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1684956

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Birmingham City Council: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the correspondence between Birmingham City Council and his Department requesting exceptional financial support by way of (a) increasing council tax above the threshold and (b) capitalisation directions to balance their budget for 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	11442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>On 5 December, the Secretary of State for DLUHC published his local government finance policy statement 2024-2025. This sets out the support available, via the Exceptional Financial Support framework, to councils with specific and evidenced concerns about their ability to set or maintain a balanced budget, including where there has been local financial failure. It also confirms that as part of that process, the government will consider representations from councils, including on council tax provision.</p><p>After Birmingham City Council issued two s.114 notices in October 2023 relating to its equal pay liabilities, commissioners were appointed at the council to ensure compliance with the Local Government Best Value Duty.</p><p>Details of correspondence between councils and the department relating to exceptional financial support are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 30/01/2024 16:55:08 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1562804

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support victims of fraud.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	902862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>This Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime.</p><p>We are working to improve the victim support system to ensure everyone receives the support and advice they need to feel safe again and to prevent revictimisation. Raising awareness and safeguarding victims will form a key pillar of the Government’s forthcoming fraud strategy.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 19/12/2022 16:02:25 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1546161

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Albania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum applications made by people from Albania were accepted in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	97780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on initial decisions made on asylum applications, by nationality, can be found in table Asy_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’.</p><p>Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to the year ending September 2022. Data for the year ending December 2022 will be published on 23 February 2023.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 97781 question first answered 06/12/2022 16:36:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1546162

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum applications made by people from (a) Albania and (b) other European countries were accepted in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	97781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on initial decisions made on asylum applications, by nationality, can be found in table Asy_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’.</p><p>Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to the year ending September 2022. Data for the year ending December 2022 will be published on 23 February 2023.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 97780 question first answered 06/12/2022 16:36:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1546163

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting a process similar to the Swedish Migration Agency's (a) list of safe countries and (b) rules on expulsion in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	97782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>We already have provision for a list of designated states through section 94 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/12/2022 16:33:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1485349

registered interest
date	01/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Political Parties: Capital Gains Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC Manuals CG61800 and SDLTM25510, whether it is his Department's policy that those provisions will apply to the forthcoming boundary changes under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	28919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text Changes to parliamentary constituencies are made by an Order in Council under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986. The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 did not change this. This policy has not changed and the provisions in HMRC Manuals CG61800 and SDLTM235510 therefore still apply. answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/07/2022 16:33:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1471063

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Owner Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending section 71A of the Finance Act (2003) to include gradual homeownership.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	19694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Section 71A of the Finance Act 2003 provides tax relief for financial institutions who purchase property which is subject to alternative financing arrangements. The rules prevent a double tax charge applying so that the tax outcome for purchasers is the same as if they had used conventional mortgage financing. The product referred to as ‘gradual homeownership’ uses arrangements which are not substantially similar to conventional mortgage financing and therefore the same requirements for relief are not present.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all tax policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/06/2022 12:36:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1471064

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: First Time Buyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason people buying a home for the first time under the gradual homeownership model are not subject to first-time buyers Stamp Duty relief.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	19695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>In 2017, the Government permanently increased the price at which a property becomes liable to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) to £300,000 for first time buyers. Since its introduction, over 673,000 people have benefitted from the relief.</p><p> </p><p>Consumers using a product referred to as ‘gradual homeownership’ do not buy a share in a property but instead invest in a partnership along with a set of investors who are seeking a profit on that investment. This form of ownership means that the purchase does not meet the statutory conditions for relief.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/06/2022 12:34:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1471065

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Owner Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential role that gradual homeownership schemes could play in achieving the Government’s ambitions for more people to be able to own their own home.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	19696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The provision of affordable housing is a key element of the Government's plan to end the housing crisis and provide aspiring homeowners with a step onto the housing ladder. Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme aims to deliver up to 180,000 new homes across the country, should economic conditions allow. Approximately half of these homes will be for affordable home ownership, including Shared Ownership. <br> <br> In April 2021, the Government launched its new model of Shared Ownership. This new model will make it easier for people to gradually increase the size of their equity stake in their Shared Ownership home, as and when they can afford to do so, all the way up to full ownership, with some limited exceptions.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/06/2022 16:29:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1422848

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's guidance is on Ofsted inspections for schools that have recently undergone a change of head teacher; and whether those schools are permitted more time following that change to implement reforms before a full inspection is carried out.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	125506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The department has not set conditions on the timings of inspections where there is a change of headteacher, and there are no plans to request that Ofsted defers full inspections in these circumstances. It is important that Ofsted is able to inspect all schools in a timely manner in order to provide independent assurance about the quality of education being provided to pupils, and their safeguarding.</p><p>During an inspection inspectors will be aware that new leadership is in place and will take account of this in the evaluation of the leadership and management of the school. A change of leadership will be noted in the context section of the school’s report. In addition, where a change of leadership is relevant to what inspectors find on inspection, they will comment on this in the main body of the report.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 25/02/2022 14:25:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook