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622057

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Ilois: Resettlement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2016 to Question 49326, on Ilois: settlement, if he will provide an estimate of in-house costs associated with legal action.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	50497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text ​As details are not held centrally, this information is not readily available and could only be estimated at disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 31/10/2016 16:01:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

681269

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an equality impact assessment has been undertaken for the proposed relocation of the medical assessment centre from Russell House to Wallacetoun in Ayr.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	62152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>We will be undertaking an equality analysis as part of the detailed planning for the proposed relocation of the medical assessment centre in Ayr.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/02/2017 10:51:27 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

681257

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: East Ayrshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to publish an Equality Impact Assessment on the proposal to close Cumnock administration centre.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	62191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>We will be undertaking an equality analysis as part of the detailed planning for service reconfiguration. This will include feedback from public consultation in those locations where this applies. A decision regarding publication of the equality analysis will be made at that time.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/02/2017 14:34:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

681256

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: East Ayrshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where staff based at Cumnock administration centre will be relocated in the event of its closure.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	62183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>We have entered a period of consultation with our staff at Cumnock Killoch House and will be undertaking internal discussions about the options for relocation. It is important to stress that this is a proposal at this stage and we will make a final decision following the consultation process with our colleagues. DWP is retaining a significant presence in Scotland and staff at Cumnock will be offered the opportunity to relocate to other parts of DWP wherever possible.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/02/2017 14:36:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

681271

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: East Ayrshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the effect on the local economy of the proposal to relocate jobs from Cumnock administration centre.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	62154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>We have entered a period of consultation with our staff at Cumnock Killoch House and will be undertaking internal discussions about the options for relocation. It is important to stress that this is a proposal at this stage and we will make a final decision following the consultation process with our colleagues. DWP has a significant presence in Scotland and staff at Cumnock will be offered the opportunity to relocate to other parts of DWP wherever possible.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/02/2017 16:28:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

660153

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a response to the briefing note by the trade union, Community, which was sent to her by the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun with the letter of 1 November 2016 on Dungavel Immigration Return Centre; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	58000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2016 answer text <p>We do not intend to publish a response to the briefing note by the trade union, Community. A response to the hon. Member's letter, which contained the briefing note, was sent on 20 December 2016.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/12/2016 12:00:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

681270

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: East Ayrshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the expected costs are of the proposal to relocate staff and resources from Cumnock administration centre.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	62153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>We are not yet in a position to share an estimated figure due to commercial confidentiality pending completion of legal processes and staff consultations. We expect to make savings for the tax payer from merging offices by reducing running costs and making best use of office space available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/02/2017 10:59:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

657812

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	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	Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of newly built homes of timber-frame construction have been built in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	57445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The vast majority of new homes in England are built using traditional brick-and-mortar methods. In its Housing Market Report in October, the National House Building Council stated that timber frame's market share at registration in each of the last five years was as follows:</p><p>2011: 13%<br>2012: 10%<br>2013: 9%<br>2014: 8%<br>2015: 9%</p><p>To increase housing supply, we need a diversified housing market where all firms embrace innovation to become more productive and deliver a better product to the consumer. It is not for government to endorse one building technique or material, including timber frame, over another, as long as building standards are met.</p><p>Instead, we are encouraging market diversification and promoting the use of modern methods of construction through our housing and planning programmes, including Affordable Homes 2016-21, Build to Rent and Housing Zones, and through our National Planning Practice Guidance.</p><p>In October, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government launched the Home Building Fund, which aims to provide further support to builders using modern methods of construction, in addition to custom builders, small and medium-sized builders, and new entrants to the market.</p><p>The Secretary of State and I often meet developers and housebuilders, including those who build homes using traditional methods and those who use modern methods of construction, as well as visiting offsite factories and developments where modern methods of construction are used.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 57320 57321 question first answered 16/12/2016 14:43:37 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

657815

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	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	Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of timber-framed construction in the Government's plans to increase housebuilding.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	57320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The vast majority of new homes in England are built using traditional brick-and-mortar methods. In its Housing Market Report in October, the National House Building Council stated that timber frame's market share at registration in each of the last five years was as follows:</p><p>2011: 13%<br>2012: 10%<br>2013: 9%<br>2014: 8%<br>2015: 9%</p><p>To increase housing supply, we need a diversified housing market where all firms embrace innovation to become more productive and deliver a better product to the consumer. It is not for government to endorse one building technique or material, including timber frame, over another, as long as building standards are met.</p><p>Instead, we are encouraging market diversification and promoting the use of modern methods of construction through our housing and planning programmes, including Affordable Homes 2016-21, Build to Rent and Housing Zones, and through our National Planning Practice Guidance.</p><p>In October, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government launched the Home Building Fund, which aims to provide further support to builders using modern methods of construction, in addition to custom builders, small and medium-sized builders, and new entrants to the market.</p><p>The Secretary of State and I often meet developers and housebuilders, including those who build homes using traditional methods and those who use modern methods of construction, as well as visiting offsite factories and developments where modern methods of construction are used.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 57321 57445 question first answered 16/12/2016 14:43:37 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

657816

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	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	Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with representatives of the UK timber and wood panel industries on the role UK wood products could play in housebuilding.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	57321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The vast majority of new homes in England are built using traditional brick-and-mortar methods. In its Housing Market Report in October, the National House Building Council stated that timber frame's market share at registration in each of the last five years was as follows:</p><p>2011: 13%<br>2012: 10%<br>2013: 9%<br>2014: 8%<br>2015: 9%</p><p>To increase housing supply, we need a diversified housing market where all firms embrace innovation to become more productive and deliver a better product to the consumer. It is not for government to endorse one building technique or material, including timber frame, over another, as long as building standards are met.</p><p>Instead, we are encouraging market diversification and promoting the use of modern methods of construction through our housing and planning programmes, including Affordable Homes 2016-21, Build to Rent and Housing Zones, and through our National Planning Practice Guidance.</p><p>In October, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government launched the Home Building Fund, which aims to provide further support to builders using modern methods of construction, in addition to custom builders, small and medium-sized builders, and new entrants to the market.</p><p>The Secretary of State and I often meet developers and housebuilders, including those who build homes using traditional methods and those who use modern methods of construction, as well as visiting offsite factories and developments where modern methods of construction are used.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 57320 57445 question first answered 16/12/2016 14:43:37 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown