Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

386122

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	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	Homelessness: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the implications for the education, health and well-being of children in homeless families; and what actions they propose to take to reduce the number of children in homeless families in bed and breakfast accommodation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Placing families in temporary accommodation avoids a homelessness crisis and means no child will end up on the streets. However, the Government has been clear that placing families with children in bed and breakfast accommodation for longer than 6 weeks is both unacceptable and unlawful and we recognise the disruption this can have on children. Authorities must by law consider the impact any change in the location of accommodation will have on a household such as proximity to education and medical facilities. A small number of authorities (5%) account for 80% of cases where the 6 week limit is exceeded. The use of bed and breakfast accommodation for families with children is less than a third of the peak it was in 2002.</p><p>We provided funding to authorities so they could test innovative and sustainable approaches that would tackle this issue. The lessons learned have been disseminated to other authorities across the country.</p><p><br>Households leaving temporary accommodation now spend on average 7 months less than they did in 2010.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2015 13:28:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

388076

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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	Housing: Fires
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of older people involved in house fires with an electrical source of ignition in England and Wales in the last five years for which figures are available<i>.</i>
	tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
	uin	HL1202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department has policy responsibility for England only.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of casualties aged 65 years old and over who were involved in dwelling fires attended by fire and rescue services in England, where there was reported to have been an electrical power source involved in ignition of the fire. There was incomplete data for 2009/10 so this has not been included:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Casualties aged 65 and over</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1,116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1,132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1,062</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>949</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Casualties include fatalities, hospital admissions, and cases where first aid was administered or precautionary checks recommended. The ages of people involved are only reported when they are casualties, and so we do not hold information on the total number of fires involving older people.</p><p> </p><p>An electrical source of ignition has been interpreted as where the power source involved in the fire was reported as being electricity, although these figures will include incidents where the cause of the fire was not necessarily a direct result of the electrical source – for example, including careless handling, placing articles too close to appliances, and cooking.</p><p> </p><p>Data are as reported on the Incident Recording System (IRS) by fire and rescue authorities. 2009/10 was the first year of the IRS and totals are slightly underreported.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2015 15:21:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

388451

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	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	Hate Crime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the levels of hate crime in the United Kingdom; and what assessment they have made of the implications of such crimes for community cohesion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL1226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing robust and transparent data on hate crime. We have seen significant improvements to hate crime data including the inclusion of hate crime in National Crime Statistics and the Crime Survey of England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Government funds the National Community Tension Team which analyses hate crime, together with a wide range of information from local police areas and international events. They produce ‘Operation Element’ reports weekly to inform targeted threat assessments which inform the decisions of local managers. At times of increased tension this analysis will be boosted to produce more regular or detailed products. This process has been enhanced by national Information Sharing Agreements which allow for the mutual transfer of anonymous hate crime data with some civil society organisations.</p><p> </p><p>As well as the need to reduce the harm caused to victims, we recognise such crimes also have an effect on broader communities and can lead to community tension if not addressed early. In order to address these issues all relevant Ministers are represented on a cross-Government Hate Crime Programme which includes criminal justice agencies and an Independent Advisory Group made up of victims, advocates and academics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2015 15:25:04 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

388522

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	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	Fire Services: Pensions
	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 publish the revised commutation factors for the firefighters pension scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	6176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government accepts in full the Pension Ombudsman’s recent determination regarding commutation factors used to calculate lump sum payments for certain firefighters and police officers. It also recognises that there are other individuals who are affected by the principles set out in this determination, and is working with pension administrators to identify these and ensure that appropriate payments are made as quickly as possible. The Government Actuary’s Department is preparing detailed guidance for administrators to aid them in calculating the amounts owed. They intend to issue this guidance, as well as tables of revised commutation factors, to administrators in the near future. At this point, they will also be made available online.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 14/07/2015 14:55:16 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

388524

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local spending bodies in the city of Birmingham (a) his Department is responsible for and (b) draw on funds voted to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	6221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>My Department has no direct responsibility for local spending bodies in the city of Birmingham. DCLG does provide funding to Birmingham City Council and West Midlands Fire Authority, which are locally led organisations.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, my Department publishes monthly data outlining all payments above £250, including the recipient organisation. However my Department does not collect data on where recipients are located.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/07/2015 14:48:44 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388532

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	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	Fire Services and Local Government: Employment
	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 number of people with home postcodes in Wales who work for English (a) fire services and (b) local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	6084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the home addresses of local authority or fire service employees and we have made no estimate of the number of people living in Wales who work for English authorities.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/07/2015 14:49:44 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

388885

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2015
	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	Commission for Local Administration in England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the results of its consultation on extending the remit of the Local Government Ombudsman to include larger parish and town councils.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	uin	6460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The consultation on extending the remit of the Local Government Ombudsman to larger parish and town councils closed on 30 June and we are now carefully considering the 108 responses we received from parish and town councils, district councils, local government representative bodies and members of the public.</p><p> </p><p>We are doing this in the context of our intention, as announced in the Queen’s speech, to publish in this Parliamentary session a draft Bill creating a single Public Service Ombudsman.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/07/2015 14:28:03 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

388891

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2015
	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	Local Government: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his estimate is of the cost to local authorities of the increased minimum wage announced in the 2015 Summer Budget payable to (a) local authority employees and (b) employees of private contractors and service providers in each year from 2016-17 to 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	6384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Office of Budget Responsibility estimated that wage costs across the whole UK economy would increase by £4 billion by 2020 as a result of the implementation of the National Living Wage, assuming no changes to employment or hours worked. Some of those costs will be faced by the public sector, including local government. The impact on local government of the introduction of the National Living Wage will be considered as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures as part of the Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/07/2015 14:36:29 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

388883

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2015
	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	Combined Authorities: Powers
	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 establish a team within his Department dedicated to facilitating combined authority devolution negotiations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	6457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Devolution is one of the Government’s top priorities and will therefore be prioritised within departmental resourcing. To meet this commitment, the Government will prioritise the resources necessary to facilitate negotiations with areas and to deliver on any statutory elements of deals, such as the establishment of combined authorities. The deployment of resources will need to be flexible to accommodate the nature and number of negotiations happening at any one time, which will vary as will the total cost of the negotiation process.<br><br>The Government is committed to devolving far-reaching powers within England as part of a power shift away from central government, enabling places to drive their own economic growth and take decisions over public services.</p><p> </p><p>In devolving powers the Government is committed to a 'bottom up' approach and is asking local areas to come forward with proposals on the form of devolution that would work best for them. This approach builds on the devolution deal the government struck with Greater Manchester in the last Parliament that will see the devolution of significant powers and budgets and the establishment of a directly elected mayor.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 6459 6465 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:06:56 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

388887

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2015
	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	Combined Authorities: Powers
	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 total cost to the public purse of holding devolution negotiations for combined authorities in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	6465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Devolution is one of the Government’s top priorities and will therefore be prioritised within departmental resourcing. To meet this commitment, the Government will prioritise the resources necessary to facilitate negotiations with areas and to deliver on any statutory elements of deals, such as the establishment of combined authorities. The deployment of resources will need to be flexible to accommodate the nature and number of negotiations happening at any one time, which will vary as will the total cost of the negotiation process.<br><br>The Government is committed to devolving far-reaching powers within England as part of a power shift away from central government, enabling places to drive their own economic growth and take decisions over public services.</p><p> </p><p>In devolving powers the Government is committed to a 'bottom up' approach and is asking local areas to come forward with proposals on the form of devolution that would work best for them. This approach builds on the devolution deal the government struck with Greater Manchester in the last Parliament that will see the devolution of significant powers and budgets and the establishment of a directly elected mayor.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 6457 6459 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:06:56 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham