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HANSARDRedcar SteelworksI do not think I need to repeat it, but the Mayor of Tees Valley has said that he is very happy for an independent review. Whether that is an independent review or the National…17 May 2023HANSARDRedcar SteelworksI will just explain the investment of this site to the noble Baroness. It was always going to be a public/private investment. She is right that £246 million of public money has…17 May 2023HANSARDRedcar SteelworksMy Lords, the noble Lord is correct; the Mayor of Tees Valley has written to the Secretary of State, giving his full support for an independent review. The department will reply…17 May 2023HANSARDRedcar SteelworksMy Lords, the department has seen no evidence of corruption, wrongdoing or illegality within the South Tees Development Corporation. The mayor and the combined authority are…17 May 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdI have had no indication that they will do that, but if they do we will have to look at that issue.17 May 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdI thank my noble friend. That is perhaps exactly what I should have said: they need to just wait until we have clarification, and it will not be long, because it will be in this…17 May 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdWe have made it very clear that we wish to extend the benefits of freehold ownership to more home owners. That is why we have committed to ending the sale of new leasehold homes…17 May 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdNo, we do not intend to extend legal aid. For leaseholders who are considering what to do in future, we have made it very clear that it will be in this Parliament, and they just…17 May 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdI assure the noble Baroness that the Government are doing everything they can. They are making sure that, as she has said, the perpetrator pays, and they have put large amounts of…17 May 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdI thank my noble friend for that question. What they can do is give them the options they should consider at this time.17 May 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdMy Lords, while I cannot set out precise details of a future Bill at this stage, the Government have been clear about our commitment to addressing the historic imbalance in the…17 May 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdI do not agree with the noble Lord. The Secretary of State has made it clear that we want to bring forward reforms to leasehold, and we want to do so during this Parliament. We…17 May 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdI understand the concerns, and yes, the Government will be as clear as they possibly can, when they can. Importantly, every leaseholder is in a very different situation and has…17 May 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdThe Government are working with the Law Commission; we have asked it to recommend reforms to commonhold legislation, and it published its report in July 2020. We are considering…17 May 2023HANSARDHouses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023No, I am not going to give that guarantee from this Dispatch Box, because there is a complicated list of things, and if I say, “Yes, it is”, there will be a tiny bit that the…16 May 2023HANSARDHouses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023No, absolutely not: I have written down everything that the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, asked to be checked against the Home Office conditions, and we will make sure we check…16 May 2023HANSARDHouses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023I asked for an answer on that, but I do not think it has come forward. I am really sorry; I will get these answers to noble Lords as quickly as I possibly can. I am conscious of…16 May 2023HANSARDHouses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023I cannot let it go that we are not making it clear why we are doing this. I want to make it very clear that we are doing it to speed up the movement of these people from what the…16 May 2023HANSARDHouses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, there are currently more than 50,000 asylum seekers living in hotels, given that our asylum system has been overwhelmed by the large volume arrival of asylum seekers by…16 May 2023HANSARDHouses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023No, it removes the requirement for them having to get a licence, which takes time. The letter I am going to write to the noble Lord, and to all noble Lords, will then give the…16 May 2023