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1178127

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Carbon Monoxide: Alarms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government wat assessment they have made of the research conducted by Which? into the effectiveness of carbon monoxide alarms, published in June 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>In 2019, the Office for Product Safety and Standards examined a small sample of carbon monoxide and smoke alarms for compliance with safety requirements. It found that nine out of ten were compliant and the remaining carbon monoxide product was over-sensitive which did not give rise to safety concerns.</p><p>UK product safety legislation requires products, including carbon monoxide alarms, to be safe before they can be sold to consumers. Where the installation of carbon monoxide alarms is required by law or recommended, Government advice is that they should comply with British Standard BS EN 50291.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:18:07 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1177221

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Housing: Design
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote high quality design in the provision of housing.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL1467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>Design quality is emphasised within the National Planning Policy Framework and the National Design Guide. We have committed to producing a National Model Design Code this year, which will set detailed standards for key elements of successful design.</p><p>We convened the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission in 2019 to advise on the promotion of high-quality design for new build homes, whose final report and recommendations were published on 30 January to which we will respond in due course. In addition, we have hosted two national design quality conferences, with a third planned this year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:18:59 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1177114

registered interest
date	07/02/2020
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	Cooperatives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they provide to individuals and communities to establish cooperative community facilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government continues to recognise the importance of community involvement in the ownership and management of local facilities and supports several approaches to achieving this outcome. The £4 million More Than a Pub programme, jointly funded with Power to Change championed the cooperative model of community ownership and has supported 42 groups to achieve ownership of their local pub in England between March 2016 and March 2019. Since 2015, the Government has also provided £6 million funding through its Pocket Parks programme to support 350 partnerships between community-led organisations and their local authority to create useable green space community facilities. Community groups can also access the support and advice they need to take action in their neighbourhood through visiting online resources such as My Community. We are currently exploring the manifesto commitment for a £150 million Community Ownership Fund which will support people who want to protect and bring local assets into community ownership.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:32:23 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1177115

registered interest
date	07/02/2020
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	Community Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they provide to the cooperative housing sector in England, outside of London.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government supports the community-led housebuilding sector – of which housing co-operatives are an important part – through the Community Housing Fund. The Fund is delivered outside of London by Homes England. Capital and revenue grants are available to community-based groups wishing to take forward schemes to build locally affordable housing.</p><p>The Government has also provided a £6 million grant from the Community Housing Fund to support Community Led Homes: a consortium of the major stakeholder groups (including the Confederation of Co-operative Housing). Community Led Homes is able to award secondary “seedcorn” grants of up to £4000 to community-based groups to enable those groups to establish an appropriately constituted body corporate, such as a housing co-operative. Community Led Homes is also using its grant to develop a network of technical advisors to support community-based groups though the process of taking forward their local housebuilding schemes.</p><p>The Community Housing Fund is currently scheduled to close in March 2020. Ministers are considering all budgets in the round and allocations for 2020/21 will be confirmed through a business planning exercise. Allocations for future years will be considered at the forthcoming Budget and Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:17:42 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1177116

registered interest
date	07/02/2020
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	Community Land Trusts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they provide to communities to establish community land trusts.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government supports the community-led housebuilding sector – of which community land trusts are an important part – through the Community Housing Fund. The Fund is delivered outside of London by Homes England and within London by the Greater London Authority. Capital and revenue grants are available to community-based groups wishing to take forward schemes to build locally affordable housing.</p><p>The Government has also provided a £6 million grant from the Community Housing Fund to support Community Led Homes: a consortium of the major stakeholder groups (including the National Community Land Trust Network). Community Led Homes is able to award secondary “seedcorn” grants of up to £4000 to community-based groups to enable those groups to establish an appropriately constituted body corporate, such as a community land trust. Community Led Homes is also using its grant to develop a network of technical advisors to support community-based groups though the process of taking forward their local housebuilding schemes.</p><p>The Community Housing Fund is currently scheduled to close in March 2020. Ministers are considering all budgets in the round and allocations for 2020/21 will be confirmed through a business planning exercise. Allocations for future years will be considered at the forthcoming Budget and Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:31:31 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1176185

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Buildings: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are considering to ensure that there is sufficient professional indemnity cover for those advising the construction industry on fire consultancy and building safety.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL1305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware of issues affecting the professional indemnity cover of some fire and building safety consultants. We are engaging with the construction industry to understand the scale of the problem, and also with the insurance industry to better understand their approach to risk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:32:44 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1176221

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Hate Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 3 February (HL187), whether it is possible that a hearsay remark, if construed by a bystander as offensive, could be reported as a hate crime and the perpetrator interviewed by the police as a result; and if so, what steps they intend to take to protect freedom of speech.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL1341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>It is an operational matter for the police to determine whether to investigate all incidents reported to them. When investigating allegations of hate crime it is for the police to apply the relevant legislation, including the freedom of expression defence contained in section 29J of the Public Order Act 1986.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 14/02/2020 11:55:22 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

1175476

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
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 (1) adequacy of the security arrangements required for the planned National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens, and (2) arrangements to keep access to the Gardens open to children using the playground there.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL1248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>The Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will have security arrangements similar to the many other public buildings in Westminster. We are working with security experts, government agencies and the Metropolitan Police to ensure the necessary security measures are put in place and the gardens remain accessible for all users. Horseferry playground will also be enhanced and updated.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 14/02/2020 11:53:07 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1175477

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what environmental impact assessment has been made relating to the planned National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens and, in particular, any consideration given to possible damage to trees in the Gardens and the drainage system.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL1249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>Detailed assessment has been made of the environmental impact. The full reports are publicly available as part of the planning application (the attachment is too big to attach) at: <br> <a href="https://idoxpa.westminster.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&amp;keyVal=PL0CVYRP27O00" target="_blank">https://idoxpa.westminster.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&amp;keyVal=PL0CVYRP27O00</a></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 14/02/2020 12:13:42 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1175478

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
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 likely contribution of the planned National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens to (1) understanding the causes of antisemitism, and (2) reducing antisemitic attitudes
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL1250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>The Holocaust Memorial will serve as a permanent reminder that political decisions have far-reaching consequences. In light of Holocaust denial, revisionism, the rise of antisemitism and indifference, it is more important than ever to ensure that the story of what happened during the Holocaust resonates with ordinary people and raises questions about Britain’s role at the time. The Learning Centre will explore the role of our Parliament and democratic institutions in the Holocaust, what we did and what more we could have done both at the time and subsequently to tackle the persecution of the Jewish people and other groups.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 14/02/2020 11:54:09 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech