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855944

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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: Internet
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 and what proportion of his Department’s cloud-hosting contracts have been awarded to (a) hyperscale cloud providers and (b) UK SMEs; and what the value of those contracts was in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	131110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department has contracts in place with 2 cloud-hosting provider.</p><p>Both of those are hyperscale cloud providers (100 per cent)<br>One of those is a UK SME (50 per cent)</p><p>The spend with the above providers was as follows:</p><p>FY 2015 - 2016 £761,903.15 inc VAT<br>FY 2016 - 2017 £891,843.06 inc VAT<br>FY 2017 - 2018 £1,486,818.54 inc VAT</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/03/2018 16:29:04 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

855949

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Building Regulations: Fire Prevention
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 effectiveness of desktop studies in determining fire safety compliance within building regulations.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	131115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Dame Judith Hackitt’s interim report recommended that the Government should restrict the use of desktop studies so that they are only used where appropriate, with sufficient test evidence and where those undertaking the assessment are able to demonstrate suitable competence. The Government will consult on proposals to implement this recommendation shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 14/03/2018 17:17:32 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 46668 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

855951

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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 Enterprise Partnerships
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 his Department has made of the performance of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs); and if he will publish a ranking of LEPs against that assessment.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	131117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) are a valued part of the local institutional framework and play an important role in delivering our ambition for growth in all parts of England. This Government has provided £12 billion through the Local Growth Fund to deliver over 1000 projects across the country.</p><p>We have a robust process for monitoring LEP performance. This is based on engagement with local teams who provide LEPs with day to day support, quarterly LEP monitoring returns relating to their Growth Deal projects, and an annual performance review. These processes lead to an agreed set of actions and next steps to ensure that LEPs continue to perform at their best.</p><p>Through our LEP Review we will continue to strengthen LEPs, so that they continue to drive sustainable private sector-led growth and job creation.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/03/2018 16:13:32 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

855997

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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 Permission
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 planning applications have been "called-in" in each of the last five years for which data is available; and how many of those applications included development (a) on or (b) adjacent to an airfield.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	131163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of planning applications called in for determination by the Secretary of<br>State in each of the last full five years is set out below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Applications called in</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Four involved either an existing airfield or were adjacent to an airfield.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 14/03/2018 17:25:04 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

856030

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to provide a full answer to Question 128576, tabled on 20 February 2018.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	131196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 128576 on 8 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 12/03/2018 17:23:37 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

856047

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Council Tax: Tax Allowances
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 effect of the reduction in the availability of full council tax relief for working-age people on (a) household poverty and (b) child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	131213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department has devolved the administration of local council tax support schemes to local authorities in order to enable them to best meet the needs of their local communities. Local authorities are required to consult local residents when designing their schemes and to take their views into account.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/03/2018 16:19:27 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

856053

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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: Stafford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the housing associations in Stafford constituency that are eligible for the regional pilot of the Right to Buy for housing association tenants.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	131219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Voluntary Right to Buy Midlands pilot will give thousands more housing association tenants the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of home ownership. The Government is currently engaging with the National Housing Federation and housing associations in the Midlands, and more details on the pilot will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 12/03/2018 11:55:31 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

856091

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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: Housing Associations
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 assist housing association tenants to exercise a right to buy; if he will set out the housing associations that allow tenants to exercise a right to buy; and if he will name the housing associations that have expressed an interest in participating in a voluntary right-to-buy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	131257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that housing association tenants have the opportunity to own their homes, and the Midlands pilot announced at Autumn Budget 2017 is a clear demonstration of that commitment.</p><p>We are currently engaging with the National Housing Federation and housing associations in the Midlands, and more details on the pilot will be announced in due course, including the housing associations taking part.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 14/03/2018 17:26:56 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

856115

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Prices
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 what effect the rise in affordability of alcohol in supermarkets compared with on-trade has had on pub closure rates in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	131281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>My Department has not made such an assessment. The Government has taken measures to tackle alcohol consumption through pricing interventions including banning the sale of alcohol below the level of duty plus VAT, while minimum unit pricing in England remains under review.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/03/2018 16:27:42 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

856143

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Homelessness
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 his policy is on tackling homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	131309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>This Government remains clear that one person without a home is one too many and we are committed to preventing and reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. To achieve this we have taken a number of important actions such as implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act which commences in April 2018.</p><p>We have established the Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce that will design and drive forward the implementation of a cross Government strategy to achieve our commitment of halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027. Supporting the Taskforce is the expert Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel.</p><p>The Department has allocated over £1 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping through to 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 12/03/2018 16:12:24 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson