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391278

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Freedom of Information: Commercial Secrets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Written Statement of 20 June 2015, HCWS153, on Freedom of Information, whether the terms of reference of the Commission on Freedom of Information will permit it to consider the appropriate scope of the commercial confidentiality exemption under section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	8035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>It will be for the independent FOI commission to determine the interpretation of its terms of reference.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 8036 question first answered 07/09/2015 11:57:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

391280

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Freedom of Information: Commercial Secrets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Written Statement of 20 June 2015, HCWS153, on Freedom of Information, whether the Commission on Freedom of Information's terms of reference will permit it to consider the effective application of the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to private companies that are providing under contract any service whose provision is the function of a public authority under section 5(1)(b) of that Act.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	8036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>It will be for the independent FOI commission to determine the interpretation of its terms of reference.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 8035 question first answered 07/09/2015 11:57:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

391334

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Infrastructure: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what investment in infrastructure the Government plans to make in (a) Copeland constituency and (b) Cumbria as part of the Northern Powerhouse initiative.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	8098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has provided several economic tools to help drive forward economic growth in Copeland and the wider Cumbria local enterprise partnership including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Growth Deal - £47.7 million</li><li>Regional Growth Fund - £23.7 million</li><li>Growing Places Fund – £6.7 million</li><li>Broadband Delivery UK - £22.1 million</li><li>Coastal Communities Fund - £3.8 million</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport have also allocated £83.6 million to Cumbria County Council as the highway authority for infrastructure investment across the whole of Cumbria. The strategy for transport infrastructure investment in the North, including Cumbria, as part of the Northern Powerhouse, is still being developed by Transport for the North – and Government has committed £30 million over three years towards the running costs of Transport for the North, which will be set up as a statutory body.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 07/09/2015 10:18:19 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

391342

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Trees: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect mature trees in urban areas; and what support his Department provides to local authorities for such protection.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Clegg
uin	8007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Local planning authorities have the power to make a Tree Preservation Order to protect trees of amenity value in urban areas. With limited exceptions, it is an offence to cut down, top, lop, uproot, or wilfully damage or destroy a tree protected by an Order, without the authority’s permission. Our web-based planning guidance, <em>Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas</em>, supports authorities in the exercise of these powers.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 07/09/2015 10:09:49 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg

391345

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Derelict Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to section 9.15 of HM Treasury's policy paper, Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation, published on 10 July 2015, Cm 9098, what steps he is taking to ensure proposals for automatic planning permission for brownfield sites include adequate provisions to enable local authorities to ensure new homes meet affordable housing standards under section 106 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	8021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>We will publish details about how the policy will operate when the Housing Bill is introduced. This will include how further technical details will be agreed, and arrangements for securing essential infrastructure and design quality.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8020 8022 8023 question first answered 07/09/2015 10:11:15 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

391347

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Derelict Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to section 9.15 of HM Treasury's policy paper, Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation, published on 10 July 2015, Cm 9098, what steps he is taking to ensure proposals for automatic planning permission for brownfield sites ensure that local communities are consulted on such developments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	8022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>We will publish details about how the policy will operate when the Housing Bill is introduced. This will include how further technical details will be agreed, and arrangements for securing essential infrastructure and design quality.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8020 8021 8023 question first answered 07/09/2015 10:11:15 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

391349

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Derelict Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to section 9.15 of HM Treasury's policy paper, Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation, published on 10 July 2015, Cm 9098, what steps he is taking to ensure proposals for automatic planning permission on brownfield sites enable local authorities to provide for adequate infrastructure in such applications.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	8023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>We will publish details about how the policy will operate when the Housing Bill is introduced. This will include how further technical details will be agreed, and arrangements for securing essential infrastructure and design quality.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8020 8021 8022 question first answered 07/09/2015 10:11:15 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

391352

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Derelict Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to section 9.15 of HM Treasury's policy paper, Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation, published on 10 July 2015, Cm 9098, what steps he is taking to ensure proposals for automatic planning permission for brownfield sites include adequate provisions to enable local authorities to ensure new houses meet quality and space standards.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	8020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>We will publish details about how the policy will operate when the Housing Bill is introduced. This will include how further technical details will be agreed, and arrangements for securing essential infrastructure and design quality.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8021 8022 8023 question first answered 07/09/2015 10:11:15 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

391361

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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, what estimate he has made of the proportion of social housing in England which is affected by Stachybotrys chartarum and Aspergillus niger; and what steps his Department is taking to tackle incidence of such molds.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	7905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Housing Health &amp; Safety Rating System allows local authorities to assess properties against 29 different hazards, including damp and mould growth. If following an inspection a property is found to contain a serious, “category 1”, hazard, we would expect the local authority to take action in relation to the hazard. The assessment for whether damp is a hazard takes into account factors such as the state of repair of the dwelling, the extent of existing dampness and the effect it could have on mould growth, and the consequent potential for harm.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2010 the Decent Homes standard has been a regulatory requirement for social landlords. The Decent Homes standard was set as a threshold and the landlord must not allow a home to be below the standard. Most landlords are delivering works that exceed the minimum standard.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/09/2015 10:23:16 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

391363

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Troubled Families Programme
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 families are in the Troubled Families programme; and what estimate he has made of the average cost to the public purse for each family which has participated in that programme to date.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	7919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>As was announced on the 22 June 2015, the original Troubled Families Programme (2012-2015) worked with and turned around the lives of 116,654 families. The new and expanded Troubled Families Programme was rolled out nationally in April 2015 and will reach up to a further 400,000 families with multiple problems. Details of how many troubled families are engaged in the new programme, in its first year of implementation, will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Research estimates that the cost to the public purse of the most troubled 120,000 families before engagement with the Troubled Families Programme was £9 billion in total; an average of £75,000 per family (DCLG: ‘The Fiscal Case for Working with Troubled Families’ (2013)). £8 billion of this spend was purely reacting to their problems. Information about the fiscal benefits resulting from that programme will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 07/09/2015 10:16:45 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell