Motion that this House has considered defence. Agreed to on question.

Motion that this House has considered defence. Agreed to on question.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what scores were given to each Kickstart development during its first assessment; for what reason each was subsequently re-scored; and what score was later applied to each development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what scores were given to each Kickstart development during its first assessment; for what reason each was subsequently re-scored; and what score was later applied to each development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many architectural assessments of each Kickstart development were made; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such assessment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many architectural assessments of each Kickstart development were made; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such assessment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what payments were made by the Homes and Communities Agency to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment in each of the last three years;

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what payments were made by the Homes and Communities Agency to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment in each of the last three years;

(2) how much the Homes and Communities Agency paid to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment for its assessment of the Kickstart schemes against its Building for Life criteria.

(2) how much the Homes and Communities Agency paid to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment for its assessment of the Kickstart schemes against its Building for Life criteria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) name, (b) location and (c) score was of each of the 136 housing projects giving funding under round one of the Kickstart Building for Life.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) name, (b) location and (c) score was of each of the 136 housing projects giving funding under round one of the Kickstart Building for Life.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent on bringing temporary social housing up to the Homes and Communities Agency's design and quality standards since the introduction of those standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent on bringing temporary social housing up to the Homes and Communities Agency's design and quality standards since the introduction of those standards.

(2) what recent steps the Homes and Communities Agency has taken in respect of its statutory duty to (a) improve the quality of housing and (b) contribute to the achievement of good design.

(2) what recent steps the Homes and Communities Agency has taken in respect of its statutory duty to (a) improve the quality of housing and (b) contribute to the achievement of good design.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what criteria the Homes and Communities Agency used to assess the design quality and viability of housing schemes for the purposes of awarding funding under Round 1 of the Kickstart programme; and what account was taken of the assessments...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what criteria the Homes and Communities Agency used to assess the design quality and viability of housing schemes for the purposes of awarding funding under Round 1 of the Kickstart programme; and what account was taken of the assessments...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) by what mechanisms the Homes and Communities Agency measures its progress in meeting its statutory duty to improve the quality of housing;

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) by what mechanisms the Homes and Communities Agency measures its progress in meeting its statutory duty to improve the quality of housing;

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding his Department has allocated in respect of the Decent Homes programme in 2009-10; and what funding he intends to allocate in 2010-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding his Department has allocated in respect of the Decent Homes programme in 2009-10; and what funding he intends to allocate in 2010-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) purpose and (b) specification of her Department's Government Offices National Indicator Analysis Tool scoping project is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) purpose and (b) specification of her Department's Government Offices National Indicator Analysis Tool scoping project is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what (a) estimate her Department has made of and (b) research her Department has conducted into the cost of (i) local authority reporting to central government and (ii) local government inspection by external inspectors and auditors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what (a) estimate her Department has made of and (b) research her Department has conducted into the cost of (i) local authority reporting to central government and (ii) local government inspection by external inspectors and auditors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will place in the Library the comprehensive performance assessment scores, and sub-scores, assigned to each local authority by the Audit Commission in each year since comprehensive performance assessment was introduced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will place in the Library the comprehensive performance assessment scores, and sub-scores, assigned to each local authority by the Audit Commission in each year since comprehensive performance assessment was introduced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether local authorities will be set local improvement targets via the new (a) local area agreements and (b) multi-area agreements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether local authorities will be set local improvement targets via the new (a) local area agreements and (b) multi-area agreements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 11 December 2007, Official Report, column 552W, on local government: standards, what additional information local authorities will need to report to support national policy development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 11 December 2007, Official Report, column 552W, on local government: standards, what additional information local authorities will need to report to support national policy development.