Tag: David Morris

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2016-03-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Government-sponsored new social and council houses were built between (a) 1997 and 2010 and (b) 2010 and 2016.

Brandon Lewis

The numbers of dwellings completed by houisng associations and local authorities in England between 1997 and 2015 were as follows:

Year	Housing associations	Local authorities
1997	20,970	290
1998	19,900	240
1999	17,780	50
2000	16.680	90
2001	14,500	160
2002	13,310	180
2003	12,820	180
2004	16.600	130
2005	17,540	180
2006	20,660	280
2007	22,180	250
2008	26,470	430
2009	26,990	360
2010	22,650	790
2011	25,940	2,230
2012	25,440	1,410
2013	21,590	840
2014	23,780	1,180
2015	30,200	1,640

Statistics on new build housing starts and completions in England, and in each local authority district, are published on the Department’s website at:

http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2016-03-15.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of taxation on Heritage Maintenance Funds for historic homes across the UK; and if he will make a statement.

Mr David Gauke

The Government recognises the value of Heritage Maintenance Funds and the importance of the issues raised by the Historic Houses Association, including the cultural and economic contribution historic homes provide. That is why Heritage Maintenance Funds are specifically exempt from inheritance tax.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2016-07-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will assess the potential merits of giving protected name status to Morecambe Bay shrimps.

George Eustice

We recognise the benefits of protecting our traditional and geographical food products and continue to work with producers to encourage protected food name (PFN) applications. Each application is assessed on its own merits and eligibility under the scheme. We would encourage producers to make applications for PFNs in order to promote high quality products such as Morecambe Bay shrimps.

The Protected Food Name (PFN) scheme enables producers to add value to their product and helps consumers to identify foods with a clear regional provenance.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2015-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of people (a) qualified and (b) qualified at level 3 as hairdressers and barbers.

Nick Boles

Information on the total number of people in the population with a Hairdressing or Barbering qualification is not held centrally. The Department only holds data on government-funded learners.

Table 1 shows the number of non-apprenticeship learners who achieved a Hairdressing or Barbering qualification in the 2013/14 academic year, and at what level.

Table 2 shows the number of learners who achieved an apprenticeship in Hairdressing or Barbering in the 2013/14 academic year, and at what level.

Table 1. Adult (19+) FE & Skills (excluding Apprenticeships) Achievements by Level; Hairdressing and Barbering (2013/14 Full Year)

	Achievements
All FE and Skills (excluding apprenticeships)	33,680
of which:
Below Level 2	8,850
Level 2	17,810
Level 3	7,650
Level 4+	60

Notes

1) This table includes Workplace Learning, Community Learning and Education and Training provision (including the Offender Learning and Skills Service) taken at General Further Education Colleges (including Tertiary), Sixth Form Colleges, Special Colleges, Specialist Colleges and External Institutions.

Table 2. All Age Learner Achievements in the Hairdressing and Barbering Apprenticeship Frameworks, by Level (2013/14 Full Year)

	Intermediate (Level 2)	Advanced (Level 3)	Higher (Level 4+)	Total Achievements
Barbering	1,370	350	–	1,710
Hairdressing	6,130	3,450	–	9,570

Notes

1) Figures represent the number of learners who have achieved an apprenticeship framework, as opposed to the number of framework achievements, in the 2013/14 academic year. Total achievements will therefore differ from those published for frameworks. Framework achievements are published here https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378242/apprenticeships-achievements-by-sase-framework.xls

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2015-09-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department provides to support high streets in seaside and coastal towns and villages; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Marcus Jones

Since 2010 we have committed over £18.53 million of public funding to support high streets, including in coastal towns and villages.

In 2014 we launched the "Great British High Street" awards which includes a coastal town category.

Since 2012 the Government’s Coastal Communities Fund has also committed over £91 million to help coastal areas, including support for a range of projects that are contributing to the regeneration of high streets in a number of coastal towns including Blackpool, Chatham, Gravesend and Scarborough.