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753307

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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 is their estimate of the number of children housed in temporary accommodation in each year from 2005 to 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Time spent in temporary accommodation means that no family with a child ever has to be without a roof over their heads. The number of households in temporary accommodation is well below the peak over a decade ago, in 2005.</p><p>But temporary accommodation is an intermediate measure. This government changed the law to allow councils to place families in decent and affordable private rented homes. This means homeless households do not have to wait as long for settled accommodation, spending less time in temporary accommodation.</p><p>We have also replaced DWP’s Temporary Accommodation Management Fee with a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent and tackle homelessness. This amounts to £402m over the two years from 2017/18.</p><p>This government is implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, which significantly reforms England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>The Act places duties on local authorities to intervene at earlier stages to prevent homelessness in their areas. It also requires local authorities to provide new homelessness services to all those affected, not just those who are protected under existing legislation.</p><p>I will place detailed figures in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL993 HL994 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:53:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

753306

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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 how many households were housed in temporary accommodation in each year from 2005 to 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Time spent in temporary accommodation means that no family with a child ever has to be without a roof over their heads. The number of households in temporary accommodation is well below the peak over a decade ago, in 2005.</p><p>But temporary accommodation is an intermediate measure. This government changed the law to allow councils to place families in decent and affordable private rented homes. This means homeless households do not have to wait as long for settled accommodation, spending less time in temporary accommodation.</p><p>We have also replaced DWP’s Temporary Accommodation Management Fee with a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent and tackle homelessness. This amounts to £402m over the two years from 2017/18.</p><p>This government is implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, which significantly reforms England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>The Act places duties on local authorities to intervene at earlier stages to prevent homelessness in their areas. It also requires local authorities to provide new homelessness services to all those affected, not just those who are protected under existing legislation.</p><p>I will place detailed figures in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL993 HL995 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:53:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

753305

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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 how many households were accepted as unintentionally homeless in each year from 2005 to 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Time spent in temporary accommodation means that no family with a child ever has to be without a roof over their heads. The number of households in temporary accommodation is well below the peak over a decade ago, in 2005.</p><p>But temporary accommodation is an intermediate measure. This government changed the law to allow councils to place families in decent and affordable private rented homes. This means homeless households do not have to wait as long for settled accommodation, spending less time in temporary accommodation.</p><p>We have also replaced DWP’s Temporary Accommodation Management Fee with a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent and tackle homelessness. This amounts to £402m over the two years from 2017/18.</p><p>This government is implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, which significantly reforms England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>The Act places duties on local authorities to intervene at earlier stages to prevent homelessness in their areas. It also requires local authorities to provide new homelessness services to all those affected, not just those who are protected under existing legislation.</p><p>I will place detailed figures in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL994 HL995 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:53:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

919362

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they are proposing to remove the term "social rent" from the glossary definition of affordable housing on their proposed new National Planning Policy Framework.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL8441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>In the draft National Planning Policy Framework we have consulted on a revised definition of affordable housing for planning purposes. The proposed definition does not remove social rent as a type of affordable housing. The Government’s rent policy sets out guidelines for rent setting for social rent properties and is specifically referenced in the proposed definition. We are considering whether any further amendments to the definition are needed in the light of the comments received, and intend to publish a final version this summer.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/06/2018 16:06:20 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

778730

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist the Mayor of London in his aim to increase the proportion of affordable homes being built in the capital to 65 per cent of homes being constructed there.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL2639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Mayor of London has overall responsibility for housing policy, delivery and regeneration in London. We will judge the Mayor of London on his record of using this money to good effect. As set out in the Housing White Paper published earlier this year, the country desperately needs more of all forms of housing, including affordable homes. This is why we agreed a record £3.15 billion of funding for affordable housing in London to deliver at least 90,000 new affordable homes by March 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/11/2017 16:59:19 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

919365

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	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	Almshouses
	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 future role of almshouses in providing housing to elderly people.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL8443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>Almshouses have played an important role for many years in providing affordable homes, and often support, for older and other vulnerable residents in need. They provide a safe and secure environment in communities across the country, particularly in many rural areas. It is clear that almshouses, not least through the dedication and work of the trustees and volunteers who run them, will continue to play a most valuable role in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/06/2018 12:24:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

969334

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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	Building Regulations and Fire Safety Independent Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on fire safety since the publication of the Hackitt Review in May.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL10164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State's written statement on 19 July (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-07-19/HCWS890/" target="_blank">HCWS890</a>) provided a comprehensive update on the critical work that the Government has done thus far to improve building safety and ensure that people are safe, and feel safe in their homes. The Government also produces monthly data releases on progress with identifying and remediating buildings with unsafe cladding combinations, the most recent of which was on 23 August and is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-august-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-august-2018</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/09/2018 14:16:41 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1132636

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Buildings: Inspections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to address the availability of professional indemnity insurance for building safety inspectors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL16414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Professional indemnity insurance for Approved Inspectors is principally a matter for the firms concerned and their insurers. We are aware that some firms are struggling to secure insurance, and we are working with Approved Inspectors and insurers to understand the issue and to consider whether and how we can help to overcome it.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/07/2019 12:09:35 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1050801

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	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	Business Improvement Districts
	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 Business Improvement Districts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL13224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting Business Improvement Districts, as they remain an important part of our high street and town centre agenda.</p><p>In 2014, the Department undertook a review of Business Improvement Districts to see what further powers could be made available to Business Improvement Districts to help shape the future of town centres.</p><p>This resulted in adding Business Improvement Districts to the list of relevant bodies that can challenge to run local authority services under the Right to Challenge and increasing the involvement of Business Improvement Districts in planning, by encouraging a bespoke approach to consultation.</p><p>The Department regularly engages with emerging evidence on the effectiveness of Business Improvement Districts, including studies and reports produced by the sector bodies such as the sector body British BID’s annual National BID Survey, most recently published in November 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 12/02/2019 14:25:30 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

935180

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	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	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the functioning of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL9297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority was established in March 2017. It is premature to draw conclusions on the functioning of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority given its infancy. The Government is committed to working closely with all devolution deal areas to deliver our shared local growth ambitions and to implement devolution deal commitments. This includes ongoing engagement with the Mayor, local leaders and officials in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and an annual assessment of progress against key commitments.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/07/2018 16:10:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark