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453647

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what formula was used to calculate the Government's proposed living wage.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	27715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government has asked the Low Pay Commission to increase the National Living Wage to 60% of median earnings by 2020. This is a level consistent with the recommendations of leading experts in the Bain Report. Our target is for the National Living Wage to reach £9 by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>On this basis, we have set the initial rate at £7.20 from April 2016. This marks the first step towards our target and represents a £900 a year increase in earnings for a full-time worker on the National Minimum Wage.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/02/2016 16:21:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

451711

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	Housing: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the Housing Investment Fund devolved to Greater Manchester Combined Authority homes over 10 years is in the form of (a) loans and (b) grants.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	26659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The Housing Investment Fund is a loan, supported by a legal agreement in place between Manchester City Council (as the lead authority for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority) and DCLG. All of the Housing Investment Fund must be used as financial transactions to private sector organisations for the funding to qualify under the terms of that legal agreement.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/02/2016 14:27:49 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

451712

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the withdrawal of the Housing Market Renewal Initiative.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	26660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The Housing Market Renewal Pathfinders programme ran from 2002 to 2011 and created large-scale Whitehall targets for demolition and clearance across the Midlands and the North of England. The programme was cancelled under the last Government.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/02/2016 14:30:17 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

451713

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with which local authorities and combined authorities his Department is in discussions on retention of Stamp Duty income by local bodies.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	26662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p><strong>Proposals are developed by and belong to local areas, therefore publication of proposals is a matter for individual places. Agreed devolution deal documents are published on the gov.uk website. </strong></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/02/2016 10:59:57 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

451714

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Google: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he was made aware of HM Revenue and Customs' original estimate of tax due by Google prior to the recent tax settlement with that company.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	26663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs is responsible for the conduct of tax enquiries, and Ministers are not informed of the progress of enquiries and play no part in agreeing the amount of tax to be paid by any taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/02/2016 08:57:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

451715

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Oldham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what land and property in Oldham his Department has identified for disposal as part of the One Public Estate programme over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	26658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to him on 5 February 2016 to UIN: 25342.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 16/02/2016 15:25:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

451716

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which electoral wards in England have exceeded a one in 200 saturation level for asylum placements; and by what percentage each such ward has exceeded that level.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	26661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>As part of the regional dispersal policy for asylum seekers established in 2000, the advisory cluster limit of 1 asylum seeker for every 200 of the settled population, applies to local authority area level only. Data on the numbers of asylum seekers in local authority areas is published and can be found at (Asylum Vol 4. Table 16q). https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2015/asylum.</p><p>Data is not collated at ward or constituency level and to do so would incur disproportionate costs, it may also be precluded by the provisions of the Data Protection Act, given that individuals could reasonably be identified through the release of such data.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/02/2016 11:06:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

449753

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Oldham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what land and property in Oldham his Department has identified for disposal over the next five years as part of the One Public Estate programme; and if he will estimate (a) the number of jobs that will be created, (b) housing that will be built and (c) capital receipts that will be accrued as a result of the sale of those sites.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	25342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government Property Unit is working closely with Oldham Council and others across Greater Manchester on future plans across the public sector estate. Oldham Council is part of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Partnership in the One Public Estate Programme delivered by Cabinet Office and the Local Government Association. The GMCA’s plans on what land and property will be disposed are still being developed and have not yet been identified. The partnership was awarded £250,000 in December 2015 on joining Phase 3 of the programme. Overall it expects to generate £172 million capital receipts, and create 30,000 new homes and 43,000 new jobs over the next 5 years. GMCA's programme also includes the establishment of a Land Commission, which will help to deliver 10,000 new homes per year.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/02/2016 14:28:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

449771

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
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	Derelict Land: Greater Manchester
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 provide brownfield gap funding to bring brownfield land in Greater Manchester back into use for homes and business.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	25468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">In March 2015 the Greater Manchester Combined Authority contracted with the Department for a £300 million recyclable financial investment to accelerate delivery of up to 15,000 homes over 10 years. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority are aware that, in light of this contract, it will not be possible for bids from the Manchester area to be accepted for other central government housing investment programmes.</del></p><p><br /><ins class="ministerial">A £3 billion housing financial transaction programme is available over the over the next five years to support small builders and get infrastructure on large sites, this is in addition to the £300 million Manchester Housing Investment Fund. The Spending Review made £2.3 billion available to support the preparation of up to 60,000 Starter Homes by 2020. This includes £1.2 billion to prepare more brownfield land for starter homes. Further details about the use of this funding will be announced shortly. Bids from Greater Manchester will be eligible to apply for these funds in the normal way.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/02/2016 12:56:11 question first ministerially corrected 29/02/2016 10:24:41 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 43706 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

449933

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Local Government: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish details of the fiscal devolution and retention requests made to his Department in 2015; and which such requests (a) were approved and (b) are still in development and (c) were refused.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	25602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>The list of places that sent in devolution proposals was published on Friday 11th September and is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-devolution-bids-submitted-from-right-across-the-country" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-devolution-bids-submitted-from-right-across-the-country</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Proposals are developed by and belong to local areas, therefore publication is a matter for individual places. Agreed devolution deal documents are published on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/02/2016 14:06:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon