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HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill22 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, this has been a short but constructive debate, and I welcome noble Lords’ support for this suite of amendments. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, requested a report…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill22 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill22 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill22 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill22 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Callanan, I beg to move the Motion standing in his name on the Order Paper.21 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillThat the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 9, Schedules 1 and 2, Clauses 10 to 78, Schedule 3, Clauses 79 to 92,…21 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleThe noble Lord speaks with great authority. That is one of the reasons why the Department of Health and Social Care is also feeding into this task force. There will continue to be…15 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleI pay tribute to the noble Baroness for the work that she has done in this area in championing this cause. The Government are committed to further improving the diversity of…15 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Callanan, I beg to move the Motion standing in his name on the Order Paper.15 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleThe noble Lord is absolutely right. There are a number of barriers to older people wanting to sell their current home. The task force will look at ways to incentivise that. That…15 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleThe new task force will encompass a range of views from across the industry, from investment to housebuilders to local authorities, and will be led by Stuart Andrew, Minister at…15 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleI pay tribute to the work of the noble Lord, Lord Best, in this space. As I said, the task force will be looking at all these issues. The noble Lord will be aware that, in April…15 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleAs I said, the complete membership of the task force, which is to be led by Stuart Andrew, is still being put together. All I have managed to push the department to say is that it…15 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleI thank the noble Lord for raising that issue. I would be delighted to visit. I am sure the almshouse movement should also be feeding its ideas into the task force. It is a…15 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleAs I said, the Government will be looking at all ways of making sure that we have an appropriate housing stock for older people, ranging from supporting people in their own homes…15 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleI thank my noble friend for raising that question. In fact, there was an article in the Sunday Times a couple of weeks ago about a friendship that had formed between a young…15 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleMy Lords, as announced in the recent levelling-up White Paper, we will shortly launch a new government task force on the issue of older people’s housing. It will look at ways to…15 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleMy noble friend makes a very good point. The need to provide housing for older people is critical. People are living longer lives, and the proportion of older people in the…15 Mar 2022