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1014643

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Ministers: Correspondence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether there is a protocol relating to whether letters to ministers from members of the House of Lords should receive replies; and if so, how quickly replies should be sent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL11781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of effective and timely handling of correspondence with members of the House of Lords. Government departments should aim to provide a substantive response to routine correspondence within a maximum of 20 working days. However, sometimes circumstances dictate that it will not be possible to provide a response within this timeframe. In such instances, departments are advised to issue a ‘holding’ response until a more substantive response can be provided.</p><p>The Cabinet Office publishes an annual report detailing departmental performance in the handling of correspondence from members of both Houses. Lord Young of Cookham set out the 2017 performance figures in a Written Statement on 26 June 2018 (HLWS771). The 2018 performance figures will be published in summer 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 10/12/2018 16:30:31 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1249831

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	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	Evictions: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce an embargo on housing evictions during the current period of national restrictions; and, if so whether this will apply (1) to tenants of caravans, and (2) to tenants of caravan pitches on residential caravan sites.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL10067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>To further protect against Coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission, the Government has changed the law to ensure bailiffs do not enforce evictions in England over the period of national restrictions or over the Christmas period. This means that no eviction notices are to be served until 11 January at the earliest and, given the 14-day notice period required, no evictions are expected to be enforced until 25 January 2021 at the earliest.</p><p>The only exceptions to this would be in the most serious circumstances such as: illegal occupation, false statement, anti-social behaviour, perpetrators of domestic abuse in social housing, where a property is unoccupied following the death of a tenant and extreme rent arrears equivalent to 9 months’ rent with any arrears accrued since 23 March discounted. The Government aims to provide further guidance shortly regarding the operation of these exemptions, following consultation with the judiciary.</p><p>This applies in relation to tenants on residential caravan sites as well as in relation to tenants of bricks and mortar properties.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 23/11/2020 12:07:51 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1251628

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	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 how they intend to ensure that existing approved Neighbourhood Plans will (1) relate to, and (2) fit with, the new local plans in their proposed planning system.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL10283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to retaining neighbourhood planning as part of the planning system. We intend to publish further details in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 26/11/2020 14:17:58 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1251631

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	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	Allotments: Coronavirus
	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 Greenhalgh on 10 November (HL9637), what plans they have to provide direct funding to parish councils to increase the provision of allotments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL10286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not have powers to offer direct financial support to parish and town councils, which are funded through a precept collected from within the overall council tax paid by the residents of the parish or town.  Allotment provision is a matter for local authorities, who are best placed to understand and respond to local requirements. I would encourage town and parish councils to work with their principal authorities to ensure that communities can continue to benefit from access to allotments.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 26/11/2020 14:18:48 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1251997

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	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	Local Government Services: Coronavirus
	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 Annual Budget Survey November 2020 by the County Councils Network, published on 12 November, in particular the finding that 60 per cent of councils anticipate a "fundamental reduction" in frontline services; and what steps they are taking to prevent this.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL10335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Spending Review 2020 confirmed that Core Spending Power is forecast to rise by 4.5 per cent in cash terms- a real terms increase. This package means local authorities will be able to access an estimated additional £2.2 billion to support Adult and Children’s Social Care and to maintain universal services.</p><p> </p><p>Within their Core Spending Power, councils will have access to an additional £1 billion for social care next year, made up of a £300 million increase to the social care grant and 3 per cent Adult Social Care precept. The additional £1 billion of grant funding announced at SR19 for Adult and Children’s Social Care will be continuing, along with all other existing social care funding including the improved Better Care Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Complementing this is an unprecedented package of support for local authorities to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, including measures worth an estimated circa £3 billion of additional support for Covid-19 pressures next year, along with extending the current Sales, Fees and Charges scheme (which refunds 75 per cent of eligible income loss beyond a 5 per cent threshold) into the first three months of 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p>This is on top of the support committed this financial year, including over £7.2 billion for local authorities, even before the extension of the Contain Outbreak Management Fund for those authorities under the highest level of restriction – potentially worth over £200 million a month – announced as part of the Covid-19 Winter Plan. This takes the total support committed to councils in England to tackle the impacts of Covid-19 to over £10 billion.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 30/11/2020 16:02:16 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1251998

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	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	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on agreeing new targets for new housing numbers for each local authority area; and what is the timetable for introducing these targets.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL10336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>We committed to reviewing the current formula for local housing need at this year’s budget. As under the current system, local housing need will only be the starting point in the process of planning for new homes. Local authorities will still need to consider the constraints they face locally to assess how many homes can be delivered in their areas.</p><p>The consultation on changes to the current planning system set out the elements we want to balance when determining local housing need. They include meeting our target of building 300,000 homes, tackling affordability challenges in the places people most want to live, regenerating brownfield sites and renewing and levelling up our towns and cities.</p><p>The proposals were out for consultation until 1 October 2020. Following consideration of the consultation responses received, the Government will publish a response in due course. The response will set out any decisions and any associated proposed implementation.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 30/11/2020 15:37:20 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

984275

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	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	Council Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether local housing authorities that divested themselves of their council housing stocks in the past and closed their housing revenue accounts (HRAs) are able to set up new HRAs and build new council housing under their new proposals for lifting the cap on local authority borrowing for such purposes or otherwise.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL10483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Yes. All local housing authorities (LHA) retain the power to provide housing under Part II of the Housing Act 1985. Where they do they are under a duty to account for this in a Housing Revenue Account by section 74 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, unless that requirement is dis-applied by direction by the Secretary of State – which may be considered appropriate if the LHA only has limited housing stock.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 22/10/2018 14:22:49 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1253984

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2020
	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	Planning Obligations
	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 effect of their proposal to abolish section 106 agreements on the provision of necessary new community infrastructure in areas where (1) the local authority has set the Community Infrastructure Levy at zero, and (2) such infrastructure is currently funded through such agreements.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL10510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Our consultation on the planning reforms proposed in the white paper ‘Planning for the Future’ closed on 29 October. We are now analysing responses, and will be engaging with external practitioners, including local authority representatives, as part of this process. We will publish our conclusions and intentions in due course.</p><p>Currently, local authorities can choose whether or not to introduce the Community Infrastructure Levy: 50 per cent of authorities have introduced the Levy. Authorities which charge the Levy can choose what types of development it applies to, depending on viability evidence, and where, within their area, it applies. Authorities who charge the Levy are required to publish their charging schedule on their website, including identifying any areas or types of development for which zero rates apply.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL10511 question first answered 03/12/2020 15:49:14 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1253985

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2020
	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	Community Infrastructure Levy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which local planning authorities in England have set the Community Infrastructure Levy at zero.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL10511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Our consultation on the planning reforms proposed in the white paper ‘Planning for the Future’ closed on 29 October. We are now analysing responses, and will be engaging with external practitioners, including local authority representatives, as part of this process. We will publish our conclusions and intentions in due course.</p><p>Currently, local authorities can choose whether or not to introduce the Community Infrastructure Levy: 50 per cent of authorities have introduced the Levy. Authorities which charge the Levy can choose what types of development it applies to, depending on viability evidence, and where, within their area, it applies. Authorities who charge the Levy are required to publish their charging schedule on their website, including identifying any areas or types of development for which zero rates apply.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL10510 question first answered 03/12/2020 15:49:14 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1253989

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2020
	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	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of the New Homes Bonus scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL10515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Since 2011, the New Homes Bonus has rewarded local authorities for housing growth in their area, providing £8.8 billion to local authorities in England in respect of a net increase in housing stock of 1.9 million homes. As part of the Spending Review, the Government has announced that there will be a further round of New Homes Bonus under the existing scheme in 2021/22. However, we are committed to reforming the New Homes Bonus to ensure it is focussed on incentivising homes where they are needed most and we will consult on changes to the Bonus, for 2022/23 onwards, shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 03/12/2020 15:42:06 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves