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348732

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
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, if he will publish the financial modelling and analysis carried out by his Department on the extension of the right to buy policy to housing associations.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	1320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 8 June, PQ 1059.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/06/2015 15:02:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

348505

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Derelict Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to provide the necessary funding to ensure that brownfield land released by government departments for housing purposes can be developed in locations where its development would not otherwise be viable.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Government intends to create a £1 billion fund to unlock homes on brownfield land for additional housing, and ensure that brownfield land is used as much as possible for new development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are clear that brownfield land that is suitable for housing has a vital role to play in meeting the need for new homes, and ensuring that the Green Belt is protected. The Government is committed to releasing surplus public sector land with capacity for up to 150,000 homes by 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/06/2015 11:33:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

348559

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Department for Communities and Local Government:Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statement by HM Treasury of 4 June 2015, how he intends to achieve the £230 million savings expected from his Department in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	1256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The majority of DCLG's savings have already been delivered through the over achievement of receipts from the sale of public land to support housing development. We have also found savings from reducing contingencies in our capital budgets and our European Regional Development Programme. Our savings do not impact any existing commitments or delivery targets.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/06/2015 15:06:09 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 3410 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

348433

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultations they have had with the voluntary sector about extending the right-to-buy to housing association tenants; and what steps they plan to take to respond to any consultation before bringing forward a new housing bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and senior officials are engaging with key stakeholders, as they do on a continuous basis, in relation to key policy issues.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/06/2015 11:32:35 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

348041

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	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, what plans he has to fulfil his Department's responsibilities for the promotion of community cohesion.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>In the 2013-14 Community Life Survey conducted by Cabinet Office 86 percent of people felt they belonged strongly to Britain. The Department will continue to work with colleagues across government to deliver the conditions for everyone to live and work successfully alongside each other, creating a more integrated community.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 10/06/2015 15:09:35 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

348042

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Regional Planning and Development: Thames Gateway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to ensure that developments in the Thames Gateway area are sustainable, self-supporting and contribute to community cohesion and integration.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s National Planning Policy Framework, published on 27 March 2012, sets out that it is the purpose of planning to enable sustainable development. The Framework must be taken into account in both developing Local Plans and taking planning decisions, including in the Thames Gateway. Planning guidance, published on 6 March 2014, set out further advice on delivering planning for sustainable development. <br><br></p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/06/2015 16:31:34 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

348043

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Troubled Families Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Government spending on the Troubled Families Programme.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The programme is firmly on track: as of February this year, 90% of families (over 105,000) had been turned around. Updated performance figures will be available shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned a three-year independent evaluation of the Troubled Families programme. This will assess the overall effectiveness of the programme, including its economic and fiscal benefits. The details are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/study-to-assess-impact-of-troubled-families-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/study-to-assess-impact-of-troubled-families-work</a></p><p> </p><p>In March 2015, the Department published a report on the potential fiscal benefits of the Troubled Families programme. The details are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefits-of-the-troubled-families-programme-to-the-taxpayer-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefits-of-the-troubled-families-programme-to-the-taxpayer-report</a></p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 10/06/2015 15:11:33 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

348158

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Mayors: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the rationale was for the Government's decision to introduce a directly-elected mayor in Manchester; and what account was taken in that decision of the result of the referendum on the introduction of a mayor in Manchester in 2012.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The agreement made between the Government and the Leaders of Greater Manchester will lead to a devolution of powers and budgets on a unprecedented scale. This agreement involves providing a city wide metro mayor so that local people can hold whoever exercises this power and spends these budgets to account.<br><br>The Mayoral model offered in 2012 was completely different and about changing the governance model.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 10/06/2015 15:08:44 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

347233

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they define "Northern powerhouse", as used in the Gracious Speech.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL97
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Northern Powerhouse is a long term plan to enable the north to reach its potential as a driving force in the UK economy, closing the gap between north and south. It will reinforce the links between our northern cities to make them collectively stronger, providing them with modern transport connections, supporting science, innovation, universities and creative clusters and by giving them the local power and control needed to support growth. The Government will also empower the towns and counties of the north to build on the economic strengths outside cities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL98 question first answered 10/06/2015 12:32:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

347234

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they define the North of England, as referred to in the term "Northern powerhouse" used in the Gracious Speech.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL98
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Northern Powerhouse is a long term plan to enable the north to reach its potential as a driving force in the UK economy, closing the gap between north and south. It will reinforce the links between our northern cities to make them collectively stronger, providing them with modern transport connections, supporting science, innovation, universities and creative clusters and by giving them the local power and control needed to support growth. The Government will also empower the towns and counties of the north to build on the economic strengths outside cities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL97 question first answered 10/06/2015 12:32:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves