Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 23 March (HL14862), how many proposals they have (1) approved and (2) rejected, following the second invitation under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The government issued the second invitation under the Sustainable Communities Act in 2010, which remains open. The department does not hold data on the outcome of approved or rejected proposals.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 24 March (HL14862), how many proposals they have approved following the second invitation under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The government issued the second invitation under the Sustainable Communities Act in 2010, which remains open. The department does not hold data on the outcome of approved or rejected proposals.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 9 April (HL15984), how they plan to evaluate the effectiveness of new approaches being tested by local authorities to tackle long-term rough sleeping.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Further to the Written Answer given on 9 April (HL15984), the £15 million for local authorities to test new approaches to reducing long-term rough sleeping has been allocated to areas facing the greatest long-term rough sleeping pressures.

Local authorities were selected based on both high absolute numbers and a high proportion of people experiencing long-term rough sleeping over the month. Further information on the local authorities provided with this funding is available here.

Local authorities and their partners are best placed to assess local needs and determine how funding can be used most effectively to reduce long-term rough sleeping in their areas. Areas receiving funding will be required to achieve a reduction in long-term rough sleeping, measured through the Local Outcomes Framework, and to improve the maturity of local systems for managing long-term rough sleeping. Each area receiving this funding will be required to produce a Long-Term Rough Sleeping Partnership Plan, which sets out how, with partner agencies, they will deliver system changes to address long-term rough sleeping.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 9 April (HL15984), how they plan to mitigate the risk of funding from the Ending Homelessness in Communities Fund being concentrated among larger organisations with greater bidding capacity.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The risk of funding being concentrated among larger organisations is mitigated through the design of the Ending Homelessness in Communities Fund, as set out in the prospectus. Eligibility for the Fund is restricted to voluntary, community and faith sector organisations with a maximum annual income of £5 million. This limits access to small and medium sized organisations and excludes larger organisations.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 9 April (HL15984), what frameworks and oversight mechanisms will be used to allocate the £15 million for local authorities to test new approaches to help reduce long-term rough sleeping.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Further to the Written Answer given on 9 April (HL15984), the £15 million for local authorities to test new approaches to reducing long-term rough sleeping has been allocated to areas facing the greatest long-term rough sleeping pressures.

Local authorities were selected based on both high absolute numbers and a high proportion of people experiencing long-term rough sleeping over the month. Further information on the local authorities provided with this funding is available here.

Local authorities and their partners are best placed to assess local needs and determine how funding can be used most effectively to reduce long-term rough sleeping in their areas. Areas receiving funding will be required to achieve a reduction in long-term rough sleeping, measured through the Local Outcomes Framework, and to improve the maturity of local systems for managing long-term rough sleeping. Each area receiving this funding will be required to produce a Long-Term Rough Sleeping Partnership Plan, which sets out how, with partner agencies, they will deliver system changes to address long-term rough sleeping.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 1 April (HL15919), whether the National Planning Policy Framework contains strong protections for the setting of the Stonehenge World Heritage site from vans, buses and travellers' vehicles in the skyline beyond the site.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The National Planning Policy Framework provides strong protections for World Heritage Sites and their settings including where any development relating to vehicles, for example, car parks or roads, is proposed.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 16 March (HL Deb col 728), which stakeholders they consulted.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

As is standard practice in government policy making, officials undertook limited and focused informal engagement with selected stakeholders as the government considered the advice submitted by the Working Group.

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Found: Letter dated 25/03/2026 from Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Lord Ravensdale regarding reflecting the

Found: Letter dated 25/03/2026 from Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Lord Ravensdale regarding reflecting the

Found: Letter 26/03/2026 from Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Lord Ravensdale regarding amendments 119 and 183

Found: Letter 26/03/2026 from Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Lord Ravensdale regarding amendments 119 and 183