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750216

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2017 to Question 2980, if she will take steps to assist people who have changed their name through marriage to obtain a change of name in the passport they hold from another country when that person holds dual nationality; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	3923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Dual nationals changing their name on a foreign passport must follow the rules and regulations of that country. HM Passport cannot assist in the change of name process as it is an issue between the individual and the relevant country.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/07/2017 15:57:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

748218

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the average time taken to process changes to passports for women holding dual nationality after those women have notified a name change after their marriage; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	2980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>No statistical information is available showing whether British citizens hold another citizenship. There is also no statistical information available to show the time taken to process applications for a change of name due to marriage.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/07/2017 10:25:23 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

714604

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the process is for estimating costs to (a) the police and (b) her Department for the grant and renewal of authorities under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	69557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government set out the process for estimating costs to the police and the Home Office for the grant, renewal and variation of section 5 licences in the impact assessment accompanying the consultation on firearms fees, which was published on 12 January. The impact assessment explains that the Home Office costs were calculated by assessing the full cost of the licensing firearms service, and then estimating the cost of each application type through a costing exercise that assessed the time taken for each application. Police costs were estimated based on the unit costs used to set new fees for police administered firearms licences in April 2015. The impact assessment is available on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/04/2017 16:35:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

654890

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the use of drones in connection with rural crime.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	56771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office has not made an assessment of the use of drones in connection with crime committed in rural areas. Overall, people in rural areas are less likely to be the victims of crime compared to those in urban areas, and the election of Police and Crime Commissioners has given all communities a much stronger voice in determining how police resources are allocated to tackle the crimes that matter most to them.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/12/2016 18:24:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

520664

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of single-storey housing for occupation by elderly people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	38073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework and planning guidance requires local authorities to plan for a mix of housing based on current and future demographic trends, and the needs of different groups in their area. This includes housing suitable for occupation by elderly people.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/05/2016 13:35:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

442570

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Green Belt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the priority that should be given to maintaining Green Belt land in Local Plans in areas where there is unmet housing need.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	21089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>Green Belt is protected by local authorities in line with national policy set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. The Framework states that permanence is an essential characteristic of Green Belt, and that a Green Belt boundary may be altered only in exceptional circumstances, using the Local Plan. Our supporting Guidance reminds local authorities that, in planning to meet their objectively assessed local housing needs, they must have due regard to national policies (including Green Belt policy) which indicate that development should be restricted and which may restrain the ability of an authority to meet all its needs. This applies even where there is no up-to-date Plan. It is for the Planning Inspector examining a revised Local Plan to determine whether it is based on sound evidence and in line with national policy.</p><br /> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/01/2016 16:48:34 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

223872

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what restrictions apply to people who were recently employed as local planning officers working in the private sector on planning applications in the same local authority area in which they were previously employed.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	225561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The terms and conditions of employment for local authority officers are a matter for each local authority. It will be for local authorities to include in those terms and conditions such provisions about conflicts of interest as they consider appropriate. Local authority officers should also have regard to the probity guidance published by the Local Government Association and the Planning Advisory Service.</p><p> </p><p>The consideration of any planning applications by a local authority should be undertaken with due process, a fair hearing and appropriate transparency. Planning applications are considered on their own merits and, by law, are determined in accordance with the development plan for the area, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/03/2015 13:48:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 47694 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

223874

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of planning applications which are determined under delegated authority by planning officers in (a) England and (b) each of the district authorities in Gloucestershire.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	225562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The proportions of planning decisions delegated to planning officers in England in July to September 2014 are recorded in the Planning Applications Statistics Live Table P133. This is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-planning-application-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-planning-application-statistics</a>.<br><br></p><p>The exercise of the power to delegate planning functions is a matter for the local planning authority to decide, as set out in the council’s constitution. Unlike the last Administration, we have not imposed Whitehall targets on councils requiring the delegation of a specific percentage of planning decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Councils will want to consider the best way of promptly processing uncontroversial planning applications, whilst ensuring elected councillors have the ability to scrutinise and debate contentious applications and applications with a significant impact.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/03/2015 16:49:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 47697 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

179127

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	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, what procedures are in place to ensure applicants to the Right to Buy scheme meet that scheme's eligibility criteria.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	224201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria for the Right to Buy are set out in the Housing Act 1985. In fulfilling their statutory duties, landlords are responsible for processing Right to Buy applications and assessing the eligibility of Right to Buy applicants. In December 2013, the Department published a guidance document for landlords which provides best practice advice on all aspects of the Right to Buy process.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/02/2015 15:41:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

167430

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
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	Incinerators: Gloucestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to take a decision on the application by Gloucestershire County Council to site an incinerator facility at Javelin Park.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	216795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>A decision will be made in due course after careful consideration of the issues.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/12/2014 16:59:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 32034 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson