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752507

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent progress has been made in increasing the prosecution rate for hate crimes.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has taken a number of steps to improve its prosecution of all strands of hate crime.</p><p>The CPS is prosecuting and convicting more defendants of hate crime than ever before. In 2015/16, the CPS completed 15,442 hate crime prosecutions, an increase of 704 on the previous year. The conviction rate also improved to 83.2% in 2015/16 an increase from 82.9% the previous year.</p><p>The CPS Annual Report and Accounts 2016/17 shows that the proportion of cases where the CPS was successful in achieving uplifted sentences for hate crime perpetrators has increased dramatically. The proportion rose from 33.8% in 2015/16, to 52.2% in 2016/17 – reaching 58.2% in the final quarter.</p><p>The CPS has delivered mandatory face to face disability hate crime training and racially and religiously aggravated hate crime training and is in the process of developing homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crime training to support prosecutors to more effectively deal with hate crime cases.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/07/2017 14:45:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

759201

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Empty Property: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to support bringing derelict homes back into use in Greater London.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	9864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of empty homes is at its lowest since records began in 2004. In May 2010 over 300,000 homes in England had been standing empty for longer than 6 months. As of October 2016 the number of long-term empty properties had fallen to 200,145. Local authorities have powers and strong incentives to tackle empty homes. Through the New Homes Bonus they earn the same financial reward for bringing an empty home back into use as building a new one. Councils may also charge up to 150 per cent council tax for homes empty for over two years.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/09/2017 11:21:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 11891 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

538987

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2016
	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	London City Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to announce his planning decision on the proposed expansion of London City Airport.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	905901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>My Department has published a target date for issuing this decision of 28 September. My Department aims to reach all planning decisions ahead of target dates where possible.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 18/07/2016 16:39:10 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

758092

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	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	Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to conduct a full review of the business rates system.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	9030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government will set out its plans for a review of business rates in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 11/09/2017 15:04:06 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

389750

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	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	Social Rented Housing: Greater London
	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 and what proportion of households in social housing (a) in London and (b) in each local authority area in London have an annual income above £40,000.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	7031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>According to the English Housing Survey in 2011 there were 43,000 households in social housing in London with an annual income of above £40,000. This represents 6% of all households in social housing in London.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold this information for local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/07/2015 16:08:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

389755

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	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	Social 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, how many and what proportion of households in social housing have an annual income above £30,000 in (a) England, (b) England outside London, (c) each region of England outside London and (d) each local authority outside London.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	7030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>According to the English Housing Survey in 2011 there were 349,000 households in social housing in England with an annual income of above £30,000 in 2011. This represents 9% of all households in social housing in England.</p><p> </p><p>According to the English Housing Survey in there were 250,000 households in social housing in England outside London with an annual income of above £30,000 in 2011. This represents 8% of all households in social housing in England outside London.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the number and proportion of households in social housing with an annual income of above £30,000 in 2011 for each region of England excluding London:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>16,000</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>31,000</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>26,000</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>19,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>28,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>44,000</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>59,000</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>27,000</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We do not hold this information for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/07/2015 15:53:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

715586

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	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	Non-domestic Rates: Newham
	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 22 March 2017 to Question 68303, on non-domestic rates: Newham, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the amount of rates paid by businesses in the London Borough of Newham.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	69943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Whilst no outturn data for the amount paid in rates by businesses in Newham are held centrally for the years before and after revaluation, forecasts are available. According to Newham's own forecast on their National Non-Domestic Return 1 for 2016-17, businesses paid a total of £133 million after reliefs.</p><p>They forecast this to increase to £142 million according to their National Non-Domestic Return 1 for 2017-18. This increase is affected by revaluation, inflation, changes in business rate relief policy, changes in the number and value of properties entitled to business rate reliefs and changes in the tax base.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/04/2017 14:24:46 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 44425 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

711740

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2017
	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	Non-domestic Rates: Newham
	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 was paid in rates by businesses in the London Borough of Newham in the most recent year for which data is available; and what he expects the total amount paid to be following revaluation.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	68303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>This data is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/03/2017 10:16:24 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 41622 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

711739

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2017
	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	Non-domestic Rates: East Ham
	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 businesses that will pay (a) higher and (b) lower rates in East Ham constituency following the business rates revaluation.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	68302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The effect of the revaluation on properties in East Ham constituency will depend on the specific circumstances and location of the relevant properties, including their changing entitlement to business rate reliefs.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/03/2017 10:16:08 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 41621 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

711738

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2017
	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	Non-domestic Rates: Newham
	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 discretionary relief for business rates hard cases will be available to businesses in the London Borough of Newham.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	68301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has published a consultation on the £300 million discretionary relief scheme announced at the Spring Budget 2017. The consultation sets out a proposed allocation methodology and indicative allocations for individual billing authorities, and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/discretionary-business-rates-relief-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/discretionary-business-rates-relief-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/03/2017 10:16:51 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 41619 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms