Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the final offers from the Learned Societies for long-term leases on Burlington House.
Answered by Simon Hoare - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Discussions with the Learned Societies are ongoing with regards to finding a viable solution that can deliver value for taxpayers and enable them to remain in their historic home at New Burlington House.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, when he plans to issue a new code of practice.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The Government is taking action to improve the regulation of the private parking industry.
We have recently concluded a call for evidence, and intend to publish an impact assessment and consultation on parking charge and debt recovery limits in the near future.
We are working alongside all relevant stakeholders including industry bodies and consumer groups to implement the Code of Practice as soon as possible.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the Crown Estate on the approach they take to lease agreements with (a) institutional and (b) cultural tenants in heritage buildings in St James’s, London.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The department is exploring with the Learned Societies whether there is a solution that can deliver value for taxpayers and enable the Learned Societies to remain in their historic home at New Burlington House.
In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.
Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has had discussions with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the (a) continued tenancy of the Learned Societies at New Burlington House and (b) heritage status and purpose of the New Burlington House buildings.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The department is exploring with the Learned Societies whether there is a solution that can deliver value for taxpayers and enable the Learned Societies to remain in their historic home at New Burlington House.
In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.
Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has taken steps to identify potential similar occupants of New Burlington House if the Learned Societies have to re-locate.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The department is exploring with the Learned Societies whether there is a solution that can deliver value for taxpayers and enable the Learned Societies to remain in their historic home at New Burlington House.
In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.
Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential public benefit loss of the Learned Societies having to re-locate from New Burlington House.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The department is exploring with the Learned Societies whether there is a solution that can deliver value for taxpayers and enable the Learned Societies to remain in their historic home at New Burlington House.
In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.
Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what account his Department takes of the constraints placed upon the Learned Societies by the Charity Commission in its discussions on securing their retention at New Burlington House.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The department has been engaging with the Learned Societies at New Burlington House for several years in efforts to find a viable solution that will enable them to deliver public value and remain in situ in their historic home. Discussions with the Learned Societies are ongoing, and the department is taking relevant factors into consideration in line with Green Book, appraisal guidance.
Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has held discussions with the Learned Societies at New Burlington House on their public benefit value.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The department has been engaging with the Learned Societies at New Burlington House for several years in efforts to find a viable solution that will enable them to deliver public value and remain in situ in their historic home. Discussions with the Learned Societies are ongoing, and the department is taking relevant factors into consideration in line with Green Book, appraisal guidance.
Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with the Learned Societies on their tenancy at New Burlington House.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The department has been engaging with the Learned Societies at New Burlington House for several years in efforts to find a viable solution that will enable them to deliver public value and remain in situ in their historic home. Discussions with the Learned Societies are ongoing, and the department is taking relevant factors into consideration in line with Green Book, appraisal guidance.
Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance he has issued to providers of domestic violence refuges on the provision of single-sex facilities.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Further to the answer to UIN 117805, the Equality and Human Rights Commission provides guidance on provision of single sex services.
The Government’s position is set out in the Home Office Statutory Guidance to accompany the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1089015/Domestic_Abuse_Act_2021_Statutory_Guidance.pdf