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226602

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he last reviewed whether business rates are set at an appropriate level.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>We keep the business rates system under constant review and for the second consecutive year we have reduced the inflation increase in bills to 2%.</p><p> </p><p>That measure is part of an extra £650 million of support for 2015-16 bills announced at the 2014 Autumn, bringing the total support of 2013 and 2014 Autumn Statement polices to £1.4 billion. This help also includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>doubling small business rate relief for a further year. In England, this means an estimated 400,000 properties will pay no rates at all, while a further 200,000 properties will benefit from tapered relief;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>increasing the temporary discount for shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000 from £1,000 to £1,500 for 2015-16, benefitting an estimated 200,000 properties in England; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>extending the existing transitional relief scheme for two years for properties with a rateable value up to and including £50,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These measures are in addition to previous Autumn Statement measures that continue into 2015-16, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>a 50 per cent discount for 18 months to new occupants of vacant shops;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>allowing businesses to keep their small business rate relief for a year where they take on an additional property;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>business rates relief for empty new builds; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>allowing businesses to pay their business rate bills over 12 months, in order to assist with their cash flow.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Central Government also now funds 50% of any local discount granted.</p><p> </p><p><br><br>Today the Government also launched the review of business rates aimed at keeping the system fair, efficient and effective. The Review will report by Budget 2016.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 16/03/2015 15:48:33 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

226604

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Non-domestic Rates
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 was paid in business rates (a) nationwide, (b) in the West Midlands and (c) in Coventry in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 and Table 2 (attached) present the data for the total and average amount of business rates between 2010-11 and 2015-16 paid in England and Coventry City Council respectively.</p><p>My Department does not produce regional statistics. The local government finance system does not operate on a regional basis, and Government Office Regions have been abolished.<br><br>The figures show that overall, business rates have fallen by 1.3% in real terms across England over the period and fallen by 7.7% in real tems in Coventry.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 227317 question first answered 16/03/2015 17:25:59 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 227316, 227317 Cunningham.docx title Tables 1 & 2 - Business Rates
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

226605

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Non-domestic Rates
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 average amount paid in business rates by each business was (a) nationwide, (b) in the West Midlands and (c) in Coventry in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 and Table 2 (attached) present the data for the total and average amount of business rates between 2010-11 and 2015-16 paid in England and Coventry City Council respectively.</p><p>My Department does not produce regional statistics. The local government finance system does not operate on a regional basis, and Government Office Regions have been abolished.<br><br>The figures show that overall, business rates have fallen by 1.3% in real terms across England over the period and fallen by 7.7% in real tems in Coventry.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 227316 question first answered 16/03/2015 17:25:59 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 227316, 227317 Cunningham.docx title Tables 1 & 2 - Business Rates
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

226800

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of employment and support allowance appeals (a) nationwide, (b) in the West Midlands and (c) in Coventry in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information about the number of ESA appeals made nationwide, but not geographically, is provided quarterly by the Ministry of Justice. Each publication includes historical data.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1.4 in the link below provides the information for the period from 1.4.2009 – 31.12.2014 (the latest information available).</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-and-gender-recognition-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-and-gender-recognition-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 16/03/2015 17:50:53 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

226801

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2015 to Question 907921, what the average clearing time was for employment and support allowance mandatory reconsideration appeals in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Employment Support Allowance (ESA). Before HMCTS receives an ESA appeal it will be subject to the mandatory reconsideration process administered by DWP.</p><p> </p><p>In the period 1 April to 31 December 2014 (the latest period for which data has been published) the average waiting time from receipt at the Tribunal to disposal for an appeal against an ESA decision was:</p><p>(a) Coventry - 19 weeks</p><p>(b) West Midlands* - 17 weeks</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>*West Midlands includes the venues Birmingham, Coventry, Stoke, Hereford Magistrates Court, Wolverhampton, Worcester Magistrates Court and Shrewsbury</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 16/03/2015 15:44:45 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

227601

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of staffing in prisons in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	908089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>On 31 December 2014, there was a 12% shortfall in overall staffing in prisons and young offender institutions within the West Midlands region, which was largely covered by the short-term use of agency staff, or the use of overtime. Shortfalls in prison officer numbers were lower - at 6% - and are largely covered by the use of payment plus and the deployment of officers from other prisons to establishments with the most acute shortfalls. We continue to recruit permanent staff to meet regional needs.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/03/2015 17:56:08 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham