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1035028

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the dates on which each prison establishment last undertook full night-time fire contingencies exercises.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	205271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The dates on which public sector prisons in England and Wales last undertook night-time fire contingency exercises; whether a formal report from Fire and Rescue Services was provided; and whether additional staff were requested as a result of such exercises, is provided in the attached table. Arrangements are being made to ensure that prisons listed as not yet completing for the period to undertake a fire contingency exercise.</p><p>Prison Fire Safety leads engage regularly with Fire and Rescue Services to ensure contingency plans are fit for purpose, and any issues or concerns are highlighted as part of this ongoing engagement. Additionally, Fire and Rescue Service Senior Fire Officers are required to highlight significant problems or concerns to the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Operations Committee. The NFCC have confirmed that no reports on the outcomes of night-time fire contingency testing have been received.</p><p>Privately Managed Prisons (PMPs) are also obliged to follow Prison Service Instruction 11/2015, Fire Safety in Prison Establishments. This requires Directors of PMP’s to regularly test the fire contingency plans for both day and night state; contingency plans for fire must be tested at least annually.</p><p>Operators of PMPs hold data for their own contract sites. Each PMP has a full-time on-site Controller employed by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The Controller has regular review meetings with the contractor against a range of performance indicators. Any concerns in relation to these performance indicators or any other concerns relating to the delivery of the contract are discussed at these meetings. Where action is needed, progress is monitored by the Controller and escalated within HMPPS. Where appropriate action can be taken in accordance with the contract. This may include a requirement for urgent improvement and/or financial deductions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/01/2019 19:20:31 question first ministerially corrected 23/01/2019 12:21:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ205271,272,273 - Night time fire contingency testing.xlsx title Table for 205271, 205272, 205273 previous answer version 95757 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1039581

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January to Question 206043 on Undocumented Migrants: Boats, for what reason his Department does not routinely publish that data; and if he will make it his policy to publish that data routinely.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	207607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As set out in the Immigration White Paper, the future system will be a single global immigration system, where students of all nationalities will apply under the new student route.Under the new route all students studying at a Masters’ level, or at Bachelors’ level and an institution with degree awarding powers, will be eligible for the increased 6-month post study leave period. Doctoral students will be eligible for a 12-month post study leave period.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Border Force does not routinely publish data that does not meet the Home Office standard for publication or that could impact its operational effectiveness. There are no current plans to routinely publish this data in the future.Border Force transparency data can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/border-force-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/border-force-statistics</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/01/2019 18:31:59 question first ministerially corrected 17/01/2019 16:16:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 95807 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1037833

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing Infrastructure Fund: Nottinghamshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding had been allocated to Nottinghamshire from the Housing Infrastructure Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	206459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The South of Clifton Housing Infrastructure Scheme in Rushcliffe, for which the local authority requested £10 million of Marginal Viability Funding, has completed funding clarification. My Department will be notifying the local authority of the outcome very shortly. Nottinghamshire is also one of the 45 areas across England with whom we are working to co-develop Forward Funding projects with up to £4.6 billion of funding available to unlock a potential 450,000 homes in areas where housing need is greatest. For Forward Funding schemes in co-development, there is no guarantee of funding. It is still a competitive process, and following co-development, these areas will be required to submit business cases prior to final funding decisions being made.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/01/2019 16:33:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1037968

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Planning Permission: Judicial Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning decisions made by (a) himself and (b) the planning inspectorate have been subject to judicial review proceedings in each of the last five years; and if he will list (a) those cases and (b) their outcomes.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	206319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>In the past 5 years there have been 60 planning decisions made by the Secretary of State, which have been subject to judicial review proceedings. Over the same period, the Planning Inspectorate have had 42.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/01/2019 16:31:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1037970

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local plans have been (a) submitted, (b) examined and (c) found to be legally compliant and sound in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	206321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Examination (b) spans the time from submission of the plan to issue of the Inspector’s report. As this may take more than 12 months, it is not possible to give that information in the form requested.</p><p>Information on (a) and (c) is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Local Plans submitted for examination (a)</p></td><td><p>Local Plan Inspector’s reports issued (c)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>23 <em>1</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>26 <em>2</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>2</em> In addition one report was issued in 2015 finding a plan unsound.</p><p><em>1</em> In addition one report was issued in 2017 finding a plan unsound.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/01/2019 16:30:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1037973

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many days on average (a) it took for planning inspectors to examine a local plan and (b) there were between a local plan being submitted to a planning inspector and the inspector making a determination on that plan in each of the last five years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	206322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The examination stage covers the period from the date of plan submission to the Planning Inspectorate, to the issue of the Inspector’s final report.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Average number of days between submission and issue of Inspector's final report (all post - 2004 Local Plans)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>595</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>449</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/01/2019 16:27:08 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1037975

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Garden Communities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to undertake a value for money assessment of funding allocated to local authorities for garden settlement projects; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	206324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>We have provided or committed £22 million of capacity funding to fund dedicated staff teams and key studies and assessments to underpin delivery of our garden towns and villages. Local authorities are expected to spend capacity funding allocated through the Garden Communities programme on activities for which the funding was awarded. Homes England undertakes day-to-day monitoring of projects on MHCLG’s behalf, and decisions on ongoing funding take account of scheme performance in relation to previous capacity funding awards.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/01/2019 16:32:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1038405

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that legacy payments from the New Homes Bonus accumulated over the last four year will continue to be paid to eligible authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Rugby
	tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
	uin	206781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>In December 2018, Government announced the 2019-20 New Homes Bonus allocations due to be paid over next 4 years. Consideration about the overall quantum of funding available to the local government sector will be a matter for the next spending review but Government remains fully committed to incentivising housing growth and will consult widely with local authorities on how best to reward delivery most effectively.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 206782 question first answered 16/01/2019 17:55:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

1038406

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made on the amount of New Homes Bonus that will be paid to local authorities over the next four years.
	tabling member constituency	Rugby
	tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
	uin	206782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>In December 2018, Government announced the 2019-20 New Homes Bonus allocations due to be paid over next 4 years. Consideration about the overall quantum of funding available to the local government sector will be a matter for the next spending review but Government remains fully committed to incentivising housing growth and will consult widely with local authorities on how best to reward delivery most effectively.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 206781 question first answered 16/01/2019 17:55:43 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

1038437

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the spare room subsidy on trends in the level of empty properties.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	206788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Statistics on vacant dwellings in England and in each local authority district are published in the Department's live table 615, which is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a>.</p><p><br> This table shows the annual total numbers of empty homes and those vacant longer than six months and also vacants in the local authority, housing association and other public sector tenures</p><p><br> The number of long-term vacant dwellings across England remains lower than when records began.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/01/2019 17:55:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson