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748070

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Housing: Freehold
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 adequacy of regulations governing the level of management fees which can be charged to freeholders of new build properties.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	2797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Two codes of management practice, approved by the Secretary of State in June 2016, for the residential leasehold sector already exist. These codes set out the law and best practice, and can be used in evidence in Court or tribunal proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/07/2017 15:09:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

748087

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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 Housing: Kensington and Chelsea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on what housing functions in Kensington and Chelsea Council have been contracted to the private sector; and when each such function was so contracted.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	2741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) was established in 1996, taking over management responsibilities for 9,760 properties from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.</p><p>The Government does not hold information on KCTMO’s management agreement with the local authority, including any agreements between KCTMO and the local authority regarding the sub-contracting of any housing functions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/07/2017 15:11:40 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

748327

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Disability: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet representatives of the Disabled Children's Partnership to discuss its Secret life of us campaign for support for disabled children and their families.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	2886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak on 3 July 2017 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=1650" target="_blank">1650</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/07/2017 15:37:52 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

747455

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Synthetic Cannabinoids: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on the legal status of (a) Spice, (b) Black Mamba and (c) the new highly potent and lethal crystalised form of Spice.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>A third generation of synthetic cannabinoids was controlled under class B of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in December. Synthetic cannabinoids are commonly found under a number of brand names, including ‘spice’ and ‘black mamba’, which contain a wide range of these substances that varies from sample to sample.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/07/2017 15:34:49 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

747464

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	South Yorkshire Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there have been in the South Yorkshire Police Service in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	2405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2016’ statistical bulletin, available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>Data for previous years can be found in the Open Data tables, available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539270/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539270/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>The next release of ‘Police workforce’ statistics is due to be published on 20<sup>th</sup> July, and will represent the picture as at 31 March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/07/2017 13:14:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

747465

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships: Bassetlaw and South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what costs have been (a) incurred to date and (b) committed for future periods for the development and management of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Sustainability and Transformation Plan.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	2652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STP) have been developed by local areas. In South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw this includes eight clinical commissioning groups, and multiple National Health Service provider trusts and local authorities. These partners are contributing from their own staff resources to support the multiple programmes and work streams set out in the plan, and staff are working on the STP in addition to their other management roles. As a result, we do not hold the total cost of developing the STP.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/07/2017 15:40:56 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

747466

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the success rate for appeals against decisions on (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment entitlement in Barnsley has been in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	2653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The table below contains the requested information.</p><p><strong>Clearances in Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) in Barnsley<sup>1</sup> for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)<sup>2</sup> and Personal Independence Payment (PIP)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Percentage found in favour of Appellant (at hearing)<sup>3</sup> in 2016-17<sup>4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p><em>68%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p><em>63%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li><em> SSCS data are attributed to hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address, in this case Wellington House in Barnsley.</em></li><li><em> Includes ESA and ESA (Reassessments).</em></li><li><em> This is based on the number found in favour as a percentage of the appeals cleared at hearing, in line with published statistics.</em></li><li><em> 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017.</em></li></ol><p><em>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and is the best data that is available.</em></p><p><em>The data are a subset of official statistics extracted from the case management system on a different date.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>This a further breakdown of data published on gov.uk. </em></p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 06/07/2017 15:20:52 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

747469

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Kingsway Academy: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that all pupils attending Kingsway Academy will have a school place in the next school year, after the closure of that school.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	2494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>We are working closely with the local authority and the Northern Schools Trust on the transition arrangements for all pupils in the run-up to the school fully closing at the end of the next academic year.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 06/07/2017 14:24:05 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

747471

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Fire Regulations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether Sir Peter Bonfield, Chief Executive of the Building Research Establishment, approved the guidance document BR135 as part of the regulatory scheme set out in Fire Safety: Approved Document B: 2 under which Grenfell Tower was refurbished in 2016.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	2395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The document BR135 is referenced in Approved Document B. Approved Documents are approved by the Secretary of State under the Building Act 1984. The 2006 edition was therefore approved by Ministers of the then Government.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/07/2017 16:25:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

747472

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to broaden the scope of combustibility testing as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire to include (a) insulation materials and (b) other materials used in the construction, refurbishment or maintenance of tall buildings in the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	2392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>On 30 June, we published a note at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing</a></p><p>This note sets out how the testing of cladding is being carried out. On 6 July we then published details of further tests to be carried out as the next step in helping landlords to ensure the safety of their buildings. These large scale tests will help establish how different types of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) panels, in combination with different types of insulation, behave in a fire. Further detail about the next testing stage can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/07/2017 16:15:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown