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809090

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Council Tax: Dorset
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 he has taken to ensure that the advice given to the hon. Member for Christchurch by his officials on 7 November 2017 about council tax equalisation and harmonisation is consistent with advice given by his officials to local government officers in Dorset.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	120199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Officials in my Department always work closely together to ensure advice is consistent.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/12/2017 15:48:31 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

809091

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Local Government: Redundancy Pay
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 advise local authorities considering local government reorganisation that no exit payments for local government officers resulting from any such reorganisation should exceed £95,000; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	120200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government legislated to cap exit payments across the public sector to a maximum of £95,000 and it is intended to consult on arrangements to implement this in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/12/2017 15:48:56 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

809092

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Council Tax: Dorset
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 18 December 2017 to Questions 119513 and 119514, on council tax: Dorset, on what dates officials of his Department received the request from Dorset Council; and if he will place a copy of that request in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	120201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Dorset councils made their request orally.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/12/2017 15:47:33 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

809093

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Local Government: Dorset
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2017 to Question 119516, whether changes to financial information since December 2016 including that resulting from a reduced or zero period for equalisation and harmonisation are required during the current representation period.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	120202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>It is a matter for the councils concerned to decide whether in their representations to submit further financial information.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/12/2017 15:48:00 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

809094

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Council Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2017 to Questions 119513 and 119514, on what date he first made public the factor of not allowing residents in one predecessor area to become concerned that they are effectively contributing more to the cost of services than others in the area; and what the maximum period is for harmonisation and equalisation which could satisfy that factor.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	120203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to my answer of 18 December 2017 to Question UIN 119514.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/12/2017 15:50:05 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

806627

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Parkfield School Bournemouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July to Question 2169 on Parkfield School, Bournemouth, whether that project is now complete.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	119703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The school moved to its permanent site in September 2017 and the Education and Skills Funding Agency is currently commissioning the remaining works on site, for completion in 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 17:53:13 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

806643

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Planning Permission: Christchurch
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July to Question 1449 on planning permission: Christchurch, when he expects the enforcement appeals to be determined.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	119719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The start date for the enforcement notice appeals has been delayed due to a number of matters that required clarification. Due to the forthcoming Christmas period, the appeals will not now be started until January and shall proceed to a local inquiry with an expected start to decision time of 36 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/12/2017 16:03:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

806644

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July to Question 3273 when he expects to announce the extension of right to buy discounts to housing association tenants across England.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	119720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that housing association tenants achieve the aspiration of home ownership, and to the voluntary agreement reached with housing associations. In the Autumn Budget 2017 the Government announced a £200 million voluntary Right to Buy regional pilot in the Midlands. This will give thousands more housing association tenants the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of home ownership.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/12/2017 16:07:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

806645

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Local Government: Dorset
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to refer the local government reorganisation proposal for Dorset to the Local Government Boundary Commission.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	119721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Whilst the process that we are following for considering the Dorset reorganisation proposal does not involve a referral to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, the Commission have indicated that, subject to progress being made, they intend to undertake electoral reviews for the proposed unitary councils.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/12/2017 16:36:52 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

806321

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Council Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what is the maximum proportion by which an Alternative Notional Amount of council tax set by his Department to facilitate harmonisation of council tax necessitated by local government reorganisation can exceed the actual council tax in any given year.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	119513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>In November, in response to a request from Dorset councils, the Department advised that it is for those implementing any unitary proposal to put to the Secretary of State their proposals for council tax equalisation.</p><p>Having regard to those proposals and to such other factors as he considers appropriate, the Secretary of State will make provision in the necessary secondary legislation specifying the maximum period for equalisation.</p><p>Those other factors include the need to strike a balance between ensuring that council taxpayers do not experience a large increase in bills and not allowing residents in one predecessor area to become concerned that they are effectively contributing more to the cost of services than others in the area.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 119514 question first answered 18/12/2017 16:43:35 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope