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HANSARDLeasehold ReformThe planning system will have to be looked into, but I can say that, interestingly, through the recent rent Act, new builds are now no longer or are very rarely leasehold—they are…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI am sorry—somebody was talking behind me. Can the noble Baroness please repeat that?23 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, to begin with, I do not agree that local authorities across the UK are not taking net zero and sustainability seriously. We know that local authorities across the…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillA number of pieces of legislation from a number of different areas of government and beyond have an effect on net zero, sustainability and climate change. That is going to happen.…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIf the noble Lord can wait one minute, I shall say what the Government are prepared to do. For all these reasons, I ask the noble Baroness to withdraw her amendment—but the…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI have certainly had no conversations with those people, and I do not know whether the Housing Minister has. I will make sure to ask and find out. That is the whole idea of…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendments 178C and 509ZA, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Stuart of Edgbaston, seek to enable any statutory body to amend by order its constitutional arrangements…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendments 179 and 271 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, seek to introduce a duty for planning authorities to consider climate change when developing…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this might take a little bit of time. It was quite an in-depth and complicated group of amendments. I want to try and give it as much time as I can. I will go through…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am really happy to do that, because it is complex; there are a lot of acronyms and what have you. I do not think that this is the time of night to be discussing detail, so I am…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThe whole idea of moving national policies away from local policies is that we do not have to repeat them. I will reflect on what my noble friend says about how it is referred if…22 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for securing this important debate to discuss the Building Safety (Leasehold Protections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023The £10,000 would have been over 10 years, and we have stopped it at the end of the first year, so the maximum that would have been required was £1,000. I just wanted to clarify…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Northbrook for moving Amendment 177. I cannot respond on specific local authorities, as he may realise, but I think that noble Lords have…20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, for setting out in Amendment 168B her suggested redistribution of the income raised by the council tax premium from…20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI think I explained to the noble Baroness that we went out for extensive review—the issue is that we and local services need business rates—and there was no consensus on how they…20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 176, tabled by my noble friend Lord Moylan, would change the local consents required for traffic emission road-charging schemes to be introduced, and apply…20 Mar 2023HANSARDHigher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 14 March .20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am sorry; I cannot tell the noble and learned Lord that, but I will make sure that I look into who, including the public, was consulted as part of that review. I will make sure…20 Mar 2023HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorI have not got an answer on that specific report, but I can say that this Government are investing £11.5 billion in new, good, affordable housing, £8.6 billion of which had…16 Mar 2023