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1248044

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/11/2020
	date	02/11/2020
	date tabled	02/11/2020
	ddp created	02/11/2020 23:11:01
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	06/11/2020 18:45:19 16/11/2020 15:50:10
	hansard heading	Religious Buildings: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9846
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	16/11/2020 15:18:28
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to amend the regulations underpinning the new national COVID-19 restrictions in England from 5 November to allow churches and other places of worship to remain open for both private prayer and limited services; and if not, why not.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL9846
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9846
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Regulations came into force on 5 November that places of worship in England must close for communal prayer. They are however permitted to open for individual prayer, and to record or stream to broadcast. In addition, funerals are also permitted and can be attended by a maximum of thirty people.</p><p>The regulations are in place until 2 December, at which point we hope to be able to ease restrictions.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1234757

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/09/2020
	date	15/09/2020
	date tabled	15/09/2020
	ddp created	15/09/2020 22:55:57
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	16/09/2020 08:25:11 01/10/2020 14:23:09
	hansard heading	Urban Areas
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8126
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/10/2020 13:51:21
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they plan to have with (1) the Northern Ireland Executive, (2) the Scottish Government, and (3) the Welsh Government, about the scope for (1) new, or (2) expanded, towns to enable a better distribution of population within the UK.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL8126
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8126
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department is in regular contact with the Devolved Administrations on a range of issues. However, there are no plans to meet in order to discuss changing the distribution of the population of the UK.</p><p>Planning is a devolved matter, and the Department has recently consulted on changes to planning practice guidance on the standard method for assessing local housing need. The standard method provides the starting point for planning for housing and the proposals relate to England only.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1221704

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/07/2020
	date	07/07/2020
	date tabled	07/07/2020
	ddp created	07/07/2020 21:06:29
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	07/07/2020 21:15:40 16/07/2020 15:49:05
	hansard heading	Religious Society of Friends: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6561
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	16/07/2020 15:17:10
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they intend to have with representatives of the British Society of Friends to discuss post COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL6561
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6561
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Faith leaders and communities continue to play a critical role in our response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government has been working closely with all major faith groups though Minister-led faith leader roundtables, as well as through the Places of Worship Taskforce. The roundtable engagement has directly fed into our decision making and has included representation from the British Society of Friends. This engagement will continue through our response to this pandemic.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1219447

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/07/2020
	date	30/06/2020
	date tabled	30/06/2020
	ddp created	30/06/2020 21:06:36
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	30/06/2020 21:16:12 14/07/2020 15:23:18
	hansard heading	Sleeping Rough: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6308
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	14/07/2020 14:51:51
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for testing rough sleepers for COVID-19 when they come in off the streets; and what funds they will provide for such work.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL6308
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6308
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We are continuing to work with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) to explore the case for testing rough sleepers for COVID-19 when they come in off the streets. However, following the expansion of testing, anyone with symptoms of coronavirus can now access a COVID-19 swab test, including those being moved into and currently in emergency accommodation. This will enable us to control the risk of outbreaks amongst this vulnerable group.</p><p>We continue to recognise the challenges that people experiencing rough sleeping face and we are working with local authorities to consider how we can improve access to testing for vulnerable groups.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1176276

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/02/2020
	date	20/01/2020
	date tabled	20/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp created	30/01/2020 18:13:01 05/02/2020 14:55:34
	ddp modified	30/01/2020 18:13:01 05/02/2020 15:01:56
	hansard heading	Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL574
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	30/01/2020 17:41:57
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the work of Habitat for Humanity in the UK and abroad; and what consideration they have given to using (1) self-build volunteer work, (2) revolving funds, and (3) interest-free mortgages, in parts of England and Wales where there are urgent housing needs.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL574
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL574
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I would like to take the opportunity to recognise the good work that Habitat for Humanity do through their community house building and renovation projects, both in the UK and abroad. MHCLG has considered a number of funding proposals for social investment organisations to help finance community-led housebuilding schemes.</p><p>While discussions are ongoing in some cases, no such investment has yet been made or agreed by MHCLG. Ministers are considering all budgets in the round and allocations for future years will be considered at the forthcoming Budget and Spending Review. While HM Treasury usually leads on mortgage policy and regulation , MHCLG keeps various approaches to increasing home ownership under review.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1175122

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/02/2020
	date	20/01/2020
	date tabled	20/01/2020
	ddp created	03/02/2020 14:21:44
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	03/02/2020 14:25:12 03/02/2020 17:29:11
	hansard heading	Emmaus UK
	house id	2
	identifier	HL573
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/02/2020 16:57:05
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what statutory help, if any, they have provided to Emmaus communities in England and Wales over the last 10 years.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL573
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL573
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government recently announced £422 million in funding to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in 2020/21, an increase of £54 million on 2019/20. We do not hold specific data on statutory help offered to Emmaus Communities, but this funding enables local authorities to work closely with charities and local organisations including through our faith communities.</p><p>Charities, and the thousands of people who volunteer with them, make a real difference to vulnerable people’s lives. We all need to work together to break the homelessness cycle.</p><p>The Homelessness Reduction Act, the most ambitious reform to homelessness legislation in decades, came into force on 3 April 2018. This new Act places statutory duties on local authorities and other public bodies to work together to actively prevent homelessness for people at risk. Local authorities must offer meaningful assistance to anyone who is threatened with homelessness, and to work with those who are already homeless to enable them to secure housing.</p><p>Acting earlier and for a broader range of people means more people will get the help they need before they face a homelessness crisis. Local authorities must now work with people at risk of losing their homes to develop personalised housing plans, tailored to focus on the needs and circumstances of the household.</p><p>We have overhauled the statutory homelessness data collection alongside the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act. This will give us better insights into the causes of homelessness and the support people need. The new statutory homelessness data collection is called H-CLIC.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1199325

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/06/2020
	date	02/06/2020
	date tabled	02/06/2020
	ddp created	02/06/2020 20:41:48
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	02/06/2020 20:51:11 16/06/2020 15:36:15
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4996
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	16/06/2020 15:02:42
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the amount of additional (1) social, and (2) affordable, housing that could be provided by refurbishing existing buildings.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL4996
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4996
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>It is for local authorities to make an assessment of the need for affordable housing in their area and how best to meet this need including through planning consent.</p><p>We have made no assessment of the amount of additional social or affordable housing that could be provided through the refurbishment of existing buildings.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1199324

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/06/2020
	date	02/06/2020
	date tabled	02/06/2020
	ddp created	02/06/2020 20:41:46
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	02/06/2020 20:51:08 16/06/2020 15:35:11
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4995
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	16/06/2020 15:02:16
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with housing associations and local authorities about bringing forward proposals for building more (1) social, and (2) affordable, housing; and what plans they have, if any, to support small and medium sized businesses to bid for these contracts.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL4995
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4995
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022.Building on this, we announced at Budget 2020 that we are investing £12 billion to build affordable homes between 2021/22 and 2025/26.</p><p>The Affordable Homes Programme is delivered nationally through Homes England and the Greater London Authority in London. Both agencies have continued dialogue with registered providers to ensure optimum delivery of housing under the programme.</p><p>We are firmly committed to supporting SMEs and strongly believe they can play a crucial role in reinvigorating the housing market and boosting housing supply. Our financial programmes to help SMEs grow and diversify include the £4.5 billion Home Building Fund, the Housing Growth Partnership and Housing Delivery Fund, and up to £1 billion of new guarantee support for SMEs to access.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1168588

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/01/2020
	date	19/12/2019
	date tabled	19/12/2019
	ddp created	20/12/2019 14:37:39
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	20/12/2019 14:46:48 07/01/2020 14:42:03
	hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service: Planning Permission
	house id	2
	identifier	HL46
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	07/01/2020 14:10:39
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following their decision to call in the planning application for a UK Holocaust Memorial, whether all the evidence submitted to Westminster City Council will be fully considered.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL46
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL46
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Following the decision to call in the planning application for the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, the case will now proceed to a public inquiry overseen by an independent planning Inspector. The inquiry will consider evidence including that submitted to Westminster City Council, and is currently scheduled to begin on 27 May 2020.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1181805

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/03/2020
	date	02/03/2020
	date tabled	02/03/2020
	ddp created	02/03/2020 22:36:13
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	02/03/2020 22:47:36 16/03/2020 17:26:06
	hansard heading	Empty Property
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2067
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	16/03/2020 16:55:53
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage housing authorities to (1) bring vacant houses into use, and (2) rehabilitate structurally sound buildings for social renting.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL2067
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2067
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Local authorities are equipped with a range of powers and strong incentives to tackle empty homes. Through the New Homes Bonus, they earn the same financial reward for bringing an empty home back into use as for building a new one. This includes social housing and there is an additional premium for every affordable home delivered. Billing authorities have the discretion to charge up to 100 per cent extra council tax – on top of the standard bill – on properties that have been empty for at least two years.</p><p>In certain circumstances, local authorities can apply for an Empty Dwelling Management Order (EDMO) to temporarily take over the management of a property that has been empty for more than two years and bring it back into use. Local authorities have a variety of compulsory purchase powers which they can use to acquire and develop derelict or empty property, including for housing purposes. However, compulsory purchase is intended for use as a last resort and there must always be a compelling case in the public interest.</p><p>The Estate Regeneration National Strategy good practice guide (published December 2016) supports social housing landlords. It sets out the importance of assessing the estate, including over and under occupancy and opportunities for further development. We have also given local housing authorities the tools to deliver a new generation of council housing by removing the Housing Revenue Account borrowing cap.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton