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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

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

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

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

637299

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/11/2016
	date	15/11/2016
	date tabled	15/11/2016
	ddp created	16/11/2016 00:05:41
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	16/11/2016 00:16:50 29/11/2016 15:30:04
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3224
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	29/11/2016 15:29:46
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to work with the Local Government Association to raise public awareness of the publication <i>Don’t be left in the dark: Adult Social Care</i>.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL3224
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3224
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>My department works closely with the Local Government Association on a wide range of issues to help improve local services, including adult social care.Adult social care provides a vital service to millions of people across the country. We recognise the pressures on these services, which is why this government is providing up to £3.5 billion for adult social care this Parliament, including £1.5 billion extra for the Better Care Fund by 2019-20.</p>
	creator	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

641871

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/12/2016
	date	22/11/2016
	date tabled	22/11/2016
	ddp created	22/11/2016 22:38:49
	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	22/11/2016 22:46:21 06/12/2016 15:19:03
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3439
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	06/12/2016 15:18:18
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the Local Government Association’s State of the Nation 2016 Report on Adult Social Care Funding.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL3439
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3439
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government values the contribution the recent Local Government Association's report on adult social care adds to this active debate. In relation to the desire for greater guidance and clarity on integration, we have been developing our approach to supporting local systems to meet this ambition, in consultation with partners in the NHS and local government and the new Integration and Better Care Fund policy framework will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

651852

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/12/2016
	date	05/12/2016
	date tabled	05/12/2016
	ddp created	05/12/2016 21:35:52
	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	05/12/2016 21:46:11 19/12/2016 15:28:02
	hansard heading	Local Government: Newspaper Press
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3833
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	19/12/2016 15:27:14
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the 24 local pilot programmes on statutory notices; and what plans they have to make statutory notices more cost-effective.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL3833
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3833
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are grateful to the local pilots for the work they have done on options for the future of statutory notices, which are important tools to ensure that the public are kept informed of decisions and changes that affect them as individuals and communities. We are considering the reports of the pilot programmes carefully.</p>
	creator	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding