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663042

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trams
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what lessons his Department learned from the Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train pilot; and what steps he is taking to apply those lessons in the proposed tram-train to Glasgow Airport project.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	58628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>Part of the scope of the Sheffield to Rotherham tram train pilot project is the production of a suite of information on the lessons learned during both the design and delivery phases of the project. This information will be published for the benefit of interested parties. The project team is also available to provide advice and have supplied information to a number of cities in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that the tram train project team have been in contact with the Glasgow Airport Access Project team since autumn 2015 and have shared learning and experience relevant to the early development of that scheme. This has included information on vehicle characteristics and operational interfaces. The Glasgow team have also visited Sheffield to gain direct experience of the tram train vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/01/2017 11:59:19 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

659407

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to support people affected by allegations of sexual abuse in football.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	907925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has committed £7m of funding for organisations supporting victims and survivors of sexual abuse for the current financial year.</p><p>The majority of this money is provided directly to Police and Crime Commissioners to support local organisations.</p><p>Over half a million pounds was shared between national support organisations, including organisations like NAPAC, the National Association for People Abused in Childhood.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 15/12/2016 15:37:01 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

654312

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Planning Obligations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his current guidance to local authorities is on the priority given to different house types in section 106 agreements; and whether he plans to change that guidance.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	56664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework asks local authorities to meet as much of their objectively assessed need for market and affordable housing as possible. Our planning guidance contains advice on how to calculate such need. Section 106 planning obligations are usually used to secure levels of affordable housing, but the actual level will depend on a site-by-site basis having regard to Local Plan policies and the overall viability of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 12/12/2016 17:10:45 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

654313

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 3.11 of the Autumn Statement 2016, in what way restrictions on grant funding will be released in order to allow providers to deliver a mix of housing types; and whether the Homes and Communities Agency's (a) whole programme, (b) affordable rented homes programme and (c) social rented homes is available for bids.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	56665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>An addendum to the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme (SOAHP) 2016-21 will be published shortly, providing details of the bidding process. The expanded, more flexible, programme will open to new bids early in the new-year through continuous market engagement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 12/12/2016 17:41:07 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

654411

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Neuromuscular Disorders: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase psychological support for adults with muscle-wasting conditions in south Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	56593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised neurological services, including services for patients with neuromuscular disorders. NHS England has published a service specification for neurological care that sets out what providers must have in place to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services.</p><p> </p><p>The specification can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS providers, working with local area teams, may establish patient access to neuromuscular care advisers if they consider it would benefit service provision; such decisions are a local matter.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 12/12/2016 15:50:14 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

649423

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	Private Rented Housing: Antisocial Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, to what extent local authorities will be allowed to publicise the details of banning orders in the private rented sector, including the names of the people to whom those banning orders apply.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities will be able to decide whether or not to publicise the details of banning orders. They will be best placed to know whether publication of information about banned landlords or property agents can be justified as necessary and proportionate to achieve the policy aim of successfully enforcing banning orders.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 06/12/2016 15:02:45 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

649424

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	Social Rented Housing: Regulation
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 difference there will be in the powers that will be available to the proposed non-departmental public body for the regulation of social housing compared to those powers that were previously available to the Tenant Services Authority.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Legislation passed in the 2011 Localism Act gave the Social Housing Regulator (part of the Homes and Communities Agency) a stronger, more proactive role in economic regulation, and a more reactive approach to regulation of consumer standards than its predecessor; the Tenant Services Authority. The regulatory framework defines a clear remit with respect to consumer regulation; where a failure to meet consumer standards has caused, or may cause, serious detriment.</p><p>The Regulator’s transition to an independent entity will not change its statutory powers or objectives. This is solely an administrative change.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 06/12/2016 15:05:45 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

649428

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much of the extra £1.4 billion announced in the Autumn Statement 2016 for affordable homes will be available to provide (a) social housing and (b) affordable homes to rent; and how many extra homes in each such category he estimates that extra investment will provide by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>The additional £1.4 billion investment in the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 will provide a further estimated 40,000 social homes by March 2021. The investment, as part of the wider flexible programme, will provide a mix of affordable housing including affordable homes for rent and low cost home ownership. The actual split of tenures will depend on bids received, based on the assessment of local needs and local housing markets.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 22/12/2016 15:48:51 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 24924 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

649429

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	Multiple Occupation
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 estimated cost to local authorities is of the proposed change to standards for the mandatory licensing of houses of multiple occupation that his Department is consulting on.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Costs in administering and implementing the licensing regime can be funded through fees charged for consideration of applications for the grant of licences. There will, therefore, be no additional financial burdens on local housing authorities as a result of the implementation of the extension of mandatory licensing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 06/12/2016 16:06:27 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

649532

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Sheffield Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of High Speed 2 (HS2) trains that could be timetabled each hour during the day if Sheffield city centre station is chosen for HS2 operating at its current capacity; and whether his Department plans to increase capacity at that station.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Our current assumption is that up to two high speed trains an hour, to and from London, would be able to serve Sheffield station without the need for extra capacity, if the proposals on which we are currently consulting for the HS2 route in South Yorkshire are confirmed. We are also investigating routing up to two further HS2 services from Birmingham to Leeds through Sheffield. This would require an additional northern junction which is also covered in the current consultation.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/12/2016 11:45:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts