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172864

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date	09/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he intends to reply to the letter dated 25 November 2014, from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms C Gazelet, forwarded from the Department for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	220258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>A reply to the Rt. Hon. Member was sent on 15 January.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 16/01/2015 14:56:45 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

172866

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Leasing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with businesses on the effects on vehicle leasing companies of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
uin	220310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>I have had no discussions about vehicle leasing but I do meet with both Accredited Trade Associations in the private parking sector - the British Parking Association and the Independent Parking Committee – as do officials in my Department.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/01/2015 14:28:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

172868

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any resources or staff of his Department were used in the drafting of or analysis for the document A Cost Analysis of Labour Party Policy, published by the Conservative Party on 5 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	220253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The document in question was a Conservative party publication and no civil servants were involved in its drafting. Among other sources, the document quotes official Opposition Costings carried out by Government officials and published separately on the Treasury website. The formal costing of Opposition policies is a longstanding practice, which has been carried out under successive administrations, in line with the Civil Service Code and clear Treasury guidance</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/01/2015 17:51:57 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

172869

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2015 to Question 203110, what the total cost of administering his Department's employee check-off service is; and which organisations contribute financially towards that service.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	220266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>It would incur disproportionate costs to calculate the total administrative cost of the payments. PCS contribute the annual payment cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/01/2015 17:55:31 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

172873

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
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	Planning Permission: Appeals
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 planning appeals relating to development on green belt land have been recovered for a decision by the Secretary of State in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	220268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>A recovery entails a planning appeal decision being made directly by Planning Ministers, rather than planning inspectors on behalf of the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>15 appeals were recovered in 2010, 20 in 2011, 55 in 2012, 45 in 2013 and 23 in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in previous Written Ministerial Statements, the recovery criteria was intentionally changed to consider recovering more appeals, following changes made to planning policy and guidance to increase protection of the Green Belt.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/01/2015 17:09:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

172874

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
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	Planning Permission: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, from which local authorities planning appeals were recovered in 2014.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	220269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>A planning recovery entails the appeal being decided by Ministers directly, rather than the Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State. A list is attached.</p><p> </p><p>As I noted in my answer of 16 January 2015, PQ UIN 220298, in 2013-14, just 0.9% of planning and enforcement appeals were decided by Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/01/2015 17:04:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name 220269 Blackman-Woods.docx title List of Local Authorities - Planning Appeals
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

172875

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
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: Caravan Sites
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 planning appeals related to Gypsy and Traveller sites were recovered for a decision by the Secretary of State in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	220271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>A planning recovery entails the appeal being decided by Ministers directly, rather than the Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>13 traveller site appeals were recovered in 2010, 11 in 2011, 53 in 2012, 36 in 2013 and 15 in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in previous Written Ministerial Statements, in recent years, the recovery criteria has been intentionally changed to consider recovering more appeals in specific areas, including those relating to traveller sites in the Green Belt.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, in 2013-14, 0.9% of planning and enforcement appeals were decided by Ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/02/2015 17:06:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

172876

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
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	Planning Permission: Appeals
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 planning appeals were recovered from local authorities in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	220270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>A planning recovery entails the appeal being decided by Ministers directly, rather than the Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State.</p><p>As I noted in my previous answer, in 2013-14, just 0.9% of planning and enforcement appeals were decided by Ministers.</p><p>To assist scrutiny, the table below lists the number of recoveries from the last ten years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Date of recovery</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Appeals recovered</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>As outlined in previous Written Ministerial Statements, in recent years, the recovery criteria were intentionally changed to consider recovering more appeals in specific areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/02/2015 17:01:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

172877

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
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	Wind Power: Planning Permission
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 planning appeals related to wind energy projects were recovered for a decision by the Secretary of State in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	220296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>A recovery entails a planning appeal decision being made directly by Planning Ministers, rather than planning inspectors on behalf of the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>Four appeals were recovered in 2010, five in 2011, 19 in 2012, 23 in 2013 and 11 in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in previous Written Ministerial Statements, the recovery criteria was intentionally changed to consider recovering more appeals, following changes made to planning guidance to strengthen the protection of landscape and heritage assets.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 23/01/2015 14:09:03 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

172878

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
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	Planning Permission: Appeals
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 recovered planning appeals he has upheld in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	220297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>To assist the hon. Member, the attached table shows the figures for recovered appeals for the last ten years.</p><p> </p><p>To place these figures in context, in 2013-14, 15,982 planning and enforcement appeals were decided by planning inspectors, whilst just 149 appeals (0.9%) were decided by Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>Where an appeal is dismissed, the application is refused in line with the original decision by the local authority to reject the planning application (non-determination appeals excepted).</p><p> </p><p>The number of recovered appeals has increased in the last year in light of the intentionally revised recovery criteria (as explained to Parliament in previous Written Ministerial Statements) to consider recovering more appeals in relation to traveller sites in the Green Belt, and on renewable energy.</p><p> </p><p>All decisions are made with due process, based on the material considerations of the case.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 220298 question first answered 16/01/2015 14:47:40 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name 220297; 220298 Blackman-Woods.docx title Table of Planning Appeals
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods