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750003

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Mayors
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 his oral contribution of 5 July 2017, Official Report, column 1156, on revenue-raising powers for mayors, who will disburse the new funding referred; how that funding will be disbursed; and whether that funding will be available to all local authorities across England.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	3826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The funding of £770 million, to which my Rt Hon Friend referred, is to be disbursed by government to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and comprises £600 million capital investment funding to be paid at £20 million per year for 30 years, and £170 million to be made available for housing and infrastructure, £70 million being for investment in Cambridge City. In addition, the Combined Authority Mayor has powers to set a precept for 2018/19 and subsequent years, with increases subject to the council tax referendum arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/07/2017 16:41:53 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 4334 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

750050

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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 Services: Southampton
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 annual financial cost of adult social care was to Southampton City Council in the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	4120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on adult social care and children’s social care by all local authorities in England are published each year on the Department’s website:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">ttps://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a></p><p>Information for Southampton is available in the detailed by-authority tables at the link above.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 4122 question first answered 14/07/2017 17:43:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

750052

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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 Services: Southampton
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 annual financial cost was to Southampton City Council of supporting child services in the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	4122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on adult social care and children’s social care by all local authorities in England are published each year on the Department’s website:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">ttps://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a></p><p>Information for Southampton is available in the detailed by-authority tables at the link above.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 4120 question first answered 14/07/2017 17:43:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

750053

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	High Rise Flats: 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, what assessment he has made of whether additional costs to local authorities for fire prevention measures in tower blocks will reduce expenditure on the maintenance of other social housing.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	3909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:21:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 4338 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

750063

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
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 disabled people have waited for longer than six months for adaptions to their home funded by Disability Facilities Grants in England in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Managing waiting lists for adaptations is a matter for local authorities but government has significantly increased funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant to ensure that more people receive the adaptations they need promptly and to help local areas reduce waiting times for adaptations. Funding for 2017-18 is £431 million. This will rise to £468 million in 2018-19, and exceed £500 million in 2019-20.</p><p>Government also funds Foundations, the National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, to offer advice and support on delivery of adaptations to Home Improvement Agencies and providers of handyperson services in England. More information can be found at: <a href="http://www.foundations.uk.com/about-us/foundations/" target="_blank">http://www.foundations.uk.com/about-us/foundations/</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/07/2017 16:45:26 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 4333 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

750067

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to increase funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Government is committed to helping vulnerable older and disabled people to live independently and safely. In the 2015 Spending Review, Government committed to a year-on-year increase for the Disabled Facilities Grant over the five years of the Spending Review period, rising to over £500 million by 2020.</p><p>Since 2012 we have invested £1.65 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant, providing around 250,000 adaptations. Funding has increased from £220 million in 2015-16 to £431 million in 2017-18. In 2018-19, it will rise to £468 million, and exceed £500 million in 2018-20.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/07/2017 16:43:12 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 4332 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

750072

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Private Rented Housing: Greater London
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 effect of borough-wide licensing schemes on the value of buy-to-rent properties in (a) London and (b) each London borough.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	3795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not carried out an assessment on the effect of borough-wide licensing schemes on the value of buy-to-rent properties in (a) London and (b) each London borough.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:18:39 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 4329 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

750074

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Local Government: Disability
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 disabled people are employed (a) full-time and (b) part-time by local authorities in England.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not collect detailed information on the staff employed by local authorities. It is for individual councils to make their own decisions about how their local workforces are organised. In doing so, we expect councils to take into account their duties and responsibilities as employers under employment law and other relevant legislation.<strong><p><p><br></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/07/2017 16:45:50 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 4330 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

749621

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Leasehold
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 introduce regulations on the level of maintenance fees borne by leaseholders.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	3660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2014 the Government took action to cap repair charges imposed on leaseholders by public sector landlords for government-funded maintenance. In addition, since 2014 all property managing agents in England must belong to one of three approved redress schemes, allowing consumers to follow up complaints and drive up standards with the least regulatory burden. The Government has no plans to regulate leaseholders’ maintenance fees.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/07/2017 15:25:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

749623

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Council Housing: Sales
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 council homes have been sold in (a) Ashford constituency and (b) Nottingham in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	3706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of local authority dwellings sold by local authority is published in live table 648: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales</a></p><p>Figures are not collected at a constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:17:30 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3960 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero