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101699

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/11/2014
	date	29/10/2014
	date tabled	29/10/2014
	ddp created	29/10/2014 22:13:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:22:18
	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	Local Government Services: Migrants
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2521
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/11/2014 12:04:07
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the costs to local authorities of providing housing and other services to people with no other recourse to public funds.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2521
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2521
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government does not hold a national estimate of the costs to local authorities of providing housing and other services to people with No Recourse to Public Funds.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

143456

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/11/2014
	date	07/11/2014
	date tabled	07/11/2014
	ddp created	07/11/2014 19:22:25
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:27:57
	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	Politics and Government: Greater London
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2741
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/11/2014 15:18:11
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the effectiveness of the current structures of governance in London.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2741
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2741
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Since 2010, the Coalition Government has made a series of reforms which have decentralised power down to local government and down to local communities below it.</p><p> </p><p>This has included strengthening the governance structures in London at a variety of levels: by devolving power and funding over housing, economic development and the Olympic legacy to the Mayor and Assembly through the Localism Act 2011; by abolishing unelected bodies such as the Government Office for London and London Development Agency; supporting the creation of a London-wide economic partnership; and delivering a broader set of reforms to local government transparency, accountability, housing finance and local government finance which the London Boroughs in particular have benefited from.</p><p> </p><p>The London Enterprise Panel was established by the Mayor in 2012 in response to the Government’s invitation to areas to form Local Enterprise Partnerships. It provides a forum which enables the Mayor, London Boroughs and the private sector to work together to take a strategic view of regeneration, employment and skills in the capital. The Panel has successfully negotiated a growth deal which includes delivering £120 million of investment in London’s Further Education colleges and work to develop new ways to help those furthest from the labour market into work.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Government response to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee Report: <em>Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 and the London Assembly</em> (Cm 8761), the Government believes there is scope for governance reform in the relation to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have serious concerns about the governance in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets following an independent inspection report, and are consulting the council on the report and a proposed package of interventions as outlined in the Oral Statement of 4 November 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, House of Commons, Column 663.</p><p> </p><p>The Coalition Government considers that power should be devolved to the lowest appropriate level including to communities and individuals. For instance, we have introduced powers for local communities in London to establish neighbourhood forums to take forward neighbourhood planning and introduced a range of ‘community rights’ such as the Community Right to Challenge and the Community Right to Bid for Assets of Community Value.</p><p> </p><p>Parish councils can also provide communities with a democratically accountable voice and a structure for taking community action. London saw its first parish council in decades have its first elections in May 2014, in Queens Park, Westminster. A number of other local communities in London are now campaigning for parish councils to be set up. The Government is also making it easier to set up new town and parish councils where they do not currently exist and is seeking to amend legislation to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

147396

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/11/2014
	date	10/11/2014
	date tabled	10/11/2014
	ddp created	10/11/2014 23:07:06
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:29:23
	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	Council Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2800
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/11/2014 15:55:45
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action are they taking to support council tenants who want to form housing cooperatives.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2800
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2800
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We encourage local authorities to work closely with their communities to look at the range of options open to them. This may include forming community led groups, such as co-operatives, Community Land Trusts or Tenant Management Organisations. My officials continue to discuss issues affecting co-operative housing more generally with the co-operative sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Council tenants have the Right to Manage, which enables them to set up a Tenant Management Organisation (a management co-operative) to manage the homes in their area, with a management allowance from the Council. The Tenant Empowerment Programme, £2 million in 2014/15 and £1 million in 2015/16, supports social housing tenants to engage in, manage and/or take control of their housing services. This includes training, support and funding to enable tenant groups to take up their Right to Manage. There are currently over 200 Tenant Management Organisations across England, managing around 80,000 homes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October 2012, we funded the Co-operatives UK to establish and run the Community Shares Unit to grow a sustainable market and promote the long term success of the community shares model, as a means to raising equity finance and increasing participation in community enterprises and projects. Community-led housing is one of the areas identified as requiring development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also encouraging community led organisations, including co-operatives, to apply for funding through the 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme. The Homes and Communities Agency has held back over 25% of their £1.7 billion budget, for which it is now inviting bids. This should be of particular help to smaller community-led organisations.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

174087

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/01/2015
	date	15/01/2015
	date tabled	15/01/2015
	ddp created	15/01/2015 21:23:48
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 20:04:15
	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	Recreation Spaces
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4190
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/01/2015 12:05:38
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many adopted local plans include the designation of local green spaces; and how many such spaces have been designated.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL4190
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4190
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We do not collect detailed statistics on individual policies within Local Plans.</p>
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

348821

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/06/2015
	date	08/06/2015
	date tabled	08/06/2015
	ddp created	08/06/2015 21:57:48
	ddp modified	16/06/2015 22:31:36
	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	Derelict Land
	house id	2
	identifier	HL300
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	16/06/2015 13:51:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent from the £1 billion fund for remediation of brownfield land in each district or unitary local authority in England in each of the last five years.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL300
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL300
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that brownfield land is used as much as possible for new development. This is supported by our intention to create a £1 billion Brownfield Fund to unlock homes on brownfield land. The Fund is a new initiative and as such no payments from it were made in previous years.</p><p> </p><p>The focus of the Fund will be on unlocking homes on brownfield land to create additional housing. Ministers are finalising the details of how it will operate and are clear that the role of local authorities such as Pendle Borough Council will be crucial.</p>
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

348822

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/06/2015
	date	08/06/2015
	date tabled	08/06/2015
	ddp created	08/06/2015 21:57:49
	ddp modified	16/06/2015 22:31:37
	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	Derelict Land
	house id	2
	identifier	HL301
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	16/06/2015 13:51:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to match the brownfield investment fund created by Pendle Borough Council on a pound for pound basis or in some other way in order to help bridge the funding gap in the development of such sites.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL301
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL301
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that brownfield land is used as much as possible for new development. This is supported by our intention to create a £1 billion Brownfield Fund to unlock homes on brownfield land. The Fund is a new initiative and as such no payments from it were made in previous years.</p><p> </p><p>The focus of the Fund will be on unlocking homes on brownfield land to create additional housing. Ministers are finalising the details of how it will operate and are clear that the role of local authorities such as Pendle Borough Council will be crucial.</p>
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

417482

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/09/2015
	date	08/09/2015
	date tabled	08/09/2015
	ddp created	08/09/2015 22:14:55
	ddp modified	12/10/2015 22:19:04
	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	Education Funding Agency: Birmingham
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2078
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	24/09/2015 15:56:19
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the role of the Homes and Communities Agency in respect of Spitfire House in Castle Vale, Birmingham, following a change of ownership.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL2078
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2078
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Homes and Communities Agency does not own or control Spitfire House and had no involvement in the decision of Birmingham Metropolitan College to sell the property to the Education Funding Agency. The Agency’s role is limited to determining whether a legal charge it holds over the building should be removed.</p>
	creator	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

418782

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/09/2015
	date	15/09/2015
	date tabled	15/09/2015
	ddp created	15/09/2015 21:19:13
	ddp modified	12/10/2015 22:23:31
	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
	hansard heading	Councillors: Complaints
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2217
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	29/09/2015 16:27:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a councillor who is the subject of, or mentioned in, a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman has the right to know (1) the nature of the complaint, and (2) the identity of the person or persons making the complaint.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL2217
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2217
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There is no requirement that a councillor who is subject of, or mentioned in, a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman be informed of the nature of the complaint or the identity of the complainant. However, the Local Government Ombudsman’s practice is to request that local authorities ensure all interested parties within the local authority are aware of the investigation and are able to comment before the Ombudsman comes to a final decision.</p>
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

418785

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/09/2015
	date	15/09/2015
	date tabled	15/09/2015
	ddp created	15/09/2015 21:19:16
	ddp modified	12/10/2015 22:23:36
	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	Local Plans
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2220
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	24/09/2015 13:54:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to streamline the local plans process; and when they expect to bring those proposals into operation.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL2220
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2220
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Local Plans play a critical role in determining what development is appropriate and where, and it is therefore essential that plan-making is as simple, quick and accessible a process as possible. On 15 September, my hon. Friend, the Minister for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis), announced that we have brought together a panel of experts drawn from across the built-environment sector to help look at ways in which we could radically improve plan-making in practice (see attached). The group will consider all elements of plan-making from policy and procedural requirements of plans to how plan-making is practically undertaken. Their work will conclude in early 2016, after which I will set out to Parliament how we intend to proceed to reform plan-making.</p>
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

427455

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/11/2015
	date	10/11/2015
	date tabled	10/11/2015
	ddp created	10/11/2015 23:21:11
	ddp modified	23/11/2015 23:40:05
	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	Owner Occupation
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3499
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/11/2015 12:26:27
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people owned their own home in each year from 1997 until the last year for which records are available.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL3499
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3499
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The numbers of owner occupier households in England, estimated from DCLG's English Housing Survey, are provided in the table below</p><p><strong><br>Number (000s) of owner occupied households, 1997 to 2013-14: England</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p><strong> 13,629 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p><strong> 13,817 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,091 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,340 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,359 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,559 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,701 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,678 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,791 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,791 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,733 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,628 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,621 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,525 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,450 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,388 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,337 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,319 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br><strong>Source: English Housing Survey </strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/469214/2013-14_Section_1_Households_tables_and_figures_FINAL.xlsx</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

427456

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/11/2015
	date	10/11/2015
	date tabled	10/11/2015
	ddp created	10/11/2015 23:21:12
	ddp modified	23/11/2015 23:40:07
	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	Housing: Greater London
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3500
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/11/2015 12:27:45
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the size of deposit needed to buy a starter home in London.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL3500
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3500
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Starter Homes will be sold at a minimum of 80% of the full market price and offered to first time buyers under the age of 40. The discounted Starter Homes price will be capped at £450,000 in London.</p><p>The cap is not an expectation of the going price for a Starter Home. Most first time buyers are not buying average-priced properties, but those at the lower quartile of values in an area. This is the first time buyers market that exists, and this is where we anticipate developers pricing starter homes</p><p>Starter homes will reduce deposit requirements for first time buyers. The average price paid by a first time buyer in London in Q2 2015 was £376,000 (Office for National Statistics data). The discount achieved through the Starter Home initiative would reduce the price of such a property to £301,000 and also reduce the deposit.</p><br />
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

427457

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/11/2015
	date	10/11/2015
	date tabled	10/11/2015
	ddp created	10/11/2015 23:21:13
	ddp modified	18/11/2015 01:06:33
	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	Private Rented Housing: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3501
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	17/11/2015 15:43:15
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent excessive letting fees being charged to private-sector tenants.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL3501
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3501
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has acted to protect tenants against unfair and excessive letting agency fees by requiring agents to publish a full breakdown of all charges prominently in their offices and on their website. A fine of up to £5,000 can be levied against agents who fail to comply.</p><p>Transparency is the key to keeping fees low, giving tenants the necessary information to make informed decisions and compare prices and, therefore, creating effective competition that should force agents to keep fees fair.</p><p>The Government has also made it a legal requirement, since 1 October 2014, for letting and managing agents in England to belong to one of the three Government approved redress schemes, offering a clear route for landlords and tenants to pursue complaints and, therefore, driving up standards.</p><p>We will continue to monitor the impact of these new requirements.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

427459

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/11/2015
	date	10/11/2015
	date tabled	10/11/2015
	ddp created	10/11/2015 23:21:14
	ddp modified	19/11/2015 22:11:04
	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	Sleeping Rough: Greater London
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3502
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	19/11/2015 16:26:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of rough sleepers in London.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL3502
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3502
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>This Government is committed to protecting the most vulnerable in society. One person without a home is one too many. That is why since 2010 we’ve invested more than £500 million to prevent and tackle homelessness in England. In London, we have given the Mayor £34 million to deliver pan-London rough sleeping services, with an extra £8.5 million for this work in 2015/16.</p><p>DCLG publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping. These are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics. The latest figures, for 2014, are attached.</p><p>More rough sleepers are being found and helped thanks to our investment. Our measures include supporting the roll-out of No Second Night Out across England through the Homelessness Transition Fund. In London, two-thirds of rough sleepers come off the streets after a single night. We have also commissioned the pioneering StreetLink service, which since its launch has helped over 14,500 rough sleepers by connecting them to local support services and avoid becoming entrenched in a life on the streets.</p><p>We are committed to do more to improve services for homeless people with complex needs. Our investment includes £5 million for the world’s first homelessness Social Impact Bond, which is reaching 830 entrenched rough sleepers in London.</p><br />
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

427461

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/11/2015
	date	10/11/2015
	date tabled	10/11/2015
	ddp created	10/11/2015 23:21:15
	ddp modified	19/11/2015 22:11:06
	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	Homelessness: Greater London
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3503
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	19/11/2015 16:23:23
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current provision of shelter for homeless people in London.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL3503
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3503
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>This Government is committed to protecting the most vulnerable in society. One person without a home is one too many. That is why since 2010 we’ve invested more than £500 million to prevent and tackle homelessness in England. It is for London boroughs to determine what homelessness services are required to best meet the needs of their local area, including provision of suitable accommodation. We have given the Mayor of London £34 million to deliver pan-London rough sleeping services, with an extra £8.5 million for this work in 2015/16. Our measures include supporting the roll-out of No Second Night Out across England through the £20 million Homelessness Transition Fund, and commissioning the pioneering StreetLink service. In London, two-thirds of rough sleepers in London come off the streets after a single night.</p><br />
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

432418

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2015
	date	25/11/2015
	date tabled	25/11/2015
	ddp created	25/11/2015 22:28:53
	ddp modified	09/12/2015 21:41:17
	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	Right to Manage Companies
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3932
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	09/12/2015 12:44:18
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the issues involved in maintaining or improving leasehold properties under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, in particular in central London, where a right to manage exists.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL3932
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3932
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The maintenance and repair of a block of flats containing leasehold properties is normally the responsibility of the landlord and will be set out under the terms of the lease. This responsibility can pass to a Right to Manage Company where leaseholders have exercised and acquired that right, allowing them to exercise direct control over how their block is maintained.</p><p>Landlords, or those who have acquired the Right to Manage, have a contractual obligation under the terms of the leases to carry out necessary works to the properties that they are responsible for maintaining. Where works are suggested by a majority of leaseholders that are not essential to the repair or maintenance of the property, we would expect landlords to engage with their leaseholders to discuss the feasibility of the suggested works, but there are no plans to legislate to obligate landlords to carry out such work.</p><p>There are also no plans to legislate to provide a limited time within which non-resident leaseholders who fail to respond to a proposal for qualifying works, are deemed to have agreed to the proposed works. The statutory consultation process (known as section 20) gives leaseholders the ability to have a greater say on proposed works to their property by making observations. It does not require leaseholders to make observations, but any observations that are made must be made within a specified time limit. The landlord (or Right to Manage Company) is therefore in the knowledge that subject to observations made, they are able to proceed with necessary works.</p><br />
	creator	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

432419

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2015
	date	25/11/2015
	date tabled	25/11/2015
	ddp created	25/11/2015 22:28:54
	ddp modified	09/12/2015 21:41:19
	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	Right to Manage Companies
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3933
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	09/12/2015 12:44:18
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to legislate in connection with the right to manage in order to provide a limited time within which non-resident leaseholders who fail to respond can be deemed to have agreed to a proposal.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL3933
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3933
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The maintenance and repair of a block of flats containing leasehold properties is normally the responsibility of the landlord and will be set out under the terms of the lease. This responsibility can pass to a Right to Manage Company where leaseholders have exercised and acquired that right, allowing them to exercise direct control over how their block is maintained.</p><p>Landlords, or those who have acquired the Right to Manage, have a contractual obligation under the terms of the leases to carry out necessary works to the properties that they are responsible for maintaining. Where works are suggested by a majority of leaseholders that are not essential to the repair or maintenance of the property, we would expect landlords to engage with their leaseholders to discuss the feasibility of the suggested works, but there are no plans to legislate to obligate landlords to carry out such work.</p><p>There are also no plans to legislate to provide a limited time within which non-resident leaseholders who fail to respond to a proposal for qualifying works, are deemed to have agreed to the proposed works. The statutory consultation process (known as section 20) gives leaseholders the ability to have a greater say on proposed works to their property by making observations. It does not require leaseholders to make observations, but any observations that are made must be made within a specified time limit. The landlord (or Right to Manage Company) is therefore in the knowledge that subject to observations made, they are able to proceed with necessary works.</p><br />
	creator	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

432420

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2015
	date	25/11/2015
	date tabled	25/11/2015
	ddp created	25/11/2015 22:28:55
	ddp modified	09/12/2015 21:41:20
	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	Leasehold
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3934
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	09/12/2015 12:44:18
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will clarify the measures that can be taken to enable works to be carried out when they are wanted or needed by a majority of leaseholders in leasehold residential properties.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL3934
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3934
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The maintenance and repair of a block of flats containing leasehold properties is normally the responsibility of the landlord and will be set out under the terms of the lease. This responsibility can pass to a Right to Manage Company where leaseholders have exercised and acquired that right, allowing them to exercise direct control over how their block is maintained.</p><p>Landlords, or those who have acquired the Right to Manage, have a contractual obligation under the terms of the leases to carry out necessary works to the properties that they are responsible for maintaining. Where works are suggested by a majority of leaseholders that are not essential to the repair or maintenance of the property, we would expect landlords to engage with their leaseholders to discuss the feasibility of the suggested works, but there are no plans to legislate to obligate landlords to carry out such work.</p><p>There are also no plans to legislate to provide a limited time within which non-resident leaseholders who fail to respond to a proposal for qualifying works, are deemed to have agreed to the proposed works. The statutory consultation process (known as section 20) gives leaseholders the ability to have a greater say on proposed works to their property by making observations. It does not require leaseholders to make observations, but any observations that are made must be made within a specified time limit. The landlord (or Right to Manage Company) is therefore in the knowledge that subject to observations made, they are able to proceed with necessary works.</p><br />
	creator	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

432583

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2015
	date	26/11/2015
	date tabled	26/11/2015
	ddp created	26/11/2015 22:08:22
	ddp modified	08/12/2015 22:44:01
	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	Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3992
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	08/12/2015 15:04:29
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect on high streets of ending small business rate relief.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL3992
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3992
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Chancellor announced at the Autumn Statement that the doubling of Small Business Rate Relief will continue for a further year and therefore apply for the whole of 2016-17. Approximately 600,000 properties are benefitting, with 400,000 paying no business rates at all.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

434139

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/12/2015
	date	03/12/2015
	date tabled	03/12/2015
	ddp created	03/12/2015 21:41:14
	ddp modified	16/12/2015 22:27:39
	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	Roads: Lighting
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4258
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	16/12/2015 16:27:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effects of turning off street lights in the early hours of the morning by some local authorities.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL4258
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4258
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Decisions about street lighting are primarily for elected local councillors, reflecting local circumstances and views. The Government has not made an assessment of the effects of turning off street lights in the early hours of the morning by some local authorities.</p><p>However, a research study - <em>The effect of reduced street lighting on road casualties and crime in England and Wales : controlled interrupted time series analysis</em> - by R Steinbach et al, in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health published in July 2015 on the effects of street lighting on road safety and crime in England and Wales (attached) found little evidence of harmful effects of switch off, part-night lighting, dimming, or changes to white light/LEDs on road collisions or crime.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

437003

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/12/2015
	date	10/12/2015
	date tabled	10/12/2015
	ddp created	10/12/2015 21:05:12
	ddp modified	17/12/2015 20:46:44
	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
	hansard heading	Parking: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4469
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	17/12/2015 15:13:13
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of car parking charges and their effect on the high street.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL4469
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4469
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are committed to supporting our high streets and effective parking management is essential for businesses to survive and grow.</p><p>Local authorities should be making it easier to park by looking to reduce the cost of parking in local authority owned car parks, and working with private sector providers to ensure they are providing a competitive offer that makes people want to visit high streets and town centres. This provides the best support to local shops, local jobs and tourism by increasing footfall.</p><p>The Government has brought forward a range of measures to help motorists, including banning CCTV ‘spy cars’, introducing 10 minutes grace periods and a new guidance to challenge parking policies.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

437006

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/12/2015
	date	10/12/2015
	date tabled	10/12/2015
	ddp created	10/12/2015 21:05:15
	ddp modified	17/12/2015 20:46:48
	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	Local Government: Reorganisation
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4472
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	17/12/2015 15:12:37
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reorganise local government in England.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL4472
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4472
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government’s policy is to work with local areas to deliver effective devolution with the governance necessary to support this, including moves to more unitary structures where this is wanted locally. Our aim, as it has been throughout our devolution discussions with areas, is to build consensus and the provisions in the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill, to which the House of Commons gave an unopposed Third Reading on Monday 7 December, provide the flexibility that no one council can reasonably refuse to discuss with others the potential for reforming their area’s governance.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

439550

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/01/2016
	date	17/12/2015
	date tabled	17/12/2015
	ddp created	17/12/2015 20:51:23
	ddp modified	21/12/2015 11:30:17
	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	Fire Prevention: Wales
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4735
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	08/02/2016 12:07:27
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans to they have to assess the effectiveness of the Domestic Fire Safety (Wales) Measure 2011 after it comes into force in Wales on 1 January 2016.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL4735
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4735
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Responsibility for Building Regulations in Wales, including fire safety provisions, is a devolved matter and the Government has no plans to assess the effectiveness of this measure, which is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

449184

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/02/2016
	date	01/02/2016
	date tabled	01/02/2016
	ddp created	01/02/2016 23:01:44
	ddp modified	03/02/2016 11:21:19
	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	Neighbourhood Plans
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5694
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	11/02/2016 12:45:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Neighbourhood Development Orders have been approved by referendum in each year since and including 2012; where those referendums were held; and what development each referendum authorised.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL5694
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5694
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department does not undertake formal monitoring of Neighbourhood Development Orders, however we are aware of four Neighbourhood Development Orders that have passed referendum since 2012, including three Community Right to Build Orders. Details are set out in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

452201

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/02/2016
	date	10/02/2016
	date tabled	10/02/2016
	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	Housing Estates: Regeneration
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6148
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 15:23:12
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what budgets and programmes have been established since 2014 to help the regeneration of council housing estates.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL6148
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6148
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>A total of £290 million of loan funding has been allocated by the Government to help the regeneration of local authority housing estates. The first tranche of this funding was announced jointly between the Greater London Authority and the Department for Communities and Local Government on 13 June 2014, and the second was announced by the my rt. hon. Friend, the Prime Minister on 11 January 2016.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

452202

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/02/2016
	date	10/02/2016
	date tabled	10/02/2016
	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	Social Rented Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6149
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 15:44:48
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment, consultation and other work was carried out to establish the Pay to Stay thresholds at £30,000 and £40,000, outside and in London, respectively.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL6149
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6149
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The starting gross income threshold of £30,000 nationally is above the median average household income figure, which is just over £26,000 based on evidence from the Family Resources Survey - this figure represents gross income of the ‘household reference person’ plus a partner. It is only fair that social tenants who can pay more should pay more. There are more than 40,000 tenants in social housing who benefit from subsidised rents but where the annual household income is over £50,000. The Government consulted in October 2015 on a proposal for a taper which, if introduced. would ensure that rent rises are affordable for those households above the thresholds and protect the incentive to find and keep work.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

453560

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/03/2016
	date	22/02/2016
	date tabled	22/02/2016
	ddp created	23/02/2016 00:08:56
	ddp modified	07/03/2016 16:05:09
	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	Local Government Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6262
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	07/03/2016 15:33:18
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations from (1) county councils, (2) London boroughs, and (3) metropolitan boroughs, unitary authorities and district councils, were received between 17 December 2015 and 8 February 2016 regarding the Local Government Finance Settlement, and what assessment they have made of the extent to which the final settlement meets the concerns raised in each case.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL6262
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6262
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The consultation on the provisional local government finance settlement ran from 17 December 2015 to 15 January 2016. During this period, the Government received 278 responses, including 89 from shire districts, 36 from unitary authorities, 28 from metropolitan districts, 26 from shire counties, and 25 from London boroughs. A detailed summary of all responses (attached) are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/499283/Summary_of_responses_to_provisional_LGFS_consultation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/499283/Summary_of_responses_to_provisional_LGFS_consultation.pdf</a></p><p>The Government listened closely to concerns raised and considered all representations carefully when determining the final settlement. For the financial year ahead, the final settlement provides councils with at least the resources allocated to them by the provisional settlement. In addition, transitional funding will be provided for the first two years of the Spending Review period.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

453561

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/03/2016
	date	22/02/2016
	date tabled	22/02/2016
	ddp created	23/02/2016 00:08:57
	ddp modified	07/03/2016 16:06:02
	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
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6263
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	07/03/2016 15:34:59
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the allocation of the transitional grant to those local authority areas that are in greatest need, and on what basis those needs were assessed.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL6263
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6263
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The local government finance settlement distributed revenue support grant by looking at the main resources that are available to local councils. The Local Government Finance Report (England) 2016/2017 sets out the basis of this distribution and the results can be found (attached) on the government website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>Transition Grant is for places that did not benefit from these changes in the formula. I refer the noble Lord to the debate on the Local Government Finance (England) on 10 February 2016, <em>Official Report, Columns 1643 and 1645</em> (attached). The fund will be applied in direct proportion to the difference in the revenue support grant that would have been experienced and so it will ease the change from a system based on central Government grant to one in which local sources determine a council’s revenue.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

453562

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/03/2016
	date	22/02/2016
	date tabled	22/02/2016
	ddp created	23/02/2016 00:08:58
	ddp modified	07/03/2016 16:09:05
	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	Local Government Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6264
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	07/03/2016 15:37:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timescale for reviewing the formula that assesses a local authority’s needs against the costs that it incurs in addressing such needs.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL6264
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6264
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>By the end of this Parliament, local authorities will fund local services from local taxes, including £26 billion raised from business rates. This is a real opportunity to reshape the role of local government and a major step forward in our plans to boost growth and give local people more control over how their money is spent.</p><p>We have announced that we will conduct a review of what the needs assessment formula should be in a world in which all local government spending is funded by local resources not central grant, and use it to determine the transition to 100 per cent business rates retention. We will develop this approach in partnership with local government.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

480070

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/04/2016
	date	17/03/2016
	date tabled	17/03/2016
	ddp created	17/03/2016 21:52:47
	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	17/03/2016 21:57:24 24/03/2016 16:28:02
	hansard heading	Council Housing: Subsidies
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7173
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	24/03/2016 15:56:58
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the level of subsidy from the public purse provided for council housing.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL7173
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7173
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Local housing authorities do not receive subsidy from the Exchequer; the Localism Act 2011 abolished Housing Revenue Account Subsidy.</p><p>The Housing Revenue Account Self-Financing Determinations published in 2012 provided a once and for all settlement that allows local housing authorities in England to keep all their rental income in return for a rebalancing of housing debt.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

480072

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/04/2016
	date	17/03/2016
	date tabled	17/03/2016
	ddp created	17/03/2016 21:52:48
	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	17/03/2016 21:57:27 04/04/2016 16:28:05
	hansard heading	Council Housing: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7174
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	04/04/2016 15:56:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the difference between a local authority being able to recover (1) its expenses, and (2) its reasonable costs, in matters relating to its duties around housing legislation.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL7174
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7174
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Local housing authorities incur a range of costs when carrying out their statutory homelessness duties. They have powers to require households to pay reasonable costs towards both the accommodation that it secures for them and property storage costs, however they cannot require households to pay actual costs where these are more than those determined to be reasonable. Authorities determine what constitutes a reasonable cost by taking account of a household’s personal circumstances, its finances and the nature of the accommodation.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

480073

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/04/2016
	date	17/03/2016
	date tabled	17/03/2016
	ddp created	17/03/2016 21:52:50
	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	17/03/2016 21:57:29 04/04/2016 16:27:07
	hansard heading	Housing: Planning Permission
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7175
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	04/04/2016 15:55:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of approved planning applications for housing that have yet to be built.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL7175
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7175
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As at 1 March 2016, data provided to the department by Glenigan indicate that there were full planning permissions for 658,000 homes in England on sites on which work had either not yet started or completed. Of these around 55,000 (8 per cent) were on unstarted sites granted permission more than three years ago. Typically permissions for these homes will have expired.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

480074

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/04/2016
	date	17/03/2016
	date tabled	17/03/2016
	ddp created	17/03/2016 21:52:51
	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	17/03/2016 21:57:32 07/04/2016 16:13:02
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7176
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	07/04/2016 15:41:17
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the additional expenditure reductions that will be required of local authorities following the announcement of the changes to business rates made in the Budget.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL7176
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7176
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>These tax cuts provide significant support to local businesses. The Small Business Rate Relief measure announced at the Budget will mean 600,000 of the smallest businesses will not have to pay business rates.</p><p>Local authorities will be compensated in full for their loss of income as a result of these changes.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

515959

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/05/2016
	date	26/04/2016
	date tabled	26/04/2016
	ddp created	26/04/2016 23:44:36
	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	27/04/2016 00:10:57 11/05/2016 15:55:40
	hansard heading	Landlord and Tenant
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8010
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	11/05/2016 15:20:59
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review and consolidate landlord and tenant legislation.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL8010
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8010
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has already introduced important reform to landlord and tenant legislation through the Housing and Planning Bill. Legislation is always kept under review given the complexity of issues in this area.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

516570

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2016
	date	28/04/2016
	date tabled	28/04/2016
	ddp created	28/04/2016 20:02:46
	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	28/04/2016 20:06:51 11/05/2016 15:55:03
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8082
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	11/05/2016 15:24:01
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 February (HL6149), whether they plan to correct the Department for Communities and Local Government press release of 9 October 2015 from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Mr Brandon Lewis, on higher earning tenants.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL8082
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8082
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The press notice was issued in support of the Pay to Stay consultation, and the figures used are consistent with the Written Answer of 23 February 2016. Whilst the policy position has developed since the consultation closed, this does not require an update of the earlier press notice.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

516571

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2016
	date	28/04/2016
	date tabled	28/04/2016
	ddp created	28/04/2016 20:02:48
	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	28/04/2016 20:06:53 11/05/2016 15:55:04
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8083
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	11/05/2016 15:23:41
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have used the figure of £50,000 in debates in the House on the "pay to stay" high income thresholds (HL Deb 14 March, col 1621) when their stated policy for the high income threshold in London is £40,000.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL8083
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8083
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The figure of £50,000 has been used to illustrate that there are over 40,000 social rented households with incomes well above average. Households with an income of over £50,000 are in the top 20 per cent of households across all tenures. Social housing should be prioritised to those genuinely in need. There will be households on lower incomes who are more in need of social housing for rent.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

516572

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2016
	date	28/04/2016
	date tabled	28/04/2016
	ddp created	28/04/2016 20:02:49
	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	28/04/2016 20:06:55 12/05/2016 10:37:02
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8084
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	12/05/2016 10:05:49
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the reduction of funds collected under the "pay to stay" proposals for household incomes of £30,000 outside London, and £40,000 inside London, and proposals to raise that to household incomes of £40,000 outside London and £50,000 inside London per annum.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL8084
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8084
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is estimated that setting the income thresholds at £40,000 nationally and £50,000 in London would significantly reduce savings from the policy. The policy would apply to a far smaller number of people and the operation of a taper means that tenants in this income bracket would be paying a far smaller contribution towards their rent.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

520552

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/06/2016
	date	23/05/2016
	date tabled	23/05/2016
	ddp created	23/05/2016 21:23:38
	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	23/05/2016 21:25:56 07/06/2016 16:31:03
	hansard heading	Educational Exchanges: USA
	house id	2
	identifier	HL190
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	07/06/2016 15:59:19
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the levels of community infrastructure levy levied by each local planning authority in England.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL190
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL190
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>This information is not centrally collected by Government. Community Infrastructure Levy charging authorities are required to publish their levy rates in a Charging Schedule and make this available on their website. Community Infrastructure Levy rates must be based on local viability evidence and are subject to two public consultations and independent examination. Draft charging schedules, relevant evidence and the recommendations of the independent examiner are also published.</p>
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

520554

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/06/2016
	date	23/05/2016
	date tabled	23/05/2016
	ddp created	23/05/2016 21:23:40
	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	23/05/2016 21:26:00 07/06/2016 16:32:03
	hansard heading	Local Government: Scotland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL192
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	07/06/2016 16:00:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what government funds now exist to support brownfield housing; how much is available and for what purposes; what are the procedures for distribution of these funds, and how much has so far been disbursed from each of them.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL192
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL192
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are making available £1.2 billion through the Starter Home Land Fund to prepare suitable brownfield sites to support at least 30,000 Starter Homes. A prospectus about the Starter Home Land Fund was published at the Budget in March 2016. £9 million has already been invested since the Fund’s establishment in April 2016.</p><p>We announced at Spending Review that £2 billion in loans will be made available to invest in infrastructure needed for major housing developments. We would expect at least 50 per cent of this funding to support housing on brownfield sites. Full bidding guidance will be available when the fund is launched.</p>
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

535140

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/07/2016
	date	11/07/2016
	date tabled	11/07/2016
	ddp created	11/07/2016 22:05:22
	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	11/07/2016 22:15:33 25/07/2016 16:21:02
	hansard heading	Trolleybuses: Leeds
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1136
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	25/07/2016 15:49:23
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the planning inspector of the public inquiry into the Leeds New Generation Transport schemes visited any European city operating trolley bus systems to ascertain whether its system could be emulated in Leeds, and if not, why not.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL1136
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1136
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I can confirm that as part of the public inquiry into the Leeds New Generation Transport Scheme the Inspector did not visit any European city operating trolley bus systems to see if its system could be emulated in Leeds. The Inspector had regard to all the evidence put to the inquiry, this may have included information about other trolley bus schemes in the world, however the Inspector's remit was to look at the scheme for Leeds specifically put forward by the Applicant, having regard to the evidence submitted by all parties to the case.</p>
	creator	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

577047

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/09/2016
	date	06/09/2016
	date tabled	06/09/2016
	ddp created	06/09/2016 21:22:03
	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	07/09/2016 21:35:16 15/09/2016 13:47:02
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1644
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	15/09/2016 13:45:40
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the emerging findings of the Local Government Association’s Housing Commission report <i>Building our Homes: communities and the future</i>.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL1644
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1644
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We welcome the work which the Local Government Association is doing to meet our shared aims of delivering the homes which communities need, and creating a housing market that works for everyone. Many of our existing measures will help to achieve those aims.</p><p>The government has already doubled the housing budget to help deliver a million homes and double the number of first time buyers. We have allocated £8 billion to deliver 400,000 affordable homes, including shared ownership, starter homes and homes for affordable rent. This government and its predecessor have pursued a wide range of actions to improve the speed of the planning process, and we are taking steps to diversify the market.</p><p>We look forward to reading the full report, and engaging with the Local Government Association on existing and future policies.</p>
	creator	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

577048

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/09/2016
	date	06/09/2016
	date tabled	06/09/2016
	ddp created	06/09/2016 21:22:04
	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	07/09/2016 21:35:19 15/09/2016 14:21:02
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Referendums
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1645
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	15/09/2016 14:19:41
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of extending the council tax referendum provisions introduced by the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 to include levying bodies such as Internal Drainage Boards on (1) the ability of local authorities to raise revenue through council tax or the delivery of their statutory functions, and (2) the ability of Internal Drainage Boards to deliver flood defence and land drainage activities.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL1645
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1645
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The referendum threshold is not a cap - councils can set any council tax increase they like provided they obtain the consent of their local electorate in a referendum. Including levying bodies in the council tax referendum legislation increases the transparency and accountability of public bodies for their tax-raising and spending decisions. Local authorities and their levying bodies had shown that they can work together to cut costs and improve services, and this measure placed all local authorities on a common footing when setting council tax.</p>
	creator	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

582692

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/09/2016
	date	13/09/2016
	date tabled	13/09/2016
	ddp created	13/09/2016 21:16:59
	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
	ddp modified	13/09/2016 21:26:08 26/09/2016 14:58:12
	hansard heading	Council Tax
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1875
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	26/09/2016 14:57:06
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the cost pressures on local authorities, and whether in the light of that assessment they have plans to give local authorities greater freedoms to raise income locally by removing the requirement to hold referendums before raising Council Tax above two per cent.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL1875
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1875
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Councils account for around a quarter of all public spending and have an important role to play in tackling the deficit. The 2015 Spending Review looked across all local government spending and as a result the Government provided a £3.5 billion package to tackle the pressures of adult social care. This included giving councils the additional freedom to introduce an adult social care precept worth 2 per cent, which could raise nearly £2billion by 2019-20. The Government remains committed to working with local authorities to keep council tax low for hard-working families and set out its proposals for council tax referendum principles for 2017-18 in the Local Government Finance Settlement Technical Consultation, published on 15 September 2016.</p>
	creator	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

582693

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/09/2016
	date	13/09/2016
	date tabled	13/09/2016
	ddp created	13/09/2016 21:17:00
	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	13/09/2016 21:26:11 26/09/2016 14:56:08
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1876
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	26/09/2016 14:55:42
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of their proposal to allow local government to retain 100 per cent of the business rates raised locally, they have plans to allow local government to determine the business rates multiplier.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL1876
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1876
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has previously announced that combined authority mayors will in future be allowed to levy a 2p in the pound supplement on business rates bills to fund infrastructure projects; and that all authorities will be able to reduce the business rates tax rate, thereby allowing them to tailor their local tax regime to local economic circumstances. We are currently consulting on the detail of both proposals.</p>
	creator	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

600979

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/10/2016
	date	13/10/2016
	date tabled	13/10/2016
	ddp created	13/10/2016 19:17:00
	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	13/10/2016 19:36:05 27/10/2016 16:29:05
	hansard heading	North East Combined Authority
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2319
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	27/10/2016 15:57:21
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to work with the North East Combined Authority following recent decisions not to proceed with a Metro Mayor.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL2319
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2319
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government remains fully committed to the North East and to devolution, and we have made clear our willingness to work with North East leaders who want to discuss options for a new deal. We stand ready to work with those councils that share our aim to boost jobs, create opportunities and build a stronger Northern Powerhouse. This guides our ongoing engagement with councils in the area.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

600980

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/10/2016
	date	13/10/2016
	date tabled	13/10/2016
	ddp created	13/10/2016 19:17:00
	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	13/10/2016 19:36:02 27/10/2016 16:52:03
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Environment Protection
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2320
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	27/10/2016 16:20:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking with local government to promote green infrastructure.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL2320
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2320
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government is committed to developing a 25 year plan to improve the environment and this will include the importance of green infrastructure as a key underpinning of both the economy and well being.</p><p>The government is spending more than £600 million by 2020 to support the development, manufacture and uptake of electric ultra low emission vehicles in the UK. Part of this includes assisting local authorities by providing grant funding through the On Street Residential Scheme and Workplace Chargepoint Scheme to help meet the cost of installing electric vehicle chargepoints on streets in residential areas without access to off-street parking. Under the Go Ultra Low City Scheme the government is supporting a variety of infrastructure programmes for both public and domestic chargepoints across eight cities/regions of Bristol/West of England, London, Nottingham, Milton Keynes, York, Dundee, Oxford and the North East.</p><p>The government has made £1.5 million available to communities to create 'Pocket Parks', turning unused spaces into sensory gardens, wildlife habitats and food growing areas. The government has also submitted written evidence to the Select Committee inquiry on the future of public parks and will respond to any recommendations made as a result of this inquiry in due course.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

600981

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/10/2016
	date	13/10/2016
	date tabled	13/10/2016
	ddp created	13/10/2016 19:17:02
	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	13/10/2016 19:36:07 27/10/2016 16:30:06
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2321
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	27/10/2016 15:58:12
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to encourage house building on sites where planning permissions have been given for house building.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL2321
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2321
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are keen to drive up delivery of new housing once permission has been granted and we are actively taking steps to tackle some of the factors which can delay a start to development. We are taking forward measures through the Neighbourhood Planning Bill, which was introduced on 7 September, to improve the use of planning conditions to avoid unnecessary delays to development. We have also, through the Housing and Planning Act 2016, introduced a provision for a section 106 dispute resolution process. This will assist in speeding up negotiations on the content of section 106 planning obligations, where developers and local authorities have failed to reach an agreement. Secondary legislation is required to implement the provision. We also expect the members of the Home Builders Federation to adhere to their commitments in May to provide local authorities with transparent annual returns on build-out rates. And we will be setting out further measures in the forthcoming Housing White Paper.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

606230

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2016
	date	19/10/2016
	date tabled	19/10/2016
	ddp created	19/10/2016 21:30:33
	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	19/10/2016 21:36:11 01/11/2016 16:15:03
	hansard heading	Housing and Planning Act 2016
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2468
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	01/11/2016 15:43:28
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will bring forward draft regulations under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL2468
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2468
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Officials are continuing their work on implementing the Housing &amp; Planning Act 2016. A number of regulations have been implemented and this process will be on-going throughout 2017.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

606232

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2016
	date	19/10/2016
	date tabled	19/10/2016
	ddp created	19/10/2016 21:30:38
	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	19/10/2016 21:36:13 01/11/2016 16:14:03
	hansard heading	Almshouses
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2470
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	01/11/2016 15:42:14
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the service provided by almshouses to local communities.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL2470
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2470
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Almhouses have for many hundreds of years played, and continue to play, an important role in providing homes for those in need in communities across the country.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

625817

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/11/2016
	date	31/10/2016
	date tabled	31/10/2016
	ddp created	31/10/2016 23:01:03
	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	31/10/2016 23:05:54 14/11/2016 16:50:34
	hansard heading	Local Government: Devolution
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2836
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	14/11/2016 16:29:06
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish the annual report on devolution required by section 1 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL2836
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2836
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government intends to publish and lay before Parliament the Annual Report on Devolution for 2015-16 as required by section 1 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 later this month. The Report will show the progress made on devolution up to 31 March 2016 as required by the Act.</p>
	creator	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

632456

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/11/2016
	date	08/11/2016
	date tabled	08/11/2016
	ddp created	08/11/2016 23:22:28
	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	08/11/2016 23:26:35 16/11/2016 17:59:02
	hansard heading	Combined Authorities: Bristol
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3122
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	16/11/2016 17:27:04
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made in delivering a combined authority including Bristol City Council and surrounding councils.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL3122
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3122
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>On 4 July 2016, the three West of England Councils published a scheme, in accordance with the legislation, setting out their proposals for a mayoral combined authority, on which they undertook a consultation ending on 15 August 2016. Subsequently, as statute requires, the councils submitted a summary of the consultation responses to the Secretary of State. The next step in the statutory process is for the Secretary of State to seek the consent of the three councils to the making of an Order, which subject to Parliament’s approval, will establish the West of England Combined Authority and confer new powers on it.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark