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637784

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date	16/11/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Africa: International Criminal Court
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to those African nations which have made statements regarding their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL3297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>We are concerned by the decisions of the Republic of South Africa, Burundi and The Gambia to withdraw from the Rome Statute. The UK recognises the need for dialogue with States Parties and we took part in meetings in the margins of the Annual Assembly of States Parties in The Hague between 16 -24 November. Our High Commissioner in South Africa has had a number of discussions with senior officials about South African withdrawal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/11/2016 15:31:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

637788

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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 Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Pay to Stay working group to next meet; and whether they expect that the implementation date for Pay to Stay will be April 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the Written Ministerial Statement (attached) made by the Minister of Housing on 21 November in the other place (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2016-11-21/HCWS274/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2016-11-21/HCWS274/</a>) and repeated in this House.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/11/2016 15:51:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 161129 WMS - Social Housing - HL3301.pdf title Social Housing WMS - HCWS274
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

637790

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 relating to the higher value levy will come into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The provisions in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 relating to the sale of vacant higher value local authority housing came into force on Royal Assent. However there is a number of steps that must be taken before local authorities will be required to make payments to Government under these powers. This includes making regulations defining higher value, which will be subject to the affirmative procedure, and consulting before making a determination. Further information will be shared in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/11/2016 15:32:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

637298

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Local Government Association’s submission to the Autumn Statement 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL3223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Ahead of the Autumn Statement, HM Treasury received submissions from a range of stakeholders. While it would not be appropriate to respond in detail to each individual proposals, the government did carefully consider all submissions.</p><p> </p><p>In particular the Treasury responded to calls for more to be done on housing. The Chancellor announced at the Autumn Statement that government would invest an additional £5.3bn in housing. This includes a £2.3bn Housing Infrastructure Fund to deliver infrastructure to unlock 100,000 homes and £1.4bn to deliver 40,000 new affordable homes. Government also announced that it would relax restrictions on existing affordable housing funding to deliver a wider variety of affordable housing tenures to help people at different stages in their lives.</p><p> </p><p>Further reforms to increase housing supply will be brought forward through the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Housing White Paper, which will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 29/11/2016 16:48:47 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

637299

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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 Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
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>.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL3224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 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> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/11/2016 15:29:46 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding