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748447

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date	05/07/2017
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	Letting Agents: Fees and Charges
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 an assessment of the merits of ensuring that legislation on letting agent fees will include provisions to prevent landlords from passing on any increases in their costs to tenants via higher rents.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	3143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recently announced in the Queen’s Speech its intention to publish a draft bill to ban letting fees paid by tenants in England. A ban will mean that tenants are better able to search around for properties that suit their budget with no hidden costs. This is preferable to tenants being hit with upfront charges that can be difficult for them to afford. The approach taken in the draft bill will be informed by the recent public consultation, which closed on 2 June and received over 4,700 responses. These responses are being analysed. The Government will publish its response to the consultation in due course and further information on the draft bill will follow.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/07/2017 16:28:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

748450

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether pipeline data has been made available to UK steel producers to ensure that UK defence steel requirements can be met by British steel producers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	2998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to creating the right conditions in the UK for a competitive and sustainable steel industry. In December 2016 the Government published its future pipeline for steel requirements, indicating the quantities of steel expected to be required for major projects, including defence. This will enable UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for Government contracts.</p><p>Updated policy guidance on Government steel procurement was also published, which the Ministry of Defence has adopted, which encourages the public sector to take full account of the value provided by UK steel producers when conducting procurement activities.</p><p>The pipeline, together with the updated procurement policy, is published on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/07/2017 15:49:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

748453

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital technology: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has received any representations from hon. Members from the Democratic Unionist Party on the Digital Charter.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 10/07/2017 16:09:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

748457

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's policy is on those who have served in HM forces and wish to buy a council or housing association property under the terms of the Military Covenant.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	3272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Policy on the right to buy socially-held accommodation is a matter for the relevant housing authorities and is not covered under the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Covenant's primary role is to remove the disadvantages that our Serving personnel, veterans and families may face as a result of their Service and to offer them a fair deal in comparison with all other British citizens. The available evidence does not suggest that veterans have greater challenges in finding accommodation than any other citizen.</p><p>We support our Armed Forces to get on the housing ladder and get a good job when they leave, through our resettlement programmes, Help to Buy Schemes and Career Transition Partnerships, and the vast majority transition well to civilian life.</p><p>However a small number may struggle and we work very closely with local authorities and the Devolved Administrations to ensure that the help they need is available to them. Initiatives such as ensuring fair access to social housing, Help to Buy schemes, and support through organisations such as the Riverside English Churches Housing Group, and Veterans' Hubs exist to address the range of housing needs of veterans and their families.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/07/2017 15:38:37 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

748458

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations
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 Government's policy is on implementing a right to buy scheme for tenants of housing association properties in England.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	3273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently considering the extension of Right to Buy discounts across England to housing association tenants, and will announce more details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/07/2017 15:33:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

748459

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has been consulted on the value of the exit payment for the Chief Executive of the Council of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea after his resignation in June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	3274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Pay, alongside other terms and conditions, remains a matter for local authorities to manage as individual employers and locally elected bodies.</p><p>Ministers have been very clear that authorities should be demonstrating restraint in the pay and reward of senior staff. In addition, the government has taken steps to increase the transparency and accountability of local decisions on pay.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/07/2017 15:33:40 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

748460

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of criminal fraud were reported to the National Fraud Reporting Centre, Action Fraud, in each of the last 12 months for which information is available; and how many of those cases (a) have been or are being investigated and (b) have led to prosecution.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	3270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects quarterly data on the number of fraud offences reported to Action Fraud via the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB). The most recently available data are for the year ending December 2016, and are available in Table QT1 of the Office for National Statistics’ ‘Crime in England and Wales: Quarterly Data Tables’ at this website:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesquarterlydatatables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesquarterlydatatables</a>.</p><p>Information on the number of fraud offences that are disseminated to the police by the NFIB for investigation is published on an annual basis. Information for the year ending March 2017 will be published on the 20 July in ‘Crime Outcomes in England and Wales, year ending March 2017’.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the number of fraud investigations which have led to prosecutions. The Ministry of Justice are responsible for prosecutions data.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 10/07/2017 15:45:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

748461

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on the prosecution of people who perpetrate criminal fraud; and what advice her Department has given to chief constables in England on the priority to be accorded to such crime.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	3271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The full force of the law should be used to pursue, and prosecute individuals who choose to commit fraud. Whilst it is down to Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners to set local priorities for their force area, I recognise that driving up the law enforcement response to fraud at national, regional and local levels must be a priority. Through the Joint Fraud Taskforce, we are working with the City of London Police, the national lead force for fraud, to establish a consistent and transparent approach to fraud across all police forces.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 10/07/2017 15:27:40 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

748488

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what analysis her Department (a) has made or (b) plans to make of the effect of closures of Sure Start Children's Centres since 2010 on the social mobility of the most disadvantaged children in (i) Enfield North constituency, (ii) the London Borough of Enfield and (iii) London.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	3291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Childcare Act 2006 requires local authorities to consult before they make significant changes to their children’s centre provision. Where they decide to close a children’s centre, councils must demonstrate that children and families, particularly the most disadvantaged, will not be adversely affected and that they will not compromise their duty to have sufficient children’s centres to meet local need. Local authorities are best placed to understand local needs and the different ways children and families can be supported locally.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/07/2017 16:20:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

748495

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) organisations and (b) individuals have the power to dismiss the governing body of a clinical commissioning group.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	3048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>NHS England is able to dismiss the governing body of a clinical commissioning group (CCG). It has formal powers of direction if it is satisfied that a CCG is failing or is at risk of failing to discharge its functions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 14:32:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper