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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

1202089

	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	Homelessness: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to provide homeless people with free access to public transport to enable them to travel greater distances to access support services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL5480
	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 HL5479 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

984275

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	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 Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether local housing authorities that divested themselves of their council housing stocks in the past and closed their housing revenue accounts (HRAs) are able to set up new HRAs and build new council housing under their new proposals for lifting the cap on local authority borrowing for such purposes or otherwise.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL10483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Yes. All local housing authorities (LHA) retain the power to provide housing under Part II of the Housing Act 1985. Where they do they are under a duty to account for this in a Housing Revenue Account by section 74 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, unless that requirement is dis-applied by direction by the Secretary of State – which may be considered appropriate if the LHA only has limited housing stock.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 22/10/2018 14:22:49 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1201041

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	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	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they make any distinction between (1) social housing, and (2) affordable housing, when collating statistics on the number of homes built exclusively for rental.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
	uin	HL5428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>Yes, the department makes this distinction. Information on affordable housing by tenure is publicly available, including for social rent and affordable rent, for both starts on site and completions.</p><p>This information can be found (attached) here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSangeeta.Sofat%40communities.gov.uk%7C9582fd46f07547dadb1208d80c85a1e7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637273115362792936&amp;sdata=gJciF34DIgCT2m9aroSPrEm2Z4klgUr70HnKOyxPwJE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 15/06/2020 16:19:38 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200615 Live_Table_1000 (3) - HL5428.xlsx title live tables on affordable housing
	tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1197873

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2020
	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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	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 numbers of high-rise buildings both in the private and public sector with serious fire safety defects relating to compartmentation and fire stopping failures.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL4838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>Work is ongoing to establish a robust estimate that can be published in due course of the numbers of high-rise buildings with serious fire safety defects relating to compartmentation and fire stopping failures.</p><p>The Government has published guidance (attached) which makes it clear that building safety is the responsibility of building owners. The Independent Expert Panel’s advice has highlighted the importance of internal fire safety measures, including considering whether adequate compartmentation is in place. The consolidated advice note available at the following recommends that building owners to seek professional advice where there is any doubt:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F869532%2FBuilding_safety_advice_for_building_owners_including_fire_doors_January_2020.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCarl.Sherwood%40communities.gov.uk%7C72a0bd825eb041d93d0d08d802226e85%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637261694182993966&amp;sdata=sYD3SU8liyjL6VfLZ6OyRwb9gp%2FmqHaazWFNHjRMnbQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/869532/Building_safety_advice_for_building_owners_including_fire_doors_January_2020.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 03/06/2020 15:38:18 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200603 Building_safety_advice_for_building_owners_including_fire_doors_January_2020 - HL4838.pdf title Building safety advice for building owners
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1135715

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	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	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 was the exact wording of the questions asked by Big Ideas when seeking the views of members of the public about the proposed UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
	tabling member printed	Lord Howarth of Newport
	uin	HL16808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>With the consent of Westminster City Council, Big Ideas places on the Council’s planning portal both objections and supportive comments relating to the proposed Holocaust Memorial and learning Centre. Big Ideas acts in an open and transparent way. The exact wording of the questions asked is and has always been, since their engagement, in the public domain. They can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdO4Ua3NaO6Ge3593pb7vOcaQ7htIFPDvpSEokF5A-eY5IDkA/viewform" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdO4Ua3NaO6Ge3593pb7vOcaQ7htIFPDvpSEokF5A-eY5IDkA/viewform</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 10/07/2019 13:32:07 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	544 label Biography information for Lord Howarth of Newport

874365

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	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	Grenfell Tower: Fire Regulations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 28 March (HL6432 and 6433), whether they intend the detailed questions contained and unanswered in the reply to be covered by the inquiry currently being undertaken by Sir Martin Moore-Bick.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL6749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2018 answer text <p>With regard to your previous question HL6432 the Government is taking forward this work at pace and on the Expert Panels’ advice we are conducting a thorough investigation including further testing as quickly as possible. We are committed to providing an update by the end of April.</p><p>With regard to your previous question HL6433 and the 6 questions therein, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry is examining the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017. It will establish the facts and will make recommendations as to the action needed to prevent a similar tragedy happening again. The Metropolitan police service is leading the criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fire. Both the public inquiry and criminal investigation are independent from government and it would be wrong for me to comment on the scope of those investigations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/04/2018 12:17:36 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1189423

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2020
	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: 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 parish and town councils with funding to enable them to support communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Scott of Needham Market
	uin	HL3066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Whilst we applaud the assistance that many parish councils are providing to their local communities in the current crisis, Government does not financially support parish councils. They are funded through a precept collected from within the overall council tax paid by the residents of the parish. There are no plans to change the funding arrangements for such councils.</p><p>On Saturday 18 April the Local Government Secretary announced an additional £1.6 billion of funding to support principal councils delivering essential frontline services, taking the total to £3.2 billion. Parish and Town Councils should liaise with the relevant principal authorities on how this money is allocated in their area.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 05/05/2020 16:56:43 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	2542 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Needham Market

864509

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	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: Oxfordshire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to announce changes to local government structures in Oxfordshire.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL6410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Whilst the Secretary of State is committed to consider any proposals for unitarisation or mergers where requested, his current priority in relation to the six Oxfordshire councils is ensuring that the ambition demonstrated by Oxfordshire’s housing deal - to which all six councils have now agreed – is delivered against. Accordingly he has no immediate plans to reach a judgement on the proposal to replace all six councils with a new single council, which three of the six councils have submitted.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/03/2018 16:47:04 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

940076

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	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	Unitary Councils: Leicestershire
	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 proposals by Leicestershire County Council to create a single unitary authority in the county presently served by a two-tier structure; and whether it is their policy to only agree to the reorganisation of local government structures where agreement is reached with all the local authorities affected.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL9491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Whilst the Government has not received such a proposal, it would assess any proposal to replace two-tier local government with one or more unitary councils against our publicly announced criteria, namely that proposals should, if implemented, be likely to improve the area's local government, command a good deal of local support in the area, and whether the area itself is a credible geography for the proposed new structures.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/07/2018 15:52:18 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark