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HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed and for the wide-reaching support for this important Bill. In particular, I thank my honourable friend the Member…27 Jun 2023HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]That this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 14 to 55.27 Jun 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 25 April and 10 May be approved. Relevant document: 38th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Special…26 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust MemorialI know how strongly the noble Baroness feels about this issue, and I respect everything she has to say. We have had meetings and we are willing to have more; she only has to get…22 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust MemorialThe design is sensitive to the heritage and the existing uses of Victoria Tower Gardens; I think it has been misunderstood. The design uses approximately 7.5% of the area of…22 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust MemorialMy Lords, the memorial is a manifesto commitment which has cross-party support and has been endorsed by all living Prime Ministers. The Chief Rabbi, who sits on the UK Holocaust…22 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust MemorialI agree with my noble friend. I look forward to the Second Reading and the Bill beginning to go through Parliament and, subsequently, to the building of this important monument.22 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust MemorialMy Lords, all that work was done many years ago, in the early days of this project. We believe that the development will not in any way compromise the Buxton memorial. The design…22 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust MemorialThe Government remain determined to build a Holocaust memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens so that the memory and lessons of the Holocaust remain prominent in British life. The…22 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust MemorialI thank the noble Lord for his support of this important project. As he said, Victoria Tower Gardens is the most fitting site in terms of the historical, emotional and political…22 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust MemorialMy Lords, I will take a minute to send my thoughts to the family of Sir Ben Helfgott. Sir Ben was a Holocaust survivor and an Olympic weightlifting champion. He was also a…22 Jun 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse Refuge SpacesI certainly agree with the noble Baroness’s last point. Since 2021, my department has committed £507 million to local authorities for the delivery of new duties. This year, £127.3…21 Jun 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse Refuge SpacesMy noble friend brings up a really interesting point, and one that we need to do much more work on. Prioritising prevention is one of the four pillars of the tackling domestic…21 Jun 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse Refuge SpacesThe noble Baroness brings up a really serious point. It is essential that the number of women who are turned away goes down. We have provided local authorities with funding and…21 Jun 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse Refuge SpacesI agree with the noble Baroness. Following on from the answer that I gave my noble friend, this is exactly what we should be looking at when considering how to tackle violence…21 Jun 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse Refuge SpacesMy Lords, under this Government, the number of bed spaces has risen. There were 4,344 refuge spaces across England in May 2022, which are the latest figures we have. We are…21 Jun 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse Refuge SpacesMy noble friend brings up an interesting issue. Yes, we talk more about women than men but there are men who are victims of domestic abuse. The problem is that the numbers are…21 Jun 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse Refuge SpacesIn April 2021, the Home Office provided £1.4 million of support for a migrant victims scheme to provide the support that the noble Baroness talks about because they have no…21 Jun 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023. Relevant document: 38th Report from the Secondary…20 Jun 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023My Lords, these regulations establish a responsible actors scheme for developers under Sections 126 to 129 of the Building Safety Act 2022, focused on the remediation by…20 Jun 2023