Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

649423

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	Private Rented Housing: Antisocial Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, to what extent local authorities will be allowed to publicise the details of banning orders in the private rented sector, including the names of the people to whom those banning orders apply.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities will be able to decide whether or not to publicise the details of banning orders. They will be best placed to know whether publication of information about banned landlords or property agents can be justified as necessary and proportionate to achieve the policy aim of successfully enforcing banning orders.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 06/12/2016 15:02:45 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

649424

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	Social Rented Housing: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the difference there will be in the powers that will be available to the proposed non-departmental public body for the regulation of social housing compared to those powers that were previously available to the Tenant Services Authority.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Legislation passed in the 2011 Localism Act gave the Social Housing Regulator (part of the Homes and Communities Agency) a stronger, more proactive role in economic regulation, and a more reactive approach to regulation of consumer standards than its predecessor; the Tenant Services Authority. The regulatory framework defines a clear remit with respect to consumer regulation; where a failure to meet consumer standards has caused, or may cause, serious detriment.</p><p>The Regulator’s transition to an independent entity will not change its statutory powers or objectives. This is solely an administrative change.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 06/12/2016 15:05:45 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

649428

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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
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 of the extra £1.4 billion announced in the Autumn Statement 2016 for affordable homes will be available to provide (a) social housing and (b) affordable homes to rent; and how many extra homes in each such category he estimates that extra investment will provide by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55903
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 2016-21 will provide a further estimated 40,000 social homes by March 2021. The investment, as part of the wider flexible programme, will provide 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.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 22/12/2016 15:48:51 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 24924 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

649429

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	Multiple Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the estimated cost to local authorities is of the proposed change to standards for the mandatory licensing of houses of multiple occupation that his Department is consulting on.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Costs in administering and implementing the licensing regime can be funded through fees charged for consideration of applications for the grant of licences. There will, therefore, be no additional financial burdens on local housing authorities as a result of the implementation of the extension of mandatory licensing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 06/12/2016 16:06:27 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

649532

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Sheffield Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of High Speed 2 (HS2) trains that could be timetabled each hour during the day if Sheffield city centre station is chosen for HS2 operating at its current capacity; and whether his Department plans to increase capacity at that station.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Our current assumption is that up to two high speed trains an hour, to and from London, would be able to serve Sheffield station without the need for extra capacity, if the proposals on which we are currently consulting for the HS2 route in South Yorkshire are confirmed. We are also investigating routing up to two further HS2 services from Birmingham to Leeds through Sheffield. This would require an additional northern junction which is also covered in the current consultation.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/12/2016 11:45:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

647274

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.18 of the Autumn Statement 2016, on electric vehicle charging points, what plans he has to ensure (a) greater compatibility between vehicles and charging points and (b) universal pricing systems for electric vehicle charging.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>New powers to improve the provision of electric vehicle infrastructure have been proposed for inclusion in the forthcoming Modern Transport Bill. These proposals include a power to regulate technical standards of infrastructure to ensure easy compatability with vehicles, and a power to require clear and consistent pricing information. A public consultation closed on 24 November.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced additional funding of £270m for ultra low emission vehicles – with £80m for charging infrastructure - in addition to existing funding of more than £600m over thisParliament. Grant funding for chargepoints will continue to require that all public chargepoints have standards that enable them to work with all types of electric vehicle. In addition, the EU Directive (2014/94/EU) on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure will facilitate the standardised provision of connectors for chargepoints across Europe and is currently being transposed into UK law.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 01/12/2016 17:00:00 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

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

644366

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trams: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the Tram-Train pilot between Sheffield and Rotherham to start its passenger service.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	54933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Rotherham to Sheffield Tram Train pilot project has been subject to review. This is due to problems with Network Rail’s complex programme of works to modify the heavy rail network in order to allow the operation of the innovative tram train vehicles. The final outcome of this review work is still being considered. However, Network Rail has indicated that their work is now scheduled to be complete during summer 2018.</p><p>The commencement of passenger services on this route would follow the successful testing of the infrastructure, operational arrangements and appropriate driver and staff training. A decision as to a public start date would be made by South Yorkshire PTE and Supertram as and when the Network Rail works reach their conclusion.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/11/2016 17:21:50 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

644367

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with Transport for the North on the roll-out of an Oyster card-type system for the North of England.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	54934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to seeing the implementation of smart ticketing that makes passengers’ travel better. We have pledged funding to support Transport for the North develop its vision for smart ticketing across the North and the Secretary of State has a vision to see rail smart ticketing become a reality across the country by the end of 2018. Officials are in regular touch with Transport for the North on smart ticketing and the Secretary of State reiterated the importance he places on it at a meeting with the Chairman just a few weeks ago.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/11/2016 15:38:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

644368

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Tunnels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the consideration of the feasibility of a road tunnel between Sheffield and Manchester; and what the timetable is for future such consideration.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	54918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Stage Three report on the Trans Pennine Tunnel Strategic Study was published on 28 November 2016. The report sets out the strategic case for a new link between the M60 and M1 and identified five potential route options. However, further work is required to understand fully the user and wider economic benefits of such a link. This work will take place during 2017.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 02/12/2016 12:08:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts