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711372

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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	Parking: Fees and Charges
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 take steps to ensure that private parking ticket costs are not excessive.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	68027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>We have set out a clear manifesto commitment to tackle aggressive parking enforcement and excessive private parking charges. This Government is taking steps to tackle rogue and unfair practices by private parking operators. We have put in place a range of measures to reform the behaviour of private parking companies, including the banning of wheel clamping and towing.</p><p>The discussion paper entitled ‘Parking reform: tackling unfair practices’, sought thoughts and comments on the private parking sector. My Department published a summary of the responses on 11 May 2016. I am actively considering responses to the discussion paper, and options for reform.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/03/2017 12:42:11 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

711543

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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	Euratom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which nuclear energy stakeholders he consulted on whether the UK should seek to withdraw from the European Atomic Energy Community (a) before and (b) after the publication of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	68028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has had detailed discussions with nuclear sector stakeholders since the referendum. Both officials and Ministers have been in frequent contact with nuclear industry and research stakeholders, and we will continue to work closely with them as we take the negotiations forwards.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/03/2017 14:32:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 41210 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

711550

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the potential role of equivalence agreements in future trading relationships with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	68026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Cabinet discussions are confidential. However, the whole Government is focused on seeking to negotiate a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement with the EU, which will include free-flowing trade in both goods and services. Currently, we have unprecedented levels of regulatory convergence with other EU Member States. That forms a strong starting point for a discussion about access to each other's markets. <br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/03/2017 16:39:50 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

710827

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates: Schools
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 effect of the business rates revaluation on state schools in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Middlesbrough and (d) Redcar and Cleveland.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	67727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The effect of the revaluation of business rates on schools in England, the North East, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland will depend on the specific circumstances and location of the relevant property. A £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme will provide support for the minority of properties which face an increase in rates as a result of the 2017 revaluation, and applies equally to schools.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/03/2017 15:31:33 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

710830

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates: Schools
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 total amount of non-domestic rates paid was by state schools in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Middlesbrough and (d) Redcar and Cleveland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	67724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/03/2017 12:40:17 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

710831

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates: Private Education
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 an estimate of the costs to the Exchequer of the discount on non-domestic rates given to independent schools in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) the South East, (d) Middlesbrough and (e) Redcar and Cleveland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	67725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the cost of relief given to independent schools.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/03/2017 12:40:46 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

709734

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Direct Selling: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on trends in the level of doorstep crime in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	67378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold specific information on the number of ‘doorstep crimes’. These crimes will be recorded by police under the relevant offence that has been committed, for example burglary or theft.</p><p>If the crime is a fraud, then this will be recorded by Action Fraud rather than the police. Information on the number of door to door sales and bogus tradespeople frauds recorded by Action Fraud is published in the Office for National Statistics Publication ‘Crime in England and Wales: year ending September 2016’ at the link below (Table A5):</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesappendixtables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesappendixtables</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 15/03/2017 16:04:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

709759

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 18 to 21 year olds claim housing benefit in (a) the North East of England, (b) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, (c) Middlesbrough and (d) Redcar and Cleveland.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	67374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>Information on the caseload of 18-21 year olds claiming Housing Benefit and Employment and Support Allowance in the requested areas is available on <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml" target="_blank">DWP Stat-Xplore</a>.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/03/2017 15:04:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

709764

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 18 to 21 year olds claim the housing costs element of universal credit in (a) the North East of England, (b) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency, (c) Middlesbrough and (d) Redcar and Cleveland.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	67377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not currently available. On 15th March 2017 we will be publishing further statistics on Universal Credit, which will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/03/2017 15:20:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

709773

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
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	Direct Selling
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 combat aggressive methods of door to door selling of items worth less than £42.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	67300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>There is legislation in place to protect consumers when buying goods and services at the door. Traders are prohibited from aggressive or misleading commercial practices, including harassment, coercion or undue influence, even where the amount sold is small. Aggressive methods of sale carry criminal penalties, such as an unlimited fine or up to two years in prison.</p><p> </p><p>Consumers should report threatening or aggressive behaviour to their local police force and Citizens Advice. National Trading Standards treat doorstep crime as a matter of national strategic priority for Trading Standards Services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/03/2017 15:04:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop