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106409

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Shepherds Bush Market
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish any correspondence between his Department and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham before June 2014, on the Shepherd's Bush Market development scheme and the compulsory purchase order granted by Hammersmith and Fulham local authority.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	213395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>There is no substantive correspondence, other than some routine correspondence between the Council and the National Planning Casework Unit on procedural matters. I have enclosed relevant procedural correspondence before June 2014 as an attachment to this answer.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/11/2014 17:15:22 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name 471899 Slaughter - No 2.pdf title Correspondence
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

106410

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	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
	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, what the affordable housing budget was in each of the last 15 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	213381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Affordable housing expenditure for the last 15 years is set out below. Expenditure is a more accurate reflection of resources used to deliver affordable housing as budgets can and do fluctuate during the year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>965</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1,083</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1,578</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3,737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2,612</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>2,029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>1,921</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>1,577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>1,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>1,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>1,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>1,116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999-00</p></td><td><p>965</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The budget for the supply of new affordable housing in 2014-15 is £1,239 million. Our Affordable Homes Programme is on track to deliver 170,000 new affordable homes between 2011 and 2015, with £19.5 billion of public and private funding. Over 144,000 homes were delivered by the end of September 2014. <em>(DCLG Affordable Housing Supply, 2013-14 (16 October 2014), table 2012, Affordable Housing starts and completions funded by the HCA and GLA (20 November 2014). </em>We are confident that we will meet the target.<br><br>217,000 affordable housing have been delivered from April 2010 to September 2014.<br><br>£38 billion of public and private investment will help ensure 275,000 new affordable homes are provided between 2015 and 2020. This means over the next parliament we will build more new affordable homes than during any equivalent period in the last twenty years.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/03/2015 16:23:29 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

106411

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) number and (b) proportion of households affected by the bedroom tax have fallen into rent arrears since the introduction of the bedroom tax.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	213382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>My Department does not collect such information.</p><p> </p><p>The removal of the spare room subsidy is estimated to save around £500 million of taxpayers' money in Great Britain in 2014-15 by reducing the benefit bill, helping pay off the budget deficit left by the last Administration. The measure also encourages the more effective use of social housing, by addressing the under-occupation of family homes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 05/01/2015 14:35:35 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

106200

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the effect on spending by his Department of abolition of the cap on higher education student numbers announced in the Autumn Statement 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
	uin	213239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Details of estimates and costs are in the 2013 Autumn Statement document at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263942/35062_Autumn_Statement_2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263942/35062_Autumn_Statement_2013.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 213835 213836 question first answered 18/12/2014 16:58:48 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

106166

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Housing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the bids received by the veterans accommodation fund were from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively; and how many of the successful bids were projects in each of those countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL2638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>As announced by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (Anna Soubry) in February 2014, £40 million of LIBOR money is being allocated to the Veterans Accommodation Fund (VAF).</p><p> </p><p>The table below details, by Country, the number and the outcome of bids received for the VAF.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Bids Received </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Successful Bids</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK wide</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Fund attracted bids totalling £163 million. Unfortunately, the limit of funding meant that a number of good projects had to be turned down. The whole £40 million VAF has now been allocated, with nine of the sixteen successful projects already announced. The complete list can be found at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/veterans-accommodatino-fund/veterans-accommodation-fund-what-you-need-to-know-armed-forces-covenant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/veterans-accommodatino-fund/veterans-accommodation-fund-what-you-need-to-know-armed-forces-covenant</a>. There are no current plans to extend the Fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever grouped question UIN HL2639 question first answered 03/12/2014 16:45:36 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever attachment 1 file name https_www_gov_uk_government_publications_veterans-accommodati.pdf title Armed Forces Covenant
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

106167

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Housing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when further amounts from the veterans accommodation fund will be awarded; and how much they estimate will be awarded.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL2639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>As announced by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (Anna Soubry) in February 2014, £40 million of LIBOR money is being allocated to the Veterans Accommodation Fund (VAF).</p><p> </p><p>The table below details, by Country, the number and the outcome of bids received for the VAF.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Bids Received </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Successful Bids</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK wide</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Fund attracted bids totalling £163 million. Unfortunately, the limit of funding meant that a number of good projects had to be turned down. The whole £40 million VAF has now been allocated, with nine of the sixteen successful projects already announced. The complete list can be found at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/veterans-accommodatino-fund/veterans-accommodation-fund-what-you-need-to-know-armed-forces-covenant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/veterans-accommodatino-fund/veterans-accommodation-fund-what-you-need-to-know-armed-forces-covenant</a>. There are no current plans to extend the Fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever grouped question UIN HL2638 question first answered 03/12/2014 16:45:36 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever attachment 1 file name https_www_gov_uk_government_publications_veterans-accommodati.pdf title Armed Forces Covenant
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

