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170158

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date	09/12/2014
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	Coastal Areas
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 his Department is taking to support coastal communities.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
uin	906630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to helping all coastal communities thrive. The Coastal Communities Fund is supporting 117 projects across the UK, to the tune of £62 million, and we are looking forward to announcing a further tranche of successful projects in the New Year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/12/2014 17:05:53 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw

170160

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	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, what estimate he has made of the number of small firms and shops in (a) England and (b) Thurrock which will have a reduction in business rates in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Thurrock
tabling member printed	Jackie Doyle-Price
uin	906629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to my earlier answer at oral questions today to my hon. Friend, the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Pauline Latham), PQ 906620.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our retail relief is benefitting 450 businesses in Thurrock and Small Business Rate Relief is benefiting 950 businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Our rates retention scheme gives authorities a strong growth incentive. Councils benefit from nearly £11 billion under the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/12/2014 17:22:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price

168611

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Private Rented Housing: Fires
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 his Department is taking to reduce the number of domestic fires in the private rented sector caused by electricity; and if he will make it his policy to introduce five-yearly electrical safety checks.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	217711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>All landlords are required to keep their property safe and we expect that to include regular checks of the electrics.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Fire Kills campaign promotes electrical fire safety messages to all households. This campaign includes Electrical Fire Safety Week which this year ran from 10-16 November. The week is specifically designed to raise awareness of the importance of electrical safety and endorse the message that installations should be checked every five years.</p><p> </p><p>Electrical hazards are also included in the health and safety rating system. Under the system local authorities have strong powers to inspect properties and make sure they are safe, healthy and free from harm. Powers are available to local authorities where serious hazards are found in properties, including prohibiting use of the dwelling; undertaking the works directly themselves; and prosecuting the landlords, if necessary. The system provides an important safety net, ensuring that homes are safe and decent.</p><p> </p><p>In addition we are currently looking into the related issue of whether to require the installation of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that tenants have confidence that the homes they are renting are safe and decent. We are using, and will continue to use, a variety of approaches to improve standards in the private rented sector.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/12/2014 16:13:07 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick