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536234

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	West Midlands Combined Authority
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 cost to the public purse of the staff time of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council involved in setting up the combined authority.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	42710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>We have made no such estimates. Whether, and how, councils approach setting up a combined authority is wholly a local matter for them. Creation of combined authorities is central to devolving power to local communities to ensure decisions are made locally.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 21/07/2016 17:09:39 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

536235

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the conclusions of his Department's consultation on proposed changes to National Planning Policy will be published before the summer recess.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
uin	42707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>We are carefully considering the 1,100 responses to the consultation, and expect to publish the response to the consultation and to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee report in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 42708 question first answered 21/07/2016 15:56:31 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

536236

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	Combined Authorities: Essex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on the consideration of the Greater Essex Combined Authority bid.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	42688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>We are encouraging all areas to come forward with locally led devolution proposals. If Greater Essex takes the decision to proceed with a combined authority and consults on those proposals, as statue provides, we will consider whether the creation of a combined authority is likely to improve the exercise of statutory functions in that area and lead to more effective and convenient local government.</p><p>We look forward to discussing with Greater Essex any proposals they have to form a combined authority.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 18/07/2016 16:44:48 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

536237

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	Refugees: 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) funding and (b) guidance his Department provides to local authorities to enable people who have recently been granted refugee status to benefit from rent deposit schemes if they are not considered to be in priority need for housing.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>Any person, including those granted refugee status, who is not in priority need is eligible for homelessness assistance. Local authorities have a duty to provide advice and information on homelessness, free of charge, to anyone seeking help. Wherever possible local housing authorities will try to stop households from facing the stress and upheaval of a homelessness crisis by taking steps to prevent their homelessness. That is why government has maintained and protected homelessness prevention funding for local authorities, totalling £315 million by 2019/20.</p><p>Statutory guidance does not mandate the use of specific preventative tools but sets out a wide range of options so that local authorities can meet the specific needs of an individual on a case by case basis. Rent deposit and rent bond schemes are included within this guidance and the majority of local authorities will operate one.</p><p>Since 2010 local authorities have prevented homelessness for over 1.1 million households. We have committed to work with local authorities, homelessness charities and across departments to consider options, including legislation, to put prevention at the centre of our approach to tackling homelessness.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 21/07/2016 17:11:39 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536239

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	Broadband: Liverpool City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many businesses in (a) Liverpool, Wavertree constituency and (b) Liverpool City Region do not have access to high speed broadband.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	42738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>There is a substantial commitment by national government for superfast broadband rollout and £5.46 million of central government funding has been allocated to the Merseyside Connected project. This has led to 39,216 additional homes and businesses now being able to access superfast broadband as a result of the local project, with the aim to have 42,204 additional premises by the end of the project. This will bring superfast coverage in Merseyside to 99% of premises.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data specifically for businesses. The table below shows estimates of the number of premises (both residential and business) without access to superfast broadband in all of the Merseyside and Liverpool City Region constituencies.</p><blockquote><p><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Constituency</p></td><td><p>Number of Premises</p></td><td><p>Premises Without Access To Superfast Broadband</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birkenhead</p></td><td><p>44,111</p></td><td><p>458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bootle</p></td><td><p>47,396</p></td><td><p>304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garston and Halewood</p></td><td><p>45,355</p></td><td><p>836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halton</p></td><td><p>44,739</p></td><td><p>1,098</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley</p></td><td><p>48,681</p></td><td><p>596</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, Riverside</p></td><td><p>54,717</p></td><td><p>9,022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, Walton</p></td><td><p>43,483</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, Wavertree</p></td><td><p>41,345</p></td><td><p>215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, West Derby</p></td><td><p>40,579</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sefton Central</p></td><td><p>37,979</p></td><td><p>792</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southport</p></td><td><p>43,576</p></td><td><p>1,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens North</p></td><td><p>45,188</p></td><td><p>1503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helens South and Whiston</p></td><td><p>49,194</p></td><td><p>2,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wallasey</p></td><td><p>42,239</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral South</p></td><td><p>33,425</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral West</p></td><td><p>32,212</p></td><td><p>816</p></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/07/2016 16:57:40 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

536240

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will respond to the findings of the Human Rights Watch report, Saudi Coalition Airstrikes Target Civilian Factories in Yemen, on remnants of UK-manufactured weapons found at three strike sites in that country.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	42675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence analyses allegations of International Humanitarian Law violations arising from air strikes in Yemen conducted by the Saudi-led Coalition. Allegations are identified from a range of sources, including reports published by Non-Governmental Organisations such as Human Rights Watch.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/07/2016 15:18:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

536241

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what functions his Department carries out centrally which he plans to add to the functions of Defence Business Services; and what the timescale for any such transfer of functions is.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	42755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme. Decisions concerning whether more work is transferred into DBS may be made where this makes sense for DBS and MOD in terms of efficient and effective delivery of supporting services and, ultimately, value for money. But, at this stage, no final decisions have been made and there are no firm plans or timescales for any such transfers.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2016 15:11:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

536242

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any future corporate services integration and innovation provider for Defence Business Services will be permitted to bid for contracts for direct service delivery within the future Defence Business Services contract.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	42756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme. No final decisions have been taken on whether any elements of DBS' current operations will be outsourced. Decisions on whether any future Corporate Services Integration and Innovation Service supplier could bid for service delivery contracts in DBS would be made in line with the procurement legislation and regulations that applied at the time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2016 15:10:36 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

536244

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what footprint and locations within Defence Business Services his Department is planning for inclusion in the corporate services integration and innovation provider contract.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	42757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme. No final decisions have been taken on whether any elements of DBS' current operations will be outsourced and therefore which locations might be affected.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2016 15:09:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

536245

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Religion: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that non-religious worldviews form part of the religious education curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	42758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government believes in the importance of religious education (RE) to develop children’s knowledge of the values and traditions of Britain and other countries, and to foster understanding among different faiths and beliefs, including non-religious beliefs.</p><p>We have issued guidance for schools, local authorities and agreed syllabus conferences about the religious studies GCSE and the RE curriculum. The guidance states that there is no obligation for any school to give equal air time to the teaching of religious and non-religious views. It is for schools to determine which religious and non-religious views to cover in their RE curriculum in line with statutory requirements. The guidance recommends that schools teach a wide ranging study of religious and non-religious beliefs across the key stages. The guidance is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-religious-studies" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-religious-studies</a></p><p>All schools are required to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/07/2016 15:33:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith