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1012539

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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	Public Libraries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether spending on public libraries has fallen for a fifth successive year in 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
uin	HL11731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The latest data on the total net current expenditure on library services by local authorities across England is shown in the table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Library Service Net Current Expenditure, England 2012-13 to 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net current expenditure (£m)</p></td><td><p>824</p></td><td><p>804</p></td><td><p>762</p></td><td><p>733</p></td><td><p>671</p></td><td><p>641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of authorities' data from which the total is calculated *</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Source: Local authorities' Revenue Outturn returns to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>* 152 local authorities in England are responsible for delivering library services. Five did not provide a valid figure in one or more of these years.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 06/12/2018 14:04:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

1017373

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
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	Council Tax: Non-payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to bring England into line with the rest of the UK by removing the sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax.
tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
uin	HL11933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Imprisonment should only ever be the last resort for non-payment of council tax. Before a magistrates’ court commits someone to prison for failure to pay their council tax, it must inquire as to the debtor’s means, and satisfy itself that failure to pay is due to “wilful refusal or culpable neglect”. This is to prevent persons who are genuinely unable to pay their council tax from being committed to prison. The Government does not have any plans to change the current arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 10/12/2018 15:38:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

1019309

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
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	Islamophobia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider Islamophobia to be a form of racism; and if so, whether they will adopt a definition of Islamophobia comparable to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL11998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of Islamophobia extremely seriously. The Prime Minister made this unequivocally clear after the Finsbury Park Mosque terror attack in 2017.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling all hate crime, and to taking the issues of anti-Muslim hatred and Islamophobia forward. It is now of vital importance that we hear a range of views on the proposed definition.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 10/12/2018 15:39:01 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1020050

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	South Tees Mayoral Development Corporation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the South Tees Development Corporation is funded by the public purse.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL12025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has provided £5 million of grant to the Tees Valley Combined Authority to support the operations of the South Tees Development Corporation in 2018/19 and 2019/20. The latest budget plan for the development corporation over these 2 years outlines expenditure of £7.572 million. The actual amounts spent, and the sources of the income will be available in the statement of accounts for those years when published. The South Tees Development Corporation's statement of accounts for 2017/18 - its first year of operation is available (attached) - here: <a href="https://www.southteesdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/STDC-17-18-Signed-Accounts.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.southteesdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/STDC-17-18-Signed-Accounts.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/12/2018 16:00:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 181213 Statement of accounts 17-18 - (HL12025).pdf title Statement for accounts for 2017/18
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1020051

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	Regeneration: Redcar
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Tees Valley Mayor, the South Tees Development Corporation and businesses about investment in and the regeneration of in the old Sahaviriya Steel Industries site.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL12026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working with Mayor Ben Houchen, the Tees Valley Combined Authority and the South Tees Development Corporation to promote new investment across the entire development corporation site. Government is looking to promote new developments in low carbon electricity generation; manufacturing and process industries, as well as research and development into innovative technologies aligned with the Industrial Strategy and Clean Growth Strategy. Any proposals for additional funding would need to meet public funding guidelines. On the part of the site owned by SSI-in-liquidation, development is currently constrained because of the charges held by three Thai banks. Negotiations are ongoing to remove these charges by the South Tees Development Corporation, supported by Her Majesty's Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/12/2018 16:04:06 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1020052

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	South Tees Mayoral Development Corporation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what ways the South Tees Development Corporation is accountable to the Treasury; and what involvement they have, if any, in the decisions made by the Corporation in relation to approving bids for investment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL12027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Following the devolution of mayoral development corporation powers to the Tees Valley Combined Authority, and the designation by the Tees Valley Mayor, the Government was required to seek Parliamentary approval to the Order establishing the South Tees Development Corporation. The object of the South Tees Development Corporation is to secure the regeneration of its area, and it may do anything it considers appropriate for these purposes. It is not accountable to the Treasury; it is accountable to the Tees Valley Mayor who decided to establish it. The Mayor is also the Chair of the South Tees Development Corporation and appoints its members. The Mayor is accountable to the Combined Authority and the Tees Valley electorate.</p><p>Any requests made for national public funding by the Tees Valley Combined Authority or the South Tees Development Corporation are assessed by the relevant Department and, where appropriate, Her Majesty’s Treasury in line with the guidelines of ‘Managing Public Money’. As part of its devolution deal the Tees Valley Combined Authority has been given an investment fund of £15m a year for 30 years. The Combined Authority has responsibility for how it will invest these funds within the scope of an agreed assurance framework, which sets out how they will appraise, monitor and evaluate schemes to achieve value for money. Investment decisions made by the Mayor and the Combined Authority are subject to the agreement of the Combined Authority and local scrutiny. An independent panel will assess the impact of investments on economic growth at five yearly Gateway Reviews. Further information on the governance arrangements of the South Tees Development Corporation is available (attached) on its website: <a href="https://www.southteesdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/STDC-17-18-Signed-Annual-Governance-Statement.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.southteesdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/STDC-17-18-Signed-Annual-Governance-Statement.pdf</a> and <a href="https://www.southteesdc.com/about-us/transparency-required-information/" target="_blank">https://www.southteesdc.com/about-us/transparency-required-information/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/12/2018 16:02:35 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 181213-17-18-Signed-Annual-Governance-Statement - HL12027.pdf title Annual Governance Statement
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1020057

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	Social Rented 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 small and medium sized building firms are able to contribute towards the production of social housing as part of efforts to reduce homelessness and rough sleeping.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL12031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government fully recognises the important role small and medium sized house builders (SME) play in delivering the much needed housing in this country, including contributing to social and affordable housing. Our priorities are to boost housing supply and to build more affordable homes, supporting the different needs of a wide range of people and built by a range developers, including SMEs. This is done through over £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 which will deliver 250,000 new affordable homes of a wide range of tenures, including social rent. Since 2010, we have delivered over 407,000 new affordable homes, including over 293,000 affordable homes for rent.</p><p>SMEs also contribute towards the production of affordable housing, including social housing through section 106 agreements with local authorities. The national policy on developer contributions from small sites seeks to strike a balance between increasing self-build and small-scale housing development, while recognising the role of section 106 in helping to provide affordable housing. We continue to provide support to SMEs to build more homes through the £2.5 billion Home Building Fund’s short-term fund, a £1 billion SME guarantees scheme announced at Budget 2018 and changes to the small sites policy in the National Planning Policy Framework.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/12/2018 16:17:56 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

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

1020264

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Regeneration: Redcar
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have held discussions with the South Tees Development Corporation about proposals it is considering regarding investment in and the regeneration of the old Sahaviriya Steel Industries site; and if so, what are those proposals.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL12060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working with Mayor Ben Houchen, the Tees Valley Combined Authority and the South Tees Development Corporation to promote new investment across the entire development corporation site. At this stage, proposals are commercially confidential. Any proposals for public support for these investments would need to meet public funding guidelines.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/12/2018 16:02:59 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton