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HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillAs I said, there will be an annual report, which will monitor in detail the impact of the Bill, and going forward we will have the data in granular detail as a result of the…15 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillThe difference, as I have just alluded to, is between one person having to get external maintenance people in, and so be at the mercy of their agenda, and maintenance crews that…15 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.15 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to close this debate and to reflect on the thoughtful contributions that we have heard. I should first perhaps disclose that I have been a very happy…15 May 2024HANSARDCombined Authorities (Finance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 March be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 7 May .15 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillAs a quick answer, I cannot give the noble Lord that clarification. The intention here is to improve the quality of private rental sector stock, improve tenants’ rights and make…15 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillI undertake to do that. I invite all Peers who would like to do so to come to discuss these things in detail over the course of the passage of the Bill. I will put further dates…15 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillThat the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House that they consider the bill in the following order:…15 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillI assure the noble Baroness that those discussions are already ongoing. The department is in intense discussions with that sector, and has been since the introduction of the Bill…15 May 2024HANSARDCombined Authorities (Finance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, the regulations before us were laid before the House on 21 March. They will, if approved by Parliament, complete the legislative framework for the funding of the new…07 May 2024HANSARDCombined Authorities (Finance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Combined Authorities (Finance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.07 May 2024HANSARDCombined Authorities (Finance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I express my thanks to noble Lords for their contributions to the debate and for the number of points that have been made today. I will respond to as many of them as possible but…07 May 2024HANSARDCombined Authorities (Finance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I am going to write to the noble Baroness with the exact number and calculation that will be used in the East Midlands situation. Ah—somebody knows the answer. It works out as…07 May 2024HANSARDTees Valley Combined Authority: Best Value NoticeThe Secretary of State has requested a report on the progress with the action plan in six months, including encouragement to work with the Local Government Association and the…02 May 2024HANSARDTees Valley Combined Authority: Best Value NoticeThere is a strengthened governance code for all the combined mayoral authorities and all these types of devolved government. I am sure that, as we progress with this, we will see…02 May 2024HANSARDTees Valley Combined Authority: Best Value NoticeAll local authorities must comply with the best value duty to make arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the way in which their functions are exercised, having regard…02 May 2024HANSARDTees Valley Combined Authority: Best Value NoticeAs the noble Baroness and others in this House will know, whether people are doing what they say they are doing and whether we are achieving best value for money is under constant…02 May 2024HANSARDTees Valley Combined Authority: Best Value NoticeI am sure he is therefore voting for the person who is delivering for him and his local community, regardless of political affiliation.02 May 2024HANSARDTees Valley Combined Authority: Best Value NoticeTo assist the House, let me say that best value notices are similar to the Department for Education improvement notices, which are issued following an Ofsted inspection and are a…02 May 2024HANSARDTees Valley Combined Authority: Best Value NoticeGiven, as I have outlined, that there are already initiatives under way to implement all 28 recommendations, I do not feel that a non-statutory best value duty notice would…02 May 2024