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1015270

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Green Belt: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to protect green spaces in the South East.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	907900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting our environment. As set out on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan" target="_blank">25 Year Environment Plan</a>, we are drawing up a national framework of green infrastructure standards, ensuring that new developments include accessible green spaces and that any area with little or no green space can be improved for the benefit of the community. We intend to publish the standards in 2019 and incorporate them into planning guidance so that councils can use them when making planning decisions across the country - including in the south east.</p><p>Our revised <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/740441/National_Planning_Policy_Framework_web_accessible_version.pdf" target="_blank">planning rule book</a> sets out how new development should happen in right places across the country including in the south east, through:</p><ul><li>making as much use as possible of suitable brownfield and under-used land;</li><li>optimising density of development, significantly raising minimum densities in town and city centres, and in other locations well served by public transport;</li><li>maintaining strong protection of the Green Belt;</li><li>making clear that existing open space, sports and recreational buildings and land should not be built on unless they are clearly shown to be surplus to requirements or their loss would be replaced by equivalent or better provision in a suitable location;</li><li>setting out that council’s planning policies should include sufficient provision for the conservation and enhancement of green spaces;</li><li>highlighting the importance of green space in encouraging healthy lifestyles; and</li><li>making provision for communities to identify and protect green areas of particular importance to them through the designation of land as Local Green Space through <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-plans--2" target="_blank">local</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/neighbourhood-planning--2" target="_blank">neighbourhood plans</a>, which gives them a very high level of protection from redevelopment or inappropriate use.</li></ul><p>In September 2017, the Government created the ‘Parks Action Group’ comprising of experts from across the parks, heritage and the leisure sector and invested £500,000 to support the development of initiatives to identify solutions for safeguarding our parks and green spaces, to ensure they have long and sustainable futures.</p><p>The group has been working collaboratively across key priorities – including assessing quality standards and sharing good practice. We are currently developing a programme of work aimed at transforming the way in which green spaces are developed, managed and sustained. <br> <br>We expect to announce our progress on this in early 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/11/2018 15:29:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1015031

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 apply to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	195604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>These draft regulations make minor and technical changes to correct any elements of the UK’s occupational and personal pensions legislation that will not work effectively after the UK departs the EU. They will not apply to the Local Government Pension Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 29/11/2018 15:24:22 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1015220

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Market Surveillance Coordination Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what dates officials in his Department have attended the Market Surveillance Coordination Committee since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	195577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Market Surveillance Coordination Committee (MSCC), established in 2009, provides an important role in coordinating and setting strategic direction. It meets twice a year.</p><p>The Department’s records show that Department officials attended in December 2016, December 2017 and January, March and September 2018. The Department does not hold records of attendance prior to 2016.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/11/2018 15:25:38 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1015234

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Grievance Procedures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many employment grievances which have been submitted to his Department since 1 January 2016 were (a) wholly upheld, (b) partially upheld or (c) remain outstanding; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	195695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department can confirm that there have been a total of 15 informal and formal employment grievances raised by staff and registered centrally in the time since 1 January 2016. Complete outcome data for these cases is not held centrally and therefore we are unable to confirm the number of cases that were (a) wholly upheld, (b) partially upheld or (c) remain outstanding.</p><p>In November 2017 the Department introduced improved internal processes for monitoring and managing employee grievances and central data retention was improved to aid decision and investigation officers involved in grievances and disputes.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 29/11/2018 15:30:35 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1015235

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Grievance Procedures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many formal employment grievances have been lodged by employees of his Department since January 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	195696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>There have been eight formal employment grievances raised by staff and registered centrally in this Department in the time since 1 January 2016. This includes cases that have subsequently been withdrawn, not upheld, upheld, and still presently under investigation.</p><p>In November 2017 the Department introduced improved internal processes for monitoring and managing employee grievances and central data retention was improved to aid decision and investigation officers involved in grievances and disputes.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 29/11/2018 15:29:44 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1011450

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 20 November 2018 to Questions 190336 and 190337, what estimate he has made of the expenditure by private registered providers of social housing on maintenance and repairs in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	194028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Expenditure on maintenance and major repairs by private registered providers of social housing was £5.1 billion in 2014, £5.2 billion in 2015 and £5.1 billion in 2016.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/11/2018 16:24:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1007922

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Legislation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what legislation from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and its predecessor department, has been passed into law since 1 June 2010 but is still waiting to be brought into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows legislation that has been passed since 2010-2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local Government Act 2010</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Localism Act 2011</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss 27(6)(k), 109(1)(a), 180(4)-(5), Schedule 8 (in part)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Government Finance Act 2012</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013</p></td><td><p>Commenced in apart from s 34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss 42 (partially commenced)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure Act 2015 (Part 5 only)</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from s30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Housing and Planning Act 2016</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss1-8, 57-63, 118-123, 125, 127, 138, 155, 158, 159, 196(2)(b), 199, 207-211, Schedules 7-8, 13 (in part), 18 (in part) and 20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cities and Local Government (Devolution Act 2016</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss, 7, 8 (in part), 13, 14, 18 – 28, 39, 40 and Schedule 3 (in part)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Act 2018</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Act 2018</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: list does not include Private Members’ Bills supported by the Department and does not refer to Wales-only provisions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/11/2018 16:22:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark