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638612

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on advertising the marriage tax allowance in each year since it was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	53728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The Marriage Allowance was introduced in April 2015, to recognise the importance of marriage and provide support to those on low incomes, many of whom have little engagement with tax matters. So it is right that the Government has taken action to improve awareness of the positive impact this allowance could have on family finances. Since the introduction of the Marriage Allowance in April 2015, HM Revenue and Customs has spent £1,457,479 (excluding VAT) on targeted campaigns to raise awareness. Families across the UK could be better off by up to £432 if they claim the Marriage Allowance today if their application is backdated to April 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/11/2016 10:06:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

638614

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Forms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many P800 adjustments were issued to individual taxpayers to correct for an over or under payment of income tax in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	53751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>At the end of every tax year HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) electronically reviews all individual PAYE records to see whether or not the correct amount of tax and National Insurance Contributions for the year has been paid. Where there is an under or overpayment, HMRC notifies the individual through issuing form P800. The table below shows the number of accounts reviewed and the number of P800 forms issued for 2013-14 and 2014-15. Final figures for 2015-16 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Accounts reviewed</p></td><td><p>P800 forms issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>45.86 million</p></td><td><p>5.43 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>45.81 million</p></td><td><p>5.04 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/11/2016 15:57:13 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

638616

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Rent a Room Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for the Rent a Room tax relief scheme have been received by HM Revenue and Customs by region in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	53777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p><strong>The tables below provide, for each of the last five years for which HM Revenue and Customs has complete annual data: the (a) amount of Rent a Room relief claimed by taxpayers whose gross rental incomes exceeded the reporting threshold of £4,250; and (b) number of taxpayers who reported using the Relief on their tax returns, including those whose gross rental incomes were below the threshold. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The available data does not provide the exact total number of beneficiaries of the Relief nor the total amount of the Rent a Room relief in those years due to rounding and certain exclusions. This is explained in the notes below the tables. </strong></p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>A*</p></td><td><p>B**</p></td><td><p>A*</p></td><td><p>B**</p></td><td><p>A*</p></td><td><p>B**</p></td><td><p>A*</p></td><td><p>B**</p></td><td><p>A*</p></td><td><p>B**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>£460,000</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>£438,00</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>£427,00</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>£575,000</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>£566,000</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,854,000</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>£2,141,000</p></td><td><p>2,100</p></td><td><p>£2,273,000</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>£2,613,000</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>£2,774,000</p></td><td><p>2,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorks &amp; Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,447,000</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>£1,602,000</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>£1,772,000</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>£1,866,000</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>£2,225,000</p></td><td><p>1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,269,000</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>£1,459,000</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>£1,604,000</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>£1,726,000</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>£2,021,000</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,190,000</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>£2,521,000</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>£2,720,000</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>£3,005,000</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>£3,135,000</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,847,000</p></td><td><p>4,200</p></td><td><p>£5,295,000</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>£5,941,000</p></td><td><p>4,700</p></td><td><p>£6,394,000</p></td><td><p>4,800</p></td><td><p>£6,996,000</p></td><td><p>4,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greater London</strong></p></td><td><p>£20,638,000</p></td><td><p>13,400</p></td><td><p>£23,435,000</p></td><td><p>14,200</p></td><td><p>£27,237,000</p></td><td><p>15,700</p></td><td><p>£30,669,000</p></td><td><p>17,000</p></td><td><p>£36,299,000</p></td><td><p>18,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>£11,770,000</p></td><td><p>9,400</p></td><td><p>£12,889,000</p></td><td><p>9,900</p></td><td><p>£14,316,000</p></td><td><p>10,400</p></td><td><p>£15,777,000</p></td><td><p>11,000</p></td><td><p>£17,498,000</p></td><td><p>11,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>£8,237,000</p></td><td><p>7,300</p></td><td><p>£8,794,000</p></td><td><p>7,300</p></td><td><p>£9,267,000</p></td><td><p>7,600</p></td><td><p>£10,100,000</p></td><td><p>7,900</p></td><td><p>£11,168,000</p></td><td><p>8,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,122,000</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>£1,256,000</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>£1,252,000</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>£1,247,000</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>£1,363,000</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,042,000</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>£2,066,000</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>£2,345,999</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>£2,718,000</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>£3,081,000</p></td><td><p>2,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>£268,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>£262,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>£282,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>£251,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>£278,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unclassified</strong></p></td><td><p>£153,000</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>£206,000</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>£280,000</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>£309,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>£460,000</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>*A – amount of Rent a Room relief claimed by taxpayers whose gross rental incomes exceeded the reporting threshold of £4,250</strong></p><p><strong>**B – Number of claims</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p><strong>(1) </strong><strong>Figures in column (a) have been rounded to the nearest thousand; and figures in column (b) have been rounded to the nearest hundred. </strong></p><p><strong>(2) </strong><strong>Figures in column (a) exclude the relief claimed by those whose gross rental incomes were below the threshold. </strong></p><p><strong>(3) </strong><strong>Figures in column (b) exclude those who benefited from the Relief but did not have to complete tax returns, as their gross rental incomes were below the reporting threshold and they had no other Self Assessment incomes to declare. </strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 53778 question first answered 23/11/2016 16:05:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

638617

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Rent a Room Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been claimed in tax relief under the Rent a Room scheme in each region in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	53778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p><strong>The tables below provide, for each of the last five years for which HM Revenue and Customs has complete annual data: the (a) amount of Rent a Room relief claimed by taxpayers whose gross rental incomes exceeded the reporting threshold of £4,250; and (b) number of taxpayers who reported using the Relief on their tax returns, including those whose gross rental incomes were below the threshold. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The available data does not provide the exact total number of beneficiaries of the Relief nor the total amount of the Rent a Room relief in those years due to rounding and certain exclusions. This is explained in the notes below the tables. </strong></p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>A*</p></td><td><p>B**</p></td><td><p>A*</p></td><td><p>B**</p></td><td><p>A*</p></td><td><p>B**</p></td><td><p>A*</p></td><td><p>B**</p></td><td><p>A*</p></td><td><p>B**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>£460,000</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>£438,00</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>£427,00</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>£575,000</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>£566,000</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,854,000</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>£2,141,000</p></td><td><p>2,100</p></td><td><p>£2,273,000</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>£2,613,000</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>£2,774,000</p></td><td><p>2,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorks &amp; Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,447,000</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>£1,602,000</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>£1,772,000</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>£1,866,000</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>£2,225,000</p></td><td><p>1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,269,000</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>£1,459,000</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>£1,604,000</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>£1,726,000</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>£2,021,000</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,190,000</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>£2,521,000</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>£2,720,000</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>£3,005,000</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>£3,135,000</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,847,000</p></td><td><p>4,200</p></td><td><p>£5,295,000</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>£5,941,000</p></td><td><p>4,700</p></td><td><p>£6,394,000</p></td><td><p>4,800</p></td><td><p>£6,996,000</p></td><td><p>4,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greater London</strong></p></td><td><p>£20,638,000</p></td><td><p>13,400</p></td><td><p>£23,435,000</p></td><td><p>14,200</p></td><td><p>£27,237,000</p></td><td><p>15,700</p></td><td><p>£30,669,000</p></td><td><p>17,000</p></td><td><p>£36,299,000</p></td><td><p>18,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>£11,770,000</p></td><td><p>9,400</p></td><td><p>£12,889,000</p></td><td><p>9,900</p></td><td><p>£14,316,000</p></td><td><p>10,400</p></td><td><p>£15,777,000</p></td><td><p>11,000</p></td><td><p>£17,498,000</p></td><td><p>11,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>£8,237,000</p></td><td><p>7,300</p></td><td><p>£8,794,000</p></td><td><p>7,300</p></td><td><p>£9,267,000</p></td><td><p>7,600</p></td><td><p>£10,100,000</p></td><td><p>7,900</p></td><td><p>£11,168,000</p></td><td><p>8,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,122,000</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>£1,256,000</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>£1,252,000</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>£1,247,000</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>£1,363,000</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,042,000</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>£2,066,000</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>£2,345,999</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>£2,718,000</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>£3,081,000</p></td><td><p>2,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>£268,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>£262,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>£282,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>£251,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>£278,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unclassified</strong></p></td><td><p>£153,000</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>£206,000</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>£280,000</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>£309,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>£460,000</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>*A – amount of Rent a Room relief claimed by taxpayers whose gross rental incomes exceeded the reporting threshold of £4,250</strong></p><p><strong>**B – Number of claims</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p><strong>(1) </strong><strong>Figures in column (a) have been rounded to the nearest thousand; and figures in column (b) have been rounded to the nearest hundred. </strong></p><p><strong>(2) </strong><strong>Figures in column (a) exclude the relief claimed by those whose gross rental incomes were below the threshold. </strong></p><p><strong>(3) </strong><strong>Figures in column (b) exclude those who benefited from the Relief but did not have to complete tax returns, as their gross rental incomes were below the reporting threshold and they had no other Self Assessment incomes to declare. </strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 53777 question first answered 23/11/2016 16:05:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

638618

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Euro
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2016 to Question 52148, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of a transfer of jobs related to Euro-dominated clearing from London to Europe.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	53855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p><strong>As previously stated by the Chancellor during Treasury Oral questions on 25 October 2016, the jobs attached to euro-denominated clearing constitute a relatively low part of the total employment in the financial sector. However, the activity forms an important part of the overall financial structure in London. F</strong><strong>or financial services in particular, securing the best possible deal means recognising the importance of access to EU markets. </strong></p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 23/11/2016 16:45:29 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

638619

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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	Floods: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations he has made to the European Commission on the progress of the Government's application to the EU solidarity fund for flood damage.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	53823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government finalised the UK’s application to the EU Solidarity Fund on 22 September 2016. The Government has been in regular contact with the European Commission at working level, and we await their decision on the application.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 23/11/2016 15:11:00 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

638620

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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	Floods: Finance
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 funding to date his Department has made available to each local authority area affected by flood damage from Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank; and how much of that funding was allocated from (a) the Communities and Business Recovery scheme, (b) the Bellwin scheme and (c) other funding sources.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	53824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>My Department has paid out £57,237,780 to help local communities recover from Storms Desmond and Eva.</p><p>A breakdown of this sum will be provided to the Library of the House shortly.</p><p>We have also paid out £8.6 million predominantly match-funding to flood relief charities and community foundations.</p><p>Government has paid out over £240 million to help repair infrastructure damaged as a result of Storms Desmond and Eva.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 23/11/2016 16:29:27 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

638621

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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	Private Rented Housing
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 his Department has made of the number of (a) people renting rooms and (b) rooms available to rent in each region in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	53779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 23/11/2016 15:09:55 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

638630

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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	Music Venues and Nightclubs: Noise
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 the Government plans to take (a) through guidance to property developers and local authorities and (b) otherwise to protect the capacity for nightclubs and live music venues to continue to trade when planning permission is being considered for converting existing offices nearby to residential properties.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	53755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>Where permitted development rights apply, in considering the prior approval on noise for a change of use from office to residential (under Class O of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, local planning authorities will have regard to those relevant parts of the National Planning Policy Framework and supporting planning guidance on noise, as would be the case under a planning application. Prior approval may be refused where any impacts of noise from commercial premises identified are not sufficiently mitigated by the proposed measures, as consistent with national policy. Links to the National Planning Policy Framework and Guidance can be found here - <a href="http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/</a>. A local planning authority cannot consider matters other than those for which their prior approval may be given, as listed in Class O.</p><p>When determining a planning application for a change of use from office to residential where permitted development rights do not apply, local planning authorities must take into account the policies and guidance listed above, and must determine the application in accordance with the development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.</p><p>Separate regimes apply to licencing and statutory nuisance, which are the responsibility of the Home Office and the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs respectively.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 53756 question first answered 23/11/2016 15:29:06 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

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registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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	Licensed Premises: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2016 to Question 51986, what guidance the Government plans to issue to (a) local authorities, (b) nightclubs, (c) residents of existing properties and (d) property developers applying for planning permission to convert offices to residential properties on their respective rights and responsibilities in relation to noise.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	53756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>Where permitted development rights apply, in considering the prior approval on noise for a change of use from office to residential (under Class O of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, local planning authorities will have regard to those relevant parts of the National Planning Policy Framework and supporting planning guidance on noise, as would be the case under a planning application. Prior approval may be refused where any impacts of noise from commercial premises identified are not sufficiently mitigated by the proposed measures, as consistent with national policy. Links to the National Planning Policy Framework and Guidance can be found here - <a href="http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/</a>. A local planning authority cannot consider matters other than those for which their prior approval may be given, as listed in Class O.</p><p>When determining a planning application for a change of use from office to residential where permitted development rights do not apply, local planning authorities must take into account the policies and guidance listed above, and must determine the application in accordance with the development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.</p><p>Separate regimes apply to licencing and statutory nuisance, which are the responsibility of the Home Office and the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs respectively.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 53755 question first answered 23/11/2016 15:29:06 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire