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registered interest
date	03/09/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure the provision of sufficient funding for district councils in two-tier areas to support (1) the public health work of their environmental health staff and departments as part of the work on COVID-19, and (2) tracking, tracing and isolating work in partnership with Government.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL7770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>Councils across the country are supporting communities, protecting the most vulnerable and helping the NHS in our efforts to combat Covid-19. We are providing local authorities with an unprecedented package of support, allocating £4.3 billion of support for spending pressures, including £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced grants and the £600 million Infection Control Fund. In total, the government has provided £5 billion in cashflow measures and almost £28 billion in additional funding for local communities, to ensure they can meet the unique pressures that the covid-19 pandemic has placed upon them. I believe these measures amount to a comprehensive package of support.</p><p>The Secretary of State has also announced measures to address lost income, including:</p><ul><li>A co-payment scheme to cover irrecoverable Sales, Fees and Charges income in 20/21 with the Government covering 75% of losses beyond 5% of planned income</li><li>Phased repayment of Collection Fund deficits over the next 3 years</li><li>A commitment to support the sector through an apportionment of irrecoverable Council Tax and Business Rates losses, to be agreed at the Spending Review.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL7775 question first answered 17/09/2020 15:58:21 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1231371

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Urban Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to discourage the use of private combustion engine motor vehicles in cities, and (2) to promote the use of public transport in cities and elsewhere, during the remainder of 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL7771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is providing £225 million of emergency funding to local authorities in the current financial year to enable them to introduce measures to support more cycling and walking. The Department for Transport issued guidance to local authorities in May, which suggested that they should make significant changes to their road layouts to give more space to cyclists and pedestrians. This will help give people a safe alternative to the car for short journeys.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting the transition to cleaner vehicles by investing around £2.5bn,‎ with grants available for plug in vehicles, as well as funding to support charge point infrastructure at homes, workplaces, on residential streets and across the wider roads network.</p><p> </p><p>Since March, the Department for Transport has announced over £700 million to support the continued operation of bus and light rail services. The latest funding packages, running from August 4, include £37.4 million over 12 weeks for light rail operators and a rolling package of funding of £27.3 million per week for bus operators in England, outside London. It is also developing plans for a national marketing campaign to promote travel by bus.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 17/09/2020 12:39:41 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1231372

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliament: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans there are to provide COVID-19 testing facilities within the Palace of Westminster or the Parliamentary Estate; and if there are any such plans, what advice will be provided to members in the House of Lords on the frequency with which they should, or must, be tested.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL7772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. <br>We have sought advice from Public Health England in developing a policy on testing. Our policy remains that we adhere to applicable Government and PHE guidance, which is that anyone who is symptomatic should seek a test. That guidance also suggests testing of key workers who are self-isolating or whose household contains someone exhibiting the three main COVID-19 symptoms. The Parliamentary authorities have put in place a limited capacity for delivery of these tests. The testing is in order to maintain the resilience of the operation of the Chamber and committees. As testing is only availability in these limited circumstances, there is no advice on the frequency of testing. <br>No one should come onto the Estate if they have symptoms, for any reason.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 30/09/2020 11:40:21 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1231373

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Local Government: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to devolve decision-making on local COVID-19 restrictions to local government; and if they have any such plans, whether district councils in two-tier local government areas will be included in the bodies making those decisions.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL7773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>Central Government is working closely with local areas through the Joint Biosecurity Centre, NHS Test and Trace and Public Health England to support local decision-making and keep Ministers updated on outbreaks. Under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.3) Regulations 2020 which came into force on 18 July, local authorities have new powers to impose restrictions in respect of venues, events and public outdoor places. These powers are in addition to the existing powers they have under diverse legislation such as public health, health and safety and environmental health laws. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care retains the ability to direct local authorities to take action, and to consider whether any use of these new powers is appropriate. Where more restrictive powers are needed, this will be a matter for Ministers. At every step, central Government will remain integral to the response and will ensure it is appropriate to protect the public.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/09/2020 15:27:43 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1231374

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Test and Trace Support Payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the cost of the self-isolation payment scheme they estimate will be administration costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL7774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government will fully cover the payments to eligible applicants as well as the administration costs of the scheme. The total expenditure will depend on the incidence of COVID-19 over the coming months. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health and Social Care will be providing more information on the cost of the scheme as it is evaluated.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 08/10/2020 11:27:23 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1231375

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
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	Local Government: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they have provided to local authorities (1) to maintain existing services, and (2) to temporarily backfill posts in areas such as environmental and public health while existing staff are redeployed to work connected with COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL7775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>Councils across the country are supporting communities, protecting the most vulnerable and helping the NHS in our efforts to combat Covid-19. We are providing local authorities with an unprecedented package of support, allocating £4.3 billion of support for spending pressures, including £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced grants and the £600 million Infection Control Fund. In total, the government has provided £5 billion in cashflow measures and almost £28 billion in additional funding for local communities, to ensure they can meet the unique pressures that the covid-19 pandemic has placed upon them. I believe these measures amount to a comprehensive package of support.</p><p>The Secretary of State has also announced measures to address lost income, including:</p><ul><li>A co-payment scheme to cover irrecoverable Sales, Fees and Charges income in 20/21 with the Government covering 75% of losses beyond 5% of planned income</li><li>Phased repayment of Collection Fund deficits over the next 3 years</li><li>A commitment to support the sector through an apportionment of irrecoverable Council Tax and Business Rates losses, to be agreed at the Spending Review.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL7770 question first answered 17/09/2020 15:58:21 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1230972

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Contact Tracing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether those local authorities which are now tracing positive COVID-19 cases on behalf of the national test and trace system will be given further authority to trace contacts resulting from those cases locally rather than having to pass them back to the national system.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL7640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department is currently working with a number of local authorities to identifying clusters and outbreaks. These are escalated to local public health specialists, in line with existing health protection incident management arrangements.</p><p>If someone has tested positive for COVID-19 and we have been unable to contact them, we may pass their contact details to the local authority team to collect information about their contacts.</p><p>Also, where someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 works in or has recently attended a complex setting such as a prison, school, or hospital, contact tracing will be carried out by local public health specialists.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/09/2020 15:26:12 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1230973

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Restoring Your Railway Fund: East Lancashire Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they received any bid to the Restoring Your Railway Fund for enhancements, including a passing loop, on the eleven-mile long single-track siding that forms the portion of the East Lancashire line between Gannow Junction and Colne.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL7641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department has not received any bid to the Restoring Your Railway fund regarding the current single line section between Gannow Junction and Colne. Potential improvements to this section of the East Lancashire line were explored as part of the early feasibility work and this is informing development work on the potential reinstatement of the Skipton-Colne rail link.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/09/2020 14:47:02 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1230974

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	Pocket Parks Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make another funding round for schemes for the funding of pocket parks.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL7642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>In the last 2 years Government has made £16.3 million available to support parks and green spaces, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£9.7 million Local Authority Parks Improvement Fund</li><li>£5.1 million Pocket Parks and Pocket Parks Plus programmes (in addition to £1.05 million on Pocket Parks in 2015/16)</li><li>£1.41 million to test and pilot new management and funding models for parks through the Future Parks Accelerator programme and to support Newcastle City Council development of parks charitable trust.</li></ul><p>In addition to this, the Government has recently announced £40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund in England. The fund will support projects that are ready to deliver and focus on nature restoration, nature-based solutions and engagement with nature. The fund will protect up to 2000 jobs and create up to 3000 more whilst delivering against the goals of the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan. Further information on the fund can be found at:</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/09/2020 14:02:48 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1230975

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Rights of Way: Coronavirus
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 case for an extension of the 2026 cut-off date for registration of historic rights of way in view of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL7643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for the management and maintenance of public rights of way. They are required to keep a Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) to plan improvements to the rights of way network in their area, which are usually available on the authority’s website. This must include an assessment of the local rights of way including the condition of the network.</p><p> </p><p>Deferring the 2026 cut-off date for registration of historic rights of way is a possibility, which would create more time for the reforms to rights of way legislation to be implemented effectively. We must weigh this against the desire for certainty around where rights of way exist, which implementing the cut-off date will bring. Officials intend to meet the rights of way reform Stakeholder Working Group soon and will discuss this issue with them and others before we come to a decision.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/09/2020 14:35:38 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves