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HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for putting right what was clearly an oversight in the Bill, whereby landlords were given 48-hours’ notice before entering a property while tenants…18 Oct 2022HANSARDHousing: Leasehold PropertiesMy Lords, I wish that the Minister, who I welcome to her position, would recognise the urgency of leasehold reform. I have had a letter from leaseholders in a single block who…17 Oct 2022HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy Lords, here is something that maybe the Minister could address. Ground rents are not controlled for the vast majority of leaseholders, and there is obviously no service for…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will first of all speak to Amendment 29 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Best. My noble friend Lady Thornhill was going to speak but unfortunately has had to leave;…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, first, I thank the Minister for the letter she sent prior to the Committee today, explaining the reasons for the 42 government amendments that were tabled during the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my relevant interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and as a councillor. I apologise to the House that,…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to speak to Amendment 28 in my name. Clause 22(3) sets out the powers to carry out a survey of a property without a warrant. The authorised person, who would be…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 5 is in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Thornhill. It requires the regulator to report to the Secretary of State on the adequacy of the stock of…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for her detailed response. I note that my noble friend Lord Foster of Bath is probably the only person this afternoon who is receiving a positive…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, first, I want to remind us all that this Bill is here largely because of the tragedy at Grenfell, to recognise that and to thank the campaigners for, in a time of deep…06 Sept 2022HANSARDExtreme Heat PreparednessMy Lords, surely the issue is that the current heatwave is yet another example of climate change; I am sure the Minister will agree on that. But the Government seem to be acting…19 Jul 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the forensic approach of the noble Lord, Lord Young, to the details of any piece of legislation but particularly this statutory…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance Services and National Heatwave EmergencyMy Lords, it is recognised that the difficulty with the handover to social care is one of the reasons for the problems faced by the ambulance service. The Local Government…13 Jul 2022HANSARDChild Vulnerability (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, this has been an excellent debate, with many issues raised, questions asked and challenges given. I am sure that the Minister will be able to respond with her usual…11 Jul 2022HANSARDChild Vulnerability (Public Services Committee Report)I thank the noble Baroness for putting that on the record and I withdraw any criticism that I have wrongly made. The numbers of children likely to benefit from external support…11 Jul 2022HANSARDLocal Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2022My Lords, I draw attention to my relevant interests as a councillor on Kirklees Council and as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I support the terms of this…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLocal Authority and Combined Authority Elections (Nomination of Candidates) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I repeat the interests that I stated in the discussion of the previous statutory instrument as a councillor and a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022Unfortunately, that last bit is not accurate. If the landlord provides a nine-volt battery smoke alarm, that will last only six months. That is at the heart of what I am asking.…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I will start by reminding everyone that I have a registered interest as a member of Kirklees council, which manages social housing that will be affected by these…13 Jun 2022