Written Question
Tuesday 16th June 2020
Asked by:
Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) meetings, and (2) communications, took place involving special advisers and officials of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and executives of the Northern and Shell Corporation in (a) 2019, and (b) 2020; and whether they will place the (i) participant lists, and (ii) records, of these meetings and communications in the Library of the House.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published regularly and can be found at the following link on gov.uk:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data
The Secretary of State declined to discuss the application with both the Mayor of Tower Hamlets and the developers.
The Planning Inspector’s Report sets out a schedule of representations received by the Inspector. Special Advisers did not meet with the developers or local authority. Officials in MHCLG had no meetings and received no communications from executives of Northern and Shell.
Written Question
Tuesday 9th June 2020
Asked by:
Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government was made aware that the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government met Richard Desmond in November 2019 prior to the Department's decisions in respect of the Northern and Shell Corporation’s planning application for the development of Westferry Printworks. [T]
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
Planning Ministers act in accordance with the MHCLG Guidance on Planning Proprietary Issues. This guidance is published (attached) on gov.uk and is available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/5998/2091742.pdf
Written Question
Tuesday 9th June 2020
Asked by:
Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government informed the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government of his previous contacts with (1) Richard Desmond, and (2) executives of the Northern and Shell Corporation, prior to the Department's decisions in respect of the Northern and Shell Corporation in the past year; and if so, what action was taken in response.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
Planning Ministers act in accordance with the MHCLG Guidance on Planning Proprietary Issues. This guidance is published (attached) on gov.uk and is available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/5998/2091742.pdf
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 31 Oct 2019
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report
"The Minister mentioned my remarks and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. The House of Commons committee recommended:
“The Government should set a realistic, but short, deadline by which time all buildings with any form of dangerous cladding should be fully remediated”.
Can the Minister tell us what …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 31 Oct 2019
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report
"My Lords, our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the 72 people who lost their lives at Grenfell, and our admiration is for the firefighters and emergency staff who dealt with that terrible tragedy.
The noble Lord, Lord Bourne, made a very well-judged and comprehensive speech …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Oct 2019
Neighbourhood Services: Government Support
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. Her remarks about community bus services, having new request bus services and refashioning libraries as community hubs, and co-locating other community services, were extremely well made. It is vital that we deal with underfunding, but it is also important …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Oct 2019
Neighbourhood Services: Government Support
"The point is the same, my Lords. If we are to tackle this housing crisis, what is needed is a bold new programme led by district councils and lower-tier authorities—because they are housing authorities—of building new council housing. They should work in partnership with housing associations to improve dramatically the …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Oct 2019
Neighbourhood Services: Government Support
"Yes, I am satisfied, and I would be very glad to do a walking tour of the London Borough of Lambeth to explain to the noble Lord how it can be done, starting with the huge issue of the redevelopment of Waterloo station. It desperately needs redeveloping; Waterloo is the …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Oct 2019
Neighbourhood Services: Government Support
"The Minister has not addressed my point about the substantial increase in the interest rate. I am not expecting him to be able to do so across the House, but will he write to me about it? Would he be prepared to meet me and other noble Lords to discuss …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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