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HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for all your work. Can you remind the Committee how many recommendations you made in total? Professor Hopkins: Across enfranchisement, right to manage, and commonhold,…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)No. Professor Leunig: In that sense, it is obviously a step forward. I have not been here all day, but I am guessing that you have had a consensus on that throughout your evidence…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)Q So you started your work in 2017. Professor Hopkins: Yes.16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)Q One of the arguments against making commonhold mandatory now is that it would destabilise the existing leasehold system. There are many millions of leasehold properties, and it…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (First sitting)You mentioned that in the new Bill leaseholders will have to pay to get their ground rent to zero. Can you set out what that provision is? Where is that in the Bill? Cath…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)Q You had to go through a long process. When did you start your deliberations on the commonhold provisions? Professor Hopkins: We began it as a package of work that was being…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThat is an excellent suggestion from my hon. Friend the Father of the House, with which I strongly agree—as I do with everything he says about this issue. Despite the theatrics we…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI thank the hon. Member for the history lesson but, regardless, we are determined to fix this now.11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillNo, because I need to make progress. Perhaps I will allow the right hon. Gentleman to intervene a little later. The key factor here is choice. At present, leaseholders do not have…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillOf course I am aware of that. When I was privileged to hold the position of Housing Minister, I strongly supported the relevant legislation, because those people sat in front of…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillWhen the Secretary of State is considering the evidence from the consultation he mentioned, will he adhere to his own adage of “follow the money”, and remember that those people…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am delighted to speak on this flagship piece of legislation, which will restore true home ownership to millions, end rip-off charges and introduce fairness to the leasehold…11 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationI think the howls of outrage from the Opposition Benches highlight the inconsistency in Labour’s position, given that it was the party that wanted to overturn the referendum and…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillI am delighted to speak in support of the Bill, and I thank the Public Bill Committee and the Minister for their hard work in getting it to this point. My constituents in…04 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsThanks to this Conservative Government, the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch has received nearly £19 million of investment, and we are boosting training places at the Three Counties…29 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I will be happy to respond to the right hon. Lady on that point, but can I clarify what she means by the percentage? I am not quite clear on her question.25 Oct 2023HANSARDDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023We may be able to provide a further breakdown and further detail on those responses, and what they were in favour of and against. I am sure we can provide that information to the…25 Oct 2023HANSARDDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I will respond to the right hon. Lady’s second point, as I understand that question very clearly. I think it is better if I write to her on the first question. My understanding is…25 Oct 2023HANSARDDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment)…25 Oct 2023HANSARDDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I think what the right hon. Lady is asking is whether it was a binary choice either for or against ringfencing. Is that right?25 Oct 2023