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710829

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Private Rented Housing: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent assessment is of the extent to which private landlords are unwilling to let to tenants on housing benefit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	67729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey Headline Report 2015-16 (published March 2017) shows that 24 per cent of households privately renting are in receipt of housing benefit. This suggests that recipients of housing benefit are able to access the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 20/03/2017 12:35:41 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

710830

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total amount of non-domestic rates paid was by state schools in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Middlesbrough and (d) Redcar and Cleveland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	67724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/03/2017 12:40:17 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

710831

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the costs to the Exchequer of the discount on non-domestic rates given to independent schools in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) the South East, (d) Middlesbrough and (e) Redcar and Cleveland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	67725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the cost of relief given to independent schools.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/03/2017 12:40:46 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

710832

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff have been seconded to his Department from (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Accenture, (d) McKinsey & Co, (f) Ernst and Young and (g) Bain & Company since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	67733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/03/2017 15:51:12 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

710833

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to increase penalties for building houses on flood-plains.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	67714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that all local planning authorities are expected to follow the strict tests set out in the National Planning Policy Framework to protect people and property from flooding. The Framework is clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development away from areas at highest risk. Where development is necessary in a flood risk area, it must be demonstrated that it will be safe, without increasing flood risk elsewhere, and be appropriately flood resilient and resistant. We are clear in our planning guidance supporting the Framework that where these tests are not met, new development should not be allowed.</p><p>Local planning authorities have a wide range of powers to tackle breaches of planning control. Failure to comply with a planning condition would normally be dealt with by serving a breach of condition notice, or an enforcement notice requiring the recipient to remedy the breach. The penalty for failing to comply with a breach of condition notice is a fine of up to £2,500 on summary conviction. For failure to comply with an enforcement notice, it is an unlimited fine. Full details of local authority’s enforcement powers can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ensuring-effective-enforcement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ensuring-effective-enforcement</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 20/03/2017 12:37:31 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

710834

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates: Public Houses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to table 2.1 in the Spring Budget 2017, how many pubs in (a) the SE1 postcode area and (b) London the Government expects to give help to in order to mitigate the proposed business rates rise.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	67716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government will shortly be consulting on the eligibility criteria for the pubs discount. All eligible pubs with a rateable value less than £100,000 will receive up to a £1000 discount.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 21/03/2017 15:55:09 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

710836

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many contracts procured by his Department and its arms-length bodies require that the contractor pays those of its employees undertaking the work contracted for the real living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	67764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government wants to move from a low wage, high tax, high welfare society to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society. As part of this, from April 2016, we introduced a new mandatory National Living Wage (NLW) for workers aged 25 and above.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/03/2017 16:00:25 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

710837

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many contracts procured by his Department and its arms-length bodies are covered by TUPE regulations in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	67749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) applies to employees of businesses in the UK, and may come into effect when a business changes owner, or when service provision changes.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/03/2017 15:51:31 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

710935

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates: Public Houses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 3.17 of the Spring Budget 2017, what estimate he has made of how many pubs will qualify for the £1,000 business rate discount in (a) Leeds East constituency, (b) Leeds and (c) Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	67831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>At the Budget on 8 March the Chancellor announced a new relief scheme for pubs with a rateable value below £100,000. Under the scheme, eligible pubs will receive a £1000 discount on rate bills. My Department will shortly consult on guidance which will include proposals on the eligibility criteria and other aspects of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/03/2017 11:29:48 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

710939

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Dental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2017 to Question 65415, who is responsible for monitoring whether local authorities meet their statutory requirements on oral health.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	67864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The duties on local authorities in relation to oral health, including oral health promotion are set out in the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities (Partnership Arrangements, Care Trusts, Public Health and Local Healthwatch) Regulations 2012 (<a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3094/pdfs/uksi_20123094_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3094/pdfs/uksi_20123094_en.pdf</a>). The Regulations make specific provision for authorities to operate a complaints system in relation to their public health functions. This includes a requirement to compile an annual report of complaints about public health functions, which must be publicly available.</p><p>This statutory framework therefore establishes at the local level, provision for the public to complain about local authority public health matters, and require local authorities to produce an annual report of complaints which must be available to the public. This is consistent with Government policy that local government is held to account at the local level by its electorate.</p><p>Should a local authority fail to comply with its statutory duties, it is for the electorate to hold their local authority to account, either through the ballot box or through judicial review. The Local Government Ombudsman can investigate complaints of maladministration in local authorities, and recommend redress for individuals.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/03/2017 15:59:48 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe