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510234

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date	11/04/2016
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 Council Tax Support Schemes Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish the outcome of their review of local council tax support schemes.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>The independent review of Local Council Tax Support schemes has now concluded and its final report was published on GOV.UK on 8 April. The report is available (attached) here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-council-tax-support-schemes-an-independent-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-council-tax-support-schemes-an-independent-review</a>.</p><p>A copy of the report has been placed in the House Library</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/04/2016 15:46:22 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 160421 Council Tax Report - HL7440.pdf title Council Tax report
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510235

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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 Council Tax Support Schemes Independent Review
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 Williams of Trafford on 25 February (HL6212), how many organisations and individuals submitted responses to their review of local council tax support schemes, and whether they will place a list of those submissions in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>Appendix six of the final report of the independent review of Local Council Tax Support schemes (attached) contains details of the numbers of responses received to its public call for evidence. Appendices two, four and seven provide further information on which stakeholders were consulted by the Chair. A copy of the report, including this information, has been placed in the House Library, and the report is also available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/04/2016 15:57:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 160421 Council Tax Report.pdf title Council Tax Report
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510236

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have notified full-time carers affected by the benefit cap of their decision to exempt such claimants following the High Court judgment against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>We will be writing to claimants potentially affected by the planned changes to the benefit cap in the coming months, ahead of the launch of the new benefit cap levels from the Autumn. These notifications will include details of the forthcoming exemptions. We are also working with stakeholder organisations to support them to share information with affected carers.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 19/04/2016 15:50:19 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510237

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Discretionary Housing Payments: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to instruct local authorities to ensure that Discretionary Housing Payments are awarded to full-time carers affected by the benefit cap until their exemptions are implemented.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>It is important that local authorities are allowed to use their discretion to ensure Discretionary Housing Payments are awarded to those who most require assistance based on local circumstances. We have, however, amended the Discretionary Housing Payments Local Authority Good Practice Guide to reflect that those entitled to Carer’s Allowance or Universal Credit including the carer element should be considered as a priority group for whom Discretionary Housing Payments are specifically aimed.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 19/04/2016 16:23:15 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510238

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the one-year post-implementation review of the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013, as set out in the Explanatory Memorandum to those Regulations, has been completed, and if so, whether a copy will be placed in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>Work to review the enforcement reforms introduced in April 2014 is ongoing.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 21/04/2016 11:50:44 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510239

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Circle Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to ask the Social Housing Regulator to request data from the Circle Housing Group about the performance of Kier Gas in repairing or replacing faulty boilers in each week since the Group downgraded Kier Gas's governance rating.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lady to my previous answer to her on 8 December (HL4002). The Social Housing Regulator is statutorily independent. The Department for Communities and Local Government cannot therefore direct the Regulator on this matter.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/04/2016 12:29:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow