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759635

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
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	Housing: Fire Prevention
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 place in the Library copies of all correspondence between his Department and (a) local authorities, (b) the Local Government Association and (c) London councils in the last three years relating to residential fire safety.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	10066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>We are unable to provide this information as to do so would be at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/10/2017 10:20:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

750828

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Social Rented Housing
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 rank each English local authority by the change in the number of social housing units in ach such local authority since (a) 1987, (b) 1997 and (c) 2007.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	4253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Between 1997 and 2010, the number of social rented homes fell by 420,000. Since 2010 the stock has increased by 76,000.</p><p>Figures for the dwelling stock owned by local authorities in England since 1994 are published by the Department in live table 116. Figures for dwelling stock at local authority level are not available prior to 1994, but are available at England level in live table 104.</p><p>Figures for the dwelling stock owned by private registered providers in England since 1997 are available in live table 115.</p><p>Where a local authority has undergone a Large Scale Voluntary Transfer (LSVT) authority, its stock would transfer to a private registered provider of social housing and the figure in live table 116 would reduce to zero or a small number.</p><p>Each live table can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:22:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 5034 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

750829

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Homelessness: Ethnic Groups
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 change was in the proportion of homeless household (a) applications and (b) acceptances who were BAME over the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	4251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>DCLG publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping, statutory homelessness and homelessness prevention and relief. These are published at a local authority level. The latest statistics can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics</a>.</p><p>DCLG records data on decisions taken by local authorities on homelessness applications. The statistics on homelessness decisions by the ethnicity of the main applicant for the last ten years can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#detailed-local-authority-level-responses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#detailed-local-authority-level-responses</a></p><p>A breakdown of homelessness acceptances by the ethnicity of the main applicant is shown in live table 771, published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 18/07/2017 16:24:34 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 5023 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

750830

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Homelessness: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of nominations to (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlord properties were homeless households in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	4252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2017 answer text <p>DCLG collects information on allocations of social housing through the COntinuous REcording of social housing lettings and sales (CORE). Table 3g of the published summary tables, available at the link below, provides the percentage of all local authority and private registered provider lettings where the tenant had been statutorily homeless prior to the letting. This is broken down for general needs, social and affordable rented and supported housing lettings.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/social-housing-lettings-in-england-april-2015-to-march-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/social-housing-lettings-in-england-april-2015-to-march-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/08/2017 16:10:17 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 5031 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

456709

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	Housing Act 2004: Convictions
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 convictions resulted from offences under (a) Part 1 and (b) Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004 in (i) England and (ii) each local justice area in (A) 2013, (B) 2014 and (C) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	29353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on such convictions.</p><p>The Housing and Planning Bill contains measures to tackle rogue landlords who rent out sub-standard accommodation. Proposals include a database of rogue landlords and property agents, introducing banning orders for serious or repeat offenders, a tougher fit and proper person test, extending Rent Repayment Orders and introducing civil penalties of up to £30,000.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/03/2016 16:54:07 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

456710

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	Housing Act 2004
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 (a) environmental health officers and (b) other staff in local authorities were responsible for enforcement of provisions in the Housing Act 2004 in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	29354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this data. It is the responsibility of local authorities to decide appropriate staffing levels to meet their obligations on enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/03/2016 16:58:15 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

456711

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	Private Rented Housing: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research his Department has conducted on the willingness of landlords to let properties to tenants in receipt of housing benefit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	29261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey, funded by the Department, published its Headline Report 2014-15 in February 2016 which showed that 27% of privately rented households are in receipt of housing benefit.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/03/2016 14:01:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

449298

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
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	Social Services: Expenditure
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 change was in real terms expenditure on social care (a) overall and (b) per 1,000 head of population aged 65 or over in each local authority between 2010 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	25011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Expenditure on adult social care, in 2010-11 (adjusted to real terms) and 2014-15 (the latest year for which figures are available), for each local authority in England, is attached.</p><p>It is not possible, from the data available, to dis-aggregate adult social care expenditure for the age range requested.</p><p>Due to differences in definition and changes to the responsibility of service provision between the NHS and local government, it is not possible to compare figures for 2010-11 with 2014-15. In particular, prior to the introduction of the Public Health Grant, elements of public health expenditure may have been classified as adult social care expenditure within the relevant statistical returns.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 04/02/2016 16:25:25 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones attachment 1 file name PQ 25011.xlsx title Table
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

449299

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
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	Social Services: Children
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 change in real terms spending on children's service (a) overall and (b) per 1,000 head of population aged 0 to 19 was in each local authority between 2010 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	25012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Expenditure on children’s social care, in 2010-11 (adjusted to real terms) and 2014-15 (the latest year for which figures are available), for each local authority in England, is attached.</p><p>Data on children’s social care expenditure is not collected for the age range requested.</p><p>Due to differences in definition, it is not possible to compare figures for 2010-11 with 2014-15. In particular, elements of services to young people are now included within education expenditure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 04/02/2016 16:26:51 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones attachment 1 file name PQ 25012.xlsx title Table
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

449300

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
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	Homelessness: Ethnic Groups
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 change in the number of BME households who have (a) applied and (b) been accepted for homeless status was in each region and constituent nation of the UK between 2010 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	25013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The available information on homelessness decisions taken and acceptances for each region in England for each financial year from 2004/05 to 2014/15 is given in the attached table.</p><p>Information for other parts of the UK are a matter for the devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 04/02/2016 16:23:47 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones attachment 1 file name Acceptances and Decisions ethnicity 200405.docx title Table
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck