Written Question
Tuesday 22nd February 2022
Asked by:
Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their White Paper Levelling up the United Kingdom, published on 2 February, when they plan to formally launch the Task Force investigating housing for older people; and what the remit of that Task Force will be.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
The new taskforce, as announced in the Levelling Up White Paper, will look at ways better choice, quality and security of housing for older people can be provided, including how to address regional disparities in supply of appropriate and where necessary specialised housing.
Further details of the taskforce including its remit, will be confirmed in due course.
Written Question
Friday 17th December 2021
Asked by:
Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the commitments made in People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform white paper, published on 1 December, what steps they will take to ensure the planning system enables the growth of housing-based care options for older people.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
This Government is committed to the provision of homes for older people, including those who require care and support. As set out in our National Planning Policy Framework, local authorities should already assess the types of specialist housing needed for older and disabled people in their areas, and this should be reflected in their planning policies.
We remain committed to working closely with a range of stakeholders to look at how we can further support the growth of a thriving older people’s housing sector. This includes considering the merits of different engagement and delivery models, including proposals from the sector for a cross-Government taskforce.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Sep 2021
England: Historic Counties
"My Lords, the national insurance hike last week skewed funding under the Barnett formula still further. If the historic county of Yorkshire, which has a population slightly larger than Scotland’s, had its own Barnett formula, it would receive an extra £12 billion. Would that not be levelling up?..."Lord Blunkett - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Housing Strategy
"I congratulate the most reverend Primate on securing this debate and, above all, on the powerful and heartfelt way in which he has presented what I think is an unanswerable case. I echo his words about the tragedy of the death of Lord Greaves. I shall miss his interjections and …..."Lord Blunkett - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Feb 2021
North of England: Investment
"I draw noble Lords’ attention to my registered interests. On 19 February, the Government made a welcome, if modest, announcement on the establishment of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency. Do the Government acknowledge, as they surely must, that unless the agency is able to deploy money directly to the …..."Lord Blunkett - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 26 Jan 2021
West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021
"My Lords, in three minutes, I can touch on only one or two key issues. I welcome the order and the elevation of the leader of Leeds City Council, Judith Blake, to this House. I know that she will make a great contribution.
In winding up, could the Minister touch …..."Lord Blunkett - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 10 Nov 2020
Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
"My Lords, when two or three are gathered together you can guarantee there will be consensus. The atmosphere today is very different from that of yesterday when this House again considered the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill. I commend the Minister on reading beautifully the brief—and it was brief, and …..."Lord Blunkett - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 24 Jul 2020
Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2020
"I declare a non-remunerated interest as chair of the Sheffield City Partnership board. I very strongly welcome this order. As the Minister has spelled out, it has been a very long and winding road over the last five years. I am sorry that my video is not enabled on Zoom, …..."Lord Blunkett - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Jul 2020
Business and Planning Bill
"My Lords, I touched on this very briefly in the limited time available at Second Reading, so I will not keep the House long tonight, but I will try to put this into some sort of perspective. I cannot for the life of me see what this has to do …..."Lord Blunkett - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 May 2020
Housing for the Homeless
"I too commend the noble Lord, Lord Bird, and the initiative of the Government, which has been impressive. As a patron of the Cathedral Archer Project in Sheffield, I know that it is struggling now to raise the resources to be able to continue its work and to be able …..."Lord Blunkett - View Speech
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