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388132

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date	07/07/2015
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, if he will take steps to enhance the transparency of the operation and financial performance of management companies for housing.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
uin	5783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Managing agents must comply with the obligations in the lease, and must comply with landlord and tenant legislation. This sets out a framework of rights and protections for leaseholders, and also places particular obligations on landlords, and managing agents acting on their behalf. <br><br>This includes providing information about service charges where a written request is made. Managing agents should also comply with two Codes of Practice approved by the Secretary of State for the management of residential leasehold property.<br><br>Since 1 October 2014 managing agents have also been required to belong to one of three Government approved redress schemes, to whom leaseholders can take a complaint. <br><br>We continue to consider ways to improve transparency in the residential leasehold sector without adding disproportionate burdens and costs.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 15/07/2015 14:25:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

388140

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date	07/07/2015
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: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure competition between broadband infrastructure providers.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
uin	5784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>Ensuring there is competitive broadband market is a matter for Ofcom, although the Government has a keen interest in an efficient and effective market, capable of delivering users the level of service they require. Ofcom regularly monitors and regulates competition in electronic communications markets through market reviews. In June 2014 Ofcom published a Statement on its Fixed Access Market Reviews 2014 and announced a number of changes designed to promote competition in the markets. The Regulator also announced in March this year a Strategic Review of Digital Communications in the UK, in order to assess future issues around infrastructure and competition.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 29/07/2015 15:39:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

390042

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the value to Scotland of the UK remaining in the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
uin	900943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>We believe the United Kingdom’s interests will best be served by membership of a reformed European Union. That is why we will negotiate a new settlement for Britain in Europe, and then ask the British people to decide the question in a referendum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 15/07/2015 14:10:12 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael