Written Question
Monday 28th June 2021
Asked by:
Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Greenhalgh on 1 June (HL255), whether they will provide a list of all meetings of the Oxford–Cambridge Arc since 2019; and whether they plan to place the minutes of (1) these meetings, and (2) any future ones in the Library of the House.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
The Inter-Ministerial Group for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc will be meeting shortly following re-establishment.
The Oxford-Cambridge Arc Portfolio Board is regularly convened, with senior representation from DEFRA, BEIS, DfT, DIT, HMT, No10, IPA and chaired by MHCLG.
The management and recording of these Groups and Boards will continue in accordance with Department requirements and procedures.
Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 14 Jun 2021
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]
"My Lords, my Amendment 21A is grouped with Amendments 19 and 20, spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock. They have one thing in common, in seeking further information and reports from the Government to clarify and provide more information to help us …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jun 2021
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021
"My Lords, I am very pleased to take part in this short debate. I support every word that the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, and my noble friend Lord Kennedy have said. This is a quite extraordinary piece of secondary legislation covering permitted development rights, which I have had an interest …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 1st June 2021
Asked by:
Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide in relation to the Oxford-Cambridge Arc (1) a list of members on the inter-ministerial group, (2) a list of members on the inter-departmental Board, (3) a list of all meeting dates since March 2019 of (a) the inter-ministerial group and (b) the inter-departmental Board; whether they plan to place the minutes of these meetings in the Library of the House and, if so, when.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
Government is re-establishing the Inter-Ministerial Group for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc and there will be a meeting of this shortly, to which Ministers across Government, from Environment and Transport to Business and Trade, will be invited to attend.
The Oxford-Cambridge Arc Portfolio Board, chaired by the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government, has senior representation from DEFRA, BEIS, DfT, DIT, HMT, No10 and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA).
We will continue to manage and record these Boards in line with Departmental requirements and procedures.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 May 2021
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]
"My Lords, I very much welcome this Bill. I am no property expert but I have explained my interest in the Bill—I hope, as other noble Lords have said, that there will be at least one more. I welcome the Government’s statement, I think from 11 January this year, accepting …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 May 2021
Queen’s Speech
"There is very little new on transport in the Queen’s Speech, apart from promising a Bill for HS2 from Crewe to Manchester. As my noble friend Lady Jones of Whitchurch said, there was a distinct lack of ambition for the transport sector in the Queen’s Speech. So, at the start …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 May 2021
Queen’s Speech
"I am grateful for the reminder, but a Bishop was recently allowed to carry on for six minutes and 40 seconds, so may I finish?
Doug Oakervee has stated that pressure from the construction industry persuaded him to recommend that HS2 went ahead. This need could have been met equally …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 May 2021
Tower Blocks: Cladding
"My Lords, does the Minister agree that it is the basic duty of government to protect its citizens from harm? That includes having building and other regulations and having the necessary means of enforcing them to deliver this; these are all within the Government’s control. This debate on blame will …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 29 Apr 2021
Leaseholders and Property Management Companies
"My Lords, can the Minister give the House any indication of progress on the leasehold reform issue? The recent White Paper was welcomed by many people, including my friends on the Isles of Scilly who feel that they are very badly treated. How many of the recommendations in that White …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 24th March 2021
Asked by:
Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they used to allocate Cornwall to tier 2 for assistance from the Levelling Up Fund; and what plans they have, if any, to transfer Cornwall to tier 1.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
As set out in the prospectus published at Budget, the index used for the Levelling Up Fund places areas into category one, two or three based on the local area’s need for economic recovery and growth, improved transport connectivity, and regeneration. We have published the index and further details of the methodology used to calculate the index of places set out in the prospectus.
While preference will be given to bids from higher priority areas, the bandings do not represent eligibility criteria, nor the amount or number of bids a place can submit. Bids from categories 2 and 3 will still be considered for funding on their merits of deliverability, value for money and strategic fit, and could still be successful if they are of sufficiently high quality.