Lord Kennedy of Southwark

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of local authorities using 0845 numbers to deliver services; and what action, if any, they plan to take to encourage them to use cheaper alternatives.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments by the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy who said that there was a "heightened risk of more councils over the next four years falling...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposals by Leicestershire County Council to create a single unitary authority in the county presently served by a two-tier structure; and whether it is their policy to only agree to t...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to strengthen the role of monitoring officers in local authorities.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in introducing electrical safety checks in the private rental sector.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many homes designated for social rent were built each year from 2010 until the last year records are available; and how this compares to homes designated for other purposes.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the second review by Bill Grimsey on the British high street.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate the heat network industry.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to update Parliament following the publication of the Housing White Paper on 7 February 2017.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of financial management of Somerset County Council.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the functioning of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Torbay Council regarding the future status of the local authority.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new build council and housing association homes were (1) completed, and (2) occupied between 6 May 2010 and 7 May 2015 with funding approved before 6 May 2010.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what procedures they have put in place to monitor the effectiveness of commissioners appointed by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to work with local authorities.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the diversity of board membership on Local Enterprise Partnerships.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Social Impact Bonds as a commissioning tool.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many homes previously on social rents have been converted to affordable rents since 2010.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposals in Oliver Letwin’s Independent Review of Build Out Rates Draft Analysis, published in June, on local authorities’ ability to ensure developers keep to commitments made when se...

To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how, and (2) with what frequency they anticipate the commissioners appointed to Northamptonshire County Council will engage with members of the authority.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the fairness of business rates in England.