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753345

	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 whether they intend to stop negotiations relating to the Sheffield City Region devolution deal if the four South Yorkshire councils do not commit to that deal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL1033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government agreed a devolution deal with Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield in 2015, and to which the four councils reaffirmed their commitment in 2016 and 2017 when consenting to Parliamentary Orders establishing the mayoral election for May 2018. It is now for the councils to take the remaining steps - to hold a public consultation on the proposed devolution of powers and consent to the order needed, subject to Parliamentary approval, for the full implementation of the deal.</p><p>No further proposals have been put forward to the Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL1032 question first answered 01/08/2017 15:17:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

753344

	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 whether they support (1) a Yorkshire-wide devolution deal, and (2) West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire devolution deals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL1032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government agreed a devolution deal with Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield in 2015, and to which the four councils reaffirmed their commitment in 2016 and 2017 when consenting to Parliamentary Orders establishing the mayoral election for May 2018. It is now for the councils to take the remaining steps - to hold a public consultation on the proposed devolution of powers and consent to the order needed, subject to Parliamentary approval, for the full implementation of the deal.</p><p>No further proposals have been put forward to the Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL1033 question first answered 01/08/2017 15:17:22 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

773033

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	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	City Region Deals: Sheffield
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, if the proposed consultation on the Sheffield City Region deal does not proceed, what alternative steps they will take to proceed with the devolution agreement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL2234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>If the leaders of the Sheffield City Region do not at some stage undertake the consultation, they will have chosen to walk away from the deal denying the people of the City Region some £1 billion investment from Government and the opportunity for the area to have new powers on transport, development, and skills. But as the Government has made clear, we remain committed to the deal and the mayoral election on 3 May 2018 for which Parliament has legislated. Even without devolved powers and budgets the election of such a mayor is not without benefits for the City Region, since the elected mayor would be a significant figure who would both be chair of the combined authority and could take their place as the voice of the city region alongside the other city region mayors in the Northern Powerhouse and in other forums with Government or stakeholders.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 31/10/2017 14:47:11 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

834751

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	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	Devolution: Sheffield City Region
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which of the funds due be devolved as part of the devolution agreement with South Yorkshire to the Sheffield City Region Mayor will be withheld if full consultation has not been carried out by the four local authorities by the time of the mayoral election later this year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL5343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains clear that the people of South Yorkshire can benefit significantly from devolution. The consolidated transport budget of £20.6 million per annum to 2020/21 has been given to the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority since 2017/18, giving the area greater flexibility over how to fund highway maintenance and other strategic transport improvements, and the Bus Services Act 2017 makes provision in relation to bus franchising for mayoral combined authorities. No further budgets or powers will be devolved unless and until all of the statutory requirements are satisfied, including the area undertaking the necessary consultation.</p><p>As I told the House on 31 October 2017 in response to a question from the noble Lord [in Written Answer HL2234], if the leaders of the Sheffield City Region do not at some stage undertake the consultation they will have chosen to walk away from the deal. This would deny the people of the City Region some £1 billion investment from Government and the opportunity for the area to have new powers on transport, development, and skills.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL5340 HL5341 HL5342 question first answered 14/02/2018 16:03:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

834750

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	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	Devolution: Sheffield City Region
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which of the funds due to be devolved as part of the devolution agreement with South Yorkshire to the Sheffield City Region Mayor will still be devolved if full consultation has not been carried out by the four local authorities by the time of the mayoral election later this year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL5342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains clear that the people of South Yorkshire can benefit significantly from devolution. The consolidated transport budget of £20.6 million per annum to 2020/21 has been given to the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority since 2017/18, giving the area greater flexibility over how to fund highway maintenance and other strategic transport improvements, and the Bus Services Act 2017 makes provision in relation to bus franchising for mayoral combined authorities. No further budgets or powers will be devolved unless and until all of the statutory requirements are satisfied, including the area undertaking the necessary consultation.</p><p>As I told the House on 31 October 2017 in response to a question from the noble Lord [in Written Answer HL2234], if the leaders of the Sheffield City Region do not at some stage undertake the consultation they will have chosen to walk away from the deal. This would deny the people of the City Region some £1 billion investment from Government and the opportunity for the area to have new powers on transport, development, and skills.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL5340 HL5341 HL5343 question first answered 14/02/2018 16:03:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

834749

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	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	Devolution: Sheffield City Region
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which of the powers due be devolved as part of the devolution agreement with South Yorkshire to the Sheffield City Region Mayor will be withheld if full consultation has not been carried out by the four local authorities by the time of the mayoral election later this year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL5341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains clear that the people of South Yorkshire can benefit significantly from devolution. The consolidated transport budget of £20.6 million per annum to 2020/21 has been given to the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority since 2017/18, giving the area greater flexibility over how to fund highway maintenance and other strategic transport improvements, and the Bus Services Act 2017 makes provision in relation to bus franchising for mayoral combined authorities. No further budgets or powers will be devolved unless and until all of the statutory requirements are satisfied, including the area undertaking the necessary consultation.</p><p>As I told the House on 31 October 2017 in response to a question from the noble Lord [in Written Answer HL2234], if the leaders of the Sheffield City Region do not at some stage undertake the consultation they will have chosen to walk away from the deal. This would deny the people of the City Region some £1 billion investment from Government and the opportunity for the area to have new powers on transport, development, and skills.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL5340 HL5342 HL5343 question first answered 14/02/2018 16:03:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

834747

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	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	Devolution: Sheffield City Region
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which of the powers due to be devolved as part of the devolution agreement with South Yorkshire to the Sheffield City Region Mayor will still be devolved if full consultation has not been carried out by the four local authorities by the time of the mayoral election later this year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL5340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains clear that the people of South Yorkshire can benefit significantly from devolution. The consolidated transport budget of £20.6 million per annum to 2020/21 has been given to the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority since 2017/18, giving the area greater flexibility over how to fund highway maintenance and other strategic transport improvements, and the Bus Services Act 2017 makes provision in relation to bus franchising for mayoral combined authorities. No further budgets or powers will be devolved unless and until all of the statutory requirements are satisfied, including the area undertaking the necessary consultation.</p><p>As I told the House on 31 October 2017 in response to a question from the noble Lord [in Written Answer HL2234], if the leaders of the Sheffield City Region do not at some stage undertake the consultation they will have chosen to walk away from the deal. This would deny the people of the City Region some £1 billion investment from Government and the opportunity for the area to have new powers on transport, development, and skills.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL5341 HL5342 HL5343 question first answered 14/02/2018 16:03:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

759038

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2017
	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	Devolution: Yorkshire and the Humber
	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 merits of (1) establishing a Yorkshire-wide devolution settlement, and (2) members of the Sheffield City Region devolution deal joining that settlement at a later date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL1485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to implementing and has legislated for the Sheffield City Region devolution deal. The Government has not received any proposal for a Yorkshire wide deal and any assessment of the merits of such a deal would have to take account of this pre-existing legislative commitment. The Sheffield City Region having implemented its devolution deal is not precluded in future from joining a wider Yorkshire devolution deal, were this to be agreed with Government and all the authorities involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 14/09/2017 14:58:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

923002

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	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	High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria local authorities will have to meet before they can be granted financial flexibilities for the retrofitting of sprinklers in tower blocks.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL8575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>If a local authority building owner considers any of their buildings to be unsafe, they will need to determine what measures are essential to make each building fire safe. This will need to be done as part of a whole fire safety strategy for each individual building, taking into account expert advice, any directions or advice from the local fire and rescue service, and other fire safety measures present.</p><p>Local authorities should draw on existing resources to implement these measures. However, we will consider the removal of financial restrictions for local authorities where these stand in the way of essential work being done. This would not include general improvements or enhancements to buildings which go beyond works needed to make a building safe.</p><p>Where there is a case for financial assistance, we will consider either extending the ability to borrow within the Housing Revenue Account, or possibly a one-off agreement to use general fund money. Any local authority who wishes to discuss their position should contact MHCLG.</p><p>In addition to the offer of financial flexibilities for essential fire safety work, Government will fully fund the removal and replacement of dangerous Aluminium Composite Material cladding systems that have failed large scale tests on residential buildings over 18m owned by councils and housing associations, with costs estimated at £400 million.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL8574 question first answered 26/06/2018 16:54:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

923001

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	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	High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the financial flexibilities that will be granted to local authorities that wish to retrofit sprinklers in tower blocks.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL8574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>If a local authority building owner considers any of their buildings to be unsafe, they will need to determine what measures are essential to make each building fire safe. This will need to be done as part of a whole fire safety strategy for each individual building, taking into account expert advice, any directions or advice from the local fire and rescue service, and other fire safety measures present.</p><p>Local authorities should draw on existing resources to implement these measures. However, we will consider the removal of financial restrictions for local authorities where these stand in the way of essential work being done. This would not include general improvements or enhancements to buildings which go beyond works needed to make a building safe.</p><p>Where there is a case for financial assistance, we will consider either extending the ability to borrow within the Housing Revenue Account, or possibly a one-off agreement to use general fund money. Any local authority who wishes to discuss their position should contact MHCLG.</p><p>In addition to the offer of financial flexibilities for essential fire safety work, Government will fully fund the removal and replacement of dangerous Aluminium Composite Material cladding systems that have failed large scale tests on residential buildings over 18m owned by councils and housing associations, with costs estimated at £400 million.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL8575 question first answered 26/06/2018 16:54:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven