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1149805

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	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	Social Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration is being given to the introduction of mandatory electrical safety checks in the social rented sector.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL97
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Government is committed to ensuring that everyone is safe, and feels safe, in their home.</p><p>We published our Green Paper, &quot;A new deal for social housing&quot;, in August last year. It asked whether new safety measures in the private rented sector should apply to social housing, including the proposed mandatory requirement on private landlords to ensure electrical installations in their property are inspected every five years. We are currently considering the responses to the consultation and will publish our action plan for implementing social housing reform in due course.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/10/2019 16:24:27 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1149804

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	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: Electrical Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to lay regulations to implement mandatory electrical safety checks for the private rented sector; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL96
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>In July 2018, Government committed to introducing mandatory five-yearly electrical safety inspections for electrical installations in privately rented properties. This will be achieved through secondary legislation, as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/10/2019 16:12:59 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1174454

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Universities: Antisemitism
	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 decision by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick not to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism following reports of antisemitic incidents at that University and the call by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for cuts to funding of those universities that fail to adopt the definition.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>There is no place in our society - including within higher education – for hatred or any form of harassment, discrimination or racism, including antisemitism.</p><p>In October this year the Communities Secretary wrote to all universities to urge them to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism. This followed a letter from the Universities Minister in May regarding antisemitism in higher education.</p><p>We expect all Higher Education Providers to discharge their responsibilities fully and to have robust policies and procedures in place to comply with the law, to investigate and swiftly address hate crime, including any antisemitic incidents that are reported. We will continue to work with universities to ensure we stamp out antisemitism in all its forms.</p><p>That is why we will be providing an additional £500,000 of government funding to allow 200 university students each year to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, to hear from the last Holocaust survivors and to help educate students on the importance of continuing to tackle antisemitism on campuses.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 10/02/2020 16:56:52 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1149799

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	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	English Language: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the funds pledged for the Integration Areas Programme will be used for English for Speakers of Other Languages provision.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL91
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>At the September Spending Round, it was announced that MHCLG will be provided with an additional £10 million to create a second wave of Integration Areas in 2020/21.</p><p>As the Chancellor stated, MHCLG shall ensure that English language provision is a major component of these new areas - helping to support thousands of the estimated 1 million adults in the UK who do not speak English well or at all.</p><p>We shall bring forward further details on this second wave of the Integration Area programme in due course.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL90 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:59:21 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1174441

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Community Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to involve civil society in the development of successful integration (1) under the five integration areas outlined in the Integration Area Programme, and (2) more generally.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The work of civil society partners is integral to the positive work my department leads to build thriving, integrated communities in places across the country. Listening to, and acting on, what local voices can tell us about their place and their lives is at the heart of this government’s approach to tackling the complex reasons why some groups do less well at school, earn less at work, or are more likely to be victims of crime. MHCLG’s Integration Area programme is a good example of this. Each Integration Area has created a Local Integration Partnership, with membership drawn from local businesses, charities, faith organisations and many others who possess the experience, expertise and understanding of the whole community in their place. This enables the areas to build in representation from all communities and sectors – including across the civil society landscape - and ensure everyone who wants to, is able to input on the ambitious local integration strategies and other work being developed through this innovative programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 10/02/2020 16:57:35 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1174440

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Islamophobia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to appoint a second adviser on the matter of defining Islamophobia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>It is unacceptable for anyone to feel unsafe while practising their religion, and this government will never allow prejudice and discrimination of any kind against the Muslim community.</p><p>We will continue to take a zero-tolerance approach to anti-Muslim hatred and recognise the importance of this matter. We will continue to explore and interrogate the issue of publishing a definition of Islamophobia in further detail.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL840 question first answered 06/02/2020 17:12:57 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1149798

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	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	English Language: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any of the funds pledged to the Integration Areas Programme in the September spending round will be used for the provision of childcare services for English for Speakers of Other Languages participants.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL90
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>At the September Spending Round, it was announced that MHCLG will be provided with an additional £10 million to create a second wave of Integration Areas in 2020/21.</p><p>As the Chancellor stated, MHCLG shall ensure that English language provision is a major component of these new areas - helping to support thousands of the estimated 1 million adults in the UK who do not speak English well or at all.</p><p>We shall bring forward further details on this second wave of the Integration Area programme in due course.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL91 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:59:21 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1174432

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all new homes are built to Lifetime Homes Standards.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The M4(2) standard, set out in Approved Document M to the Building Regulations, for accessible and adaptable homes is broadly equivalent to the independent Lifetime Homes standard. Planning guidance on housing for older and disabled people published last summer strengthened the link between plan making and the M4(2) standard. Government will also consult shortly on options of how to raise standards of accessibility in all new homes. This is a further step towards raising accessible housing standards.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 12/02/2020 12:53:11 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1174431

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Disabled Facilities Grants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made to ensure that Disabled Facilities Grant is more easily accessible to older tenants in the private rented sector and their landlords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>Anyone can apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant, including people living in private rented accommodation, subject to a means test and an assessment of need. Tenure should not impact a person’s ability to access the home adaptations they need. The Government also funds Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies. Foundations works closely with local authorities to promote best practice in the delivery of home adaptations, including providing information and advice to older people living in private rented accommodation and their landlords.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 12/02/2020 12:52:31 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1174430

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Private Rented Housing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce the Renters’ Reform Bill.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to enhancing renters’ security and improving protections for short-term tenants by abolishing 'no-fault' evictions and introducing a lifetime deposit, to ease the burden when tenants choose to move. A Renters' Reform Bill to deliver these commitments will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 12/02/2020 13:31:12 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham