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785857

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Parks Action Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 30 October (HL Deb, col 1155), who will sit on the parks action group; and how frequently it intends to meet.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL3005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Parks Action Group will bring together government officials from Departments with an interest in parks and green spaces alongside experts from across the parks, leisure, heritage and environmental sectors. The first meeting will take place on 23rd November and will be chaired by Marcus Jones (Minister for Parks and Green Spaces).</p><p>The Parks Action Group will convene thematic meetings as required to support delivery of the group’s collectively agreed actions. Marcus Jones will chair a further formal meeting of the Parks Action Group in 2018, to assess progress.</p><p>The members of the Parks Action Group (Sectoral Group) are:</p><ul><li>Drew Bennellick, Head of Landscape &amp; Natural Heritage UK, Heritage Lottery Fund</li><li>Matthew Bradbury, CEO, Parks Alliance</li><li>Graham Duxbury, CEO, Groundwork</li><li>Helen Griffiths, CEO, Fields In Trust</li><li>Cllr Gerald Vernon Jackson, Chair of the Local Government Association</li><li>Dave Morris, Chair, National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces</li><li>Paul O’Brien, CEO, Association of Public Service Excellence</li><li>Ellie Robinson, Assistant Director, National Trust</li><li>Dave Solly, Natural England</li><li>Keep Britain Tidy, CEO, Allison Ogden-Newton</li></ul><p><br>The members of the Parks Action Group (Cross-Departmental Group) will be senior officials for the policy areas with an interest in Parks and Green Spaces from the following Departments:</p><ul><li>Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs (Defra)</li><li>Department of Health (DH)</li><li>Department for Education (DfE)</li><li>Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport (DCMS)</li><li>Home Office (HO)</li><li>Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS)</li><li>Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)</li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/11/2017 16:54:19 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

785861

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Change of Use
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 class Q permitted development rights, which allow agricultural buildings to be converted to dwellings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The agricultural to residential permitted development rights were introduced in April 2014 as an important measure to support our rural communities and help provide new homes. The Department collects data quarterly on the number of prior approvals made under the right at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/644594/TablePDR2.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/644594/TablePDR2.xls</a></p><p>In addition to this, the operation of the right was considered in the context of the Government’s Rural Planning Review. The Government's response to the review, published alongside the Housing White Paper, included proposals to expand the right to provide more homes for local people: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/589763/Summary_of_responses_to_the_technical_planning_consultation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/589763/Summary_of_responses_to_the_technical_planning_consultation.pdf</a>.</p><p>This consultation closed in May this year and the Department is currently considering responses.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name Summary_of_responses_to_the_technical_planning_consultation.pdf title Summary of responses to the technical planning 2 file name 2Copy of Table PDR2.xls title quarterly figures on prior approvals of developmen question first answered 20/11/2017 17:24:10 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

785864

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Rented Housing: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their projection of the number of house renters there will be in London in the next 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The department does not make projections of the number of renters there might be in the future.</p><p>However the Government acknowledges that whether for sale or rent, housing is increasingly unaffordable. The Government is committed to building more homes and has set out its plans to do so in the Housing White Paper.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/11/2017 15:16:27 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

785865

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Parks: Byelaws
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of park bye-laws; and whether they consider that there is a case for reform.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Bye-laws for pleasure grounds, public walks and open spaces -including parks- are an effective tool for local authorities to address anti-social and nuisance behaviour. They ensure the peaceful enjoyment of a public space for all users where the issues causing concern cannot be addressed through national or local measures.</p><p>There are no plans to reform bye-laws for pleasure grounds, public walks and open spaces.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/11/2017 16:50:54 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

785870

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce legislation to devolve policy on Air Passenger Duty to the Welsh Assembly, in order to facilitate further development of long-haul passenger flights from Cardiff Airport; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL3018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>In line with our commitment in the St David’s Day Agreement, the Government has considered the case for devolving powers over air passenger duty to the National Assembly for Wales.</p><p> </p><p>We have made clear that, having considered the impacts of devolving APD, we have ruled out the devolution of APD to Wales.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/11/2017 15:24:23 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

784723

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 23 October (HL1902), what kinds of flexible help local authorities are able to target on those in need of urgent help where they have closed local welfare assistance schemes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Under Section 2 of the Local Government Act 2000, local authorities may do anything which they consider is likely to promote or improve the economic, social or environmental well-being of their area. To achieve these objectives they may give financial assistance to any person. Such local spending decisions are best made by people who understand their communities and who are best placed to make the right call. The issue of local authority spending priorities is ultimately a matter for local discretion.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/11/2017 15:17:03 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett