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1175412

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide homes to homeless people in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL1226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>This Government is clear that no one should be without a roof over their head. In 2020/2021 we are providing a further £437 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. This marks a £69 million increase in funding from the previous year.</p><p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes in a wide range of tenures, including Social Rent. This helps us prevent people from falling into homelessness while also supporting more people into homeownership.</p><p>Since 2010, we have delivered over 464,500 new affordable homes, including over 331,800 affordable homes for rent.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 12/02/2020 12:55:20 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1174431

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Disabled Facilities Grants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made to ensure that Disabled Facilities Grant is more easily accessible to older tenants in the private rented sector and their landlords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>Anyone can apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant, including people living in private rented accommodation, subject to a means test and an assessment of need. Tenure should not impact a person’s ability to access the home adaptations they need. The Government also funds Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies. Foundations works closely with local authorities to promote best practice in the delivery of home adaptations, including providing information and advice to older people living in private rented accommodation and their landlords.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 12/02/2020 12:52:31 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1174432

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all new homes are built to Lifetime Homes Standards.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The M4(2) standard, set out in Approved Document M to the Building Regulations, for accessible and adaptable homes is broadly equivalent to the independent Lifetime Homes standard. Planning guidance on housing for older and disabled people published last summer strengthened the link between plan making and the M4(2) standard. Government will also consult shortly on options of how to raise standards of accessibility in all new homes. This is a further step towards raising accessible housing standards.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 12/02/2020 12:53:11 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1174440

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Islamophobia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to appoint a second adviser on the matter of defining Islamophobia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>It is unacceptable for anyone to feel unsafe while practising their religion, and this government will never allow prejudice and discrimination of any kind against the Muslim community.</p><p>We will continue to take a zero-tolerance approach to anti-Muslim hatred and recognise the importance of this matter. We will continue to explore and interrogate the issue of publishing a definition of Islamophobia in further detail.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL840 question first answered 06/02/2020 17:12:57 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1174441

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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 Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to involve civil society in the development of successful integration (1) under the five integration areas outlined in the Integration Area Programme, and (2) more generally.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The work of civil society partners is integral to the positive work my department leads to build thriving, integrated communities in places across the country. Listening to, and acting on, what local voices can tell us about their place and their lives is at the heart of this government’s approach to tackling the complex reasons why some groups do less well at school, earn less at work, or are more likely to be victims of crime. MHCLG’s Integration Area programme is a good example of this. Each Integration Area has created a Local Integration Partnership, with membership drawn from local businesses, charities, faith organisations and many others who possess the experience, expertise and understanding of the whole community in their place. This enables the areas to build in representation from all communities and sectors – including across the civil society landscape - and ensure everyone who wants to, is able to input on the ambitious local integration strategies and other work being developed through this innovative programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 10/02/2020 16:57:35 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1174454

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Universities: Antisemitism
	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 decision by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick not to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism following reports of antisemitic incidents at that University and the call by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for cuts to funding of those universities that fail to adopt the definition.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>There is no place in our society - including within higher education – for hatred or any form of harassment, discrimination or racism, including antisemitism.</p><p>In October this year the Communities Secretary wrote to all universities to urge them to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism. This followed a letter from the Universities Minister in May regarding antisemitism in higher education.</p><p>We expect all Higher Education Providers to discharge their responsibilities fully and to have robust policies and procedures in place to comply with the law, to investigate and swiftly address hate crime, including any antisemitic incidents that are reported. We will continue to work with universities to ensure we stamp out antisemitism in all its forms.</p><p>That is why we will be providing an additional £500,000 of government funding to allow 200 university students each year to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, to hear from the last Holocaust survivors and to help educate students on the importance of continuing to tackle antisemitism on campuses.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 10/02/2020 16:56:52 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1174069

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	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	Islamophobia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish their definition of Islamophobia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>It is unacceptable for anyone to feel unsafe while practising their religion, and this government will never allow prejudice and discrimination of any kind against the Muslim community.</p><p>We will continue to take a zero-tolerance approach to anti-Muslim hatred and recognise the importance of this matter. We will continue to explore and interrogate the issue of publishing a definition of Islamophobia in further detail.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL900 question first answered 06/02/2020 17:12:57 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1174070

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	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: Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific steps they are taking to ensure that students living in blocks with aluminium composite material cladding which does not comply with safety regulations are aware of the dangers of such cladding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Building owners are responsible for building safety. The Government has worked closely with local authorities and Fire and Rescue Services to ensure that interim safety measures are in place in all high-rise student accommodation buildings with unsafe ACM cladding, until the cladding is replaced. We have regular engagement with a named contact from each building to ensure progress with remediation is being made. Further delay from building owners is unacceptable and their buildings must be made safe as soon as possible . Where building owners are failing to make acceptable progress, those responsible should expect further action to be taken – including naming and shaming and enforcement.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 11/02/2020 17:07:57 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1174071

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to consult on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been working closely with interested parties across the UK whilst developing the fund. Government officials have held 25 engagement events across the UK, attended by over five hundred representatives from a breadth of sectors, which has helped inform progress on policy design</p><p><br> The Government intends to bring forward plans on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund shortly.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 10/02/2020 16:57:06 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1174075

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	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	Mobility Scooters
	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 capacity of planning legislation to allow for the assessment of (1) the potential increase of mobility scooter use, and (2) any increase in risk to users of mobility scooters and others arising out of that increase, due to the building of care properties.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that applications for development should address the needs of people with disabilities and reduced mobility in relation to all modes of transport, and that developments should create places that are safe, inclusive and accessible. These policies should ensure that when considering planning applications, such as the building of care properties, local authorities take account of the needs of all users, including users of mobility scooters, and satisfy their obligations under the equalities legislation.</p><p>The department's officials have been working closely with officials at DfT to produce planning practice guidance on sustainable transport and accessibility which will be published shortly, and will sit alongside the National Design Guide which provides guidance on designing movement networks that are safe and accessible for all.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 11/02/2020 16:05:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath