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1199301

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Travellers: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Greenhalgh on 6 May (HL3366) stating that they were “holding regular discussions with representatives from the Gypsy and Traveller communities to understand the issues they are facing, including what guidance and support is needed locally”, what steps they are taking to ensure that local authorities reach vulnerable Gypsies and Travellers on the roadside without access to water or sanitation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL5146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the welfare of all citizens seriously and we are working hard to ensure those most at risk are identified and supported including those in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.</p><p>We have been in close contact with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Voluntary and Community Sector organisations and are doing everything we can to support them through the pandemic.</p><p>All local authorities should consider how best to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in their area. On 11 April, I wrote to all local authority chief executives to highlight that some such individuals may need specific support, including access to basic services such as water, sanitation and waste disposal (attached): <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-mitigating-impacts-on-gypsy-and-traveller-communities&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C037147a8295b448a87a408d8112bdcc5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637278227361442776&amp;sdata=DWzkuqP%2BYfMSChI5YwFwpmgyJDmEylgJxW3Y33QzSs4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mitigating-impacts-on-gypsy-and-traveller-communities</a></p><p>Local authorities may conclude that some Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, especially those lacking basic amenities, require alternative places to stop where access to facilities such as water pipes, water bowsers and portable toilets is provided, or can be made temporarily available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 15/06/2020 16:16:13 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200615 COVID-19_-_mitigating_impacts_on_gypsy___traveller_communities - HL5146.pdf title Letter to Local Authority
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1199302

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Sleeping Rough: Roma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the task force on rough sleeping led by Dame Louise Casey will provide specific support for Roma rough sleepers to ensure that possible language barriers and concerns about dealing with officials are overcome.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL5147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>We want to ensure local areas have the tools they need to meet the diverse needs of anyone who has been sleeping rough, regardless of their background.</p><p>The recently announced taskforce spearheaded by Dame Louise Casey will work with local government, charities, businesses, faith and community groups, and other public sector partners across the country, leading the next phase of the Government’s support for rough sleepers during the pandemic.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government maintains close contact with Roma stakeholder groups. Through this continued stakeholder engagement, we ensure all our policy approaches are informed by a wide range of considerations and meet the needs of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 15/06/2020 16:16:38 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1199324

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Housing: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with housing associations and local authorities about bringing forward proposals for building more (1) social, and (2) affordable, housing; and what plans they have, if any, to support small and medium sized businesses to bid for these contracts.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022.Building on this, we announced at Budget 2020 that we are investing £12 billion to build affordable homes between 2021/22 and 2025/26.</p><p>The Affordable Homes Programme is delivered nationally through Homes England and the Greater London Authority in London. Both agencies have continued dialogue with registered providers to ensure optimum delivery of housing under the programme.</p><p>We are firmly committed to supporting SMEs and strongly believe they can play a crucial role in reinvigorating the housing market and boosting housing supply. Our financial programmes to help SMEs grow and diversify include the £4.5 billion Home Building Fund, the Housing Growth Partnership and Housing Delivery Fund, and up to £1 billion of new guarantee support for SMEs to access.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/06/2020 15:02:16 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1199325

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Housing: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the amount of additional (1) social, and (2) affordable, housing that could be provided by refurbishing existing buildings.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>It is for local authorities to make an assessment of the need for affordable housing in their area and how best to meet this need including through planning consent.</p><p>We have made no assessment of the amount of additional social or affordable housing that could be provided through the refurbishment of existing buildings.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/06/2020 15:02:42 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1199353

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Westferry Printworks: Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government was made aware that the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government met Richard Desmond in November 2019 prior to the Department's decisions in respect of the Northern and Shell Corporation’s planning application for the development of Westferry Printworks. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL4885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>Planning Ministers act in accordance with the MHCLG Guidance on Planning Proprietary Issues. This guidance is published (attached) on gov.uk and is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F5998%2F2091742.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSangeeta.Sofat%40communities.gov.uk%7C899be351692841b70d8408d80c84ae4f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637273111277310782&amp;sdata=6FEuJ6ZJKzdH30KTtrbvRKU%2BtZ6BOFQ%2Bv3FDwlaLxEA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/5998/2091742.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL4890 question first answered 09/06/2020 16:32:30 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200609 Guidance on Planning Propriety Issues.pdf title Guidance on Planning Proprietary
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1199354

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Westferry Printworks: Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government required the issue of any ministerial directions, or expressed any concerns as accounting officer, in respect of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government’s decisions relating to the Northern and Shell Corporation’s planning application for the development of Westferry Printworks.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL4886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/06/2020 16:59:35 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1199355

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Westferry Printworks: Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what communication they had, if any, with the Mayor of Tower Hamlets about Northern and Shell's planning application for Westferry Printworks.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL4887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published regularly and can be found at the following link on gov.uk:<br> <em><br> </em><a title="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fcollections%2fdclg-ministerial-data&amp;data=02%7c01%7cpaulb.smith%40communities.gov.uk%7cd50844b1590e4896572408d80624d6e5%7cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7c0%7c0%7" href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fdclg-ministerial-data&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb53a9f38f7a04412214208d81213e873%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637279223989332592&amp;sdata=NgLowcrSrln5jexzkLJ%2FL%2F9r5fa9Lrzn%2FEbcIf0WDz8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</em></a></p><p>The Secretary of State declined to discuss the application with both the Mayor of Tower Hamlets and the developers.</p><p>The Planning Inspector’s Report sets out a schedule of representations received by the Inspector. Special Advisers did not meet with the developers or local authority. Officials in MHCLG had no meetings and received no communications from executives of Northern and Shell.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL4888 HL4889 question first answered 16/06/2020 17:00:28 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1199356

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Westferry Printworks: Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what (1) meetings, and (2) communications, took place between the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Richard Desmond in (a) 2019, and (b) 2020; and whether they will place the records of these meetings and communications in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL4888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published regularly and can be found at the following link on gov.uk:<br> <em><br> </em><a title="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fcollections%2fdclg-ministerial-data&amp;data=02%7c01%7cpaulb.smith%40communities.gov.uk%7cd50844b1590e4896572408d80624d6e5%7cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7c0%7c0%7" href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fdclg-ministerial-data&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb53a9f38f7a04412214208d81213e873%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637279223989332592&amp;sdata=NgLowcrSrln5jexzkLJ%2FL%2F9r5fa9Lrzn%2FEbcIf0WDz8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</em></a></p><p>The Secretary of State declined to discuss the application with both the Mayor of Tower Hamlets and the developers.</p><p>The Planning Inspector’s Report sets out a schedule of representations received by the Inspector. Special Advisers did not meet with the developers or local authority. Officials in MHCLG had no meetings and received no communications from executives of Northern and Shell.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL4887 HL4889 question first answered 16/06/2020 17:00:28 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1199357

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Westferry Printworks: Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what (1) meetings, and (2) communications, took place involving special advisers and officials of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and executives of the Northern and Shell Corporation in (a) 2019, and (b) 2020; and whether they will place the (i) participant lists, and (ii) records, of these meetings and communications in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL4889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published regularly and can be found at the following link on gov.uk:<br> <em><br> </em><a title="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fcollections%2fdclg-ministerial-data&amp;data=02%7c01%7cpaulb.smith%40communities.gov.uk%7cd50844b1590e4896572408d80624d6e5%7cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7c0%7c0%7" href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fdclg-ministerial-data&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb53a9f38f7a04412214208d81213e873%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637279223989332592&amp;sdata=NgLowcrSrln5jexzkLJ%2FL%2F9r5fa9Lrzn%2FEbcIf0WDz8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</em></a></p><p>The Secretary of State declined to discuss the application with both the Mayor of Tower Hamlets and the developers.</p><p>The Planning Inspector’s Report sets out a schedule of representations received by the Inspector. Special Advisers did not meet with the developers or local authority. Officials in MHCLG had no meetings and received no communications from executives of Northern and Shell.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL4887 HL4888 question first answered 16/06/2020 17:00:28 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1199393

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Mayors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to (1) enabling alternative arrangements for the collection of signatures, and (2) extending the permitted timescale, for a city mayor referendum petition.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>In response to the Coronavirus pandemic the Government has made the Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner (Coronavirus) (Postponement of Elections and Referendums) (England And Wales) Regulations 2020 which provide in relation to a city mayor referendum petition that:</p><ul><li>the period from 16 March 2020 to the 5 May 2021 must be disregarded when calculating the 12-month period within which signatures can be collected for a petition to be deemed valid; and</li><li>to be valid, a petition cannot be handed in during the period 16 March 2020 to 5 May 2021.</li></ul><p>The Regulations also provide that any governance referendum, including a city mayor referendum, scheduled between 16 March 2020 and 5 May 2021 must be postponed to take place on 6 May 2021. The Regulations can be found (attached) at   <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2020%2F395%2Fregulation%2F12%2Fmade&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca8797f4566cd4809f43d08d811ee91cb%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637279063622278522&amp;sdata=lb%2Fd7CnSYnr0CNiUPKmhyB2jU%2FiV%2FVi9%2B0%2BNVGrO1rc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/395/regulation/12/made</a></p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/06/2020 15:58:46 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200616 The Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner (Coronavirus) HL5111.pdf title Regulation
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey