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Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent by the Homes and Communities Agency on the Affordable Housing Programme in each county in 2008-09. [291716]
John Healey: I have placed information on the Homes and Communities Agency's Affordable Housing Programme expenditure in 2008-09 in each local authority area in the Library of the House.
Andrew Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes have been bought through the National Clearing House scheme in each local authority area in the North-West region since the scheme's inception. [289295]
Mr. Ian Austin: The following table shows the number of new homes purchased from house builders by housing associations in each local authority area in the north west region through the Homes and Communities Agency's Affordable Housing Programme in 2008-09.
| Purchase of unsold developer stock in North West region | Total units |
Housing: Standards
Charles Hendry: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate he has made of the number of houses with a standard assessment procedure rating of (a) below 10, (b) between 10 and 19, (c) between 20 and 29, (d) between 30 and 34, (e) between 35 and 39, (f) between 40 and 44, (g) between 45 and 49, (h) between 50 and 54, (i) between 55 and 59, (j) between 60 and 64, (k) between 65 and 69, (l) between 70 and 79, (m) between 80 and 89 and (n) between 90 and 99 (i) in each lower layer super output area, (ii) in each parliamentary constituency and (iii) occupied by a household with an income (A) above and (B) below 60 per cent. of median income measured (1) before and (2) after housing costs. [289445]
John Healey: The information is not collected in a way that allows it to be broken down in the manner requested. Information about the number of dwellings in England and Wales for which Energy Performance Certificates generated using the Standard Assessment Procedure is available from the Domestic Energy Performance Certificate Register at
Housing: Valuation
Adam Afriyie: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties in (a) the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and (b) Bracknell Forest District are recorded with each individual (i) dwellinghouse code and (ii) value significant code, including each individual (A) type, (B) room number, (C) bedroom, (D) bathroom, (E) floors, (F) floor level, (G) parking, (H) garaging, (I) conservatory type, (J) age, (K) outbuilding and (L) modernisation codes according to electronic records held by the Valuation Office Agency. [292055]
Mr. Fallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties in the Sevenoaks district are recorded with each individual (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value significant code including each individual (i) type, (ii) room number, (iii) bedroom, (iv) bathroom, (v) floors, (vi) floor level, (vii) parking, (viii) garaging, (ix) conservatory type, (x) age, (xi) outbuilding and (xii) modernisation code according to Valuation Office Agency electronic records. [292087]
Mr. Hands:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answers to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 September 2009, Official Report, columns 1924-7W, to the hon. Member for Ludlow of 14 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2131-2W, and to the hon. Member for Meriden of 16 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2212-4W, on housing: valuation, how many properties are recorded within each category of (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value significant code, including of each individual (i) type, (ii) room number, (iii) bathrooms, (iv) floors, (v) floor level, (vi) parking, (vii) garaging, (viii) conservatory type, (ix) age, (x) outbuilding and (xi) modernisation
code in the local authority area of Hammersmith and Fulham constituency according to electronic records held by the Valuation Office Agency. [292293]
Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties in the Gravesham local authority area are recorded with each individual (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value significant code including each individual (i) type, (ii) room number, (iii) bedroom, (iv) bathroom, (v) floors, (vi) floor level, (vii) parking, (viii) garaging, (ix) conservatory type, (x) age, (xi) outbuilding and (xii) modernisation code according to electronic records held by the Valuation Office Agency. [292086]
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2009, Official Report, column 2215W, on housing: valuation, how many properties in Welwyn Hatfield local authority area are recorded with each (a) individual type, (b) room number, (c) bedroom, (d) bathroom, (e) floor, (f) floor level, (g) parking, (h) garaging, (i) conservatory type, (j) age, (k) outbuilding and (l) modernisation code. [292534]
Angela Watkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answers to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 September 2009, Official Report, columns 1924-7W, to the hon. Member for Ludlow of 14 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2131-3W, and to the hon. Member for Meriden of 16 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2212-4W, on housing: valuation, how many properties are recorded with each individual (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value significant code, including of each individual (i) type, (ii) number of rooms, (iii) number of bedrooms, (iv) number of bathrooms, (v) floors, (vi) floor level, (vii) parking, (viii) garaging, (ix) conservatory type, (x) age, (xi) outbuilding and (xii) modernisation code, in the local authority area of the London Borough of Havering according to electronic records held by the Valuation Office Agency. [292338]
Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answers to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 September 2009, Official Report, columns 1924-7W, to the hon. Member for Ludlow of 14 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2131-2W, and to the hon. Member for Meriden of 16 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2212-4W, on housing: valuation, how many properties are recorded with each individual (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value significant code, including each individual (i) type, (ii) number of rooms, (iii) number of bedrooms, (iv) number of bathrooms, (v) floors, (vi) floor level, (vii) parking, (viii) garaging, (ix) conservatory type, (x) age, (xi) outbuilding and (xii) modernisation code in the local authority area of Spelthorne, according to electronic records held by the Valuation Office Agency. [292391]
Barbara Follett: The number of properties with each individual dwellinghouse code and each value significant code, for the local authority areas requested, has been deposited in the Library.
Infrastructure Planning Commission
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on what date the Infrastructure Planning Commission will begin to undertake its statutory duties. [289540]
John Healey: The Infrastructure Planning Commission began to undertake its statutory duties from 1 October 2009. From this date, it started providing advice and guidance on preparing applications, and on how the new regime will work.
From 1 March 2010, the IPC will begin accepting applications for development consent from the Energy and Transport sectors, for the Waste Water and Hazardous Waste sectors in April 2011, and the Water Supply sector in April 2012.
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many planning applications have been submitted to the Infrastructure Planning Commission. [289542]
John Healey: None. As set out in my statement in July 2009, our intention is for the IPC to begin accepting applications for development consent from the energy and transport sectors from 1 March 2010, for the waste water and hazardous waste sectors in April 2011, and the water supply sector in April 2012.
From 1 October 2009, the IPC began providing advice and guidance on preparing applications, and on how the new regime will work.
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what notice period has been specified in the contracts for the commissioners of the Infrastructure Planning Commission. [289750]
John Healey: The contracts for the commissioners of the Infrastructure Planning Commission specify that the appointment can be terminated by either party, by giving three months' notice in writing. It also stipulates that the Secretary of State may remove a person from office as the chair, or as deputy or other Commissioner, if the Secretary of State is satisfied that:
(a) the person is unable or unwilling to perform the duties of the office;
(b) the person has been convicted of a criminal offence; or
(c) the person is otherwise unfit to perform the duties of the office.
Land Use
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance has been given to (a) local planning authorities and (b) regional planning bodies on undertaking employment land reviews. [289537]
Mr. Ian Austin: We published 'Employment Land Reviews: Guidance Note' in December 2004. This guidance note seeks to help local planning authorities and regional planning bodies in assessing the demand for, and supply of employment land.
Local Government Finance
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the policy is of (a) his Department and (b) the Audit Commission on encouraging local authorities to increase revenue from fees and charges. [290468]
Barbara Follett: Decisions on those fees and charges where local authorities are responsible for determining the level, are a matter for individual councils.
The Audit Commission's views on local authorities' policy on fees and charges is set out in its report 'Positively Charged', published in January 2008, which can be found at
Local Government: Executives
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local authorities have made their chief executive redundant as a result of local government reorganisation in the last five years; what severance pay was awarded in each case; and which of them have subsequently taken up employment in another local authority. [291727]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The establishment of nine new unitary councils on 1 April 2009 involves 44 chief executives leaving office through resignation, redundancy or retirement as decided locally and on which information is not held centrally.
These changes are part of the wider restructuring process which has led to a reduction of 330 senior management posts saving £23 million per annum. Under the Government's criteria for restructuring, any costs of transition, including redundancy costs, are met by savings or reserves and are not a call on the council tax.
Local Government: Kirklees
Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people local authorities serving Kirklees employed in (a) 1997 and (b) 2008. [291799]
Barbara Follett: The Department does not hold records of the number of people employed by individual local authorities. The Office for National Statistics collects employment statistics for the public sector including local authorities in England and Wales as part of the Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey. Data from this survey have been published with written permission from all local authorities by the Local Government Association on their website and are available at:
Local Government: Official Hospitality
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the receipt of hospitality by local authority staff involved in planning matters; and what records his Department holds on the receipt of such hospitality. [291728]
Mr. Ian Austin: While the Department issues guidance for councillors' conduct it has not issued any guidance for local authority employees. Local authority employees' behaviour regarding the receipt of hospitality would be determined by their terms and conditions of employment. In addition, the employing authority may have a code of conduct for employees addressing this issue. Consequently, the Department holds no records on the receipt of such hospitality. The Local Government Association has issued guidance in "Probity in Planning: The Role of Councillors and Officers-Revised Guidance Note on Good Planning Practice for Councillors and Officers Dealing With Planning Matters". This can be viewed at:
Local Government: Pay
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what staff in which local authorities received a remuneration package in excess of £100,000 in 2008-09; and what their job title was in each case. [291729]
Barbara Follett: The information requested is not held centrally.
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of local authority employees who received more than £64,000 in salary in the latest year for which figures are available. [292001]
Barbara Follett: The information requested is not held centrally.
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