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709522

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of how many councils’ Troubled Families programmes help parents work through difficulties in their personal relationships as well as their parenting skills.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL5929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>A survey of key workers found that 82 per cent provide support to address parenting difficulties and issues with their clients at least once a week. Much of the work done with families supports the family, as a whole, to function.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/03/2017 13:07:23 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

709525

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they have given, or plan to give, to the Local Government Pension Scheme and similar public sector pension schemes, concerning the scope of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
tabling member printed	Lord Hutton of Furness
uin	HL5932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Local Government Pension Scheme is the only major public sector pension scheme which maintains independent investment funds out of which member benefits are paid. Investment decisions are the responsibility of scheme administering authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/03/2017 13:08:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	494 label Biography information for Lord Hutton of Furness

709536

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Surrey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, and if so what, discussions took place between DCLG and Surrey County Council about plans for a referendum on council tax increases; and if so, whether anyone working in the Prime Minister's office or at No 10 Downing Street was aware of or involved in those discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>As part of the statutory draft Local Government Finance Settlement consultation, the Department for Communities and Local Government and other parts of government discuss local government funding with councils across the country, of all types and all political colours. This happens every year and necessarily involves councils making direct representations to the government.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government laid a Written Ministerial Statement before the House of Commons on 9 February specifically regarding the conversations that were had between the Department and Surrey County Council about the Local Government Finance Settlement. The WMS (attached) can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-02-09/HCWS470" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-02-09/HCWS470</a></p><p>The WMS was also repeated in the House of Lords on 9 February. This can be found (attached) at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Lords/2017-02-09/HLWS474/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Lords/2017-02-09/HLWS474/</a></p><p>The correspondence between Surrey County Council, MPs, and the Department on this matter is available online:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/surrey-county-council" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/surrey-county-council</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 170322 WMS Commons HCWS470.pdf title Commons WMS - HCWS470 2 file name 170322 WMS Lords HLWS474.pdf title Lords WMS - HLWS474 question first answered 22/03/2017 12:23:18 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

709154

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing: Construction
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 New Civic Housebuilding model, developed by Shelter, in order to address the supply of affordable housing in Britain today.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL5911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the report from Shelter as a helpful contribution to the housing debate. The Government agrees with the assertion that the current business model for delivering homes cannot address the housing shortage alone.</p><p>That is why we are determined to diversify the housing market, with the White Paper setting out measures to support smaller and medium sized builders, boost productivity and innovation by encouraging modern methods of construction, and attract investors into the development of homes for rent as well as for sale.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 14/03/2017 14:52:38 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

708692

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 2 March (HL Deb, col 941) that London boroughs can already apply to the Secretary of State for consent to restrict short-term letting in a particular area where necessary, how many such applications from London boroughs have been received, and how many have been granted.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL5823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>One application has been received. The application was not granted.</p><p>The London Borough which submitted the application was invited to re-submit the application with a more targeted approach to identify the problem properties from which it considered the right to short-term let should be suspended.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 14/03/2017 14:53:06 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

708696

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission
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, where an application for temporary planning permission is made in respect of planning activity which may have a significant impact on the local environment beyond the area to which the application relates, the application is dealt with appropriately.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL5827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Planning law requires that applications for planning permission must be determined in accordance with the development plan for the area, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The weight to be given to other material considerations, which may include the impact on the local environment beyond the application site, is a matter for the decision maker to determine in each case.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/03/2017 13:07:06 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

708705

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Waste Management: Fees and Charges
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 appropriateness of the charging regime for DIY waste made by some councils, such as Wokingham.
tabling member printed	Baroness Parminter
uin	HL5836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Local Authorities (prohibition of Charging Residents to Deposit Household Waste) Order 2015 prevents local authorities from charging their residents to dispose of household waste and recycling at household waste recycling centres. Furthermore, Government has been clear that DIY waste should be classed as household waste if it results from work a householder (living within the authority area) would normally carry out, and that this should be disposed of at household waste recycling centres for free.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/03/2017 13:06:33 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4178 label Biography information for Baroness Parminter

706882

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Holocaust: Monuments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the extent and duration of public consultation prior to the decision to site the National Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens; and what was the cost of that consultation.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>A nationwide public consultation was conducted in 2014 by the Prime Minister's Holocaust Commission, which received almost 2500 responses. The resulting recommendation to establish a new National Memorial to the Holocaust with a co-located education centre, prominently located in central London, was welcomed by all main political parties. The costs of this exercise were not recorded separately.</p><p>The cross-party United Kingdom Holocaust Memorial Foundation, which advises Government in taking these recommendations forward, then, over an 18 month period, conducted a search of London for the best possible site for such an important project. More than fifty sites were considered and the Foundation found that by far the most fitting, prominent and powerful location for the new memorial and education centre was alongside parliament in Victoria Tower Gardens, a site owned by Government.</p><p>The Foundation is now consulting with local residents, as well as members of the public all around the United Kingdom, on the choice of design team to take the project forward. As with all developments, the project will be subject to the full democratic planning process and all the appropriate consultations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 09/03/2017 16:59:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

706888

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria were used in allocating the transition grant to local authorities, in the light of the NAO report, <i>Transition grant and rural services delivery grant</i>, published in February, which found that the level of need or demand for local services was not considered when the Department for Communities and Local Government designed the grant.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>My department has published an explanatory note (attached) on the method of allocation of the Transition Grant for 2016/17. A copy has been placed in the library of both Houses.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 15/03/2017 17:18:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 170315 Explanatory note Transition - HL5741.pdf title Transition Grant 2016 /17
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

706904

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the average number of rough sleepers in England on each night in 2017; whether that figure has increased since 2010, and if so, by how much; and what strategy they have to tackle rough sleeping in the UK.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The government publishes an annual single night snapshot of rough sleeping in England. This year, we published demographic data on rough sleepers for the first time. This covers gender, age and nationality. The latest statistics (attached) can be found on gov.uk.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/585713/Rough_Sleeping_Autumn_2016_Statistical_Release.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/585713/Rough_Sleeping_Autumn_2016_Statistical_Release.pdf</a></p><p>We overhauled the methodology for counting rough sleepers in 2010, so that now every council has to report the scale of the problem in their area.</p><p>We are taking action to prevent and reduce rough sleeping. We are investing £20 million in 48 projects to help new rough sleepers, or people at imminent risk of sleeping rough, get the support they need. As well as this, we have provided £10 million of funding for eight Social Impact Bonds to provide targeted support for up to 1,200 single homeless people with complex needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/03/2017 17:22:27 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 170303 Rough Sleeping Autumn 2016 Statistical Release-- HL5757.pdf title Latest Statistics on Rough Sleeping
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian