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171527

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date	18/12/2014
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	Community Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Written Statement of 18 December 2014, HCWS154, on Integration Update, which integration projects and activities had their funding terminated in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	219452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the rt. hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement on Integration of 18 December, <em>Official Report</em>, Columns 110-118WS. In principle, funding for projects ends at a point set out in the Grant Agreement. Other than the Faith Minorities in Action Project, no project has had its funding terminated ahead of this point.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 05/01/2015 18:01:21 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams previous answer version 37081 answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

171529

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Local Government Finance: Dorset
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the applications from Christchurch and East Dorset Councils for an award under Part A of the Transformation Challenge Award Scheme 2015-16 satisfied the criteria for such awards; and for what reason the bid was unsuccessful.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	219462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The application from Christchurch and East Dorset Councils for the 2015-16 Transformation Challenge Award satisfied the basic criteria as published in the prospectus for the expression of interest stage. The authorities were then invited to submit a full application. The application was assessed alongside all other applications but unfortunately we could not fund them all. Christchurch and East Dorset Councils’ application was not as strong as the successful applications.</p><p> </p><p>If the authorities have any questions regarding their application, my officials would be happy to answer them.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 05/01/2015 17:34:42 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

171531

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	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, whether it is his policy to carry out a revaluation of business rates in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	219454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Yes. Section 29 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 changed the date of the business revaluation in England to 2017.</p><p>We announced at the 2014 Autumn Statement an extra £650 million of support for 2015-16 business rates bills in England, bringing the total support from 2013 and 2014 Autumn Statement measures to £1.4 billion in 2015-16. That included extending the existing revaluation transitional relief scheme for two years, 2015-16 and 2016-17, for properties with a rateable value up to and including £50,000.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 05/01/2015 17:37:05 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

171570

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of academies and free schools have chosen to use the national curriculum or to use it as a basis for their teaching.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	219405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Our online surveys of academies and free schools asked the extent to which (if at all) they intended to follow the new national curriculum in September 2014, for a number of subjects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figure 13 of the report called “Do academies make use of their autonomy?” provides the data for academies. The overall conclusion of the research was that the a large majority of academies are planning to follow the national curriculum to some extent or a great extent in all subjects and particularly in English and mathematics where only 1 per cent do not plan to do so. The report is published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/do-academies-make-use-of-their-autonomy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/do-academies-make-use-of-their-autonomy</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figure 3 of the report called “Are free schools using innovative approaches?” provides the data for free schools. The overall conclusion is similar to that for academies with a large majority of free schools planning to follow the national curriculum in all the subjects that they offer and all planning to do so in English and mathematics. The report is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovative-thinking-within-free-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovative-thinking-within-free-schools</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 05/01/2015 17:42:17 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

171577

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fuel Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of fuel poverty on residential air quality and associated illnesses.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	219506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department has assessed the impact of energy efficiency measures on the ventilation and indoor temperature of homes as well as the impact of these measures on residents’ health. The headline findings of our work, as well as the methodology used, can be found in Section 6 of the document: “Fuel Poverty: a Framework for Future Action - Analytical Annex”:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/211137/fuel_poverty_strategic_framework_analytical_annex.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/211137/fuel_poverty_strategic_framework_analytical_annex.pdf</a></p><p>In 2014, we used the same approach to estimate the health impact of the extension to 2017 of the Energy Company Obligation – the flagship energy efficiency policy for the fuel poor. This analysis, which estimated policy changes will generate £225m worth of health benefits – can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/373650/ECO_IA_with_SoS_e-sigf_v2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/373650/ECO_IA_with_SoS_e-sigf_v2.pdf</a></p><p>DECC has made no further assessment of the impact of fuel poverty on residential air quality and associated illnesses.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd grouped question UIN 219507 question first answered 05/01/2015 17:13:56 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

171578

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Housing: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of energy efficient housing measures on residential air quality and associated illnesses.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	219507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department has assessed the impact of energy efficiency measures on the ventilation and indoor temperature of homes as well as the impact of these measures on residents’ health. The headline findings of our work, as well as the methodology used, can be found in Section 6 of the document: “Fuel Poverty: a Framework for Future Action - Analytical Annex”:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/211137/fuel_poverty_strategic_framework_analytical_annex.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/211137/fuel_poverty_strategic_framework_analytical_annex.pdf</a></p><p>In 2014, we used the same approach to estimate the health impact of the extension to 2017 of the Energy Company Obligation – the flagship energy efficiency policy for the fuel poor. This analysis, which estimated policy changes will generate £225m worth of health benefits – can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/373650/ECO_IA_with_SoS_e-sigf_v2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/373650/ECO_IA_with_SoS_e-sigf_v2.pdf</a></p><p>DECC has made no further assessment of the impact of fuel poverty on residential air quality and associated illnesses.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd grouped question UIN 219506 question first answered 05/01/2015 17:13:56 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

171584

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fuel Poverty: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many children in England were classed as living in fuel poverty in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	219544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Fuel poverty is measured at the household level rather than the individual level. The number of households in fuel poverty in England, which contain at least one child under the age of 16, is shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Fuel poverty is measured using the Low Income High Costs measure, which is only available back to 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of households in fuel poverty which contain at least one child under the age of 16</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Number of households in fuel poverty (thousands)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of households (thousands)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of households in this group that are in fuel poverty</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p>958</p></td><td><p>6452</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p>898</p></td><td><p>6264</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 05/01/2015 17:17:55 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

171587

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that UK food safety standards are protected within the framework of the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	219467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) could be worth up to £10bn a year to the UK, and could give consumers greater choice and more competitive prices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with consumers, industry stakeholders and the European Commission to make the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) a success for the UK. As part of this, we will ensure that food in the UK continues to be safe and that consumers have access to an affordable healthy diet and can make informed choices about what they eat.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/01/2015 17:08:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

171593

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what identifiable expenditure her Department has spent on Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in each year since 2007-08.
tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
tabling member printed	Sarah Newton
uin	219402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold consolidated information at this level of detail. The main source of funding for waste, environmental and other Defra-related local authority functions comes from the annual Revenue Support Grant. Since 2007-08, funding received by Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly from Defra and its Arms Length Bodies has additionally included:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· waste PFI credits</p><p> </p><p>· grants for water and sewerage infrastructure works on the Isles of Scilly</p><p> </p><p>· flood and coastal defence capital grant in aid for flood and funding for resilience projects</p><p> </p><p>· rural development programme funding</p><p> </p><p>· catchment restoration funding for the South Cornwall River Improvement Project</p><p> </p><p>· European Fisheries Fund money to support sustainable development of fishing communities</p><p> </p><p>· grant aid for Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service to help crews to deal with local flood emergencies</p><p> </p><p>· funding for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty</p><p> </p><p>· capital grants for catchment sensitive farming</p><p> </p><p>· funding for the South West Bioheat Programme</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 05/01/2015 17:57:28 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton

171610

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department has made on agreeing the language to be used in the draft UN Security Council resolution outlining the principles for a peace settlement between Israel and Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	219463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The draft UN Security Council Resolution was not adopted as it failed to reach the necessary number of favourable votes.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/01/2015 17:24:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden