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864273

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Life Expectancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the change in the level of local government finance on the geographical variation in life expectancy.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	132758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>Life expectancy is higher now than it has ever been, and is generally increasing in most areas. This Government has made available over £200 billion to councils between 2015/16 and 2019/20 to invest in services including those that support improved life expectancy, such as public health and social care, and we are currently conducting a review of councils’ relative needs to deliver an up-to-date, responsive distribution methodology that will ensure future funding goes to the right places.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 20/03/2018 16:57:10 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

864340

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that charging infrastructure for plug-in electric cars is included in new housing developments.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	132824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Industrial Strategy, published in November 2017, sets out the ways in which the Government is supporting electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The strategy includes a commitment to update Building Regulations to mandate that all new residential developments must contain the enabling cabling for charge-points in the home, taking account of the independent review of Building Regulations and fire safety being undertaken by Dame Judith Hackitt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/03/2018 11:40:45 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

864379

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on the rate of remuneration for cleaners in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	132863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not directly employ cleaners. Cleaning services in buildings managed by the Department are provided under a facilities management contract. The current supplier pays the Living Wage Foundation Living Wage to staff cleaning the Department’s buildings that are not in London.</p><p> </p><p>Cleaning facilities to the Department’s headquarters based in 2 Marsham Street are provided under a contract managed by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/03/2018 14:22:45 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

864427

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many core planning strategy documents have been withdrawn by local authorities in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	132910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, 34 local plans have been withdrawn by local authorities from examination.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/03/2018 11:42:33 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

864432

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average cost is of developing a local plan for a county council.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	132915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Plan preparation is a matter for local authorities and information on costs is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/03/2018 11:44:39 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

864433

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average cost has been for the development of neighbourhood plans by town and parish councils in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	132916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this data. Research on a sample of early plans carried out by the Department in 2014 showed the costs of producing neighbourhood plans ranged from £4,000 to just under £30,000 for more complex plans, with the average being under £15,000. Case studies of the cost of neighbourhood plans can be found at:<em> <a href="https://mycommunity.org.uk/?s=total+spend" target="_blank">https://mycommunity.org.uk/?s=total+spend</a> </em></p><p>The Government’s new £23 million support programme for neighbourhood planning (2018-2022) will provide resources and expertise to enable communities to plan for the future of their areas.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/03/2018 11:41:54 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

864474

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of Right to Buy on the number of young people in rented accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	132957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>Right to Buy gives tenants of all ages the opportunity to own their home. Since the reinvigoration of Right to Buy increased maximum discounts to realistic levels in 2012, over 80,000 tenants have been enabled to buy their homes.</p><p>In addition, last October the Prime Minister announced an extra £2 billion funding for affordable housing, including social rent homes, in addition to the £1.4 billion announced at the Autumn Statement 2016. This has increased the Governments Affordable Housing Programme 2016-21 Budget to more than £9 billion, which will deliver many more affordable homes by March 2021. The new funding will support councils and housing associations to build more genuinely affordable homes in areas of acute affordability pressure where tenants, including young people, are struggling the most with the costs of rent.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 20/03/2018 17:31:54 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

864506

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Buckinghamshire
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timescale for the proposed changes to local government structures in Buckinghamshire.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>In his written statement (HCWS535) the Secretary of State explained that before he takes his final decision on the Buckinghamshire unitary proposals, there is a period until 25 May 2018 during which those interested may make further representations. Thereafter having regard to all relevant information then available to him, he intends as soon as practicable to take his final decision, and if that decision is to implement one of the proposals, to seek Parliamentary approval to the necessary secondary legislation. If Parliament were to approve any such legislation, the expectation is that the earliest any new unitary authorities could be established is April 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/03/2018 17:00:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

864509

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Oxfordshire
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to announce changes to local government structures in Oxfordshire.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Whilst the Secretary of State is committed to consider any proposals for unitarisation or mergers where requested, his current priority in relation to the six Oxfordshire councils is ensuring that the ambition demonstrated by Oxfordshire’s housing deal - to which all six councils have now agreed – is delivered against. Accordingly he has no immediate plans to reach a judgement on the proposal to replace all six councils with a new single council, which three of the six councils have submitted.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/03/2018 16:47:04 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

864510

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the future of two tier local government (District and County Councils) in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>As to the future of two tier local government, my Rt Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State, told the Other Place that whilst 60 per cent of English people are currently served by unitary authorities, we expect the number to be higher in five years' time. There will necessarily be a commensurate reduction in two tier local government.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/03/2018 16:47:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark