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1029511

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 29 November 2018 on Grenfell Update, Official Report HCWS1126, what types of dangerous cladding local authorities are able to remove from high-rise buildings under new measures on enforcement and remedial action.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	204419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As highlighted in the written statement, the Housing Health and Safety Rating System operating guidance has been bolstered by an addendum, with specific guidance on the assessment of high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding.</p><p>The Housing Act 2004 and secondary legislation which underpin the Housing Health and Safety Rating System provide powers to local housing authorities to identify, assess hazards, and take enforcement action against owners of residential buildings in their area where those owners are not acting responsibly in respect of hazards. This includes unsafe cladding systems of whatever type.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/01/2019 15:54:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1029631

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Religious Hatred
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 5 and 19 December (HL11727 and HL12195), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what support they will give to Nissar Hussein and his family and others who have left the Islamic faith and are facing persecution in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL12517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Britain has a strong legal framework and police provisions in place to support its values of tolerance, freedom of worship, and the rule of law, and to protect individuals or groups who may be vulnerable. It is therefore only left for the Government to yet again reiterate that anyone facing crime, the threat of crime, or any sort of harassment, for any reason, should report to the police. The Government is committed to ensuring that victims of all crimes have access to the support services they need to help them cope with and, as far as possible, recover from the effects of crime. In 2017/18 roughly £200 million from multiple pots across government was used to fund a range of both local and national commissioning of support services for victims of crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/01/2019 16:02:00 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1029636

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	CPM Group and Stanton Bonna Concrete: Cartels
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 statement of objections published by the Competition and Markets Authority on 13 December which provisionally found that Stanton Bonna Concrete Ltd and CPM Group Ltd operated an illegal cartel from 2006 for seven years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL12522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Antitrust investigations are carried out independently of Government by the Competition and Markets Authority. It would not be appropriate for Government to comment on a particular case.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 07/01/2019 15:54:53 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1028542

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much his Department bid for from the Treasury for EU-exit resources in 2019-20; pursuant to the written statement of 18 December 2018 of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Official Report HCWS1205, how he plans to spend the £35 million his Department has been allocated in 2019-20 for EU-exit; and pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2018 to Question 181171 on Emergencies: Planning, (a) what the cost to the public purse was of funding G7 Resilience Advisers in 2018-19 and (b) from which budget of his Department that cost has been met.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	203795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG submitted a bid to HMT for resources for EU exit preparations to ensure that the Department is adequately prepared and local areas, communities and local economies have the capacity to react to any EU exit scenario. The Department is currently identifying where this money can best be allocated to ensure that local areas are properly supported and have the capacity to prepare for and can respond to EU exit.</p><p>In response to (a),the cost of the appointments of G7 Resilience Advisers in 2018-19, including salaries and associated costs, are estimated at approximately £119,377. No external providers have been approached about this recruitment to fill these internal vacancies within our wider team of Resilience Advisers.</p><p>With regard to (b), these appointments are being funded from within the Department’s administration budgets.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 07/01/2019 15:54:52 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1029090

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total paid in business rates in the UK in respect of (1) offices, (2) retail units including shops, stores and warehouses not engaged in wholesale trade, (3) hotels and restaurants, (4) other leisure and entertainment facilities, (5) commercial car parking facilities, and (6) other VAT taxable activities, in (a) 2016–17, and (b) 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL12438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Business rates are a locally collected tax and the Government does not hold data on the split of business rates paid by sector. Since 2016, the Government has introduced a range of business rates reforms and measures to support business worth over £13 billion in England over the next five years. This includes reducing business rates bills by a third for two years for eligible retail businesses with a rateable value of less than £51,000, as announced at Budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/01/2019 15:59:04 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1029099

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of steps taken in other countries requiring home owners to offer only their primary residences as short-term holiday lets and to register with the local council and pay a fee before doing so.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL12447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We do not intend to introduce new legislation to prohibit short term lets or require households to register these lets. Instead, the Government is encouraging the Short Term Accommodation Association to drive up standards and promote best practice in the industry, and to work with local authorities to support their enforcement and monitoring functions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/01/2019 16:01:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

1029119

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Publishing
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 effect of Brexit on (1) UK authors, poets, translators and illustrators, and (2) the wider UK publishing industry, in the case of (a) a negotiated Brexit deal and (b) no deal.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL12467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Delivering the EU Exit deal remains the Government’s top priority. Officials have met with industry representatives to discuss EU exit issues and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the economic and cultural importance of UK publishing and literature, with the UK’s vibrant book and journal industry worth £4.4bn. The UK produces an extraordinary level of talent in literature and publishing and the decision to leave the EU will not change that.</p><p> </p><p>The UK exports books to every region in the world, with exports of physical and digital books worth £1.42bn. . Whether the UK leaves the EU with a deal or not, we will be able to negotiate, ratify and sign off trade agreements once we have left the EU and we want the UK to continue to be one of the best places in the world for literature and publishing.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 07/01/2019 15:54:20 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1029120

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 18 December (HL12036), why they have not commenced those parts of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 not yet in force.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>In relation to the Planning provisions in Part 1 of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017, Section 7 (Engagement by examiners with qualified bodies, etc) has not been commenced as the Department wishes to first see how effective recently produced sector led guidance by the Neighbourhood Planning Independent Examiner Referral Service is. Guidance required under Section 8(2) (Content of development plan documents) will be published shortly. The provisions under Section 14 (Planning conditions) restricting the power to impose planning conditions have not commenced as they require affirmative regulations and further public consultation.</p><p>In relation to the Compulsory Purchase provisions in Part 2 of the Act, Sections 18-28 and 31 (Temporary possession of land) are yet to be commenced as they are subject to the making of other regulations and further public consultation. Sections 39 and 40 (Interest on late payments) cannot be commenced until other regulations relating to rates of interest are made. The Government continues to keep the commencement of these remaining provisions under active review alongside further planning reforms.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/01/2019 16:00:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1029121

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Owner Occupation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reform residential leasehold and commonhold law.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure the leasehold system in England is fair and transparent to the consumer. Unfair practices in the leasehold market have no place in a modern housing market. Neither do excessive ground rents, which exploit consumers who get nothing in return. <br> <br> Our technical consultation on how to improve the leasehold market and make it fairer for consumers closed on 26 November. It sought views on:</p><ul><li>how to ban the development of new build leasehold houses, other than in exceptional circumstances;</li><li>how to restrict ground rents in newly established leases of houses and flats to a nominal, peppercorn value; and</li><li>how to address loopholes in the law to improve transparency and fairness for leaseholders and freeholders.</li></ul><p>The Government is carefully analysing the responses and will introduce legislation as soon as Parliamentary time allows</p><p><br>The Secretary of State has asked the Law Commission to take forward further work to reform residential and commonhold law. The Law Commission is currently consulting on how to make buying a freehold or extending a lease easier, faster, fairer and cheaper, and how to reinvigorate commonhold to provide greater choice for consumers. The Law Commission is due to report to ministers on these issues in 2019. In addition, the Secretary of State has asked the Law Commission to look at improving the laws which allow leaseholders to manage their own buildings.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/01/2019 16:00:03 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1029129

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Audit: Competition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Competition and Markets Authority Statutory audit services market study: Update paper, published on 18 December, what plans they have, if any, to implement greater regulatory scrutiny of auditors to improve competition in the accounting industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL12477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) update paper is an interim report and consultation paper. It is for the CMA, as an independent competition body, to assess responses to this paper before making its final report. The Government looks forward to the CMA’s final report, to be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 07/01/2019 15:58:37 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick