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45999

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/04/2014
	date	31/03/2014
	date tabled	31/03/2014
	ddp created	31/03/2014 21:58:12
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:03:29
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6477
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Communities and Local Government will be paying new burdens funding to compensate local authorities for the additional costs of introducing local Council Tax Reduction Schemes in 2015–16.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6477
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6477
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In line with the new burdens doctrine, we will be assessing the need for continued new burdens funding for Local Council Tax Support in 2014-15, alongside consideration of the allocation of Local Council Tax Support Administration subsidy.</p>
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

46000

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/04/2014
	date	31/03/2014
	date tabled	31/03/2014
	ddp created	31/03/2014 21:58:12
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:03:30
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6478
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 18 March (WA 24), whether they decided against appointing a representative of private tenants on the Private Rented Sector Taskforce; and if so, why.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6478
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6478
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As I explained in my previous answer, the Taskforce is a technical advisory group to provide professional and expert knowledge on increasing institutional investment in the private rented sector and support new build schemes.</p><p>It does not have any remit on broader policy on the private rented sector. It does not seek to ‘represent' the views of any sector or group. The determination of government policy remains a matter for Ministers.</p><p>Notwithstanding, the Taskforce has engaged with organisations representing private tenants and the broader private rented sector.</p><p> </p>
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

46001

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/04/2014
	date	31/03/2014
	date tabled	31/03/2014
	ddp created	31/03/2014 21:58:12
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:03:31
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6479
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much income from capital receipts from sales under the Right to Buy scheme has been paid to HM Treasury by local authorities in each year since 2010–11.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6479
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6479
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The table below answers the noble Lady's question:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Receipts arising in that year<sup>1</sup> from Right to Buy sales (or equivalents)<sup>2</sup> which are payable to HM Treasury (£ million)<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>114.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p><strong>138.9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p><strong>123.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013-December 2014</p></td><td><p><strong>120.8<sup>5</sup></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes</p><p><sup>1 </sup>Figures include the payable part of mortgage repayments and repayments of discounts paid in the current year in respect of Right to Buy sales made in previous years.</p><p><sup>2 </sup>For 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, figures include the payable part of receipts arising from all other disposals of dwellings. For 2012-2013 and 2013-2014, figures only include receipts arising from sales of dwellings to secure tenants which are below market value and some shared ownership sales.</p><p><sup>3</sup> All figures are provisional, though those for all years up to 2012-2013 have been audited which means that they are less likely to be amended.</p><p><sup>4</sup> Until the end of 2010-2011, receipts received by authorities which were debt-free on 31 March 2004 were payable not to HM Treasury but to the Department of Communities and Local Government and its predecessor departments.</p><p><sup>5</sup> The figure for 2013-2014 is only for the first three quarters of that year.</p><p>For 2009-2010, receipts arising from the sale of dwellings received by local authorities that were not debt-free that were paid to HM Treasury amounted to <strong>£132.7 million</strong>. For 2008-2009, the equivalent figure was <strong>£135.9 million</strong>.</p><p>The reinvigoration of Right to Buy since April 2012 has ensured, for the first time ever, that the receipts from the additional sales (those over what was forecast prior to the change) are reinvested to help fund new homes for affordable rent. So far, £300 million has been generated from additional sales and already over 2,000 homes have been started on site or acquired.</p><p> </p>
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

46002

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/04/2014
	date	31/03/2014
	date tabled	31/03/2014
	ddp created	31/03/2014 21:58:13
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:03:41
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6480
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 30 January (WA 253), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the terms of reference of the review being carried out by Social Finance into innovative models of providing temporary accommodation for homeless families.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6480
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6480
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I have placed a copy of the terms of reference contained within the Social Finance contract in the Library of the House. The final report will be published in due course, and I will write to the noble Baroness with a copy when it is available.</p><p> </p>
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

46004

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/04/2014
	date	31/03/2014
	date tabled	31/03/2014
	ddp created	31/03/2014 21:58:13
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:03:44
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6482
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which local authorities have increased the minimum payment required under their local Council Tax Reduction Schemes following the withdrawal of transition funding for 2014–15.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6482
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6482
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We do not collect this information centrally. These are local schemes, and it is for local authorities to ensure that the effect on specific groups of council tax payers is proportionate and fair.</p><p>The £100 million transition grant was a voluntary grant for the first year only of the new system of local council tax support. We have been clear from the outset that it was intended to give councils time to transition to the new localised regime and realise greater efficiencies such as cutting fraud and error, which cost £230 million in 2012-13.</p><p>Spending on council tax benefit doubled under the last Government, costing taxpayers £4 billion a year – equivalent to almost £180 a year per household. Welfare reform is vital to tackle the budget deficit left by the last Administration. Our reforms to localise council tax support now give councils stronger incentives to support local firms, cut fraud, promote local enterprise and get people into work.</p><p> </p>
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

432593

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2015
	date	26/11/2015
	date tabled	26/11/2015
	ddp created	26/11/2015 22:08:30
	ddp modified	08/12/2015 22:44:16
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Circle Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4002
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	08/12/2015 15:31:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken in response to the Homes and Communities Agency's decision to downgrade Circle Housing Group's governance rating from G1 to G3 following its failure to manage properly its Repair and Maintenance Contract with the Kier Group.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL4002
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4002
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Social Housing Regulator has a clear regulatory framework which it used in this case. As is normal practice the Social Housing Regulator is working closely with Circle as it continues to recover its repair service and improves its governance. The Regulator currently has sufficient assurance of Circle’s intention to address the issues and its progress in doing so, such that the Regulator considers it does not need to apply enforcement powers at this point. The Regulator will of course continue to examine new information that comes to light.</p>
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

439544

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/01/2016
	date	17/12/2015
	date tabled	17/12/2015
	ddp created	17/12/2015 20:51:15
	ddp modified	11/01/2016 23:47:59
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Circle Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4729
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	05/01/2016 16:53:35
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 8 December (HL4002), whether the Social Housing Regulator identified the absence of any residents on the Management Board of Circle Housing Group as being a contributory factor in that organisation’s failure to manage properly its repairs and maintenance service, and if so, what action the regulator has required in this regard.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL4729
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4729
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The rationale for the Social Housing Regulator’s decision to downgrade Circle from G1 to G3 is set out in its published narrative judgement (attached). This is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/420527/Circle_Anglia_Limited_RJ.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/420527/Circle_Anglia_Limited_RJ.pdf</a></p><p>Where a provider is not compliant with a regulatory standard, the Social Housing Regulator’s judgement focuses on the outcome that constitutes a breach of the standard. As an independent organisation, it is for the board of the registered provider to address the causes of the breach in order to ensure that it returns to compliance with the standard.</p>
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

446665

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/02/2016
	date	21/01/2016
	date tabled	21/01/2016
	ddp created	21/01/2016 19:29:38
	ddp modified	01/02/2016 22:56:09
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Circle Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5321
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	01/02/2016 16:53:33
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 8 December 2015 (HL4002), whether they will instruct the Social Housing Regulator to require a report from Circle Housing Group on the performance of Old Ford Housing Association’s gas safety and repairs and maintenance contractor since the governance rating downgrade in February 2015.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL5321
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5321
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Social Housing Regulator is statutorily independent. The Department for Communities and Local Government cannot therefore direct the Regulator on this matter.</p><p>The Social Housing Regulator has a clear regulatory framework which it applied in this case. As is normal practice the Social Housing Regulator is working closely with Circle as it recovers the urgent and emergency repairs service provided to Old Ford’s tenants and improves its governance. The Regulator currently has sufficient assurance of Circle’s plans to address the issues and its progress in doing so, such that the Regulator considers it does not need to use its enforcement powers at this point. The Regulator will of course continue to examine new information that comes to light.</p>
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

452315

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2016
	date	11/02/2016
	date tabled	11/02/2016
	ddp created	11/02/2016 21:56:58
	ddp modified	25/02/2016 16:42:05
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Circle Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6216
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	25/02/2016 16:10:05
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 1 February (HL5321), what statutory powers the Secretary of State has to intervene if the Homes and Communities Agency regulator is found to be failing in its responsibility to ensure that Circle Housing Group is properly managing its gas safety and repairs contractor.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL6216
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6216
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the noble Lady to my answer to her on 26 November 2015, PQ HL4002. The Social Housing Regulator is statutorily independent. The Secretary of State cannot, therefore, intervene in this matter. Details of the Social Housing Regulator's complaints procedure can be found (attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-appeal-against-our-decisions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-appeal-against-our-decisions</a>. As with all public bodies, if there are grounds the Regulator can be challenged through the courts.</p>
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510239

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2016
	date	11/04/2016
	date tabled	11/04/2016
	ddp created	12/04/2016 00:26:02
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	12/04/2016 00:37:29 25/04/2016 13:00:07
	hansard heading	Circle Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7445
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	25/04/2016 12:29:32
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to ask the Social Housing Regulator to request data from the Circle Housing Group about the performance of Kier Gas in repairing or replacing faulty boilers in each week since the Group downgraded Kier Gas's governance rating.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL7445
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7445
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lady to my previous answer to her on 8 December (HL4002). The Social Housing Regulator is statutorily independent. The Department for Communities and Local Government cannot therefore direct the Regulator on this matter.</p>
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow