Stella Creasy
Main Page: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)(12 years, 2 months ago)
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Mr Pickles
We have indeed been looking at ways in which we can ease up the use classes to ensure that development takes place. It is our aim to see vibrant buildings that enhance the community, not ones that are rotting and left for no purpose.
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op)
4. What assessment he has made of the effect on people in employment of plans by local councils to implement the localisation of council tax support.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis)
An impact assessment is on my Department’s website. These welfare reforms will create stronger incentives for councils to get people back into work and to play a part in clearing the budget deficit.
Stella Creasy
Will the Government give an assessment of how many more working people they expect to borrow from legal loan sharks as a result of these changes?
Brandon Lewis
None; every local authority is responsible for delivering growth in its area. With this plan, we have given local authorities the tools and the power to be part of driving economic growth, getting more people into work and ensuring that work pays.