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706882

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	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	Holocaust: Monuments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the extent and duration of public consultation prior to the decision to site the National Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens; and what was the cost of that consultation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL5735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>A nationwide public consultation was conducted in 2014 by the Prime Minister's Holocaust Commission, which received almost 2500 responses. The resulting recommendation to establish a new National Memorial to the Holocaust with a co-located education centre, prominently located in central London, was welcomed by all main political parties. The costs of this exercise were not recorded separately.</p><p>The cross-party United Kingdom Holocaust Memorial Foundation, which advises Government in taking these recommendations forward, then, over an 18 month period, conducted a search of London for the best possible site for such an important project. More than fifty sites were considered and the Foundation found that by far the most fitting, prominent and powerful location for the new memorial and education centre was alongside parliament in Victoria Tower Gardens, a site owned by Government.</p><p>The Foundation is now consulting with local residents, as well as members of the public all around the United Kingdom, on the choice of design team to take the project forward. As with all developments, the project will be subject to the full democratic planning process and all the appropriate consultations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 09/03/2017 16:59:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

794205

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	Social Rented Housing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many social housing units, whether owned by local authorities or by other providers, have been (1) demolished, and (2) sold; and of those, how many have been replaced by new units.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Figures for social housing demolished (Social housing refers to Social Rent, Affordable Rent and Intermediate Affordable Rent).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Demolitions</p></td><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Private Registered Providers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>3,508</p></td><td><p>4,584</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>3,884</p></td><td><p>3,989</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>4,082</p></td><td><p>4,672</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>4,361</p></td><td><p>5,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>3,042</p></td><td><p>2,786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>3,623</p></td><td><p>2,923</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: DCLG Local Authority Housing Statistics <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data</a>, HCA Statistical Data Return <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-data-return-statistical-releases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-data-return-statistical-releases</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures for social housing sold (Social housing refers to Social Rent, Affordable Rent and Intermediate Affordable Rent).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Social Housing Sales</p></td><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Private Registered Providers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>3,112</p></td><td><p>5,319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3,108</p></td><td><p>4,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>6,743</p></td><td><p>6,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>11,740</p></td><td><p>8,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>12,489</p></td><td><p>7,965</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>12,557</p></td><td><p>9,435</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: DCLG Live table 678 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data on direct replacement of social housing sales is only collected as part of the Right to Buy 141 replacement policy and not for other sales or demolitions. The following table on stock shows the annual net change in social rented dwellings which combines the total loses from sales and demolitions with new supply. Since 2010 the overall stock of social housing (social rent, affordable rent and intermediate affordable rent) has increased by 76,000.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Dwelling stock: by tenure</p></td><td><p>Rented from Private Registered Providers</p></td><td><p>Rented from Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2,180,000</p></td><td><p>1,786,000</p></td><td><p>3,966,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,255,000</p></td><td><p>1,726,000</p></td><td><p>3,981,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,304,000</p></td><td><p>1,693,000</p></td><td><p>3,997,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2,331,000</p></td><td><p>1,682,000</p></td><td><p>4,013,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2,343,000</p></td><td><p>1,669,000</p></td><td><p>4,012,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2,387,000</p></td><td><p>1,643,000</p></td><td><p>4,030,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2,430,000</p></td><td><p>1,612,000</p></td><td><p>4,042,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DCLG Live table 104</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/12/2017 16:19:49 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

818592

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the review of fire safety regulations and precautions, which arose from the fire at Lakanal House in south London in 2009, will be published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL4469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to my answer of 19 December to PQ HL 1281, following which a note setting out the action the then Government took in response to the coroner's recommendations following the fire at Lakanal House has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p>I would also refer the Noble Lord to the Secretary of State's statement made on 18 December, which I repeated on the same day. The Government is now working with industry experts to complete work on clarifying the approved documents on fire safety.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 16/01/2018 17:54:42 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

804220

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	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 7 December (HL3522),  how many high-rise buildings have flammable insulation similar to that used on Grenfell Tower.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL4041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my answer on 7 December (HL3522). In addition, the department published it’s most recent data release on 18 December (attached) which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-december-2017</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 22/12/2017 12:22:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 171222 Building Safety Programme Monthly Data Release December 2017 - HL4041.pdf title Building safety programme data
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

651848

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2016
	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	Holocaust: Monuments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation, if any, and what reasons, led to the announcement in January by the former Prime Minister, David Cameron, that a National Holocaust Memorial should be sited in Victoria Tower Gardens.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>In 2014 the Prime Minister’s cross-party Holocaust Commission undertook a nationwide public consultation, receiving more than 2500 responses to its Call for Evidence. This resulted in the Commission recommending the creation of a new National Memorial to the Holocaust and an accompanying Learning Centre to be prominently located in Central London.</p><p>Following an extensive search across central London, which included discussions within Government and with property owners and developers across Central London; invitations to respond to a site specification; and a thorough search by property agents CBRE, Victoria Tower Gardens was identified as a possible location for the Memorial.</p><p>The Memorial will serve as a reminder of the depths of depravity that a seemingly enlightened society can plunge to if it abandons its democratic values, and the importance of constant vigilance in protecting these values. There could be no more powerful or appropriate location to make such a statement than next to Parliament. As a result, and following consultation with Westminster City Council and The Royal Parks, the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, which advises DCLG in this matter, recommended that the Memorial be located in Victoria Tower Gardens. This was announced by the Government in January 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL3830 question first answered 19/12/2016 15:24:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

651849

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2016
	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	Holocaust: Monuments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to meet the authorities of both Houses of Parliament, Westminster City Council, the Thorney Island Society and other local residents and interested parties, to discuss the implications of a National Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>In 2014 the Prime Minister’s cross-party Holocaust Commission undertook a nationwide public consultation, receiving more than 2500 responses to its Call for Evidence. This resulted in the Commission recommending the creation of a new National Memorial to the Holocaust and an accompanying Learning Centre to be prominently located in Central London.</p><p>Following an extensive search across central London, which included discussions within Government and with property owners and developers across Central London; invitations to respond to a site specification; and a thorough search by property agents CBRE, Victoria Tower Gardens was identified as a possible location for the Memorial.</p><p>The Memorial will serve as a reminder of the depths of depravity that a seemingly enlightened society can plunge to if it abandons its democratic values, and the importance of constant vigilance in protecting these values. There could be no more powerful or appropriate location to make such a statement than next to Parliament. As a result, and following consultation with Westminster City Council and The Royal Parks, the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, which advises DCLG in this matter, recommended that the Memorial be located in Victoria Tower Gardens. This was announced by the Government in January 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL3829 question first answered 19/12/2016 15:24:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

651850

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2016
	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	Holocaust: Monuments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to contribute financially to a National Holocaust Memorial, wherever that might be sited, with or without an attached visitor and learning centre; and if so, to what extent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>In January 2015, Government announced that it was accepting all the recommendations of the Prime Minister’s Holocaust Commission. In doing so, Government also committed £50 million as its contribution to total project costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/12/2016 15:27:55 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

657751

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	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	Citizenship
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to initiate a national dialogue for Britain to discuss common citizenship, with active participation by people of all traditions and origins.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL4070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>In publishing her review of Integration and Opportunity, Dame Louise Casey expressed hope that her report will spark a national conversation about improving the integration of communities in Britain, including establishing a set of values around which people from all different backgrounds can unite.</p><p>My Right Honourable Friend, Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has made clear he will carefully consider the findings of Dame Louise’s review, in consultation with his Government colleagues and faith and other community leaders and will bring forward proposals in the spring.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/12/2016 13:37:53 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

818593

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	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	Empty Property
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the total number of empty dwellings in England; how many of those dwellings are owned by (1) housing associations, (2) local authorities, and (3) private owners; and what steps are being taken to bring structurally sound dwellings back into use.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL4470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Statistics on vacant dwellings in England, are published in the Department’s live table 615 (attached) which is available at the following link. This table shows the annual totals of all empty homes, those vacant longer than six months and of vacant dwellings in the local authority, housing association and other public sector tenures.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a></p><p>The number of long term empty homes is substantially lower than when records began. Long-term empty homes are those dwellings which have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for over six months. In October 2009, there were 316,251 long term homes in England and this had fallen to 200,145 by October 2016.</p><p>Figures are not directly comparable for Private Registered Providers (Housing Association) and local authority dwellings. Figures for March 2016, show there were 11,482 long term vacant Private Registered Providers dwellings and 22,928 local authority dwellings (long and short term).</p><p>As to steps being taken to bring structurally sound dwellings back to use, I refer to my answer to PQ 3618283/ UIN HL4471.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/01/2018 17:48:59 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 180110 live table 615 - HL4470.xls title Live table 615
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

809603

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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	Emergencies: Planning
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have ascertained what proportion of local authorities from cities down to parish councils have agreed Disaster Emergency Plans; and if so, what is that proportion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL4310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 requires local authorities, as category one responders, to take action in relation to emergencies. They are required to assess the risks to their local area, make plans to prevent an emergency occurring or to reduce, control or mitigate its effects. No central record is kept of the range of plans held by local authorities. The Department for Communities and Local Government provides help and support to local resilience fora, made up of the category one and two responders in a police area, where necessary, in developing their plans.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/01/2018 14:27:38 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton