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730975

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date	21/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what, when they use it, is their definition of "sleeping rough".
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL6
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>For the purposes of the Department's annual rough sleeping estimates, the definition is as follows: People sleeping, about to bed down (sitting on/in or standing next to their bedding) or actually bedded down in the open air (such as on the streets, in tents, doorways, parks, bus shelters or encampments). People in buildings or other places not designed for habitation (such as stairwells, barns, sheds, car parks, cars, derelict boats, stations, or “bashes” which are makeshift shelters, often comprised of cardboard boxes).<em><em> <br></em></em><br>Nobody should ever have to sleep rough. We have already allocated £30 million of funding specifically to support rough sleepers, including people at risk of sleeping rough, new rough sleepers and those with the most complex needs - our ambition is to halve rough sleeping by 2022, eliminating it by 2027.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/07/2017 16:41:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

730977

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government which London borough has the highest number of people sleeping rough; what is their estimate of that number; and what was the corresponding number in 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL7
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Nobody should ever have to sleep rough. We have already allocated £30 million of funding specifically to support rough sleepers, including people at risk of sleeping rough, new rough sleepers and those with the most complex needs - our ambition is to halve rough sleeping by 2022, eliminating it by 2027.</p><p>DCLG publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping. This is available by local authority (the latest figures are attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2016</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/07/2017 16:44:03 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 170703 Rough Sleeping statistics HL7.pdf title Rough Sleeping Statistics - autumn 2016
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

730978

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West of England Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the likely date for the doubling of the single-track railway between Tisbury, Wiltshire, and Wilton Junction, Salisbury.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail have evaluated this scheme and have not identified it as a priority. The Department for Transport intends to set out the outcomes we want from the rail network in Control Period 6 (CP6 – 2019 to 2024) during the remainder of 2017, starting with the High Level Output Specification (HLOS), which is expected to be published in July.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/06/2017 11:08:47 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

730980

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West of England Line: Rolling Stock
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they expect class 158 and 159 trains running between Waterloo and Exeter to be replaced.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>These trains are expected to be operating on this route until at least the end of the new South Western Franchise, which will expire in August 2024. This rolling stock will however be subject to a programme of refurbishment that will include new seats, power sockets and toilets. Beyond that, it will be a matter for bidders for the following Franchise.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/06/2017 12:58:55 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

705820

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Owner Occupation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what comparative assessment they have made of home ownership levels in the UK and in other countries in the G20.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL5650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not carried out any assessment of home ownership levels in the G20. The latest assessment of comparative home ownership levels was carried out by the Organisation for Economic and Co-operative Development (OECD) for their HM1-3 Housing Tenure Report which was published in December 2016.</p><p>The latest Organisation for Economic and Co - operative Development report (attached) can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.oecd.org/els/family/HM1-3-Housing-tenures.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.oecd.org/els/family/HM1-3-Housing-tenures.pdf</a></p><p>Since 2010, over 362,000 households have been helped by the Government to buy a property through schemes such as Help to Buy and the reinvigorated Right to Buy. In addition, mortgage repossessions are at their lowest level since 2004.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/03/2017 17:20:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 170313 HM1-3-Housing-tenures - HL5650.pdf title Housing tenures
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

705821

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Owner Occupation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the percentage of Britons who own their own homes outright is increasing or decreasing.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL5651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of households in England that own their home outright is increasing, and currently stands at 34 per cent.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/03/2017 17:19:55 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

705822

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their aims for the future of the Anglo–Iranian relationship.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL5652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to improving our bilateral relationship with Iran. This allows for discussions on a broad range of issues including the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Iran's role in the region, our consular cases, human rights and the expansion of the trading relationship. Developing our relationship – including through upgrading to Ambassadors in September last year – means we can discuss these issues and other areas on which we do not agree.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/03/2017 16:41:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

705823

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the remarks by Dr Andreas Dombret, executive board member of the German Central Bank, that post-Brexit London would remain "the most important financial centre in Europe".
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL5653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government welcomes Dr Dombret’s assessment of London as the European hub for financial services and shares his vision of the UK’s continuing strength and status in this vital industry.</p><p> </p><p>We are absolutely clear that a flourishing UK financial services sector is in everyone’s interests. At present 60% of European capital markets business is conducted through the UK and in 2015 our firms provided more than £1.1 trillion of lending to the EU. In addition to a world-class legal system and expertise in accountancy and project management, the UK is home to leading regulators and hosts financial markets of breadth, depth and concentration. This is unmatched in Europe and almost anywhere in the world.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, an enduring relationship in financial services is in the mutual interest of both the EU and the UK. This is one of the areas where a bold and ambitious agreement will be sought. We want to ensure that British companies have the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets – and to agree mutual arrangements that let European businesses do the same in Britain.</p><p> </p><p>As we prepare to leave the EU, we are determined to preserve this status and to reach an agreement that will allow the UK to provide the finance that helps the European economy grow and create jobs. In any event, London will continue to represent an attractive place to do business, and will continue to be a world-leading, global financial centre.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/03/2017 11:38:39 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

692175

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	Flood Control: Somerset
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 8 February (HL5157), what consideration they are giving to the introduction of interim flood mitigation measures until the scheme to increase the capacity of the River Sowy and King's Sedgemoor drain system is completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL5469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Environment Agency and Somerset County Council have recently delivered key interim improvements to the River Sowy and King’s Sedgemoor Drain system on behalf of the Somerset Rivers Authority. These works address priority flow constriction concerns in advance of the completion of the enhancement project and include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Doubling of the flow capacity in the River Sowy flood plain beneath the A372 highway at Beer Wall. The new arrangement prevents road closures as experienced during the 2014 flooding.</li><li>Removal of a constricting bridge pier feature in the King’s Sedgemoor Drain at Dunball, increasing local flow capacity and minimising the potential for scour damage to a road bridge downstream.</li><li>Installation of a new control weir at Chedzoy, reducing the risk of flooding in the Penzoy river system.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency plans to also dredge arches of bridges over the King’s Sedgemoor Drain at Parchey and Dunball, increasing flood flow capacity by March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency is working with the Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium to improve three structures, which manage the flow between field drains and the King’s Sedgemoor Drain, to increase further its resilience to higher flows.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 06/03/2017 13:11:04 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

692176

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their advice to UK citizens who wish to practise their chosen religion whilst in Saudi Arabia.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL5470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The public practice of any form of religion other than Islam is illegal; as is an intention to convert others.</p><p>However, the Saudi authorities accept the private practice of religions other than Islam, and you can bring a Bible into the country as long as it is for your personal use. This advice is available on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Travel Advice for Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/03/2017 16:52:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten