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792614

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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	Housing Infrastructure Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of the housing infrastructure fund will be allocated to the (i) marginal viability and (ii) forward funding funds.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	114541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The £2.3 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund, extended by an additional £2.7 billion at Autumn Budget 2017, will unlock homes in areas of greatest housing need. It is an open and competitive fund, available for all local authorities to put forward their ambitious plans for housing growth.</p><p>We want the Housing Infrastructure Fund to support the delivery of as many homes as possible. Therefore, we are not prescribing the final split between the two funding streams, or pre-determining the distribution of funding according to region. We are currently assessing bids from local authorities. However, if higher ranked local authority bids are ineligible or have been rejected, we will consider the local authorities lower ranked bids.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 114542 114543 question first answered 23/11/2017 16:45:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

792615

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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	Housing Infrastructure Fund
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 make it his policy to ensure an equal distribution of Housing Infrastructure Fund for each region of England.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	114542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The £2.3 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund, extended by an additional £2.7 billion at Autumn Budget 2017, will unlock homes in areas of greatest housing need. It is an open and competitive fund, available for all local authorities to put forward their ambitious plans for housing growth.</p><p>We want the Housing Infrastructure Fund to support the delivery of as many homes as possible. Therefore, we are not prescribing the final split between the two funding streams, or pre-determining the distribution of funding according to region. We are currently assessing bids from local authorities. However, if higher ranked local authority bids are ineligible or have been rejected, we will consider the local authorities lower ranked bids.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 114541 114543 question first answered 23/11/2017 16:45:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

792616

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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	Housing Infrastructure Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether a bid for the Housing Infrastructure Fund that has been ranked lower by a local authority than a bid that is ineligible or has been rejected will still be considered.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	114543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The £2.3 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund, extended by an additional £2.7 billion at Autumn Budget 2017, will unlock homes in areas of greatest housing need. It is an open and competitive fund, available for all local authorities to put forward their ambitious plans for housing growth.</p><p>We want the Housing Infrastructure Fund to support the delivery of as many homes as possible. Therefore, we are not prescribing the final split between the two funding streams, or pre-determining the distribution of funding according to region. We are currently assessing bids from local authorities. However, if higher ranked local authority bids are ineligible or have been rejected, we will consider the local authorities lower ranked bids.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 114541 114542 question first answered 23/11/2017 16:45:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

786818

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with trade unions on the effectiveness of the board of the Gamgmasters and Labour Abuse Authority; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	112361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Board of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) is constituted under The Gangmasters (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2015. Recruitment to the Board follows a fair and open process in line with the Government’s code of practice on public appointments.</p><p>Anyone with relevant experience and ability to contribute to the GLAA Board, including those with trade union experience, is able to apply to recruitment rounds.</p><p>The Department has not discussed the effectiveness of the GLAA Board with trade union representatives.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 112360 112466 question first answered 16/11/2017 16:51:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

786819

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the Board of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority does not include any members with recent trade union experience.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	112466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Board of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) is constituted under The Gangmasters (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2015. Recruitment to the Board follows a fair and open process in line with the Government’s code of practice on public appointments.</p><p>Anyone with relevant experience and ability to contribute to the GLAA Board, including those with trade union experience, is able to apply to recruitment rounds.</p><p>The Department has not discussed the effectiveness of the GLAA Board with trade union representatives.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 112360 112361 question first answered 16/11/2017 16:51:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

786820

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ensure that the recruitment policies of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority board will include trade union experience as a desirable competence for future board members; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	112360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Board of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) is constituted under The Gangmasters (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2015. Recruitment to the Board follows a fair and open process in line with the Government’s code of practice on public appointments.</p><p>Anyone with relevant experience and ability to contribute to the GLAA Board, including those with trade union experience, is able to apply to recruitment rounds.</p><p>The Department has not discussed the effectiveness of the GLAA Board with trade union representatives.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 112361 112466 question first answered 16/11/2017 16:51:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

782888

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what eligibility criteria are planned for each passported benefit for applicants for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	110991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria, and the number of recipients and costs of passported benefits is a matter for the responsible department or the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>Where the passported benefit includes one of the legacy benefits, Universal Credit has been added to the eligibility criteria so that people who claim the new benefit can continue to qualify.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 110992 question first answered 07/11/2017 16:14:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

782889

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which passported benefits are dependent on receipt of a benefit being merged within universal credit; how many people received each such passported benefit in each of the last three financial years; and what the total cost was of those benefits in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	110992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria, and the number of recipients and costs of passported benefits is a matter for the responsible department or the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>Where the passported benefit includes one of the legacy benefits, Universal Credit has been added to the eligibility criteria so that people who claim the new benefit can continue to qualify.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 110991 question first answered 07/11/2017 16:14:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

767403

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent from the public purse on Help to Buy in each region of England; and how many beneficiaries in each income group there have been from the spend in each such region.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	106552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury and the Department for Communities and Local Government routinely publish information on the take-up and the total value of support provided through the Help to Buy schemes. This information is readily available in the public domain.</p><p> </p><p>The following links provide the latest information on the government spend in each region and income group.</p><p> </p><p>Home Equity Loan:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/647605/20170928_HTB_EL_and_HTB_NewBuy_statistical_release.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/647605/20170928_HTB_EL_and_HTB_NewBuy_statistical_release.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Mortgage Guarantee Scheme:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648018/H2B_MGS_Official_Statistics_Publication_-_September_17.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648018/H2B_MGS_Official_Statistics_Publication_-_September_17.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 12/10/2017 10:57:26 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

765623

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to revise the process for awarding contracts to private companies for the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	106322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>All Home Office contracts are tendered in compliance with the EU Procurement Directives, which ensure that there is a transparent and equitable procurement process.</p><p>The project that is putting in place contracts to replace the current suite of contracts from 2019, will be utilising the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation procedure. This allows the contracting authority the opportunity to negotiate with short-listed bidders in a structured manner before inviting final tenders.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 14:23:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves