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HANSARD New Housing SupplyI am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point, which I was just about to make. The Government remain committed to our ambition of delivering 300,000 homes a year—homes fit…05 Jun 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI do not agree that there has been dither and delay. We have already capped ground rents for significant numbers of leaseholders. We are committed to creating a housing system…05 Jun 2023HANSARDPlanning Authorities: Designation WarningsI thank my hon. Friend for bringing this important matter to the House’s attention. Where authorities fall behind, as in the case of that Lib Dem-run local authority, which he has…05 Jun 2023HANSARDAwaab’s Law: Private Rented SectorI think the whole House is united in expressing our sincere sympathies about the tragedy that occurred in the case of Awaab Ishak. It is completely wrong that people are living in…05 Jun 2023HANSARDShort and Long-term RentalsWe are consulting on a registration scheme for short-term lets and on the introduction of a short-term let use class and associated permitted development rights. Those changes…05 Jun 2023HANSARDAwaab’s Law: Private Rented SectorThe hon. Lady highlights the problem of homelessness, which, of course, the Government take extremely seriously. I point out to the Opposition that we have already introduced the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformYes, my hon. Friend is absolutely right and I thank her for bringing the concerns of her residents to the Floor of the House. We are determined to reform this system. It is a…05 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationI thank the hon. Gentleman. On his first point, we believe that we currently have the right balance. Of course, the Bill will proceed through the House. On his intention to table…24 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationNo. I need to wind up. This Conservative Government have made the provision of affordable housing part of our plan to build more homes across the country, including in Luton, so…24 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationIt is a great pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Davies, and to have the opportunity to make my remarks. Of course, I thank the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan…24 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationI give way briefly.24 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationI will not give way. Can I ask for your guidance, Mr Davies, because I believe the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton will have time to sum up at the end?24 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationI hope the hon. Lady will listen carefully to what I am about to say: we will introduce a new PRS ombudsman to enable all private tenants to escalate complaints when their…24 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationI gave way to the hon. Gentleman because I thought he was going to ask a question about the issues in front of me. I am happy to address them. I will continue my remarks, which…24 May 2023HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: PlanningI do not believe I have time to give way, because I must allow my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay time to wind up. Unless the Opposition spokesperson can do it in 20…23 May 2023HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: PlanningWe need much more time to debate that issue, but I reject the hon. Gentleman’s contention. I suggest that he looks to his own party’s record in office in Wales, as I have already…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI do not have much time, and I have a lot to get through, so I hope the hon. Gentleman will allow me to answer the questions asked by him and his colleagues. The first point to…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformIt is a pleasure to wind up this wide-ranging and impassioned debate on behalf of the Government. We have heard from Members across the House of the challenges inherent in the…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformIf Members will forgive me, I am attempting to answer the questions they have already asked me, but I will give way briefly to the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI refer the shadow Minister to the remarks I have literally just made on that point. I repeat that we are committed to moving to a fairer, simpler and more equitable system. We…23 May 2023