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386539

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on restricting housing benefit for young people who are aged between (a) 18 and 21 and in work, (b) 18 and 21 and claiming an out-of-work benefit that is not jobseekers' allowance and (c) 22 and 25.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	4984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 June 2015 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-09/1696/" target="_blank">UIN1696</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/07/2015 10:23:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

386540

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Right to Buy Scheme
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 potential effect of the proposed extension of the right-to-buy for housing association tenants on the ability of housing associations to raise funds on capital markets.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	4953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Details will be set out when the Housing Bill is published.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/07/2015 14:53:09 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

386541

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Empty Property: Shops
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the length of time that vacant shops in town centres remain empty.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	5004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has taken significant steps to tackle the blight of vacant shops. An important step has been to offer a temporary 50% discount to new occupants of shops that have been vacant for a year or more, thereby incentivising enterprising individuals to try out new business ideas on the high street.</p><p> </p><p>We have also relaxed planning rules to support entrepreneurship so, for instance, we have worked with local authorities to promote using shops for short-term “meanwhile use”, or as pop-up shops. This means that owners can take advantage of a temporary change of use to make their underused or empty premises available for businesses looking for an opportunity to try out new ideas, while ensuring vacant premises are occupied and contributing to the wider health of the high street.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also taken steps to make planning use classes more flexible to allow local authorities and businesses to better respond to the needs of their communities. For instance this has allowed certain retail spaces to be converted to residential units, providing much needed homes.</p><p> </p><p>We have also championed the innovative use of vacant shops through <a href="http://thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk/high-street-of-the-year-award" target="_blank">the Great British High Street Competition.</a> A number of the entrants set out the innovative ways that they are tackling empty shops on the high streets and we have promoted their examples on the <a href="http://thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk/" target="_blank">Great British High Street Portal</a> and through documents such as <a href="http://thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk/pdf/GBHS-Celebrating-The-GB-High-Street.pdf" target="_blank">Celebrating the Great British High Street</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/07/2015 16:22:25 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

386542

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Leisure: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent by local authorities in the North West on sports and leisure in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	5005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>Figures for net current expenditure on Recreation and Sport by local authorities are published online in the Revenue Outturn Cultural, Environmental, Regulatory and Planning Services (RO5), which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/07/2015 16:19:22 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

386543

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent meetings he has had to discuss the role of local authorities in the future of grassroots football.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	5006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>On 7<sup>th</sup> July I met with Councillor Stephens from the Local Government Association and I am always open to engaging with local authority representatives on this important subject. Local authorities have a very important role in ensuring people from all backgrounds are able to participate in sport. They own or manage a large amount of sporting infrastructure in the country and have a responsibility to make sure that facilities and infrastructure are available and accessible. The Government, through Sport England, works closely with a wide range of local authorities, providing expert advice and funding to sustain and increase the number of people playing sport regularly.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/07/2015 14:12:18 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

386544

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage the protection of green spaces in town centres.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	4948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that local planning authorities should pursue policies to support the viability and vitality of town centres.</p><p> </p><p>The Framework also provides strong protection for open space. It makes clear that existing open space should not be built on unless an assessment has been undertaken which has clearly shown it to be surplus to requirements, or the loss resulting from the proposed development would be replaced by equivalent or better provision in terms of quantity and quality in a suitable location. The Framework enables local communities to identify green areas of particular importance to them for special protection by designating them as Local Green Space, through the preparation of local and neighbourhood plans.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/07/2015 14:59:15 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

386545

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Community Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what resources are available to his Department to undertake work promoting community cohesion.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	4728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>My Department provides targeted support to a range of projects aimed at bringing communities together, including an £8 million English language programme to help isolated adults learn English; £8 million to the Near Neighbours campaign to bring diverse faith communities together to help improve their neighbourhoods; and £5 million to educate teenagers about the sacrifices made during the First World War. Alongside the resources applied to such projects, we work with colleagues across government and with external partners to deliver the conditions for everyone to live and work successfully alongside each other.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/07/2015 16:13:53 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

386546

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
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 respond to the consultation document, Planning and travellers, issued in September 2014; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	4722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government intends to publish its response to the consultation shortly.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/07/2015 14:57:49 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

386547

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Owner Occupation
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 rent-to-mortgage schemes in promoting home ownership; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
uin	4724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>This Government does not currently run a Rent to Mortgage scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced a number of programmes to help people into home ownership. So far, over 228,000 households have been helped to buy or reserve property since spring 2010 through Government-backed schemes, including Help to Buy and Right to Buy.</p><p> </p><p>Our commitment to build 200,000 Starter Homes this Parliament will ensure even more people have the opportunity to move into home ownership.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/07/2015 15:01:30 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield

386548

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Owner Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the proportion of home ownership was in (a) England, (b) East Sussex and (c) Lewes constituency in each of the last 18 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
uin	4725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Decennial statistics on home ownership for England, East Sussex and Lewes constituency, based on Census data, are published by the Office for National Statistics, and are available at the following links.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks402ew" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks402ew</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/07/2015 14:56:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield