My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer has committed to completing a major review of business rates by the end of 2015.<\/p>
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Autumn Statement 2014 announced a £1bn package of measures to reduce the burden of business rates, focussed on small businesses and retailers, including:<\/p>
· extending the doubling of the Small Business Rate Relief until April 2016;<\/p>
· continuing the 2% cap on the inflation-linked increase in the business rates multiplier until April 2016; and<\/p>
· increasing the retail discount for shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants until April 2016<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3938", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anna Soubry"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Broxtowe"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Anna Soubry"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-07-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-07-08T13:32:32.457Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that levels of business rates do not put the future of small businesses at risk.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4411", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lucy Allan"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Telford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lucy Allan"} ], "uin" : "4994"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/416447", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/416447/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
With 1.7 million households on the social housing waiting list in England alone, 250,000 households living in overcrowded conditions, and around 820,000 spare bedrooms being paid for within the social sector it was important that something be done to address this and the housing benefit bill that was spiralling out of control.<\/p>
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The removal of spare room subsidy was introduced in April 2013 for these reasons as well as to strengthen work incentives; encourage both mobility within the social sector and the better use of available social housing by social landlords. More importantly, this measure was required to bring about parity of treatment between private and social rented sectors tenants because it is only fair that housing benefit claimants living in the social sector should make the same considerations as private sector tenants about the affordability of their rent rather than relying upon the taxpayer to meet the costs of housing that may be too large for their needs.<\/p>
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Providing blanket exemptions to the policy were not considered to be the most effective or affordable approach to targeting resources for those who are vulnerable. Nor was it considered right that the taxpayer should provide bedrooms in separate households for the same child where parents are separated especially as this could act as a disincentive to work.<\/p>
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To mitigate the impact for those facing difficult situations money was added to the Discretionary Housing Payment scheme. For instance this financial year £60 million has been added specifically for this measure. This however forms only part of the overall funding of £125 million for 2015/16, and since April 2013, £470 million has been provided in DHP funding. This is a proportionate approach which is effective and provides local authorities, who administer Housing Benefit, with the right level of flexibility to ensure that those who are vulnerable receive the help they need, an approach that has also been upheld by the Courts.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4105", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Tomlinson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Justin Tomlinson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-09-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-09-14T13:03:29.79Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-09-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Housing Benefit: Lone Parents"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will ensure that parents who share custody of a child are exempted from the under-occupancy penalty.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4411", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lucy Allan"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Telford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lucy Allan"} ], "uin" : "9038"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/42845", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/42845/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
<\/p>
The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.<\/p>
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Results for all wards are available on the Commission's website here: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The ward results for Telford and Wrekin Council were as follows:<\/p> <\/p>
Ward<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Green matches<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Amber matches<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Red matches<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apley Castle<\/p><\/td> 84.4%<\/p><\/td> 1.3%<\/p><\/td> 14.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Arleston<\/p><\/td> 81.3%<\/p><\/td> 1.8%<\/p><\/td> 16.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brookside<\/p><\/td> 81.0%<\/p><\/td> 1.2%<\/p><\/td> 17.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Church Aston & Lilleshall<\/p><\/td> 82.5%<\/p><\/td> 3.7%<\/p><\/td> 13.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> College<\/p><\/td> 79.3%<\/p><\/td> 2.6%<\/p><\/td> 18.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cuckoo Oak<\/p><\/td> 81.4%<\/p><\/td> 1.7%<\/p><\/td> 16.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dawley Magna<\/p><\/td> 82.4%<\/p><\/td> 1.3%<\/p><\/td> 16.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Donnington<\/p><\/td> 81.6%<\/p><\/td> 1.5%<\/p><\/td> 16.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dothill<\/p><\/td> 84.8%<\/p><\/td> 1.3%<\/p><\/td> 14.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Edgmond<\/p><\/td> 81.8%<\/p><\/td> 5.3%<\/p><\/td> 12.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ercall<\/p><\/td> 83.3%<\/p><\/td> 1.9%<\/p><\/td> 14.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ercall Magna<\/p><\/td> 80.5%<\/p><\/td> 4.9%<\/p><\/td> 14.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hadley & Leegomery<\/p><\/td> 79.3%<\/p><\/td> 1.5%<\/p><\/td> 19.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Haygate<\/p><\/td> 80.7%<\/p><\/td> 1.7%<\/p><\/td> 17.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Horsehay & Lightmoor<\/p><\/td> 75.8%<\/p><\/td> 3.2%<\/p><\/td> 21.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ironbridge Gorge<\/p><\/td> 76.5%<\/p><\/td> 3.1%<\/p><\/td> 20.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ketley & Oakengates<\/p><\/td> 81.8%<\/p><\/td> 1.3%<\/p><\/td> 16.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lawley & Overdale<\/p><\/td> 81.7%<\/p><\/td> 1.7%<\/p><\/td> 16.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Madeley<\/p><\/td> 83.6%<\/p><\/td> 1.0%<\/p><\/td> 15.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Malinslee<\/p><\/td> 83.1%<\/p><\/td> 1.2%<\/p><\/td> 15.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Muxton<\/p><\/td> 82.8%<\/p><\/td> 1.2%<\/p><\/td> 16.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Newport East<\/p><\/td> 86.1%<\/p><\/td> 0.9%<\/p><\/td> 13.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Newport North<\/p><\/td> 84.8%<\/p><\/td> 1.6%<\/p><\/td> 13.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Newport South<\/p><\/td> 86.3%<\/p><\/td> 1.8%<\/p><\/td> 11.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Newport West<\/p><\/td> 82.2%<\/p><\/td> 1.5%<\/p><\/td> 16.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Park<\/p><\/td> 87.3%<\/p><\/td> 1.0%<\/p><\/td> 11.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Priorslee<\/p><\/td> 82.4%<\/p><\/td> 1.0%<\/p><\/td> 16.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Shawbirch<\/p><\/td> 86.0%<\/p><\/td> 0.8%<\/p><\/td> 13.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> St Georges<\/p><\/td> 82.1%<\/p><\/td> 1.2%<\/p><\/td> 16.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> The Nedge<\/p><\/td> 82.9%<\/p><\/td> 1.0%<\/p><\/td> 16.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Woodside<\/p><\/td> 78.7%<\/p><\/td> 1.6%<\/p><\/td> 19.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wrockwardine<\/p><\/td> 82.3%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 15.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wrockwardine Wood & Trench<\/p><\/td> 84.5%<\/p><\/td> 1.2%<\/p><\/td> 14.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in Telford and Wrekin.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "David Wright"}
], "uin" : "191714"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/77873", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Communities and Local Government"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/77873/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> There have been no explicit discussions abut a \u2018Building for the Future\u2019 programme.<\/p> <\/p> However as part of the recently announced Growth Deal with The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership my officials are in regular discussion with both the Partnership and Telford and Wrekin Council about the use of land assets in Telford managed by the Homes and Communities Agency and the joint stewardship arrangements.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions have taken place on the future of sites in Telford as part of the Building for the Future programme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/844030", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/844030/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " 1. Numbers of major and minor residential planning applications decided by each local authority district, in the year to 30 September 2017, are shown in Live Table P136 at the following link:<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-planning-application-statistics<\/a><\/p> Earlier versions of table P136 are also available from the same link:<\/p> those for years ending July 2012 to June 2017 are under the heading, \u201cHistorical Live Tables\u201d, and<\/p><\/li> those for years ending September 2010 to June 2012 are available from the relevant link to the National Archives.<\/p><\/li><\/ul> These statistics are not available by parliamentary constituency.<\/p> 2. Estimates of house building for new build dwellings completions for England and in each local authority district, to September quarter 2017, are shown in Live Table 253a at the following link:<\/p> |