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To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures have been introduced to remove regulatory burdens affecting charity retail shops.

Asked by
Lord Rooker (Labour Independent)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 December 2009
Reference
801; 715 c251-2WA
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether (a) rural villages and (b) market towns are eligible for funding from the Town Centre Initiative Fund.

Asked by
Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 December 2009
Reference
502 c1307W; 306833
House
House of Commons

In a similar vein to my hon. Friend the Member for Cotswold (Mr. Clifton-Brown), I wish to raise several issues. This is the last Christmas Adjournment debate before we face a general election, and this has been a dreadful year. Labour has succeeded in destroying the country and it has...

Member
David Amess (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
16 December 2009
Reference
502 c1021-4
House
House of Commons

The Petition of members of the Federation of Small Businesses and others, Declares that the House of Commons All-Party Small Shops Group estimates that there will be no independent retailers by 2015; declares that this equates to the loss of 50,000 small businesses; declares that the petitioners believe that small...

Lead member
Lord Mandelson
Type
Observations on petitions
Date
15 December 2009
Reference
502 c41-4P
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of high street shops which have closed in (a) England and (b) Milton Keynes since 1 January 2008.

Asked by
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
Answering body
United Kingdom Statistics Authority
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 December 2009
Reference
502 c609-10W; 304485
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many high street shops have closed in (a) England and (b) North East Cambridgeshire since 1 January 2008.

Asked by
Malcolm Moss (Conservative)
Answering body
United Kingdom Statistics Authority
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 December 2009
Reference
502 c598-600W; 303715
House
House of Commons
The market in the historic market town of Chorley is under threat from a new Asda being built in the town centre. I welcome the Asda jobs, but I am concerned that this will have a dire effect on the market and the small independent retailers. What help and support can this Government give to ensure that markets will survive, along with the independent shops?
Asked by
Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Topical questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
8 December 2009
Reference
502 c149
House
House of Commons
Asked by
Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Notes
Lead question not printed
Date
8 December 2009
Reference
502 c149; 304628
House
House of Commons
I know my hon. Friend has a historic market in his constituency—I think it dates back to the 15th century. It is not quite as old as Doncaster market, but it is still a very valuable one. Under the draft planning guidance—planning policy statement 4—it is possible for local authorities to look very closely at the effect that, for example, an out-of-town development would have on the market. Such effects could include social and economic effects, and perhaps consumer choice would be reduced. That, plus the ability to look much more closely, under the economic assessment duty that is being introduced, at what can be done to assist local markets better are new powers that are being given to local authorities. We also have a retail markets group, which I chair, which will be reporting to Ministers with more ideas as to what we can do.
Answered by
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
8 December 2009
Reference
502 c149
House
House of Commons

Public petition from members of the Federation of Small Businesses and others on the future of small shops.

Lead member
Andrew Selous
Type
Paper petitions
Date
25 November 2009
Reference
501 c644
House
House of Commons

I take pleasure in presenting a petition on behalf of the Federation of Small Businesses in my constituency, which was brought to me by members of the "Don't Let Dunstable Die" group. The petition states:"The Petition of members of the Federation of Small Businesses and others,""Declares that the House of...

Member
Andrew Selous (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
25 November 2009
Reference
501 c644
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many local authorities provide evidence to his Department on the enforcement of the Pet Animals Act 1951 Model Standards for Pet Shop Licence Conditions; and what mechanisms his Department uses to verify compliance with those conditions by...

Asked by
Mark Pritchard (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 November 2009
Reference
501 c138-9W; 300310
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many sales there have been of each stock item in the Downing Street gift shop in the last 12 months.

Asked by
Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 November 2009
Reference
499 c737W; 299458
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will take steps to promote retail diversity through the planning system.

Asked by
Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 October 2009
Reference
498 c525W; 296342
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when the Valuation Office Agency's Zone of Shops Valuation Handbook was last updated.

Asked by
Caroline Spelman (Conservative)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 October 2009
Reference
498 c478W; 292894
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to support small shops through the operation of the planning system.

Asked by
Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 October 2009
Reference
498 c478W; 294878
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what timetable has been set for (a) the revised edition of Planning Policy Statement 4 and (b) the introduction of a competition test in retail planning.

Asked by
Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 October 2009
Reference
498 c480W; 294884
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what definition of consumer choice his Department plans to use in its revision of Planning Policy Statement 4.

Asked by
Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 October 2009
Reference
498 c480W; 294892
House
House of Commons
Obviously, I do not know the details of individual constituencies, but I want to reinforce one point that needs to be made. The business rate revaluation does not raise extra money: rather, it introduces a fair distribution of rates each time a revaluation takes place. That brings winners and losers, so we always put in place transitional arrangements to soften the blow or ameliorate the rate of benefit. Business rates are often described in this House as some sort of penal attack on particular businesses, whereas the revaluation is a fair adjustment, moderated over time. We shall continue with the process and, in government, the Opposition would have to do something very similar.
Answered by
John Denham (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
27 October 2009
Reference
498 c158
House
House of Commons
As I have tried to make clear a number of times this afternoon, the examination process means that local plans that take only the local perspective into account have to be tested against regional and national housing need. The examination process takes place in public, and when revisions are made it is because the evidence in favour of the need to provide land for housing wins out. It is difficult to conceive of a different system. The only possible alternative would involve the abandonment of any national or regional targets, but that would undoubtedly lead to a massive collapse in house building and a massive under-provision—
Answered by
John Denham (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
27 October 2009
Reference
498 c159
House
House of Commons