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391755

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what changes the Government has made to building regulations relating to renewable energy in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	8180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Building Regulations have been changed twice in the last five years to strengthen energy requirements by over thirty percent. To meet these demanding performance-based standards, new buildings need more insulation, better windows, efficient heating or renewable systems.<br><br>Also, the Building Regulations were amended in 2012 to require notification that an analysis of the feasibility of using high efficiency alternative systems, including renewable energy, has been carried out before new construction commences.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 07/09/2015 10:07:58 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

391967

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Local Government: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the powers of the Secretary of State contained in clause 10 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL] could be used to alter or extend the boundaries of Greater London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
	uin	HL1730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>If all the councils concerned consented, the Secretary of State’s powers in the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill to make regulations on local authority governance could be used to facilitate the alteration and extension of London Borough boundaries, and hence of Greater London. The Secretary of State intends to use these powers to effect governance changes where these are part of an agreed bespoke Devolution Deal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/07/2015 16:21:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

391946

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce business rates.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL1709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>We announced at the 2014 Autumn Statement an extra £650 million of support for 2015-16 business rates bills in England, bringing the total support from 2013 and 2014 Autumn Statement measures to £1.4 billion in 2015-16. That includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>doubling Small Business Rate Relief for a further year;</li><li>a 2% cap on the inflation increase for 2015-16 (for the second year);</li><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;</li><li>extending the existing transitional relief scheme for two years for properties with a rateable value up to and including £50,000; and</li><li>limiting backdating of bills arising from changes to the rateable values list.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We are also conducting a review of business rates which will conclude by the end of this year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/07/2015 16:21:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

391734

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Public Health Funerals: Cumbria
	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 Health Funerals have been conducted in (a) Copeland constituency and (b) Cumbria in each of the last 20 years.
	tabling member constituency	Copeland
	tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
	uin	8227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held by my Department or the Department of Health which leads on public health issues.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/09/2015 10:08:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

391735

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Local Government Finance
	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 unspent section 106 money each district and unitary council had as of 21 July 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	8137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/09/2015 10:11:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

391906

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Travellers: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what work the Government is doing to tackle discrimination against the Gypsy and Traveller communities.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	8256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 protects all individuals, including Gypsies and Travellers, against racial and other forms of discrimination. The Department will continue to work with colleagues across government to deliver the conditions for everyone to live and work successfully alongside each other, creating a more integrated community.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/09/2015 10:24:06 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

391736

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Leasehold
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2015 to Question 222794, what progress his Department has made on exploring what further support can be offered to leaseholders.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	8244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>As stated in answer to Question 222794, this Government is always looking at what support can be offered to leaseholders. Residential leasehold is a complex subject and it is important that any initiatives taken forward work as intended and without creating unnecessary costs and burdens.<br><br>We continue to work with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Association of Retirement Housing Managers on the detailed work required to update the Codes of Practice that apply to the private residential leasehold sector, before being approved by the Secretary of State. <br><br>We are considering the responses received to the discussion paper published in March 2015 on how to make it easier to gain statutory recognition of a tenants' association to determine the way forward. <br><br>At the Government's request and in collaboration with a range of interested parties, the Leasehold Advisory Service has led the development of an information sheet for prospective purchasers of leasehold flats. We hope to see the final version agreed and made available later this year.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/09/2015 10:21:57 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq