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HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillAbsolutely; I thank my hon. Friend for that comment. That has been at the forefront of our minds, and not just in our work on this Bill. Hon. Members will recall that it is only a…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillWe are extending ring-fenced extra resources to councils, because we recognise the need to do that. I want to pick up on my hon. Friend’s comment on children’s health. This Bill…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI do not accept that from the hon. Member. We have had scare stories about this before. As I have said, the majority of landlords are doing the right thing. The Bill is about…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillMy hon. Friend makes a really important point about deposits and paying rent in advance. This Bill will protect tenants from requests for large amounts of rent in advance, but we…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI thank the hon. Member for his comment. I hope that he recognises from my opening remarks that good landlords have nothing to fear from this Bill, and we will help them. The new…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI absolutely agree with my hon. friend, and I pay tribute to him for the work that he did in local government before coming to this place. He will know about the direct impact of…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I, too, pay tribute to the Housing Minister for the work that he did in opposition and in getting us here today. In saying that we need to…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI say to the right hon. Gentleman, whose interventions are normally more pithy, that the Bill accommodates the unique circumstances of students. I hope he can see that we are…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI understand the right hon. Gentleman’s point, but I disagree on how to resolve the issue. Rent controls restrict housing supply, which does not help anyone, but our Bill takes…09 Oct 2024HANSARDCommunity CohesionI congratulate the hon. Member on his work in this area. Either myself or one of my Ministers will be happy to meet him.02 Sept 2024HANSARDCommunity CohesionThe Khan review into social cohesion is one element of what we need to do to get back to addressing the issues of community cohesion, as opposed to the divisiveness of the way in…02 Sept 2024HANSARDCommunity CohesionI have read the review. Maybe the right hon. Lady was busy launching her leadership campaign earlier today. The point I am making is that under the previous Administration there…02 Sept 2024HANSARDRequirement for New Housing to be BeautifulBeauty is always part of the proposals. The hon. Member, if he had read our proposals in the NPPF, would know that we have not removed all references to beauty; we have simply…02 Sept 2024HANSARDRequirement for New Housing to be BeautifulIf the hon. Member had read our proposals regarding the inconsistencies, he would know that the Government are not proposing to remove all references to beauty from the NPPF. I…02 Sept 2024HANSARDRequirement for New Housing to be BeautifulI find that astonishing, when the previous Government missed their targets every single year. As the Housing Minister has already set out, our methodology is about realistic…02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.02 Sept 2024HANSARDBirmingham City Council: Public ServicesIt is a privilege to be appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State, and to answer questions from hon. Members on the important issues I now have responsibility for…02 Sept 2024HANSARDBirmingham City Council: Public ServicesFirst, let me welcome my hon. Friend to his place. He is right to highlight the cuts that Birmingham faced under the Tories. Unlike previous Ministers, we have no interest in…02 Sept 2024HANSARDIslamophobiaIslamophobia is a scourge on our society that must be rooted out, and I thank my hon. Friend for his work on this issue. Much of last month’s violent disorder was Islamophobic,…02 Sept 2024HANSARDIslamophobiaMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to underline that the vast majority of people in this country—of all faiths and backgrounds—want only to live together peacefully, and my…02 Sept 2024