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1059613

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Parking Offences: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the proposals contained within the Parking (Code of Practice) Bill, what plans they have to introduce a single appeals service for the private parking sector.
tabling member printed	Viscount Astor
uin	HL13636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of the Parking (Code of Practice) Bill, which we believe will get the fairest deal for motorists, operators and landowners. Our current intention is to appoint a single appeals service for the private parking sector, using the powers granted by the Parking (Code of Practice) Bill should it pass in to law.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 14/02/2019 17:16:29 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3429 label Biography information for Viscount Astor

1059623

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Rent to Buy Scheme
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 approval rate of new affordable Rent To Buy housing since the publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework on 24 July 2018; and whether they intend to publish further guidance to encourage local authorities to consider this form of affordable housing.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL13645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of planning permissions granted for different type of affordable housing is not recorded at a national level. Homes England publish statistics on the number of affordable housing units delivered through schemes such as Rent to Buy and the Greater London Authority report on units delivered through their affordable housing programmes.</p><p>We are reviewing guidance that will assist delivery of Rent to Buy and will publish this in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/02/2019 14:07:35 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1059624

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	First Time Buyers: Government Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support first-time buyers on low to middle incomes who are unable to afford a deposit whilst paying rent on a home.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL13646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Government-backed schemes including Help to Buy - Equity Loan, Help to Buy ISA and Lifetime ISA have helped over 500,000 households into home-ownership since 2010. The Autumn Budget 2018 provided an additional £7.2 billion for a new Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme to run from April 2021 to March 2023, which will exclusively help first time buyers. In addition to this the Stamp Duty relief for first time buyers introduced at the Autumn Budget 2017 will help over one million households over the next 5 years.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/02/2019 14:08:02 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1059625

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Property Guardians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 covers the rights of individuals who hold a licence as a property guardian.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grender
uin	HL13647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 will apply to any tenants occupying guardian properties on Assured Shorthold Tenancies. The provisions of the Act will not apply to people who hold licences to occupy; these individuals can contact their local authority if they are concerned about potential health and safety hazards. If these hazards are present, local authorities have tough enforcement powers that are not dependent on the type of tenancy or licence held.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/02/2019 16:37:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4291 label Biography information for Baroness Grender

1059626

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Property Guardians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have provided to local authorities about the inspection of properties occupied by licensed property guardians that may be subject to house in multiple occupation licensing requirements.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grender
uin	HL13648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Whether or not a property is a house in multiple occupation (HMO) is set out in Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004, and this definition includes properties occupied under licence agreements. A property that is occupied by three or more people who are from more than one family and who share one or more basic amenity is an HMO, although there are some exemptions to this set out in Part 2 of the Act. HMOs with more than five tenants comprising two or more separate households are usually required to be licensed by the local authority, and local authorities can designate ‘Additional Licensing’ areas, where HMOs with fewer than five tenants are licensed if necessary.</p><p>Detailed guidance for local authorities on the HMO licensing provisions in the Housing Act 2004 is available on the gov.uk website. This guidance covers all properties including those occupied by licensed property guardians. We are also undertaking a review of enforcement guidance for local authorities on private rented sector enforcement. We expect to publish this guidance by the end of March, and to deliver training for all local authorities in March and April.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL13649 question first answered 21/02/2019 16:36:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4291 label Biography information for Baroness Grender

1059627

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Property Guardians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria would result in a property that is used as a dwelling by a property guardian licensee being designated as a house in multiple occupation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grender
uin	HL13649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Whether or not a property is a house in multiple occupation (HMO) is set out in Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004, and this definition includes properties occupied under licence agreements. A property that is occupied by three or more people who are from more than one family and who share one or more basic amenity is an HMO, although there are some exemptions to this set out in Part 2 of the Act. HMOs with more than five tenants comprising two or more separate households are usually required to be licensed by the local authority, and local authorities can designate ‘Additional Licensing’ areas, where HMOs with fewer than five tenants are licensed if necessary.</p><p>Detailed guidance for local authorities on the HMO licensing provisions in the Housing Act 2004 is available on the gov.uk website. This guidance covers all properties including those occupied by licensed property guardians. We are also undertaking a review of enforcement guidance for local authorities on private rented sector enforcement. We expect to publish this guidance by the end of March, and to deliver training for all local authorities in March and April.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL13648 question first answered 21/02/2019 16:36:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4291 label Biography information for Baroness Grender

1059634

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Controlling Migration Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the Controlling Migration Fund has been spent to date; and what estimate they have made of when the total Fund will be spent.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL13655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Controlling Migration Fund opened in November 2016 with the aim of easing pressures on local services linked to recent migration and providing targeted immigration enforcement activity.</p><p>Until 2020 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has contributed £100 million of funding, with the Home Office contributing £40 million worth of enforcement activity.</p><p>To date the MHCLG element of the fund has approved £73.6 million for projects covering tackling rogue landlords; building cohesion and integration within communities; supporting learning of English language; building capacity to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children; establishing Local Authority Asylum Support Liaison Officers to help new refugees transition from government-funded support into mainstream society and a Modern Day Slavery pilot in 6 local authorities to support the transition process of victims leaving safe houses.</p><p>The deadline for applications to the final round of the MHCLG element of the programme was 1 October last year. We received 149 bids from local authorities for the remaining £26.4 million of available funding. We hope to announce our decisions on these applications soon.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/02/2019 16:36:54 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1059641

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 11 February (HL13242), whether local authorities are meeting the government's stated expectations of making savings while continuing to provide excellent services to local communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL13661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Councils have done fantastically well in reforming the way they work to become more efficient, both in back-office functions and front-line service delivery – and we welcome that. But with councils accounting for a quarter of all public spending, we and the sector know there is more to do. Councils need to continue playing their part in tackling the deficit, and we will be supporting them to do so. Across the country, councils are looking at ways to:</p><ul><li>manage demand for transformed services</li><li>deliver services differently with partners,</li><li>make greater use of technology to reduce cost and improve service quality,</li><li>become more commercial, and</li><li>improve staff productivity.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/02/2019 14:09:42 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

1059642

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which local authorities are failing to make savings while continuing to provide excellent services to local communities in line with the government's stated expectations; and what remedial action, if any, they propose.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL13662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Councils have done fantastically well in reforming the way they work to become more efficient, both in back-office functions and front-line service delivery – and we welcome that. But with councils accounting for a quarter of all public spending, we and the sector know there is more to do. Councils need to continue playing their part in tackling the deficit, and we will be supporting them to do so. Across the country, councils are looking at ways to:</p><ul><li>manage demand for transformed services and deliver services differently with partners,</li><li>make greater use of technology to reduce cost and improve service quality,</li><li>become more commercial, and</li><li>improve staff productivity.</li></ul><p>In terms of specific councils, there is no definitive list or “right answer” on this, and it is local areas that are responsible for managing their own resources and performance. My department looks at risk levels in councils so that we can work with the Local Government Association and across Government to support them and prevent financial or service delivery failure.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/02/2019 16:17:37 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

1059643

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Property Guardians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to (1) regulating property guardianship, (2) curbing the practice of housing low-income workers in sub-standard, unsafe and unsanitary living conditions, and (3) reclassifying property guardianship under the regulatory framework applicable to houses in multiple occupation.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL13663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department is reviewing guidance for current and prospective guardians, to ensure it is as clear and useful as possible.</p><p>Officials are also currently reviewing and refreshing the guidance to local authorities on their enforcement powers, including property guardianships. Under the Housing Act 2004, local authorities have a legal duty to keep the housing conditions in their area under review and identify any action that may need to be taken. Electrical safety, gas safety and fire safety requirements apply to all private rented sector properties, including guardian properties. The Housing Health &amp; Safety Rating System (HHSRS) can be used to assess hazards in residential premises including those let to property guardians and applies to all parts of a building that are occupied as a dwelling. If a local authority identifies a serious ‘category 1’ hazard, they have a duty to take action and have the power to take action to address ‘category 2’ hazards.</p><p>Whether or not a property is a house in multiple occupation (HMO) is set out in the Housing Act 2004, and this definition can include guardian properties occupied by tenants who hold licences, provided the property being occupied meets one of the HMO tests set out in Section 254 of the Act. There are no plans to change this classification.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/02/2019 16:38:49 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley