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422557

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	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: Wheelchairs
	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 his Department has made of the number of wheelchair accessible (a) homes, (b) flats and (c) bungalows which will be built in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	12632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are best placed to understand the housing needs in their area. We expect them to work closely with key partners and their local communities in deciding what type of housing is needed.</p><p>National policy sets out clearly the need for local authorities to plan for the housing needs of all members of the community and that planning should encourage accessibility. The introduction of optional requirements for accessibility in the Building Regulations provides local authorities with the tools needed to ensure that new homes are accessible and that in particular the needs of disabled people are met.</p><p>At the same time as introducing these new optional requirements, we amended planning guidance to provide further advice on how they should be applied through local planning policy. We also published a data sheet setting out information and statistics on older and disabled peoples’ needs to act as a starting point for local authorities wishing to develop suitable policies.</p><p>An impact assessment supporting implementation of the Housing Standards Review estimated, for appraisal purposes, an indicative rate of construction of accessible housing in the period 2015 to 2025 - the impact assessment and accompanying documents can be found at the link below;</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-standards-review-final-implementation-impact-assessment.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/10/2015 12:38:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

423233

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	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	Non-domestic Rates: North West
	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 he has made of the potential effect of the Government's proposed changes to business rates on (a) Liverpool Walton constituency, (b) Liverpool City Council, (c) the North West and (d) the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	13094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>Liverpool City Council is forecast to collect £190 million in 2015/16, while for the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Area the total forecast is £466 million. The 45 local authorities that comprise the North West are expected to collect £2,588 million in 2015/16.</p><p>The Government intends to move to 100% business rates retention for the local government sector across England by the end of this Parliament. As part of the new system, there will continue to be a redistribution of local tax revenue between authorities, with protections in place for authorities that might see their business rates income fall significantly. Over the coming months we will work with local government on the detail of these reforms.</p><br /> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 27/10/2015 16:30:23 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

436683

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	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	Private Rented Housing: Standards
	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 tackle landlords who knowingly rent out unsafe and substandard accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	19317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>Through the Housing and Planning Bill we are taking measures to tackle rogue landlords who rent out sub-standard accommodation. Our proposals include a database of rogue landlords and property agents, introducing banning orders for serious or repeat offenders, a tougher fit and proper person test, extending Rent Repayment Orders and introducing civil penalties for offences such as failing to comply with an improvement notice or overcrowding a property<strong>. <br></strong><br>In addition, over the last Parliament, we made over £6.7 million available to local authorities to help them tackle rogue landlords in their areas. We have also invited 65 local authorities to bid for a share of a further £5 million funding to tackle rogue landlords and will be announcing successful schemes shortly.</p><br /> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/12/2015 17:02:57 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

436684

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	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	Owner Occupation: Young People
	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 he has made of trends in the number of young people who own their own home since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	19318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the number of first time buyers. Action taken in support of this Includes:</p><p>- extending the Right to Buy - which has supported council tenants into home ownership for decades - to housing association tenants. This will give another 1.3 million families the chance to purchase a home at right to buy level discounts;</p><p>- Help to Buy schemes, targeting those wanting to get onto the housing ladder with 80% of sales going to first time buyers, which have so far enabled over 130,000 families to purchase a home;</p><p>- launching, on 1 December 2015, the Help to Buy: ISA which will help first-time buyers save for their first deposit. The Government will top up savings by 25%, up to a maximum top-up of £3,000; and</p><p>- a £2.3 billion fund to deliver 200,000 Starter Homes by 2020, to be exclusively offered to first time buyers under 40 at a 20% discount on market value.</p><p>Information on housing tenure and the age of the household reference person in England, based on data from DCLG’s English Housing Survey, can be found (in Annex Table 1.4) at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/469214/2013-14_Section_1_Households_tables_and_figures_FINAL.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/469214/2013-14_Section_1_Households_tables_and_figures_FINAL.xlsx</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/01/2016 14:54:47 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

447037

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2016
	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	Racial Discrimination
	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 tackle racist and discriminating behaviour.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	23776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>This Government deplores racism in all its forms and is determined to ensure everyone has the opportunity to get on in life free from harassment and fear.</p><p>50 years ago Britain introduced its first race equality legislation and in that time our country has undoubtedly become fairer. The Equality Act 2010 protects all individuals against racial and other forms of discrimination.</p><p>On 12 October 2015 a new Cross Government Hate Crime Action Plan was announced, to drive forward action against all forms of hate crime. This will be taken forward in partnership with communities to ensure we target the harm that hate crime causes. More broadly, my rt. hon. Friend, the Prime Minister has set out a series of ambitious government commitments to reduce racial inequalities by the end of the current Parliament in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/02/2016 16:55:22 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

223933

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	University Technical Colleges: Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons her Department's funding for a university technical college on the side of the former Anfield Comprehensive School was withdrawn.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	225671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>In August 2014, approval for the UTC Liverpool Engineering and Logistics project was withdrawn, and the associated funding cancelled. This decision was taken because the Universal Technical College project had made insufficient progress to give the Department for Education confidence that a good quality school would open and flourish. At the time of withdrawal of approval, the preferred location for the UTC was the former Anfield Comprehensive School site.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 03/03/2015 17:26:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

391194

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Vocational Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the provision of technical education.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	901110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>We will put in place clear professional and technical routes to employment, building on the work of the last parliament to ensure only high quality qualifications are approved for performance tables.</p><p> </p><p>For post-16 students we have introduced Tech Levels and Technical Certificates, all of which are backed by employers, trade or professional bodies and cover most practical careers. Employers will be involved in the delivery or assessment of all technical qualifications from September 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 20/07/2015 15:57:35 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

436734

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the National Funding Formula on (a) schools, (b) teachers and (c) pupils in Liverpool.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	19389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to meeting our manifesto pledge to make school funding fairer. At the Spending Review we announced our intention to deliver this by introducing a National Funding Formula in 2017, so that the money we provide for schools is fairly matched to need. As we develop our plans we will consider the effect of the formula on all schools, and we will make sure change is introduced at a pace that is manageable for the sector. We will set out our detailed proposals and consult extensively in the new year.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/12/2015 15:00:20 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

155818

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Economic Growth: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made on the Northern Futures project.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	906052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Northern Futures project has been a great success, introducing a more open and inventive style of policy making and engaging thousands of people across the North in the process.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Nearly 2,000 people are following the Northern Futures twitter account. More than 300 have attended town hall events with me in Sheffield, Leeds and Stockport. 170 gave up their time to join ‘open ideas days’ in eight cities across the North, including in Liverpool. More than 300 people attended our Northern Futures Summit in Leeds on November 6<sup>th</sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, TechNorth will be established to support the region’s tech businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 18/11/2014 15:32:54 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

172041

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Economic Growth: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent progress he has made on the Northern Futures project.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	906793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>Supporting economic growth in the north of England is vital to the long term success of our economy. At the Autumn Statement the Government committed £7 billion to replacing pacer trains and to improving the road network across the North.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have also agreed devolution deals with Manchester and Sheffield and negotiations with Leeds are progressing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sheffield, Hallam answering member printed Mr Nick Clegg question first answered 06/01/2015 17:02:38 answering member 1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram