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432580

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the phasing out of Revenue Support Grant to local authorities includes, or otherwise affects, the New Homes Bonus.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL3989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is considering the detailed impacts of the changes to local government funding announced as part of the recent Spending Review. A full consultation exercise on reforms to the New Homes Bonus, reflecting the changes that have been announced and including reforms to improve its impact in incentivising housing growth, will be issued later this month.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/12/2015 13:47:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

432608

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of universities make unconditional offers to 18 year olds applying to study at those universities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	17978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/12/2015 10:11:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

432611

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans for the new business-led body to set standards for apprenticeships as announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 to come into operation.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	18024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>It is our intention that the Institute for Apprenticeships will be fully operational by April 2017 and we expect it to begin operating in shadow form during 2016, taking on functions in a phased transition.</p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 01/12/2015 16:06:21 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

432616

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consultation his Department carried out with (a) students and their representative bodies and (b) other people and bodies before announcing that university maintenance grants would be abolished.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	17803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <br /> <br /><p>I refer the Hon Member to my reply to the hon Member for Newport West to question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-10-09/11271/" target="_blank">11271</a>.</p><br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/12/2015 15:23:29 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

432617

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what timetable he plans to abolish university maintenance grants, including the timetable for laying associated regulations.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	17804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>New students starting full-time courses from 1 August 2016 onwards who would otherwise have received a grant will qualify for an increased loan for living costs. The total living costs support available in 2016/17 under the new student support arrangements for eligible students on the lowest incomes is increasing by 10.3% when compared with 2015/16.</p><br /><p>The Government expects to lay amendments to the Student Support Regulations covering student support for 2016/17 shortly.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/12/2015 10:12:36 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

432618

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of replacing maintenance grants with loans on students from faith backgrounds which discourage the accrual of interest.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	17805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government expects to publish an Equality Analysis of the changes to student support for the 2016/17 academic year alongside the regulations.</p><br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/12/2015 15:21:42 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

432619

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what responsibilities the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has which relate to the Duchy of Lancaster.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	17798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is responsible to the Sovereign for the administration of the estates of the Duchy of Lancaster, in which he is assisted by the Duchy Council. The Chancellor also appoints various Duchy representatives on university councils, school governing bodies and charities in the County Palatine.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 01/12/2015 14:52:34 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

432621

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Extended Ministerial Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many positions are being created within his Extended Ministerial Office in each pay grade.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	17830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave her on 26 November 2015 to UIN: 10865-10866 and on 30 November 2015 to UIN: 17505.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/12/2015 14:53:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

432629

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect on the income of a new claimant of universal credit who is not migrating from a legacy benefit of the Government's proposed changes to universal credit announced in the Summer Budget 2015 in each of the next four financial years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	17941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost</p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 17882 17883 18029 question first answered 01/12/2015 14:50:54 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

432631

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people in the social housing sector in Scotland will be affected by changes to the levels of housing benefit; and what the cost of such changes will be to the average household in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	18018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>This policy was introduced because in some areas, increases in social rents have outstripped the increase in private rents.</p><br /><p>The policy to cap social sector rents at the relevant Local Housing Allowance rate for the area from April 2018 only applies to a new tenancy or a tenancy that is renewed after April 2016. As such it isn’t possible to accurately estimate the proportion of those in receipt of Housing Benefit in the social sector that will be affected by this policy, as it relies on the choice of those taking out new tenancies.</p><br /><p>The Discretionary Housing Payment scheme will be available to Local Authorities to protect the vulnerable.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/12/2015 15:19:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford