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date	03/06/2020
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	Religious Buildings: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow the reopening of churches in the UK following their closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and what, if any, health measures will be put in place to facilitate the reopening of places of worship.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL5228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>On 11 May, the Government published the document “<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F884760%2FOur_plan_to_rebuild_The_UK_Government_s_COVID-19_recovery_strategy.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce3b69e289b5e4f98d03208d811f0b61d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637279072822599556&amp;sdata=hCBIgYiQo5xIr%2FaIVcJA9xnsmVwh7vMiCP8wJNBWygI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Our Plan to Rebuild</a>”, which outlined the steps it would be taking to ease the lockdown restrictions.</p><p>The Government continues to consider how to allow places of worship to reopen for additional uses in Step 3 of its roadmap, which is expected to be no earlier 4 July, subject to further scientific advice. As part of the steps to ease the restrictions, the Government launched a Places of Worship Taskforce to look at how they can reopen and operate safely. Meetings are being led by the Secretary of State for Communities, or the Faith Minister, and comprise of representatives from the country’s major faiths. The Taskforce is working towards the safe reopening of places of worship as soon as possible. It also addresses the specific issues that places of worship will face as they prepare to reopen safely.</p><p>As of Saturday 13 June, places of worship are now permitted to open for individual prayer, in line with social distancing guidelines. We have published (attached) <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-places-of-worship-during-the-pandemic%2Fcovid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-places-of-worship-during-the-pandemic%23section4&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce3b69e289b5e4f98d03208d811f0b61d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637279072822604522&amp;sdata=QXasmVSs3LCW5evDq0Se%2BsRCHYwzqeQehj0qZmVxvNQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">guidance</a> to support places of worship to do this in a way that is safe and in line with social distancing. Communal prayers, worship or devotion will not be possible at this stage. The Government will continue to work with the Taskforce towards the full reopening of places of worship as soon as the scientific advice allows.</p><p>Places of worship play an important role in spiritual and mental health for many, and in bringing our communities together, which is why we want them to reopen them as soon as we can. However, no place of worship will be able to reopen for further activities before a final decision by the Government and the accompanying changes to the legal position in the published regulations. Even after we permit places of worship to reopen for further activities, some may choose to reopen in stages or at a slower pace depending on their local circumstances.</p><p>The current list of permitted activities that can take place within a place of worship can be found (attached) on gov.uk <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffurther-businesses-and-premises-to-close%2Ffurther-businesses-and-premises-to-close-guidance&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce3b69e289b5e4f98d03208d811f0b61d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637279072822609514&amp;sdata=ZmAKHa1ClRK5T%2Bp%2Bpw2x%2F9vqlKXLN6s2TuwpAPMc0J4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>, and the associated regulations can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2020%2F350%3Ftimeline%3Dfalse&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce3b69e289b5e4f98d03208d811f0b61d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637279072822614490&amp;sdata=mu4xbUufLt4r5y0LWvWx0BRPPt4C%2BkBKE5jCqhlyOYQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. These documents will be updated as and when further changes come into effect.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200617 Our_plan_to_rebuild_The_UK_Government_s_COVID-19_recovery_strategy.pdf title Our Plan to Rebuild 2 file name 200617 COVID-19_ guidance for the safe use of places of worship during the pandemic - GOV.UK.pdf title Guidance for the safe use of places of worship 3 file name 200617 Closing certain businesses and venues in England - GOV.UK.pdf title Closing certain business and venues in England question first answered 17/06/2020 14:59:12 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

753926

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to accelerating their review of the future of the rating system and the associated taxation of online businesses, in the light of the impact on the UK's towns and high streets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering the scope of possible reforms to the business rates system, including the frequency of revaluations, and will provide an update in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 31/07/2017 14:33:50 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

753927

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Housing Starts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what are the annual figures for housing starts in (1) the United Kingdom; and (2) England, from 1979 to 2016; and how these figures compare to the equivalent figures for (a) Germany, (b) France, (c) Ireland and (d) Poland.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>New build dwelling starts for the United Kingdom and England for 1979 to 2016 are shown in the table below. These cover new build dwellings only and should be regarded only as an approximate leading indicator of overall housing supply.</p><p>The Department also publishes an annual release entitled ‘Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England’, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply. The most recent publication can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>The Department does not hold figures for Germany, France, Ireland, or Poland.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1. New build dwelling starts for the United Kingdom and England</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>New build dwelling starts</p></td><td><p>New build dwelling starts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1979</p></td><td><p>231,700</p></td><td><p>190,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1980</p></td><td><p>160,360</p></td><td><p>129,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1981</p></td><td><p>158,810</p></td><td><p>130,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1982</p></td><td><p>200,650</p></td><td><p>165,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1983</p></td><td><p>228,350</p></td><td><p>189,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1984</p></td><td><p>204,930</p></td><td><p>168,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1985</p></td><td><p>206,120</p></td><td><p>169,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1986</p></td><td><p>218,380</p></td><td><p>181,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1987</p></td><td><p>234,760</p></td><td><p>196,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1988</p></td><td><p>259,560</p></td><td><p>217,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1989</p></td><td><p>208,100</p></td><td><p>165,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1990</p></td><td><p>171,633</p></td><td><p>133,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991</p></td><td><p>170,687</p></td><td><p>133,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992</p></td><td><p>164,147</p></td><td><p>129,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1993</p></td><td><p>193,383</p></td><td><p>151,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994</p></td><td><p>210,993</p></td><td><p>165,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995</p></td><td><p>178,387</p></td><td><p>136,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996</p></td><td><p>185,827</p></td><td><p>144,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>200,813</p></td><td><p>157,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>187,920</p></td><td><p>149,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>191,124</p></td><td><p>148,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>186,182</p></td><td><p>142,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>192,063</p></td><td><p>146,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>194,369</p></td><td><p>150,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>208,502</p></td><td><p>161,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>227,984</p></td><td><p>176,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>224,445</p></td><td><p>173,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>223,953</p></td><td><p>170,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>234,353</p></td><td><p>183,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>141,772</p></td><td><p>106,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>114,274</p></td><td><p>85,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>139,234</p></td><td><p>110,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>138,438</p></td><td><p>113,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>125,345</p></td><td><p>101,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>149,937</p></td><td><p>124,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>169,907</p></td><td><p>140,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>177,281</p></td><td><p>146,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>153,560</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sources:</p><ol><li><p>United Kingdom and England (Department for Communities and Local Government, Welsh Assembly Government, Scottish Government, Department of Finance (Northern Ireland), District Council Building Control (Northern Ireland). Released 25 May 2017. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building</a></p></li></ol> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 11/09/2017 14:54:34 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe