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753922

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Religion: Freedom of Expression
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 3 July (HL47), whether UK citizens are free to criticise religions in private and in public.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL1068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Citizens of the United Kingdom are of course, free to criticise religions in private and public. However, it is not acceptable to stir up or promote hatred and violence against people because of their faith. Freedom of speech is one of the values that underpin our society but there are limits – it is not acceptable for people to abuse freedom of speech to incite hatred and division.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/07/2017 14:03:35 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

753926

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to accelerating their review of the future of the rating system and the associated taxation of online businesses, in the light of the impact on the UK's towns and high streets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering the scope of possible reforms to the business rates system, including the frequency of revaluations, and will provide an update in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 31/07/2017 14:33:50 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

753288

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sub-letting: Holiday Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take action to ensure that short-term holiday letting agents conduct checks on the rights of tenants to sub-let their properties.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>Whether a property is sublet in a manner which is contrary to the terms of a lease is a matter to be resolved between the leaseholder and the freeholder. Where there are disputes, the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) can adjudicate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/08/2017 15:18:50 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

753338

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the letter reported to have been sent to social housing providers encouraging them to retro-fit sprinklers following the Lakanal House fire in 2009.
tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
uin	HL1026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Department wrote to all social housing providers in 2013, encouraging them to act on the recommendations in a Coroner’s report into firefighter deaths which occurred at Shirley Towers in Southampton in April 2010. That letter encouraged providers to consider the retrofitting of sprinklers in older residential tower blocks. A copy of the letter has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p>The Department then reinforced the content of that letter in its response to the Coroner’s report into the Lakanal House Fire – a copy of which can be found at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/205567/Annex_B_-_SoS_DCLG_Rule_43_response.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/205567/Annex_B_-_SoS_DCLG_Rule_43_response.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/08/2017 15:17:55 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

753339

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they took in relation to the comments by the coroner following the Lakanal House fire that Approved Document B was "a most difficult document to use".
tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
uin	HL1027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Coroner’s report into Lakanal House recommended simplifying the fire safety guidance relating to Building Regulations (Approved Document B). This work was being progressed. Following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, we will need to consider the position on guidance further alongside the Prime Minister’s commitment to look at wider issues. This work will now need to be informed following the publication of the terms of reference for the inquiry.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/07/2017 13:46:05 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

753344

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they support (1) a Yorkshire-wide devolution deal, and (2) West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire devolution deals.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL1032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government agreed a devolution deal with Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield in 2015, and to which the four councils reaffirmed their commitment in 2016 and 2017 when consenting to Parliamentary Orders establishing the mayoral election for May 2018. It is now for the councils to take the remaining steps - to hold a public consultation on the proposed devolution of powers and consent to the order needed, subject to Parliamentary approval, for the full implementation of the deal.</p><p>No further proposals have been put forward to the Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL1033 question first answered 01/08/2017 15:17:22 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

753345

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to stop negotiations relating to the Sheffield City Region devolution deal if the four South Yorkshire councils do not commit to that deal.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL1033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government agreed a devolution deal with Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield in 2015, and to which the four councils reaffirmed their commitment in 2016 and 2017 when consenting to Parliamentary Orders establishing the mayoral election for May 2018. It is now for the councils to take the remaining steps - to hold a public consultation on the proposed devolution of powers and consent to the order needed, subject to Parliamentary approval, for the full implementation of the deal.</p><p>No further proposals have been put forward to the Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL1032 question first answered 01/08/2017 15:17:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

753354

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Construction: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to enforce the Construction Products Regulation EU 305/2011.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	5704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Construction Products Regulation (EU 305/2011) is enforced under the UK Construction Products Regulation 2013 (SI 2013/1387).</p><p>Compliance monitoring and enforcement duties fall to local authorities’ Weights and Measures (Trading Standards) in England, Scotland and Wales and District Councils in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/07/2017 11:31:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

753395

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Letting Agents: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on which date he plans to publish the findings of the consultation, entitled Banning letting agent fees paid by tenants, published on 7 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	5669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government's eight week consultation on banning letting fees paid by tenants closed on 2 June. Over 4,700 responses were received, which are being analysed. The Government will publish its response in due course once all the data and responses have been considered.</p><p>The Government recently announced in the Queen’s Speech its intention to publish a draft Bill to ban letting fees paid by tenants in England. A ban will help to deliver a more competitive, more affordable and more transparent lettings market. The approach taken in the draft Bill will be informed by the consultation responses.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/07/2017 15:58:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

753397

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to improve the mechanisms of support for people facing hardship while renting in the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	5656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Government spends around £24 billion a year on housing benefit to support people with their housing costs. Government is also providing local authorities with over £800 million in Discretionary Housing Payments funding between 2016 and 2021 to help support vulnerable claimants.</p><p>In addition, 30 per cent of potential savings from the Local Housing Allowance freeze will be used to create further Targeted Affordability Funding from 2017 to help tenants in those areas where local housing allowance rates have diverged the most from local rents.</p><p>The key to improving affordability in the private rented sector across England is to build more homes. Our Housing White Paper, published in February, included measures to deliver more homes and reform the housing market. A copy is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-our-broken-housing-market" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-our-broken-housing-market</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/07/2017 16:02:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell