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93110

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with what strategic housing allocations priorities local communities must comply.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	210402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Neighbourhood planning provides a powerful set of tools for local people to ensure that they get the right types of development for their community. It is for communities to make their own choices as to what planning matters they wish to address in their Neighbourhood Plan subject to being in general conformity with the strategic policies in their Local Plan.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 210403 question first answered 22/10/2014 16:15:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

93111

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether neighbourhood plans have to meet a minimum number of homes allocated.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	210403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Neighbourhood planning provides a powerful set of tools for local people to ensure that they get the right types of development for their community. It is for communities to make their own choices as to what planning matters they wish to address in their Neighbourhood Plan subject to being in general conformity with the strategic policies in their Local Plan.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 210402 question first answered 22/10/2014 16:15:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

93112

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding is available for local authorities to support neighbourhood plans.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	210404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department is committed to meeting the costs of new burdens on local authorities. Local authorities have a duty to support neighbourhood planning and are also required to fund the independent examination and referendum. Local authorities can currently claim up to £30,000 for each Neighbourhood Plan, with additional funding available in non-parished areas and designated business areas.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2014 16:12:28 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

93113

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what advice is available to communities formulating neighbourhood plans.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	210405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>A large range of advice is available to communities formulating Neighbourhood Plans. The Department commissioned a consortium led by Locality to deliver a £10.5 million support programme for 2013-15, which provides help and assistance on neighbourhood planning, including direct support from specialist planning advisors, a telephone advice service and a range of support materials on the <a href="http://www.mycommunityrights.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.mycommunityrights.org.uk</a> website. Planning Aid England, which is part of this consortium, also offers some free advice on neighbourhood planning.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also published planning guidance earlier this year to provide further advice on neighbourhood planning. Local planning authorities also have a duty to support neighbourhood planning by providing advice and assistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2014 16:15:58 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

93114

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many communities have produced neighbourhood development plans.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	210406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>As of 17 October 2014 the Department is aware of over 1,200 communities having started the process of neighbourhood planning. Of these, 138 communities have reached the stage of producing a draft Neighbourhood Plan for pre-submission consultation, of which 87 have submitted their plan to the local planning authority for examination, 30 have passed referendum and 25 have been brought into force (made).</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2014 15:55:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

93170

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department is making on improving public accountability of services for children with special educational needs through published performance data.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	210579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education publishes a range of performance and attainment data from:</p><ol><li>Local authorities</li><li>Early years settings</li><li>Schools and colleges on children and young people with special educational needs and disability</li><li>Local and national levels</li></ol><p>Local authorities and their partners across education, health and social care are implementing the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms which came into force on 1 September this year. The Department is working closely with local authorities and local Parent Carer Forums to understand how local implementation of the Children and Families Act is progressing. Summary findings of an autumn implementation survey will be published before the end of the year. The Department will also publish local authority data on an annual basis, starting in summer 2015. This will include, for example, the number of conversions from statements to Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans and the number and percentage of new EHC Plans delivered within twenty weeks.</p><p>From September 2015, we expect local authorities will have made significant progress in embedding the reforms, and our focus will increasingly be on whether the new systems are leading to improved outcomes for children and young people.</p><p>We have asked Ofsted to consider what more needs to be done to ensure good quality delivery of the new system. Ofsted’s recommendations will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/10/2014 16:06:32 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

93171

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the Government's policy is on stranded assets in the fossil fuel sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	210565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>There are established processes through which potential risks from stranded assets in the fossil fuels sector are managed.</p><p>As recently as 8 July 2014 the Governor of the Bank of England wrote to the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee on this issue saying that the Bank monitors risks to financial stability associated with a ‘carbon bubble’ through its regular gathering of information on financial stability risks.</p><p>Furthermore companies are requested, through the Companies Act 2006, to report on their principal risks as part of their annual report &amp; accounts. In the case of listed companies, the company must include, to the extent necessary to understand the business, the main trends and factors likely to affect the future development, performance and position of the company’s business.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/10/2014 16:33:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

93173

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Torbay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many visits were made by Ministers of his Department to Torbay constituency in the 12 months to 14 October 2014; whom the invitation for each such visit was issued by; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such visit.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	210478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s Ministers, from time to time, carry out official visits to different parts of the UK to conduct departmental business.</p><p>The Department does not keep a central record of such visits.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 22/10/2014 14:25:35 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

93175

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Hinkley Point C Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the operator's liability for decommissioning costs are capped in the contract for difference for Hinkley Point C, or whether these will be passed on to EDF in full.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	210538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2014 answer text <p>There is no cap in the contract for difference for Hinkley Point C on the operator’s liability for decommissioning costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s policy is that operators of new nuclear power stations must have arrangements in place to meet the full costs of decommissioning and their full share of waste management and disposal costs. This policy is being implemented through a framework created by the Energy Act 2008. The Energy Act requires operators of new nuclear power stations to have a Funded Decommissioning Programme approved by the Secretary of State in place before construction of a new nuclear power station begins and to comply with this programme thereafter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/11/2014 12:11:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

93177

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the forecast levelised costs for nuclear power generation with a date of commission in (a) 2020, (b) 2025, (c) 2030 and (d) 2035.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	210537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2014 answer text <p>DECC’s most recently published figures for current and future levelised costs are available in the DECC Electricity Generation Costs (December 2013) report:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269888/131217_Electricity_Generation_costs_report_December_2013_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269888/131217_Electricity_Generation_costs_report_December_2013_Final.pdf</a></p><p>Table 1 below is taken from this report, and shows a range of levelised cost estimates for nuclear projects commissioning in 2020, 2025 and 2030, evaluated using a technology specific hurdle rate of 9.5% (pre-tax real). Estimates are not available for projects commissioning in 2035.</p><p>Table 1: Levelised cost estimates for nuclear projects, technology specific hurdle rate, sensitivities around high/low capital costs</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>£/MWh</em></p><p><em>£2012</em></p></td><td><p><em>Projects commissioning in 2020, </em></p><p><em>£/MWh</em></p></td><td><p><em>Projects commissioning in 2025, </em></p><p><em>£/MWh</em></p></td><td><p><em>Projects commissioning in 2030, </em></p><p><em>£/MWh</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear</p></td><td><p>79 - 102</p></td><td><p>75 – 101</p></td><td><p>67 - 89</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Levelised cost estimates for different types of electricity generation are highly sensitive to the assumptions used for capital costs, fuel and EU ETS allowance prices, operating costs, load factor, discount rate and other drivers and this means that there is significant uncertainty around these estimates.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/11/2014 12:11:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex