Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new homes have been built in (1) Cornwall, and (2) Devon, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Estimates of the number of new homes built in Cornwall and Devon are published by the Department as part of ‘House building; new build dwellings in England’. The number of new homes built, in Cornwall and Devon since 2010/11, is shown in the table below.
Table 1. House building; new build dwellings completed.
| 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 (Q1 only) | Total (to June 2017) |
Cornwall | 1,450 | 1,820 | 1,680 | 1,430 | 1,880 | 1,760 | 1,750 | 520 | 12,300 |
Devon | 1,870 | 2,220 | 1,770 | 2,840 | 3,030 | 3,110 | 3,340 | 920 | 19,100 |
A more complete picture of housing supply (including conversions and change of use) is provided by the ‘net additional dwelling’ statistics. The number of net additional dwellings delivered, in Cornwall and Devon since 2010/11, is shown in the table below.
Table 2. Housing Supply; net additional dwellings.
| 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | Total (to 2015-16) |
Cornwall | 2,390 | 2,380 | 2,280 | 2,030 | 2,700 | 2,600 | 14,380 |
Devon | 2,650 | 2,360 | 2,260 | 3,340 | 3,910 | 3,940 | 18,550 |
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new affordable homes have been built in (1) Cornwall, and (2) Devon, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
The numbers of additional affordable homes provided (new build and acquisitions) are shown in the table below.
| Total additional affordable dwellings provided |
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| 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | Total |
Cornwall | 860 | 770 | 780 | 590 | 1,160 | 720 | 4,880 |
Devon | 900 | 620 | 480 | 870 | 1,260 | 530 | 4,660 |
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average price of a home in (1) Cornwall, and (2) Devon, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
The mean prices paid (in £s) for all house types for Cornwall and Devon are shown in the table below for the financial years 2010-11 to 2016-17 (where the years run to the end of March).
| 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Cornwall | 227,594 | 219,055 | 221,614 | 223,804 | 228,585 | 242,553 | 245,222 |
Devon | 239,530 | 230,984 | 235,467 | 237,269 | 252,763 | 260,514 | 268,481 |
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the level of overall government spending per capita in real terms in (1) Cornwall, (2) Devon, and (3) England, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Bates
Data is not available for the overall government spending per capita in real terms for Cornwall and Devon. However, the total identifiable public sector expenditure on services in England, per head and in real terms is provided in the following table:
Year | £ per head |
2011-12 | 8,929 |
2012-13 | 8,791 |
2013-14 | 8,729 |
2014-15 | 8,754 |
2015-16 | 8,816 |
Source: 2015-16 – Country and Regional Analyses (CRA)
Note: A time series from 2011-12 to 2015-16 has been provided because these were collected in the most recent ‘Country and Regional Analyses’ exercise. Data in 2010-11 is not comparable with these later years due to changes to methodology between collection exercises.
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what projects have been awarded funding through the local major transport projects fund since 2014; what was the amount of funding awarded for each project; and what was the purpose of each project.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
The information in the attached table shows the Department for Transport’s total final funding contributions to local major transport projects in England approved since 2014 following consideration of final business cases. Other projects in the programme are still in development. The current programme totals £2.6bn of which £1.66bn is being provided by the Department. This is in addition to the significant investment we are making to improve local transport through other funding streams, including local highways maintenance and integrated transport funding.
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to make a decision on the outline business case to fund the A30 to St Austell link road.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
The Government is still considering the business case for the A30 to St Austell Link Road scheme and will announce a funding decision in due course.
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the median wage for (1) men, (2) women, and (3) overall, in (a) Cornwall, (b) Devon, and (c) England, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
A Copy of the Letter from the CEO of the UKSA has been placed in the Library of the House.
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 17 September (HL2164), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the letter from the UK Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission to the governments of Denmark and the Faroe Islands about concerns over the welfare and sustainability of their hunts.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 16 September (HL2163), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the letter of July 2015 from the Minister of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment to the government of Japan on the United Kingdom's opposition to their ongoing coastal hunts and continued programme of lethal scientific research on cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises); and also a copy of any reply received.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
A copy of both the letter and the response received will be placed in the Library of the House. These are also attached for reference.
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 17 September (HL2164), what were the responses received from the government of the Faroe Islands; and whether they will place any written responses in the Library of the House.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
At the time of writing, no formal written response has yet been received from the Faroese Government.
However, as a result of our continued efforts, UK Government officials were invited to a meeting this month with officials from the Representation of the Faroes. This initial meeting provided a valuable opportunity for an exchange of views and, importantly, presents an opportunity for further dialogue with the Faroese authorities on this issue.