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794369

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:49:25
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 19:59:27 01/12/2017 14:41:02
	hansard heading	Housing: North East
	house id	1
	identifier	115342
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/12/2017 14:09:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.1 of the Autumn Budget 2017, what the ratio is of average house price and average worker’s salary in the North East; and what the home ownership rate has been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East in each year since 2010.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115342
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115342
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics holds data on the ratio of average house prices to average worker's salaries. This can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/ratioofhousepricetoworkplacebasedearningslowerquartileandmedian" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/ratioofhousepricetoworkplacebasedearningslowerquartileandmedian</a></p><p>The home ownership rate for the North East since 2010 is shown below. Data on home ownership is not available below the regional level.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>owner occupiers as a proportion of all households</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DCLG, English Housing Survey.</p>
	creator	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn
	publisher	25259
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794402

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:50:28
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	24/11/2017 13:35:05 01/12/2017 14:16:08
	hansard heading	Solar Power: Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	identifier	115375
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/12/2017 13:44:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of changes in the business rate treatment of solar power since April 2017 on the uptake of rooftop solar.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115375
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115375
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Business rates are based on valuations from the Valuation Office Agency and we are not involved in their independent assessments. My Department has put in place a £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme to support ratepayers in England, including those in the solar power sector, at the 2017 revaluation. The scheme ensures that annual increases in rate bills caused by the revaluation are capped.</p>
	creator	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

794240

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/12/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:34:56
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 19:36:07 07/12/2017 16:49:14
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3558
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/12/2017 16:17:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of new homes built in the UK in the financial year 2016–17; and, of those, how many were (1) the conversion of houses into flats, and (2) the conversion of shops and offices into homes.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL3558
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3558
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Estimates of the number of new homes completed, net conversions between houses and flats, and net change of use between non-domestic and residential are available for England, in 2016-17.</p><p>Annual housing supply in England amounted to 217,350 net additional dwellings in 2016-17, up 15 per cent on 2015-16.</p><p>The 217,350 net additions in 2016-17 resulted from 183,570 new build homes, 37,190 gains from change of use between non-domestic and residential, 5,680 from conversions between houses and flats and 720 other gains (caravans, house boats etc.), offset by 9,820 demolitions.</p><p>18,887 of the net additions from change of use were through ‘permitted development rights’ (full planning permission not required). These comprised 17,751 additional dwellings from former offices, 330 from agricultural buildings, 106 from storage buildings and 700 from other non-domestic buildings</p><p>Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland do not publish a similar series on net supply of housing, although house building estimates are published by the devolved administrations. A time series showing demolitions and conversions in Scotland is also available, please see below the link.</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Housing-Regeneration/HSfS/ConDem" target="_blank">http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Housing-Regeneration/HSfS/ConDem</a></p>
	creator	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

794204

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/12/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:34:29
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 19:35:15 07/12/2017 17:39:16
	hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3522
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/12/2017 17:07:22
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many high-rise buildings in England have flammable insulation similar to that in Grenfell Tower; what plans they have, in conjunction with local authorities, to ensure that such insulation is replaced; and over what length of time.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL3522
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3522
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Metropolitan Police are leading a detailed investigation into the fire at Grenfell Tower and we await the outcome of that. Given the particular concerns around Aluminium Composite Material cladding, our initial priority through the Department's Building Safety Programme has been testing those cladding systems. The large-scale tests of cladding systems with Aluminium Composite Material panels and various types of insulation are now complete and advice on the results was published on 5 September. This advice is available here (attached):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing</a></p><p>The Expert Panel is considering whether there may be any heightened risks linked to other issues, such as other cladding systems and broader safety issues.</p> attachment 1 file name 171206 Update and consolidated advice for building owners large-scale testing HL3522.pdf
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

794205

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/12/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:34:30
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 19:35:20 07/12/2017 16:51:09
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3523
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/12/2017 16:19:49
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many social housing units, whether owned by local authorities or by other providers, have been (1) demolished, and (2) sold; and of those, how many have been replaced by new units.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL3523
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3523
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Figures for social housing demolished (Social housing refers to Social Rent, Affordable Rent and Intermediate Affordable Rent).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Demolitions</p></td><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Private Registered Providers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>3,508</p></td><td><p>4,584</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>3,884</p></td><td><p>3,989</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>4,082</p></td><td><p>4,672</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>4,361</p></td><td><p>5,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>3,042</p></td><td><p>2,786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>3,623</p></td><td><p>2,923</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: DCLG Local Authority Housing Statistics <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>, HCA Statistical Data Return <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-data-return-statistical-releases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-data-return-statistical-releases</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures for social housing sold (Social housing refers to Social Rent, Affordable Rent and Intermediate Affordable Rent).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Social Housing Sales</p></td><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Private Registered Providers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>3,112</p></td><td><p>5,319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3,108</p></td><td><p>4,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>6,743</p></td><td><p>6,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>11,740</p></td><td><p>8,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>12,489</p></td><td><p>7,965</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>12,557</p></td><td><p>9,435</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: DCLG Live table 678 <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></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data on direct replacement of social housing sales is only collected as part of the Right to Buy 141 replacement policy and not for other sales or demolitions. The following table on stock shows the annual net change in social rented dwellings which combines the total loses from sales and demolitions with new supply. Since 2010 the overall stock of social housing (social rent, affordable rent and intermediate affordable rent) has increased by 76,000.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Dwelling stock: by tenure</p></td><td><p>Rented from Private Registered Providers</p></td><td><p>Rented from Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2,180,000</p></td><td><p>1,786,000</p></td><td><p>3,966,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,255,000</p></td><td><p>1,726,000</p></td><td><p>3,981,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,304,000</p></td><td><p>1,693,000</p></td><td><p>3,997,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2,331,000</p></td><td><p>1,682,000</p></td><td><p>4,013,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2,343,000</p></td><td><p>1,669,000</p></td><td><p>4,012,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2,387,000</p></td><td><p>1,643,000</p></td><td><p>4,030,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2,430,000</p></td><td><p>1,612,000</p></td><td><p>4,042,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DCLG Live table 104</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a></p><p> </p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

794294

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:46:55
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 19:57:00 01/12/2017 13:50:06
	hansard heading	Local Government: Property
	house id	1
	identifier	115267
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/12/2017 13:19:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of English councils purchasing properties through (a) off-shore financial arrangements or (b) low tax regimes.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115267
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115267
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>My Department does not collect this information. Local authorities are independent of central government and are responsible for managing their finances in line with the statutory framework. This includes appointing a properly qualified monitoring officer who is accountable for ensuring the council complies with applicable laws and regulations.</p>
	creator	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

794433

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:51:25
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 20:01:35 01/12/2017 13:57:07
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	115406
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/12/2017 13:25:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects the fair funding review for local government to be finalised.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115406
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115406
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are undertaking the Fair Funding Review to address concerns about the fairness of current funding distributions to local authorities. There have been widespread calls for a thorough, evidence-based Review, and we will deliver this.</p><p>It is important to get funding distributions right and we have been working closely with the Local Government Association and representatives from across local government to seek views on our approach and the target date for implementation. We will shortly be bringing forward a technical consultation on the Review in which we intend to provide further certainty regarding the timeline for this important work.</p>
	creator	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

794434

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:51:27
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 20:01:37 01/12/2017 13:57:06
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	115407
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/12/2017 13:25:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to implement an up-to-date needs assessment for local authority area funding in the absence of the 100 per cent business rates retention scheme.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115407
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115407
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are undertaking the Fair Funding Review to address concerns about the fairness of current funding distributions to local authorities. There have been widespread calls for a thorough, evidence-based Review, and we will deliver this.</p><p>It is important to get funding distributions right and we have been working closely with the Local Government Association and representatives from across local government to seek views on our approach and the target date for implementation. We will shortly be bringing forward a technical consultation on the Review in which we intend to provide further certainty regarding the timeline for this important work.</p>
	creator	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

794435

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:51:29
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 20:01:39 01/12/2017 13:53:07
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	115408
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/12/2017 13:22:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to provide funding agreements for local authorities that did not sign up to the four-year funding settlement in the belief that the 100 per cent retention scheme would be implemented.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115408
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115408
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Local authorities that did not sign up to the four-year settlement deal from 2016-17 will have their allocations confirmed on an annual basis. I expect to publish the provisional settlement for 2018-19 shortly.</p>
	creator	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

794382

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:49:48
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 19:59:53 28/11/2017 17:56:03
	hansard heading	Local Government: Procurement
	house id	1
	identifier	115355
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2017 17:24:41
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of local authority cash spend in England on (a) general goods and services, (b) social care and (c) construction works was won by firms registered in England in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115355
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115355
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not collect data on the amount or proportion of local government procurement going to companies registered in England.</p>
	creator	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies