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registered interest
date	11/01/2016
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	Ethnic Groups: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with its counterparts in Northern Ireland on the integration of minority communities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>Officials have regular contact with their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive on issues of mutual interest, including integration, but we do not keep a central list of such contacts, many of which are informal.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 19/01/2016 16:50:33 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

438575

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
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	Owner Occupation
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 the Government is taking to increase the level of home ownership relative to other EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	20117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to increasing opportunities to help people achieve the aspiration of home ownership. Almost 270,000 people have been helped to buy a home since 2010 using government-backed schemes. In the Autumn Statement we announced that the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme will be extended for five years to 2021 with £8.6 billion of additional funding. This will assist the sale of up to 145,000 more new-build homes. We will also launch London Help to Buy in early 2016, increasing the equity loan in London from up to 20% to up to 40%, in recognition of the specific affordability issues resulting from higher house prices in the capital.</p><p>The Autumn Statement also confirmed a total of £8 billion for over 400,000 affordable homes, including £4.1 billion for 135,000 new Shared Ownership homes. This also includes delivery of 200,000 Starter Homes at a 20% discount for young first time buyers, with £2.3 billion committed to supporting these. As well as reinvigorating the Right to Buy in 2012, we have secured a historic deal with housing associations to give their tenants the opportunity to buy their home with an equivalent discount to the Right to Buy.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/12/2015 14:35:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

438607

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
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	Local Government: Muslims
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 his Department is taking to increase the representation of Muslims on elected bodies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	20118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government believes that democratic institutions make the best decisions when they have a mix of people with different skills, backgrounds and experiences, from right across the country. The Government implemented section 106 of the Equality Act, which makes it possible to require registered political parties to publish anonymised data relating to the diversity of their candidate selection. This is a voluntary approach, which provides greater transparency over candidate selection. It is for political parties to ensure that they have a wide range of candidates to stand for elections.</p><p>We have supported and promoted mentoring schemes and internships at local and national Government level to open up political life to black, Asian and minority women and disabled people. Schemes such as the ‘Be a Councillor Campaign’ run by the Local Government Association encourage candidates from all walks of life to come forward and represent their local community.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/12/2015 16:22:05 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

425643

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
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	Affordable Housing: First Time Buyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assistance the Government is providing for housing associations in building more affordable homes for first-time buyers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	14640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping hard working families meet their aspirations to own their own homes and it is a priority to increase the provision of affordable housing available to first time buyers. <br>We have exceeded expectations over the last five years in delivering affordable homes, with more than 260,000 delivered since April 2010.</p><p>We are committed to deliver a further 275,000 new affordable homes by 2020. This is well under way with over £1bn of the 2015-18 affordable homes programme already allocated to deliver new affordable homes across the country.</p><p>Shared ownership is an integral part of this programme and helps those who may be otherwise priced out of the market to get a foot on the property ladder. Between April 2010 and March 2015 we delivered 41,000 new shared ownership homes.</p><p>Through shared ownership and the Government’s commitment to build 200,000 Starter Homes by 2020, we are on track to help thousands of families achieve the dream of home ownership for the first time.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/11/2015 16:33:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417225

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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 Stock: Landlords
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 monitor availability of homes in the Buy to Let category in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Analysts in my Department monitor the buy to let market on a regular basis. Their analysis and estimates for the sector are based on data the Department has purchased from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This is a private database with commercial in confidence data.</p><p> </p><p>Officials in my Department also have a wide range of meetings with lenders (both professional bodies such as Council for Mortgage Lender and Building Society Association) to monitor the buy to let market.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 15/09/2015 11:38:33 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon