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1002235

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Social Rented Housing: Energy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what targets the Regulator of Social Housing has introduced to ensure Registered Social Landlords deliver improved energy efficiency in their homes to meet low carbon commitments.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL11256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>In 2018, the Government released the <em>The Clean Growth Strategy</em> which set a target to upgrade all fuel poor homes to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) grade C by 2030 where practical, cost effective and affordable.</p><p>The Social Housing Green Paper consultation published this Summer asks what changes to the Decent Homes Standard we should consider, including changes arising from <em>The Clean Growth Strategy</em>.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing’s Home Standard sets out the required outcomes registered providers are expected to meet in terms of decent homes through the Decent Homes Standard.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 14/11/2018 15:41:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1002237

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Energy Performance Certificates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to modernise energy performance certificates so that home owners and landlords can make informed choices about how best to deliver low carbon homes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL11258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Energy performance certificates (EPCs) include recommendations for improving the energy efficiency of dwellings and other relevant buildings and are regularly updated to include new energy saving technologies. EPCs are subject to regular auditing and a recently revised set of operating requirements designed to ensure appropriate standards. We have also recently published a joint call for evidence with BEIS, which invited views on several suggestions to improve and modernise the EPC system.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 14/11/2018 15:40:02 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1002279

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Leasehold
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to help those purchasers of houses with leasehold agreements with excessive uprating provisions to replace such provisions with fairer ones.
	tabling member printed	Lord Turnbull
	uin	HL11300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that unfair leasehold practices have no place in the housing sector. We are committed to improving the leasehold system by making it fairer and more transparent. We will be introducing legislation to ban new leasehold houses.</p><p>It is right that developers who sold leaseholds with onerous terms should support their customers to amend such lease terms. Some developers have introduced assistance schemes which is welcome. The Government is engaging with industry to ensure they are taking action to provide assistance to existing leaseholders with onerous terms.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/11/2018 15:30:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3758 label Biography information for Lord Turnbull

1005612

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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	Land
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement (1) a Land Value Tax, (2) enhanced Compulsory Purchase Orders, (3) land assembly powers, and (4) the recommendations in the report by the APPG on Land Value Capture, Capturing Land Value for the Public Benefit, published in November.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL11383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to using existing mechanisms of land value capture as effectively as possible. We have recently introduced major reforms to the planning rulebook to help local authorities capture land value for affordable housing, and make sure developers know the contributions expected of them. At Autumn Budget we also announced further reforms to improve the existing system of developer contributions. The key objectives of these reforms are to make the system of developer contributions more transparent and accountable. However, we recognise more needs to be done, and will continue to explore options to go further. Through the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017, the Government has taken forward wide-ranging reforms to make the compulsory purchase process clearer, fairer and faster for all. We are keen to let these recent reforms bed in but will continue to monitor their practical application. We announced at Budget a £10 million fund to support local authorities that want to establish delivery vehicles that have strong land assembly powers, and in the Summer legislated to enable the creation of locally-accountable New Town Development Corporations. We note the report by the APPG on land value capture, the HCLG Select committee has also recently held an inquiry on Land Value Capture and the Government is due to respond to the Committee’s recommendations shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 22/11/2018 16:06:34 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1007504

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Sleeping Rough
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to coordinate the efforts of government departments, local authorities and non-governmental organisations to provide accommodation and other essential services, including medical care, to rough sleepers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL11504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why we have recently published our Rough Sleeping Strategy, which will help people who sleep rough now and puts in place the structures to end rough sleeping once and for all. It sets out the first steps towards achieving our aim to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and end it altogether by 2027, backed by £100 million of funding over the next two years.</p><p>We have set up a Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce which brings together ministers from key departments in preventing and reducing rough sleeping and homelessness, including the Department for Health and Social Care. The Taskforce will drive forward the implementation and delivery of our Rough Sleeping Strategy to achieve our commitment. Alongside the Taskforce, we have an expert Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel formed of key representatives from the homelessness sector and local government who fed into the Strategy and will continue to meet.</p><p>We are also committed to working with all local authorities as we move towards a country where no one should ever sleep rough through our Rough Sleeping Initiative, in which we are providing 1,750 additional bed spaces for rough sleepers and an additional 531 dedicated homelessness workers. We are also working with local areas through measures set out in our Rough Sleeping Strategy such as the Rapid Rehousing Pathway, strengthening local homelessness strategies and supporting Health and Wellbeing Boards to recognise and respond to the health needs of people who sleep rough.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 22/11/2018 16:08:07 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1007922

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	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: Legislation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what legislation from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and its predecessor department, has been passed into law since 1 June 2010 but is still waiting to be brought into force.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL11531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows legislation that has been passed since 2010-2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local Government Act 2010</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Localism Act 2011</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss 27(6)(k), 109(1)(a), 180(4)-(5), Schedule 8 (in part)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Government Finance Act 2012</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013</p></td><td><p>Commenced in apart from s 34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss 42 (partially commenced)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure Act 2015 (Part 5 only)</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from s30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Housing and Planning Act 2016</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss1-8, 57-63, 118-123, 125, 127, 138, 155, 158, 159, 196(2)(b), 199, 207-211, Schedules 7-8, 13 (in part), 18 (in part) and 20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cities and Local Government (Devolution Act 2016</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss, 7, 8 (in part), 13, 14, 18 – 28, 39, 40 and Schedule 3 (in part)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Act 2018</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Act 2018</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: list does not include Private Members’ Bills supported by the Department and does not refer to Wales-only provisions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/11/2018 16:22:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1010101

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	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	Private Rented Housing: Empty Property
	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 number of private rented properties left vacant since councils were allowed to levy council tax on such properties compared to previously; and what assessment they have made of the impact any increase in the amount councils may levy will have on the number of such properties.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL11548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Since 2013, local authorities have had the discretion to charge up to 100 per cent Council Tax on any empty property and to levy a council tax premium of up to 50 per cent on properties that have been empty for two years or more. The Government has recently introduced legislation which will allow local authorities to increase the Council Tax premium; to 100 per cent on homes empty for 2 years or more from April 2019; to 200 per cent on homes empty for more than five years from April 2020 and up to 300 per cent on homes empty for more than 10 years from April 2021. The Government does not collect data that identifies vacant private rented properties and has not undertaken an assessment of the impact any changes in Council Tax levels might have on such properties.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/12/2018 16:38:52 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1011264

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Sleeping Rough
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to put an end to rough sleeping and provide destitute people with suitable housing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL11625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>We have committed to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and end it by 2027. The Government is implementing a range of measures to tackle rough sleeping such as the Homeless Reduction Act, which is the most ambitious homelessness legislative reform in decades. The Rough Sleeping Strategy is backed by £100 million of funding over the next two years and the Rough Sleeping Initiative will provide 500 new dedicated homelessness workers and 1,750 additional bed spaces this winter.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/12/2018 16:39:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1012137

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether in the context of check-challenge-appeal it is a requirement under Regulation 22(1A) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2009 (as amended) for the Valuation Office Agency in issuing notifications or certificates to communicate with both the ratepayer and the ratepayer's registered agent simultaneously; and if not, what is the procedure for making sure that both ratepayer and agent receive timely and accurate information necessary to progress through the process.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Lytton
	uin	HL11664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>It is a requirement on the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) under Regulation 22(1A) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2009 (as amended) that, at the same time certain notices relating to the progression of a case or imposition of a penalty are sent to a ratepayer’s agent they must also be provided to the ratepayer. The VOA has procedures to ensure that notices are sent to an interested party and their agent at the same time.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/12/2018 16:40:18 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	1864 label Biography information for The Earl of Lytton

1012535

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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 what further support they will give to Nissar Hussain and his family, and others, who have left the Islamic faith and if facing persecution in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL11727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Everyone in Britain has the right to feel safe and at ease in the place where they live. Any individual or group is free to express views and beliefs, but have a duty to behave responsibly and to respect other people’s rights as defined by the law. Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, democracy, the rule of law, and equal rights define us as a society, and the Government is determined to promote these values. Britain has a strong legal framework in place to deal with hate crimes, and these must be reported to the police.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/12/2018 15:47:58 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1012539

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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	Public Libraries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether spending on public libraries has fallen for a fifth successive year in 2017–18.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
	uin	HL11731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The latest data on the total net current expenditure on library services by local authorities across England is shown in the table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Library Service Net Current Expenditure, England 2012-13 to 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net current expenditure (£m)</p></td><td><p>824</p></td><td><p>804</p></td><td><p>762</p></td><td><p>733</p></td><td><p>671</p></td><td><p>641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of authorities' data from which the total is calculated *</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Source: Local authorities' Revenue Outturn returns to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>* 152 local authorities in England are responsible for delivering library services. Five did not provide a valid figure in one or more of these years.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 06/12/2018 14:04:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

1017373

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Council Tax: Non-payment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to bring England into line with the rest of the UK by removing the sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
	uin	HL11933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Imprisonment should only ever be the last resort for non-payment of council tax. Before a magistrates’ court commits someone to prison for failure to pay their council tax, it must inquire as to the debtor’s means, and satisfy itself that failure to pay is due to “wilful refusal or culpable neglect”. This is to prevent persons who are genuinely unable to pay their council tax from being committed to prison. The Government does not have any plans to change the current arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 10/12/2018 15:38:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

1019309

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	Islamophobia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider Islamophobia to be a form of racism; and if so, whether they will adopt a definition of Islamophobia comparable to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL11998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of Islamophobia extremely seriously. The Prime Minister made this unequivocally clear after the Finsbury Park Mosque terror attack in 2017.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling all hate crime, and to taking the issues of anti-Muslim hatred and Islamophobia forward. It is now of vital importance that we hear a range of views on the proposed definition.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 10/12/2018 15:39:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1020050

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	South Tees Mayoral Development Corporation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the South Tees Development Corporation is funded by the public purse.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	uin	HL12025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has provided £5 million of grant to the Tees Valley Combined Authority to support the operations of the South Tees Development Corporation in 2018/19 and 2019/20. The latest budget plan for the development corporation over these 2 years outlines expenditure of £7.572 million. The actual amounts spent, and the sources of the income will be available in the statement of accounts for those years when published. The South Tees Development Corporation's statement of accounts for 2017/18 - its first year of operation is available (attached) - here: <a href="https://www.southteesdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/STDC-17-18-Signed-Accounts.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.southteesdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/STDC-17-18-Signed-Accounts.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/12/2018 16:00:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 181213 Statement of accounts 17-18 - (HL12025).pdf title Statement for accounts for 2017/18
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1020051

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	Regeneration: Redcar
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Tees Valley Mayor, the South Tees Development Corporation and businesses about investment in and the regeneration of in the old Sahaviriya Steel Industries site.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	uin	HL12026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working with Mayor Ben Houchen, the Tees Valley Combined Authority and the South Tees Development Corporation to promote new investment across the entire development corporation site. Government is looking to promote new developments in low carbon electricity generation; manufacturing and process industries, as well as research and development into innovative technologies aligned with the Industrial Strategy and Clean Growth Strategy. Any proposals for additional funding would need to meet public funding guidelines. On the part of the site owned by SSI-in-liquidation, development is currently constrained because of the charges held by three Thai banks. Negotiations are ongoing to remove these charges by the South Tees Development Corporation, supported by Her Majesty's Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/12/2018 16:04:06 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1020052

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	South Tees Mayoral Development Corporation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what ways the South Tees Development Corporation is accountable to the Treasury; and what involvement they have, if any, in the decisions made by the Corporation in relation to approving bids for investment.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	uin	HL12027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Following the devolution of mayoral development corporation powers to the Tees Valley Combined Authority, and the designation by the Tees Valley Mayor, the Government was required to seek Parliamentary approval to the Order establishing the South Tees Development Corporation. The object of the South Tees Development Corporation is to secure the regeneration of its area, and it may do anything it considers appropriate for these purposes. It is not accountable to the Treasury; it is accountable to the Tees Valley Mayor who decided to establish it. The Mayor is also the Chair of the South Tees Development Corporation and appoints its members. The Mayor is accountable to the Combined Authority and the Tees Valley electorate.</p><p>Any requests made for national public funding by the Tees Valley Combined Authority or the South Tees Development Corporation are assessed by the relevant Department and, where appropriate, Her Majesty’s Treasury in line with the guidelines of ‘Managing Public Money’. As part of its devolution deal the Tees Valley Combined Authority has been given an investment fund of £15m a year for 30 years. The Combined Authority has responsibility for how it will invest these funds within the scope of an agreed assurance framework, which sets out how they will appraise, monitor and evaluate schemes to achieve value for money. Investment decisions made by the Mayor and the Combined Authority are subject to the agreement of the Combined Authority and local scrutiny. An independent panel will assess the impact of investments on economic growth at five yearly Gateway Reviews. Further information on the governance arrangements of the South Tees Development Corporation is available (attached) on its website: <a href="https://www.southteesdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/STDC-17-18-Signed-Annual-Governance-Statement.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.southteesdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/STDC-17-18-Signed-Annual-Governance-Statement.pdf</a> and <a href="https://www.southteesdc.com/about-us/transparency-required-information/" target="_blank">https://www.southteesdc.com/about-us/transparency-required-information/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/12/2018 16:02:35 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 181213-17-18-Signed-Annual-Governance-Statement - HL12027.pdf title Annual Governance Statement
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1020057

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what steps they are taking to ensure that small and medium sized building firms are able to contribute towards the production of social housing as part of efforts to reduce homelessness and rough sleeping.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL12031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government fully recognises the important role small and medium sized house builders (SME) play in delivering the much needed housing in this country, including contributing to social and affordable housing. Our priorities are to boost housing supply and to build more affordable homes, supporting the different needs of a wide range of people and built by a range developers, including SMEs. This is done through over £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 which will deliver 250,000 new affordable homes of a wide range of tenures, including social rent. Since 2010, we have delivered over 407,000 new affordable homes, including over 293,000 affordable homes for rent.</p><p>SMEs also contribute towards the production of affordable housing, including social housing through section 106 agreements with local authorities. The national policy on developer contributions from small sites seeks to strike a balance between increasing self-build and small-scale housing development, while recognising the role of section 106 in helping to provide affordable housing. We continue to provide support to SMEs to build more homes through the £2.5 billion Home Building Fund’s short-term fund, a £1 billion SME guarantees scheme announced at Budget 2018 and changes to the small sites policy in the National Planning Policy Framework.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/12/2018 16:17:56 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1020061

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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 when they plan to bring into force those parts of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 not yet commenced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL12035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Government is yet to confirm coming into force dates for the remaining provisions in the Localism Act 2011 and Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 that have not already been commenced or had commencement dates confirmed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL12036 question first answered 18/12/2018 16:18:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1020062

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	Localism Act 2011
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to bring into force those parts of the Localism Act 2011 not yet commenced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL12036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Government is yet to confirm coming into force dates for the remaining provisions in the Localism Act 2011 and Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 that have not already been commenced or had commencement dates confirmed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL12035 question first answered 18/12/2018 16:18:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1020264

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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	Regeneration: Redcar
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have held discussions with the South Tees Development Corporation about proposals it is considering regarding investment in and the regeneration of the old Sahaviriya Steel Industries site; and if so, what are those proposals.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	uin	HL12060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working with Mayor Ben Houchen, the Tees Valley Combined Authority and the South Tees Development Corporation to promote new investment across the entire development corporation site. At this stage, proposals are commercially confidential. Any proposals for public support for these investments would need to meet public funding guidelines.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/12/2018 16:02:59 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1020265

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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	Affordable Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what impact permitted development rights have had on the number of affordable homes built.
	tabling member printed	Lord Horam
	uin	HL12061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>National permitted development rights make an important contribution to housing delivery, with over 32,000 homes delivered under such rights in the two years to March 2018. Information on the tenure of these additional homes is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL12064 question first answered 13/12/2018 16:02:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	196 label Biography information for Lord Horam

1020267

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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	Housing: Permitted Development Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure local support for homes built through permitted development rights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Horam
	uin	HL12062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The introduction of new permitted development rights is considered through public consultation. Views shared are considered when deciding whether to bring forward a new right and how it would apply. Alongside there is regular engagement with key stakeholders. Where a permitted development right requires the prior approval of the local planning authority on specific planning matters adjoining owners and occupiers would usually be notified and the local community would have an opportunity to comment.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL12063 question first answered 13/12/2018 16:03:06 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	196 label Biography information for Lord Horam

1020268

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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	Permitted Development Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of opposition to developments built through permitted development rights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Horam
	uin	HL12063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The introduction of new permitted development rights is considered through public consultation. Views shared are considered when deciding whether to bring forward a new right and how it would apply. Alongside there is regular engagement with key stakeholders. Where a permitted development right requires the prior approval of the local planning authority on specific planning matters adjoining owners and occupiers would usually be notified and the local community would have an opportunity to comment.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL12062 question first answered 13/12/2018 16:03:06 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	196 label Biography information for Lord Horam

1020270

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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	Housing: Permitted Development Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they hold about the housing tenure being delivered through permitted development rights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Horam
	uin	HL12064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>National permitted development rights make an important contribution to housing delivery, with over 32,000 homes delivered under such rights in the two years to March 2018. Information on the tenure of these additional homes is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL12061 question first answered 13/12/2018 16:02:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	196 label Biography information for Lord Horam

1020271

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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	Permitted Development Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how communities could engage with the planning of developments built by an expansion of permitted development rights to include demolitions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Horam
	uin	HL12065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We are currently consulting on the scope and potential impacts of a permitted development right to allow for demolition of commercial buildings and replacement build as residential. This provides an opportunity for communities to provide comment on what the scope of any right might be, and the local considerations through matters for prior approval on which communities may comment.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/12/2018 13:06:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	196 label Biography information for Lord Horam