We have introduced a £1 billion business rate support package for 2014-15 including:<\/p>
\u2013 a 2% cap in the Retail Price Index increase in the small business rates multiplier;<\/p>
\u2013 a retail discount of £1,000 for around 300,000 shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000;<\/p>
\u2013 a 12 month extension of small business rate relief doubling, benefitting over half a million businesses;<\/p>
\u2013 a 50 per cent discount for new occupants of long-term vacant shops, and;<\/p>
\u2013 allowing ratepayers to pay bills over 12 instalments.<\/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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4043", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kris Hopkins"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Keighley"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kris Hopkins"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101055/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "212013 Smith - Table 1 and 2.docx"} , "title" : "Table 1 and 2 - Business Rates"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-11-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-05T17:34:35.8605363Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "7"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Communities and Local Government"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Communities and Local Government"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-27", "_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 Communities and Local Government, how many small firms and shops have benefited from reductions in business rates in (a) England and (b) Crawley constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3960", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Henry Smith"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Crawley"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Henry Smith"} ], "uin" : "212013"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101056", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Communities and Local Government"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101056/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
This Government is committed to supporting people\u2019s aspirations to own their own home.<\/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: http://opendatacommunities.org/def/concept/folders/themes/housing-market<\/a><\/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: http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/help-to-buy-equity-loan-and-newbuy-statistics<\/a><\/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>
| <\/td> | Mortgage Guarantee (to 30 June 2014)<\/p><\/td> | Equity Loan (to 30 September 2014)<\/p><\/td> | NewBuy (to 30 September 2014)<\/p><\/td> | TOTAL<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/p><\/td> 15,091<\/p><\/td> 33,911<\/p><\/td> 5,518<\/p><\/td> 54,520<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Crawley local authority<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 51<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 94<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The Department does not at present provide bilateral funding to Argentina.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what (a) direct and (b) indirect bilateral funding arrangements his Department has with governmental or non-governmental projects and bodies in Argentina.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/48108", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/48108/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> The Government is currently considering the recommendations made by the Airports Commission, including the recommendation to create an independent noise authority. The Government will respond to the Interim Report as soon as possible.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1562", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will establish an Aircraft Noise Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/57632", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what scientific purposes she has licensed procedures on animals that were likely to cause severe suffering since 2010; and what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of animals experiencing severe suffering in scientific procedures.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Henry Smith"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/57633", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/57633/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> The Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will measure changes in the number of animals used in scientific procedures in the UK following publication of Working to reduce the use of animals in scientific research in July 2011.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Henry Smith"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/57634", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/57634/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government does not hold the information you have requested. The Home Office has published advisory notes on recording and reporting actual severity. From data collected, the Home Office will provide clarity on the burden of harm and, over time, should give an indication of the effectiveness of refinement methods, particularly for the most severe procedures.<\/p> It is important to note that procedures classified as severe represent only a small percentage of the total.<\/p> The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) was established by the Government in May 2004 to advance and promote the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of animals used in research and testing (the 3Rs). The NC3Rs primarily receives Government funding through BIS from the science and research ring-fenced budget via the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The projected budget for the NC3Rs is £7.88m in 2014/15 and £7.84m in 2015/16.<\/p> BBSRC also provides further funding for the 3Rs under its responsive mode schemes, and the MRC and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council support research projects which contribute to the development of new knowledge and new methods that help replace or refine animal use. However, figures on future spend are not available.<\/p> For a detailed breakdown of past funding I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion on 11 March 2014, Official Report, column reference 167W.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many animals have experienced severe suffering in scientific research funded by the Government since 2010; and if he will provide funding aimed at developing scientific advances allowing the reduction or avoidance of severe suffering of animals used in procedures.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63068", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63068/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " In my answer in the House on 17 June I spoke about the key factors that the Government will consider in coming to a policy decision on resettlement of the Territory \u2013 value for the UK taxpayer, long-term contingent liabilities, and defence requirements of Diego Garcia to the UK and our allies. This consideration will clearly be driven by the report on the feasibility of resettlement by the independent consultants, which will provide us with a factual analysis of the practicalities that any resettlement might involve, including the economic sustainability of a resettled population, and its environmental impact, and of course the views of Chagossians themselves about what they want to see from our policy. We look forward to the final report which is expected by January 2015.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 947, on Diego Garcia, what factors the Government will take into account when deciding on future plans for British Indian Ocean Territory.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63480/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Ofcom's European Broadband Scorecard (http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/other/telecoms-research/bbresearch/scorecard-14<\/a>) stated in figure 8 that the percentages of households in areas served by broadband were:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Standard broadband<\/p><\/td> Mobile broadband<\/p><\/td> Superfast broadband<\/p><\/td><\/tr> United Kingdom<\/p><\/td> 95-100%<\/p><\/td> 95-100%<\/p><\/td> 70-75%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> France<\/p><\/td> 95-100%<\/p><\/td> 95-100%<\/p><\/td> 20-25%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Germany<\/p><\/td> 95-100%<\/p><\/td> 90-95%<\/p><\/td> 65-70%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Spain<\/p><\/td> 95-100%<\/p><\/td> 95-100%<\/p><\/td> 60-65%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Italy<\/p><\/td> 95-100%<\/p><\/td> 95-100%<\/p><\/td> 10-15%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> |