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169417

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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	Neighbourhood Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) number and (b) proportion of neighbourhood plans have been produced by areas that are in the top (i) 25 per cent and (ii) 50 per cent most deprived areas as ranked by the Index of Multiple Deprivation.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	218187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/01/2015 18:55:47 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 33701 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

169419

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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	Private 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, what steps he is taking to promote the take-up of the model agreement for a shorthold assured tenancy.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	218186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>My Department is promoting both the model agreement and longer tenancies with bodies representing landlords, tenants and letting agents as well as mortgage lenders. We have also promoted and encouraged all local authorities to adopt the agreement.<br> <br> The Government is committed to balancing the need for greater supply and better standards without over burdening the private rented sector with unnecessary regulation and red tape. We are expanding supply and encouraging more investment with the appointment of PRS Operations Ltd (a subsidiary of Venn Partners LLP) as the delivery partner for the Private Rented Sector Housing Guarantee Scheme. This will facilitate a stream of Government guaranteed investment in projects worth over £10 million. More generally, the Private Rented Sector Taskforce has facilitated aspirations to invest over £10 billion including 30 new entrants to the sector and, among other achievements, has facilitated a best practice design guide for build to rent. The Affordable Housing Guarantee Scheme has facilitated investment of over £1 billion in over 9,000 new affordable rented homes through the cheapest long-term debt in the sector’s history.<br> <br> To encourage improved conditions, we have increased consumer awareness and supported longer tenancies with a How to Rent guide, a model tenancy agreement, and an industry led Code of Practice for letting and managing agents. We have introduced regulations to force the remaining 3,000 letting and property management agents to join one of three approved redress schemes from 1 October; made over £4 million available to 23 local authorities to help them tackle acute and complex problems with rogue landlords in their area – building on £2.6 million given to 9 local authorities to support enforcement against ‘Beds in Sheds’; and supported measures to tackle retaliatory evictions in private rented sector.<br> <br> The Government has an on-going communications strategy that continues to promote and encourage greater awareness of landlords and tenants' rights and responsibilities via social media, partner engagement, and other media channels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/01/2015 18:48:17 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 33699 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

169762

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	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	Garden Communities
	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 expressions of interest in response to the Locally-led Garden Cities Prospectus had been (a) received and (b) considered as of 10 December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	218344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Following the publication of our locally-led Garden Cities prospectus in April we have been in discussions with a number of local authorities, developers and consultants interested in bringing forward proposals for new locally-led garden cities. The announcement of Bicester as a new Garden Town at Autumn Statement reflects the fact that Cherwell District Council's plans for Bicester are well advanced, and in a position to benefit from Government support. Discussions with other places interested in bringing forward large scale housing developments are ongoing through the large sites programme.<br><br></p><p>It would not be in the public interest to release information that could undermine the ongoing local negotiations and policy development. But we will make further announcements on our locally-led large scale sites programme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/12/2014 17:30:34 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

169944

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	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	Private Rented Housing: Alarms
	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 14 October 2014 to Question 207598, when he will publish the response to the consultation on requirements for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the private rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	218439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the rt. hon. Member to my answer of 16 December, <em>Official Report</em>, PQ 218368.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/12/2014 15:09:04 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 34004 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

170334

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Shared Ownership Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2.42 of the Autumn Statement 2014, when he plans to launch the consultation on options for streamlining the process for selling on shared ownership properties.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	218731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>We will be seeking views on streamlining the process for selling on shared ownership properties early in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/12/2014 14:57:23 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

171530

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	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	Private 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, pursuant to his Answer of 16 December 2014 to Question 218185, if he will undertake an assessment of (a) how many and (b) what proportion of tenants in the private rented sector have (i) asked for and (ii) been granted the model agreement for shorthold assured tenancy since that model agreement was published by the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	219453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is keen to monitor take-up of the Model Tenancy and is examining the options for assessing this.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/01/2015 16:00:11 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

732886

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 Prime Minister's oral answer of 27 June 2017 to the right hon. Member for Leeds Central, Official Report, column 309, whether EU citizens applying to have a (a) spouse or partner, (b) child over 18-years old, (c) child under 18-years old or (d) parent join them in the UK after the UK has left the EU will be required to meet a minimum income threshold.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	1460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, proposes that family members who wish to join an eligible EU citizen after exit will be subject to the same rules as apply to non-EU nationals joining British citizens, or alternatively to the post-exit immigration arrangements for EU citizens who arrive after the specified date, if they are an EU citizen.</p><p>It is our intention that all EU citizens living lawfully in the UK before the specified date are covered by the proposals. It will not be necessary to be present in the UK on the specified date and – as is currently the case under the Free Movement Directive - there will be flexibility for temporary absences.</p><p>The Government undertakes to treat EU citizens who were resident in the UK before the specified date, according to the principles set out in the policy paper in the expectation that the EU will offer reciprocal treatment for UK nationals resident in its member states.</p><p>Further details of the Government’s proposals on citizens’ rights are in the policy paper on ‘Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU’, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu</a>.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/07/2017 12:07:44 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

748223

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether non-UK EU citizens living in the UK whose applications for settled status are refused will be required to leave the UK when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	2790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, sets out that obtaining settled status will be subject to meeting certain requirements. The eligibility criteria will be set out in UK law, and will include a requirement for the applicant to have been resident in the UK for a set length of time and an assessment of conduct and criminality, including not being considered a threat to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to apply rules to exclude those who are serious or persistent criminals and those whom we consider a threat to the UK. Those who are refused settled status, unless they are covered by any of the exemptions that the Government puts in place or have another basis to remain in the UK, will no longer have permission to remain in the UK after we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/07/2017 10:21:06 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

750220

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 July 2017 to Question 2790, on immigration: EU nationals, what criteria for (a) conduct and (b) criminality will be employed when assessing applications for settled status by non-UK EU citizens living in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	4042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Applications for settled status by non-UK EU citizens will be refused on grounds of public policy if on the basis of their conduct or criminality they represent a genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat to the fundamental interests of society in the UK. Applications will be decided on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p>This will be subject to negotiations and a reciprocal deal with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/07/2017 13:29:05 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

767514

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: South Asia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for visitor visas have been granted in (a) India and (b) Pakistan in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	106813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Entry clearance visa applications and resolution: Pakistani Visitor visas (including dependants)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Resolved</strong></p></td><td><p><em>Of which</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar </strong><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Granted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refused</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Withdrawn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lapsed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>85,500</p></td><td><p>87,172</p></td><td><p>54,768</p></td><td><p>32,115</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>85,749</p></td><td><p>88,901</p></td><td><p>61,578</p></td><td><p>27,102</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>87,541</p></td><td><p>89,709</p></td><td><p>57,117</p></td><td><p>32,332</p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>90,060</p></td><td><p>90,305</p></td><td><p>44,976</p></td><td><p>45,126</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>83,572</p></td><td><p>83,295</p></td><td><p>41,095</p></td><td><p>42,067</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Immigration Statistics April-June 2017, visas volume 1 table vi_01_q and corresponding datasets.</p><p>Data on visa grants, refusals, withdrawn or lapsed cases may relate to applications made in an earlier period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Entry clearance visa applications and resolution: Indian Visitor visas (including dependants)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Resolved</strong></p></td><td><p><em>Of which</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar </strong><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Granted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refused</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Withdrawn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lapsed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>335,850</p></td><td><p>335,261</p></td><td><p>298,884</p></td><td><p>35,437</p></td><td><p>819</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>352,740</p></td><td><p>354,262</p></td><td><p>316,911</p></td><td><p>36,510</p></td><td><p>802</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>352,880</p></td><td><p>354,184</p></td><td><p>319,804</p></td><td><p>33,647</p></td><td><p>697</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>411,182</p></td><td><p>411,526</p></td><td><p>367,211</p></td><td><p>43,660</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>450,797</p></td><td><p>450,401</p></td><td><p>390,036</p></td><td><p>59,843</p></td><td><p>493</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Immigration Statistics April-June 2017, visas volume 1 table vi_01_q and corresponding datasets.</p><p>Data on visa grants, refusals, withdrawn or lapsed cases may relate to applications made in an earlier period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on entry clearance visas are published in ‘Immigration Statistics’, available from the Home Office website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/10/2017 14:40:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn