Asked by: Debbie Abrahams (Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letters of 20 October and 30 November 2016 and the email of 12 January 2017 from the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth on sitting councillors and child sex offences.
Answered by Marcus Jones
A response was sent to the hon Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth today.
Asked by: Debbie Abrahams (Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the implications for his policies are of the effect of the Localism Act 2011 on the discretion of parish councils and local authorities in disqualifying councillors convicted of child sex offences whose punishment is lower than the three month suspended or custodial sentence threshold for disqualification.
Answered by Marcus Jones
Further to my answer to the hon Member on 29 February (PQ28306), our review of the legislation on the disqualification of local authority members, legislation in the Local Government Act 1972, will consider whether the provisions of the Localism Act 2011 have any implications for any new legislative rules on disqualification.
Asked by: Debbie Abrahams (Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that people who have been convicted of a child sex offence cannot serve as a local authority or parish councillor.
Answered by Marcus Jones
During the passage of the then Cities and Devolution Bill we undertook to review the legislation on the disqualification of local authority members and to consult on proposals for change to bring the legislative rules into line with modern sentencing guidelines. Our intention is to launch the consultation as soon as practicable this year.
Asked by: Debbie Abrahams (Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of properties bought under the help to buy scheme that have since been sold to private sector landlords.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
We do not hold the information requested.
However no public money is used to subsidise private landlords through Help to Buy as once a property is sold on, any assistance given to the initial purchase comes to an end.
Asked by: Debbie Abrahams (Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of properties bought under the help to buy scheme in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area are now rented.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
We do not hold the information requested.
However no public money is used to subsidise private landlords through Help to Buy as once a property is sold on, any assistance given to the initial purchase comes to an end.