Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2016 to Question 37198, how many of the leaflets entitled Why the Government believes that voting to remain in the European Union is the best decision for the UK have been returned to his Department; and what the postage cost to the Government has been of such returns.
Answered by Mark Francois - Shadow Minister (Defence)
I refer my Hon Friend to the Prime Minister's response of 25th May 2016. This information is not collated centrally by the Department.
Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2016 to Question 31911, if he will make it his policy to extend the protection granted to playing fields to any community leisure facilities by ensuring that Sport England must be consulted before the sale of any such facility; and if he will ensure that Sport England is sufficiently resourced to carry out that role effectively.
Answered by Marcus Jones
We have no plans to change policy on the protection of community leisure facilities. Local communities are best able to decide which local assets are of importance to them and, under the Localism Act 2011, communities can already ensure that they are consulted before the sale of community leisure facilities by nominating them for listing as Assets of Community Value.
In addition, the National Planning Policy Framework already provides strong protection for open spaces. The ‘Promoting healthy communities’ section of the Framework (see http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/blog/policy/achieving-sustainable-development/delivering-sustainable-development/8-promoting-healthy-communities/ ) makes clear that existing open spaces and sports and recreation facilities should not be built on unless an assessment has been undertaken which has clearly shown it to be surplus to requirements, or the loss resulting from the proposed development would be replaced by equivalent or better provision in terms of quantity and quality in a suitable location. The Framework also enables local communities to identify green areas of particular importance to them for special protection by designating them as Local Green Space, through the preparation of local and neighbourhood plans.
Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much Corby Borough Council received under the New Homes Bonus in each year since 2010.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The New Homes Bonus was introduced in 2011. To date the total New Homes Bonus payments allocated to Corby Borough Council is £3,135,997. The breakdown in years is in the table below
New Homes Bonus allocations to Corby Borough Council | ||
Year 1 (2011-2012) | £415,135 |
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Year 2 (2012-2013) | £651,254 |
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Year 3 (2013-2014) | £534,431 |
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Year 4 (2014-2015) | £542,088 |
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Year 5 (2015-2016) | £504,895 |
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Year 6 (2016-2017) - Provisional allocations | £488,194 |
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Total | £3,135,997 |
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Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much East Northamptonshire Council received under the New Homes Bonus in each year since 2010.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The New Homes Bonus was introduced in 2011. To date the total New Homes Bonus payments allocated to East Northamptonshire District Council is £2,626,043. The annual breakdown is shown in the table below:
| Year 1 | £355,008 |
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| Year 2 | £ 551,047 |
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| Year 3 | £ 311,916 |
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| Year 4 | £306,847 |
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| Year 5 | £492,452 |
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| Year 6 | £608,774 |
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| Total | £2,626,043 |
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