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1205418

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to extending the timeframe in which local authorities must spend retained Right to Buy receipts from three years to five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL5935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>We have listened to concerns raised by local authorities about the effects of Covid 19 on their house building programmes and the difficulties of spending Right to Buy receipts to the three year deadlines. On 12 June, we agreed to a temporary extension of the next expenditure deadline of 30 June by six months, and wrote to local authorities to inform them of this change. More broadly, the Government has consulted on ways we can change the Right to Buy receipts system to help councils build more homes. The proposals included extending the period for local authorities to spend their receipts from three to five years, and the Government’s response to this consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 23/06/2020 15:01:04 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

1203472

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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	Social Rented Housing: White Papers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish their social housing White Paper.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL5632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government will publish the Social Housing White Paper later this year and I refer the noble Lord to my answer on 16th June 2020 to Baroness Sanderson of Welton (Official Record, House of Lords, Vol. 803. Col. 2043).</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 23/06/2020 15:01:19 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1203504

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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	Council Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when the recommendations of their review, which promised to make council tax collection fairer and more efficient, launched on 10 April 2019, will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Pickles
uin	HL5704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been working closely with a range of billing authorities, debt advice charities and civil enforcement agencies to better understand the approaches taken in local government in collecting council tax. On the basis of this work, the Department is now preparing guidance setting out the best practice that already exists in the collection and enforcement of council tax. This will be published as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL5705 HL5706 question first answered 23/06/2020 15:02:37 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	33 label Biography information for Lord Pickles

1203505

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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	Council Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when the new guidance to local authorities on the collection of unpaid Council Tax to end aggressive enforcement tactics, announced on 10 April 2019, will be issued.
tabling member printed	Lord Pickles
uin	HL5705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been working closely with a range of billing authorities, debt advice charities and civil enforcement agencies to better understand the approaches taken in local government in collecting council tax. On the basis of this work, the Department is now preparing guidance setting out the best practice that already exists in the collection and enforcement of council tax. This will be published as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL5704 HL5706 question first answered 23/06/2020 15:02:37 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	33 label Biography information for Lord Pickles

1203556

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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	Council Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government which (1) organisations, (2) charities, (3) debt advice services, and (4) local authorities were consulted as part of their review on unpaid Council Tax arrears, announced on 10 April 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Pickles
uin	HL5706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been working closely with a range of billing authorities, debt advice charities and civil enforcement agencies to better understand the approaches taken in local government in collecting council tax. On the basis of this work, the Department is now preparing guidance setting out the best practice that already exists in the collection and enforcement of council tax. This will be published as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL5704 HL5705 question first answered 23/06/2020 15:02:37 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	33 label Biography information for Lord Pickles

1202616

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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	Parish and Town Councils
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether parish councils are allowed to use the names and addresses as they appear on the electoral register to contact those living in the parish.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL5515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>There are two versions of the electoral register – the edited or open register and the full register. The edited register is publicly available for anyone to use – including to contact listed electors. However, whilst parish councils are also entitled to a copy of the full register, they may only use it to establish whether any person is entitled to attend and participate in a meeting of, or take any action on behalf of, the parish or community.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 23/06/2020 15:01:35 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1202617

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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	Parish and Town Councils
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether parish councils can access the names and addresses of parishioners held by unitary and council councils, other than those already on the electoral register, so that parish councils can contact parishioners not on the electoral register.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL5516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>As parish councils are not public authorities within the Data Protection Act 2018, principal authorities are prevented from sharing personal information with parish councils beyond that available on the electoral register.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 23/06/2020 15:01:50 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1202633

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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: Meetings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to amend the Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 to allow local councils in England to return to physical meetings while maintaining social distancing; and whether any proposed amendments to the regulations will include a hybrid form of meeting.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL5546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 enable all local authority meetings to be held remotely and do not preclude physical meetings or a hybrid form of meeting where these can be held in accordance with public health regulations and guidance. It is for each local authority to determine what is appropriate in their specific circumstances, taking legal advice as necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 23/06/2020 15:02:13 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

1202082

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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	Prayer: Islam
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government which local authorities have authorised the broadcasting by loudspeaker of the Muslim call to prayer; and what assessment have they made of the effect of such broadcasts on community cohesion.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>We understand that some Mosques across the country have been given permission to broadcast the call to prayer, particularly during Ramadan, due to the closure of all Places of Worship during the Covid-19 pandemic. Places of Worship play an important role in spiritual and mental health for many, and in bringing our communities together, which is why we want to reopen them as soon as we can. Local councils understand best the needs of their communities and it is a matter for them to work with their local community. We will continue to engage with stakeholders on matters relating to integration, and the Government remains committed to building strong integrated communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 22/06/2020 14:27:53 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1202088

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they are making to provide all rough sleepers with face masks so that they can comply with the requirements to use such masks on public transport.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>£3.2 billion has been provided to support councils to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, including meeting the costs of accommodating some of the most vulnerable people in our society.</p><p>This is in addition to £3.2 million in targeted funding for councils to support vulnerable rough sleepers. This funding is specifically to assist local authorities in dealing with the impacts of the challenges faced by the most vulnerable in society during this difficult time.</p><p>Local authorities are able to use this funding flexibly to ensure that the rough sleepers they are supporting are given the support they require. This includes supporting rough sleepers in a variety of ways, potentially including travel if necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL5480 question first answered 22/06/2020 14:30:29 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno