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65943

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable disabled people to locate suitable properties in their locality.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting disabled people to live safely in accommodation suitable to their needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To facilitate the provision of suitable housing in England, the Government is providing £315 million over 5 years for the Care and Support Specialised Housing fund. The main aim of the fund is to support and accelerate the development of the specialised housing market for older people and disabled adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government is providing £785 million between 2011-12 – 2014-15 for the Disabled Facilities Grant which is administered by local authorities in England and provides adaptations to the homes of disabled people to help them to live as independently as possible in their own home.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to require local authorities to provide lists of homes suitable for disabled people. However a number of local authorities maintain 'accessible housing registers', and in London there is a city wide London Accessible Housing Register (<a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/housing-land/renting-home/london-accessible-housing-register" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/housing-land/renting-home/london-accessible-housing-register</a>).<br> <br></p><p><br></p><p>The Government believes it is important that people who require accessible housing are given the right level of priority under a council’s housing allocation scheme, and that councils and social landlords are able to make the best use of affordable housing in their area, including accommodation which is accessible or has been adapted. We have retained the statutory ‘reasonable preference’ requirements which ensure that priority for social housing is given to those who need to move on medical and welfare grounds (including grounds relating to a disability).</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Around half of all disabled people are also older people, and the Department for Communities and Local Government supports FirstStop Advice, a national information and advice service that can help older people to locate more suitable properties to move to, or to access services to help them repair, adapt or improve their current homes to make them more suitable for older age.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL871 question first answered 18/07/2014 13:55:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

65944

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require local authorities to provide a list of suitable accessible homes for disabled people in their local area.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting disabled people to live safely in accommodation suitable to their needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To facilitate the provision of suitable housing in England, the Government is providing £315 million over 5 years for the Care and Support Specialised Housing fund. The main aim of the fund is to support and accelerate the development of the specialised housing market for older people and disabled adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government is providing £785 million between 2011-12 – 2014-15 for the Disabled Facilities Grant which is administered by local authorities in England and provides adaptations to the homes of disabled people to help them to live as independently as possible in their own home.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to require local authorities to provide lists of homes suitable for disabled people. However a number of local authorities maintain 'accessible housing registers', and in London there is a city wide London Accessible Housing Register (<a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/housing-land/renting-home/london-accessible-housing-register" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/housing-land/renting-home/london-accessible-housing-register</a>).<br> <br></p><p><br></p><p>The Government believes it is important that people who require accessible housing are given the right level of priority under a council’s housing allocation scheme, and that councils and social landlords are able to make the best use of affordable housing in their area, including accommodation which is accessible or has been adapted. We have retained the statutory ‘reasonable preference’ requirements which ensure that priority for social housing is given to those who need to move on medical and welfare grounds (including grounds relating to a disability).</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Around half of all disabled people are also older people, and the Department for Communities and Local Government supports FirstStop Advice, a national information and advice service that can help older people to locate more suitable properties to move to, or to access services to help them repair, adapt or improve their current homes to make them more suitable for older age.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL870 question first answered 18/07/2014 13:55:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

65945

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that estate agents are trained to help disabled people find suitable accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to provide training in this specific area. However, we understand the National Association of Estate Agents provides customer services training for those employed in this field including understanding the customer’s needs. It is in the interests of Estate Agents to understand the needs of all their potential customers, including the disabled customers, so that they can compete effectively to win new business and grow. The Government sets the open, market framework in which companies can compete for business on fair terms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government does however encourage companies to make their businesses more accessible to disabled people and embrace the positive business opportunities presented by disabled customers; guidance is available on the gov.uk website for both employees and employers. It covers what businesses must do to comply with the law, to ensure that everyone they employ or serve is treated equally and according to their needs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/07/2014 14:40:12 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

65946

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Better Care Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total amount of Better Care Fund money which has been allocated to housing over the next two years by each of the localities that have submitted plans.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The amount of Better Care Fund (BCF) money that each area will spend on housing and housing related services will be for local decision, reflecting local priorities as articulated in joint health and wellbeing strategies.</p><p> </p><p>As announced by the Department of Health and the Department for Communities and Local Government on 5 July, local health and wellbeing boards will be submitting revised BCF plans later in the summer. The information requested is therefore not currently available. Furthermore, although the revised BCF plans will show which localities are including housing, it might not be possible to extract the systematic information on housing expenditure that is requested.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that integration is not restricted to the traditional health and care service ‘silos’ but is a much broader concept, one that includes housing, leisure and other services that improve health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Act will mean that, from April 2015, local authorities – including housing departments - must carry out their care and support responsibilities with the aim of promoting greater integration with the health service.</p><p> </p><p>The draft statutory guidance, published on 6 June, makes it clear that housing is a health-related service and is integral to providing integrated care. Among a number of case studies, the Guidance includes an example of how housing is integral to delivering integrated care in Leicestershire. The guidance can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/news/care-act-2014-launch-of-care-and-support-consultation.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/07/2014 11:21:39 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

65947

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total amount of Disabilities Facilities Grant money that has been awarded to households (1) in each of the past three years, and (2) by each local authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This Government has increased central funding to councils for Disabled Facilities Grant, as illustrated by the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£169m</p></td><td><p>£180m</p></td><td><p>£180m</p></td><td><p>£180m</p></td><td><p>£185m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£20m*</p></td><td><p>£40m*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Additional funding provided by the Department of Health</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A table showing figures for each local authority has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total amount of Disabled Facilities Grant expenditure by local authorities was £298 million in 2011-12 and £275 million in 2012-13; figures for 2013-14 will be available in the Autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/07/2014 11:23:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

65948

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Home Improvement Agencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total number of home improvement agencies in (1) the United Kingdom, and (2) in each local authority area.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not collect this information. The Department funds Foundations, to act as the national body for home improvement agencies in England, and they maintain information on home improvement agency coverage across England. Further information on Foundations can be found at: <a href="http://www.foundations.uk.com/home/" target="_blank">http://www.foundations.uk.com/home/</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 14/07/2014 14:51:23 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

42945

registered interest
date	13/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the passports of everyone arriving in and leaving the United Kingdom are properly checked.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL6010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Border Force is, through its Operating Mandate, required to undertake checks on the passports of all passengers who enter the United Kingdom at the Primary Control Points. Border Force undertakes electronic checks on most outbound passengers and physically checks passports on a strictly targeted basis. The Government and the Civil Aviation Authority work closely with air carriers in the UK to ensure that proper checks are in place. The Government is further committed to introducing exit checks on all modes by 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen