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178841

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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	Park Homes
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 9 February 2015 to Question 223119, how many times the Minister-led working group set up to identify evidence of poor practice in the park homes sector has met to date; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	223952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>The working group held its first meeting on 10 February and agreed its terms of reference and membership. The next meeting will be held in March.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 24/02/2015 12:58:56 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

178842

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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	Building Regulations
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 contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government of 15 January 2015, Official Report, Public Bill Committee, column 386, when and in what ways part M of the building regulations have been strengthened as a baseline accessibility standard since 2010.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	223976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The statutory guidance in Approved Document M was most recently updated in 2013. The changes in Approved Document M resulted from a rationalisation of guidance supporting Parts M, K and N (Access, Protection from falling, collision and impact and Glazing respectively) to address areas of conflict and overlap to make it easier to comply with requirements. At the same time the guidance on Access Statements in Approved Document M was amended to promote a more proportionate, risk-based approach and guidance relating to Changing Places toilets was strengthened.</p><p> </p><p>New, improved guidance will be issued as part of the Housing Standards Review and we are also introducing new optional Building Regulations requirements for wheelchair adaptable and accessible housing.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 23/02/2015 17:13:37 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

178843

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish a response to its consultation entitled Planning and travellers: proposed changes to planning policy and guidance, published on 14 September 2014.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Simon Hart
uin	224018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The consultation closed on 23 November 2014 and my Department received over 750 responses. We are currently considering the responses and will publish the Government’s response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/02/2015 15:44:22 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

178844

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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	Mayoral Development Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether it is his policy that his Department's proposed Mayoral Development Orders will be subject to the same guidance under the National Planning Practice Guidance as Local Development Orders.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	224139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Mayoral development orders will be a new power available to unlock development in London. We will work with the Mayor and London local authorities in developing any guidance in support of the legislation.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/02/2015 15:58:44 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

178845

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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	Private Rented Housing: Smoke Alarms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to lay regulations before the House to make the provision of smoke alarms in private rented property compulsory; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	224062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Communities and Local Government published a discussion document in 2014, which invited views on regulating for the installation of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. We will publish our response along with a summary of the views shortly.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/02/2015 17:24:34 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

178847

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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	Help to Buy Scheme: Lancashire
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 homes were purchased under Help to Buy in each local authority ward in each district and unitary council in Lancashire in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	224136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting people’s aspirations to own their own home. There are three Help to Buy schemes. Data for 2014 is only published for Help to Buy: Equity Loan. The Government does not collate Help to Buy data at local authority ward level, but postcode level data is held for the Help to Buy: Equity Loan and Mortgage Guarantee schemes.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014, 848 families in Lancashire bought a home using the support of the Help to Buy: Equity Loan.</p><p> </p><p>Between October 2013 and September 2014, 868 families have bought a home using the support of Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee. As the scheme opened for applications in October 2013, most of the sales will have completed in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>From the start of the scheme in March 2012 up to December 2014, at least 100 families have bought a home using the support of Help to Buy: New Buy.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s official statistics on sales for the respective Help to Buy schemes are available at:</p><p> </p><p>Help to Buy: Equity Loan (by constituency, local authority and postcode), to 31 December 2014: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee (by constituency, local authority and postcode), to 30 September 2014: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-september-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-september-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>Help to Buy: New Buy (by local authority - these figures are not available by constituency), to 31 December 2014: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-and-help-to-buy-newbuy-statistics-april-2013-to-december-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-and-help-to-buy-newbuy-statistics-april-2013-to-december-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 24/02/2015 12:53:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

178849

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisations and individuals responded to his Department's recent consultation on the proposed zero carbon homes exemptions for small sites; and which such responses were (a) in favour of and (b) against the Government's proposals to exempt sites of 10 homes or fewer from the allowable solutions.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	224132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>The consultation on <em>‘Next steps to zero carbon homes – allowable solutions’ </em>closed on 7 January 2015 and we are currently considering responses. We will be publishing a report on the summary of all responses received in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 24/02/2015 10:09:38 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

178851

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support he has given to commissioners in local government to attend the Commissioning Academy.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	224131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government worked very closely with the Local Government Association to set up and develop the Commissioning Academy.</p><p> </p><p>Since June 2012, 527 delegates have attended Commissioning Academy programmes. Of these 392 have attended the central Commissioning Academy programmes, including 206 (52%) from 53 local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>A number of other programmes sit alongside the central programme under the Commissioning Academy umbrella. 78 have attended local programmes modelled on the central programme in Norfolk and Staffordshire, with participants drawn from local authorities and other public sector bodies in the local area. In addition, 8 councillors have attended a streamlined programme for local authority elected members.</p><p> </p><p>Feedback from participants has been consistently positive. Independent research by the Local Government Information Unit on the impact of the Academy found that 71.9% of survey respondents felt their involvement in the programme was already having a tangible impact and they were confident it would lead to a positive outcome for citizens.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with the sector to encourage even greater local authority take up of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 24/02/2015 13:02:04 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

178852

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has published to ensure local authorities fulfil their duty to consider economic, social and environmental well-being through procurement.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	224129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government published Best Value Statutory Guidance in September 2011. Under the Duty of Best Value local authorities should consider overall value, including economic, environmental and social value, when reviewing service. The Guidance can be found at:</p><p><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/5945/1976926.pdf</p><p><br>In addition, the Cabinet Office/Crown Commercial Service have also provided guidance on the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 , which the Department has distributed to all local authorities including fire and rescue authorities.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 12/02/2015 17:15:59 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

178924

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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: Devolution
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 devolve greater responsibilities to democratically elected county councils and county unitary authorities.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	224121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has always believed that local decision-making plays an essential role in building stronger local economies and communities and is open to discussions over possible offers from areas that are interested in greater devolution of powers. This basic principle of localism underpins the Government's approach and is why programmes such as Growth Deals and Growing Places Fund have been made available to all local areas in England through Local Enterprise Partnerships.<br><br></p><p>I also refer my hon. Friend to the Government's publication, &quot;The implications of devolution for England” (CM 8969) which outlines the views of both Coalition parties on the scope for greater decentralisation in England.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implications-of-devolution-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implications-of-devolution-for-england</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 24/02/2015 10:18:34 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith