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HANSARDPrivate Sector Renters: Eviction ProtectionI do not have that information with me but I will certainly look at it and write to the noble Baroness. However, the Government are investing £12 billion in Help to Heat schemes.…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 201 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, relates to the definition of affordable housing. The amendment proposes a consultation on the…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillAs the noble Lord knows, we have already discussed this. We will have a test and learn throughout the country and then a rollout, but with any large change in any planning system,…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill06 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillYes, I stand by our statement. As I think I have said before, we do not accept that this constitutes a regression on the environmental outcomes and therefore we do not agree with…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillIn the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill we address pollution at source by placing a new statutory duty on water companies in designated catchment areas to upgrade wastewater…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillAs I said to the noble Baroness opposite, this is why it has taken time. It has taken time to look at all the options. As far as farmers are concerned, the package that we are…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI think you explain to people that we are building houses that people will need in the areas that that particular group works in, and that we do not accept that this constitutes a…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for that. I understand her concerns, but this has been quite a complex issue to deal with. But it is an important issue; we need these…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat the Answer to an Urgent Question given in the other place by my honourable friend Minister Maclean. “Mr Speaker, the…05 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have great sympathy for the intention behind the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lord Lansley. The value in having up-to-date plans in place is something we can…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I do not intend to detain the House for long with Amendment 184A, which is intended solely to avoid any ambiguity arising in relation to the meaning of our changes to…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, welcome back. Amendment 164 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, seeks to reduce the closure of high street financial services. The nature of…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, our proposals for national development management policies have attracted considerable debate and rightly so, given the important role they play in our planning process.…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI assure my noble friend that I will continue to look at this one and see whether we can at least get it clearer so that he is happy with it.04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill04 Sept 2023