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895188

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	Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what provisions of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 have not yet been brought into force.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cumberlege
uin	HL7448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>My Department can confirm the following provisions from the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 have not been brought into force:</p><p>Section 6: Assistance in connection with neighbourhood planning</p><p>Section 7: Engagement by examiners with qualifying bodies</p><p>Section 13: Statements of community involvement</p><p>Section 8(2): Content of development plan documents</p><p>Sections 18 – 28 and 31: Temporary possession of land (except section 26(8)(b))</p><p>Sections 39 and 40: Other provisions relating to compulsory purchase</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 15/05/2018 16:24:22 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2729 label Biography information for Baroness Cumberlege

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

895316

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: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants serve in the minerals planning team of his Department; how many civil servants served in that team in 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	140039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>In 2010 four civil servants worked on minerals planning policy as part of their official duties. There are now fewer staff working on minerals planning policy. A consultation on the draft revised National Planning Policy Framework includes consideration of Government’s future minerals policy. Future staffing levels will take account of the responses to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 140040 question first answered 10/05/2018 14:37:40 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

895317

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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to increase the size of the team in the minerals planning section of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	140040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>In 2010 four civil servants worked on minerals planning policy as part of their official duties. There are now fewer staff working on minerals planning policy. A consultation on the draft revised National Planning Policy Framework includes consideration of Government’s future minerals policy. Future staffing levels will take account of the responses to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 140039 question first answered 10/05/2018 14:37:40 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

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

895389

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	Hyde Group: Vending Machines
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 he will make an assessment of the efficacy of the investment decisions made by Hyde Housing Association in relation to its establishment of a vending machine company.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	139931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>Hyde Housing Association, like all housing associations, is an independent organisation. It is for its Board to make business decisions on how it meets its aims and objectives. Housing associations must ensure they comply with the law and, in relation to their social housing activities, any regulatory standards set by the Regulator of Social Housing.</p><p>Under the Value for Money standard they must consider value for money across their whole business and where they invest in non-social housing activity, they should consider whether this generates returns commensurate to the risk involved and justify where this is not the case.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 10/05/2018 14:47:43 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

895402

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 Associations: 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, what his Department's policy is on a Housing Association's obligation to reinvest their funds into the properties that they maintain; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	139932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>Housing Associations are independent organisations and it is for their Boards to make business decisions. However, they are not-for-profit organisations, and so we expect them to reinvest funds in their business. They are expected to comply with regulatory standards drawn up by the independent Regulator of Social Housing. This includes an expectation to maintain their properties by ensuring a prudent, planned approach to repairs and maintenance is taken. Their approach needs to reflect an appropriate balance of planned and responsive repairs.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 10/05/2018 14:35:50 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey