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registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Wind Power: Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what scientific research underpins the Government's current policy on the granting of planning permission for onshore wind farms, particularly community-owned onshore wind turbines.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	188231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Last year the Government’s Clean Growth Strategy, which supports the Industrial Strategy, announced a Local Energy Programme, which supports local actors, community groups, local authorities and combined authorities to develop their own energy strategies and deliver their own energy programmes. Community energy is a key part of clean growth, showing what can happen when groups of people come together to de-carbonise energy in local areas, whilst also investing in these places to bring other economic, or social, benefits. Even small-scale projects can provide a valuable contribution to cutting greenhouse gas emissions.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework expects local planning authorities to recognise the responsibility on all communities to contribute to energy generation from renewable or low carbon sources. New tests were introduced into planning in 2015 to give local people the final say on onshore wind planning applications in England, which delivered on a manifesto commitment made by the previous Government. Planning for onshore wind turbines in the UK is devolved outside of England.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/11/2018 17:16:51 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

997154

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the reasons are for the continued development of new buildings which are not carbon neutral.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	185090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>New buildings have to meet high energy performance standards, which help saves energy bills as well as carbon. The Clean Growth Strategy said that the Government would consult in 2019 on an uplift to the Building Regulations energy efficiency standards where safe, practical, cost-effective, and affordable.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/11/2018 17:47:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

867486

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have received overpayments due to errors by her Department.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	133461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>We do not have data quality assured data to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.</p><p> </p><p>The latest fraud and error publication which provides official error figures can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2016-to-2017-estimates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2016-to-2017-estimates</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/03/2018 16:11:46 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

867487

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will ensure that universal credit overpayments caused by errors by her Department are not recoverable from claimants.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	133462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, any payment of Universal Credit made in excess of entitlement is a recoverable overpayment, regardless of how the overpayment was caused. This includes those overpayments arising wholly as a result of official error. This is because there is a duty to protect public funds and an obligation, wherever possible, to make sure that an overpayment is recovered.</p><p>We do however recognise the problems this may cause for claimants and where possible we try to agree a repayment scheme rather than seek the entire amount in one lump sum.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/03/2018 14:26:45 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George