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HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorMy Lords, it is the responsibility of social housing providers to maintain their properties, and that includes regeneration, but we have found a £30 million fund to help Greater…16 Mar 2023HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorI thank the right reverend Prelate. If he looks at the LUR Bill, he will see that we are dealing with this exact problem at the moment. It will probably be debated next week in…16 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 2023HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorMy noble friend is absolutely right: local councils are responsible for enforcing standards in the private rented sector and have a duty to take action where they find hazards at…16 Mar 2023HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorThe noble Lord brings up a very important point. As he knows, the Government have put £37 billion into supporting all households through this difficult economic time. Specifically…16 Mar 2023HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorMy Lords, the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill that we were talking about earlier will deal with a lot of that problem, particularly with Awaab’s law that has entered that Bill in…16 Mar 2023HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorThe Government set out their ambition in the levelling-up White Paper to reduce the number of non-decent rented homes by 50% by 2030, with the biggest improvement in the…16 Mar 2023HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorWe are fully committed to delivering a package of reforms that deliver our manifesto commitment to abolish no-fault Section 21 evictions, strengthen private sector renting and…16 Mar 2023HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorNo, I do not think it is a discourtesy to the House; it is part of the process and we will be discussing it further, I am sure, on Tuesday, when the Commons amendments come back…16 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillNo, it is a power for the Secretary of State. The amendment seeks to remove the power of the Secretary of State to make consequential amendments to such legislation. The effect…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillBut it was about a change in the type of election and there was a very clear result against it. I consider that to be a very clear result in support of first past the post.…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillBecause this is localism. If local areas want to take on those responsibilities, the Government have been listening to local authorities and combined authorities and listening to…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI cannot answer the noble Lord in detail, but I will look into it and make sure he has those comparisons and knows what they are.15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this group of amendments relates to the ability of combined county authority mayors to take on fire and rescue functions. On issues raised by the noble Baroness, Lady…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillNo, I do not. One of the main issues that this or any Government will face is building houses, and allowing a neighbourhood plan to deliver fewer houses than a local plan is not…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, before I respond to the amendments in this group, I want to say that the Government recognise that parish councils have an important role in improving the quality of…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThe Secretary of State would have an independent review of the decision and would make a decision taking all that into account. We are also keen, as I say, to make sure that those…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 157, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, seeks to enable each local authority to choose its own voting system. In doing so, the “local authority must…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 128 tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Scriven and Lord Shipley, relates to the potential fiscal powers of combined county authorities, although we were slowly…15 Mar 2023