To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department's review of the consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development considered compliance with the (a) the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, (b) the UN Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, (c) the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and (d) the Council of Europe Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
Answered on
11 February 2019
The Government considered its compliance with all its international commitments, and its duties under the Equality Act 2010, in preparing the consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments, and in preparing its response. The Government’s response to the consultation was published on 6 February, and includes a range of measures to promote the provision of traveller sites, and sets out details of wider support to improve outcomes for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community.