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HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsThe Renters (Reform) Bill had its Second Reading in the House of Commons on Monday 23 October 2023. The Bill will deliver the Government’s commitment to a fairer private rental…26 Oct 2023HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsI respectfully disagree with the noble Baroness: we are not kicking this into the long grass. However, this will be the biggest challenge to the private rental sector for over 30…26 Oct 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingWe have had many questions on why there is not a joined-up strategy for the UK on these policies. I refer to some of the discussions we had yesterday on LURB, where we were…26 Oct 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingI apologise to the noble Baroness because I do not know the answer to that. I will get back to her in writing.26 Oct 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingIn the first instance, this applies only to all new spending and all new capital. It does not apply to anything that was previously done before February. HMT is taking a…26 Oct 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingWe continue to work within the delegation approach agreed with the Treasury in February, which involves Treasury sign-off on all new capital spend to ensure shared priorities…26 Oct 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingThe Government remain committed to fully funding and delivering our programmes to level up communities across the United Kingdom, including the full £11.5 billion budget for the…26 Oct 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingBear with me on the length of my reply to this one, because I think it deserves it. On the contrary, we have already announced and begun to implement many of these projects,…26 Oct 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingI thank the noble Lord for his question. I reiterate that housebuilding is a priority for this Government and we remain committed to delivery—for example, the £11.5 billion…26 Oct 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingI thank my noble friend for her question. However, as no doubt she will have expected me to say, I cannot pre-empt what is in the King’s Speech. What I can say is that, as…26 Oct 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingI can specifically say that the new delegation approach has had very little impact on the usual course of departmental business. Most spend needs to be subject to HMT approval.…26 Oct 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingI will get back to the noble Baroness in writing with the specifics because I think it deserves a very detailed answer.26 Oct 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingIt is fair to say that, with all the projects I have already spoken about, there is a distinct strategy for housing in this country by this Government. The supplementary estimates…26 Oct 2023HANSARDResidential Accommodation: Empty HomesI thank my noble friend for the question—some noble Lords will be aware I inherited this file this morning from my noble friend Lord Evans, who is stuck on a train from…23 Oct 2023HANSARDResidential Accommodation: Empty HomesI agree with the noble Baroness that things are not moving as quickly as we would like. However, the statistics I have here are that since 2010 the number of long-term empty homes…23 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 30 and 31 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 31A, 31B, 31C and 31D in lieu.23 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Motions K, S, T, U, Y, ZG and ZJ. In light of the growing need for collaboration across the United Kingdom on pressing matters such as climate change and…23 Oct 2023HANSARDResidential Accommodation: Empty HomesThe Government are continuing to take action to bring empty homes back into use and empower local leaders to address the impacts of empty homes. We are halving the time from two…23 Oct 2023HANSARDResidential Accommodation: Empty HomesI wholeheartedly agree with the noble Baroness that we need to drive down the number of empty homes across every part of the country, and as a former councillor, I am all too…23 Oct 2023HANSARDResidential Accommodation: Empty HomesI thank my noble friend for that question. The reality is that the Government have taken many steps with regard to permitted development rights to try to get some of those…23 Oct 2023