Show Search Form

Search Results

human indexable	true false
published	true false
registered interest	true false
answer date	exactly: or between: and
date	exactly: or between: and
date tabled	exactly: or between: and
ddp created	exactly: or between: and
answering body
question status
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
ddp modified
hansard heading
house id
identifier
legislature	pref label
parliament number
question first answered
question text
session
session number
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
title
type
uin
version
written parliamentary question type
answer	answer text
creator	label
publisher	pref label
tabling member	label

Search

1172796

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	22/01/2020
	date tabled	22/01/2020
	ddp created	22/01/2020 22:25:59
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	28/01/2020 17:45:13 03/02/2020 17:35:03
	house id	2
	identifier	HL727
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/02/2020 17:03:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 21 January (HL187), what criteria they use to assess what constitutes a “legitimate criticism” of a religion when investigating any incident that has been reported by someone who has perceived it to “be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a person’s religion or perceived religion”; and what steps they take to ensure freedom of expression is upheld.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL727
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL727
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Once a hate crime has been reported it is for the police to investigate whether a hate crime has been committed, in line with the relevant legislation, and to refer cases to the Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether there should be a charge.</p><p>In order for a crime to be charged and prosecuted as a hate crime, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) uses the legal definitions contained in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (CDA 1998) and the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003).</p><p>The CPS assesses each case on its individual facts and circumstances. Prosecutions can only be brought in line with legislation and in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p><p>The CPS legal guidance on hate crime recognises the right to freedom of expression set out in Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The legal guidance makes it clear that it is not only speech which is well-received and popular that is protected but also speech which is potentially offensive, shocking or disturbing. The CPS seeks to balance the right to freedom of speech and expression against the duty of the state to act proportionately.</p>
	creator	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

1175580

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	03/02/2020
	date tabled	03/02/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 22:42:58
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 22:56:58 12/02/2020 13:00:19
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing: Wycombe
	house id	1
	identifier	11489
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	12/02/2020 12:28:09
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) efficiency of affordable housing schemes in Wycombe; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 11489
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	11489
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social 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. <br> <br> Wycombe has a total housing stock of over 73,000 homes (2018) and almost 10,000 of these are affordable homes. Over 100 new affordable homes were built in the area in 2018-19</p><p><br> To enable councils and housing associations to build more we have increased the size of the Affordable Homes Programme, re-introduced social rent, removed the HRA borrowing cap for local authorities, and have set out a long-term rent deal for councils and housing associations in England from 2020. <br> <br> Breakdowns of delivery by borough are available in live table 1011 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a>.</p>
	creator	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1175258

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	22/01/2020
	date tabled	22/01/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 15:06:21
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 15:16:33 03/02/2020 17:34:04
	hansard heading	Floods
	house id	2
	identifier	HL694
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/02/2020 17:02:39
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the of the speed of recovery in the communities affected by the November 2019 floods.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL694
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL694
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has been supporting local authorities from the outset of the November flooding. The Flood Recovery Framework was swiftly activated, to ensure that local authorities could implement local recovery schemes. In partnership with BEIS, the framework provides funding for local authorities to help affected residents and businesses to recover from the flooding, as well as reimbursements to local authorities for providing 100% council tax and business rates to these affected properties.</p><p>The Government also committed to matching up to £1 million of funds raised by the South Yorkshire Flood Disaster Relief Appeal Fund. We have pledged a further £300,000 of match-funding for other eligible areas affected by recent flooding, where the Flood Recovery Framework has been activated.</p><p>Government continues to engage with local partners to wholly understand the local situation and provide adequate support.</p>
	creator	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1175057

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	31/01/2020
	date tabled	31/01/2020
	ddp created	31/01/2020 15:41:20
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	31/01/2020 15:45:34 05/02/2020 12:20:27
	hansard heading	Future High Streets Fund: Putney
	house id	1
	identifier	10774
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	05/02/2020 11:48:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Putney town centre is on his shortlist to receive funding under the Future High Streets Fund.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Putney
	tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 10774
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10774
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Putney Town Centre is one of the high streets that have been shortlisted for the first round of the Future High Streets Fund. Shortlisted high streets will now produce detailed business cases for investment proposals to renew and reshape town centres and high streets in a way that improves experience, drives growth and ensures future sustainability. Wandsworth Borough Council has received £150,000 in revenue funding to support them to develop their plans in more detail. A final decision on which places will receive capital funding will be determined following a thorough assessment of value for money of each places’ business case, in accordance with HM Treasury’s Green Book appraisal guidance.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1175538

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	03/02/2020
	date tabled	03/02/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 22:41:10
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 22:55:12 11/02/2020 16:18:05
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	1
	identifier	11550
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	11/02/2020 15:47:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for conclusion of the review of the Vagrancy Act 1824.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 11550
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	11550
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The cross-Government Rough Sleeping Strategy, which was published in August 2018, committed to reviewing homelessness and rough sleeping legislation, including the Vagrancy Act 1824 by March 2020.</p>
	creator	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1175727

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	03/02/2020
	date tabled	03/02/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 22:49:44
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 23:02:53 11/02/2020 16:20:12
	hansard heading	Homelessness: Enfield
	house id	1
	identifier	11678
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	11/02/2020 15:48:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to Enfield Council's homelessness services provision.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 11678
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	11678
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In 2020/2021 we are providing £437 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. This marks a £69 million increase in funding from the previous year. Funding given to local authorities seeks to address local homelessness and rough sleeping variation and is allocated according to demand in their areas.</p><p>Every local authority in England works directly with a specialist homelessness adviser from MHCLG, who engage with councils on an ongoing basis in order to help in ensuring that they are provided with the necessary resources and information to address homelessness in their locality.</p><p>Further to their work on homelessness, Enfield was identified as an area that would benefit from additional support around rough sleeping and was accordingly assigned a specialist rough sleeping adviser. This adviser works closely with the local authority in order to support and develop their work to tackle rough sleeping in their area and deliver their MHCLG funded interventions.</p><p>In terms of specific funding streams allocated to Enfield Council’s homelessness services provision, they have received:</p><ul><li>£7,163,422 in Flexible Homelessness Support Grant in 2019/20 and the same amount for 2020/21. This funding is allocated based on a formula that reflects relative homeless pressures.</li><li>£398,287 in New Burdens fund in 2019/20, to assist with the implementation of the Homelessness Reduction Act. They have now been allocated £1,184,670 in Homelessness Reduction Grant funding for 2020/21, which provides an uplift on the new burdens funding allocated to implement the Homelessness Reduction Act. It will enable local authorities to do more to prevent and relieve homelessness in their areas. This is an increase of £786,383 in relation to their previous year’s New Burdens allocation, making them the borough with the 6th largest uplift nationally.</li><li>£450,000 allocated in PRS Access Scheme funding in 2019/20, for a project designed to increase access and sustainment of tenancies in the private rented sector for those who are, or are at risk of becoming, homeless.</li><li>£699,000 in the form of their Rough Sleeping Initiative grant for 2020/21, which is an increase of £458,629 in comparison to the £20,371 in Rapid Rehousing Pathway funding and £220,000 Rough Sleeping Initiative funding they received in 2019/20, which were combined for this year’s Rough Sleeping Initiative grant.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1175134

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	22/01/2020
	date tabled	22/01/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 14:22:13
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 15:05:11 03/02/2020 17:32:05
	hansard heading	Hotels: Insulation
	house id	2
	identifier	HL675
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/02/2020 17:00:36
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what additional action is being taken to alert customers of hotels with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding which do not comply with building regulation requirements of the ACM cladding on any such hotel.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL675
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL675
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the “Fire Safety Order”), responsible persons for hotels must ensure that they have completed a fire risk assessment and that it is regularly reviewed to ensure that the fire safety measures in place remain appropriate and are being adequately maintained. This includes assessing and where appropriate, taking the necessary steps to reduce the risk on the external walls which may include cladding.</p><p>All hotels that have confirmed ACM cladding have been visited by the local fire and rescue service to ensure that the appropriate risk mitigation measures are in place. Hotels will have a range of comprehensive fire safety measures which may include a 24-hour concierge, simultaneous fire evacuation strategy and a fully functioning alarm system. If hotels do not have sufficient mitigating measures, the fire and rescue service has the power to take appropriate enforcement action.</p><p>The Department continues to work with the Home Office and National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) to ensure correct fire safety arrangements are in place on all high-rise hotels to mitigate risks and to ensure remediation is taking place.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1175185

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	22/01/2020
	date tabled	22/01/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 14:55:18
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 15:05:14 03/02/2020 17:33:03
	hansard heading	Hotels: Insulation
	house id	2
	identifier	HL676
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/02/2020 17:01:09
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 13 January (HL292), when the removal and replacement of Aluminium Composite Material cladding will be completed.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL676
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL676
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is important to recognise remediation work cannot be done overnight – and it must be done properly. The time to complete works varies considerably depending on factors such as structure, extent of cladding, and existing fire safety systems. For many buildings this is a complex job involving major construction work.</p><p>The £600 million which the Government has committed to remediate high-rise buildings with unsafe ACM cladding removes the biggest blocker to pace of remediation. Further delay from building owners is unacceptable and their buildings must be made safe as soon as possible. From next month, those responsible for buildings will be named where remediation has not started, and only be removed from the public list when it has. The Department will also be working with the relevant local authorities to support enforcement where necessary.</p>
	creator	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1175231

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	22/01/2020
	date tabled	22/01/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 14:59:34
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 15:15:31 05/02/2020 16:27:20
	hansard heading	Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL706
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	05/02/2020 16:27:03
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the current state of the UK housing market, and (2) how that market may be affected by Brexit.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Mone
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL706
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL706
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As a matter of course the department works closely with industry and all levels of government to monitor and assess the future of the UK housing market.</p><p>We are  committed to delivering safe, secure and affordable housing to people across the country, and this has not changed. A key pillar of realising this commitment is our ambition to deliver more homes for the communities up and down the country that need them. We have made necessary legislation that means the UK’s regulatory requirements on construction products are the same as the EU’s requirements.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4544 label Biography information for Baroness Mone
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4544 label Biography information for Baroness Mone

1175234

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2020
	date	22/01/2020
	date tabled	22/01/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 14:59:41
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 15:15:37 03/02/2020 17:03:01
	hansard heading	Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL708
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/02/2020 17:02:23
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce new non-tax incentives after Brexit to support the UK housing market.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Mone
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL708
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL708
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>This Government is committed to delivering safe, secure and affordable housing to people across the country and is working closely with the industry to support the market.</p><p>I am focused on delivering the comprehensive suite of housing measures set out in the manifesto to deliver at least another million homes in the next five years and make further progress towards the target of 300,000 new houses a year by the mid-2020s.</p><p>This includes ambitious measures such as renewing the Affordable Homes Programme, making the planning system simpler, and a new single housing infrastructure fund.</p>
	creator	4544 label Biography information for Baroness Mone
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4544 label Biography information for Baroness Mone