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135W Written Answers 26 OCTOBER 2009 Written Answers 136W COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Buildings: Energy Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department may transfer to third parties data held on its register of the energy performance of buildings. [294889] John Healey: The Secretary of State may disclose data to third parties held on its register in accordance with part 6 of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 as amended. We plan to consult later this year on a strategy to allow third parties greater access to the energy performance of buildings data. Common Purpose: Finance Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to page 18 of his Department’s Resource Accounts for 2008-09, HC 449, how much his Department has paid to Common Purpose since its establishment; and who the young leaders being trained by Common Purpose are. [294663] Barbara Follett: The Department for Communities and Local Government has funded Common Purpose a total of £215,000 since 2007 to provide leadership training to members of Muslim communities. 2006-07: £85,000 to provide leadership training to 40 Muslim community leaders. 2007-08: £65,000 to deliver training to 60 emerging leaders within the Muslim Community, with a particular focus on women, young people and faith leaders. 2008-09: £65,000 to provide leadership training to 65 younger members of the Muslim community, including a schools and colleges programme. Communities and Local Government has also spent £20,950 on six Common Purpose training programmes for members of CLG staff since the year 2000. Community Development Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will place in the Library a copy of the research report associated with his Department’s publication Evaluation of the Take-up and Use of the Well-being Power: research summary published in November 2008. [294553] Ms Rosie Winterton: The research report was published in November 2008 by the university of Birmingham and university of the West of England, entitled ’Formative Evaluation of the Take-up and Implementation of the Well Being Power, 2003-07, Final Report 2007’. A copy has been placed in the House Library. Community Development: Finance Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what method his Department used to determine the (a) wards and (b) local authorities to receive funding from the first wave of its Connecting Communities programme. [294882] Mr. Malik: Neighbourhoods have been identified by examining a range of hard and soft data around cohesion, deprivation and crime, perceived unfairness in the allocation of resources and feedback from people working locally. Over 100 authorities have now indicated interest in being part of Connecting Communities. The first 27 areas across 21 local authorities announced on 14 October are those that have a good understanding of what they want to do and are ready to start work immediately. Discussions are continuing with another 80 local authorities that should be ready to go live later this year. Community Infrastructure Levy Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effect on the level of usage of section 106 agreements of the introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy. [294525] Barbara Follett: As part of the Government’s consultation on the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which was launched on 30 July 2009 and will conclude on 23 October 2009, the Government have proposed that the facility to enter into a negotiated planning obligation using section 106 of the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act will remain when CIL is introduced. However, the Government have stated their intention to make changes to the operation of section 106 following the introduction of CIL. Details of the Government’s proposals are set out in chapter 5 of the CIL consultation document. Conservation Areas Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which single conservation areas the Homes and Communities Agency has established; and which local authority areas each covers. [294893] John Healey: The Homes and Communities Agency has not established any single conservation areas. The agency is in regular contact with organisations such as English Nature as well as relevant local authorities to ensure conservation aspects of proposals are considered. Council Tax: Valuation Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has spent on the collection of data on domestic properties for the purpose of revaluing properties for council tax; and what data sources not controlled by his Department have been used for this revaluation. [294549] Barbara Follett: The postponement of the 2007 council tax revaluation was announced in September 2005. There has been no further work on revaluation since that date. With regard to the costs to central Government of the postponed revaluation, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 25 October 2005, Official Report, column 327W, which explained that these cannot be separately identified.
137W Written Answers 26 OCTOBER 2009 Written Answers 138W Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Valuation Office Agency plans to perform point valuations on individual properties as part of its revaluation for council tax in England. [294601] Barbara Follett: There is no revaluation of council tax in England. Departmental Public Expenditure Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to page 76 of his Department’s Resource Accounts for 2008-09, HC 449, to whom the £301,000 payment in settlement of a personal injury claim was made in December 2008; and where the injury occurred. [294650] Barbara Follett: This amount relates to a payment made to a private individual. Disclosing the name of this individual would breach the first data protection principle. However, I can confirm that the payment was in settlement of a personal injury compensation claim which was brought against the Department by a former Property Services Agency employee who contracted mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos in the workplace. Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to page 76 of his Department’s Resource Accounts for 2008-09, HC 449, to whom the £750,000 compensation payment in respect of the Local Authority Business Growth Incentive scheme was made in November 2008; and for what reasons. [294654] Barbara Follett: The payment of £750,000 in November 2008 was an out of court settlement to Cannock Chase district council in respect of legal challenges. Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to page 76 of his Department’s Resource Accounts for 2008-09, HC 449, to whom the £9.3 million compensation payment was made in October 2008; and for what reasons. [294655] Barbara Follett: This payment was made to the Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd. It was in settlement of a claim relating to the handling of a planning case which was investigated by the <strong>Parliament</strong>ary Commissioner for Administration. This is explained further in chapter 10.83 of the departmental annual report. Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to page 18 of his Department’s Resource Accounts for 2008-09, HC 449, what the ConnCom Plus programme is. [294662] Barbara Follett: The ConnCom Plus programme, as listed in the Communities and Local Government Resource Accounts for 2008-09 (the payment listed was paid in 2007-08), was the Connecting Communities Plus programme, a grant programme for organisations working to promote race equality and community cohesion. The Community Development Foundation (CDF) managed the community grants part of this programme on behalf of CLG and this money was disbursed by the CDF to successful grant recipients. Departmental Recruitment Mr. Tyrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the job vacancies for three departmental advisers on faith and community issues, advertised by his Department in August 2009, for what reasons the vacancies (a) are for 12-month fixed-term contracts and (b) were not advertised through the Civil Service Recruitment Gateway or departmental website. [292980] Mr. Malik: Communities and Local Government occasionally recruits specialist staff on a time-limited basis, to provide additional expertise and capacity as required. Communities and Local Government advertised the three departmental advisers on faith and community posts in accordance with the rules set out by the Office of the Civil Service Commissioners. We advertised these posts through the Civil Service Recruitment Gateway and the departmental website as well as a range of specific faith and community press, and national media. Eco-towns: Domestic Waste Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department has participated in the production of guidance on the prevention of household waste in eco-towns. [294667] John Healey: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 21 July 2009, Official Report, columns 1652-653W. Fire Engines: Sales David T.C. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many fire engines have been sold by the Fire Service in each of the last three years. [291638] Mr. Malik: Disposal of assets is a matter for individual fire and rescue authorities. The Department does not collect this information centrally. Fire Prevention Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent guidance and advice notes his Department has issued in relation to (a) integrated fire risk management plans and (b) the national fire services framework. [292707] Mr. Malik: IRMP Guidance Note 4 was reissued in September 2009 and offers Fire and Rescue Authorities a framework in which to develop, implement and manage a risk-based inspection programme which takes account of both the introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and CLG’s update of the ‘Other Building Fire Frequencies’ data which underpins the Fire Service Emergency Cover (FSEC) Toolkit.
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