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750804

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	Multiple Occupation: Licensing
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 number and proportion of houses of multiple occupation which were (a) registered and (b) not registered in each local authority area is in each year for which data is available in ranked order for each year.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government collects data annually on the estimated number of mandatory licensable houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and the number of HMOs licensed in each local authority area since 2011. The data for each year from 2011/12 – 2015/16 can be found published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:16:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

750805

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	Multiple Occupation: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2017 to Question 840, on multiple occupation: licensing, which local authorities have accessed new information from tenancy deposit protections schemes in order to identify mandatory licensable houses of multiple occupation since that data has been made available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Measures within the Housing and Planning Act 2016 allow local housing authorities in England to access information held by the Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDP) schemes. Local Housing Authorities must only use the data:</p><p>1. For a purpose connected with the exercise of their functions under Parts 1-4 of the Housing Act 2004 in relation to any premises (in general improving housing conditions, licencing of Houses in Multiple Occupation, selective licencing of other accommodation and management orders); and</p><p>2. For the purpose of investigating whether an offence has been committed under any of those Parts in relation to any premises.</p><p>Local Housing Authorities are not required to access the information provided by the TDP schemes. It is up to individual authorities to decide whether to access and use the information or not, depending on local circumstances and other data sources available to them.</p><p>A list of local Housing Authorities in England who are known to have applied to the schemes for access to the information in the first quarter of 2017 is shown below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Allerdale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury Vale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnet</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bath and North East Somerset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn &amp; Darwen</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Boston</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol City of</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broadland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broxbourne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broxtowe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carlisle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cherwell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dacorum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Devon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Hertfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastbourne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epping Forest</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Heath</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gedling</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hackney</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haringey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hastings</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hastings</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islington</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kings Lynn &amp; West Norfolk</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Hull City of</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Borough of Ealing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Borough of Tower Hamlets</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mansfield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle upon Tyne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Lincolnshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Somerset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Warwickshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Northamptonshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spelthorne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Albans City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stevenage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk Coastal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thanet</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tower Hamlets</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwick</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waveney</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welwyn Garden City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welwyn Hatfield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Suffolk - Forest Heath</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Suffolk - St Edmundsbury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westminster</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woking</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wycombe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wyre Forest District Council</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 16:53:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

750806

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies in Wales are known to have paid employees less than the minimum wage in each year for which figures are available; and if he will list those companies and their location.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties. Since 1999, when NMW enforcement began, HMRC has identified over 25,500 employers with total NMW arrears of almost £79 million. Last year (2016/17) HMRC identified over 1,100 employers with total NMW arrears of over £10.9 million.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality. However, the Department for Business for Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) run a naming scheme for employers who are found to have underpaid NMW. You can find more information at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law</a></p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2016, at UIN 42723, for information on prosecution results.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4482 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:03:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

750807

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	Building Regulations: Fires
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 commence the review of Approved Document B.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	4226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Work to simplify the guidance was being progressed. Following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, we will need to consider the position on guidance further alongside the Prime Minister's commitment to look at wider issues, and in the light of the terms of reference for the public inquiry when published.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 16:48:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

750808

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Solar Power: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise businesses to invest in rooftop solar.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	4225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Solar PV is a UK success story. In 2013, we estimated that solar capacity would reach 10-12GW by 2020. We now expect Government support to bring forward around 13 GW by 2020. The Feed-in Tariff remains open to solar PV which provides an incentive for businesses to invest in rooftop solar.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 19/07/2017 13:54:45 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

750816

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to invest in solar energy over the course of the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	4313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Solar PV is a UK success story. In 2013 we estimated that solar capacity would reach 10-12GW by 2020. We now expect Government support to bring forward around 13 GW by 2020. The Feed-in Tariff remains open to solar PV which provides an incentive for consumers to install solar energy.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 19/07/2017 15:04:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 5103 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

750817

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to reduce dependence on non-renewable sources of energy.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	4340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has a programme of action to reduce dependence on non-renewable sources of energy, including:</p><p>o taking action on energy efficiency to reduce demand for heat through the Private Rented Sector Regulations and through the Energy Company Obligation, which is worth £640m annually and will deliver around 300,000 measures per year until September 2018;</p><p>o encouraging households and businesses to install renewable and low carbon heat systems through the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, with a £780m budget for 2017-2018;</p><p>o promoting heat networks in areas of denser heat demand, through the department’s new £320m capital support through Heat Networks Investment Project;</p><p>o working with major industrial sectors to set out short term collaborative actions on decarbonisation;</p><p>Electricity generated from renewables has increased from 7% to nearly 25% since 2010. We are on track to meet our ambition of delivering 30% of the UK’s electricity from renewables in 2020-21.</p><p>Support for large scale renewable deployment is delivered through competitive allocation of Contracts for Difference. The second Contracts for Difference allocation round is underway, with a budget of £290m of annual support for 15 years for technologies including offshore wind. The Government has also provided support for small scale renewable generation through Feed in Tariff.</p><p>Additionally, last November last year we launched a consultation on world leading plans to end electricity generation from unabated coal by 2025. The consultation ended on 8 February and we are currently considering the contributions received. A response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 19/07/2017 15:04:00 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 5106 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

750822

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Kashmir: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his foreign counterparts in the Kashmir region on stability in Kashmir; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	4256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I am concerned about reports of ongoing unrest and violence in India-administered Kashmir. The FCO continues to closely monitor the situation. The long standing position of the UK is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation in Kashmir, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It is not for the UK to prescribe a solution or to act as a mediator.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/07/2017 13:28:31 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

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

750844

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Sick Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of sickness pay to staff in his Department was in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	4275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We are unable to provide a figure for the actual cost of sickness pay - this information could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, from 1 January to 31 December 2016, 3,289 days were lost to sickness absence by employees in the Treasury. This equates to a figure of 2.6 days average working day lost per employee.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/07/2017 15:07:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie