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date	23/06/2017
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	Council Tax: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities in England charge an empty homes premium; what the percentage premium charged for each council tax band is in each authority area; what the number of empty properties is in each such band in each such area; how many empty properties there are in each such area; and what revenue has been raised in each such area in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Statistics for 2016 showing:</p><ol><li>which local authorities in England charge an empty homes premium;</li><li>The percentage premium charged for each council tax band is in each authority area;</li><li>what the number of empty properties is in each such band in each such area;</li><li>how many empty properties there are in each such area; are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-taxbase-2016-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-taxbase-2016-in-England</a></li></ol><p>The Government does not collect statistics on what revenue has been raised through the Empty Homes Premium in each such area.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 15:40:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

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date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether adopters are assessed for their suitability as permanent guardians of a child after they take a child into their care.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Prospective adopters are all assessed as part of the adopter approvals process. The processes involved in approving prospective adopters and post-placement review visits are covered by regulations and explained in the Adoption Statutory Guidance:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-statutory-guidance-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-statutory-guidance-2013</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 16:12:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe