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1187908

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Travellers: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there is protection from eviction for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the welfare of all citizens seriously and we are working hard to ensure those most at risk are identified and supported including those in GRT communities who will be receiving support alongside others.</p><p>The Government is also holding regular discussions with community representatives to understand issues faced and are looking into what guidance and support is required for Local authorities, who have a responsibility to look after vulnerable groups.</p><p>We are sending a clear message to landlords that they should do everything possible to avoid evictions – particularly where households are facing hardship as a result of coronavirus.</p><p>Where a person’s main home is on a camp site or caravan park, those sites can stay open.</p><p>We are urgently introducing emergency legislation to protect tenants in social and private accommodation from an eviction process being started and are considering what further action may be appropriate. In the meantime, we are urging the landlords of those on licences to follow the same guidance to work with renters who may be facing hardship as a result of Covid-19.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 01/04/2020 11:21:00 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1187909

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Funerals: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there is timely, accessible advice available to religious communities concerning rules relating to (1) funeral services, (2) burials, and (3) cremations, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>The government issued guidance on closure of business and venues on 23 March: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close-guidance</a>. This sets out that funerals may continue to take place in places of worship and crematoria. On 31 March, Public Health England (PHE) published further guidance to ensure funerals are conducted safely, consistent with social distancing principles: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-advice-for-safe-funerals-after-discussions-with-faith-leaders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-advice-for-safe-funerals-after-discussions-with-faith-leaders</a>. Faith leaders were consulted and worked with PHE to ensure that communities, the funeral industry and the NHS are protected.</p><p>Government is working with partners, including leaders and members of faith and belief communities, to communicate relevant guidance and to understand the issues faith communities are facing at this difficult time. We continue to value the input of our faith and belief communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 07/04/2020 15:53:59 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1187910

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have established a hotline service to (1) advise on faith and secular gatherings, (2) provide information to the public, and (3) receive relevant information from members of the public, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government has issued guidance on social distancing on 16 March: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-guidance-for-mass-gatherings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-guidance-for-mass-gatherings</a>. In line with this guidance, large gatherings should not take place. Further guidance was published on 23 March on the closure of businesses and venues, including places of worship: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close-guidance</a>.</p><p>The guidance is clear that all places of worship should be closed. This includes for the holding of faith and secular gatherings and solitary prayer. However, services are encouraged to take place with congregations online.</p><p>Government continues to have regular discussions with faith and belief groups to ensure that guidance relating to the COVID-19 pandemic is communicated clearly and effectively.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 07/04/2020 15:53:34 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1187940

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide additional support to domestic violence refuges during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to any increase in domestic violence and abuse.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government will do everything it can to support refuge service providers to keep these vital services open, up and running.</p><p>My Department has been engaging with domestic abuse service providers on a daily basis to understand the additional challenges they are facing and the support needed to ensure essential provision is kept open and available to victims and their children.</p><p>We have published guidance to assist domestic abuse service providers in service delivery during these unprecedented times. The guidance, in line with current Public Health England advice, sets out the advice for daily service operation within the context of domestic abuse safe accommodation provision</p><p>The guidance can be found at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-guidance-for-domestic-abuse-safe-accommodation-provision%2Fcovid-19-guidance-on-isolation-for-domestic-abuse-safe-accommodation-settings&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMiranda.Abrey%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb91a7bda36b74461467608d7d56713a8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637212510988136146&amp;sdata=vNoQ890vfs4s3OivOcLgsD%2BzojUMqWiciLpL%2B%2FrFk4k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-domestic-abuse-safe-accommodation-provision/covid-19-guidance-on-isolation-for-domestic-abuse-safe-accommodation-settings</a></p><p>In addition, we have confirmed that front line domestic abuse workers are key workers for the purposes of their children accessing schools, colleges and other educational establishments.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 07/04/2020 15:53:06 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1187943

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to postpone the commencement of any new public inquiry into planning applications until constraints imposed in the UK as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have been lifted.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL2957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2020 answer text <p>Following the Prime Minister's announcement on 23 March of further measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus the Planning Inspectorate issued immediate guidance stating that public inquiries into planning applications will not be taking place until the situation changes.</p><p>MHCLG and the Inspectorate are currently working together to explore whether it is feasible to utilise technological solutions to enable any inquiries to proceed whilst ensuring fairness for all parties, especially third parties, given that these are public events.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 02/04/2020 14:53:20 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1187952

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many rough sleepers there are in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department’s latest official annual Rough Sleeping Snapshot Statistics published on 27 February 2020 provide information about the estimated number of people sleeping rough across local authorities in England on a single night in Autumn.</p><p>There were 4,266 people estimated to be sleeping rough across England on a single night in Autumn 2019. This is down by 411 people or 9% from last year and down 10% from the peak in 2017.</p><p>These statistics are available at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Frough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Caffc4bd1ef564c14662608d7d25a23c6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637209156889461578&amp;sdata=gVcX5UZ0BgIVPpCvdisMoGOrT0%2FcJ5xZ%2BdEdaId%2BoUc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2019</a>.</p><p>This Government is clear that no one should be without a roof over their head. That is why we have committed to end rough sleeping by the end of this Parliament and to enforce the Homelessness Reduction Act.</p><p>In 2020/2021 the Government is providing £492 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. This marks a £124 million increase in funding from the previous year and will go towards funding important programmes such as the Rough Sleeping Initiative, Homelessness Reduction Grant and Flexible Homelessness Support Grant.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 30/03/2020 14:14:23 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1187954

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to make sure that the homeless have facilities to wash and eat.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working intensively with councils and the sector to help get those who are sleeping rough off the streets and into appropriate accommodation.</p><p>This is backed by £1.6 billion of additional funding for local authorities to enable them to respond to other COVID-19 pressures across services they deliver including for those who are homeless.</p><p>Public Health England have also published guidance for those working in hostel and day centre environments to ensure these vital services can continue to operate safely during the COVID-19 outbreak.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 07/04/2020 15:52:29 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1187955

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness: Hostels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to make sure there are enough people working in hostels for the homeless.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced support for key workers to enable them to carry out their vital role and that staff delivering statutory homelessness services as well as staff delivering outreach, supported housing and other key frontline services for homeless people are included within the definition of key workers.</p><p>We are working intensively with councils and the sector to help get those who are sleeping rough off the streets and into appropriate accommodation.</p><p>This is backed by £1.6 billion of additional funding for local authorities to enable them to respond to other COVID-19 pressures across services they deliver including for those who are homeless.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 07/04/2020 15:52:11 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1187634

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Youth Hostels Association: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Youth Hostel Association about its offering of 150 properties to be used by key workers and vulnerable members of society during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL2872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>We have been working with a number of hotel chains across the country to secure accommodation for rough sleepers. We are pleased that the Youth Hostel Association offered to provide properties to be used by key workers and vulnerable members of society during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are now working with local authorities in Manchester and Brighton to house rough sleepers.</p><p>We are working intensively with councils and the sector to help get those who are sleeping rough off the streets and into appropriate accommodation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 07/04/2020 14:52:47 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1186719

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were (1) counted, and (2) estimated, as sleeping rough in England the last time that those figures were recorded.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2020 answer text <p>This Government is clear that no one should be without a roof over their head. That is why we have committed to end rough sleeping by the end of this Parliament and to enforce the Homelessness Reduction Act.</p><p>My Department's latest official annual Rough Sleeping Snapshot Statistics, published on 27 February 2020, provide information about the estimated number of people sleeping rough across local authorities in England on a single night.  <br> <br>The number of people counted and estimated as sleeping rough in England on a single night in Autumn 2019 is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Approach</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of local authorities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of local authorities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Count</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>2079</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estimate</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>2187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>4266</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In 2020/2021 the Government is providing £492 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. This marks a £124 million increase in funding from the previous year and will go towards funding important programmes such as the Rough Sleeping Initiative, Homelessness Reduction Grant and Flexible Homelessness Support Grant.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 01/04/2020 11:22:18 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno