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967496

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Home Office: Correspondence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 20 July (HL Deb, col 1413), when the reply to Catherine Utley will be sent to her.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL9986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>I responded to the correspondence from Ms Catherine Utley on 24<sup>th</sup> August.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/09/2018 12:35:48 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

967455

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to commence section 106 of the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gale
	uin	HL9950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>We keep any uncommenced provisions from the Equality Act 2010 under review. However, political parties are responsible for their candidate selection and should lead the way in improving diverse representation. I welcome the many efforts already ongoing from political parties to do so.</p><p>We believe diversity is important, as reflected in this Parliament as the most gender and LGBT diverse ever, but there is still more to do. The Government Equalities Office continues to work on supporting political participation, we have recently announced a fund to support disabled candidates to seek electoral office.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/09/2018 12:43:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2503 label Biography information for Baroness Gale

967456

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the response by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 16 January (HL Deb, cols 527–528), what steps they have taken to consult political parties on increasing the number of women who stand as candidates for political and public office; and what have been the results of any such consultations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gale
	uin	HL9951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office has met with a range of representatives from political parties to consider what could help to increase the number of women standing for elected office. As part of the response to this the Centenary Fund supported an Ask Her to Stand event in London. 350 women who are interested in standing for elected office heard from women politicians from the main parties and took part in workshops providing practical advice on getting into politics and public life.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government Equalities Office has been funding projects through the Government’s £5m Suffrage Centenary Fund that help deliver our aim to increase women’s participation in politics.</p><p> </p><p>Some of these projects are providing women with practical training in political skills – for example a political leadership programme for women in Bradford and Birmingham, and training in public speaking and media relations for women in the East Midlands, West Midlands and London.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/09/2018 12:44:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2503 label Biography information for Baroness Gale

968789

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Health Services: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have temporarily to return health powers from the Northern Ireland Assembly to Westminster to avoid any winter health crisis.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL10073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to temporarily return health powers to Westminster. As the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland stated in Parliament on 6 September, the Government intend to bring forward legislation to support Northern Ireland Departments to continue making decisions in the absence of Ministers where it is in the public interest to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 17/09/2018 14:48:06 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

967539

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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	Neighbourhood Plans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish any impact assessment made when the grant criteria for supporting Neighbourhood Forums preparing Neighbourhood Plans in unparished areas were tightened for the current financial year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stunell
	uin	HL10023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>In March 2018 Government announced a new four year, £23 million programme to help communities develop neighbourhood plans. Neighbourhood planning groups can access a range of free help, including financial support and planning expertise from trained professionals to guide them through the neighbourhood planning process.</p><p>The maximum grant available to communities has been increased since the previous programme by £2,000 to £17,000, with eligibility criteria for further professional support now more focussed on the complexity of the proposed plan being developed, rather than the composition of the group. Under the 2018-2022 support programme, specialist support is available to unparished groups to help local people build up knowledge and achieve designation as a Neighbourhood Forum. All groups can also be considered for specific ‘facilitation’ support to overcome some of the unique challenges they face as they progress their plan.</p><p>Over 2,400 communities across England have started the process of neighbourhood planning, with over 600 plans approved in local referendums. No impact assessment was prepared for the 2018-2022 neighbourhood planning support programme, however achieving best value for money was a key consideration in designing the programme and the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL10024 question first answered 17/09/2018 13:10:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell

967540

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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	Neighbourhood Plans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to put additional support in place to assist the continued development of Neighbourhood Plans in unparished areas and designated high growth or complex areas to compensate for the grant funding withdrawn for the current year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stunell
	uin	HL10024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>In March 2018 Government announced a new four year, £23 million programme to help communities develop neighbourhood plans. Neighbourhood planning groups can access a range of free help, including financial support and planning expertise from trained professionals to guide them through the neighbourhood planning process.</p><p>The maximum grant available to communities has been increased since the previous programme by £2,000 to £17,000, with eligibility criteria for further professional support now more focussed on the complexity of the proposed plan being developed, rather than the composition of the group. Under the 2018-2022 support programme, specialist support is available to unparished groups to help local people build up knowledge and achieve designation as a Neighbourhood Forum. All groups can also be considered for specific ‘facilitation’ support to overcome some of the unique challenges they face as they progress their plan.</p><p>Over 2,400 communities across England have started the process of neighbourhood planning, with over 600 plans approved in local referendums. No impact assessment was prepared for the 2018-2022 neighbourhood planning support programme, however achieving best value for money was a key consideration in designing the programme and the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL10023 question first answered 17/09/2018 13:10:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell

969329

	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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	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 risks associated with installing combustible window panels on social housing tower blocks.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL10159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Infill panels (including window panels and spandrel panels) are part of the building envelope and subject to the Building Regulations requirement that external walls adequately resist the spread of fire over the walls. The Government has recently consulted on banning combustible materials in external wall systems and asked in that consultation if spandrel panels should be included in any such ban. The Government is currently considering the responses to the consultation. In December 2017 the Government issued an advice note for building owners with non-ACM cladding and considers the principles of the advice note to also be relevant to infill panels. The Government has also referred the matter to the Expert Panel for further advice.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/09/2018 13:13:39 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

969330

	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	Wandle: Standards
	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 governance arrangements at Wandle Housing, following the decision by the Regulator of Social Housing to downgrade its governance rating.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL10160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Responsibility for the assessment of the governance of housing associations lies with the Regulator of Social Housing. Wandle Housing and Wirral Partnership Homes have both been downgraded from G1 gradings to G2. G2 is a compliant grade, which means that the Regulator still considers them to comply with its regulatory standards for governance.</p><p>Details of the Regulator’s assessment can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulatory-judgements-and-regulatory-notices-a-to-z-list" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulatory-judgements-and-regulatory-notices-a-to-z-list</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL10161 question first answered 17/09/2018 13:14:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

969331

	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	Wirral Partnership Homes: Standards
	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 governance arrangements at Wirral Partnership Homes, following the decision by the Regulator of Social Housing to downgrade its governance rating.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL10161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Responsibility for the assessment of the governance of housing associations lies with the Regulator of Social Housing. Wandle Housing and Wirral Partnership Homes have both been downgraded from G1 gradings to G2. G2 is a compliant grade, which means that the Regulator still considers them to comply with its regulatory standards for governance.</p><p>Details of the Regulator’s assessment can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulatory-judgements-and-regulatory-notices-a-to-z-list" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulatory-judgements-and-regulatory-notices-a-to-z-list</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL10160 question first answered 17/09/2018 13:14:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

969333

	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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes, if any, they have made to the advice that they give to local authorities and other social housing providers following the fire at Grenfell Tower.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL10163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government has worked with the Industry Response Group and Expert Panel to publish an information note to assist building owners who are undertaking remediation work. The information note can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/information-note-for-landlords-and-building-owners-of-tall-residential-buildings-with-acm-cladding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/information-note-for-landlords-and-building-owners-of-tall-residential-buildings-with-acm-cladding</a></p><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, taking into account expert advice, and any directions or advice from the local fire and rescue service.</p><p>The Government will fully fund the removal and replacement of unsafe aluminium composite material cladding on residential social housing buildings over 18m owned by councils and housing associations, with costs estimated at £400m.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/09/2018 13:11:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark