Clive Betts

Type: Person

Name: Clive Betts

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Are we making good progress on building more homes?

This article is from the May 2013 issue of Total PoliticsYes, says Don FosterThe homes and the communities we live in are vital to our quality of life. Having a home that’s appropriate to their needs, affordable and in a safe neighbourhood are some of ... [Published Total Politics - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Mortgages, Clive Betts, Don Foster, Property Ladder

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

MP backs ban on ‘excessive’ card payment surcharges

Sheffield MP Clive Betts has backed a ban on ‘excessive surcharges’ for debit and credit card payments. ... [Published Sheffield Star - May 18 2013]

Entities: Surcharge, Clive Betts, Sheffield

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Sheffield MP hits out at changes to dog laws

Sheffield MP Clive Betts has called plans to axe dog control orders in Sheffield ‘barking mad’. ... [Published Sheffield Star - May 14 2013]

Entities: Sheffield, Clive Betts

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Clive Betts: As rentals rise, there are vital questions to ask

TODAY, the Communities and Local Government Committee, which I chair, is visiting Leeds as part of our inquiry into the private rented housing sector. While much of the committee’s work inevitably takes place in London, it is important that we occasionally ... [Published Yorkshire Post - May 13 2013]

Entities: Clive Betts, Leeds, London, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, National Union of Students

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Screwfix

Award-winning firm visited by MP

A growing Sheffield business which has taken on six apprentices over the last year has been visited by MP Clive Betts.The Sheffield South East Labour MP met management and staff at Evolution Power Tools, Sothall.Mr Betts’ visit followed the company’s ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 09 2013]

Entities: Clive Betts, Evolution, Sheffield, Screwfix, Power Tools

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

CLG committee chair criticises "Whitehall fudge" over extension planning rules

The Government's revised measures to relax planning rules for some home extensions appear to be an "internal Whitehall fudge" that have not been subject to the proper level of scrutiny, according to the chair of the Commons Communities & Local Government ... [Published Local Government Executive - May 07 2013]

Entities: Clive Betts, Communities, Infrastructure

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Event to help people coping with autism

Sheffield MP Clive Betts backed an event to help people living with autism and their families.The Labour politician, who represents Sheffield South East, attended a meeting organised by the National Autistic Society.The event was one of many taking place ... [Published Sheffield Star - May 07 2013]

Entities: Autism, Clive Betts, National Autistic Society

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

‘Lost’ uranium found in scrap metal at firm

Radioactive waste was found in scrap metal sent for recycling at Sheffield Forgemasters in one of 30 cases where nuclear material went missing around the country over the last decade.According to information released by the Health and Safety Executive, ... [Published Sheffield Star - May 07 2013]

Entities: Forgemasters, Uranium, Depleted Uranium, Sheffield

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

CLG Committee: Betts welcomes thorough external evaluation of LGO

Clive Betts, chair of the Communities and Local Government Committee, welcomes the Local Government Ombudsman report, saying that it raises 'important issues that require careful consideration'. ... [Published PoliticsHome - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Clive Betts, Department for Communities and Local Government

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 4 reports

MP demands Pickles clarifies government's proposed planning amendments

An MP has written to Eric Pickles demanding that he clarifies a number of points regarding the government's revised planning proposals.Labour's Clive Betts, chair of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee, has responded following the governments ... [Published 24dash.com - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Eric Pickles, Landmark Systems Corporation, Nigel Parsons, Landholder

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

NAB 'rejects' attempts by businessman to repay debt

A BUSINESSMAN says he is unable to get on with his life because National Australia Bank has rejected his efforts to repay all of the money he owes it, and claims the lender is not honouring its promises to an MP.Iain Lindsay, who runs a holiday let business ... [Published Herald Scotland - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: National Australia Bank Ltd, Clive Betts, Clydesdale Bank plc

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Communities and Local Government Committee: Clive Betts seeks urgent clarifications on Government’s amended planning proposals

PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers ... [Published PoliticsHome - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Clive Betts, Department for Communities and Local Government

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Are we making good progress on building more ho... [Published Total Politics - 16 hours ago]
MP backs ban on ‘excessive’ card payment surcha... [Published Sheffield Star - May 18 2013]
Fair Deal For Sheffield Petition Handed In At D... [Published The Yorkshire Times - May 14 2013]
Sheffield MP hits out at changes to dog laws [Published Sheffield Star - May 14 2013]
Yorkshire councils ask for help from MPs to tra... [Published Yorkshire Post - May 14 2013]
Clive Betts: As rentals rise, there are vital q... [Published Yorkshire Post - May 13 2013]
Award-winning firm visited by MP [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 09 2013]
Week ahead [Published BBC - May 07 2013]
CLG committee chair criticises "Whitehall fudge... [Published Local Government Executive - May 07 2013]
Event to help people coping with autism [Published Sheffield Star - May 07 2013]
‘Lost’ uranium found in scrap metal at firm [Published Sheffield Star - May 07 2013]
‘Lost’ uranium found in scrap metal at firm [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 07 2013]
Is the cost of light touch planning worth payin... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 07 2013]
Sheffield gun victim’s fight for life [Published Sheffield Star - May 07 2013]
No light at the end of the tunnel [Published Property News - May 02 2013]
Local Government Ombudsman is `fair and account... [Published Localgov.co.uk - Apr 29 2013]
CLG Committee: Betts welcomes thorough external... [Published PoliticsHome - Apr 29 2013]
Figures present two sides of Sheffield [Published Sheffield Star - Apr 25 2013]
MP demands Pickles clarifies government's propo... [Published 24dash.com - Apr 23 2013]
NAB 'rejects' attempts by businessman to repay ... [Published Herald Scotland - Apr 23 2013]
Peers back home extensions plan [Published BBC - Apr 22 2013]
MP calls for clarity on planning changes [Published InsideHousing - Apr 22 2013]
Clarify home extension plan MP urges [Published BBC - Apr 22 2013]
Eric Pickles' conservatory climb-down 'may stil... [Published Telegraph - Apr 22 2013]
Communities and Local Government Committee: Cli... [Published PoliticsHome - Apr 22 2013]
Pickles signals U-turn on planning [Published Yorkshire Post - Apr 17 2013]
Donald Macintyre's Sketch: Not a curate’s egg, ... [Published The Independent - Apr 16 2013]
Matthew Cryer's father to meet with MPs [Published itv.com - Apr 12 2013]
Government must listen to and assist councils o... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 03 2013]
Welfare reforms could leave system more vulnera... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 03 2013]

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Mr Redwood’s interventions and contributions du... [Published John Redwood MP - Dec 19 2012] Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): I would be grateful if the hon. Lady could explain who would judge civic beauty, which I understand is an important criterion in her proposed system. Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab): The right ...
Nick Boles attempts to soothe planning critics [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - Dec 13 2012] Planning Minister Nick Boles admitted yesterday that he did not believe his controversial suggestion for Britain to build homes on two million acres of countryside should be put into practice. The new minister caused a storm last month when he supported ...