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809842

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Derelict Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department’s assessment is of the progress local authorities are making on developing their brownfield land register.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	120462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to publish a statutory brownfield land register identifying which previously developed sites are suitable for housing by the end of 2017.</p><p>My officials have been supporting the implementation of brownfield registers and permission in principle through an active programme of engagement since early summer. We are also identifying authorities to work with whose positive or innovative approach can be used to promote good practice. Further assistance will be provided in 2018 to help promote permission in principle on suitable sites on registers.</p><p>Small sites, including sites on brownfield land, have a crucial role to play in increasing housing supply and speeding up delivery. That is why we announced in the Autumn Budget our proposal to expect authorities to bring forward 20 per cent of their housing supply as small sites. This will speed up the building of new homes and support the Government’s wider ambition to increase competition in the house building market. Brownfield registers can contribute to this alongside other measures as authorities have the discretion to include smaller sites in their registers and grant permission in principle on those sites if they wish.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 120463 120465 question first answered 27/12/2017 11:10:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

809843

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Derelict Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to promote the benefits of brownfield registers to local authorities, developers, and communities.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	120463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to publish a statutory brownfield land register identifying which previously developed sites are suitable for housing by the end of 2017.</p><p>My officials have been supporting the implementation of brownfield registers and permission in principle through an active programme of engagement since early summer. We are also identifying authorities to work with whose positive or innovative approach can be used to promote good practice. Further assistance will be provided in 2018 to help promote permission in principle on suitable sites on registers.</p><p>Small sites, including sites on brownfield land, have a crucial role to play in increasing housing supply and speeding up delivery. That is why we announced in the Autumn Budget our proposal to expect authorities to bring forward 20 per cent of their housing supply as small sites. This will speed up the building of new homes and support the Government’s wider ambition to increase competition in the house building market. Brownfield registers can contribute to this alongside other measures as authorities have the discretion to include smaller sites in their registers and grant permission in principle on those sites if they wish.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 120462 120465 question first answered 27/12/2017 11:10:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

809845

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Derelict Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of small brownfield sites.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	120465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to publish a statutory brownfield land register identifying which previously developed sites are suitable for housing by the end of 2017.</p><p>My officials have been supporting the implementation of brownfield registers and permission in principle through an active programme of engagement since early summer. We are also identifying authorities to work with whose positive or innovative approach can be used to promote good practice. Further assistance will be provided in 2018 to help promote permission in principle on suitable sites on registers.</p><p>Small sites, including sites on brownfield land, have a crucial role to play in increasing housing supply and speeding up delivery. That is why we announced in the Autumn Budget our proposal to expect authorities to bring forward 20 per cent of their housing supply as small sites. This will speed up the building of new homes and support the Government’s wider ambition to increase competition in the house building market. Brownfield registers can contribute to this alongside other measures as authorities have the discretion to include smaller sites in their registers and grant permission in principle on those sites if they wish.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 120462 120463 question first answered 27/12/2017 11:10:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

805408

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on extending the special China visitor visa pilot scheme to include other nations; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	119079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Since January 2016 the UK has offered a two-year validity visit visa to Chinese nationals for the same price as a six-month visa. This is a pilot scheme which we are running to assess the benefits and impacts of such an approach more broadly. There are currently no plans to extend this pilot to any other countries.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/12/2017 17:03:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

803728

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to support the opening of more faith schools.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	902862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>I am a strong supporter of Church and faith schools, they are high performing, popular with parents and make an excellent contribution to our education system. Through the free schools programme we have supported the creation of 71 new state-funded Church and faith schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/12/2017 18:51:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 28798 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

795171

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on implementing the National Shipbuilding Strategy and procuring the Type 31e frigate.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	902564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>We launched the Type 31e programme on 7th September. It is in the pre-procurement phase and we have received expressions of interest from 22 companies against the requirement for an initial order of five ships at a maximum average price of £250 million per ship.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/11/2017 17:59:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

795504

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Rented Housing: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to evaluate the effectiveness of the access programme announced in the Budget 2017 to help homeless people to rent accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	115925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The £20 million fund to help homeless people access private rented sector accommodation forms an important part of our work to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. We will share further details of the scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 05/12/2017 17:12:49 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

793034

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has budgeted for 2017-18 for a grant to support implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan for England.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	114819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is still considering the scope and procurement process for grants to support the implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan. Cabinet Office standards require all new grants to be subject to competition. Our intention is to make any future grant available on a multi-year basis, subject to an appropriate business case and satisfactory performance on the part of the funded bodies.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 114820 114822 114824 question first answered 29/11/2017 14:39:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

793035

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State, when his Department plans to complete the approvals process to enable the competition for a grant to support implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan to proceed.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	114820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is still considering the scope and procurement process for grants to support the implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan. Cabinet Office standards require all new grants to be subject to competition. Our intention is to make any future grant available on a multi-year basis, subject to an appropriate business case and satisfactory performance on the part of the funded bodies.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 114819 114822 114824 question first answered 29/11/2017 14:39:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

793037

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State, what plans his Department has to open the competition for the grant to support implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan for England this year.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	114822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is still considering the scope and procurement process for grants to support the implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan. Cabinet Office standards require all new grants to be subject to competition. Our intention is to make any future grant available on a multi-year basis, subject to an appropriate business case and satisfactory performance on the part of the funded bodies.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 114819 114820 114824 question first answered 29/11/2017 14:39:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman