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171513

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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: Sales
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 residential properties on brownfield land (a) in total and (b) as a proportion of all residential property sales were sold in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	219417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department publishes data on residential property sales, based on Land Registry data. These are available in Live Tables 588 (annual) and 584 (quarterly) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-housing-market-and-house-prices" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-housing-market-and-house-prices</a><br><br>The Department does not, however, collect data on the proportion of these properties that were built on brownfield land.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/01/2015 16:06:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

171514

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Community Relations
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 his Written Statement of 18 December 2014, HCWS154, on integration update, what funding he has provided for each of the projects and activities listed as previously funded.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	219487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The attached tables give a breakdown of expenditure on the specific integration projects and activities which were included in the Written Ministerial Statement.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 15/01/2015 17:41:50 question first ministerially corrected 26/03/2015 10:19:31 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams attachment 1 file name 219487, 219486 Brown rev.docx title Integration project expenditure previous answer version 38716 answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams attachment 1 file name 219487, 219486 Brown.docx title Expenditure on Integration Projects
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

171515

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Staff
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 gender balance is of staff working in the Ministerial office of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in his Department, the hon. Member for Keighley.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	219474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>My Ministerial office is staffed by four full time employees of the Department, two of whom are male and two female. With regard to ethnicity, three of my office are White British and one is British Asian Indian.<br><br>As the hon. Member will be aware from his time as a special adviser in the Treasury, ministerial private offices are a key link in handling ministerial correspondance, organising the ministerial diaries, supporting ministers on external engagements and visits, conveying Minister's views to officials and overseeing the provision of advice to Ministers, handling communications and policy discussions with other Government Departments, and providing Ministers with general information and views from their Departments.<br><br>We have cut the administrative costs of private offices by 30% compared to the last administration. The cost of ministerial private offices represents just 0.4% of the Department's overall running costs.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 219475 question first answered 26/02/2015 14:30:08 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

171516

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Staff
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 ethnic composition is of staff working in the Ministerial office of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in his Department, the hon. Member for Keighley.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	219475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>My Ministerial office is staffed by four full time employees of the Department, two of whom are male and two female. With regard to ethnicity, three of my office are White British and one is British Asian Indian.<br><br>As the hon. Member will be aware from his time as a special adviser in the Treasury, ministerial private offices are a key link in handling ministerial correspondance, organising the ministerial diaries, supporting ministers on external engagements and visits, conveying Minister's views to officials and overseeing the provision of advice to Ministers, handling communications and policy discussions with other Government Departments, and providing Ministers with general information and views from their Departments.<br><br>We have cut the administrative costs of private offices by 30% compared to the last administration. The cost of ministerial private offices represents just 0.4% of the Department's overall running costs.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 219474 question first answered 26/02/2015 14:30:08 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

171517

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Zero Hours Contracts
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 are employed on zero-hours contracts in the office of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in his Department, the hon. Member for Keighley.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	219476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 15/01/2015 17:44:10 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

171518

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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: Unpaid Work
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 unpaid (a) interns and (b) other staff work in the office of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in his Department, the hon. Member for Keighley.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	219477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>None.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Department is committed to offering internships through a number of Whitehall and departmental programs. The majority of our interns are recruited from central Civil Service Diversity programs. This includes the Whitehall Internship, a 2 week funded residential placement aimed at improving workplace skills for students aged 16-18 from underrepresented groups, and the Fast Stream Summer Diversity Internship, which aims to encourage a more diverse mix of applicants for the Civil Service Fast Stream program. Our departmental internships are short-term development opportunities hosted by the Department, which are advertised on the Civil Service jobs website.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 219478 question first answered 15/01/2015 17:30:08 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

171519

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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: Unpaid Work
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 interns are employed to work in the office of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in his Department, the hon. Member for Keighley.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	219478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>None.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Department is committed to offering internships through a number of Whitehall and departmental programs. The majority of our interns are recruited from central Civil Service Diversity programs. This includes the Whitehall Internship, a 2 week funded residential placement aimed at improving workplace skills for students aged 16-18 from underrepresented groups, and the Fast Stream Summer Diversity Internship, which aims to encourage a more diverse mix of applicants for the Civil Service Fast Stream program. Our departmental internships are short-term development opportunities hosted by the Department, which are advertised on the Civil Service jobs website.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 219477 question first answered 15/01/2015 17:30:08 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

171520

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Community Relations
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 his Written Statement of 18 December 2014, HCWS154, on integration update, what funding he provided to Faith Minorities in Action Project through the Muslim Charities Forum until his decision to terminate that funding.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	219484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>My Department awarded a contract to the Muslim Charities Forum to deliver the Faith Minorities in Action project, designed to encourage integration by promoting inter-faith work, the role of women in faith, tackling youth crime, and also to provide child protection training.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following a grant agreement made in January 2014, we provided two tranches of payments to them of £18,397 in 2013-14 and £92,772 in 2014-15 respectively.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following a formal review of their work and actions to date, for the reasons outlined in December’s Written Ministerial Statement, we have now terminated their grant funding, meaning they will not receive the further £138,030 of funding which was due. We will be seeking alternative organisations to continue with this programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have been very clear that we will only fund programmes and organisations that actively encourage integration and uphold fundamental British values.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 12/01/2015 19:07:54 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

171521

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Community Relations
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 his Written Statement of 18 December 2014, HCWS154, on integration update, what steps he has taken (a) to ensure that the funding provided has been efficiently and effectively spent and (b) to evaluate the contribution made to confronting and challenging extremism in all its forms.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	219485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Decisions on the provision of funding for integration projects are supported by an assessment of value for money, deliverability and feasibility of the proposals, as well as consideration of the likely outcomes. Delivery of each project is monitored to ensure that agreed milestones are achieved.</p><p> </p><p>Our projects and activities contribute to tackling extremism through creating resilience in communities to counter extremist views and reduce the likelihood of radicalisation.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 12/01/2015 19:08:40 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

171522

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Community Relations
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 his Written Statement of 18 December 2014, HCWS154, on integration update, what funding he has provided to each of the projects and activities listed.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	219486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The attached tables give a breakdown of expenditure on the specific integration projects and activities which were included in the Written Ministerial Statement.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 15/01/2015 17:41:50 question first ministerially corrected 26/03/2015 11:06:59 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams attachment 1 file name 219487, 219486 Brown rev.docx title Integration project spend previous answer version 38758 answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams attachment 1 file name 219487, 219486 Brown.docx title Expenditure on Integration Projects
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown