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1690209

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Household Support Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of ending the Household Support Fund on 31 March on (1) the number of people experiencing destitution, and (2) wider public services including the NHS, social care, and homelessness services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL2585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The current Household Support Fund runs from April 2023 until the end of March 2024, and the Government continues to keep all its existing programmes under review in the usual way.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to reducing poverty and supporting low-income families.</p><p>Our approach to tackling poverty is based on clear evidence that parental employment, particularly where its full time, reduces the risk of poverty. In the financial year 21/22, children living in households where all adults work were around five times less likely to be in absolute poverty after housing costs than those living in workless households.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is putting significant additional support in place for those on the lowest incomes from April. Subject to Parliamentary approval, working age benefits will rise by 6.7% while the Basic and New State Pensions will be uprated by 8.5% in line with earnings, as part of the ‘triple lock”.</p><p> </p><p>To further support low-income households with increasing rent costs, the Government will raise Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents, benefitting 1.6 million low-income households by on average £800 a year in 24/25. Additionally, the Government will increase the National Living Wage for workers aged 21 years and over by 9.8% to £11.44 representing an increase of over £1,800 to the gross annual earnings of a full-time worker on the National Living Wage.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 04/03/2024 12:15:31 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1685709

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of social homes outside London have a non-British citizen as the lead tenant.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL2012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>Using English Housing Survey data, we estimate that in 2021-22, 6.8% of social households outside London had a household reference person who was not a UK or Irish national. For London, this figure is 14.7%.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 12/02/2024 15:49:05 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1685710

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Construction Methods
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much public money has been allocated to promote Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in the past five years, and whether they intend to publish a strategy to encourage the use of MMC.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL2013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) sector and tackling the barriers to growth it faces. Our support includes funding to build MMC homes through the £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, developing a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) for MMC with the British Standards Institution (BSI), and providing financial support for MMC manufacturers through the £1.5 billion Levelling Up Home Building Fund.</p><p>We are considering the Lords’ Built Environment Committee’s recommendations including the recommendation to publish the strategy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 06/02/2024 16:33:24 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1685711

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report of the Home Builders Federation State of Play: Challenges and opportunities facing SME home builders, published on 22 January, regarding the number of small and medium-sized enterprise builders going out of business; what assessment they have made of the impact of this on the supply of new homes; and whether they have plans to support this subsector.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL2014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government wants to see a diverse and competitive housebuilding sector. We are aware of the challenges that small and medium sized (SME) housebuilders are facing, which is why we are supporting them through the £1.5 billion Levelling Up Home Building Fund (LUHBF) and the £1 billion ENABLE Build guarantee programme. LUHBF provides loans to SMEs to help build around 42,000 homes across the country. The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act will also help SMEs by making the planning process easier to navigate, faster and more predictable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 12/02/2024 17:48:45 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1657650

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many councils have an up-to-date council plan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL9855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states that up-to-date local plans should provide a framework for addressing housing needs and other economic, social and environmental priorities.</p><p>All the information requested and more, on the status of Local Plan, is published by the Planning Inspectorate can be found on the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-plan-monitoring-progress" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-plan-monitoring-progress</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne grouped question UIN HL9856 HL9857 question first answered 21/09/2023 16:42:05 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne attachment 1 file name Local Plan_ monitoring progress - GOV.UK.pdf title Local Plan monitoring progress
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1657651

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many councils do not have an up-to-date council plan; and, of these, how many have plans that are respectively more than (1) five years, (2) 10 years, and (3) 15 years out of date.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL9856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states that up-to-date local plans should provide a framework for addressing housing needs and other economic, social and environmental priorities.</p><p>All the information requested and more, on the status of Local Plan, is published by the Planning Inspectorate can be found on the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-plan-monitoring-progress" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-plan-monitoring-progress</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne grouped question UIN HL9855 HL9857 question first answered 21/09/2023 16:42:05 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne attachment 1 file name Local Plan_ monitoring progress - GOV.UK.pdf title Local Plan monitoring progress
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1657652

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many councils have withdrawn their council plan within the last year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL9857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states that up-to-date local plans should provide a framework for addressing housing needs and other economic, social and environmental priorities.</p><p>All the information requested and more, on the status of Local Plan, is published by the Planning Inspectorate can be found on the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-plan-monitoring-progress" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-plan-monitoring-progress</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne grouped question UIN HL9855 HL9856 question first answered 21/09/2023 16:42:05 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne attachment 1 file name Local Plan_ monitoring progress - GOV.UK.pdf title Local Plan monitoring progress
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1654978

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Rents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to a long-term settlement for social housing rent.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL9581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government continues to support the principle that social housing rents should be index-linked over the long-term, to support investment in both new and existing social homes.</p><p>We also intend to consult this year on social housing rent policy from April 2025.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 27/07/2023 14:06:44 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1654992

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the extension of the public guarantee scheme for the social housing sector.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL9582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department keeps its housing guarantee schemes, including the £3 billion Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme 2020, under review to ensure they continue to support the housing market. When these schemes, which are demand-led, approach their maximum deployment, we will consider their extension.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 27/07/2023 14:06:32 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1647804

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
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	Agriculture: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the evidence of Alan Law, Deputy Chief Executive, Natural England, to the Built Environment Select Committee on 20 June that “there is a less onerous regulatory regime in place currently in relation to agricultural source pollution” than that imposed on the construction sector; and what are the reasons for this.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
uin	HL8784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>This Government is taking a range of steps across the agriculture and water industry sectors to reduce water pollution at source to protect the environment.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to having a fair and proportionate regulatory regime for agriculture. This means applying the polluter pays principle in a way that ensures that farming and food production can be resilient and sustainable over the long term while also protecting the environment. We committed through the Environmental Improvement Plan and Plan for Water to review our farming regulations to ensure they are fit for purpose for our environmental and farming ambitions.</p><p> </p><p>Farms are subject to robust regulations on agricultural activities which could cause environmental harm, including through the Farming Rules for Water and the Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations. These set out clear standards and a baseline that farmers must comply with. Many requirements, including those for slurry storage and nutrient application, require significant investment from farmers to meet.</p><p> </p><p>We have increased funding to the Environment Agency for 50 new farm inspectors to ensure that agricultural diffuse pollution regulations are followed. This enabled them to conduct over 4,000 farm inspections in the last fiscal year. We launched the Slurry Infrastructure grant in 2022 to support farmers to bring their capacity up to six months of covered slurry storage which allows farmers to manage their resources while protecting the environment. We have nearly trebled our first-round budget to £34 million, with round two due to launch this autumn.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 03/07/2023 16:44:43 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill