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1354432

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Housing: Carbon Emissions
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 Future Homes Task Force Delivery Plan to deliver net zero homes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL2600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>On the 27th July, the industry-led Future Homes Task Force published a Delivery Plan that sets out the action needed from industry to deliver new homes in line with government’s climate, environmental and sustainability targets by 2050. Relevant government departments (MHCLG, BEIS and Defra) were consulted on the development of the Delivery Plan, which aligns with upcoming regulation such as the Future Homes Standard and with wider environmental policies and priorities such as those on bio-diversity net gain and water efficiency.</p><p>The Task Force also announced the creation of the industry-led Future Homes Hub to oversee implementation of the Delivery Plan. The Future Homes Hub will help industry by coordinating pilot developments and prototypes, identifying operational solutions, carrying out research and analysis into delivery challenges and producing technical guidance. The knowledge and outputs from the Hub’s work will be freely shared with industry to help minimise costs and support effective delivery, which will be particularly helpful for SMEs.</p><p>It is right that industry leads this work and steps up where necessary to ensure it can meet the challenges associated with the country’s net zero ambitions. Government is pleased to support the work of the Future Homes Hub and senior officials from MHCLG, BEIS, Defra and Homes England sit on the Hub’s board in non-executive roles, helping advise on its programme of work and offering strategic guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/09/2021 14:00:22 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1328418

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
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 research by Katharine Quarmby 'Systemic Racism within a Rigged System', published in Byline Times on 24 May, on the risks to health and wellbeing on 242 authorised Gypsy and traveller sites; and what steps they will take in response.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (PPTS) which was published alongside the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) in 2012 recognises the differing needs and land use of travelling communities and encourages improved site provision.</p><p>The Planning Policy for Traveller Sites sets out that authorities should ensure that traveller sites are sustainable economically, socially and environmentally ensuring that (amongst other matters) policies provide for proper consideration of the effect of local environmental quality (such as noise and air quality) on the health and well-being of travellers that may locate there.</p><p>The Government remains firmly committed to delivering a cross-government strategy to tackle the inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 10/06/2021 16:19:35 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1284659

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
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	Equality: Travellers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the undertakings they made in their response to the House of Commons' Women and Equalities Committee report Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, published on 5 April 2019.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL13146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government made a number of commitments across departments in its response to the Committee’s report in July 2019. While the Government’s top priority has been to respond to the unprecedented challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, we are continuing to progress the measures we outlined in our response to the Committee, chief among them our commitment to deliver a cross-government strategy to tackle the inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.</p><p>In our response to the Committee we committed to tackle inequalities in a number of areas, including education. My department has invested £400,000 into education and training programmes for over 100 Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and young people, to receive extra tuition to catch up on lost learning during the pandemic, one-to-one support and expert guidance to help them progress in education or find employment.</p><p>This is in addition to the Department for Education’s National Tutoring Programme, worth £350 million, which will increase access to high-quality tuition for the most disadvantaged young people over the 2020-21 academic year. The Department of Education also recently made the announcement about additional laptops and tablets to be made available in 2021 for schools and colleges.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 17/02/2021 14:37:41 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1238182

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
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	Weddings: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow the same number of people to attend a humanist wedding as religious and civil weddings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL8567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>Humanists weddings can take place with 15 people present under these Regulations, as is the case for religious ceremonies and civil ceremonies.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 06/10/2020 14:46:46 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1228070

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
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	Roma Holocaust Memorial Day
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to mark Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on 2 August.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL7411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2020 answer text <p>Every year we honour the memory of the Roma and Sinti population murdered by the Nazi's at the annual Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations on 27 January. The 2nd of August marked the liquidation of the Gypsy Family camp' at Auschwitz-Birkenau and this year due to the restrictions on gatherings brought about by the Covid 19 pandemic I honoured the memory of the Roma and Sinti men, women and children murdered by the Nazi's by releasing a short film on social media.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 10/08/2020 11:43:12 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1199301

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Travellers: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Greenhalgh on 6 May (HL3366) stating that they were “holding regular discussions with representatives from the Gypsy and Traveller communities to understand the issues they are facing, including what guidance and support is needed locally”, what steps they are taking to ensure that local authorities reach vulnerable Gypsies and Travellers on the roadside without access to water or sanitation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL5146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the welfare of all citizens seriously and we are working hard to ensure those most at risk are identified and supported including those in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.</p><p>We have been in close contact with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Voluntary and Community Sector organisations and are doing everything we can to support them through the pandemic.</p><p>All local authorities should consider how best to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in their area. On 11 April, I wrote to all local authority chief executives to highlight that some such individuals may need specific support, including access to basic services such as water, sanitation and waste disposal (attached): <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-mitigating-impacts-on-gypsy-and-traveller-communities&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C037147a8295b448a87a408d8112bdcc5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637278227361442776&amp;sdata=DWzkuqP%2BYfMSChI5YwFwpmgyJDmEylgJxW3Y33QzSs4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mitigating-impacts-on-gypsy-and-traveller-communities</a></p><p>Local authorities may conclude that some Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, especially those lacking basic amenities, require alternative places to stop where access to facilities such as water pipes, water bowsers and portable toilets is provided, or can be made temporarily available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 15/06/2020 16:16:13 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200615 COVID-19_-_mitigating_impacts_on_gypsy___traveller_communities - HL5146.pdf title Letter to Local Authority
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1199302

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Sleeping Rough: Roma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the task force on rough sleeping led by Dame Louise Casey will provide specific support for Roma rough sleepers to ensure that possible language barriers and concerns about dealing with officials are overcome.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL5147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>We want to ensure local areas have the tools they need to meet the diverse needs of anyone who has been sleeping rough, regardless of their background.</p><p>The recently announced taskforce spearheaded by Dame Louise Casey will work with local government, charities, businesses, faith and community groups, and other public sector partners across the country, leading the next phase of the Government’s support for rough sleepers during the pandemic.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government maintains close contact with Roma stakeholder groups. Through this continued stakeholder engagement, we ensure all our policy approaches are informed by a wide range of considerations and meet the needs of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 15/06/2020 16:16:38 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1156341

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
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 Equality and Human Rights Commission report Gypsy and Traveller sites: the revised planning definition's impact on assessing accommodation needs, published on 13 September.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 05/11/2019 15:11:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1038930

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to raise awareness among local authorities and housing associations that the Affordable Homes Programme covers funding for Traveller sites; how many applications proposing Traveller sites have been made; and how many of those have been approved since April 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL12767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>On 14 June 2017, we published ‘Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme supplementary information – Continuous Market Engagement (CME),’ which includes details on funding for traveller pitches. This document is available (attached) here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-ownership-and-affordable-homes-programme-supplementary-information-continuous-market-engagement-cme</p><p><br>We have not approved any new traveller pitches since April 2016 – our Live Tables on affordable housing delivery are available (attached) online: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</p><p><br>Government does not publish details of applications for funding from the Affordable Homes Programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 190114 Shared Ownership and Affordable homes - HL12767.pdf title Shared Ownership and affordable homes 2 file name 190114 LiveTable Affordable Housing HL12767.xlsx title Affordable housing question first answered 23/01/2019 14:43:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

994369

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to provide sufficient Gypsy and Traveller sites to meet the recommendations of (1) the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, (2) the UN Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, (3) the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, (4) the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, and (5) the Council of Europe Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities; and whether the response to their consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments will address this issue.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL11013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Planning Policy for Travellers Sites asks local planning authorities to assess the need for traveller sites in their area, and to identify sites to meet that need. Local authorities are best placed to make decisions about the number and location of such sites locally, having had due regard to national policy and local circumstances. Our recent consultation on unauthorised encampments has sought views on whether there are barriers to the provision of sites, and whether there is anything Government can do to help overcome them. We are currently considering the responses to this consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/11/2018 13:34:23 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker