Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Khan of Burnley on 1 April (HL Deb col 134) that clause 3 of the Non-Domestic Ratings (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill provides powers to "exclude classes of hereditament from the higher multiplier", whether they will exclude those hereditaments that are publicly funded, including (1) hospitals, (2) police stations, and (3) educational buildings.

Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for high street retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27.

This tax cut must be sustainably funded, and so we intend to apply a higher rate from 2026-27 on the most valuable properties - those with a Rateable Value of £500,000 and above. These represent less than one per cent of all properties, but cover the majority of large distribution warehouses, including those used by online giants, so that they can help support the viability of high streets.

The Spring Statement confirmed the spending envelope for phase 2 of the spending review, which will deliver new mission-led, technology-enabled and reform-driven budgets for departments. We will consider the full range of priorities and pressures facing departments in the round, including any impact of the higher multiplier, when setting these budgets.

The rates for any new business rate multipliers will be set at Budget 2025 so that the Government can take into account the upcoming revaluation outcomes as well as the economic and fiscal context.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer by Lord Khan of Burnley of 13 March 2025, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 822, whether the grant funding agreement with Tell MAMA has been signed.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

As with all government funding, funding to Tell MAMA is subject to grant funding agreements which are rightly kept under constant review and are subject to continued monitoring and evaluation. Following Tell MAMA’s signing of the required Grant Funding Agreement, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has made payment for the 2024/25.

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the date of the latest UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre business case; what is the latest estimate for the total amount of capital cost including contingency; and whether both the business case and the estimate are publicly available.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

A revised Full Business Case for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was prepared in 2023. That business case supported the Accounting Officer assessment published on 26 June 2023; cost estimates used in the business case were published on 28 June 2023 in a Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook [Statement UIN HLWS875]. The business case assumed that construction would extend from 2024 to 2027 with appropriate contingency included to allow for further delay.

Information on programme costs incurred to date has been set out in answers by Lord Khan of Burnley to Written Parliamentary Questions HL4243 and HL4207 and an answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Written Parliamentary Question HL5549.

The contract awarded in 2016 to Adjaye Associates, Ron Arad Architects and Gustafson Porter + Bowman for the design of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster remains in place.

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

To ask His Majesty's Government when they last prepared an estimate of the total capital cost for the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, and what assumptions they used for the (1) start date, and (2) end date, of its construction.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

A revised Full Business Case for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was prepared in 2023. That business case supported the Accounting Officer assessment published on 26 June 2023; cost estimates used in the business case were published on 28 June 2023 in a Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook [Statement UIN HLWS875]. The business case assumed that construction would extend from 2024 to 2027 with appropriate contingency included to allow for further delay.

Information on programme costs incurred to date has been set out in answers by Lord Khan of Burnley to Written Parliamentary Questions HL4243 and HL4207 and an answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Written Parliamentary Question HL5549.

The contract awarded in 2016 to Adjaye Associates, Ron Arad Architects and Gustafson Porter + Bowman for the design of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster remains in place.

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

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 3 March (HCWS487), and the Written Answer by Lord Khan of Burnley on 11 March (HL5102), why the terms of reference and full membership of the Anti-Muslim Hate/Islamophobia Definition Working Group have not yet been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Terms of Reference and full membership of the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working group have now been published on GOV.UK. I will deposit a copy of the Terms of Reference in the House Libraries.

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of time spent by (1) Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government staff, and (2) contractors, on (a) management, (b) project management, (c) planning, (d) legal case management, (e) architectural design, and (f) engineering management, of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

A revised Full Business Case for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was prepared in 2023. That business case supported the Accounting Officer assessment published on 26 June 2023; cost estimates used in the business case were published on 28 June 2023 in a Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook [Statement UIN HLWS875]. The business case assumed that construction would extend from 2024 to 2027 with appropriate contingency included to allow for further delay.

Information on programme costs incurred to date has been set out in answers by Lord Khan of Burnley to Written Parliamentary Questions HL4243 and HL4207 and an answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Written Parliamentary Question HL5549.

The contract awarded in 2016 to Adjaye Associates, Ron Arad Architects and Gustafson Porter + Bowman for the design of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster remains in place.

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

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the contract with Sir David Adjaye and Adjaye Associates to provide lead architectural services for the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre is still in force; and if it, or an amended contract, is in force, what is the scope of that contract or those contracts.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

A revised Full Business Case for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was prepared in 2023. That business case supported the Accounting Officer assessment published on 26 June 2023; cost estimates used in the business case were published on 28 June 2023 in a Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook [Statement UIN HLWS875]. The business case assumed that construction would extend from 2024 to 2027 with appropriate contingency included to allow for further delay.

Information on programme costs incurred to date has been set out in answers by Lord Khan of Burnley to Written Parliamentary Questions HL4243 and HL4207 and an answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Written Parliamentary Question HL5549.

The contract awarded in 2016 to Adjaye Associates, Ron Arad Architects and Gustafson Porter + Bowman for the design of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster remains in place.

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of maintenance, landscaping, security and flood defence of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre during and after its construction.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

A revised Full Business Case for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was prepared in 2023. That business case supported the Accounting Officer assessment published on 26 June 2023; cost estimates used in the business case were published on 28 June 2023 in a Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook [Statement UIN HLWS875]. The business case assumed that construction would extend from 2024 to 2027 with appropriate contingency included to allow for further delay.

Information on programme costs incurred to date has been set out in answers by Lord Khan of Burnley to Written Parliamentary Questions HL4243 and HL4207 and an answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Written Parliamentary Question HL5549.

The contract awarded in 2016 to Adjaye Associates, Ron Arad Architects and Gustafson Porter + Bowman for the design of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster remains in place.

Found: A★_ Lord Khan of Burnley to move, That this House do not insist on its Amendment 1B, to which the Commons

Found: A★_ Lord Khan of Burnley to move, That this House do not insist on its Amendment 1, to which the Commons