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1723079

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government by what mechanism their proposed planning and infrastructure bill will ensure the provision of new local-authority-owned Gypsy and Traveller sites.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
uin	HL245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2024 answer text <p>Requirements relating to planning for traveller sites are set out in the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites, revised in 2023. This asks local planning authorities to produce their own assessment of needs for traveller sites in their area and use this evidence to set pitch targets in the Local Plan for Gypsies and Travellers and plot targets for travelling show people. In producing the Local Plan for their area, local planning authorities should identify and update annually a supply of deliverable sites to provide 5 years’ worth of sites against local targets.</p><p> </p><p>Work is underway on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. More information on what the bill will do is provided here in published (attached) background briefing: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F6697f5c10808eaf43b50d18e%2FThe_King_s_Speech_2024_background_briefing_notes.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cae0bc61e82f3479805fe08dcb5fb8254%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638585339053839697%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=HIUOV%2FxQkUfqfSQIz%2BLb6n%2BlbH6idCh4CB1VtdlxVE4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">FINAL - 17/07/24 King's Speech 2024 background briefing final GOV.uk.docx (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Taylor of Stevenage question first answered 06/08/2024 15:22:40 answering member 4956 label Biography information for Baroness Taylor of Stevenage attachment 1 file name FINAL - 17_07_24 King's Speech 2024 background briefing final GOV.uk.docx.pdf title King's Speech
tabling member	4285 label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

1694456

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will undertake a review of the effectiveness of the (a) Social Housing Act 2023 and (b) Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 in relation to (i) the protection of and (ii) the provision of opportunities for recourse to action for residents living on local authority-owned Gypsy and Traveller sites that are in need of repair.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	17609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>Responsibility for the provision, repairs and maintenance of traveller sites is with local authorities.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 13/03/2024 11:31:10 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1693459

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) Birmingham City Council and (b) other Local Authorities designate an adequate number of authorised Gypsy and Traveller Sites.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	16875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Responsibility for the assessment of and provision for traveller sites is with local authorities.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 11/03/2024 14:41:26 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1672792

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
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 report by Friends, Families and Travellers, Kicking the Can down the Road: the planning and provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites in England 1960–2023; and what steps, if any, they will take to implement its recommendations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the report by Friends, Families and Travellers on the planning and provision of traveller sites in England that was published in November 2023. It is the responsibility of local planning authorities to make their own assessment of the need for traveller sites and in producing their local plan to identify sites to meet that need.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 06/12/2023 14:50:42 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1662012

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of short stop sites for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Community.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	200506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Plan policies, including those relating to gypsy and traveller provision, are tested at examination by an independently appointed Inspector before they can be adopted. The examination of the plan will consider whether adequate site provision has been made for gypsies and travellers based on assessed needs.</p><p>This Department does not make an assessment of the effectiveness of short stop sites for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Community, whether such sites are transit sites or provided as part of negotiated stopping agreements with the local authority.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 200508 200510 question first answered 16/10/2023 15:10:52 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1662014

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to assess the adequacy of the number of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers in local plans.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	200508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Plan policies, including those relating to gypsy and traveller provision, are tested at examination by an independently appointed Inspector before they can be adopted. The examination of the plan will consider whether adequate site provision has been made for gypsies and travellers based on assessed needs.</p><p>This Department does not make an assessment of the effectiveness of short stop sites for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Community, whether such sites are transit sites or provided as part of negotiated stopping agreements with the local authority.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 200506 200510 question first answered 16/10/2023 15:10:53 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1662016

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of his Department's guidance to local authorities on the requirements for the (a) number of pitches and (b) infrastructure within Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	200510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Plan policies, including those relating to gypsy and traveller provision, are tested at examination by an independently appointed Inspector before they can be adopted. The examination of the plan will consider whether adequate site provision has been made for gypsies and travellers based on assessed needs.</p><p>This Department does not make an assessment of the effectiveness of short stop sites for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Community, whether such sites are transit sites or provided as part of negotiated stopping agreements with the local authority.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 200506 200508 question first answered 16/10/2023 15:10:52 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1653937

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to amend the planning policy definition of Gypsies and Travellers in Planning Policy for Traveller Sites 2015; and whether he plans to revert to the definition used in Planning Policy for Traveller Sites 2012.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	194795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is carefully considering the policy contained in the Planning Policy Traveller Sites 2015 following the court judgment in Lisa Smith v SSLUHC [2022]</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 04/09/2023 12:21:08 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1608748

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure local authorities are meeting the accommodation needs of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	176787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Specific planning policies for traveller sites are set out in the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites document which should be read in conjunction with the National Planning Policy Framework. Local authorities are best placed to make decisions about the number and location of such sites locally, having had due regard to national policy and local circumstances.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 26/04/2023 08:57:57 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1606584

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many authorised Traveller sites in England are within 50 metres of (1) A-roads, (2) motorways, (3) sewage stations, (4) waste recycling centres, (5) industrial estates, and (6) railway lines.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL6777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) does not hold data centrally on the location of authorised traveller sites. The Planning Policy for Traveller Sites states that Local Planning Authorities, when developing their Local Plan, should ensure that traveller sites are sustainable economically, socially and environmentally.</p><p>Under the Local Air Quality Management Framework, as part of the Environment Act, all Local Authorities in England are required to assess air quality in their area.</p><p>The Government does not hold centrally information on complaints for statutory nuisances. Section 78R of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 requires Local Authorities and the Environment Agency to keep a public register about contaminated land in their respective areas.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL6778 HL6779 HL6780 question first answered 03/04/2023 11:13:53 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker