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1696358

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
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	Mortgages: Arrears
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that mortgages in arrears hit a seven-year high in the final quarter of 2023, what assessment they have made of the impact on (1) housing stability, and (2) homelessness rates.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is closely monitoring levels of arrears and repossessions, which remain low by historic standards. Affordability assessment and stress testing of mortgage applications is helping ensure households do not move into arrears.</p><p>Lenders representing over 90% of the market have agreed to our Mortgage Charter, which includes new flexibilities to help customers manage their repayments over a short period. This is helping to support vulnerable households.</p><p>Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules require lenders to engage individually with their customers who are struggling or who are worried about their payments in order to provide tailored support.</p><p>The Government has also put in place measures aimed at helping people to avoid repossession, including Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans, protection in the courts through the Pre-Action Protocol, and the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS).</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 28/03/2024 12:50:54 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1695562

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Housing: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in calculating a five-year supply of allocated housing sites, they will include (1) those sites with existing planning consent but not yet developed, and (2) units not yet built in partly developed sites.
tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
uin	HL3212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The definition of deliverable sites is set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. The Framework also sets out that authorities should use the standard method to calculate housing need.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3213 question first answered 26/03/2024 16:17:50 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

1695563

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Housing: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government following the passage of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, whether local authorities are able to determine the number of housing units that their district needs without having to follow any direction from the Government on numbers required.
tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
uin	HL3213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The definition of deliverable sites is set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. The Framework also sets out that authorities should use the standard method to calculate housing need.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3212 question first answered 26/03/2024 16:17:50 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

1694872

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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	Community Ownership Fund: Religious Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding has been awarded in total from the Community Ownership Fund to communities seeking to turn places of worship into assets of community value.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Bristol
uin	HL3171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The £150 million Community Ownership Fund helps communities across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets at risk of closure.</p><p>Current and former places of worship and their attached community hubs are one of the many asset types that the fund supports, though not specifically recorded as such. We recognise the important role these places have in building our social fabric and boosting pride in place by bringing people together. Some of the great projects we have already supported include The Light Church Bradford, The Open House in Sheffield, and The Old Synagogue in Belfast – all of which are providing valuable services to their community.</p><p>A full list of successful projects is available on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/community-ownership-fund-first-round-successful-bidders" target="_blank">Community Ownership Fund: successful bidders - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne grouped question UIN HL3172 HL3173 question first answered 22/03/2024 13:06:48 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne attachment 1 file name HL3171 - Community Ownership Fund.pdf title Community Ownership fund
tabling member	4709 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Bristol

1694873

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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	Community Ownership Fund: Religious Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which places of worship have received support from the Community Ownership Fund.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Bristol
uin	HL3172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The £150 million Community Ownership Fund helps communities across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets at risk of closure.</p><p>Current and former places of worship and their attached community hubs are one of the many asset types that the fund supports, though not specifically recorded as such. We recognise the important role these places have in building our social fabric and boosting pride in place by bringing people together. Some of the great projects we have already supported include The Light Church Bradford, The Open House in Sheffield, and The Old Synagogue in Belfast – all of which are providing valuable services to their community.</p><p>A full list of successful projects is available on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/community-ownership-fund-first-round-successful-bidders" target="_blank">Community Ownership Fund: successful bidders - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne grouped question UIN HL3171 HL3173 question first answered 22/03/2024 13:06:48 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne attachment 1 file name HL3171 - Community Ownership Fund.pdf title Community Ownership fund
tabling member	4709 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Bristol

1694874

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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	Community Ownership Fund: Religious Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enable local communities to safeguard places of worship through the Community Ownership Fund.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Bristol
uin	HL3173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The £150 million Community Ownership Fund helps communities across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets at risk of closure.</p><p>Current and former places of worship and their attached community hubs are one of the many asset types that the fund supports, though not specifically recorded as such. We recognise the important role these places have in building our social fabric and boosting pride in place by bringing people together. Some of the great projects we have already supported include The Light Church Bradford, The Open House in Sheffield, and The Old Synagogue in Belfast – all of which are providing valuable services to their community.</p><p>A full list of successful projects is available on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/community-ownership-fund-first-round-successful-bidders" target="_blank">Community Ownership Fund: successful bidders - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne grouped question UIN HL3171 HL3172 question first answered 22/03/2024 13:06:48 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne attachment 1 file name HL3171 - Community Ownership Fund.pdf title Community Ownership fund
tabling member	4709 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Bristol

1694813

registered interest
date	08/03/2024
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	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have raised the issue of fire safety in high-rise dwellings in any international meetings; and what proposals, if any, have been brought forward to share lessons learned and to co-ordinate an international response to improve fire safety between member states of (1) the UN, and (2) the Council of Europe.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL3143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>Government regularly looks at construction practices in other jurisdictions, seeks to learn from any significant incidents and, where appropriate, are always willing to share our experiences with other countries and collaborate further. We should be mindful though that construction practices and methods can be quite different across different countries and so the actions and mechanisms that the UK has put in place would not necessarily be directly transferrable. Experts from the UK participate in both the CEN and ISO committees which facilitate the sharing of international standards. The UK is a member of the Inter-jurisdictional Regula-tory Collaboration Committee (IRCC) which promotes effective international collaboration concerning ‘best current practice’ building regulatory systems.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3144 HL3145 question first answered 22/03/2024 13:05:59 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1694814

registered interest
date	08/03/2024
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	Buildings: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what communication they have had with the governments of (1) Italy, and (2) Spain, about the regulation of building materials used in the construction of high-rise dwellings.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL3144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>Government regularly looks at construction practices in other jurisdictions, seeks to learn from any significant incidents and, where appropriate, are always willing to share our experiences with other countries and collaborate further. We should be mindful though that construction practices and methods can be quite different across different countries and so the actions and mechanisms that the UK has put in place would not necessarily be directly transferrable. Experts from the UK participate in both the CEN and ISO committees which facilitate the sharing of international standards. The UK is a member of the Inter-jurisdictional Regula-tory Collaboration Committee (IRCC) which promotes effective international collaboration concerning ‘best current practice’ building regulatory systems.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3143 HL3145 question first answered 22/03/2024 13:05:59 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1694815

registered interest
date	08/03/2024
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	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received about international action to improve fire safety in high-rise dwellings following the Grenfell Tower disaster; and what action they have taken.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL3145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>Government regularly looks at construction practices in other jurisdictions, seeks to learn from any significant incidents and, where appropriate, are always willing to share our experiences with other countries and collaborate further. We should be mindful though that construction practices and methods can be quite different across different countries and so the actions and mechanisms that the UK has put in place would not necessarily be directly transferrable. Experts from the UK participate in both the CEN and ISO committees which facilitate the sharing of international standards. The UK is a member of the Inter-jurisdictional Regula-tory Collaboration Committee (IRCC) which promotes effective international collaboration concerning ‘best current practice’ building regulatory systems.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3143 HL3144 question first answered 22/03/2024 13:05:59 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1694691

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which genocides, other than Jewish, will be included in the Holocaust Learning Centre planned for Victoria Tower Gardens; on what criteria they have been selected; whether representatives of those affected communities have been consulted concerning their inclusion; and whether those communities have been asked to contribute to the cost of the Learning Centre.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL3102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Learning Centre, co-located with the Holocaust Memorial, will ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust are told with honesty and clarity; it will also address subsequent genocides. Information about the Learning Centre themes was presented at the planning inquiry and is available on the Westminster City Council website: <a href="https://www.westminster.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf" target="_blank">cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf (westminster.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The scope and content of the Learning Centre exhibition will be developed by the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, drawing on a wide range of external advice and expertise.</p><p>The current forecast cost (£138.8 million, excluding contingency) for completion of the proposed Holocaust Memorial is set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 June 2023 (UIN HLWS875). An independent charity, The Holocaust Memorial Charitable Trust, Chaired by Sir Gerald Ronson CBE, will lead the effort to secure pledges towards the fundraising campaign.</p><p>Extensive consultation on the proposals has been carried out over many years, with contributions from a wide range of individuals and communities across the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3103 HL3104 HL3105 question first answered 20/03/2024 16:26:58 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech