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644284

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to extend the franchise to 16 and 17 year olds for the next UK general election.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	54916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to lower the voting age for the next UK general election.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/12/2016 10:34:48 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

644285

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Lenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.13 of the Autumn Statement 2016, on the term convicted loan sharks, (a) what those offences were and (b) which agency has responsibility for prosecuting those offences.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	54926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The scheme referred to is at paragraph 3.45 of the Autumn Statement 2016. It is run by the England Illegal Money Lending Team, which has responsibility for taking action against loan sharks.</p><p> </p><p>The Team prosecutes loan sharks under s23 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, which provides that it is an offence for any person to carry on a regulated activity without permission (the relevant regulated activity being Article 60B of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (entering into regulated credit agreements)). Additionally, the Team prosecute offences under s327 and s329 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.</p><p> </p><p>Funds are recovered from convicted loan sharks by confiscation orders under Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 01/12/2016 16:11:02 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

644286

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Growth Deal funding he plans to make available to the Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority from May 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	54936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Autumn Statement announced that the government will award £1.8 billion to Local Enterprise Partnerships across England. LEPs in the Midlands will receive a total of £392 million. Funding awarded to the West Midlands Combined Authority will be on top of the £162.7m already made available to the Black Country LEP from 2015/16, £89.4m to Coventry and Warwickshire and £378.8m to the Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP. Awards to individual LEPs will be announced in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/11/2016 17:23:47 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

644287

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Bishop of London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Church Commissioners will make it their policy that the next nominee for the Bishop of London will ordain both women and men as priests.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	54965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The nomination to the See of London is a matter for the Crown Nominations Commission rather than the Church Commissioners. Nominations to episcopal sees are made within the context of the House of Bishops’ Declaration on Ministry of Bishops and Priests, which expressly recognises that those who, on grounds of theological conviction, are unable to receive the ministry of women bishops and priests continue to be within the spectrum and teaching and tradition of the Anglican Communion, and affirms the importance of there continuing to be bishops within the Church of England to enable ministry to be provided to such persons. However, as part of the usual consultation process for nominations to diocesan sees, anyone wishing to comment on the needs of the vacant diocese or the wider church is invited to write to the Prime Minister’s Appointments Secretary and the Archbishops’ Secretary for Appointments. Any such submissions will inform the Commission’s work.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 29/11/2016 16:46:12 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

644288

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Clergy: Peterborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the appropriateness of procedures and practice relating to the Dean of Peterborough Cathedral standing down.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	54985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>On 22 July 2016 Very Revd Charles Taylor announced his resignation from the Deanery of Peterborough with effect from 2 October 2016. His farewell service took place at the Cathedral on 1 October 2016. There has been no reason to review the appropriateness of procedures and practice relating to the resignation.</p><p>In July the Bishop of Peterborough announced his decision to hold a formal Bishop’s visitation of the cathedral to investigate and report on the financial management and the overall governance of the Cathedral. At the time the Bishop noted that “The Cathedral is going through a cash flow crisis. It is taking too long to pay some bills, and paying the staff at the end of the month has been a close thing twice recently.” In response to requests from the Bishop and cathedral Chapter the Church Commissioners have provided advice, support, and financial backup to help the cathedral in this situation. Whilst some progress is being made, this week the Commissioners intend to increase the loan facility they have made available to the cathedral.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 29/11/2016 16:48:45 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

644289

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: War Memorials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what the Church of England's policy is on erecting new war memorial plaques.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	54987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Decisions regarding the construction, restoration or repair of war memorials, or laying up of military Standards are made at the local parish level. Any new installation or application for restoration would need to have the support of the local church or cathedral and would be required to submit its proposals for consideration through the usual Church Faculty process to seek permission to alter the fabric of the church or cathedral.</p><p>The Church Buildings Council has produced a free guide, available on the ChurchCare website, to help churches considering commissioning new art, of which memorials would be one type. This is a practical guide aimed at those with no experience of commissioning art and would be well suited to be used by veterans who wanted to work with a church to produce a memorial: <a href="http://www.churchcare.co.uk/churches/art-artefacts-conservation/introducing-new-art" target="_blank">http://www.churchcare.co.uk/churches/art-artefacts-conservation/introducing-new-art</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 30/11/2016 17:28:38 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

644290

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: War Memorials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to support the commemoration of the contribution of the armed services by supporting veterans in establishing new war memorials in churches.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	54988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>In February 2015 the Archbishops of Canterbury and York on behalf of the Church of England signed a commitment to support the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. The Corporate Covenant commits the Church to recognise the need of and care for Armed Forces personnel, veterans and families in their local communities. More information about the commitment to the Corporate Covenant can be found at: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/our-views/international-affairs/armed-forces-covenant.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/our-views/international-affairs/armed-forces-covenant.aspx</a></p><p>With regards to commemoration the Church of England plays a significant role both nationally and locally during the season of Remembrance. Across the Church most parishes host memorials to local regiments and provide communities space to mark the contribution of the armed forces and uniformed organisations. In Newcastle, the magnificent East End window at St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle, is itself a memorial, installed to give thanks for the preservation of the building during the Second World War. In this period of the WWI centenary the Cathedral has worked with the Coldstream Guards to oversee conservation of their Standards, laid up in the cathedral after WWI. The Church is also working closely with local schools and community groups to help young people build understanding the contribution of all those who have served in armed conflict.</p><p>When considering constructing new memorials the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England and the Church Buildings Council are able to provide advice to churches. The CFCE has recently been involved in the commissioning of a significant new memorial at Hereford Cathedral, designed by John Maine RA, which will be a tribute to former and current soldiers serving in the SAS. Called <em>Ascension</em> the piece involves a new stained glass window and linked stone sculpture to provide a place for reflection and hope, as well as of remembrance. SAS veterans and serving soldiers were closely involved in its creation.</p><p>The Church Buildings Council has produced a free guide, available on the ChurchCare website, to help churches considering commissioning new art, of which memorials would be one type. This is a practical guide aimed at those with no experience of commissioning art and would be well suited to be used by veterans who wanted to work with a church to produce a memorial: <a href="http://www.churchcare.co.uk/churches/art-artefacts-conservation/introducing-new-art" target="_blank">http://www.churchcare.co.uk/churches/art-artefacts-conservation/introducing-new-art</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 30/11/2016 17:26:52 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

644291

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
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	Affordable 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, with reference to paragraph 3.5 of Autumn Statement 2016, how many affordable homes to rent will be built in each year from 2017 to 2020; and how many of those homes will be built with a central government grant.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	54973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>The additional £1.4 billion investment in the Affordable Homes Programme will deliver an estimated additional 40,000 affordable housing starts by 2020/21, increasing the overall capital budget to £7.1 billion up to 2021 to deliver an estimated 225,000 affordable homes.</p><p>The flexible programme will fund a mix of affordable housing including affordable homes for rent and low cost home ownership. The actual split of tenures will depend on bids received, based on the assessment of local needs and local housing markets. All homes provided under the programme will be part-funded by a central government grant; this is in addition to other affordable homes delivered without grant and those delivered with Right to Buy receipts.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 22/12/2016 15:44:02 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 23748 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

644292

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tenants: Evictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tenants in Greater Manchester were evicted through the courts in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Andy Burnham
uin	54970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 30/11/2016 17:29:50 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1427 label Biography information for Andy Burnham

644293

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
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 adequacy of powers available to community groups to appeal against housing development targets drawn up by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	54979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>Local authority housing targets must be based on an objectively assessed evidence of need and the capacity to meet that need. There are opportunities for community groups and local residents to raise their concerns about proposed housing targets through public consultation on an emerging Local Plan, and again at the independent examination which must be undertaken before the Local Plan can be adopted.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 05/12/2016 17:28:09 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland