Tag: Baroness Jowell

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Jowell on 2016-03-22.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of community cohesion in view of the reduction in discretionary spending available to local authorities in London.

Baroness Williams of Trafford

Britain has a claim to be the most successful multi-faith, multi-racial democracy in the world. Nowhere exemplifies this more than London – a thriving global city with a

diverse population.

It is up to the councils in London to decide what to spend their money on and reforms are giving them more powers over their budgets than ever before.

The Community Life Survey 2014/15 reports that 89 per cent of people in London feel that their local area is a place where people from different backgrounds get on

well together. Full data is available (attached) from https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/447015/Community_Life_Survey_2014-2015_csv.csv/preview

But we are not complacent. The Prime Minister has asked Louise Casey to carry out a review on how to boost opportunity and integration in the most isolated

communities in Britain, the findings of which will inform a new Cohesive Communities programme.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Jowell on 2016-04-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they estimate will be the net gain in social housing from the planned route for HS2.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

For Phase One the Government has committed to work with local authorities, housing associations, tenants and other key stakeholders in order to ensure that lost social rented housing is replaced in a manner sympathetic to local needs and reflective of the strategic approach to social housing driven by local authorities. Naturally the approach adopted for Phase One will inform that for Phase Two.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Jowell on 2016-04-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of people who are street homeless in London for each year since 2010.

Baroness Williams of Trafford

One person without a home is one too many and we are committed to doing all we can to prevent homelessness. That is why we have increased central investment to tackle homelessness over the next four years to £139 million.

This will include a new national £10 million programme to support innovative ways to tackle rough sleeping, and will build on the success of our No Second Night Out initiative, which saw two-thirds of rough sleepers in London come off the streets after a single night.

DCLG publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping. These are available (the latest figures are attached) at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2015

The GLA collects more detailed statistics on rough sleeping in London. These are available at: http://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports

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