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174672

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Mayors: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what salary the directly elected city-region Mayor of Greater Manchester will be paid.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	221428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Following the November 2014 devolution agreement between the Government and Greater Manchester, it is envisaged a Bill will be introduced into Parliament with provision for a Greater Manchester Mayor, for elections of the Mayor – expected to be, as for other local government elections - every 4 years, with the first election in 2017, for effective scrutiny arrangements to hold the Mayor publicly to account, and for open and transparent arrangements providing for appropriate allowances to be decided in Greater Manchester for the Mayor. Such a Bill will be accompanied by an Impact Assessment, which will cover estimated costs and benefits. A preliminary equality screening will be undertaken, but we will not be undertaking a full blown Equality Impact Assessment if we assess there is no impact, given it is our policy to avoid unnecessary equalities paperwork.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 221419 221420 221422 221425 221426 question first answered 26/01/2015 16:46:13 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

174673

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Building Inspectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Building Approved Inspectors Regulations 2000 to ensure that building inspection is required to be independent.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	221430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Regulation 9 of the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 and the Approved Inspectors' Code of Conduct operated by CICAIR Ltd, the body designated by the Secretary of State to carry out executive and administrative functions relating to the appointment of approved inspectors, already require approved inspectors to act independently of external influences in carrying out building inspections. The Government has no plans to amend Regulation 9.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 05/02/2015 13:02:09 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

174678

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the performance of local authorities in issuing within 26 weeks a special educational needs final statement; and whether his Department (a) supplies information to and (b) receives information from the Department for Education on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	221297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has the lead responsibility for policy to help children and young people who have special educational needs and disabilities. That responsibility extends to the collection and publication of relevant data. This collection of data is published regularly here: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen</a>). The data includes the percentage of statements issued within 26 weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 23/01/2015 14:07:26 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

174684

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Coastal Communities Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, persuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 906630, what the 117 projects funded by the Coastal Communities Fund are.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>A table (attached) has been placed in the Library of the House giving details of the 211 projects awarded grants under the Coastal Communities Fund to date. These include the 117 projects referred to in the Answer of 15 December 2014 and a further 94 projects which have been awarded grants from the Fund since then. The table covers all grants awarded in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/01/2015 17:16:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name 221354 Ruane - Table of CCF Awards Rounds 1 to 3.xlsx title Table of CCF Projects
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

174685

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Building Inspectors
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 effectiveness of the Building Approved Inspectors Regulations 2000 in providing independent and transparent assessment of building plans.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	221431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Under provisions in the Building Act 1984 approved inspectors have a duty to inspect plans of proposed building work for compliance and, where required, consult fire and rescue authorities and sewerage undertakers on the plans. Where the plans show compliance and where the person carrying out the work wishes, the approved inspector will give a plans certificate to that effect. A plans certificate is a public document. Regulation 9 of the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 requires approved inspectors to operate independently. The Government has no plans to change the relevant provisions in the Building Act 1984 or Regulation 9 of the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 05/02/2015 13:00:53 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

174686

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Apprentices: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to agree the share of the Apprenticeship Grant for employers for Greater Manchester as part of the Greater Manchester devolution deal.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	221421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable) has asked the Skills Funding Agency to calculate a share of the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers for devolution to Greater Manchester that is proportionate to their current share of apprenticeship activity. This is being done as a priority with the aim of devolving the budget formally from April 2015. Discussions are ongoing with Greater Manchester and we expect formal agreement to follow in early February.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 26/01/2015 16:41:18 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

174687

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Building Inspectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many complaints he has received about a conflict of interest in assessments conducted by the National House Building Council in relation to Approved Document M.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	221432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department is not aware of any specific complaints of this nature involving assesments conducted by the National House Building Council in relation to Approved Document M. Complaints about approved inspectors such as the National House Building Council should be made to CICAIR Limited, the body designated to carry out executive and administrative functions in respect of approved inspectors.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 05/02/2015 13:04:42 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

174688

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Local Government: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the Greater Manchester devolution agreement and the election of a directly elected city-region Mayor.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	221422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Following the November 2014 devolution agreement between the Government and Greater Manchester, it is envisaged a Bill will be introduced into Parliament with provision for a Greater Manchester Mayor, for elections of the Mayor – expected to be, as for other local government elections - every 4 years, with the first election in 2017, for effective scrutiny arrangements to hold the Mayor publicly to account, and for open and transparent arrangements providing for appropriate allowances to be decided in Greater Manchester for the Mayor. Such a Bill will be accompanied by an Impact Assessment, which will cover estimated costs and benefits. A preliminary equality screening will be undertaken, but we will not be undertaking a full blown Equality Impact Assessment if we assess there is no impact, given it is our policy to avoid unnecessary equalities paperwork.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 221419 221420 221425 221426 221428 question first answered 26/01/2015 16:46:13 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

174689

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Building Inspectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the independence of building approved inspectors.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	221433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Regulation 9 of the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 and the Approved Inspectors' Code of Conduct which is operated by CICAIR Limited, the body designated by the Secretary of State to carry out executive and administrative functions relating to approved inspectors, set out the provisions on the independence of approved inspectors. Approved inspectors must comply with the provisions in the Regulations and as a condition of approval comply with the guidance in the Code of Conduct. CICAIR monitors the operation of the Code in respect of individual approved inspectors and has procedures in place to take action if an approved inspector breaches any of the provisions of the Code. The Department is currently in discussion with CICAIR as to whether further guidance on the interpretation of Regulation 9 should be issued.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 05/02/2015 13:03:21 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

174690

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Mayors: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to ensure public scrutiny of a directly elected city-region Mayor for Greater Manchester other than at election time.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	221426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Following the November 2014 devolution agreement between the Government and Greater Manchester, it is envisaged a Bill will be introduced into Parliament with provision for a Greater Manchester Mayor, for elections of the Mayor – expected to be, as for other local government elections - every 4 years, with the first election in 2017, for effective scrutiny arrangements to hold the Mayor publicly to account, and for open and transparent arrangements providing for appropriate allowances to be decided in Greater Manchester for the Mayor. Such a Bill will be accompanied by an Impact Assessment, which will cover estimated costs and benefits. A preliminary equality screening will be undertaken, but we will not be undertaking a full blown Equality Impact Assessment if we assess there is no impact, given it is our policy to avoid unnecessary equalities paperwork.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 221419 221420 221422 221425 221428 question first answered 26/01/2015 16:46:13 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy