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168122

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current state of discussions with the relevant authority in Syria concerning compensation for those in Northern Ireland who were injured as a result of explosives and guns that were supplied to the IRA.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text We have been discussing this matter with the Libyan authorities, not the Syrian government. While we do not intend to negotiate a compensation settlement with the Libyan authorities, once stability returns, and our Embassy re-opens, we will again encourage the Libyans to engage with UK victims seeking redress, including those seeking compensation and their legal representatives. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has said that he is committed to doing this and has asked the National Security Advisor to lead cross-government efforts to engage the Libyans on reconciliation initiatives. The Government will also continue to promote broad and lasting reconciliation between Libya and affected UK communities. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/12/2014 14:28:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

167937

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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	Affordable 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 the average (a) rent and (b) proportion of market rent is of the homes built or converted as part of the affordable rent model.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	217193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The average (median) rent of new Affordable Rent lets was £109 per week in England and £165 per week in London in 2013-14. These figures represent 80% of market rent across England and 55% of market rent in London.</p><p> </p><p>The Affordable Rent model allows for more new affordable housing to be delivered with lower levels of taxpayer capital subsidy and by levering in more private investment. The programme is helping deliver £15 billion of private investment in new affordable housing over the current spending review (2011-15), alongside £4.5 billion of public investment. Social rent and affordable rent go hand in hand; both help provide accommodation for those on low incomes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As the National Audit Office has observed: “the Department selected the best delivery model open to it for the funds it had available” and “the Department has so far achieved its policy objective to maximise the number of homes delivered within the available grant funding” (National Audit Office, “Financial viability of the social housing sector: introducing the Affordable Homes Programme”, 4 July 2012, HC465, pp. 6-7).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our Affordable Housing programme is set to deliver a further 275,000 new affordable homes between 2015 and 2020, levering in £38 billion of public and private investment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 13/01/2015 16:17:32 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 32530 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

167938

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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	Affordable 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, how many affordable homes were completed on released public sector land sites in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014; and how many he expects to be built on such sites in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	217180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Our records show that 217,000 new affordable homes have been delivered in England across all housing schemes since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>As has been explained to the hon. Member in answers to previous questions, this information is not broken down by (former) public land status.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/12/2014 14:37:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

167939

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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: Construction
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 homes have been completed as a result of the private renting component of the Housing Bond Guarantee Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	217194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2015, HCWS413.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 217185 217196 question first answered 17/03/2015 16:43:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 32531 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

167940

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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	Affordable Housing
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 homes have been converted to the Government's affordable rent model since it was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	217195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Homes and Communities Agency’s Statistical Data Returns report the number of rental accommodation properties that have been converted to affordable rent. The figures relate to private registered provider owned stock only, and can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-data-return-statistical-releases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-data-return-statistical-releases</a></p><p> </p><p>Detailed figures are not held centrally for local authority housing stock.</p><p> </p><p>The change in rental income from such conversions allows providers to borrow more to support the delivery of more new affordable homes.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has so far delivered 217,000 new affordable homes since 2010, and are bringing in £19.5 billion of public and private in affordable housing over the current Spending Review period. In the next Parliament, we are on track to deliver a further 275,000 new affordable homes, backed up by £38 billion of public and private investment.</p><p> </p><p>Conversions are not counted in these additional affordable homes figures.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/02/2015 16:31:22 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 32532 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

167942

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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: Construction
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 applications under the Build to Rent scheme have been (a) received, (b) accepted and (c) refused from (i) private developers, (ii) housing associations, (iii) housing co-operatives, (iv) local authorities and (v) other entities.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	217181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Build to Rent fund provides development finance to support the creation of a purpose-built private rented sector, backed by institutional private investment. The fund offers finance on a commercial basis, with returns to Government being realised upon refinancing or sale of a developer’s interest to an institutional investor. The fund is market- led and the response has been strong.</p><p> </p><p>In the first round, the Homes and Communities Agency shortlisted 43 bids: 22 were approved subject to conditions being met (4 registered providers, 2 public limited companies, 12 private companies, 4 others); 16 bids were withdrawn during the process of scrutiny during the shortlisting; 5 bids from private companies were rejected.</p><p> </p><p>In the second round, 36 eligible bids were originally shortlisted (1 registered provider, 5 public listed companies, 26 private companies, 4 others); 3 private bids have been approved so far; the consideration of the other shortlisted bids is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that the Fund will this year be committed in full, and I can confirm that the programme is on course to meet our 10,000 homes target.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/02/2015 16:54:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

167943

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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: Construction
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 of the properties built under the Build to Rent scheme to date are (a) affordable, (b) social and (c) market rents.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	217182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>As has been explained to the hon. Member in the answer to her identical question of 8 January 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 257W, the Build to Rent fund is providing development finance to help support new homes in the private rented sector at market rent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/12/2014 17:20:42 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

167944

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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: Construction
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 bids for funding the Government has received for the private renting component of the Housing Bond Guarantee Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	217196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2015, HCWS413.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 217185 217194 question first answered 17/03/2015 16:43:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 32534 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

167945

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Literacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set up an England-wide task force similar to the London Challenge to ensure that children who cannot read well are brought up to the required standard.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Mr George Galloway
uin	217190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to eliminating illiteracy and wants all children to read easily, fluently and with good understanding. Our new English curriculum places a renewed focus on the requirement for pupils to learn to read through systematic synthetic phonics, as evidence shows this is the most effective approach to early reading. We do not have plans to introduce a national task force for literacy as we believe poor reading outcomes are best addressed through the implementation of the English curriculum and the other steps we have taken to improve literacy levels for all children, alongside measures to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. The Department believes that good headteachers are best placed to support the needs of their pupils.</p><p> </p><p>To boost the quality of phonics teaching, we have provided £23.7 million in match funding to over 14,000 schools, enabling them to buy systematic synthetic phonics products and training. We have also introduced a phonics screening check. The first three years of the check have enabled teachers to identify nearly 568,000 six-year-olds who needed extra support.</p><p> </p><p>For pupils who do not reach the expected level in reading by the end of primary school, we have introduced the Year 7 Catch-up Premium. This funding – £500 per pupil – enables secondary schools to deliver additional support for those pupils that most need it.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed £8.8 billion of pupil premium funding for schools in England for the period between 2011-12 and 2015-16. The pupil premium gives schools the extra resources they need to close the attainment gap between those from poorer and wealthier backgrounds, including in reading outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>The 2014 Key Stage Two results show that our reforms are already having an effect: a record proportion of children (89%) reached the expected standard of reading (up three percentage points from last year). Attainment in reading has increased for disadvantaged pupils from 73% in 2011 to 78% in 2013, an increase of five percentage points.</p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately, pressures on the diary of my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, mean she cannot promise to visit Bradford.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 217191 217192 question first answered 11/12/2014 17:43:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	609 label Biography information for George Galloway

167946

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Literacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the reasons for poor literacy among primary school children from (a) low income and (b) other families; what steps she is taking to ensure that all children are able to read well when they leave primary school; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Mr George Galloway
uin	217191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to eliminating illiteracy and wants all children to read easily, fluently and with good understanding. Our new English curriculum places a renewed focus on the requirement for pupils to learn to read through systematic synthetic phonics, as evidence shows this is the most effective approach to early reading. We do not have plans to introduce a national task force for literacy as we believe poor reading outcomes are best addressed through the implementation of the English curriculum and the other steps we have taken to improve literacy levels for all children, alongside measures to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. The Department believes that good headteachers are best placed to support the needs of their pupils.</p><p> </p><p>To boost the quality of phonics teaching, we have provided £23.7 million in match funding to over 14,000 schools, enabling them to buy systematic synthetic phonics products and training. We have also introduced a phonics screening check. The first three years of the check have enabled teachers to identify nearly 568,000 six-year-olds who needed extra support.</p><p> </p><p>For pupils who do not reach the expected level in reading by the end of primary school, we have introduced the Year 7 Catch-up Premium. This funding – £500 per pupil – enables secondary schools to deliver additional support for those pupils that most need it.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed £8.8 billion of pupil premium funding for schools in England for the period between 2011-12 and 2015-16. The pupil premium gives schools the extra resources they need to close the attainment gap between those from poorer and wealthier backgrounds, including in reading outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>The 2014 Key Stage Two results show that our reforms are already having an effect: a record proportion of children (89%) reached the expected standard of reading (up three percentage points from last year). Attainment in reading has increased for disadvantaged pupils from 73% in 2011 to 78% in 2013, an increase of five percentage points.</p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately, pressures on the diary of my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, mean she cannot promise to visit Bradford.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 217190 217192 question first answered 11/12/2014 17:43:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	609 label Biography information for George Galloway