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1328012

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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: Meetings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they will give to local councils to enable them to safely comply with the Government's guidance on returning to holding council meetings in public.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>As councils now need to meet in person, we have published updated guidance on how to minimise the risks of face-to-face meetings, supported by unprecedented emergency funding to manage the impact of the pandemic.</p><p>The Government has committed over £45 billion to help local authorities support their communities and local businesses during the pandemic, including over £12 billion directly to councils in England to tackle the impacts of COVID-19. Over £6 billion of this is unringfenced and so, where needed, it can be used to ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place to manage any risks involved in face-to-face meetings while COVID-19 restrictions remain in place.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 09/06/2021 12:31:39 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1328013

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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: Meetings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, while national COVID-19 restrictions remain in force, what powers local councils have to ensure that all those who attend council meetings have tested negative for COVID-19 before they are permitted entry.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>Ultimately it is for individual local authorities to satisfy themselves that they have met the requirements for public access and apply the COVID-19 guidance to ensure meetings take place safely. Government has published updated guidance to highlight ways in which councils can, if necessary, minimise the need for, or risks of, face-to-face meetings.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 09/06/2021 12:32:05 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1327221

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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	Immigration: Hong Kong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual budget for reception centres for Hong Kong residents seeking to live in the UK; where they plan to locate any such reception centres; and how many, if any, are currently operational.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>MHCLG is providing over £5 million to fund 12 new Welcome Hubs across the UK – nine in England, mapped to the nine English regions, and one each in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. By utilising existing Strategic Migration Partnerships and other important local connections, these hubs will help to ensure a warm welcome for all Hong Kong BN(O) status holders by providing practical advice and assistance to all BN(O)s who require it.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 01/06/2021 12:16:43 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1327222

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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 Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to establishing housing allocation numbers for local authorities, what is the current assumed net immigration for each of the next 15 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not set housing allocation numbers. The Government’s Local Housing Need formula, otherwise known as “the standard method” is set out in guidance and is used by local authorities to determine the starting point when planning for housing. Local planning authorities should take into account land supply considerations and environmental constraints (such as Green Belt) before determining the number of homes likely to be delivered in the area.</p><p>The standard method is based on the 2014 household projections, these projections incorporate population projections and therefore migration data. Population data is published by the ONS, see attached: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/nationalpopulationprojections/2015-10-29" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/nationalpopulationprojections/2015-10-29</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 08/06/2021 15:22:19 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name National Population Projections - Office for National Statistics - HL518.pdf title National Population projections
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1327223

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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: Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the impact of their policy towards immigration from Hong Kong has been incorporated into housing allocation (1) calculations, and (2) provision.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text <p>The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa route is a positive offer for British National (Overseas) status holders and their dependants. To be eligible for the Hong Kong BN(O) visa route, status holders must prove that they are able to sustain themselves and their families in the UK for six months.</p><p>Those on the BN(O) visa route will have a ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF) condition attached to their leave, which prevents them from accessing local authority-allocated social housing allocations and homelessness assistance.</p><p>After 5 years, Hong Kong BN(O) status holders will be able to apply for settled status, and if granted settled status will then be eligible for both social housing and homelessness assistance on the same basis as British citizens. We will keep the position in relation to social housing allocations under review.</p><p>We recognise that local authorities may be expected to provide some form of housing support, for example, in managing tenancies, assessing any eligibility for local deposit schemes and understanding rights and entitlements to housing and welfare support, where it is appropriate. That is why the Government is making over £30 million available to local authorities in England to provide targeted support to Hong Kong British National (Overseas) status holders who need additional English for Speakers of Other Languages and/or destitution support including support with housing costs. This targeted support funding factors in the potential impacts on homelessness, housing and translation services demands.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 08/06/2021 15:11:54 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann