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1386792

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Euro 2020: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases have been brought to court relating to charges made at England Euro 2020 matches played at Wembley.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL4819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2021 answer text <p>No central data is kept that would identify how many cases have been brought to court specifically relating to charges made at England Euro 2020 matches. To obtain this information would require a manual review of CPS case files which would come at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 23/12/2021 13:07:36 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1144082

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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	Private Rented Housing: Social Security Benefits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what analysis they have undertaken of adverts placed by lettings agents that prevent Department for Work and Pensions benefit claimants from obtaining private lettings.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL17570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:38:51 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1176185

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	Buildings: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are considering to ensure that there is sufficient professional indemnity cover for those advising the construction industry on fire consultancy and building safety.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL1305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware of issues affecting the professional indemnity cover of some fire and building safety consultants. We are engaging with the construction industry to understand the scale of the problem, and also with the insurance industry to better understand their approach to risk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:32:44 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1176186

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	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, if any, of how much property values for individual properties in high rise blocks have been affected following initial risk assessments in the light of action taken as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire; and what steps they planning to take to protect home owners.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL1306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware that concerns about building safety are leading to delays in valuing some properties for mortgage finance. The Government is engaged with the mortgage industry and is supporting their work in addressing the delays.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:33:45 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1180618

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	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	Floods
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) financial, and (2) other, support they have (a) provided, and (b) intend to provide to, local authorities in response to recent flood-related emergencies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL1846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>In response to the recent storms, Government activated the Bellwin Scheme of emergency financial assistance on 10 February and extended this to more areas on 17 February. Ministers also activated the Flood Recovery Framework on 18 February, with support being provided to eligible local authorities to help local residents and businesses affected by the storms. Government has also announced the Property Flood Resilience Scheme to help homes and businesses become more resilient to flooding. Government is working with local authorities to assess the full extent of the flooding impacts and will release the funding to eligible local authorities in due course.</p><p>Government has made Government Liaison Officers available to support affected areas during response and to support ongoing recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 10/03/2020 15:52:58 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1218102

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2020
	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	Local Government Finance: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they intend to provide to local councils to deal with any future COVID-19 outbreaks.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL6145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>We have already provided local authorities with an unprecedented package of support.</p><p>Local authorities have been allocated £4.3bn of support which can be used for expenditure pressures, including £3.7bn of unringfenced grants and the £600m Infection Control Fund.</p><p>We have also introduced a co-payment scheme for relevant, irrecoverable income losses in 2020-21, where councils will bear the first 5% of income losses but the Government will cover 75p in every pound beyond this.</p><p>On tax we have announced that the repayment of collection fund deficits arising this year will be spread over the next three years rather than the usual one. This support will give councils considerable breathing room when setting budgets for next year before we make a fuller announcement at the Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 09/07/2020 16:27:33 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1237301

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards establishing the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL8403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of local growth funding to places and people and is committed to creating the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to succeed European structural funds, providing vital investment in local economies, cutting out bureaucracy and levelling up those parts of the UK whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>The 2019 Conservative Manifesto committed to targeting the UK Shared Prosperity Fund at the UK’s specific needs, at a minimum matching the size of European structural funds in each nation. This builds upon previous commitments to create a fund which tackles inequalities between communities by raising productivity, especially in those parts of the UK whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>Final decisions on the design and operation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will need to be made following a cross-Government Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL8405 question first answered 06/10/2020 14:47:13 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1237302

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Public Consultation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to hold a formal consultation on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; and whether any such consultation will include a framework for the Fund to ensure that it is accountable and transparent in its distribution principles.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL8404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The 2019 Conservative manifesto commits to creating the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, a programme of investment to bind together the whole of the United Kingdom, tackling inequality and deprivation in each of our four nations.</p><p>The Government has been engaging with key stakeholders on the design and priorities of the fund since 2016, including holding a series of engagement events. Our engagement events have taken place across the UK including in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.</p><p>Over 500 stakeholders attended these events across a variety of sectors including; businesses, public bodies (such as Local Enterprise Partnerships, Mayoral Combined Authorities, local governments), higher education institutions, voluntary and charity sector and rural partnership groups.</p><p>Final decisions on the allocation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be taken after a cross-government Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 06/10/2020 14:48:37 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1237303

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timetable for the introduction of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL8405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of local growth funding to places and people and is committed to creating the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to succeed European structural funds, providing vital investment in local economies, cutting out bureaucracy and levelling up those parts of the UK whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>The 2019 Conservative Manifesto committed to targeting the UK Shared Prosperity Fund at the UK’s specific needs, at a minimum matching the size of European structural funds in each nation. This builds upon previous commitments to create a fund which tackles inequalities between communities by raising productivity, especially in those parts of the UK whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>Final decisions on the design and operation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will need to be made following a cross-Government Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL8403 question first answered 06/10/2020 14:47:13 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1149786

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to fund a UK-wide replacement for the Erasmus+ scheme if the UK cannot associate with the next programme in 2021–27.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL78
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The government places great value upon international exchange and collaboration in education and training. This will continue to be the case after we leave the EU and establish new relationships with academic institutions across Europe and the rest of the world.</p><p>If it is in the UK’s interests, we will seek to participate in specific EU programmes as a third country. While the regulations for future EU programmes are still in the process of being developed, the draft Political Declaration envisages the possibility of UK participation in EU programmes like Erasmus+ and the negotiation of general terms of participation. Officials are preparing for all eventualities and are considering a wide range of options with regard to the future of international exchange. These include potential domestic alternatives to the Erasmus+ programme for the 2020/21 academic year and beyond, should we need them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL79 question first answered 24/10/2019 15:19:12 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton