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date	23/06/2017
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	Council Tax: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities in England charge an empty homes premium; what the percentage premium charged for each council tax band is in each authority area; what the number of empty properties is in each such band in each such area; how many empty properties there are in each such area; and what revenue has been raised in each such area in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Statistics for 2016 showing:</p><ol><li>which local authorities in England charge an empty homes premium;</li><li>The percentage premium charged for each council tax band is in each authority area;</li><li>what the number of empty properties is in each such band in each such area;</li><li>how many empty properties there are in each such area; are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-taxbase-2016-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-taxbase-2016-in-England</a></li></ol><p>The Government does not collect statistics on what revenue has been raised through the Empty Homes Premium in each such area.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 15:40:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

690302

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what human rights concerns he raised with the Burmese authorities during his visit to Burma on 20 January 2017; and if he will make representations to the Burmese authorities to allow the United Nations to assist with an independent investigation into the events of 9 October, and 12 and 13 November 2016 in northern Rakhine State.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	64233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), raised two areas of human rights concern during his visit to Burma on 20-21 January. On <strong>Rakhine,</strong> he raised concerns about human rights violations with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and with military-appointed Government Ministers; he stressed the need for a smarter security approach, full humanitarian access and the importance of ending discrimination against the Rohingyas. <strong>On Kachin and Shan</strong> states, he pressed for the military to de-escalate the fighting and remove barriers to humanitarian access. The Foreign Secretary also raised the case of the two detained <strong>Kachin pastors</strong>, Dumdaw Nawng Lat and Langjaw Gam Seng, in his meeting with the Home Affairs Minister.</p><p>The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has already issued a substantive report on the abuses carried out by the military in Rakhine State since 9 October. The UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burma is also due to issue a full report in March ahead of the UN Human Rights Council.</p><p>In the light of the two reports we will consider, with our EU and international partners, what scope there is for further enhancing scrutiny of the military's actions in Rakhine</p><p>We also continue to support the Rakhine Advisory Commission led by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, which is due to report in the summer. This has the support of the Burmese Government and the international community, and represents the most realistic prospect for securing progress in Rakhine State.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/02/2017 14:55:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

643906

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	India: Bank Notes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Indian government on ensuring that demonetised 500 and 1,000 rupee notes can be exchanged in the UK before the end of 2016.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	54889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>​I refer the Hon. Lady to the answer I gave in the House to my Hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman MP) on 22 November <em>Official Report</em>, Column 750. It is for the Indian Government and the Reserve Bank of India to define what is Indian legal tender. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated its travel advice, advising British nationals travelling to India how to act in this matter, and we advise those nationals to monitor the situation closely. The Reserve Bank of India has currency controls in place which limit the amount of rupees (INR25,000) that can be brought into India by overseas residents.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/12/2016 16:12:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas