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895256

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Revenue Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what restrictions he places on the type of housing that is included in local authorities' housing revenue accounts.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	139954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The type of housing that is included in local authorities' housing revenue accounts is prescribed by the terms of Section 74 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 08/05/2018 16:37:06 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

895305

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral evidence given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Treasury Committee on 25 April 2018, on the work of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will break down the £23 billion in reserves held by local authorities and identify the proportion of those reserves that are unearmarked or not ring-fenced.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	140087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Of the £23.1 billion in revenue reserves held by English local authorities as of 31 March 2017, non-ringfenced reserves make up £21.0 billion and have increased by 47 per cent since 31 March 2011.</p><p>Of this, unallocated reserves amount to around £4.2 billion. It is for individual local authorities to decide on the level of unearmaked reserves that they should hold, based on their known financial commitments and risk appetite.</p><p>Reserves data is published in Table 7 as part of MHCLG’s Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing:2016-17 Final Outturn, England data publication.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 08/05/2018 16:06:00 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

895334

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Regulations and Fire Safety Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for the final publication of the report of the Hackitt Review.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	139955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Dame Judith Hackitt's review into Building Regulations and Fire Safety final report is expected to be published in late Spring 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 08/05/2018 16:38:28 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

895349

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April to Question 137017 on Housing, if it remains his policy that the Homes and Communities Agency publish quarterly updates for the 2015 to 2018 Affordable Homes Programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	139956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Affordable Homes Programme 2015 - 2018 is closed for bidding and has been replaced by The Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21. The publication of allocations data is a matter for Homes England. The first set of allocations from the 2016-2021 Programme can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-successful-bidders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-successful-bidders</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 08/05/2018 16:39:05 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

895359

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will take steps to encourage local authorities to adopt an outcomes-based approach to procurement to help (a) tackle societal challenges and (b) (i) small businesses and (ii) start-ups to win more contracts.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	140074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are independent contracting authorities and are therefore responsible for their own procurement decisions. In doing this, they must of course, comply with the legislative framework. This includes considering social value under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012. This requires public authorities, including local authorities, to have regard to economic, social and environmental well-being in connection to public services contracts. Local authorities extend this this all contracts through the National Procurement Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 08/05/2018 16:08:38 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

895428

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Infrastructure Levy and Planning Obligations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the value was of Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy planning obligations agreed to in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion of that value was attributed to (a) direct payments, (b) affordable housing and (c) other types of contributions.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	140223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold data for every year since 2010-11. In March this year we published a study on “<em>The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England 2016-17</em>”. This found that last year Section 106 planning obligations with an estimated value of £5.1 billion had been agreed<strong>,</strong> including an estimated £4 billion in affordable housing contributions, and that the value of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) levied by local authorities was £0.9 billion.</p><p>Of the £4 billion agreed through Section 106 affordable housing contributions, it is estimated that £75 million was agreed to be delivered through commuted sums towards off-site provision, and the remainder through on-site provision. For other Section 106 planning obligations excluding land contribution, it is estimated that obligations to the value of £613.1 million were agreed in direct contributions, and £72.1 million in payment in-kind contributions.</p><p>Local authorities received £286 million in CIL revenue during 2016/17, £135 million was received in 2015/16, £49 million in 2014/15, £10 million in in 2013/14, £1 million in 2012/13 and £15,000 in 2011/12. There were no CIL charging authorities in 2010/11. In addition, The Mayor of London’s CIL, which is charged to help fund Crossrail, raised £137 million in 2016/17, £119 million in 2015/16, £73 million in 2014/15, £47 million in 2013/14 and £6 million in 2012/13.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 140225 question first answered 08/05/2018 16:35:39 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

895432

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Infrastructure Levy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the value was of Community Infrastructure Levy planning obligations agreed to in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	140225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold data for every year since 2010-11. In March this year we published a study on “<em>The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England 2016-17</em>”. This found that last year Section 106 planning obligations with an estimated value of £5.1 billion had been agreed<strong>,</strong> including an estimated £4 billion in affordable housing contributions, and that the value of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) levied by local authorities was £0.9 billion.</p><p>Of the £4 billion agreed through Section 106 affordable housing contributions, it is estimated that £75 million was agreed to be delivered through commuted sums towards off-site provision, and the remainder through on-site provision. For other Section 106 planning obligations excluding land contribution, it is estimated that obligations to the value of £613.1 million were agreed in direct contributions, and £72.1 million in payment in-kind contributions.</p><p>Local authorities received £286 million in CIL revenue during 2016/17, £135 million was received in 2015/16, £49 million in 2014/15, £10 million in in 2013/14, £1 million in 2012/13 and £15,000 in 2011/12. There were no CIL charging authorities in 2010/11. In addition, The Mayor of London’s CIL, which is charged to help fund Crossrail, raised £137 million in 2016/17, £119 million in 2015/16, £73 million in 2014/15, £47 million in 2013/14 and £6 million in 2012/13.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 140223 question first answered 08/05/2018 16:35:39 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

895457

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the will bring forward legislative proposals to enable Police and Crime Commissioners to vary the Police precept to introduce greater increases for people living in higher- banded properties.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	140054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>In England, homes are allocated one of eight property bands. Each band is a fixed proportion of the band D amount charged by each council tax-setting authority, including police and crime commissioners. The Government has no plans to change these arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 08/05/2018 16:06:44 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

895488

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what target he has set for the number of starter homes to be built in the 2017 Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	139957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>We are supporting people's aspirations to buy through a range of initiatives including Help to Buy, Right to Buy, greater funding for Shared Ownership and Rent to Buy, and our plans for starter homes. Since Spring 2010 Government-backed schemes have helped over 460,000 households to buy a home and the number of first-time buyers is at a nine-year annual high. At Autumn Budget, the Government announced a stamp duty exemption for most first-time buyers.</p><p>The definition of a starter home is currently being finalised as part of the revised draft National Planning Policy Framework which we are consulting on. The consultation ends on 10 May and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-revised-national-planning-policy-framework" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-revised-national-planning-policy-framework</a></p><p>Following this, we expect to make an announcement on the next steps for starter homes.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 139958 question first answered 08/05/2018 16:17:46 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

895489

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new starter homes which will be built in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	139958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>We are supporting people's aspirations to buy through a range of initiatives including Help to Buy, Right to Buy, greater funding for Shared Ownership and Rent to Buy, and our plans for starter homes. Since Spring 2010 Government-backed schemes have helped over 460,000 households to buy a home and the number of first-time buyers is at a nine-year annual high. At Autumn Budget, the Government announced a stamp duty exemption for most first-time buyers.</p><p>The definition of a starter home is currently being finalised as part of the revised draft National Planning Policy Framework which we are consulting on. The consultation ends on 10 May and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-revised-national-planning-policy-framework" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-revised-national-planning-policy-framework</a></p><p>Following this, we expect to make an announcement on the next steps for starter homes.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 139957 question first answered 08/05/2018 16:17:46 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey