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1697689

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date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what analysis they have conducted, if any, of the reasons behind rising numbers of landlords selling their properties.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL3496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2024 answer text <p>The most recent English Private Landlord Survey from 2021 found that almost half of landlords (48%) planned to keep the number of rental properties the same. The English Private Landlord Survey does not include prospective landlords who may be considering entering the market.</p><p> </p><p>The most frequently reported reasons for planning to decrease or sell their properties are set out in detailed analysis (attached) in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-private-landlord-survey-2021-main-report#full-publication-update-history" target="_blank">English Private Landlord Survey </a> report. The next publication is expected later in 2024.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most recent English Housing Survey from 2022-23 found that the proportion of households in the private rented sector has doubled since the early 2000s and remained a similar proportion (19%) since 2013-14. For more detailed analysis, please see (attached) the full <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/english-housing-survey-2022-to-2023-headline-report&amp;data=05|02|PS.Advisers@levellingup.gov.uk|9a9efa9933224009a47d08dc5476123a|bf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8|0|0|638478113279646537|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|0|||&amp;sdata=K87lbzhDAhaQyLfQoC76SgElCHDAAlKrWy10cZZZt04=&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">English Housing Survey</a> report.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne attachment 1 file name HL3496 - English Private Landlord Survey 2021_ main report - GOV.UK.pdf title English Private Landlord Survey 2 file name HL3496 - English Housing Survey 2022 to 2023_ headline report - GOV.UK.pdf title English Housing question first answered 05/04/2024 13:10:43 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1543479

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	English National Opera: Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the London Coliseum is under public (1) ownership, or (2) control; and if so, (a) what is its legal status, and (b) whether Arts Council England or any other public body retain any residual control or ownership rights, including the power to sell the venue.
tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
uin	HL3496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>Decisions about which organisations to fund, and by how much, through its Investment Programme are taken by Arts Council England at arm’s length from His Majesty’s Government.</p><p>Arts Council England has a robust process to determine how funding decisions are made. The decisions were made in line with its published guidance and in response to its ten-year strategy, ‘Let’s Create’. Assessments were carried out by Arts Council England, and decisions were made by its Area and National Councils, which include both local representatives and people who work in the sector.</p><p>The London Coliseum is owned freehold by English National Opera and is not under public ownership or control. The property can be used according to the terms as set out in agreements between English National Opera and each of its funders. This includes Arts Council England.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL3494 HL3495 question first answered 01/12/2022 11:50:05 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1364167

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medical Treatments
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 effect of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s proposed severity modifier being introduced in an “opportunity cost neutral” package.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL3496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for determining the methods and processes used in the development of its recommendations. Therefore, the Department has made no such assessment.</p><p>NICE’s recent consultation, Review of methods for health technology evaluation programmes: proposals for change, issued as part of the ongoing review of its methods and processes for health technology assessments, states that the proposed severity modifier is intended to “to put more weight on treatments for people with severe diseases across all types of disease” reflecting evidence “that society values health gains from treatments for very severe diseases over other treatments”. The consultation also states that: “With the proposed approach, there are very few topics … which met the end-of-life criteria previously, but which would not receive an additional weighting with the severity modifier.” A copy of Review of methods for health technology evaluation programmes: proposals for change is attached.</p><p>NICE will consider the consultation responses in developing the final changes to its methods.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 06/01/2022 15:09:45 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall attachment 1 file name NICE Review of Methods - Proposals for Change.pdf title Review of methods for health technology evaluation
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

1191316

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
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	Second Homes: Council Tax
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 report by the Affordable Housing Commission Making Housing Affordable Again: Rebalancing the Nation’s Housing System, published in March; and what estimate they have made of the number of properties in which second home owners falsely claim to live to avoid council tax.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government agrees that we need to maximise the supply of new affordable housing and make sure that more people in housing need can have access to a good quality social home.  We announced at Budget 2020 that we are investing £12bn to build affordable homes between 2021/22 and 2025/26. This will be the biggest cash investment in affordable housing for a decade.</p><p>All second homes are liable for council tax, subject to any discounts which the council may apply locally, regardless of whether they are occupied. 95% of properties that are classed as second homes are charged the full rate.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 11/05/2020 16:08:34 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

793533

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	PKK
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) they, and (2) the EU, intend to review their decisions to classify the Kurdistan People’s Party as a terrorist organisation, following the decision of the Belgian Court of Appeal on 14 September that that organisation is a party to an armed conflict.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government keeps its list of proscribed organisations under constant review. The EU reviews its CT Sanctions Regime every six months. The UK Government currently has no plans to remove the proscription of the Kurdistan People's Party (PKK).</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/12/2017 15:49:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

642895

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
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 finding by the 8th Report of the National DNA Ethics Group that the storing and searching of facial images by police forces are likely to raise significant concerns with regard to privacy.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>We acknowledge these privacy concerns, and will address them in the Review of the Use and Retention of Custody Images.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/12/2016 17:47:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

427452

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Cyprus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have refused to interview and assess some of the boat people who arrived at the British Sovereign base in Cyprus; whether they plan to deport them as individuals to Lebanon; and what assessment they have made of whether deporting those individuals to Lebanon would be an instance of refoulement.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>Under an existing agreement with the Republic of Cyprus, those who claim asylum will be processed by the Cypriot authorities on behalf of the Sovereign Base.</p><p>Those migrants who do not claim asylum and have no other basis on which to remain, face removal to their country of origin or Lebanon.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/11/2015 15:27:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

168466

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mordechai Kedar
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any attempt was made to prevent Professor Mordechai Kedar from entering the United Kingdom in order to speak to the Zionist Federation and Sussex Friends of Israel in Brighton on 8 December, in the light of his reported comments in respect of raping the wives and mothers of Hamas militants.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases. This is because the Home Office has obligations in law to protect this information.</p><p>The Government takes very seriously any suggestion that the presence of a particular person in this country might not be conducive to the public good.</p><p>When such cases are brought to our attention, the Home Office will investigate and take action where appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/12/2014 15:22:13 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge