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449943

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date	02/02/2016
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	Local Government: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average benefit to local economies of devolution deals.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	25393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The seven devolution deals that the Government has agreed will give local leaders direct control over the levers of growth in their economies, including new powers and substantial budgets ranging from transport, to adult skills, to long term investment funds. The size of these funds is substantial, for example the West Midlands will receive over £1 billion of additional investment. It will be for mayors and local leaders to set ambitions for growth and job creation as a result of these deals. By giving local areas control over key policies and resources, and making sure that local government more efficient, effective and as possible, devolution deals will give these places the tools that they need to drive forward growth for the benefit of the whole local economy.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 10/02/2016 17:04:09 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

390510

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to promote cycling.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	901058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to increasing the number of people cycling and to making it the natural choice for short journeys or as part of longer ones.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Infrastructure Act 2015 places a duty on Government to produce a Cycling and Walking Strategy; I have instructed my officials to begin work on this and we will soon lay the secondary legislation required to commence the relevant section of the Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/07/2015 11:45:43 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

386196

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the clarity of the guidance given to local authorities on determining the eligibility for blue badges of community transport operators.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	4490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>In accordance with the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000, our guidance to local authorities makes clear the eligibility criteria for issuing an organisational Blue Badge.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance issued by the Department is clear that some organisations, such as community transport operators, are unlikely to be eligible for a Blue Badge. To be eligible they must both care for and transport disabled people, who themselves meet the eligibility criteria for a badge. It is for the issuing local authority to decide whether there is a clear need for an organisational badge rather than using the individual badges of the people that are being transported.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 07/07/2015 11:11:18 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

386025

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
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	Economic Situation: North of England
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 is taking to help local authorities support the economy in the North of England.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	900617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>We want local authorities to focus their energies on driving growth in their areas, working in partnership with Local Enterprise Partnerships. That is why we are devolving more powers to councils to ensure the right decisions are made by local people who know their own communities best.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 29/06/2015 15:46:08 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow