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HANSARDPrivate Rented SectorIn our White Paper, we set out plans to reform the private rented sector, giving renters greater security and safer, higher-quality homes. We will introduce legislation in this…27 Mar 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented SectorAs I said at the public event, good landlords have absolutely nothing to fear from our reforms, which are right, proportionate and balanced. As my hon. Friend is asking, we will…27 Mar 2023HANSARDNew Homes: Regenerated Brownfield LandI think that this Government will be extremely proud of our legacy of delivering affordable homes and homes for first-time buyers all over the country. We need a locally led…27 Mar 2023HANSARDCambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford Growth Arc: National Infrastructure Commission ReportI thank my hon. Friend for raising the concerns of his constituents, which are shared by many communities. We know how important it is that infrastructure is delivered alongside…27 Mar 2023HANSARDCambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford Growth Arc: National Infrastructure Commission ReportThe Government completed a 12-week public consultation gathering views to shape a vision for an Oxford-Cambridge arc spatial framework. We are currently considering the responses…27 Mar 2023HANSARDCambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford Growth Arc: National Infrastructure Commission ReportAs I said to my hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller), we are considering the report of the National Infrastructure Commission, but this Government…27 Mar 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented SectorI thank my hon. Friend very much for drawing the House’s attention to the issue of damp and mould. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has been extremely active in pushing…27 Mar 2023HANSARDNew Homes: Regenerated Brownfield LandI thank my right hon. Friend for her consistent advocacy in championing this vital issue. That is absolutely what the Government are doing. We are introducing a number of…27 Mar 2023HANSARDNew Homes: Regenerated Brownfield LandThis Government are committed to making the most of brownfield land. The national planning policy framework sets out that planning policies and decisions should give “substantial…27 Mar 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented SectorI thank the hon. Gentleman very much; it was a real pleasure to discuss those issues and many others when we met last week to talk about the renters reform Bill. He has made a…27 Mar 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented SectorI thank the hon. Gentleman very much for his kind words, and I am delighted that he was there to hear me reaffirm the Government’s commitment to abolish section 21 evictions as…27 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat sort of behaviour is completely unacceptable. I thank my hon. Friend for bringing it to our attention. We are committing to providing buyers of new build houses with strong…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend has done me a huge service, allowing me to say a very hearty “Happy birthday” to the hon. Member for Strangford, who I also understand has tabled an early-day…24 Mar 2023HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [Lords]It is a great pleasure to be at the Dispatch Box today to set out the Government’s full support for the Bill, which makes important changes to tackle so-called family voting. We…24 Mar 2023HANSARD Middlesbrough Development CorporationThere is growing consensus across the House that in the past, too many decisions about local areas have been made by politicians here in Whitehall. It is not for me to stand in…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Middlesbrough Development CorporationI thank my hon. Friend. The Government will always stand squarely behind local areas that are doing everything they can to level up. That is the basis on which this Government…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Middlesbrough Development CorporationI have nothing but huge admiration for my hon. Friend. She put her case so well. The Government are squarely backing democratically elected local Mayors. I remind the hon. Member…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Middlesbrough Development CorporationIt is a real pleasure to respond to the debate on behalf of the Department and the Government. I thank the hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Andy McDonald) for securing this…14 Mar 2023HANSARDLocal Planning Authorities: Land for Employment and Industrial UseNational planning policy makes it clear that local plans and decisions should help to create the conditions in which businesses can invest, expand and, most importantly, create…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Planning Authorities: Land for Employment and Industrial UseI thank my hon. Friend for his kind words. We are delighted to see ambitious local authorities such as Rugby, which he doubtless champions on behalf of his constituents, promoting…20 Feb 2023