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767281

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date	09/10/2017
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	Leasehold: Housing Associations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to review legislation in relation to leasehold enfranchisement where the freeholder is a charity and the landlord is a housing association.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL1699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s consultation, 'Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market', considered a number of issues within the leasehold sector including the sale of new built leasehold houses, and onerous ground rents. The consultation also sought views on what further areas of leasehold reform should be prioritised and why.</p><p>The public consultation, which closed on 19 September, received around 6,000 replies. We are carefully analysing the responses, and will issue the Government response shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/10/2017 16:36:57 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

767282

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will allocate the £2 billion for new council and housing association house building announced by the Prime Minister on 4 October; and over what period that funding will be made available.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL1700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The funding will be available in England through the Affordable Homes Programme. This is funding with a focus on supporting council housebuilding and housing associations in areas of greatest need; and bids for social rent will need to demonstrate that they provide additionally. We are finalising the delivery procedure and an announcement on when the funding is open for bids will be published shortly.</p><p>The funding will be made available for the duration of the Affordable Homes Programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/10/2017 16:28:28 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

767283

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new houses they expect to be built as a result of the additional £2 billion for council and housing association homes announced by the Prime Minister on 4 October; and whether the right to buy will apply to those properties.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL1701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The additional £2 billion funding for council and housing association homes, including for social rent, will increase the Government’s Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 to £9 billion.</p><p>As set out at Autumn Statement 2016, the Affordable Homes Programme is flexible and sets no ringfences on particular forms of tenure. The amount of funding, the tenure types and the number of homes delivered will be dependent on bids received, reflecting on assessments of local housing needs. Funding for social rent will be focused on areas with acute affordability challenges.</p><p>The statutory Right to Buy will apply to tenants of local authority properties who have secure tenancies and meet the qualification criteria.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/10/2017 16:29:37 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

767284

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: National Policy Statements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any National Policy Statements are under discussion or are being prepared by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and if so, which.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently developing a National Policy Statement (NPS) for water resources. The development of this NPS was announced in a written ministerial statement by Lord Gardiner in March of this year (HLWS532). The Government is also considering whether there has been a significant change in circumstances on the basis of which the NPS for waste water was decided, and whether this would have a material impact on the policy itself and therefore whether a review of the NPS is necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 26/10/2017 10:47:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

767285

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Storage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many billions of KWh of natural gas storage the UK possesses; and what comparative estimate they have made of the equivalent figures for (1) Germany, (2) France, and (3) Italy.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL1703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>On the 8<sup>th</sup> October 2017 (the most recent date for which data is available), there were 21 TWh (21 billion KWh) of natural gas in storage in various facilities across the UK. This is compared to 100 TWh in France, 202 TWh in Germany, and 184 TWh in Italy.</p><p>However, a direct comparison between these countries does not reflect the amount of indigenous gas production available to them – when North Sea gas stocks are included in these figures, the UK is broadly in line with the rest of Europe.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/10/2017 11:46:45 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

767286

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sky: 21st Century Fox
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they anticipate announcing the result of the current application regarding the merger of Sky with 21st Century Fox.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL1704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport formally referred the merger of Sky with 21st Century Fox to the Competition and Markets' Authority (CMA) for a Phase 2 investigation on 20 September. From the point of referral the CMA has 24 weeks in which to report to the Secretary of State; the statutory deadline for this report is 6 March 2018. Following receipt of the CMA's report the Secretary of State has 30 days in which to come to a final decision on the merger.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 23/10/2017 15:29:12 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

767287

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Nuclear Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of the United States regarding the effectiveness of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action through which Iran agreed to halt its nuclear weapons programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL1705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) is a UK security priority. The UK is committed to full implementation of the JCPoA by all parties. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) continues to report Iran's compliance with its nuclear commitments. The Prime Minister spoke to President Donald Trump on 10 October and met him in the margins of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in September, emphasising on both occasions that the deal is working and is a UK priority. The Foreign Secretary spoke to Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, on 9 October and met him in London in September. The Foreign Secretary set out that the JCPoA is the only diplomatic means to neutralise the nuclear threat from Iran and that it is working. This message is being delivered to the US at all levels of Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/10/2017 10:57:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

767288

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what sums they have allocated to the relief efforts for damage caused to British Overseas Territories as a result of recent adverse weather.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL1706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK has already committed £57 million towards meeting immediate humanitarian needs in the Overseas Territories. The Government are also matching public donations to the British Red Cross Hurricane Appeal for the region, up to £3 million. Over the coming months the UK Government will support Overseas Territory governments as they carry out impact and needs assessments. A Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Department for International Development team has been in the region to assist with this work which will support Overseas Territory governments as they design longer term recovery plans.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/10/2017 14:58:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

767289

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to raise the issue of human rights at the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL1707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>We are engaging with the Commonwealth Secretariat, other member states and organisations from across the Commonwealth to agree an agenda for next year's Heads of Government meeting. In this respect papers have been circulated on <del class="ministerial">five</del> <ins class="ministerial">four</ins> key pillars on which the agenda may be progressed. These are prosperity (trade), sustainability, security and fairness. The final pillar of fairness<del class="ministerial"> is</del> <ins class="ministerial">(</ins>subject to agreement with member states and the secretariat<ins class="ministerial">)</ins> provides substan​tial scope for the important issue of human rights to be raised.</p><p>The Government believes that the Commonwealth is a force for good around the world, through its promotion of freedom, democracy, and human rights as enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter. The UK-hosted 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will encourage all Commonwealth members to uphold these values.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/10/2017 14:58:11 question first ministerially corrected 26/10/2017 16:19:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 17225 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

767290

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of the United States about the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL1708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is committed to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and we continue to press all states, including the US, who have not yet ratified it, to do so. Most recently, during the current 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, the UK made two public statements and co-sponsored a resolution pushing for entry into force, and universalisation of the Treaty. We also continue to work through the European Union to promote these goals.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/10/2017 14:52:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem