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1124064

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	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	Civil Partnerships: Heterosexuality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the legislation implementing civil partnerships for opposite sex couples will come into effect.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL15446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Partnerships, Marriage and Deaths (Registration etc.) Act 2019 requires the Government to make regulations that extend eligibility to form a civil partnership to opposite-sex couples by no later than 31<sup> </sup>December 2019. The Government is working hard to ensure regulations are in place as place as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 15/05/2019 16:18:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1137103

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will grant legal recognition to humanist marriages; and if not, what are the reasons for not doing so.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL16967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Law Commission review that the Government announced last month is a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. As part of that review, we have invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent. The Government will decide on provision on the basis of the Law Commission’s recommendations.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 10/07/2019 16:39:53 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1202114

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the risk of the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a significant loss of income for legal aid firms, what assessment they have made of the impact of the Legal Aid Agency’s practice of (1) permitting only two claims a year for ongoing cases, and (2) only paying 75 per cent of such claims.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL5500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice recently held a consultation on increasing the limits associated with claims for payment on account. This consultation closed on 16 June 2020.</p><p>Following this, the limit will be increased, allowing four such requests to be made in a twelve month period. This will be implemented once the necessary updates to infrastructure are completed, and the impact of this change will be kept under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 23/06/2020 16:40:53 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

993837

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Race and Ethnicity Board
	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 Keen of Elie on 1 February (HL4903), what conclusions the Race and Ethnicity Board has reached on how best to engage the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL10970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>Following the publication of the Lammy Review last year, we are making efforts to explore and address specific disparities among the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities in the justice system, overseen by the Race and Ethnicity Board. Our ability to design and assess effective policies will be strengthened by engagement with representatives of GRT communities with direct experience of the justice system. To this end, we are establishing a dedicated stakeholder forum to inform, review and partner with on emerging work.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 02/11/2018 12:08:57 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1038930

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to raise awareness among local authorities and housing associations that the Affordable Homes Programme covers funding for Traveller sites; how many applications proposing Traveller sites have been made; and how many of those have been approved since April 2016.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL12767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>On 14 June 2017, we published ‘Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme supplementary information – Continuous Market Engagement (CME),’ which includes details on funding for traveller pitches. This document is available (attached) here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-ownership-and-affordable-homes-programme-supplementary-information-continuous-market-engagement-cme</p><p><br>We have not approved any new traveller pitches since April 2016 – our Live Tables on affordable housing delivery are available (attached) online: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</p><p><br>Government does not publish details of applications for funding from the Affordable Homes Programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 190114 Shared Ownership and Affordable homes - HL12767.pdf title Shared Ownership and affordable homes 2 file name 190114 LiveTable Affordable Housing HL12767.xlsx title Affordable housing question first answered 23/01/2019 14:43:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1156341

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	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 Equality and Human Rights Commission report Gypsy and Traveller sites: the revised planning definition's impact on assessing accommodation needs, published on 13 September.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 05/11/2019 15:11:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1199301

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	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	Travellers: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Greenhalgh on 6 May (HL3366) stating that they were “holding regular discussions with representatives from the Gypsy and Traveller communities to understand the issues they are facing, including what guidance and support is needed locally”, what steps they are taking to ensure that local authorities reach vulnerable Gypsies and Travellers on the roadside without access to water or sanitation.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL5146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the welfare of all citizens seriously and we are working hard to ensure those most at risk are identified and supported including those in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.</p><p>We have been in close contact with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Voluntary and Community Sector organisations and are doing everything we can to support them through the pandemic.</p><p>All local authorities should consider how best to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in their area. On 11 April, I wrote to all local authority chief executives to highlight that some such individuals may need specific support, including access to basic services such as water, sanitation and waste disposal (attached): <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-mitigating-impacts-on-gypsy-and-traveller-communities&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C037147a8295b448a87a408d8112bdcc5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637278227361442776&amp;sdata=DWzkuqP%2BYfMSChI5YwFwpmgyJDmEylgJxW3Y33QzSs4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mitigating-impacts-on-gypsy-and-traveller-communities</a></p><p>Local authorities may conclude that some Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, especially those lacking basic amenities, require alternative places to stop where access to facilities such as water pipes, water bowsers and portable toilets is provided, or can be made temporarily available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 15/06/2020 16:16:13 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200615 COVID-19_-_mitigating_impacts_on_gypsy___traveller_communities - HL5146.pdf title Letter to Local Authority
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1199302

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	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	Sleeping Rough: Roma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the task force on rough sleeping led by Dame Louise Casey will provide specific support for Roma rough sleepers to ensure that possible language barriers and concerns about dealing with officials are overcome.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL5147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>We want to ensure local areas have the tools they need to meet the diverse needs of anyone who has been sleeping rough, regardless of their background.</p><p>The recently announced taskforce spearheaded by Dame Louise Casey will work with local government, charities, businesses, faith and community groups, and other public sector partners across the country, leading the next phase of the Government’s support for rough sleepers during the pandemic.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government maintains close contact with Roma stakeholder groups. Through this continued stakeholder engagement, we ensure all our policy approaches are informed by a wide range of considerations and meet the needs of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 15/06/2020 16:16:38 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

993842

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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	Travellers: Hate Crime
	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 Bourne of Aberystwyth on 18 July (HL9254), what steps they are taking with media agencies and the Ofcom to combat hate crime and discrimination against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities; and what assessment they have made of the findings in the report by Goldsmiths, University of London, Recognise, Report, Resolve, published in June, of hate speech frequently being published on the comments sections of media outlets’ websites.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL10975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>We are clear that there is no place for hate speech anywhere in society. While freedom of speech is a vital cornerstone of our society, everybody must remember that they have responsibilities not to spread hatred or fear.</p><p>As part of the EU High Level Group on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Other Forms of Intolerance, the UK has been a leading voice in the creation of a voluntary EU Code of Conduct which holds social media companies responsible for the removal of all illegal hate speech from their platforms within 24 hours. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Microsoft, Instagram and other internet companies have signed this Code and the third monitoring exercise in December 2017 showed that the companies removed on average 70 per cent of illegal hate speech notified to them.</p><p>As part of the Hate Crime Action Plan, the Government has supported the Society of Editors to produce a Moderation Guide for online comments, which will be revisited in our continuing work with the Society of Editors and Independent Press Standards Organisation to update the Reporting Diversity booklet. This will consider hatred against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities alongside other racially and religiously motivated hatred.</p><p>Additionally, in line with the recommendations given in the report Recognise, Report, Resolve, we support efforts to improve awareness and reporting of hate crime, including through our £55,000 grant to HertsGATE (Gypsy and Traveller Empowerment), to work to encourage reporting of hate crime in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/11/2018 13:27:17 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

994369

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to provide sufficient Gypsy and Traveller sites to meet the recommendations of (1) the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, (2) the UN Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, (3) the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, (4) the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, and (5) the Council of Europe Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities; and whether the response to their consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments will address this issue.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL11013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Planning Policy for Travellers Sites asks local planning authorities to assess the need for traveller sites in their area, and to identify sites to meet that need. Local authorities are best placed to make decisions about the number and location of such sites locally, having had due regard to national policy and local circumstances. Our recent consultation on unauthorised encampments has sought views on whether there are barriers to the provision of sites, and whether there is anything Government can do to help overcome them. We are currently considering the responses to this consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/11/2018 13:34:23 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker