The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roberta Blackman-Woods on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of homes not yet under construction but for which planning permission has been granted.
Brandon Lewis
I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 30 October 2014, to Question, UIN 207630.
We do not hold the requested figures on planning permission and the length of time.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roberta Blackman-Woods on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of sites where planning permission for housing development has been granted but construction has not yet started.
Brandon Lewis
I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 30 October 2014, to Question, UIN 207630.
We do not hold the requested figures on planning permission and the length of time.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roberta Blackman-Woods on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of homes for which planning permission has been granted but on which construction has been stalled for more than one year.
Brandon Lewis
I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 30 October 2014, to Question, UIN 207630.
We do not hold the requested figures on planning permission and the length of time.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roberta Blackman-Woods on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of homes for which planning permission has been granted but on which construction has been stalled for more than five years.
Brandon Lewis
I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 30 October 2014, to Question, UIN 207630.
We do not hold the requested figures on planning permission and the length of time.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roberta Blackman-Woods on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on improving access standards for new homes as part of the Housing Standard Review.
Stephen Williams
The Government believes it is vital that people have access to housing which supports them in being independent and living life to the full. We want to see the right housing provision for everyone including older and disabled people and this is already clearly set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. The Housing Standards Review technical consultation, which closed last November, explained how we are taking forward legislation to enable the introduction of higher optional levels of accessibility in Part M of the Building Regulations, including for the first time a fully wheelchair accessible standard, as well as an intermediate standard similar to the Lifetime Homes Standard. This is a significant step forward for accessible housing in England.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kerry McCarthy on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications there were to set up rabbit farms in England in each of the last five years for which information is available.
Brandon Lewis
The requested information is not held by the Department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
Mr Edward Vaizey
I have made no formal assessment of the effectiveness of the Portable Antiquities Scheme. The Portable Antiquities Scheme, through its network of Finds Liaison Officers, does an outstanding job in encouraging the voluntary recording of archaeological objects found by members of the public. Since 1997 more than one million finds have been recorded in this way and made publicly available online through the Scheme. The Scheme also has an important educational role and allows children and adults alike to learn about archaeology, get involved, and discover the past. The Scheme is managed by the British Museum and funded through DCMS’s grant-in-aid to the British Museum, with local partner contributions. The funding allocation for the Portable Antiquities Scheme for the period between 2011/12 and 2014/15 has been ring-fenced with the funding reduction over this period minimised to less than 5%.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial rewards her Department makes available to kinship carers.
Mr Edward Timpson
Children placed in a kinship care arrangement by a local authority are looked after children, in which case their carer must be approved as a foster carer. In these circumstances, kinship carers must receive the same support, including financial support, as all other foster carers.
The majority of kinship carers will be caring for children who are not looked after.
Relatives caring for a child in these circumstances are entitled to support, such as child benefit and any other benefits available to parents, subject to the usual eligibility criteria.
In 2011, the Department for Education issued ‘Family and Friends Care: Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities’ which sets out a requirement on local authorities to develop clear, publically accessible policies to describe how they will assess and support children cared for by kinship carers. Such support could include financial help for carers of children who are not looked after, where the local authority assesses this is appropriate.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential for misuse of the kinship carer system.
Mr Edward Timpson
Children live with kinship carers for a wide range of reasons: parental difficulties, mental or physical ill health, divorce or separation, imprisonment or bereavement. The circumstances and legal statuses of children and carers in these arrangements vary widely. There is not, therefore, a single “kinship carer system” and for this reason the Government has not given consideration to making an assessment of the potential for any general misuse of kinship care arrangements
In 2011, the Department for Education issued ‘Family and Friends Care: Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities’,[1] this guidance is clear that children and young people unable to live with their parents should receive the support they and their carers need to safeguard and promote their welfare, whether or not they are looked after.
[1] www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-act-1989-family-and-friends-care
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of cases in which two or more babies born to the same mother were put into kinship care.
Mr Edward Timpson
The information requested is not collected.