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1176185

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	Buildings: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are considering to ensure that there is sufficient professional indemnity cover for those advising the construction industry on fire consultancy and building safety.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL1305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware of issues affecting the professional indemnity cover of some fire and building safety consultants. We are engaging with the construction industry to understand the scale of the problem, and also with the insurance industry to better understand their approach to risk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:32:44 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1176186

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of how much property values for individual properties in high rise blocks have been affected following initial risk assessments in the light of action taken as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire; and what steps they planning to take to protect home owners.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL1306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware that concerns about building safety are leading to delays in valuing some properties for mortgage finance. The Government is engaged with the mortgage industry and is supporting their work in addressing the delays.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:33:45 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1176191

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	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 encourage 'self-build' housing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL1311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>Government has put in place a range of measures to encourage self and custom housebuilding including the Self &amp; Custom Housebuilding legislation. The legislation is focussed on bringing forward more suitable land, providing access to developer finance through the £2.5 billion Home Building Fund and working with finance providers to increase mortgage availability. We have allocated £95,000 of new burdens funding to each relevant authority to support them to fulfil their duties under the legislation to maintain a register of people who want to acquire serviced plots of land in their area; and permission serviced land to satisfy demand on the register. Additionally, we strengthened the National Planning Policy Framework to state that self and custom build properties can provide affordable housing and that demand must be taken into account when determining housing need and reflected in planning policies. The Department also supports the National Custom and Self Build Association’s ‘Right to Build Task Force’ which helps local authorities, community groups and other organisations to deliver affordable self and custom build housing across the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:35:28 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1176950

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	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	Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why there is no mention of accessible and adaptable homes in the report by the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission Living with beauty: health, well-being and sustainable growth, published on 30 January.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL1424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The independent ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful’ Commission was established in December 2018 to advise the Government on how to improve the design quality of new build homes and neighbourhoods. Its report was published on 30 January 2020. The Government welcomes the report and will provide a response in due course.</p><p>Building Regulations include optional technical standards for accessible and adaptable homes and wheelchair accessible homes. The requirements in the regulations are supported by statutory guidance. Government will consult shortly on accessibility of new homes. The consultation will consider making higher accessibility standards mandatory, recognising the importance of suitable homes for the elderly and disabled</p><p><br>The National Design Guide states that well-designed homes and places should be accessible to all, support the health and well being of their users and be adaptable to their changing needs over time. We have delivered over 34,000 new units of supported and sheltered housing since 2011 for older, disabled and other vulnerable people. The Government funding for the disabled facilities grant (DFG) has more than doubled since 2015, rising from £220 million in 2015-16 to £505 million in 2019-20.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:34:20 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

1177114

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2020
	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	Cooperatives
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they provide to individuals and communities to establish cooperative community facilities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL1439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government continues to recognise the importance of community involvement in the ownership and management of local facilities and supports several approaches to achieving this outcome. The £4 million More Than a Pub programme, jointly funded with Power to Change championed the cooperative model of community ownership and has supported 42 groups to achieve ownership of their local pub in England between March 2016 and March 2019. Since 2015, the Government has also provided £6 million funding through its Pocket Parks programme to support 350 partnerships between community-led organisations and their local authority to create useable green space community facilities. Community groups can also access the support and advice they need to take action in their neighbourhood through visiting online resources such as My Community. We are currently exploring the manifesto commitment for a £150 million Community Ownership Fund which will support people who want to protect and bring local assets into community ownership.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:32:23 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1177115

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2020
	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	Community Housing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they provide to the cooperative housing sector in England, outside of London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL1440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government supports the community-led housebuilding sector – of which housing co-operatives are an important part – through the Community Housing Fund. The Fund is delivered outside of London by Homes England. Capital and revenue grants are available to community-based groups wishing to take forward schemes to build locally affordable housing.</p><p>The Government has also provided a £6 million grant from the Community Housing Fund to support Community Led Homes: a consortium of the major stakeholder groups (including the Confederation of Co-operative Housing). Community Led Homes is able to award secondary “seedcorn” grants of up to £4000 to community-based groups to enable those groups to establish an appropriately constituted body corporate, such as a housing co-operative. Community Led Homes is also using its grant to develop a network of technical advisors to support community-based groups though the process of taking forward their local housebuilding schemes.</p><p>The Community Housing Fund is currently scheduled to close in March 2020. Ministers are considering all budgets in the round and allocations for 2020/21 will be confirmed through a business planning exercise. Allocations for future years will be considered at the forthcoming Budget and Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:17:42 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1177116

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2020
	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	Community Land Trusts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they provide to communities to establish community land trusts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL1441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government supports the community-led housebuilding sector – of which community land trusts are an important part – through the Community Housing Fund. The Fund is delivered outside of London by Homes England and within London by the Greater London Authority. Capital and revenue grants are available to community-based groups wishing to take forward schemes to build locally affordable housing.</p><p>The Government has also provided a £6 million grant from the Community Housing Fund to support Community Led Homes: a consortium of the major stakeholder groups (including the National Community Land Trust Network). Community Led Homes is able to award secondary “seedcorn” grants of up to £4000 to community-based groups to enable those groups to establish an appropriately constituted body corporate, such as a community land trust. Community Led Homes is also using its grant to develop a network of technical advisors to support community-based groups though the process of taking forward their local housebuilding schemes.</p><p>The Community Housing Fund is currently scheduled to close in March 2020. Ministers are considering all budgets in the round and allocations for 2020/21 will be confirmed through a business planning exercise. Allocations for future years will be considered at the forthcoming Budget and Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:31:31 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1177220

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	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	Combined Authorities: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future funding of combined authority areas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL1466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring an effective funding model for Mayoral Combined Authorities, including gainshare investment funds. We will publish an English Devolution White Paper in 2020. It will consider the future role of local growth funding and will provide further information on our plans for full devolution across England, whilst levelling up powers between Mayoral Combined Authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:35:54 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1177221

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	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	Housing: Design
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote high quality design in the provision of housing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL1467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>Design quality is emphasised within the National Planning Policy Framework and the National Design Guide. We have committed to producing a National Model Design Code this year, which will set detailed standards for key elements of successful design.</p><p>We convened the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission in 2019 to advise on the promotion of high-quality design for new build homes, whose final report and recommendations were published on 30 January to which we will respond in due course. In addition, we have hosted two national design quality conferences, with a third planned this year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:18:59 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1177222

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	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	Mayors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the creation of metro mayors beyond the existing metro mayors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL1468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government wants to see more devolution across the country, and we welcome locally backed proposals. Government is committed to completing the Sheffield City Region devolution deal and are in formal negotiations for a devolution deal for West Yorkshire. The English Devolution White Paper will provide further information on our plans for full devolution across England, increasing the number of mayors and doing more devolution deals.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 15:27:26 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth