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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-02-20more like thismore than 2018-02-20
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Temporary Accommodation: Children more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect the number of children in hostels and other temporary accommodation in England to rise; and what steps they are taking to reduce this number. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL5558 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-03-05more like thismore than 2018-03-05
answer text <p>We are implementing the Homelessness Reduction Act, which commences in April 2018. The Act significantly reforms England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>The law is clear that households with dependent children should only be accommodated in B&amp;B in an emergency and then for no longer than 6 weeks.</p><p>Our new Homelessness Advice and Support Team, drawn from local authorities and the homelessness sector, are providing targeted challenge and support to help Councils improve their practice and performance – including the use of B&amp;B accommodation for families.</p><p>The Government remains committed to combating homelessness and rough sleeping. To achieve this, we have set up a Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce that will focus on prevention and affordable housing. We have allocated over £1 billion over the course of the spending review to tackle and reduce homelessness. This includes £315 million Homelessness Prevention funding and a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent homelessness from happening in the first place. This amounts to £402 million over the two years from 2017/18, with further funding to be announced for 2019/20.</p>
answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-03-05T15:57:18.917Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-05T15:57:18.917Z
answering member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth remove filter
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
845359
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-02-20more like thismore than 2018-02-20
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Sleeping Rough: City of Westminster more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Westminster City Council about deaths and hospital admissions of homeless people sleeping rough in the borough. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL5559 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-03-05more like thismore than 2018-03-05
answer text <p>Ministers at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government meet with representatives of local authorities, voluntary and charity sector organisations, policy experts and other partners on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues including homelessness and rough sleeping.</p><p>The Government publishes a list of all ministerial meetings with external bodies on departmental business on a quarterly basis. This is available (attached) at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/668182/Ministerial_meetings_Jul_to_Sep_2017.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/668182/Ministerial_meetings_Jul_to_Sep_2017.csv/preview</a></p><p>Our new Homelessness Advice and Support Team, drawn from local authorities and the homelessness sector, is providing support to local authorities to help them address their homelessness challenges. They have visited a significant number of local authorities across England, including Westminster.</p>
answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-03-05T17:13:44.607Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-05T17:13:44.607Z
answering member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth remove filter
attachment
1
file name 180226 List of all ministerial meetings HL5559.xls more like this
title List of all Ministerial meetings more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
845360
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-02-20more like thismore than 2018-02-20
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Sleeping Rough more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government on average, each night, how many homeless people in England sleep outside; and whether they expect that number to increase in 2018, compared to 2017. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL5560 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-03-05more like thismore than 2018-03-05
answer text <p>The annual autumn rough sleeping count is a single night snapshot of the number of people sleeping rough in local authority areas.The latest statistics can be found (attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667302/Statutory_Homelessness_and_Prevention_and_Relief_Statistical_Release_Jul_to_Sep_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667302/Statutory_Homelessness_and_Prevention_and_Relief_Statistical_Release_Jul_to_Sep_2017.pdf</a></p><p>We do not collect data on the number of people sleeping rough each night of the year.</p><p>This Government is committed to preventing and reducing homelessness in England. No one should have to sleep rough. That is why we have committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-03-05T17:15:39.36Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-05T17:15:39.36Z
answering member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth remove filter
attachment
1
file name 180226 Statutory Homelessness and Prevention and Relief Statistical HL5560.pdf more like this
title Homelessness and Prevention and Relief more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
227964
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-03-17more like thismore than 2015-03-17
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Sudan more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the number of (1) villages destroyed in Darfur in 2014, (2) people who were newly displaced that year, (3) displaced people in Darfur in total, and (4) Darfurians currently in refugee camps in Eastern Chad. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL5779 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-25more like thismore than 2015-03-25
answer text <p>According to the latest UN Panel of Experts report of 15<sup>th</sup> January 2015, 3,324 villages were destroyed between December 2013 and April 2014. The United Nations (UN) Sudan 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan estimates that in Darfur 430,000 people were displaced in 2014 resulting in a total number of 2.5 million people displaced. The United Nation High Commission for Refugees has a record of 367,229 Sudanese refugees in Chad of the 28 February 2015.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-25T17:36:25.017Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-25T17:36:25.017Z
answering member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth remove filter
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
227424
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-03-16more like thismore than 2015-03-16
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Sudan: South Sudan more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Northover on 4 March (HL Deb, col 215), what steps they are taking with their international partners to prevent the government of Sudan from further destabilising the situation in South Sudan through cross-border interference and interventions; on what evidence they base their assertion that "the government of Sudan themselves are playing a non-obstructive role generally speaking"; and to which non-governmental humanitarian organisations and charities the government of Sudan allows access to provide humanitarian assistance in South Kordofan, Blue Nile and Darfur. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL5745 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-25more like thismore than 2015-03-25
answer text <p>We have consistently been clear in our private engagements with countries in the region, including Sudan, that they need to support all efforts to bring peace to the people of South Sudan. The Government of Sudan has played a non-obstructive role in the peace process led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which it has supported, including through being part of IGAD’s core mediation team.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>According to data relating to UK funding of the Common Humanitarian Fund in 2014 we can confirm that the Government of Sudan has allowed access to both national and international non-governmental humanitarian organisations in Darfur and government-controlled parts of Blue Nile and South Kordofan.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-25T17:35:25.83Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-25T17:35:25.83Z
answering member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth remove filter
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this