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1064581

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	Social Rented Housing: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality of social housing used for refugees.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL13900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Successful asylum seekers who are granted refugee status are eligible to be allocated social housing. Where they apply for social housing, they will have their housing needs considered on the same basis as other eligible applicants in accordance with the local authority’s housing allocation scheme.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing’s standards (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulatory-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulatory-standards</a>) include a requirement for tenants’ homes to meet the government’s Decent Homes Standard. In the Social Housing Green Paper, we asked whether the Decent Homes Standard should be reviewed. We also invited views on whether new safety measures introduced in to the private rented sector should apply in the social rented sector. We expect to set out the government’s response to the Green Paper in Spring 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 04/03/2019 15:42:10 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1064582

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	Housing: Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and its operation in regard to (1) asylum accommodation, and (2) refugees who are homeless.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL13901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Homelessness Reduction Act is the most ambitious reform to homelessness legislation in decades and placed new duties on local housing authorities to take reasonable steps to try to prevent and relieve a person’s homelessness. Acting earlier and for a broader range of people means more people will get the help they need before they face a homelessness crisis. We have committed to reviewing the implementation of the Act, including the resourcing of it and how it is working in practice for a wide group of people, by March 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 04/03/2019 15:47:52 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1064591

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any disparity in high street rent rates between large chains and small businesses; what is the reason for any such difference in those rates; and whether they intend to introduce lower rent rates for small independent health food outlets on the high street.
tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
uin	HL13910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested, as the level of rent paid by the tenant of a commercial property is agreed by the landlord and tenant on an individual basis. This information is not reported centrally. We do not currently have any plans to regulate the rents for small independent health food outlets on the high street.</p><p>At the Autumn Budget, we set out Our Plan to support the sustainable transformation of high streets, which included a £675 million Future High Streets Fund, to support local areas in England to invest in town centre infrastructure, to increase access to high streets and support redevelopment and densification around high streets.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 04/03/2019 15:51:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1064184

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Controlling Migration Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £1.75 million allocated to the Controlling Migration Fund has been distributed to local authorities to help refugees find permanent housing.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL13831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has awarded £1.75 million from the Controlling Migration Fund to support 35 new Local Authority Asylum Support Liaison Officer (LAASLO) pilots. These will operate across 19 local authority areas with some of the highest numbers of asylum seekers, and will offer tailored support to newly recognised refugees. This will include working closely with other agencies during the 28-day move-on period, to secure accommodation for new refugees following a successful asylum decision.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL13832 question first answered 04/03/2019 15:46:34 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1064185

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Controlling Migration Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many local authorities have received funding from the Controlling Migration Fund to help refugees find permanent housing.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL13832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has awarded £1.75 million from the Controlling Migration Fund to support 35 new Local Authority Asylum Support Liaison Officer (LAASLO) pilots. These will operate across 19 local authority areas with some of the highest numbers of asylum seekers, and will offer tailored support to newly recognised refugees. This will include working closely with other agencies during the 28-day move-on period, to secure accommodation for new refugees following a successful asylum decision.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL13831 question first answered 04/03/2019 15:46:34 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1064187

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has had with the Home Office about extending the 28 day move-on period after refugee status has been granted.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL13834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG continues to work closely with Home Office on ways to improve the support to newly recognised refugees, but there are no plans to extend the 28-day move-on period.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/02/2019 16:20:55 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1064193

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Empty Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of empty homes in the England; and what steps they intend to take to reduce the number of such empty homes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL13840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Statistics on vacant dwellings in England and in each local authority district are published in the Ministry’s live table 615 which is available (attached) at the following link. This table shows the annual total numbers of empty homes, those vacant longer than six months and also vacants in the local authority, housing association and other public sector tenures.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a>.</p><p>There were 605,891 Vacant Dwellings in England on 2 October 2017, an increase of 16,125 (2.7 per cent) from 589,766 on 3 October 2016. Vacant dwellings were 2.5 per cent of the dwelling stock in England on 2 October 2017.</p><p>There were 205,293 Long-Term Vacant Dwellings in England on 2 October 2017, an increase of 5,148 (2.6 per cent) from 200,145 on 3 October 2016 but remain lower than when records began on 1 Nov 2004 (318,642). Long-term vacant dwellings were 0.9 per cent of the dwelling stock in England on 2 October 2017.</p><p>Rates of council tax charged on empty homes are a matter for individual local authorities, who will take into account local circumstances in reaching their decision. In 2018, 299 out of 326 authorities reported that they were charging a premium on some of their empty dwellings, up from 291 in 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 04/03/2019 15:44:55 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 190304 Live table 615 HL13840.xls title Live table 615
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1063556

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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: Devolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their devolution framework will seek to empower local government with the powers and funding necessary to boost local economies and create excellent places to live and work.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL13794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Enterprise Zones (are at the heart of the government’s support for local economic growth, supporting businesses to expand as part of our wider Industrial Strategy. 48 Enterprise Zones have been established since 2012 across England with sites from Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland to Falmouth in Cornwall.</p><p>Enterprise Zones are established and operated by Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). As of December 2016, published data shows they have attracted 877 businesses, £3.5 billion of private sector investment and over 38,000 jobs. *All business rates growth generated by the Enterprise Zone is kept by the relevant LEP and local authorities in the areas for 25 years to reinvest in local economic growth.</p><p>The Government’s manifesto committed to &quot;providing clarity across England on what devolution means for different administrations so all authorities operate in a common framework&quot;. We aim to be able to provide local areas with this clarity on how best to take forward their devolution and local growth ambitions as soon as practicable.</p><p><strong>*</strong> This is based upon EZ monitoring data as self-reported by LEPs<strong>.</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 04/03/2019 15:51:51 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

1063557

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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	Social Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the responses to their social housing green paper consultation; and when they intend to publish their conclusions on the future of social housing.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL13795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The consultation on the Green Paper, ‘A new deal for social housing’, closed on 6 November 2018. We received a large number of responses and are currently analysing these, along with the feedback from eight engagement events which we held with social housing residents around the country, seven roundtables with social housing landlords, and meetings with a variety of stakeholders.</p><p>We are very grateful for the input that residents, landlords and other stakeholders have provided throughout this process.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 04/03/2019 15:45:20 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

1063558

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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: Devolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the 2017–18 Devolution Annual Reports as required by the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL13796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government intends to publish the 2017-18 Devolution Annual Report shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 04/03/2019 15:52:03 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding