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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI know, but we do need to make progress. This is the 10th intervention, and I am on paragraph 17. I think there is a limit to the number of interventions I need to take—but I will…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIt has no impact on the Windsor agreement. I am assured by my colleagues and my briefing here that it has no impact. Amendment 49, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson,…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am sorry. I assure the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, that there was no Machiavellian intent; rather, that date provides a ceiling for the presence of retained EU law on the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think it is just a way of describing the 10-year anniversary of the referendum vote. It is just vernacular—02 Mar 2023HANSARDHomeless People and Rough SleepingThe Government does agree that the Vacancy Act is antiquated and not fit for purpose, and therefore we have committed to repealing it. We made that commitment during the passage…01 Mar 2023HANSARDHomeless People and Rough SleepingI can assure the noble Baroness that the homelessness strategy crosses all departments, including the Home Office, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Ministry of Justice,…01 Mar 2023HANSARDHomeless People and Rough SleepingI think we can all agree that the statistics yesterday were deeply disappointing. That is certainly a reflection of the cost of living, with a number of people being evicted from…01 Mar 2023HANSARDHomeless People and Rough SleepingYesterday, the annual rough sleeping snapshot statistics were published, which showed a rise in the number of people sleeping rough on a single night. However, the long-term…01 Mar 2023HANSARDHomeless People and Rough SleepingWe are absolutely not complacent, as I said in my initial Answer. In fact, between October and December, when the snapshot was taken, our management accounts show that…01 Mar 2023HANSARDHomeless People and Rough SleepingThe annual snapshot that we take in autumn is our official and most robust measure of rough sleeping on a single night. It is independently verified. I do not have the numbers for…01 Mar 2023HANSARDHomeless People and Rough SleepingThe noble Lord makes some very good points, and there are a number of very complex issues that contribute to the rise in homelessness, particularly in the private rented sector.…01 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Minister must be allowed to speak.28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillPerhaps my noble friend could address the amendment he is talking to specifically.28 Feb 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023.27 Feb 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023My Lords, these regulations make changes to key elements of the business rates retention system. The amendments themselves do not enact any new policy but instead action policy…27 Feb 2023HANSARDHigher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 December 2022 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February27 Feb 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, for her contribution to the debate. I appreciate her setting out some of the future directions of a possible Labour Government,…27 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords—23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe just do not believe that that is the case.23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThere is no question of going back on the protections that the existing EU law provides. As you have heard me say, the Health and Safety Executive believes that we can develop…23 Feb 2023