106245

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the role of training Libyan soldiers in the UK as part of the UK strategy to help Libya improve its long-term security and defence capacity.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The training of Libyan troops under the General Purpose Force initiative, supported by the UK, US, Italy, and Turkey and other international partners, is aimed at supporting a peaceful transition to an open, democratic, stable and secure Libya. It forms part of the wider international effort on long term security sector reform to bring the use of force under Libyan Government control and assist with disarming, disbanding and reintegrating armed groups in Libya.</p><p>The Libyan Government requested that Libyan troops were trained outside Libya to allow the creation of a force that was geographically representative of Libya and away from the influence of armed groups in Libya in order to protect its neutrality. Training in Libya would have entailed considerable expense and required the deployment of significant numbers of UK troops into a security environment in which we could not guarantee their safety.</p><p>The MOD considered a number of alternative training locations, including UK sovereign bases overseas and in partner countries. Training in the UK offered the most rapid, effective way of meeting the Libyan Government's requirement, and at the lowest cost.</p><p>The Army has been providing a challenging training programme to the Libyan General Purpose Force since mid June and the majority of recruits have responded positively to the training despite the ongoing political uncertainty in Libya. They have reached a competent standard and are capable of fulfilling a number of roles on their return. However, as the Prime Minister has recognised, there have been disciplinary issues, some affecting the local community which are completely unacceptable and a matter of regret. For these reasons, the Government agreed with the Libyan Government to bring forward the training completion date.</p><p>A team has been set up to produce for the Defence Secretary before Christmas an objective report into the GPF training. It is led by an MOD senior civil servant who was not involved in the delivery, supported by a senior civil servant loaned from another Government Department to provide an additional element of independence and challenge.</p><p>The UK remains committed to supporting the Libyan authorities and people as they work to establish stability and security across the country. The immediate priority must be agreement to a political settlement and the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Libya, Jonathan Powell, is playing an active role in supporting UN-led mediation efforts to this end.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213263 213264 213363 question first answered 04/12/2014 17:57:36 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29878 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106246

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to assess the effectiveness of the training programme in place for Libyan soldiers in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The training of Libyan troops under the General Purpose Force initiative, supported by the UK, US, Italy, and Turkey and other international partners, is aimed at supporting a peaceful transition to an open, democratic, stable and secure Libya. It forms part of the wider international effort on long term security sector reform to bring the use of force under Libyan Government control and assist with disarming, disbanding and reintegrating armed groups in Libya.</p><p>The Libyan Government requested that Libyan troops were trained outside Libya to allow the creation of a force that was geographically representative of Libya and away from the influence of armed groups in Libya in order to protect its neutrality. Training in Libya would have entailed considerable expense and required the deployment of significant numbers of UK troops into a security environment in which we could not guarantee their safety.</p><p>The MOD considered a number of alternative training locations, including UK sovereign bases overseas and in partner countries. Training in the UK offered the most rapid, effective way of meeting the Libyan Government's requirement, and at the lowest cost.</p><p>The Army has been providing a challenging training programme to the Libyan General Purpose Force since mid June and the majority of recruits have responded positively to the training despite the ongoing political uncertainty in Libya. They have reached a competent standard and are capable of fulfilling a number of roles on their return. However, as the Prime Minister has recognised, there have been disciplinary issues, some affecting the local community which are completely unacceptable and a matter of regret. For these reasons, the Government agreed with the Libyan Government to bring forward the training completion date.</p><p>A team has been set up to produce for the Defence Secretary before Christmas an objective report into the GPF training. It is led by an MOD senior civil servant who was not involved in the delivery, supported by a senior civil servant loaned from another Government Department to provide an additional element of independence and challenge.</p><p>The UK remains committed to supporting the Libyan authorities and people as they work to establish stability and security across the country. The immediate priority must be agreement to a political settlement and the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Libya, Jonathan Powell, is playing an active role in supporting UN-led mediation efforts to this end.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213262 213264 213363 question first answered 04/12/2014 17:57:36 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29879 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106247

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons it was decided that the UK should train Libyan soldiers in the UK rather than Libya.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The training of Libyan troops under the General Purpose Force initiative, supported by the UK, US, Italy, and Turkey and other international partners, is aimed at supporting a peaceful transition to an open, democratic, stable and secure Libya. It forms part of the wider international effort on long term security sector reform to bring the use of force under Libyan Government control and assist with disarming, disbanding and reintegrating armed groups in Libya.</p><p>The Libyan Government requested that Libyan troops were trained outside Libya to allow the creation of a force that was geographically representative of Libya and away from the influence of armed groups in Libya in order to protect its neutrality. Training in Libya would have entailed considerable expense and required the deployment of significant numbers of UK troops into a security environment in which we could not guarantee their safety.</p><p>The MOD considered a number of alternative training locations, including UK sovereign bases overseas and in partner countries. Training in the UK offered the most rapid, effective way of meeting the Libyan Government's requirement, and at the lowest cost.</p><p>The Army has been providing a challenging training programme to the Libyan General Purpose Force since mid June and the majority of recruits have responded positively to the training despite the ongoing political uncertainty in Libya. They have reached a competent standard and are capable of fulfilling a number of roles on their return. However, as the Prime Minister has recognised, there have been disciplinary issues, some affecting the local community which are completely unacceptable and a matter of regret. For these reasons, the Government agreed with the Libyan Government to bring forward the training completion date.</p><p>A team has been set up to produce for the Defence Secretary before Christmas an objective report into the GPF training. It is led by an MOD senior civil servant who was not involved in the delivery, supported by a senior civil servant loaned from another Government Department to provide an additional element of independence and challenge.</p><p>The UK remains committed to supporting the Libyan authorities and people as they work to establish stability and security across the country. The immediate priority must be agreement to a political settlement and the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Libya, Jonathan Powell, is playing an active role in supporting UN-led mediation efforts to this end.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213262 213263 213363 question first answered 04/12/2014 17:57:37 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29880 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106251

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Argentina
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Swedish government about the possible sale of Gripen fighters to Argentina.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	213298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/12/2014 16:19:17 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 29881 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching