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93760

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
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	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria his Department used to calculate recent changes in funding levels for local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	210903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The methodology that determines the retained business rates and Revenue Support Grant for local authorities is set out in the Local Govenrment Finance report each year. The Report for 2014/15 is available at:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2014-to-2015/final-settlement-2014-to-2015-and-illustrative-settlement-2015-2016<br><br>I also refer the hon. Member to the Written Statement of 5 February 2014, Official Report, Column 19-21WS.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 23/10/2014 15:56:58 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

93481

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential for planning to increase active and sustainable travel to improve the well-being of communities; what steps his Department is taking to make roads safer for people on foot and bikes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	210760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Government’s cycling delivery plan, published on 16 October, which can be found online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cycling-delivery-plan-informal-consultation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cycling-delivery-plan-informal-consultation</a></p><p> </p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework asks planners to work to create safe and secure layouts which minimise conflicts between traffic and cyclists or pedestrians, and give priority to pedestrian and cycle movements. It also encourages parking provision for motorcycles.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has this year published planning guidance which:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Seeks to promote walking and cycling, whilst avoiding unfairly penalising drivers;</li><li>Asks that councils’ Local Plans consider how to support walking and cycling facilities, and assess cycle safety;</li><li>Promotes the provision of bike storage space in new developments; and</li><li>Recommends removing street clutter, to make pavements clearer and more spacious for pedestrians.</li></ul> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 22/10/2014 16:11:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

93482

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Local Government: Pay
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 local authority employees are paid a salary higher than that of the Prime Minister.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	210690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. Local authorities are independent employers and my Department does not collect detailed information about the remuneration of senior local authority staff.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are required to publish details of the remuneration of their most senior employees in their annual Statements of Accounts. This includes information about salary, fees, allowances, expenses, employer’s pension contribution and other benefits. Statements of Accounts must be available for public inspection including on an authority’s website.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken steps to further increase the transparency and accountability of local decisions on pay and reward through the local government transparency code. On 3 October, the Department further strengthened the public’s ability to scrutinise councils by including a requirement in the code that councils publish information on salaries of employees earning £50,000 or more, as well as a range of other pay and workforce information.</p><p>In addition, measures introduced in the Localism Act 2011 require authorities to publish an annual statement explaining their policies toward the pay and reward of their staff, particularly senior staff. Our guidance on these measures asks councils to give full council the opportunity to vote on senior appointments and exit packages of £100,000 or more before they are rubber-stamped.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 210691 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:00:23 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 23067 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

93483

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Local Government: Pay
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 local authority employees are paid a salary of over £100,000 per annum.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	210691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. Local authorities are independent employers and my Department does not collect detailed information about the remuneration of senior local authority staff.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are required to publish details of the remuneration of their most senior employees in their annual Statements of Accounts. This includes information about salary, fees, allowances, expenses, employer’s pension contribution and other benefits. Statements of Accounts must be available for public inspection including on an authority’s website.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken steps to further increase the transparency and accountability of local decisions on pay and reward through the local government transparency code. On 3 October, the Department further strengthened the public’s ability to scrutinise councils by including a requirement in the code that councils publish information on salaries of employees earning £50,000 or more, as well as a range of other pay and workforce information.</p><p>In addition, measures introduced in the Localism Act 2011 require authorities to publish an annual statement explaining their policies toward the pay and reward of their staff, particularly senior staff. Our guidance on these measures asks councils to give full council the opportunity to vote on senior appointments and exit packages of £100,000 or more before they are rubber-stamped.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 210690 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:00:23 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 23068 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

93485

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Park Homes: Sales
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 review the 10 per cent commission payable on the sale of a mobile or park home to the site owner under the Mobile Homes Act 1983.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	210659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Through the Mobile Homes Act 2013, the Government has marked its commitment to providing protection to park home owners and to enable them to sell their homes at the full market value without undue interference from site operators. The commission that the site owner is entitled to receive on the sale of a home is up to 10 per cent, and represents a legitimate income strand in running a park home business. It enables park home sites to be adequately managed and maintained. Where sites are not being properly managed local authorities have new enforcement powers to require compliance with licence conditions. In that context, there are no current plans to review the amount of commission payable on the sale of a park home, to the site owner.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 22/10/2014 15:45:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

93300

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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	Refuges
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 assessment his Department has made of the suitability of local commissioning for specialist domestic violence refuges.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	210581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Decisions on the provision of accommodation for victims of domestic abuse are for local authorities; we expect local authorities to commission services based on the needs of their communities, taking account of locally available data sources.</p><p> </p><p>The dynamics of domestic abuse mean that accommodation can play an important role in the resolution of interpersonal abuse and conflict. This is why the homelessness legislation in England provides one of the strongest safety nets in the world for families with children and for vulnerable people who become homeless through no fault of their own.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of support for victims of domestic abuse. Some victims will be accommodated in refuges, but Sanctuary Schemes and mainstream local authority accommodation may be an option for others, while some victims will pursue independent solutions with help and advice from support schemes as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has invested £6.5 billion to help vulnerable people through housing related support. This forms a key element of refuge funding through local authority commissioned services. We also fund UKRefugesOnline a UK wide database of domestic violence services which supports the national 24 hour free phone domestic violence helpline. This service enables those working with victims of domestic violence to identify appropriate services and potential refuge vacancies around the country so that victims can get the help they need as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has ring-fenced nearly £40 million of funding for specialist local domestic and sexual violence support services until 2015. This funding is used to part-fund 54 multi-agency risk assessment conference co-ordinators and 144 independent domestic violence advisers. We have piloted and rolled out Clare's Law and domestic violence protection orders; extended the definition of domestic abuse to cover controlling behaviour and teenage relationships; run two successful campaigns to challenge perceptions of abuse; and placed Domestic Homicide Reviews on a statutory footing to make sure lessons are learned from individual tragedies.<br><br>We are keeping this matter under review, and are keen to support best practice and greater joint working.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 23/10/2014 15:51:01 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 22552 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger