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registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are reviewing the decision to close the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme; and if so, when their findings will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL3019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme was open only to nationals of Bulgaria and Romania from 2007 onwards. It was closed at the end of 2013, on the basis of advice from the Migration Advisory Committee, when the transitional employment restrictions applied to nationals of those countries were lifted. The arrangements which will apply to EU nationals coming to the UK for the purpose of work post-Brexit have yet to be determined.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 15/11/2016 12:35:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

631005

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 November (HL2634), whether (1) nationality or country of origin, and (2) the status of the institution as a university or college, are factors taken into account in the process for determining which international students applying for a visa to study in the UK should undergo an interview to assess that their course of study is genuine before a visa is issued; and what equality impact assessment has been carried out on the operation of these arrangements.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL3024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>Interviews are conducted with international students as part of the visa application process in order to confirm that the applicant meets the requirements of the UK immigration rules, in particular that he or she is a genuine student. A number of different factors including the status of the institution are taken into account to assess the potential level of risk that an applicant might pose to the UK border and these are used to determine whether or not an interview is required.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 15/11/2016 14:51:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

631028

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the statement by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on <i>Question Time</i> on 3 November, whether it is their view that the bringing of a court case on the triggering of Article 50 was an attempt to frustrate the will of the British people and was unacceptable.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL3047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government believes in and values the independence of our judiciary, the foundation upon which our rule of law is built. In respect of the ongoing litigation over the process for invoking Article 50, the Government disagrees with the Court's judgment and will appeal it at the Supreme Court.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 15/11/2016 14:11:38 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

631055

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on measures to (a) encourage and (b) require education institutions to adopt a model of integrated voter registration with academic enrolment.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	52025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government supported a successful project at the University of Sheffield to integrate electoral registration with student enrolment. We intend to publish the outcomes of this project in due course. While we do not support mandating universities to implement the system we intend to encourage wider take up, on a voluntary basis, by universities and colleges with the appetite and technical infrastructure to adopt the model. We also intend to gather evidence on the extent to which universities have integrated or plan to integrate electoral registration with student enrolment.</p><p>I have discussed this issue with the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation and we will continue to work together to provide support to improve student electoral registration.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 52026 52233 question first answered 15/11/2016 09:40:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

631056

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which higher education institutions have introduced a model of integrated voter registration with academic enrolment; and in which year those institutions introduced such a model.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	52026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government supported a successful project at the University of Sheffield to integrate electoral registration with student enrolment. We intend to publish the outcomes of this project in due course. While we do not support mandating universities to implement the system we intend to encourage wider take up, on a voluntary basis, by universities and colleges with the appetite and technical infrastructure to adopt the model. We also intend to gather evidence on the extent to which universities have integrated or plan to integrate electoral registration with student enrolment.</p><p>I have discussed this issue with the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation and we will continue to work together to provide support to improve student electoral registration.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 52025 52233 question first answered 15/11/2016 09:40:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

631088

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
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: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to improve housing conditions for older tenants in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	52046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The private rented sector is an important part of our housing market, housing 4.3 million households in England. The quality of privately rented housing has improved rapidly over the past decade with 82% of private renters satisfied with their accommodation, and staying in their homes for an average of 4 years.</p><p>We are determined to improve standards for all tenants and local authorities have strong and effective powers to deal with poor quality unsafe accommodation and crack down on the small minority of rogue landlords. We expect those powers to be used. They include the ability to require improvement works to be carried out and prohibiting the use of a dwelling where it is unsafe.</p><p>The Housing &amp; Planning Act 2016 introduced further powers to help crack down on rogue landlords, including a database of rogue landlords and property agents, banning orders for the most serious and prolific offenders, civil penalties of up to £30,000 and extended rent repayment orders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 15/11/2016 17:36:29 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

631089

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2016 to Question 49099, of the 244 of local planning authorities who have an adopted Local Plan, how many of those adopted local plans are in conformity with the contents of the National Planning Policy Framework.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	52012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) asked local planning authorities to review their Local Plans to ensure they took into account the policies in that framework. Where revisions were needed, authorities had 12 months from the date of publication (27 March 2012) to comply. Since the NPPF was published, 128 authorities have adopted a Local Plan or a Local Plan review. The Government has regularly made it clear that it expects Local Plans to be kept up to date and it is the responsibility of individual local planning authorities to ensure this happens.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 15/11/2016 17:25:11 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

631092

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
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: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies on meeting the needs of housing for older people of Age UK's report entitled Ageing in Squalor and Distress: Older People in the Private Rented Sector, published in October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	52177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The private rented sector is an important part of our housing market, housing 4.3 million households in England. The quality of privately rented housing has improved rapidly over the past decade with 82% of private renters satisfied with their accommodation, and staying in their homes for an average of 4 years.</p><p>The recent report by Age UK about older people living in the private rented sector provides useful information about the challenges faced by older people who rent privately. While the majority of landlords provide decent well managed accommodation, we know that a small number of rogue or criminal landlords knowingly rent out unsafe and substandard accommodation. We are determined to improve standards for all tenants and crack down on these landlords. Significant progress has already been made in doing this:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£12 million provided to a number of local authorities to help tackle acute and complex problems with rogue landlords, including “Beds in Sheds”. More than 70,000 properties have been inspected and over 5,000 landlords are facing further enforcement action or prosecution;</li><li>Introduced protection for tenants against retaliatory eviction where they have a legitimate complaint and stopped landlords from serving an open-ended eviction notice at the start of a tenancy;</li><li>Required landlords to install smoke alarms on every floor of their property, and test them at the start of every tenancy, and to install carbon monoxide alarms in high risk rooms;</li><li>The Housing &amp; Planning Act 2016 introduced further powers to help crack down on rogue landlords, including a database of rogue landlords and property agents, banning orders for the most serious and prolific offenders, civil penalties of up to £30,000 and extended rent repayment orders.</li></ul> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 52236 question first answered 15/11/2016 17:14:38 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

631096

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Ministers or officials of the Department for Work and Pensions on the effect on homelessness of the new household benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	52109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>DCLG and DWP work closely together to ensure that our policy priorities are aligned. The two departments are in regular contact at both ministerial and official level.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 15/11/2016 17:22:12 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

631097

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the new household benefit cap on homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	52110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>I am replying to this question as assessments of the effect of the benefit cap are the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.</p><p>Evaluation evidence in relation to the existing cap showed very little, if any, impact on homelessness as a direct result of the cap. The small numbers of capped households who have been evicted were noted by Local Authorities as having other reasons for rent arrears and also failing to engage with relevant services; they were considered intentionally homeless.</p><p>Where claimants need further financial support with their housing costs in order to adjust to the benefit cap, for example while they find work or move to more suitable accommodation, Local Authorities can provide additional support through the use of Discretionary Housing Payments.</p><p>To help Local Authorities protect the most vulnerable and to support households adjusting to the reforms, the Government will provide £870 million funding for the Discretionary Housing Payments scheme over the next 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/11/2016 16:13:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey