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1122905

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Sleeping Rough
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cost of (1) imprisoning a person under the Vagrancy Act 1824, and (2) subsidising the provision of a hostel bed.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL15296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS), formerly known as the National Offender Management Service, does not calculate separately the costs by type of sentence. The information recorded on the HMPPS central accounting system does not allow the identification of such costs. However, an average cost per prisoner, costs per prison place and overall prison unit costs for each private and public sector prison in England and Wales are routinely published by HMPPS. This information is produced on an annual basis and is published after the end of each financial year.</p><p>Information on prison expenditure can be accessed in the Prison and Probation Performance Statistics pages for each financial year on the <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> website. Prison unit costs can be found within the Excel document Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison establishment in the ‘Cost by Establishment’ tab.</p><p>A specific figure on the amount of subsidy provided for a hostel bed space is not available. The 2016 Supported Accommodation Review, published by DWP and MHCLG, showed that the estimated average weekly Housing Benefit award for working-age claimants living in supported housing in England (which would include those living in hostels) was £180 per week, attached (see Table B.11, page 119). <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572454/rr927-supported-accommodation-review.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572454/rr927-supported-accommodation-review.pdf</a></p><p>The Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy. This sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 09/05/2019 13:35:43 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 190508 rr927-supported-accommodation-review - HL15296.pdf title Supported accommodation Review
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1122906

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vagrancy Act 1824
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been arrested under the provisions of the Vagrancy Act 1824 since 1989.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL15297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally hold the information requested as only data on arrests for notifiable offences are collected and offences under the Vagrancy Act are not notifiable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/05/2019 14:22:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1122907

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Vagrancy Act 1824
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were serving a period of imprisonment under the provisions of the Vagrancy Act 1824 in (1) 1989, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, (4) 2015, and (5) 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL15298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Data for the number of people serving prison sentences under the provisions of the Vagrancy Act 1824 as at 30 June in each year can be seen in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Ministry of Justice is unable to provide data for 1989, for to do so would have meant providing the information at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 02/05/2019 11:06:33 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1122908

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many rough sleepers died on the streets in (1) 1989, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL15299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Roberts,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking how many rough sleepers died on the streets in (1) 1989, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) 2015 <strong>(HL15299)</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the first ‘Experimental Statistics of the number of deaths of homelessness people in England and Wales’[1]. The statistics include those who were sleeping rough or using emergency accommodation such as shelters for homeless people, at or around the time of death. It is not presently possible to separate ‘rough sleepers’ as a distinct category from other homeless people included in the data. These statistics only cover the period 2013 to 2017, so figures for 1989, 2000 and 2010 are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below provides the estimated number of deaths of homeless people in England and Wales for each year between 2013 and 2017. The figures are estimates which are based on deaths registered in the relevant years of individuals identified as homeless based on information provided on the death certificate, at the time of registration or in a coroner’s report to ONS, such as the words ‘no fixed abode’ or mention of a place known to be a shelter for homeless people, plus a statistical calculation of under-reporting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>John Pullinger </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Estimated number of deaths of homeless people in England and Wales, registered between 2013 and 2017<strong>[2]</strong><sup>,<strong>[3]</strong></sup></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Deaths</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>597</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>482</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsofhomelesspeopleinenglandandwales/2013to2017" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsofhomelesspeopleinenglandandwales/2013to2017</a></p><p>[2]Figures are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring in each calendar year.</p><p>[3]Figures for England and Wales may include deaths of non-residents.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/04/2019 12:13:03 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1122909

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guarantees, if any, they have made of the healthcare benefits available to British citizens residing in EU countries post-Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL15300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Subject to Parliament ratifying the Withdrawal Agreement, in a deal scenario current reciprocal healthcare rights will continue during the implementation period until 31 December 2020. The Withdrawal Agreement and European Free Trade Area (EFTA) Agreements also give longer-term reciprocal healthcare rights to those who are living in or previously worked in the other country on exit day.</p><p>Further to this, on 19 March 2019 I laid a written statement (HLWS1396) outlining the Department’s plans for the continuity of reciprocal healthcare arrangements in the event we exit the European Union without a deal. This statement includes specific guidance for United Kingdom nationals residing in EU countries post-exit.</p><p>The UK has proposed to EU Member States and EFTA states that we should maintain the existing healthcare arrangements, in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal up until 31 December 2020.</p><p>As well as seeking an extension of the current arrangements, we have made a guarantee to EU member states that we will reimburse Member States for treatments that were ongoing on exit day, for up to one year where this is necessary.</p><p>This guarantee requires reciprocity from the EU or individual Member States and cannot be implemented unilaterally. The UK Government is seeking agreements with Member States, so that no individual, including UK nationals living in other EU Member States, will face sudden changes to their healthcare cover. These discussions are ongoing.</p><p>The Government has brought forward legislation to enable us to implement new reciprocal healthcare arrangements. The Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Act received Royal Assent on 26 March 2019 and will provide us with the power to fund and implement comprehensive reciprocal healthcare arrangements after we leave the EU. We have also laid three Statutory Instruments which will give us the specific legal basis to implement our proposal.</p><p>General information is available online on the GOV.UK website and country-specific advice can be found under the relevant sections of NHS.UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 09/05/2019 13:10:09 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1105365

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Brexit: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were arrested at the "Put it to the People" march on 23 March in London.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL14828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally hold the information requested.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests for notifiable offences, on a financial year basis, broken down by Police Force Area. Detailed information on the location of the arrest, or on events associated with the arrest, are not collected.</p><p>Data on the number of arrests are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. The latest bulletin, covering the year to 31 March 2018, can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales </a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/04/2019 16:14:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1105366

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
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	Rural Areas: Community Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen rural communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL14829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>This Government wants thriving rural areas with strong and sustainable economies and vibrant communities, and for those living and working in rural areas to have the same opportunities as those in towns and cities.</p><p> </p><p>Our rural communities already have many strengths. Employment in rural areas is higher than the UK average, and unemployment lower. Well-being is higher. The Government has, however, taken steps to address the challenges faced by rural communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of fast and reliable broadband and mobile connectivity in rural areas. Superfast broadband is now available to over 96% of UK premises and is expected to reach around 97% over the next few years. The Universal Service Obligation will ensure universal broadband coverage of at least 10Mbps by 2020. The Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review published in July last year proposed an ‘outside in’ approach to delivery of full fibre which will ensure that the final 10% of premises across the UK, mostly in rural areas, are not left behind.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has funded 37 pilot “Total Transport” schemes to improve rural transport and supported community transport operators by providing £25 million of funding through the Community Minibus Fund for over 400 new vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>Rural businesses can qualify for rate relief if they are in an area with a population below 3,000, and if they are either the only village shop with a rateable value of up to £8,500, or the only public house or petrol station with a rateable value of up to £12,500.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2017, the Government announced £370 million of funding (from April 2018 to March 2021) to secure the future of the UK’s Post Office network. Of that funding, £160 million is helping to protect the “last shop in the village” community branches and to ensure everyone continues to have access to their local branch.</p><p> </p><p>On healthcare, the Government has extended the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme which provides a £20,000 salary supplement for newly qualified GPs who take up offers to work in hard to recruit areas. In 2018, 265 places were funded and a further 276 locations have been identified for posts commencing in August 2019. The Pharmacy Access Scheme is safeguarding a baseline level of patient access to a bricks and mortar pharmacy, protecting rural pharmacies and this vital service for rural communities.</p><p> </p><p>Defra will soon be launching a £3 million grant fund to help improve village halls, making them more accessible and useful to the communities they serve and helping to alleviate issues such as isolation and loneliness. Linked to this Defra has set up a rural loneliness forum and is encouraging the Defra-funded network of rural community councils to focus on actions to tackle loneliness as part of the Government’s Loneliness Strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/04/2019 14:44:18 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1105367

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
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	Urban Areas: Community Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen urban communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL14830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value and contribution of all of our communities and supporting them runs through all of the Government’s work.</p><p>Government has recently announced the £1.6 billion Stronger Towns Fund to help places which have not shared in the proceeds of growth and communities left behind by rapid economic change.</p><p>As part of ‘Our Plan for the High Street’ we are funding the £675 million Future High Streets Fund to support investment in town centre infrastructure and five ‘Open Doors’ pilots to match local community groups with vacant high street properties. We are also celebrating the good work that communities have done in their high streets and town centres through the Great British High Street Awards, which will return in 2019 in partnership with Visa, and have provided £9.75 million for local authorities to work with community groups to clean up their high streets.</p><p>Government has also committed £9.1 billion of the Local Growth Fund to Local Enterprise Partnerships through three rounds of competitive Growth Deals between 2015 and 2021, strengthened local leadership through nine devolution deals and the establishment of eight combined authority mayors; and is negotiating city and growth deals in the devolved administrations, with deals already agreed in Wales for Cardiff and Swansea Bay and £120 million UK Government funding committed to the North Wales Growth Deal.</p><p>We are also looking to increase the availability of urban community spaces and on 26 March the Government announced the winners of the £3.75 million fund to create new Pocket Parks and to refurbish existing parks.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 04/04/2019 14:28:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1105368

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
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	Youth Organisations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving, and to whom, to strengthen youth organisations.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL14831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities are primarily responsible for allocating public funding to youth organisations in their area.</p><p>Government is committed to strengthening and supporting youth organisations including, but not limited to:</p><ul><li>The Office for Civil Society has allocated over £863m between 2014/15 and 2018/19 to youth programmes - with £195m of that allocated for 2018/19;</li><li>A new £200m Youth Endowment Fund to be delivered over 10 years to support interventions with children and young people at risk of involvement in crime and violence; and</li><li>Supporting the creation of the Youth Futures Foundation - a new, independent organisation created with initial funding of £90m from dormant bank accounts,which will support young people furthest away from the labour market using data from the Race Disparity Audit.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 08/04/2019 14:12:39 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1105369

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
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	Business Premises: Change of Use
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to those who wish to convert commercial buildings into residential accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL14832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Our Planning Practice Guidance sets out information on when planning permission is required to change use of buildings, and whether national permitted development rights apply. This is available on the MHCLG website.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 04/04/2019 14:29:03 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno