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1715713

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Temporary Accommodation: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many children are currently homeless in temporary accommodation in England and Wales, and how these figures compare to 2010; what is the average length of time that homeless children spend in temporary accommodation; and what action they are taking in this regard.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL4342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The statutory homelessness statistics for England publish quarterly data from local authorities containing information on families in temporary accommodation at the end of each quarter. Data can be found at Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Details of the length of time families with children are housed in temporary accommodation are published annually and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2022-23/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2022-23" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2022-23 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. In terms of the action the government is taking, I refer the Noble Lord to the response provided to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-19/14761" target="_blank">UIN 14761</a> on 26 February 2024.</p><p>Housing is devolved and quarterly statistics for Wales can be found on the Welsh Government’s website.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL4342 - Statutory homelessness in England_ October to December 2023 - GOV.UK.pdf title Statutory homelessness in England 2 file name 14761 Written questions and answers.pdf title UIN 14761 question first answered 17/05/2024 13:41:01 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1715722

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Local Government Services: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of core funding for delivering rural services; and what plans they have to create equitable funding between rural and urban councils.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024-25 makes available up to £64.7 billion, an increase in Core Spending Power of up to £4.5 billion or 7.5% in cash terms on 2023-24. This above-inflation increase demonstrates how the Government stands behind councils up and down the country. Furthermore, we recognise the importance and difficulties of councils serving dispersed populations. That is why we have increased the value of the Rural Services Delivery Grant by over 15%, from £95 million to £110 million in 2024-25. This is the highest increase since 2018-19, and the second successive year of above-inflation increases.</p><p> </p><p>We last calculated the Settlement Funding Assessment in 2013/14. The Government is committed to reforming the local government funding landscape in the next Parliament to deliver simpler, fairer and longer settlements.</p><p> </p><p>The Rural Services Delivery Grant is allocated to local authorities ranking in the top-quartile of sparsely populated areas in England, using the Government’s ‘Super Sparsity’ measure. The methodology is unchanged from 2023-24 and any funding decisions beyond the 2024-25 financial year are a matter for the next Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL4353 HL4354 question first answered 15/05/2024 15:22:02 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1715723

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Local Government Services: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to extending the Rural Services Delivery Grant to all rural councils in future years.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024-25 makes available up to £64.7 billion, an increase in Core Spending Power of up to £4.5 billion or 7.5% in cash terms on 2023-24. This above-inflation increase demonstrates how the Government stands behind councils up and down the country. Furthermore, we recognise the importance and difficulties of councils serving dispersed populations. That is why we have increased the value of the Rural Services Delivery Grant by over 15%, from £95 million to £110 million in 2024-25. This is the highest increase since 2018-19, and the second successive year of above-inflation increases.</p><p> </p><p>We last calculated the Settlement Funding Assessment in 2013/14. The Government is committed to reforming the local government funding landscape in the next Parliament to deliver simpler, fairer and longer settlements.</p><p> </p><p>The Rural Services Delivery Grant is allocated to local authorities ranking in the top-quartile of sparsely populated areas in England, using the Government’s ‘Super Sparsity’ measure. The methodology is unchanged from 2023-24 and any funding decisions beyond the 2024-25 financial year are a matter for the next Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL4352 HL4354 question first answered 15/05/2024 15:22:02 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1715742

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Local Government Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to fully implement the changes to the Needs Assessment component of the funding formula made in 2013; and subsequently whether they will increase funding to rural councils to reflect inflation in the years since these changes were made.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024-25 makes available up to £64.7 billion, an increase in Core Spending Power of up to £4.5 billion or 7.5% in cash terms on 2023-24. This above-inflation increase demonstrates how the Government stands behind councils up and down the country. Furthermore, we recognise the importance and difficulties of councils serving dispersed populations. That is why we have increased the value of the Rural Services Delivery Grant by over 15%, from £95 million to £110 million in 2024-25. This is the highest increase since 2018-19, and the second successive year of above-inflation increases.</p><p> </p><p>We last calculated the Settlement Funding Assessment in 2013/14. The Government is committed to reforming the local government funding landscape in the next Parliament to deliver simpler, fairer and longer settlements.</p><p> </p><p>The Rural Services Delivery Grant is allocated to local authorities ranking in the top-quartile of sparsely populated areas in England, using the Government’s ‘Super Sparsity’ measure. The methodology is unchanged from 2023-24 and any funding decisions beyond the 2024-25 financial year are a matter for the next Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL4352 HL4353 question first answered 15/05/2024 15:22:02 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1717956

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Tenancy Deposit Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of potential conflicts of interest in circumstances where the board members of deposit protection schemes are also landlords who choose to lodge deposits with the same scheme; and if he will make it his policy to require landlords to lodge deposits with deposit protection schemes with which they have no governance involvement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	26094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Landlords are required by law to protect a deposit in relation to most Assured Shorthold Tenancies and are free to choose with which government-authorised scheme they protect a tenant’s deposit.</p><p>The TDP providers are private companies that are operationally independent of Government. TDP providers are contractually obliged to avoid any conflict of interest arising which prejudices the independence and objectivity of the service provided.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 17/05/2024 12:37:14 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1715610

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Holiday Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing legislation on short term holiday lets; and what powers are available to local councils to ensure prospective holiday rentals are subject to the planning system.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	24646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>We announced on 19 February that, following last year’s consultation on the Introduction of a short term let use class and associated permitted development rights, we will give Councils the power to control the proliferation of short term lets. We will introduce a new use class for short term lets (C5 use) and associated permitted development rights. In addition, the Government will bring forward a new registration scheme for short term lets.</p><p>Further details of the planning changes, including the timeline for implementation, will be set out when the Government formally responds to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 17/05/2024 12:43:07 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1717828

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Travellers: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Government response to the Women and Equalities Committee’s ninth report of Session 2017-19, Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, HC 2411, published on 2 July 2019, what progress the Government has made on developing a cross-Government strategy to improve outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	26126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>We are not currently developing a standalone cross-Government strategy for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. The Levelling Up White Paper sets out this Government’s plan to support everyone in this country to reach their full potential, irrespective of background, race, ethnicity or any other characteristics.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 17/05/2024 12:38:17 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1717542

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release - March 2024, published on 18 April 2024, what is the target completion date for occupied buildings over 18 metres that have not had ACM cladding removed.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	25923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The department will continue to pursue a range of initiatives to seek remediation at the earliest date. The Honourable Gentleman will be aware, from the document he quotes in his questions, that the length of time to conclude remediation will depend upon the number of responsible entities that start remediation in a timely manner and how many will need to be compelled to do so. The Government will continue to take action to make progress on remediation.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 25924 25925 25926 question first answered 16/05/2024 14:10:43 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1717547

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's web page entitled Building Safety Remediation data releases, updated on 18 April 2024, what his expected completion date is for the removal of cladding from the 28 occupied buildings over 18 metres with ACM cladding.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	25924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The department will continue to pursue a range of initiatives to seek remediation at the earliest date. The Honourable Gentleman will be aware, from the document he quotes in his questions, that the length of time to conclude remediation will depend upon the number of responsible entities that start remediation in a timely manner and how many will need to be compelled to do so. The Government will continue to take action to make progress on remediation.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 25923 25925 25926 question first answered 16/05/2024 14:10:43 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1717548

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release - March 2024, published on 18 April 2024, what the target state date is for remediation work to commence for all buildings under the Building Safety Fund that have not yet started works.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	25925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The department will continue to pursue a range of initiatives to seek remediation at the earliest date. The Honourable Gentleman will be aware, from the document he quotes in his questions, that the length of time to conclude remediation will depend upon the number of responsible entities that start remediation in a timely manner and how many will need to be compelled to do so. The Government will continue to take action to make progress on remediation.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 25923 25924 25926 question first answered 16/05/2024 14:10:43 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury