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1007922

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Legislation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what legislation from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and its predecessor department, has been passed into law since 1 June 2010 but is still waiting to be brought into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows legislation that has been passed since 2010-2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local Government Act 2010</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Localism Act 2011</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss 27(6)(k), 109(1)(a), 180(4)-(5), Schedule 8 (in part)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Government Finance Act 2012</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013</p></td><td><p>Commenced in apart from s 34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss 42 (partially commenced)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure Act 2015 (Part 5 only)</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from s30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Housing and Planning Act 2016</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss1-8, 57-63, 118-123, 125, 127, 138, 155, 158, 159, 196(2)(b), 199, 207-211, Schedules 7-8, 13 (in part), 18 (in part) and 20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cities and Local Government (Devolution Act 2016</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss, 7, 8 (in part), 13, 14, 18 – 28, 39, 40 and Schedule 3 (in part)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Act 2018</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Act 2018</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: list does not include Private Members’ Bills supported by the Department and does not refer to Wales-only provisions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/11/2018 16:22:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1020061

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to bring into force those parts of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 not yet commenced.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Government is yet to confirm coming into force dates for the remaining provisions in the Localism Act 2011 and Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 that have not already been commenced or had commencement dates confirmed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL12036 question first answered 18/12/2018 16:18:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1020062

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	Localism Act 2011
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to bring into force those parts of the Localism Act 2011 not yet commenced.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Government is yet to confirm coming into force dates for the remaining provisions in the Localism Act 2011 and Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 that have not already been commenced or had commencement dates confirmed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL12035 question first answered 18/12/2018 16:18:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1025357

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	Local Government: Standards
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 briefing paper by the Centre for Public Scrutiny and Localis Decline and fall: understanding how and why local government fails, what leads to central Government intervention, and what comes after, published on 10 December.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We have read the interim report by the Centre for Public Scrutiny and Localis, and welcome the approach that they have outlined in their paper. We note that the Centre for Public Scrutiny and Localis are planning further research in 2019, and look forward to reading their final report.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/12/2018 13:04:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1025358

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the effectiveness of the Northern Powerhouse strategy following the resignation of the mayor of Liverpool from the Northern Powerhouse Partnership.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Powerhouse Partnership is a non-political organisation, and independent of government. Mayor Joe Anderson’s decision to resign from the partnership is a private matter between him and the Northern Powerhouse Partnership.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/12/2018 17:38:41 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1025359

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	Local Government: Kent
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to Kent County Council’s preparations for a no deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The preparedness of Kent County Council and all of local government will be of fundamental importance in securing the country’s successful transition as we exit the EU.</p><p>My department and its Resilience and Emergencies Division, Kent’s Local Resilience Forum, the Home Office and Border Force, the Department for Transport and Highways England, are all working together with Kent County Council to help make sure that the county is fully prepared.</p><p>The Department for Transport and Highways England are key partners in the Kent Resilience Forum’s Fennel Group on transport management, providing support, resource and funding to ensure plans are appropriate for the possible scenarios that are faced. The Borders Delivery Group is working closely with the Kent Resilience Forum and local stakeholders to help ensure that actions being undertaken are coordinated.</p><p>My department provides a range of support to all Local Authorities to help them prepare for Brexit under both ‘deal’ and ‘no deal’ scenarios. This includes the EU Exit Local Government Delivery Board where MHCLG’s Secretary of State and other ministers from across government engage with sector leaders.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/12/2018 12:41:28 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1025361

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many families left homeless after the Grenfell Tower fire are still not in permanent accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>There are 201 households from Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk requiring rehousing following the Grenfell Tower fire. As of 17 December, the latest data from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea shows that of the 201 households, 193 households have accepted an offer of permanent accommodation and 161 of these have moved in. There are 40 remaining households yet to move into permanent accommodation. 22 of these households are living in high quality temporary accommodation and 18 households are living in emergency accommodation (9 in hotels, 8 in serviced apartments and 1 household is living with family). Every household has a suitable property reserved for them. I expect the Council to continue to support households to move into permanent accommodation as quickly as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/12/2018 16:05:41 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1025362

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	Local Government Finance
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 relationship between the delivery of statutory services by local authorities and the financial sustainability of local authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>As part of Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) responsibility for the overall sustainability of the local government finance system, the Department assesses the total amount of funding available to local government to deliver statutory responsibilities. The Department assesses this both top-down, looking at a macro level to see how much funding is in the system as a whole when set against cost drivers, demographics and opportunities for efficiencies; and bottom-up looking at financial indicators, overall capacity, leadership and governance for individual authorities. The Department’s overall judgement also considers whether there is flexibility in the system to respond to events, emergencies and to be able to provide the broader local leadership expected by communities.</p><p>Each department is then responsible for establishing its own arrangements to ensure that services for which it has policy responsibility remain sustainable and that statutory responsibilities are being met. Local authorities are also independent of central Government, and are responsible for managing their financial budgets and for making spending decisions in line with their priority needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/12/2018 12:50:06 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1029120

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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	Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
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 18 December (HL12036), why they have not commenced those parts of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 not yet in force.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>In relation to the Planning provisions in Part 1 of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017, Section 7 (Engagement by examiners with qualified bodies, etc) has not been commenced as the Department wishes to first see how effective recently produced sector led guidance by the Neighbourhood Planning Independent Examiner Referral Service is. Guidance required under Section 8(2) (Content of development plan documents) will be published shortly. The provisions under Section 14 (Planning conditions) restricting the power to impose planning conditions have not commenced as they require affirmative regulations and further public consultation.</p><p>In relation to the Compulsory Purchase provisions in Part 2 of the Act, Sections 18-28 and 31 (Temporary possession of land) are yet to be commenced as they are subject to the making of other regulations and further public consultation. Sections 39 and 40 (Interest on late payments) cannot be commenced until other regulations relating to rates of interest are made. The Government continues to keep the commencement of these remaining provisions under active review alongside further planning reforms.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/01/2019 16:00:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1029121

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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	Owner Occupation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reform residential leasehold and commonhold law.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure the leasehold system in England is fair and transparent to the consumer. Unfair practices in the leasehold market have no place in a modern housing market. Neither do excessive ground rents, which exploit consumers who get nothing in return. <br> <br> Our technical consultation on how to improve the leasehold market and make it fairer for consumers closed on 26 November. It sought views on:</p><ul><li>how to ban the development of new build leasehold houses, other than in exceptional circumstances;</li><li>how to restrict ground rents in newly established leases of houses and flats to a nominal, peppercorn value; and</li><li>how to address loopholes in the law to improve transparency and fairness for leaseholders and freeholders.</li></ul><p>The Government is carefully analysing the responses and will introduce legislation as soon as Parliamentary time allows</p><p><br>The Secretary of State has asked the Law Commission to take forward further work to reform residential and commonhold law. The Law Commission is currently consulting on how to make buying a freehold or extending a lease easier, faster, fairer and cheaper, and how to reinvigorate commonhold to provide greater choice for consumers. The Law Commission is due to report to ministers on these issues in 2019. In addition, the Secretary of State has asked the Law Commission to look at improving the laws which allow leaseholders to manage their own buildings.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/01/2019 16:00:03 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark