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1485217

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Compulsory Purchase
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions in the past three years local authorities in England have exercised their powers (1) to requisition, and (2) to purchase compulsorily, houses or flats that have been unoccupied for long periods; and whether they will issue new guidance for areas of great housing need.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is keen for local authorities to bring back more empty homes into productive use. In Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill which is currently before Parliament we are improving the process for making and confirming compulsory purchase orders so local authorities have more confidence in using these powers.</p><p>Local authorities can exercise their powers to take over the management of long-term empty homes (through Empty Dwelling Management Orders) in certain circumstances in order to bring them back into use in the private rented sector. The department does not collect data on the number of such orders made.</p><p>Local authorities can also use their housing compulsory purchase powers under the Housing Act 1985 to deal with empty homes. In the last 3 years, 118 compulsory purchase orders under these enabling powers have been submitted to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities for confirmation. There are also other enabling powers that compulsory purchase orders can be made under that could involve empty homes. No further detailed breakdown is available.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 07/07/2022 15:36:09 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1484529

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the UK Prosperity Fund will be implemented.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL1318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Fund was launched on 13 April 2022 and will run until March 2025. We intend the first payments to places to take place in the Autumn.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 07/07/2022 15:35:47 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1484531

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Devolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the UK Prosperity Fund will be allocated to (1) England, and (2) the devolved administrations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL1320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>England will receive £1.5 billion, Scotland £212 million, Wales £585 million and Northern Ireland £127 million from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund across the years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 11/07/2022 10:43:03 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1484539

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Affordable 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 factory-made modular homes maintain standards of high quality
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>DLUHC shares the cross-government objective of increasing the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). MMC provides an important opportunity to improve the quality of new homes, deliver greater energy efficiency, reduce construction waste, improve productivity and address the shortage in construction skills.</p><p>New technology and innovation have improved productivity, quality and choice across a range of sectors and the Government wants to see the same happen in housing.</p><p>Building regulations apply equally to homes built using Modern Methods of Construction as those built using traditional methods. Developers are responsible for carrying out a full risk assessment of any construction project, including ensuring any new techniques are used correctly.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 11/07/2022 10:55:52 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1483308

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Parking and Public Sector: ICT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that all (1) parking facilities, and (2) essential public services, including medical appointments, council inquiries, service payments, and registrations, are always available to those who do not have (a) internet access, (b) a Wi-Fi connection, or (c) a smartphone.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government's Service Standard is mandated for government departments to follow in the development of new digital services. The Service Standard requires new services to be accessible to all users, including disabled people, people with other legally protected characteristics, people who do not have access to the internet and/or lack the skills or confidence to use the internet.</p><p>The Service Standard mandates that users who need “assisted digital support” should be able to access public services by phone, face to face meetings, or via webchat. All central government services must meet these requirements to go onto <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C595df58a49fc426f5b2508da5a803dbd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637921804095549726%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Kya0WCPdjOjokCwR1NJkSo7wHqQ5P%2F31sFj07gSLXaQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> and assurance is provided through a formal Assessment process.</p><p>The NHS also follows the Service Standard with additional elements specific to health needs. People can contact their GP practice by telephone, in person or using a secure online form and patients unable to access remote general practice consultations for any reason should be offered an alternative appointment mode. In England and Wales there is no provision for births, deaths, marriages or civil partnerships to be registered online, attendance in person is required. Online tools must always be provided in addition to, rather than as a replacement for, other channels for accessing general practice, and practice receptions should be open so that patients without access to telephone or online services are in no way disadvantaged.</p><p>Responsibility for parking facilities rests with the relevant local authority, as they are best placed to consider how local needs can be effectively met.</p><p>DLUHC is currently reviewing Private Parking Code of Practice, which has previously recommended that operators accept at least two different payment methods. For example, cash and card. There are currently no plans to issue a similar direction to local authority car parks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 07/07/2022 15:36:49 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1483318

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service: Disclosure of Information
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 Greenhalgh on 22 June (HL771), whether they will provide the information requested in FOI 17451012 about optimism bias in the costing of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL1270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The estimated cost of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre has been produced in line with Green Book guidance. The publication of further information about costs will be addressed when costs are no longer commercially sensitive.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 11/07/2022 10:42:48 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1483321

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in formulating the draft Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022, they considered the impact of carbon monoxide poisoning arising from sources in adjacent properties; and why the draft Regulations do not include a requirement for audible carbon monoxide detectors in bedrooms where there is no fixed combustion appliance, except for gas cookers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL1273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>In formulating the draft regulations, the Government considered national statistics on overall numbers of accidental carbon monoxide poisonings. This, and the falling costs of carbon monoxide alarms, supported the case to extend alarm requirements to include social housing, to rooms having fixed combustion appliances in both rented sectors and to rooms where fixed combustion appliances are installed all irrespective of heating fuel (excluding gas cookers). These regulations, which will provide parity between rented sectors, are applicable to dwellings where a landlord has responsibility for internal repairs and maintenance. They do not account for adjacent properties for which the landlord is not responsible. This decision was based on the evidence and the right balance between safety for residents and ensuring regulatory burdens are proportionate.</p><p>Requiring alarms in rooms with fixed combustion appliances will help to mitigate risks in other rooms, as alarms will detect and give audible warning of carbon monoxide before it has a chance to spread elsewhere. It would not be proportionate to mandate additional alarms in other rooms, including bedrooms, that do not contain a fixed combustion appliance.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 08/07/2022 14:01:37 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1483341

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development
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 Resolution Foundation report Income outcomes: Assessing income gaps between places across the UK, published on 27 June; and what plans they have to re-evaluate the feasibility of the Levelling Up programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>This report reaffirms our finding that disparities in incomes are significant and persistent, both within and between different parts of the UK. These findings reinforce the scale of the challenge we face, but also the vital need for levelling up. The living standards mission sets out government's ambition to narrow the gap in living standards between different areas of the country.</p><p>The report's use of the ONS's Gross Disposable Household Income (one of the supporting metrics for the living standards mission) as a data source adds considerable nuance and detail that provides important insights for levelling up and avenues for future research. This analysis also shows the value of improving subnational data to deepen our understanding of the UK's disparities and how they can be addressed. The Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities is continuing to work with the ONS and others to improve our subnational data, and will continue to engage with experts like the Resolution Foundation to build the evidence base that we need to deliver levelling up.</p><p>Our Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will enshrine in law our commitment to report on spatial disparities within the UK. To do this, we will continue to develop and monitor the suite of metrics we outlined within the Technical Annex of the Levelling Up White Paper, which will enable us to evaluate progress and better understand what works to improve outcomes across different places.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 11/07/2022 10:42:30 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1473007

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Leasehold: Reform
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to introduce legislation to Parliament as part of the second phase of their leasehold and commonhold reforms.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL1249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has already made great strides with the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022, which came into force from 30 June 2022. We will bring forward the second part of our leasehold reforms in the next session of this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 07/07/2022 15:35:38 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1472716

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Urban Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving (1) to (a) new, and (b) expanded, towns in England, and (2) to the provision of prefabricated or industrialised dwellings.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting the development of locally-led new and expanded towns and villages through our garden communities programme. In May this year, we announced a package of £15 million to support 43 garden communities from Cornwall to Carlisle. This brings the total support since the launch of the programme from 2014 to over £69.4 million.</p><p>New technology and innovation have improved productivity, quality and choice across a range of sectors and the Government wants to see the same happen in housing. In order to achieve the benefits of a modern methods of construction (MMC) sector working at scale, we are stimulating demand through our funding and land programmes.</p><p>In the Affordable Housing Programme (2021-26) at least 25% of homes delivered through Strategic Partnerships will use MMC. We have recently launched the £1.5 billion Levelling Up Home Building Fund to support small and medium sized housebuilders, self and custom builders and innovators such as those using MMC. This Fund will provide development finance to deliver 42,000 homes, with the majority of delivery outside London and the South East.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 06/07/2022 15:26:02 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton