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1340333

registered interest
date	25/06/2021
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: 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 contribution of the night lighting specified in newbuild housing on (1) greenfield, and (2) brownfield, developments to preserve dark skies.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes it clear that planning policies and decisions should limit the impact of light pollution on local amenity, dark landscapes and nature conservation, including where there may be impacts on wildlife and ecosystems. This should be considered by local authorities when they are assessing proposals for new housing on both greenfield and brownfield sites.</p><p>The Framework is supported by guidance that emphasises the importance of getting the right light in the right place at the right time and helps local planners and developers to design in ways of avoiding glare and intrusion. The guidance also encourages local planning authorities to engage with all relevant bodies and interested parties who may feel affected by a particular development proposal.</p><p>Additionally, the Government’s 25-Year Environment Plan includes a commitment to cut all forms of pollution and ease the pressure on the environment, including ensuring that light pollution is managed effectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 05/07/2021 14:56:12 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1313686

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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: Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many planning applications for the construction of new homes in England have been granted over the last 10 years; and how many of these applications have yet to commence building.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL78
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>In the 10 years to December 2020, 434,600 planning applications for dwellings have been granted (excluding those granted under permitted development rights), of which 55,400 were major applications and 379,200 were minor applications (source: <em>Live tables on planning application statistics: District planning application statistics (PS2)</em>).</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on the number of applications that have been granted and are yet to commence building.</p><p> </p><p>For more information on planning application statistics, please visit <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fplanning-applications-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C5cd16517176c43285d9008d91636a790%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637565246250364794%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=O7g5GZJcp4PFIcl0OvlnO7wvTUZxZtm5wjfHOL6XAzE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/planning-applications-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 25/05/2021 14:27:51 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 210519 Planning_Application_Statistics_-_Statistical_Release - HL78.pdf title Planning application statistics
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1307668

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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: Poland
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 prevalence of xenophobic acts against Polish citizens resident in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL14808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>We are clear that all forms of hatred, including that based on race, are unacceptable and will be tackled. We have a strong legal framework in place to deal with the perpetrators of hate crime, and we have asked the Law Commission to undertake a full review of the coverage and approach of current hate crime legislative provisions, which will further strengthen this.</p><p>The Government is now considering a range of options to tackle hate crime beyond the current hate crime action plan. We will work with other departments and civil society partners to explore possible approaches, and to ensure a range of views from communities, including Polish, are taken into consideration.</p><p>The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities was also launched to conduct a detailed, data-led examination of inequality across the entire population, and to set out a positive agenda for change. The Government will now consider the recommendations in detail and will respond before the summer.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 22/04/2021 13:19:57 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1254587

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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	Local Government: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the announcement by South Somerset District Council that it intends to develop a battery farm in Fareham, Hampshire with its joint venture partner Opium Power, whether there is any precedent of an English local authority investing in another local authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities borrow and invest under the Prudential Framework. It is a permissive system that gives local authorities wide freedoms to borrow and invest, and determine their own capital strategies, provided they stay within the legal bounds of the Framework and have regard to the statutory guidance. Local authorities remain accountable to their electorate for their investment decisions.</p><p>Government and CIPFA are clear that borrowing to invest for yield is not complaint with the objectives of the Framework. This is consistent with reforms HMT have put in place over the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB), which prevent councils planning to invest primarily for income from borrowing from the PWLB. There is no specific restriction on where local authorities can invest, but councils investing outside their area will need to ensure they are compliant with the Framework.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 07/12/2020 17:33:06 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1238673

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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 algorithmic modelling they have used to identify and plan for (1) the location, and (2) the number, of new homes to be built in England; and whether they will publish the outputs of this modelling.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The consultation on changes to the current planning system sought views on changes to the standard method for assessing local housing need (“the standard method”). Alongside a worked example of the proposed formula, it sets out the elements we want to balance when determining local housing need, including meeting our target of building 300,000 homes, tackling affordability challenges in the places people most want to live and renewing and levelling up our towns and cities.</p><p>Having consulted on each element of the indicative formula, the Government is now reflecting on the feedback. The Government response to the consultation will follow in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 13/10/2020 14:04:53 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1227126

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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 whether resources have been made available to pursue the recommendations of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission in its report Living with beauty, published on 30 January; and if so, (1) what is the extent of those resources, (2) where they have been allocated, and (3) whether the ongoing work on the recommendations includes full engagement with the mass housebuilding industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL7098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the report of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, and is carefully considering its recommendations. A Government response will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 27/07/2020 12:45:07 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1195979

registered interest
date	14/05/2020
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	Roads: Hedges and Ditches
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there has been (1) an increase, or (2) a decrease, in the cutting of roadside verges and hedges by English local authorities since January.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL4525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2020 answer text <p>The department does not collect data on the cutting of roadside hedges and verges by local authorities. Individual local authorities should be contacted to ascertain any change in activity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 29/05/2020 09:21:16 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1195318

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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 plans they have to introduce more elected mayors for local authorities in England; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL4321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has made clear, the Government wants to see more mayors with more powers, and has successfully concluded negotiations with West Yorkshire for a devolution deal involving electing a new mayor in May 2021. The Government intends to set out its future plans for devolution, including future governance arrangements, in a White Paper later this year and intends to work with areas at pace to deliver these plans.</p><p>It is for local areas to decide what governance arrangements would be of most benefit and value to their local communities. As set out in answer to a question (HL17399, answered on 23 July 2019) from the Noble Lord, Lord Grocott, as the effectiveness of local government is dependent on many factors, not simply the governance arrangements, the only assessment undertaken by Government of governance models has been to focus on what different models can deliver; it has concluded that only the mayoral model provides that single point of accountability necessary if significant powers and budgets are to be devolved to an area.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL4364 question first answered 27/05/2020 13:18:45 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1195339

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Religious Freedom: Turkey
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 right of Turkish citizens resident in the UK to freedom of religious worship.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL4342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, democracy, the rule of law, and equal rights define us as a society. The Government is determined to promote these values, working in partnership alongside all our faith communities.</p><p>Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right, and one which underpins many of the others. Where freedom of religion or belief is under attack, often other freedoms are under attack too.  It is important that everyone has the right to speak freely, and our strong legal framework provides the appropriate space to do so.</p><p>Britain has a proud tradition of religious tolerance, within the law. The Government is committed to creating a society in which all people are free to express their religious identity and live without fear of harassment and crime because of it.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that people are protected against discrimination because of religion or belief, and that they are able to exercise the right to hold and manifest their beliefs in a reasonable manner.</p><p>The Government will always protect people’s legitimate rights – for example, to free speech and to practise their religion within the law. The right to freedom of expression is a fundamental value of our democracy. It is protected by Article 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998, which incorporated into British law the rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 26/05/2020 12:12:36 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1195361

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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 assessment they have made of the effectiveness of local authorities in England that (1) have elected mayors, and (2) do not have elected mayors.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL4364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has made clear, the Government wants to see more mayors with more powers, and has successfully concluded negotiations with West Yorkshire for a devolution deal involving electing a new mayor in May 2021. The Government intends to set out its future plans for devolution, including future governance arrangements, in a White Paper later this year and intends to work with areas at pace to deliver these plans.</p><p>It is for local areas to decide what governance arrangements would be of most benefit and value to their local communities. As set out in answer to a question (HL17399, answered on 23 July 2019) from the Noble Lord, Lord Grocott, as the effectiveness of local government is dependent on many factors, not simply the governance arrangements, the only assessment undertaken by Government of governance models has been to focus on what different models can deliver; it has concluded that only the mayoral model provides that single point of accountability necessary if significant powers and budgets are to be devolved to an area.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL4321 question first answered 27/05/2020 13:18:45 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten