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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

637789

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 they expect Right to Buy to be available to housing association tenants.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>We remain committed to the Voluntary Right to Buy for housing association tenants. The Government is continuing to work closely with the National Housing Federation and the housing association sector on the implementation of the main scheme and will announce more details in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/11/2016 15:13:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
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

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

637344

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	Scaffolding: Timber
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what, if any, estimate they have made of the amount of virgin timber and plywood sheeting used for the cosmetic cladding of scaffolding; and what legal requirements regulate the use of such wood in this way.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>Government has not made any estimate of the quantities of materials used for the cosmetic cladding of scaffolds.</p><p>There are no legislative requirements with regards to the cosmetic use for cladding scaffolding. Where plywood sheeting is used for other purposes, health &amp; safety, planning and highways legislation may be applicable.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/11/2016 15:13:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

632736

registered interest
date	09/11/2016
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	Mayors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what sources of government funding are available to authorities which have mayors but not available to other authorities in England; and what are the reasons for any difference.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Mayoral Combined Authorities have been created following ‘Devolution Deal’ negotiations. These new local authorities have been awarded a new investment fund grant. The value of investment fund grants differs in each Mayoral Combined Authority, owing to the process of negotiation. Whilst most investment funds have been awarded in a deal with a mayor, they have also been agreed in other ‘deals’, including ‘City Deals’ and ‘Growth Deals’.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 16/11/2016 17:24:11 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

632772

registered interest
date	09/11/2016
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	Infrastructure: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total allocation of infrastructure investment in each of the regional growth deals to each region in England, and what is the estimated population of each region.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL3170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The government has made over £7 billion of Local Growth funding available to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) across England to create the infrastructure they need and invest in their other priorities to unlock growth. Opportunities to boost productivity are best identified by those with detailed local knowledge, and this funding is spent by LEPs in line with regional priorities.</p><p>The award of Growth Deal investment in each Local Enterprise Partnerships region has been published on the gov.uk website and is available in pdf form <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/growth-deals-gain-momentum-firing-up-local-economies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/growth-deals-gain-momentum-firing-up-local-economies</a>&gt;. Estimated regional populations provided by the Office for National Statistics are below.</p><p> </p><p>Estimated Regional Population</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated Population mid-2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>2,624,621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>7,173,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>5,390,576</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>4,677,038</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5,751,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>6,076,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>8,673,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>8,947,913</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>5,471,180</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Office for National Statistics: 2015 mid-year population estimates published in June 2016</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 16/11/2016 17:23:38 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

632456

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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	Combined Authorities: Bristol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made in delivering a combined authority including Bristol City Council and surrounding councils.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>On 4 July 2016, the three West of England Councils published a scheme, in accordance with the legislation, setting out their proposals for a mayoral combined authority, on which they undertook a consultation ending on 15 August 2016. Subsequently, as statute requires, the councils submitted a summary of the consultation responses to the Secretary of State. The next step in the statutory process is for the Secretary of State to seek the consent of the three councils to the making of an Order, which subject to Parliament’s approval, will establish the West of England Combined Authority and confer new powers on it.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 16/11/2016 17:27:04 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

632458

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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	Combined Authorities: South Yorkshire
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made in delivering a combined authority in South Yorkshire and surrounding areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The Sheffield City Region Combined Authority was established on 1st April 2014. On 1st July 2016, the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority published a scheme, in accordance with the legislation, setting out proposals, including for the expansion of the city region to include Chesterfield and Bassetlaw District Councils. The City Region undertook a consultation on these proposals ending on 12 August 2016, as statute requires, and subsequently submitted a summary of the consultation responses to the Secretary of State. The next step in the statutory process is for the Secretary of State to consider whether or not, subject to Parliament's approval and the consent of the councils concerned, to implement the proposals.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 16/11/2016 17:24:36 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

626812

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
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	Public Libraries
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 24 October (HL2163), what assessment they have made of the case for intervening under sections 10 and 15 of the Local Government Act 1999 in order to ensure that local authorities are discharging their function and meeting their statutory obligations to provide library services to the public.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL2890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State can request an inspection under section 10 and intervene under section 15 of the Local Government Act 1999 where there is robust evidence that an authority is failing to comply with the best value duty. To date, the Government has taken the view that failures need to be very serious (and not narrowly focused on one single function) to warrant removing control from an independent council, which is run by locally elected representatives.</p><p>For a single function such as library services, the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 provides the Secretary of State with a statutory power to intervene by calling a local enquiry when a library authority fails, or is suspected of failing, to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 15/11/2016 17:18:33 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton