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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.17 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillFirst of all, I give my sincere apologises to the noble Baroness, Lady Harris of Richmond. I am so pleased that she is not retiring, and I look forward to her further…17 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThat the Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and that it be an instruction to the Committee that they consider the Bill in the following order: Clauses 1 to 13,…17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousebuilding: Government TargetsNo, we are not. The Bill that is starting Second Reading tomorrow in this House will make it very clear that local plans are what are required from local authorities. It is…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHousebuilding: Government TargetsI cannot confirm that those estimates are supported by the department. What I can continue to say, as confirmed by the Secretary of State in a Written Statement in December, is…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHousebuilding: Government TargetsThe Government remain committed to continuing to work towards our ambition of delivering 300,000 homes a year, as set out in the 2019 Conservative manifesto. We are making good…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHousebuilding: Government TargetsMy Lords, we remain committed to a plan-led system. National planning policy expects local planning authorities, through their plans, to make sufficient provision for housing and…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHousebuilding: Government TargetsYes, the noble Lord is absolutely right. That is why we put £500 billion this year into local authorities, so that they can buy houses for social housing rent, particularly in…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHousebuilding: Government TargetsYes. Many local authorities in the country certainly work closely with community land trusts. I do not have an update on what is happening nationally, but I will certainly get an…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHousebuilding: Government TargetsThe noble Lord is absolutely right, but we are investing £11.5 billion through our affordable homes programme to deliver up to 180,000 more affordable homes. A large number of…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHousebuilding: Government TargetsMy Lords, the Government need to work closely with local authorities to ensure that they are building the houses that are required in their area. If every local authority builds…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHousebuilding: Government TargetsI absolutely agree with my noble friend. That is exactly what we are determined to do through the measures in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, which is coming into this…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHousebuilding: Government TargetsI think this question was asked last week as well. We are tackling the barriers to increasing use of modern methods of construction in the industry, which are cheaper and quicker…16 Jan 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdersAs I have made clear a number of times at this Dispatch Box, these measures were in the manifesto in 2019. We have always said that we will bring forward a reform Bill in this…12 Jan 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdersThe right reverend Prelate brings up an interesting point. I do not know exactly what the Government will do, as the announcement was made only this week. However, I will find out…12 Jan 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdersI cannot comment on the individual case, but the law is already clear that service charges must be reasonable. That is set out in Section 19 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.…12 Jan 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdersThat is an interesting remark that I will take back to officials to discuss further. I will come back to my noble friend.12 Jan 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdersThe Government believe that leaseholders should not be subject to unjustified legal costs and should be able to claim their own legal costs from their landlord. The Government are…12 Jan 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdersMy Lords, the Government have already committed to: making it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to extend their lease or buy their freehold; banning new leasehold houses, so all…12 Jan 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdersAh, the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy—once again. The Government have been clear about our commitment to addressing the historic imbalance in the leaseholder system, as he knows. The…12 Jan 2023