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895428

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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	Community Infrastructure Levy and Planning Obligations
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 the value was of Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy planning obligations agreed to in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion of that value was attributed to (a) direct payments, (b) affordable housing and (c) other types of contributions.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	140223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold data for every year since 2010-11. In March this year we published a study on “<em>The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England 2016-17</em>”. This found that last year Section 106 planning obligations with an estimated value of £5.1 billion had been agreed<strong>,</strong> including an estimated £4 billion in affordable housing contributions, and that the value of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) levied by local authorities was £0.9 billion.</p><p>Of the £4 billion agreed through Section 106 affordable housing contributions, it is estimated that £75 million was agreed to be delivered through commuted sums towards off-site provision, and the remainder through on-site provision. For other Section 106 planning obligations excluding land contribution, it is estimated that obligations to the value of £613.1 million were agreed in direct contributions, and £72.1 million in payment in-kind contributions.</p><p>Local authorities received £286 million in CIL revenue during 2016/17, £135 million was received in 2015/16, £49 million in 2014/15, £10 million in in 2013/14, £1 million in 2012/13 and £15,000 in 2011/12. There were no CIL charging authorities in 2010/11. In addition, The Mayor of London’s CIL, which is charged to help fund Crossrail, raised £137 million in 2016/17, £119 million in 2015/16, £73 million in 2014/15, £47 million in 2013/14 and £6 million in 2012/13.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 140225 question first answered 08/05/2018 16:35:39 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

895432

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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	Community Infrastructure Levy
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 the value was of Community Infrastructure Levy planning obligations agreed to in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	140225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold data for every year since 2010-11. In March this year we published a study on “<em>The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England 2016-17</em>”. This found that last year Section 106 planning obligations with an estimated value of £5.1 billion had been agreed<strong>,</strong> including an estimated £4 billion in affordable housing contributions, and that the value of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) levied by local authorities was £0.9 billion.</p><p>Of the £4 billion agreed through Section 106 affordable housing contributions, it is estimated that £75 million was agreed to be delivered through commuted sums towards off-site provision, and the remainder through on-site provision. For other Section 106 planning obligations excluding land contribution, it is estimated that obligations to the value of £613.1 million were agreed in direct contributions, and £72.1 million in payment in-kind contributions.</p><p>Local authorities received £286 million in CIL revenue during 2016/17, £135 million was received in 2015/16, £49 million in 2014/15, £10 million in in 2013/14, £1 million in 2012/13 and £15,000 in 2011/12. There were no CIL charging authorities in 2010/11. In addition, The Mayor of London’s CIL, which is charged to help fund Crossrail, raised £137 million in 2016/17, £119 million in 2015/16, £73 million in 2014/15, £47 million in 2013/14 and £6 million in 2012/13.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 140223 question first answered 08/05/2018 16:35:39 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

891370

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department allocated to schools in (a) Harborough constituency (b) Leicestershire (c) Leicester and (d) England in each financial year since 2010-11; and what estimate he has made of the funding that will be allocated to those areas under the National Funding Formula for (i) 2018-19 and (ii) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	138114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department primarily allocates revenue funding for schools at local authority level. Individual schools’ allocations are determined according to the local formula set by the local authority, in consultation with schools. It remains our intention that every school’s budget should be set on the basis of a single, national formula, but we believe a period of transition will provide greater stability for schools.</p><p> </p><p>Revenue funding for schools allocated by the Department to Leicester, Leicestershire, and England in each year since 2013-14 is shown in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Leicester</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools block</p></td><td><p>200.54</p></td><td><p>205.61</p></td><td><p>211.37</p></td><td><p>226.70</p></td><td><p>230.84</p></td><td><p>240.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Needs block</p></td><td><p>38.41</p></td><td><p>40.21</p></td><td><p>40.48</p></td><td><p>41.10</p></td><td><p>48.01</p></td><td><p>48.57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CSSB<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>1.87</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Leicestershire</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools block</p></td><td><p>338.09</p></td><td><p>339.66</p></td><td><p>362.79</p></td><td><p>368.92</p></td><td><p>368.28</p></td><td><p>380.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Needs block</p></td><td><p>49.56</p></td><td><p>52.34</p></td><td><p>52.84</p></td><td><p>53.87</p></td><td><p>63.16</p></td><td><p>65.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CSSB<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>3.28</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools block</p></td><td><p>30,411.73</p></td><td><p>30,655.12</p></td><td><p>31,365.51</p></td><td><p>32,650.31</p></td><td><p>33,093.60</p></td><td><p>33,683.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Needs block</p></td><td><p>4,966.89</p></td><td><p>5,183.87</p></td><td><p>5,246.54</p></td><td><p>5,299.87</p></td><td><p>5,826.84</p></td><td><p>5,986.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CSSB<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>468.61</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note that, in 2017-18, the balance between the Schools Block and High Needs block for every local authority was re-balanced, to reflect previous years’ decisions on the local distribution of spending between schools, high needs and early years. In the case of Leicestershire, total funding increased in that year from £422.79m in 2016-17 to £431.44m in 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2013-14, the Department did not break the dedicated schools grant (DSG) into specific blocks. Total DSG allocations for the years 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 are shown below, but these figures are not comparable to those above because they cover schools, high needs and early years funding.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>DSG £m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Leicester</strong></p></td><td><p>204.16</p></td><td><p>244.96</p></td><td><p>247.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Leicestershire</strong></p></td><td><p>349.43</p></td><td><p>400.93</p></td><td><p>402.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>31,195.45</p></td><td><p>36,543.96</p></td><td><p>36,855.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Funding for 2019-20 will be determined later this year, on the basis of the October 2018 census. The Department published notional allocations, based on 2017-18 pupil numbers and characteristics, alongside the outcome to the national funding formula consultation in September 2017. However, these figures were published to help to explain the impact of the introduction of the national funding formula; they are not comparable with the figures in the tables above as they do not take account of the actual pupil numbers used to calculate schools block allocations for 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/05/2018 16:30:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 55089 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

844028

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Fly-tipping: Sentencing
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of sentences in deterring fly-tipping; and when the penalties for fly-tipping will next be reviewed.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	128383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling fly-tipping. The maximum penalty on prosecution for fly-tipping is imprisonment of up to five years or a potentially unlimited fine. Defra has worked with the Sentencing Council to strengthen guidelines for environmental offences in 2014. I am raising this with colleagues at the Ministry of Justice and to also ensure sentencing levels act as an effective deterrent.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 22/02/2018 15:32:43 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

839077

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Housing: Capital Gains Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money was accrued to the public purse from Capital Gains Tax paid on residential property in each year since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	127636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The amount of money accrued to the public purse from Capital Gains Tax paid on residential property in each year since 2000 is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>Tax data from residential property gains is not readily available because, historically, it has not been collected separately as part of Self Assessment returns. It could be provided only at disproportionate cost using significant analytical resource to compute estimates. However, from 2016/17 the Capital Gains Tax Self Assessment return includes a separate section that will collect information on tax payable on residential property gains.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/02/2018 15:50:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

828760

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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	Cameroon: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the Government is providing to tackle human rights abuses and violence in Cameroon, and in particular South Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	124399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK is monitoring the situation in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon closely. Our High Commission in Yaoundé continues to meet opposition groups, human rights defenders and the Cameroonian authorities to establish an accurate account, including over allegations of rape. Our High Commissioner in Yaoundé raised our concerns about the situation in the Anglophone regions with President Biya on 19 December. In this and several recent meetings with Prime Minister Philémon Yang and Cameroonian Ministers he called on the Cameroonian Government to adhere to Cameroon’s obligations under international law in respect of human rights. The British Government condemns sexual violence in conflict and is working with foreign governments, the United Nations, the African Union and international organisations to end it.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 31/01/2018 13:11:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

809699

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated to secondary and primary schools in (a) Harborough constituency and (b) England as a result of the national funding formula in each year since the formula's implementation.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	120319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>We have announced details of the final National Funding Formula for schools, which will be implemented from 2018-19. Under the new formula, schools in Harborough constituency will receive £66.3 million in 2018-19; they would receive £68.0 million in 2019-20 if there were no changes in pupil numbers or characteristics. This is an increase of 3.2% in 2018-19 and 5.8% in 2019-20, compared to their 2017-18 baseline. Schools in England will receive £33.2 billion in 2018-19 and would receive £33.6 billion in 2019-20, on the assumption of no changes in pupil numbers or characteristics. Budgets after 2019-20 will be determined in a future spending review.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/12/2017 18:03:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

809701

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the 2017-18 baseline is for school funding for secondary and primary schools in (a) Harborough constituency and (b) England; and what estimate he has made of that baseline for 2019-20 as a result of the National Funding Formula.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	120321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The 2017-18 baseline funding is £3,983 per pupil in the Harborough constituency, and £4,497 per pupil in England as a whole. Under the National Funding Formula, per pupil funding would rise to £4,215 in Harborough by 2019-20 (an increase of 5.8%), and to £4,635 in England by 2019-20 (an increase of 3.1%). These amounts are based on existing pupil data, which will be subject to change as the pupil population changes. Local areas will continue to set local formulae to allocate money to their schools in 2018-19 and 2019-20, so individual school budgets may differ from the notional amounts published in September.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/12/2017 18:08:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

809708

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse for planned upgrades to the Midland Main Line; and what the planned upgrades are which will be undertaken to improve capacity and speed on that line.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	120328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>We are investing over £1 billion in the biggest upgrade to the Midland Main Line since it was completed in 1870. It will deliver improved long distance passenger services between Sheffield, Nottingham and London, as well as a new dedicated service between Corby, Kettering and London. There will be more seats and faster intercity journeys during the peak.</p><p> </p><p>Upgrades to improve capacity and line speed include:</p><ul><li>Remodelling of Derby station to improve journey times for freight and passenger services</li><li>Platform lengthening at Market Harborough to improve capacity</li><li>Leicester South Junction remodelled to improve journey times</li><li>Line speed improvements through Market Harborough to improve journey times</li><li>Line speed improvements north of Derby to improve journey times</li><li>Corby track re-doubling and four-tracking south of Kettering to increase capacity and create a sixth path into London St Pancras</li><li>These and other upgrades enable a new, dedicated express service between Kettering, Corby and London St Pancras with modern trains and more seats from 2020, as well as a fleet of brand new bi-mode trains for intercity services from 2022.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/12/2017 11:48:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

800945

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
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	Shared Ownership Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is adequate private investment in shared ownership accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	117504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>We believe that Shared Ownership has an important role to play as part of a diverse and thriving housing market and since 2010 around 54,000 new Shared Ownership homes have been delivered.</p><p>We continue to work with the sector and lenders to ensure that Shared Ownership continues to be attractive to investment and have made a number of changes to support this, including expanding the Affordable Homes Programme from £7 billion to over £9 billion, standardising eligibility for buyers and extending funding for development to private providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/12/2017 17:04:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien