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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

521439

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Wetlands: Conservation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which were the 25 most deprived local authorities according to the English Indices of Deprivation 2015, and what policies they have agreed to target resources on each of those areas to tackle that deprivation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government publishes the English Indices of Deprivation which measure the relative deprivation of neighbourhoods across England. This includes the Index of Multiple Deprivation, which is most commonly used to identify deprived areas. The department also publishes summary measures of relative deprivation among local authorities.</p><p>All the data for the English Indices of Deprivation 2015 (attached) can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2015</a>.</p><p>The department does not specifically target the 25 most deprived local authorities but deprivation is taken into account in the design of some of its policies. For example, the Troubled Families Programme takes account of the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010 in estimating the numbers of families facing multiple problems in upper-tier local authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/06/2016 15:44:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 160602 HL296 English Indices of Deprivation 2015.pdf title English indicies of deprivation 2015 - HL296
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

846667

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Unitary Councils
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use to consider the possible reorganisation of local government in England in two-tier areas to create unitary authorities covering the whole, or part, of an existing county area.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL5722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Our policy as stated in my Department’s Single Departmental Plan is that we will consider proposals for unitarisation and mergers when requested, and reach a judgment in-the-round as to whether the proposal, if implemented, is likely to improve the area’s local government, commands a good deal of local support in the area and whether the area itself is a credible geography for the proposed new structures.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/02/2018 15:27:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1283732

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2021
	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 when they plan to publish the prospectus for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL12953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK for places most in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities, and for people who face labour market barriers.</p><p>In addition, to help local areas prepare over 2021/22 for the introduction of the UKSPF, we will provide additional UK funding to support our communities to pilot programmes and new approaches.</p><p>The November 2020 Spending Review set out the main strategic elements of the UKSPF in the Heads of Terms.  The Government will publish a UK-wide investment framework in Spring 2021 and confirm multi-year funding profiles at the next Spending Review. Further details on the operation of the additional funding in 2021/22 will be published soon.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 17/02/2021 14:36:06 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

452264

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Tenancy Deposit Schemes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what type and proportion of tenancy deposits in other than assured shorthold tenancies are protected by tenancy deposit schemes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL6165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The Housing Act 2004 only requires deposits taken specifically in relation to assured shorthold tenancies, the most common form of tenancy, to be protected in a Government approved tenancy deposit protection scheme.</p><p>The Tenancy Deposit Schemes in England are currently protecting over 3 million deposits on behalf of tenants, helping to raise standards in the private rented sector and ensuring that tenants are treated fairly at the end of the tenancy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/02/2016 14:57:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

452265

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Tenancy Deposit Schemes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government for each government-approved tenancy deposit scheme for assured shorthold tenancies, what is the average time taken to (1) return deposits, and (2) resolve disputes regarding deposits; what proportion of cases of dispute remain unresolved after (1) three months, (2) six months, and (3) 12 months; what proportion of deposits are (1) returned in full, and (2) not returned at all, and of those what proportion are not disputed; and what is their estimate of the proportion of tenancies in which a deposit is not protected.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL6166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The Tenancy Deposit Schemes in England currently protect over 3 million deposits on behalf of tenants, helping to raise standards in the private rented sector and ensuring that tenants are treated fairly at the end of the tenancy.</p><p>At the end of September 2015, over 11.5 million deposits had been protected by the tenancy deposit schemes and less than 1.5 per cent of these had gone to adjudication. Tenancy deposit schemes are required to deal with disputed cases within 28 days. An adjudicator’s decision is final and can only be challenged through the courts. Information is not collected on such court cases. A breakdown by scheme of the average time taken to return deposits, resolve disputes and the award of decisions are set out in the attached table.</p><p>My Department has not made an assessment of the proportion of tenancies in which a deposit is not protected.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/02/2016 14:56:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 160225 Breakdown by scheme HL6166.docx title Breakdown - HL6166
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1081655

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund: Railways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether funding from the Stronger Towns Fund could be allocated to schemes for the restoration of railway lines and services, such as the link between the towns of Colne, Earby and Skipton.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL14188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>A prospectus for the Stronger Towns Fund will be published before the summer recess. It will detail the role of local partners, relevant definitions and eligibility criteria. This will also set out the process for the £600 million competitive component of the fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL14186 HL14187 HL14189 question first answered 18/03/2019 16:09:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1081653

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund: Lancashire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £281 million allocated to the North West over seven years under the Stronger Towns Fund will be allocated to Lancashire; how the funding will be phased over the seven years; and how much will be allocated to (1) the County Council, (2) the two Unitary Authorities, and (3) the County Districts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL14186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>A prospectus for the Stronger Towns Fund will be published before the summer recess. It will detail the role of local partners, relevant definitions and eligibility criteria. This will also set out the process for the £600 million competitive component of the fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL14187 HL14188 HL14189 question first answered 18/03/2019 16:09:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1081654

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether district councils in two-tier areas will be able to bid for funds from the £600 million pot in the Stronger Towns Fund; and whether town and parish councils will be able to bid for any of this funding where they are the representative body which encompasses a town.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL14187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>A prospectus for the Stronger Towns Fund will be published before the summer recess. It will detail the role of local partners, relevant definitions and eligibility criteria. This will also set out the process for the £600 million competitive component of the fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL14186 HL14188 HL14189 question first answered 18/03/2019 16:09:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1081656

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of a town for the purpose of the Stronger Towns Fund; and what steps they will take to make sure that the relevant towns are involved closely in the decisions over the use of the Fund and in submissions for that part of the Fund for which bids will be invited.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL14189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>A prospectus for the Stronger Towns Fund will be published before the summer recess. It will detail the role of local partners, relevant definitions and eligibility criteria. This will also set out the process for the £600 million competitive component of the fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL14186 HL14187 HL14188 question first answered 18/03/2019 16:09:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves