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Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Social Rented Housing: Standards (12 Nov 2009)

Clive Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding was originally planned for the ALMO decent homes programme in respect of those ALMOs gaining two stars on their first inspection in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and what is the revised amount.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Social Rented Housing: Sutton (12 Nov 2009)

Clive Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer of 13 October 2009, Official Report, column 776W, on social housing: standards, whether (a) Sutton and (b) Havering arms' length management organisations will receive funding under the Decent Homes programme in 2009-10.

Written Answers — Treasury: Housing Revenue Account (10 Nov 2009)

Clive Betts: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to add the estimated surplus on the housing revenue account (HRA) subsidy to the council house capital debt that is being considered for distribution to local authorities for repayment as part of the review of the HRA subsidy system.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Council Housing: Finance (10 Nov 2009)

Clive Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the possible addition of future estimated surpluses on the housing revenue account subsidy to the council house capital debt considered for distribution to local authorities for repayment; (2) what estimate he has made of the total debt to be...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing Revenue Accounts (10 Nov 2009)

Clive Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will estimate the net balance of the housing revenue account subsidy system in each year to 2019-20.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Social Rented Housing: Standards (10 Nov 2009)

Clive Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been transferred from the ALMO decent homes programme budget in order to fund new build in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Capital Projects (3 Nov 2009) has video

Clive Betts: Is my right hon. Friend aware that at a recent meeting of the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Committee, representatives of the CBI, the chambers of commerce, the Engineering Employers Federation—the EEF—and the Federation of Small Businesses all welcomed the Government's stimulus package, including the bringing forward of capital projects? They said that although the economy...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Capital Projects (3 Nov 2009) has video

Clive Betts: Those organisations questioned whether it was right to withdraw the stimulus package now and whether doing that would have a disastrous effect on economic recovery.

Written Answers — Treasury: Capital Projects (3 Nov 2009)

Clive Betts: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of bringing forward expenditure on capital projects.

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Contingency Arrangements (Fire Service) (27 Oct 2009) has video

Clive Betts: Reference has been made to the dispute in South Yorkshire, where we have had one day's strike and more are threatened. I am sure that my right hon. Friend will agree that, however good the contingency arrangements, they cannot give the public the same protection as a fully functioning fire service. Will he therefore publicly encourage both sides to take a step backwards, the management to...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Social Rented Housing: Standards (13 Oct 2009)

Clive Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when expenditure is planned to start under the Decent Homes programme to improve the standards of rented homes under the management of Round 6 arms' length management organisations which have gained a two-star rating.