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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/178924/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government has always believed that local decision-making plays an essential role in building stronger local economies and communities and is open to discussions over possible offers from areas that are interested in greater devolution of powers. This basic principle of localism underpins the Government's approach and is why programmes such as Growth Deals and Growing Places Fund have been made available to all local areas in England through Local Enterprise Partnerships.<br><br><\/p><p>I also refer my hon. Friend to the Government's publication, &quot;The implications of devolution for England\u201d (CM 8969) which outlines the views of both Coalition parties on the scope for greater decentralisation in England.<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implications-of-devolution-for-england\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implications-of-devolution-for-england<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101055/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We have introduced a £1 billion business rate support package for 2014-15 including:<\/p><p>\u2013 a 2% cap in the Retail Price Index increase in the small business rates multiplier;<\/p><p>\u2013 a retail discount of £1,000 for around 300,000 shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000;<\/p><p>\u2013 a 12 month extension of small business rate relief doubling, benefitting over half a million businesses;<\/p><p>\u2013 a 50 per cent discount for new occupants of long-term vacant shops, and;<\/p><p>\u2013 allowing ratepayers to pay bills over 12 instalments.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Department does not collect data on a constituency basis, but the Crawley constituency lies entirely within the Crawley Borough Council boundary. Table 1 (attached) shows, where available, the estimated number of properties that will benefit from each of the reliefs introduced or extended in 2014-15 within Crawley Borough Council, as well as the amount of relief awarded. Table 2 (attached) provides the same data, but for England as a whole.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101056/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>This Government is committed to supporting people\u2019s aspirations to own their own home.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Statistics for Help to Buy sales by constituency are published for Help to Buy: Equity Loan, but not for Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee and Help to Buy: NewBuy. These, together with statistics on the number of Help to Buy sales at local authority and postcode level are published on the Open Data Communities portal for Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee and Help to Buy: Equity Loan. This is available on the following link: <a href=\"http://opendatacommunities.org/def/concept/folders/themes/housing-market\" target=\"_blank\">http://opendatacommunities.org/def/concept/folders/themes/housing-market<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>Statistics on Help to Buy: NewBuy sales at local authority level are published on the Department\u2019s website, available on the following link: <a href=\"http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/help-to-buy-equity-loan-and-newbuy-statistics\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/help-to-buy-equity-loan-and-newbuy-statistics<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>The number of Help to Buy: Equity Loan sales in the Crawley constituency (to 30 September 2014) is 49. The table below breaks down the total Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee, Help to Buy: Equity Loan and Help to Buy: NewBuy sales in England and the Crawley local authority area:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td> <\/td><td><p>Mortgage Guarantee (to 30 June 2014)<\/p><\/td><td><p>Equity Loan (to 30 September 2014)<\/p><\/td><td><p>NewBuy (to 30 September 2014)<\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>England<\/p><\/td><td><p>15,091<\/p><\/td><td><p>33,911<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,518<\/p><\/td><td><p>54,520<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Crawley local authority<\/p><\/td><td><p>38<\/p><\/td><td><p>51<\/p><\/td><td><p>5<\/p><\/td><td><p>94<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><br>Data at constituency level is only available for the Help to Buy: Equity Loan Scheme.<\/p>"}
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