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date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Housing: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many residential property sales were registered at HM Land Registry across (a) all properties and (b) new-build properties in each local authority in England and Wales in each of the last three years; and what proportion of those were to (i) UK companies, (ii) overseas companies, (iii) UK-based individuals and (iv) individuals based overseas.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	65632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>HM Land Registry Price Paid Data available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/price-paid-data-downloads" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/price-paid-data-downloads</a> contains information on property sales, broken down by local authority. The last three years’ data is provided with this answer in a separate spreadsheet. In summary, the breakdown is as set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Residential</p></td><td><p>Residential classified as new build</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>337,540</p></td><td><p>3,198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>964,359</p></td><td><p>54,607</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>729,743</p></td><td><p>85,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>839,999</p></td><td><p>112,303</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We will place a detailed breakdown between UK and overseas companies, and individuals providing UK and non-UK correspondence addresses as soon as possible in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 26/10/2022 16:22:53 question first ministerially corrected 27/10/2022 14:19:01 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell attachment 1 file name Question 65632 - HMLR statistics - residential and new build residential 2019 - 2022 .xlsx title HMLR stats - res/new build res 2019-22 previous answer version 27864 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1077520

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Hunterston B Power Station: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the planned shutdown date is for Hunterston (B) nuclear power station; what the electricity generation capacity is of that power station; and what plans his Department has to replace that capacity.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	226168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>Hunterston B nuclear power station has a generating capacity of 965 megawatts. EDF’s estimated decommissioning date is <ins class="ministerial">2023</ins><del class="ministerial">2024</del>. This Government remains committed to delivering secure electricity supplies to consumers at the lowest possible cost. We demonstrated this commitment by giving the go-ahead to the first new nuclear power station in a generation at Hinkley Point C, as well as by launching our landmark £200m Nuclear Sector Deal last year.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 01/03/2019 13:26:02 question first ministerially corrected 05/03/2019 15:05:21 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 105135 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1016277

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2018 to Question 194759 on Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit and the Answer of 19 November 2018 to Question 190945 on Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit, for what reason his Department is unable to provide that information.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	196904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department does not hold this information centrally, and providing this information would incur disproportionate cost. This represents the estimated cost of one person spending 3.5 working days in determining whether the Department holds the information, including locating, retrieving and extracting this. The Act provides that we are not obliged to comply with requests where the estimated cost of complying would exceed this limit.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Due to the breadth and nature of your request, we estimate that meeting the request could not be done within the appropriate time limit set out by the Act.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This information is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</ins></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington previous answer version 89694 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford 90773 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford question first answered 10/12/2018 17:08:10 question first ministerially corrected 11/03/2019 21:37:24 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

798008

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Nuclear Reactors: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of levels in investment in the development of Small Modular Reactors in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	116915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Techno-Economic Assessment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) includes estimates of the likely capital requirements of SMR vendors and developers. We expect to publish the Techno-Economic Assessment of SMRs shortly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">On 7 December Government announced a package of nuclear measures, including up to £56 million for advanced nuclear technologies over the next 3 years. Full details of our announcement on next steps for the development of advanced technologies in the UK can be found at <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-12-07/HCWS322/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-12-07/HCWS322/</a></ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 07/12/2017 10:42:54 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2017 14:30:14 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 27764 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

652776

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2016 to Question 55887, how many full-time equivalent members of staff his Department has employed to work on the design and implementation of universal credit in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	56404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Data on reports of pension scams is collected via Action Fraud. However, the government, working with the City of London Police and other partners as part of Project Bloom, is aware that many scams in the UK, and the true extent of associated losses, go un-reported. The true extent of losses may also only become apparent some time after the initial report and increases in fraud reports could be due to a number of factors, for example increased industry reporting or rising awareness amongst the public due to high profile information campaigns.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Government takes the issue of pension scams very seriously, which is why, on 5 December 2016 we launched a public consultation on a package of measures aimed at tackling pension scams. This included a proposed definition of pension fraud to allow better monitoring and data collection on pension scams.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Government will continue to work closely with the City of London Police and other Project Bloom partners to help local forces and other agencies raise awareness on pension scams and encourage more people to report scamming activity and losses.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The table below breaks down the location of the victim of reported pension scams collated by Action Fraud over the last two financial years.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Location of victims of reported pension scams</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Financial year 2014/15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Financial year 2015/16 to date </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Scotland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">27</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Rest of the UK</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">921</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">446</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">This information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</ins></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/12/2016 15:32:39 question first ministerially corrected 12/12/2016 16:11:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 25819 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

485698

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the total cost of resettling refugees from Syria in each of the next five years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	32410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The first 12 months of each refugee’s resettlement costs under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) Scheme will be funded using Official Development Assistance. At the Spending Review the Government committed £129 million to assist with local authority costs over years 2-5 of the scheme.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The total estimated cost of the scheme in each of the next five years is: £99 million in 2016-2017, £129 million in 2017-2018, £149 million in 2018-2019 and £83 million in 2020-2021.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">At the Spending Review, the Chancellor announced an estimated £460m over the spending review period to cover the first 12 months’ costs for each of the 20,000 refugees being resettled in the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">He also announced an estimated £129m to assist with local authority costs for years two to five of each refugee’s stay in the UK.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The cost of the scheme since inception is subject to audit by the National Audit Office as part of the finalisation of the 2015-16 Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, which are expected to be published this summer.</ins></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/04/2016 12:20:07 question first ministerially corrected 19/04/2016 18:20:54 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 54155 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham