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168449

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the current level of the Local Government Pension Scheme deficit.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Scheme conducts an actuarial valuation every three years. The 2013 valuation estimated that the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales had a funding level of 79% and a deficit of £47 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The shadow Scheme Advisory Board has also brought together the funds’ triennial valuation reports to provide a view of the Scheme’s overall position (<a href="http://www.lgpsboard.org/index.php/schemedata/scheme-valuation" target="_blank">http://www.lgpsboard.org/index.php/schemedata/scheme-valuation</a>). The Government has asked the shadow Board to identify and assess alternative ways to address the deficit and looks forward to receiving their proposals.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government introduced a reformed Local Government Pension Scheme from 1 April 2014, which will help the funds to reduce this deficit and ensure the scheme remains affordable in the long term and fair to both scheme members and taxpayers. Furthermore, the Government’s consultation <em>Opportunities for collaboration, cost savings and efficiencies</em> set out how the funds could reduce their investment costs by a further £660 million each year by working together and investing more efficiently.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-pension-scheme-opportunities-for-collaboration-cost-savings-and-efficiencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-pension-scheme-opportunities-for-collaboration-cost-savings-and-efficiencies</a></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/12/2014 13:21:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

168450

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they estimate that savings could be made to the administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the operation of its sub-funds if the management of the funds were moved from active managers to tracker funds; and if so, to what extent.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The consultation <em>Opportunities for collaboration, cost savings and efficiencies </em>set out how the Local Government Pension Scheme could deliver annual savings of £660 million by reforming the way the funds make their investments. Advice commissioned by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Minister for Local Government using the Contestable Policy Fund was used to inform the consultation. Of the £660 million savings identified, the analysis showed that £420 million could be found by using passive, rather than active management of listed assets such as bonds and equities. Over 200 consultation responses were received and a Government response will be published early in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Both the consultation and supporting analysis are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-pension-scheme-opportunities-for-collaboration-cost-savings-and-efficiencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-pension-scheme-opportunities-for-collaboration-cost-savings-and-efficiencies</a></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/12/2014 13:20:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

168452

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what fees have been paid (including management, performance and trading costs) by all the managers of funds in the Local Government Pension scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government publishes statistics about the Local Government Pension Scheme each year, using data provided by each of the 89 administering authorities in England and Wales. In the financial year 2013-14, the authorities reported fund management costs to be £494 million and administration costs to be £133 million.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/12/2014 17:43:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

168478

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
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 implications for family life for those households considered as being at risk of becoming homeless, in the light of the recent report from Shelter.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL3508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>This Government is committed to preventing and tackling homelessness. England has one of the strongest safety nets in the world that remains in place – protected in law – to ensure that homeless families always have a roof over their heads, and we have increased spending on schemes to prevent homelessness, making over £500 million available to help the most vulnerable in society.</p><p> </p><p>Repossessions are 31 per cent lower than this time last year and are predicted to fall even further. County court mortgage possession claims continue to fall to their lowest point in a decade. This is thanks to our work to tackle the deficit and keep interest rates low, helping more families to stay in their hard earned homes.</p><p> </p><p>We are making home ownership an affordable and accessible prospect through Help to Buy and our work to get Britain building. In the last year alone planning permissions have been granted on 230,000 new homes and we have delivered 200,000 affordable homes since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>And we are introducing measures to ensure tenants can be confident they will get a fair deal. Our How to Rent guide helps tenants know their rights and responsibilities, and letting agents are now required to belong to a redress scheme so landlords and tenants have somewhere to go if they get a raw deal.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/12/2014 13:29:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

167233

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold: Property Management Companies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take following the Competition and Markets Authority market study into the residential property management service sector in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL3334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>With more than 4 million properties across England subject to a long lease, leaseholders are a vital part of a growing housing market.<br><br>This Government has already increased protections for leaseholders, with limits being placed on the amount of service charges recoverable from local authority leaseholders where the works are funded by Government grant, as well as a requirement for every property manager to belong to an approved redress scheme. We will now work closely with the Competition and Markets Authority to consider what further support the Government can offer.<br><br></p><p>Housing is a devolved issue for Wales. I understand that the Competition and Markets Authority will be pursuing the issues arising out of its market study separately with the Welsh Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/12/2014 13:05:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

167268

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to provide additional resources to the local authorities in Rotherham, Rochdale, Oxford, Derby and any other local authority that has experienced child sexual exploitation cases and requires funding for victim support and child protection.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is determined that appalling cases of child abuse should be exposed so that perpetrators face justice and the vulnerable are protected. The Government is clear that there is more to be done for victims and to minimise the risk of such terrible events occurring in Rotherham or anywhere else in the future.<br> <br> The Home Secretary has been chairing a series of Secretaries of State meetings alongside colleagues from the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, Communities and Local Government and Department of Health, and the Attorney General and Solicitor General to analyse the failures identified in the Jay report and consider how all parties, including the criminal justice system, local government, the health service and the voluntary sector, can work together more effectively to support and protect victims of child sexual exploitation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2014 17:23:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

166833

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Wind Power: Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Verma on 15 October (HL Deb, col 267), whether the debate on onshore wind farms that day has been brought to the attention of the planning appeals inspectorate of the Department for Communities and Local Government.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL3251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>I can confirm that the debate held on 15 October (<em>Official Report</em>, column 267) regarding onshore wind farms has been brought to the attention of the Planning Inspectorate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/12/2014 12:14:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

166617

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Islam
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Lord Privy Seal on 25 November (HL Deb, col 789), what steps they intend to take to encourage British Muslims to address interpretations of the Qur’an, the Hadith and the Sunnah which deem them to form a justification for violence.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL3208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>There is a central verse in the Holy Quran which states there is ‘no compulsion in religion’ a teaching which reflects the thinking and practice of many British Muslims.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has worked closely with British Muslim community organisations, such as the Federation of Muslim Organisations and Leeds Makkah Mosque, to enable the voice of the vast majority of Muslims across the country, who strongly oppose the poisonous rhetoric of violent extremists, to be heard. This is in addition to the regular contact Ministers and officials have with faith communities. We also commend the proactive community-led work such as the #notinmyname campaign and the letter signed by over 100 British Muslims leaders which categorically denounces ISIL's barbaric actions.<br><br>Efforts such as these are valuable in challenging extremists and in bringing together the different communities in Britain.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/12/2014 14:10:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

164533

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Synagogues: Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of whether the murder of Jewish and Druze Israelis in a Jerusalem Synagogue has heightened security fears in the United Kingdom at Jewish synagogues and schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
uin	HL3126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Association of Chief Police Officers' National Community Tension Team regularly produces a 'Community Impact Assessment' which contains an assessment on the state of community relations. This includes the level of antisemitism. This material is not shared with the public, as it contains operational policing information. The National Community Tension Team liaises with the Community Security Trust at the national level on behalf of the police service. Police Forces with significant Jewish communities liaise closely at the local level.</p><p> </p><p>The Association of Chief Police Officers also publishes its recorded antisemitic crime data annually on the True Vision website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.report-it.org.uk/hate_crime_data1" target="_blank">http://www.report-it.org.uk/hate_crime_data1</a></p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government is in daily contact with the Jewish community and the police who are working closely with Jewish communities and organisations to monitor tensions and to provide reassurance, security measures and safety advice. This ensures that we are alive to any issues and concerns of the Jewish community and can respond quickly. This is a model of good practice cited around the world.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/12/2014 15:47:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4214 label Biography information for Lord Palmer of Childs Hill

156540

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Greater Manchester
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of local authority income was raised by Council Tax in each of the 10 districts of Greater Manchester for each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL2963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the proportion of local authority income raised from council tax by the metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester for each year from 2009-10 to 2013-14. Income is defined as the sum of council tax, specific grants inside Aggregate External Finance, Revenue Support Grant, and for the relevant years, redistributed business rates, retained business rates, Local Services Support Grant and Area Based Grant. Council tax amounts are gross of payments of council tax benefit for years up to 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bolton</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bury</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oldham</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Rochdale</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Salford</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Stockport</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Tameside</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Trafford</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wigan</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Greater Manchester</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: Revenue Outturn returns</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures have fallen in 2013-14 due to a technical, accounting consequence of the localisation of council tax benefit. Councils now apply local council tax support in the form of a council tax discount and receive a DCLG grant through Revenue Support Grant. Previously, councils received a grant from the Department for Work and Pensions, which refunded the tax revenue that was ‘paid’ by the council through council tax benefit.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/12/2014 12:18:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley