass fully mutual housing co-operatives.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
	uin	8745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The development of the policy is ongoing, and details will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8965 question first answered 09/09/2015 15:41:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

714987

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2017
	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	Housing: Sales
	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 make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the seller of a property to pay for, arrange and make available to potential buyers a survey of that property prior to sale, and for the buyer to reimburse that cost upon completion.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
	uin	69701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been clear in its intention to publish a call for evidence looking at the process of buying and selling a home. We will use the responses received from this call for evidence to determine which changes have the greatest potential to improve the consumer experience. This call for evidence will be launched in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 18/04/2017 10:44:00 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

731328

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Planning: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the planned 20 per cent increase in planning fees will be implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>An announcement will be made in due course.<em> <br></em></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/06/2017 16:50:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

731316

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Change of Use
	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 review the rules governing permitted development for change of use from commercial and industrial to residential; and what estimate he has made of changes in use by borough in each year from 2010 to 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>We continue to keep permitted development rights, and the contribution they make to national housing delivery, under review.</p><p>The Department publishes data on permitted development rights[1] and the number of homes delivered under the rights for each local authority[2]. Separate data is also published on planning decisions for the change of use by local authority area.[3]</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] Table PDR 1: District planning authorities - applications for prior approvals for permitted developments, by local planning authority <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-planning-application-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-planning-application-statistics</a></em></p><p><em>[2] Table 123 Housing Supply; net additional dwellings, component flows of, by local authority district, England: 2012-13 to 2015-16 </em><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing</a></em></p><p><em>[3] Table 124A District planning authorities- planning decisions by development type and local planning authority (yearly) <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-planning-application-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-planning-application-statistics</a></em></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 30/06/2017 15:34:17 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 605 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

781377

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	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	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the Government's policy is on the invitation from the Local Government Association to participate in cross-party talks on the future of adult social care.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	110646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>As we stated in the Queen's Speech, the Government will work with partners at all levels, including those who use services and who work to provide care, to bring forward proposals for public consultation. The Government will consult on options to encourage a wider debate.</p><p>Local government - and the Local Government Association as its principal representative body - will be absolutely central to this, as will politicians from all parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 03/11/2017 15:29:39 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 20080 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

782254

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	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	Council Tax Reduction Schemes: Job Seeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on jobseeker's allowance claimants of local authority council tax reduction schemes which do not exempt such claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	110898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Local council tax support schemes are administered by local authorities. Councils are required to consult their local residents when designing their schemes and to take their views into account.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 06/11/2017 17:41:58 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

782670

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	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	Council Tax Reduction Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of council tax reduction recipients who are subject to recovery action in relation to their council tax liability.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	111257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Recovery action in relation to council tax liability, including for those individuals benefiting from council tax reduction schemes, is a matter for individual local authorities. The Government does not collect such data.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/11/2017 14:00:52 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

782671

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	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	Council Tax Reduction Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the minimum amount of council tax paid once the local council tax reduction scheme is taken into account in each local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	111258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the minimum amount of council tax paid after the local council tax reduction scheme is taken into account. Each local authority sets the criteria for its scheme taking into account local circumstances and the needs of residents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/11/2017 14:00:29 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable