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1054338

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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: Borrowing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total amount of funding made available to local authorities to acquire commercial properties for investment purposes in each of the financial years since and including 2014–15 in (1) England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland, and (4) Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Hollick
uin	HL13392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>In England, commercial property investments, like any other asset purchases are categorised as capital expenditure. The decision making process for all capital investment and funding including commercial property investments is devolved to each individual local authority. Central Government sets the framework which local authorities must operate within and it is designed to ensure that the capital expenditure plans of local authorities are affordable, prudent and sustainable.</p><p>No direct funding is made available to local authorities for commercial asset acquisitions from Central Government. If a local authority chooses to purchase commercial assets they will have to finance it using one of 3 potential sources. These are:</p><p>1. Capital receipts - Statute states that funds generated through the sale of assets must be used for the purchase of future assets or for the repayment of debt</p><p>2. Direct revenue transfers - Revenue funds can be used to fund capital expenditure</p><p>3. Borrowing - If borrowing is used the local authority must ensure that the amount borrowed is affordable by having regard to statutory guidance. This involves ensuring that all debt servicing costs are funded through available revenue resources.</p><p>Local authorities are not required to disclose how they have financed each capital investment, therefore, it is not possible to identify the mix sources that have been used to fund commercial property investments.</p><p>As local authority financing is a devolved matter, all questions about commercial property investments by local authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland need to be addressed to the devolved administrations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 11/02/2019 16:49:06 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2732 label Biography information for Lord Hollick

1054364

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Rented Housing: Overcrowding
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 extent of overcrowded living conditions in private rented accommodation as well as social housing; and what remedial actions might be necessary.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL13414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2015 The Government made an assessment of overcrowded living conditions in houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). Following extensive consultation, we acted by extending the scope of mandatory HMO licensing so that properties used as HMOs in England which house 5 people or more in two or more separate households would require a licence. These regulations came into force on October 1 2018.</p><p>The Government is combatting overcrowding through £9 billion of funding for the affordable homes programme; £2 billion of long-term funding certainty for housing associations up to 2028/2029; and abolishing the housing account revenue cap. This is in addition to measures already in place such as the Regulator of Social Housing’s Tenancy Standard which requires social landlords to develop and deliver services to address over-crowding in their homes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/02/2019 15:48:30 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

1054564

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Permitted Development Rights
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 his Department is taking to ensure proposed new permitted development rights do not adversely affect the quality of housing with respect to (a) size and (b) safety regulations.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	216359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Our recent consultation, “Planning Reform: Supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes” sought views on new permitted development rights to help deliver more homes.</p><p>All homes, whether granted permission through a national permitted development right or on a planning application are required to meet Building Regulations, including fire safety.</p><p>We are currently considering the responses received to the consultation. Decisions will be taken in due course on the consultation proposals to be taken forward.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/02/2019 16:17:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1054613

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Housing: Swale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2018 to Question 908852, what assessment he has made of the effect of plans for increased housing in Swale on access to primary health care in that area.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	216269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The revised National Planning Policy Framework requires local planning authorities to set clearer policy requirements for infrastructure and community facilities through plans, informed by evidence on infrastructure need and cost and viability assessments. At an early stage in the plan-making process, authorities will need to work alongside infrastructure providers, including healthcare providers, to identify requirements, and opportunities for addressing them.</p><p>It is understood that Swale Borough Council are updating their Local Plan. Once submitted, it will be examined by an independent Inspector. In testing the soundness of a plan, Inspectors assess whether sufficient provision is made for community facilities such as health infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/02/2019 14:14:22 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

1054670

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Community Housing Fund
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 plans he has to maintain funding for the Community Housing Fund after March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	216386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Community Housing Fund is currently scheduled to close on 31 March 2020 – the end of the current Spending Review period. Decisions on funding for 2020-21 onwards are a matter for the Spending Review, which will take place this year.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/02/2019 15:51:43 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1054679

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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: Staff
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 full-time equivalent employees his Department employed in each directorate of his Department in each financial since 2009-10; and what estimate he has made of the number of full-time equivalent staff that will be employed in those directorates in each financial year to 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	216126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Due to internal changes and restructuring in the time since 2010, there is no comparable data available at departmental directorate level. We can confirm that the total number of full-time equivalent staff employed by this Department since 2010 is accurately reflected in our previous answer on 4 June 2018 to Question UIN147328. We are not able to estimate the total number of full-time equivalent staff in each of the department’s directorates in future years prior to budgets being set by Her Majesty's Treasury for the years in question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/02/2019 14:04:27 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1054716

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Landlords: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s announcement on 14 January 2019, of the £2.4 million to be given to councils to tackle rogue landlords, how much and what proportion will be allocated to (a) councils in the Sheffield City Region and (b) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	216296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>We received three bids from the Sheffield City Region. A joint bid from Bolsover and North East Derbyshire local authorities was the only bid which met the assessment criteria that were set out. It was awarded full funding of £12,450, representing 0.5 per cent of the overall fund. Bids from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council did not meet the assessment criteria and were not awarded funds.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/02/2019 17:47:30 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1054737

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Affordable Housing: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press statement entitled, Brokenshire unveils £500 million affordable homes funding boost, published in January 2019, how many of the 11,000 homes will be built in (a) the North West (b) the Liverpool City Region and (c) Wallasey constituency.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	216142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>On 31 January, we announced a further eight Strategic Partnerships between Homes England and housing associations which will deliver an additional 11,676 affordable homes for £496.7 million of grant.</p><p>This takes our total to 23 Strategic Partnerships, which will deliver almost 40,000 additional affordable housing starts by March 2022.</p><p>In total, just over 6,000 affordable homes will be delivered across the North West through Strategic Partnerships. Given the flexibility on delivery we provide Strategic Partners, we are not able to break these down below regional areas.</p><p>All funding for Strategic Partnerships is from our £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/02/2019 16:18:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1054738

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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 Finance: Merseyside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press announcement entitled, Councils in England to receive over £50 million to support Brexit preparations, published in January 2019, how much of the £56.5 million that will be given to councils will be allocated to (a) councils in the LiverpoolCity Region and (b) Wirral Council.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	216143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>From the £56.5 million announced on 28 January, funding to help councils prepare for Brexit, councils in the Liverpool City Region will receive £1,442,000.</p><p>This will include £210,000 for each of the following; Halton Borough Council, the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Liverpool City Council, the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, and the Metropolitan Borough Council of Wirral.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/02/2019 13:52:27 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1054744

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Schools: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) independent schools and (b) free schools are eligible for business rate relief, and whether his Department has plans to review that status.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	216113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Schools may benefit from charitable rate relief from business rates if the billing authority considers that they satisfy the requirements and are used wholly or mainly for charitable purposes. The Government has no plans to review eligibility.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/02/2019 16:27:57 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable