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347033

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Mayors: Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many public consultations his Department has conducted on the subject of mayors in Liverpool since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	John Pugh
	uin	112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>There has been one public consultation, “What can a mayor do for your city?”, seeking views from 12 major English cities including Liverpool. The consultation together with the Government’s response can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/what-can-a-mayor-do-for-your-city--3" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/what-can-a-mayor-do-for-your-city--3</a></p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 05/06/2015 13:19:52 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

347024

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Devolution: Lancashire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to devolve powers to people resident in (a) West Lancashire and (b) Lancashire.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	John Pugh
	uin	127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has introduced the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill that will enable the devolution of powers to local areas to drive economic growth. The Government welcomes proposals for increased powers and greater freedoms to maximise economic growth from all parts of the country and I met with the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership on Friday 3 July to hear how this opportunity can build on the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal and Lancashire Growth Deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 06/07/2015 14:31:33 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

347098

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Right to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the revenue raised which will be made available to housing associations in (a) England and Wales, (b) England, (c) London, (d) London Borough of Islington and (e) Islington South and Finsbury constituency following the extension of the Right to Buy policy to housing association tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>Details will be set out in the impact assessment when the Housing Bill is published.</p><p> </p><p>It has been made clear that every additional home sold under the extended Right to Buy would be replaced with a new affordable home.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 228 229 266 39 40 question first answered 05/06/2015 13:30:51 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

347100

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Right to Buy Scheme
	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 proportion discount was of social rented homes sold under the Right to Buy policy in (a) England, (b) London, (c) London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of the discount as a proportion of the selling price can be derived from published statistics on the selling price and discounts allowed for each local authority district in England for 2013/14.<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales</a><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data</a><br><br>The data go back to 2011/12 but are not available on a comparable basis for earlier years. <br><br>The statistics are not compiled on the basis of parliamentary constituencies.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/06/2015 13:25:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

347103

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Help to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average cost of homes sold to first-time buyers under the Help to Buy scheme in (a) England, (b) London, (c) London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Information on the average cost of homes sold to first time buyers under Help to Buy is not currently published. However available figures show the average cost of all homes sold under the Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee scheme as £163,921 for England and £287,109 for London. Available figures for the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme show the average cost of all homes was £212,932 for England.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/06/2015 16:37:20 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

347071

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Mayors: Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what dates and occasions Ministers or other representatives of his Department met the Mayor of Liverpool in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	John Pugh
	uin	208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Details of Ministers’ meetings and those of the Permanent Secretary with external organisations are published on-line here: <br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</strong></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dclg-permanent-secretary-data-2014#history" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dclg-permanent-secretary-data-2014#history</strong></a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 04/06/2015 13:46:08 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

347069

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Devolution: England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to devolve powers from central government to people resident in county council areas.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	John Pugh
	uin	212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government will empower the towns and counties of this country by extending the City Deal programme we ran in the last Parliament to cover counties and towns too. I look forward to discussing proposals from councils and Local Enterprise Partnerships that build on their strengths.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 30/06/2015 12:44:25 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

347088

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Right to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social rented homes have been sold under the Right to Buy policy in (a) England, (b) London, (c) London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on annual Right to Buy sales for each local authority district in England are published in the Department’s table 685 which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales</a><br><br><br>Quarterly data for 2014/15 for each local authority district in England will be published on 25 June 2015 in table 691 which is available via the same link.<br><br>The statistics are not compiled on the basis of parliamentary constituencies.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/06/2015 13:33:26 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

347089

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	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 many homes have been built as part of the affordable rent model by (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations in (i) England, (ii) London, (iii) London Borough of Islington and (iv) Islington South and Finsbury constituency in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on additional affordable housing provided in each local authority area in England since 2011/12 are published in the Department’s live table 1006a (affordable rent) which is available at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply<br><br>Data for 2014/15 will be published later this year.<br><br>The statistics are not compiled on the basis of parliamentary constituencies.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/06/2015 13:34:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

347091

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Right to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of new homes for social rent that it will be financially viable for housing associations to build using revenue accrued from the planned extension of the Right to Buy to housing association tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>Details will be set out in the impact assessment when the Housing Bill is published.</p><p> </p><p>It has been made clear that every additional home sold under the extended Right to Buy would be replaced with a new affordable home.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 165 229 266 39 40 question first answered 05/06/2015 13:30:51 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry