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Solar Power
Gregory Barker:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the marginal cost to a housing developer of installing a domestic solar hot water system under the planning requirements of the Merton planning rule. [159345]
Yvette Cooper:
The Merton rule does not set requirements for particular technologies. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Energy on 16 October 2007, Official Report, column 1039W, for details on the costs of installing a domestic solar hot water system.
Taxation: Business
Mr. Pickles:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the estimated revenue is from business rates in England in 2007-08. [157642]
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John Healey:
Details of the amount of non-domestic rates local authorities in England estimate they will collect in 2007-08 can be found on the Communities and Local Government website at:
Thames Gateway Bridge
Mr. Evennett:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she expects the Thames Gateway Bridge public inquiry to re-open. [161027]
Mr. Iain Wright:
It is for the Planning Inspectorate, and not the Secretary of State, to fix the dates of the inquiry. Transport for London has recently indicated that, by early 2009, it should be in a position to provide the information requested by the Secretary of State in her letter of 25 July. We therefore consider that the earliest anticipated date for the re-opening of the inquiry is in spring 2009.
Unitary Councils: Public Participation
Mr. Swire:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she expects to publish the summary of stakeholder responses to the public consultation on proposals for unitary status in Exeter. [160476]
John Healey:
Shortly.
Urban Areas: Regeneration
John Battle:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will list in date order Government (a) reports and (b) white papers produced relating to urban renewal and social inclusion since June 2005. [159854]
John Healey:
Government reports produced from June 2005 relating to urban renewal and social inclusion. (In date order for NM Pathfinder Programme reports, New Deal for Communities reports and 'Other' reports).
| National Evaluation: Neighbourhood management pathfinder programme funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government |
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Alternative Approaches to Neighbourhood Management: Wolverhampton's neighbourhood management pilot programme - Case Study
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November 2005
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Alternative Approaches to Neighbourhood Management: 6 Full Case Study Reports
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March 2006
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2005-06 Annual Review: Key findings
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March 2006
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2005-06 Annual Review: Full Research Report
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March 2006
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Research Report 25: Neighbourhood Management Theme Report: Rolling Out Neighbourhood Management
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March 2006
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Research Report 27: Alternative Approaches to Neighbourhood Management: Summary and Analysis
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March 2006
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Research Report 23: Neighbourhood Management- At The Turning Point? Programme Review 2005-2006 - Full Report and Summary
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March 2006
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Neighbourhood Management and Extended Services In And Around Schools
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July 2006
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Research Report 28: An overview of the 2003 and 2006 Round 1 Pathfinder Household Surveys
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August 2006
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Research Report 29: Neighbourhood Management Theme Report: Housing
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August 2006
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Research Report 30: Neighbourhood Management Theme Report: Services For Young People
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August 2006
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Research Report 31: Joining Up For Safer Neighbourhoods: A Theme Report From The Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Programme National Evaluation
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August 2006
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Research Report 24: National evaluation of the Street Wardens Programme
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August 2006
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A Rough Guide to Neighbourhood Management: Making the Business Case for Neighbourhood Management
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November 2006
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Research Report 34: Neighbourhood Management Theme Report: Economic Development
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May 2007
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Research Report 35: Making Social Capital Count - An Action Learning Set Report
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June 2007
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Research Report 37: Neighbourhood Management: empowering communities, shaping places - Animal Review 2006-2007
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August 2007
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Using Data to Improve Services - A Toolkit for Neighbourhood Management Initiatives
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August 2007
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Research Report 36: The contribution of Neighbourhood Management to cleaner and safer neighbourhoods
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August 2007
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Research Report 38: An overview of the 2004 and 2007 Round 2 Pathfinder Household Surveys:
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September 2007
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New Deal for Communities, National Evaluation: Phases 1 and 2
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Data Analysis Paper 32: Education and Skills
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June 2005
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Estimating the impact of NDC using Labour Force data
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July 2005
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NDC Key Findings from the Survey of Beneficiaries
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August 2005
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National Evaluation of New Deal for Communities - Value for Money Strand
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September 2005
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The 39 NDC Areas Brief Pen Portraits
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November 2005
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Fear of Crime in NDC Areas: How do Perceptions Relate to Reality?
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November 2005
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Research Report 53: Teenage Pregnancy and Sexual Health
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November 2005
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Research Report 54: Improving Access to Health Care - Introducing New Services for NDC Residents
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November 2005
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Research Report 55: Relocation or Extension of Health Care Services
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November 2005
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Research Report 57: Healthy Lifestyle Interventions
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November 2005
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Health of NDC Residents: Who Has the Most to Gain?
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November 2005
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Housing and the Physical Environment: Will Residents Stay and Reap the Benefits?
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November 2005
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Research Report 62: Employment Strategies in Newham and Hull NDCs
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November 2005
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Research Report 65: Enterprise: Business Start-up in Two NDC Areas
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November 2005
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Community Involvement and Social Capital
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November 2005
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The Moving Escalator? Patterns of Residential Mobility in NDC Areas
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January 2007
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Research Report 33: An Overview of Change Data 2006
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January 2007
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The 2006 Partnership Questionnaire': A Briefing Note
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June 2007
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Other Reports
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A Framework for City-Regions - Working Paper 1: Mapping City-regions
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February 2006
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A Framework for City- Regions - Working Paper 2: City-Regions: Policy and Practice
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February 2006
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A Framework for City-Regions - Working Paper 3: City- Regions; Why, where are we now and how far would we need to travel?
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February 2006
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A Framework for City-Regions - Working Paper 4: The role of City-regions in regional economic development policy
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February 2006
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An exploratory assessment of the economic case for regeneration investment from a national perspective
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March 2006
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Meeting the Regional Economic Challenge: the importance of cities to regional growth, (joint Treasury, ODPM and DTI paper)
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March 2006
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The State of the English Cities Report vol. 1 and 2
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March 2006
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The State of the English Cities (Urban Research Summary 21)
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March 2006
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The State of the English Cities: Thematic Reports: The Changing Urban Scene: Demographics and the Big Picture
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November 2006
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The State of the English Cities: Thematic Reports: Social Cohesion
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November 2006
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The State of the English Cities: Thematic Reports: The Competitive Economic Performance of English Cities
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November 2006
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The State of the English Cities: Thematic Reports: The State of American Cities
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November 2006
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The State of the English Cities: Thematic Reports: Liveability in English Cities
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November 2006
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The State of the English Cities: Thematic Reports: A Comparison of Public Attitudes in Urban and Non-Urban Areas across Different Regions
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November 2006
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Policy Papers: UK presidency EU Ministerial Informal on Sustainable Communities
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December 2006
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Report from the Local Community Sector Taskforce
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January 2007
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Local Environment Quality: A New View on Measurement
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May 2007
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CLG Third Sector Strategy for Communities and Local Government: discussion document
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June 2007
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Sub-national economic development and regeneration review (Treasury, Department for Communities and Local Government, BERRI)
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July 2007
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Government White Papers produced from June 2005 relating to urban renewal and social inclusion.
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Strong and Prosperous Communities —The Local Government White Paper
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October 2006
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Valuation Office
Mr. Pickles:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will place in the Library copies of the presentation, speech and handouts produced by Valuation Office Agency representatives at the Institute of Revenues Rating and
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Valuation Annual Conference on October 2007 on (a) the 2010 revaluation, (b) using automated valuation models for non-domestic assessment and (c) valuing the impossible. [157495]
John Healey:
Copies of these presentations and handouts have been placed in the Library of the House.
Valuation Office: Nimbus Partners
Mr. Pickles:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what (a) services and (b) goods the Valuation Office Agency has purchased from the company Nimbus Partners in the last five years; at what cost; and for what purpose. [157558]
Jane Kennedy:
I have been asked to reply.
The VOA has procured from Nimbus Partners, a software application known as Control Enterprise Suite. The software is used in the development and mapping of VOA processes.
The initial purchase cost in 2003 was £186,100 excluding VAT.
In addition the agency pay annual support and maintenance charges to Nimbus geared to the number of users since the original procurement these charges have been:
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03-04 (part)
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45,000
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04-05
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52,312
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05-06
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61,875
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06-07
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61,875
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Aerials
Mr. Pickles:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will make it a requirement for mobile telecommunications operators to disclose mast locations and power levels to a Sitefinder website, or equivalent, as a condition of their operators’ licences. [158119]
Mr. Timms:
The Government have no plans to make such disclosure a condition of the operators’ licences. We and the Office of Communications (Ofcom) remain committed to the principles underlying Sitefinder, which remains a voluntary agreement between Ofcom and the cellular operators.
Cellular operators are in discussion with Ofcom and the Government on the future provision of data to Sitefinder so that members of the public will continue to be able to access information about the location and power levels of base stations.
