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47865

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what they are doing to help young people buy their own homes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 answer text This Government is committed to supporting people's aspirations to own their own home. That is why we have introduced schemes such as Help to Buy Equity Loan and Mortgage Guarantee, and reinvigorated Right to Buy. Since the spring of 2010, these, together with our affordable housing schemes have helped or are helping nearly 112,000 people to buy a home of their own. Since April 2010, 420,000 homes have been built, with new housing construction output now at its highest level since 2007. answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

47174

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
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 firefighters in South Yorkshire retired before the age of 60 in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	195463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department collects information on numbers of normal and early retirements only, it does not collect information on the specific age of these firefighters at retirement. To assist the hon. Member a table containing this information has been provided.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Wholetime and Retained Duty System firefighters</p><p>leavers from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority</p><p>2002/03 - 2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Compulsory/voluntary age retirements</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2002-03</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2003-04</strong></p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2004-05</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-07</strong></p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Department collects information on retirements at Fire and Rescue Authority level only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 195475 195476 question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

47175

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
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 mean retirement age of a firefighter was in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	195475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department collects information on numbers of normal and early retirements only, it does not collect information on the specific age of these firefighters at retirement. To assist the hon. Member a table containing this information has been provided.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Wholetime and Retained Duty System firefighters</p><p>leavers from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority</p><p>2002/03 - 2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Compulsory/voluntary age retirements</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2002-03</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2003-04</strong></p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2004-05</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-07</strong></p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Department collects information on retirements at Fire and Rescue Authority level only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 195463 195476 question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

47176

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
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 firefighters in Rotherham retired before the age of 60 years in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	195476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department collects information on numbers of normal and early retirements only, it does not collect information on the specific age of these firefighters at retirement. To assist the hon. Member a table containing this information has been provided.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Wholetime and Retained Duty System firefighters</p><p>leavers from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority</p><p>2002/03 - 2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Compulsory/voluntary age retirements</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2002-03</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2003-04</strong></p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2004-05</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-07</strong></p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Department collects information on retirements at Fire and Rescue Authority level only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 195463 195475 question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

47021

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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
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 his Written Statement of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 81WS on Improving Public Services, how much each local authority will receive from the £90 million funding made available to all councils so they can start investing to save; and how the allocation of such funding will be calculated.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	195393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The £90 million funding which has been made available immediately for local authorities to start investing to save is made up of three different elements:</p><p>One million pounds for nine local authorities working with the Public Service Transformation Network to speed up and scale up their transformation plans; and £6 million for thirteen local authorities that narrowly missed out on funding in the 2013-14 Transformation Challenge Award bidding process. The allocations for these funds were published on 3 April.</p><p>£83 million of unused capitalisation provision has been returned to all councils in England. This can be used as councils see fit. In line with the published capitalisation policy and procedures for 2013-14, the unused capitalisation provision has been distributed to all authorities in accordance with their share of the 2013-14 Start Up Funding Assessment.</p><p>Full lists of local authorities' allocations for each of these elements are set out in tables that have been deposited in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

47023

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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
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 31 March, Official Report, column 439W, on wind power, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the use of recoveries in the planning system with regards to onshore wind developments on (a) investment in onshore wind, (b) energy bills, (c) competition in the market, (d) community benefit and (e) onshore wind supply chain and jobs.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	195388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>This type of assessment has not been carried out by this Department. Planning is a quasi-judicial process and decisions on planning proposals should be made in accordance with planning law. This requires that applications for planning permission must be determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. I refer the hon. Member to the written statement of 10 October 2013 <em>Official Report,</em>Column 30-31WS, which explains why we are giving particular scrutiny to planning appeals involving renewable energy developments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

47026

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how the £320 million Transformation Challenge Award for 2014-15 and 2015-16 will be funded; and whether it will be top-sliced from existing grants.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	195339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The £320 million Transformation Challenge Award for 2014-15 and 2015-16 will be funded from the £100 million collaboration and efficiency fund announced at the Spending Round 2013, the £200 million capital receipt flexibility allowed to local authorities following the sale of assets, and £20 million from the Department's own resources. No funding will be top-sliced from any existing grants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

47027

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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
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 for the service Transformation Panel to (a) form, (b) invite bids, (c) announce bid deadlines and (d) consider bids.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	195340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 2 April 2014, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander) and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) announced the Service Transformation Panel. A full list of panel members will be published shortly.</p><p>The Panel will gather evidence of the opportunities and barriers of integrating local public services in order to make recommendations advising what needs to happen locally and nationally to increase the pace and scale of integration between local public services. There is no bid process as part of the Panel's work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

46731

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether Mary Portas is still engaged as an adviser to the Government on high streets in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	195143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Mary Portas has helped raised the profile of British High Streets and sits on the Future High Street Forum as one of the founding members. All members play an important role and are working with Government to bring the issue of High Streets to national attention.</p><p>This Government is committed to standing up for local shops and high streets. We have done this by cutting business rates for local shops, making sensible changes to planning rules and taking action to tackle unfair parking practices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

46857

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
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 social housing units were built in Brighton, Kemptown constituency in the most recent five-year period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	195160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Statistics on house building completions by tenure in each local authority district are published in the Department's live tables 253 (annual) and 253a (quarterly), which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building</a></p><p>Taken together, the Private Registered Provider (housing association) and local authority tenures provide estimates of total social housing completions, but these figures understate total affordable supply. This is because the house building figures are categorised by the type of developer rather than the intended final tenure, leading to under recording of affordable housing, and a corresponding over recording of private enterprise figures.</p><p>More comprehensive statistics on affordable housing completions funded by the Homes and Communities Agency since 2009-10 by local authority district are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/housing-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/housing-statistics</a></p><p>These statistics include both newly built housing and acquisitions but exclude delivery of affordable housing not funded by Homes and Communities Agency programmes that are reported in local authority returns to the Department. A fuller picture of all affordable housing completions is published in the Department's live tables 1006, 1006a, 1007 and 1008, which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p><p>There is no data source that provides information on affordable homes delivery by parliamentary constituency.</p><p>Over 170,000 new affordable homes have been delivered in England since April 2010 (to the end of September 2013). Our Affordable Homes Programme will lever in £19.5 billion of public and private investment over the current spending review period. Over 2015-18, we will be investing a further £23 billion in public and private funding for affordable housing.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby