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644284

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to extend the franchise to 16 and 17 year olds for the next UK general election.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	54916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to lower the voting age for the next UK general election.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/12/2016 10:34:48 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

644285

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Lenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.13 of the Autumn Statement 2016, on the term convicted loan sharks, (a) what those offences were and (b) which agency has responsibility for prosecuting those offences.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	54926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The scheme referred to is at paragraph 3.45 of the Autumn Statement 2016. It is run by the England Illegal Money Lending Team, which has responsibility for taking action against loan sharks.</p><p> </p><p>The Team prosecutes loan sharks under s23 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, which provides that it is an offence for any person to carry on a regulated activity without permission (the relevant regulated activity being Article 60B of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (entering into regulated credit agreements)). Additionally, the Team prosecute offences under s327 and s329 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.</p><p> </p><p>Funds are recovered from convicted loan sharks by confiscation orders under Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 01/12/2016 16:11:02 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

644287

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Bishop of London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Church Commissioners will make it their policy that the next nominee for the Bishop of London will ordain both women and men as priests.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	54965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The nomination to the See of London is a matter for the Crown Nominations Commission rather than the Church Commissioners. Nominations to episcopal sees are made within the context of the House of Bishops’ Declaration on Ministry of Bishops and Priests, which expressly recognises that those who, on grounds of theological conviction, are unable to receive the ministry of women bishops and priests continue to be within the spectrum and teaching and tradition of the Anglican Communion, and affirms the importance of there continuing to be bishops within the Church of England to enable ministry to be provided to such persons. However, as part of the usual consultation process for nominations to diocesan sees, anyone wishing to comment on the needs of the vacant diocese or the wider church is invited to write to the Prime Minister’s Appointments Secretary and the Archbishops’ Secretary for Appointments. Any such submissions will inform the Commission’s work.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 29/11/2016 16:46:12 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

644288

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Clergy: Peterborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the appropriateness of procedures and practice relating to the Dean of Peterborough Cathedral standing down.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	54985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>On 22 July 2016 Very Revd Charles Taylor announced his resignation from the Deanery of Peterborough with effect from 2 October 2016. His farewell service took place at the Cathedral on 1 October 2016. There has been no reason to review the appropriateness of procedures and practice relating to the resignation.</p><p>In July the Bishop of Peterborough announced his decision to hold a formal Bishop’s visitation of the cathedral to investigate and report on the financial management and the overall governance of the Cathedral. At the time the Bishop noted that “The Cathedral is going through a cash flow crisis. It is taking too long to pay some bills, and paying the staff at the end of the month has been a close thing twice recently.” In response to requests from the Bishop and cathedral Chapter the Church Commissioners have provided advice, support, and financial backup to help the cathedral in this situation. Whilst some progress is being made, this week the Commissioners intend to increase the loan facility they have made available to the cathedral.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 29/11/2016 16:48:45 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

644293

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
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	Housing: Construction
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 adequacy of powers available to community groups to appeal against housing development targets drawn up by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	54979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>Local authority housing targets must be based on an objectively assessed evidence of need and the capacity to meet that need. There are opportunities for community groups and local residents to raise their concerns about proposed housing targets through public consultation on an emerging Local Plan, and again at the independent examination which must be undertaken before the Local Plan can be adopted.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 05/12/2016 17:28:09 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

644296

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
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	Housing: Worcestershire
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 his Department has made of the proportion of new housing being developed in Worcestershire in the next three years which will be specifically reserved for first-time buyers.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	54920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>We do not hold such information. Through the National Planning Policy Framework we ask local councils to use their Local Plans to meet the full, objectively assessed needs for all types of housing in their areas.</p><p>We have consulted on a 20% Starter Homes requirement for suitable housing sites of 10 units or more (or 0.5 hectares or more) for the regulations under the Housing and Planning Act 2016. We are considering the responses and will set out our future plans for housing in the forthcoming White Paper.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 05/12/2016 17:27:31 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

644297

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
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	Housing: Worcestershire
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 plans to take to ensure that new housing developments support economic growth and increase job creation in Worcestershire.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	54921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>An extra £5.3 billion of funding for housing was announced at Autumn Statement, taking total planned investment to over £25 billion for the Spending Review period. This funding will support construction jobs, but also wider economic growth. Building more of the right homes, in the right places, is central to our vision of a country that works for everyone. Further details will be set out in the government’s forthcoming Housing White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 05/12/2016 17:21:01 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

644298

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
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: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 hold discussions with local authority leaders in Yorkshire on creating a post of Mayor of Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	54910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>We have been clear that devolution is a bottom-up process, and that while devolution must take place across a functional economic area, the precise geography is in the first place a matter for local areas. The Government has been equally clear that a significant devolution of powers and funding to a local area requires the accountability provided by an elected Mayor. Within Yorkshire, we remain committed to working in partnership with local authorities to implement devolution for the Sheffield City Region, which includes the creation of an elected Mayor.</p><p>In the past week, I have also met with Yorkshire leaders at the Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire All-Party Parliamentary Group, and met with the leaders of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 05/12/2016 17:26:29 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

644299

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
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	Change of Use
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 make it his policy to require planning permission before the use of a building is changed from Use Class A4 to A1.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	54911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>Since 6 April 2015, where a drinking establishment in the A4 Use Class is nominated or listed as an Asset of Community Value (ACV), the permitted development rights are dis-applied, and a planning application is required for the change of use.</p><p>This provides the right balance between protecting valued community pubs and avoiding blanket regulation which would lead to more empty and boarded up buildings.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 05/12/2016 17:30:08 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

644300

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
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	Roma: EU grants and loans
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 18 November 2016 to Question 52441, if he will take steps to promote the use of EU structural funds to support greater Roma involvement in the labour market.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	54951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>No. Roma, Gypsy and Traveller groups and local authorities can engage in European Structural and Investment Funds through their Local Enterprise Partnership.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 05/12/2016 14:47:28 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green