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date	21/11/2018
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	Non-domestic Rates: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether in the context of check-challenge-appeal it is a requirement under Regulation 22(1A) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2009 (as amended) for the Valuation Office Agency in issuing notifications or certificates to communicate with both the ratepayer and the ratepayer's registered agent simultaneously; and if not, what is the procedure for making sure that both ratepayer and agent receive timely and accurate information necessary to progress through the process.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Lytton
uin	HL11664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>It is a requirement on the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) under Regulation 22(1A) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2009 (as amended) that, at the same time certain notices relating to the progression of a case or imposition of a penalty are sent to a ratepayer’s agent they must also be provided to the ratepayer. The VOA has procedures to ensure that notices are sent to an interested party and their agent at the same time.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/12/2018 16:40:18 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1864 label Biography information for The Earl of Lytton

1011264

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Sleeping Rough
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to put an end to rough sleeping and provide destitute people with suitable housing.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL11625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>We have committed to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and end it by 2027. The Government is implementing a range of measures to tackle rough sleeping such as the Homeless Reduction Act, which is the most ambitious homelessness legislative reform in decades. The Rough Sleeping Strategy is backed by £100 million of funding over the next two years and the Rough Sleeping Initiative will provide 500 new dedicated homelessness workers and 1,750 additional bed spaces this winter.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/12/2018 16:39:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1010101

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Private Rented Housing: Empty Property
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 number of private rented properties left vacant since councils were allowed to levy council tax on such properties compared to previously; and what assessment they have made of the impact any increase in the amount councils may levy will have on the number of such properties.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL11548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Since 2013, local authorities have had the discretion to charge up to 100 per cent Council Tax on any empty property and to levy a council tax premium of up to 50 per cent on properties that have been empty for two years or more. The Government has recently introduced legislation which will allow local authorities to increase the Council Tax premium; to 100 per cent on homes empty for 2 years or more from April 2019; to 200 per cent on homes empty for more than five years from April 2020 and up to 300 per cent on homes empty for more than 10 years from April 2021. The Government does not collect data that identifies vacant private rented properties and has not undertaken an assessment of the impact any changes in Council Tax levels might have on such properties.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/12/2018 16:38:52 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham