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1584757

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Freeports: Human Trafficking and Money Laundering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address concerns of criminality relating to (1) money laundering, or (2) people trafficking, in instances where a freeport is located within an existing port approved location or within a freeport boundary with a variation from normal customs rules.
tabling member printed	Baroness Adams of Craigielea
uin	HL5421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffreeports-monitoring-and-evaluation-strategy%2Ffreeports-programme-monitoring-and-evaluation-strategy&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C920ae6f2626f4e8f197108db132dcd50%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638124859655873295%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=z5%2BzBw1Lq1pEcsgEqH9E5l3FrOVP0k4C1JNLWScbc0I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Freeports Programme monitoring and evaluation strategy</a> (attached) sets out how the effectiveness and impact of the Freeport programme will be measured.</p><p>A breakdown of the amount of jobs that English Freeports estimate they will contribute to can be found in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-freeports-programme-annual-report-2022%2Fuk-freeports-programme-annual-report-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C920ae6f2626f4e8f197108db132dcd50%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638124859655873295%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EkFfPVUQ0EA0wPGrq1lmrnelz9wIX0NaG0orWxOoxHs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Freeports programme annual report</a> (attached). In addition, we recently announced two new Green Freeports in Scotland, which estimate they will create over 75,000 new, high-skilled jobs. These forecasts will be reviewed through a baselining exercise in early 2024 and performance against them tracked and reported on through the Government's ongoing <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffreeports-monitoring-and-evaluation-strategy%2Ffreeports-programme-monitoring-and-evaluation-strategy&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C920ae6f2626f4e8f197108db132dcd50%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638124859655873295%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=z5%2BzBw1Lq1pEcsgEqH9E5l3FrOVP0k4C1JNLWScbc0I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">monitoring and evaluation of the programme</a> (attached).</p><p>With the majority of English Freeports now fully up-and-running, we are starting to see them attract new investment to their regions. More information about how Freeports deliver for the UK economy can be found in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-freeports-programme-annual-report-2022%2Fuk-freeports-programme-annual-report-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C920ae6f2626f4e8f197108db132dcd50%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638124859655873295%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EkFfPVUQ0EA0wPGrq1lmrnelz9wIX0NaG0orWxOoxHs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Freeports programme annual report</a> (attached).</p><p>Freeport’s special customs status - which builds on facilitations available elsewhere in the UK - is available only on specific 'customs sites' within the wider Freeport footprint. These are secure sites administered by a specially authorised 'Customs Site Operator' or CSO. CSOs are required to obtain AEO(S) or equivalent authorisation from HMRC, an international gold standard for safety and security, and remain subject to robust ongoing oversight from HMRC. Freeports uphold the UK's high standards on security and preventing illicit activity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL5421 Freeports Programme monitoring and evaluation strategy - GOV.UK.pdf title Monitoring and evaluation strategy 2 file name HL5421 UK Freeports Programme Annual Report 2022 - GOV.UK.pdf title Annual Report question first answered 20/02/2023 15:42:45 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	631 label Biography information for Baroness Adams of Craigielea

1584771

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what mechanisms exist within the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to enable local authorities to work together and with universities to bid for funding for research projects that require large-scale collaboration across regions or nations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>UKSPF is being delivered by lead local authorities and universities can bid for funding locally, but there is no limit on the scale and scope of projects which can be delivered across regional and national borders.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 20/02/2023 15:37:12 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1583109

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the repeal of section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 on the future supply of private rented accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL5310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey provides information on households and housing stock. The proportion of Private Rented Sector households has remained relatively stable for nearly a decade; the PRS was 19% of households in 2013-14 and continues to be at 19% according to the latest data for 2021-22.  The repeal of Section 21 which is a manifesto commitment will give security of tenure to millions of tenants, empowering them to challenge poor practice and unfair rent increases. We will bring forward legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL5311 question first answered 15/02/2023 14:32:02 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1583110

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to introduce the Renters’ Reform Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL5311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey provides information on households and housing stock. The proportion of Private Rented Sector households has remained relatively stable for nearly a decade; the PRS was 19% of households in 2013-14 and continues to be at 19% according to the latest data for 2021-22.  The repeal of Section 21 which is a manifesto commitment will give security of tenure to millions of tenants, empowering them to challenge poor practice and unfair rent increases. We will bring forward legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL5310 question first answered 15/02/2023 14:32:02 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1583111

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of amending section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 to vary notice periods in line with length of tenancy as an alternative to repeal.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL5312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Ensuring a fair deal for renters remains a priority for this Government, and we will legislate in this Parliament to abolish Section 21 'no fault' evictions'.</p><p>Under our new reforms, we will take a proportionate approach to the period of notice that a landlord must give when using grounds for possession. Tenants must be given sufficient time to find appropriate alternative housing when their landlord requires possession of a property. These changes will sit alongside comprehensive, fair and efficient grounds to ensure landlords have confidence they can regain possession to their properties when it is reasonable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 15/02/2023 12:56:41 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1583119

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Pets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards increasing the availability of pet-friendly housing for people renting their homes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL5320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has committed to giving tenants the right to request a pet that the landlord must consider and cannot unreasonably refuse. We will amend the Tenant Fees Act 2019 so that landlords can require insurance to cover damage to their property caused by pets. We will legislate as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL5321 question first answered 15/02/2023 14:29:19 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1583120

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Pets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their A Fairer Private Rented Sector white paper, published on 16 June 2022, whether they intend to introduce legislation to allow more people to be able to own a pet in their rented home; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL5321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has committed to giving tenants the right to request a pet that the landlord must consider and cannot unreasonably refuse. We will amend the Tenant Fees Act 2019 so that landlords can require insurance to cover damage to their property caused by pets. We will legislate as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL5320 question first answered 15/02/2023 14:29:19 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1583142

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Levelling Up Fund: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what applications for levelling up funding have been received from Northern Ireland; and what was the (1) outcome of each application, and (2) value of the award for successful applications.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2023 answer text <p>Information on the value of awards to successful applicants in <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-fund-first-round-successful-bidders&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cabdcef0f9ae64989230d08db0f452d5e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638120561999129108%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ROKNAzEJPYjImbIlox6RDT18yHDv2i%2FhaAAiR3LXWP8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">round 1</a> and <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-fund-round-2-successful-bidders&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cabdcef0f9ae64989230d08db0f452d5e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638120561999129108%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cbAbRd3ExHkL9tqs4jwz2VDuCGi6HWKl45Ygr9luqz8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">round 2</a> of the Levelling Up Fund, including those in Northern Ireland, have been published on Gov.uk.</p><p>The department has published a number of documents relating to the outcome of rounds 1 and 2 including an Explanatory Note on assessment and decision making, the list of successful bidders and analysis of successful and unsuccessful bids by theme and geography. Currently, the department has no plans to publish further information on the outcome of rounds 1 and 2.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name LUF_bidders_list.xlsx title LUF Round 1 2 file name LUF_R2_list_of_successful_bids.xlsx title LUF Round 2 3 file name Round 1 and 2 NI LUF bidders list.xlsx title Northern Ireland LUF Round 1 & 2 question first answered 16/02/2023 14:39:15 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1582589

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	General Election: Candidates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many days before a general election does an employee who has been selected as a parliamentary candidate have to resign from their job when they are working for (1) the NHS, (2) a local authority, and (3) the Civil Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL5241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>NHS England employees are not subject to any requirements to resign due to parliamentary candidacy. <br> <br> Health is devolved in Scotland and Wales – restrictions relating to parliamentary candidacy on employees of NHS Scotland and NHS Wales are a matter for the Scottish and Welsh governments. <br> <br> A number of specified local authority positions are designated as ‘politically restricted’. Holders of such posts are required to resign before announcing their candidacy for Parliament. Individual local authorities have the flexibility to designate additional positions as ‘politically restricted’. Furthermore, they may also choose to include restrictions relating to parliamentary candidacy in their employment contracts with any of their employees. <br> <br> Civil Servants are disqualified from holding the office of MP. Parliamentary candidates must confirm they are not disqualified from holding the office when completing their consent to nomination form, and therefore cannot be employed in the Civil Service at this point. Furthermore, Civil Servants who are categorised as belonging to politically restricted or politically intermediate groups must resign before being adopted as a prospective candidate by a political party.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 14/02/2023 11:53:51 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1582597

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the amount that local councils spend to fund (a) leisure centres, and (b) swimming pools, and (2) the extent to which this varies across England.
tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
uin	HL5249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>In the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2022-to-2023-budget-individual-local-authority-data&amp;data=05%7C01%7COliver.Hulme%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cb58867bf374c4a5e178e08db05e4cd67%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638110252473259180%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ADUYV6e0atQqfLDCzaIrBgGE1XHJJ12BEWl0HQpVqYY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">local government revenue accounts for 2022/23</a> (attached) , of a total service expenditure budget of £108 billion, £0.4 billion was allocated for ‘recreation and sport’.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 14/02/2023 11:52:08 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL5249 - Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England_ 2022 to 2023 budget individual local authority data - GOV.UK.pdf title Local Government revenue accounts
tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg