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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the amount of monies due under the Community Charge which remain unpaid.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/777566/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Estimates of the number of new homes built in Cornwall and Devon are published by the Department as part of \u2018House building; new build dwellings in England\u2019. The number of new homes built, in Cornwall and Devon since 2010/11, is shown in the table below.<\/p><p><strong>Table 1. House building; new build dwellings completed.<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017-18 (Q1 only)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Total <\/strong> <strong>(to June 2017)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,450<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,820<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,680<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,430<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,880<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,760<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,750<\/p><\/td><td><p>520<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,300<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Devon<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,870<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,220<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,770<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,840<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,030<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,110<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,340<\/p><\/td><td><p>920<\/p><\/td><td><p>19,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>A more complete picture of housing supply (including conversions and change of use) is provided by the \u2018net additional dwelling\u2019 statistics. The number of net additional dwellings delivered, in Cornwall and Devon since 2010/11, is shown in the table below.<\/p><p><strong>Table 2. Housing Supply; net additional dwellings.<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Total <\/strong> <strong>(to 2015-16)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,390<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,380<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,280<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,030<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,700<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>14,380<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Devon<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,650<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,360<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,260<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,340<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,910<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,940<\/p><\/td><td><p>18,550<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/777568/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The numbers of additional affordable homes provided (new build and acquisitions) are shown in the table below.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"6\"><p>Total additional affordable dwellings provided<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall<\/p><\/td><td><p>860<\/p><\/td><td><p>770<\/p><\/td><td><p>780<\/p><\/td><td><p>590<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,160<\/p><\/td><td><p>720<\/p><\/td><td><p><strong> 4,880 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Devon<\/p><\/td><td><p>900<\/p><\/td><td><p>620<\/p><\/td><td><p>480<\/p><\/td><td><p>870<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,260<\/p><\/td><td><p>530<\/p><\/td><td><p><strong> 4,660 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/777569/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The mean prices paid (in £s) for all house types for Cornwall and Devon are shown in the table below for the financial years 2010-11 to 2016-17 (where the years run to the end of March).<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cornwall<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>227,594<\/p><\/td><td><p>219,055<\/p><\/td><td><p>221,614<\/p><\/td><td><p>223,804<\/p><\/td><td><p>228,585<\/p><\/td><td><p>242,553<\/p><\/td><td><p>245,222<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Devon<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>239,530<\/p><\/td><td><p>230,984<\/p><\/td><td><p>235,467<\/p><\/td><td><p>237,269<\/p><\/td><td><p>252,763<\/p><\/td><td><p>260,514<\/p><\/td><td><p>268,481<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average price of a home in (1) Cornwall, and (2) Devon, in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/777651", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Communities and Local Government"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/777651/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund will seek to improve productivity and reduce economic inequalities across the country, including in Wales.<\/p><p>My Department continues its work on designing the new Fund and, as the Government has committed, will engage local authorities in all parts of the country.<\/p>"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/777719", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Communities and Local Government"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/777719/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is carrying out an ongoing programme of comprehensive analytical work that will inform our negotiating position with the EU, to define our deep and special partnership with the EU and inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK\u2019s domestic policies and frameworks.<\/p><p>My Department is working with officials across government, in close coordination with the Department for Exiting the European Union, to ensure the delivery of a holistic programme of analysis across government.<\/p>"}
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