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HANSARDJo Cox Civility CommissionMy Lords, that was an incredibly thoughtful and well-informed debate, and I am very pleased to respond for the Government. I would like to thank my noble friend Lady Royall for…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, before I speak about the Social Housing Bill, may I just wish our team England—well, it is “our team England” for some of us—all success this evening, and I hope we will…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, this group of amendments is about access to and eligibility for social housing. I want to make two opening points. First, it is important that debate on these issues is…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, the Government recognise the importance of regenerating existing social housing estates and the potential this can have to improve housing quality, energy efficiency and…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this very thoughtful debate on these amendments. I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Best, for tabling Amendment 61,…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, this group of amendments concerns a range of mechanisms to strengthen the tenant voice and engagement across the social housing sector. It is a bit odd, as the noble…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]I think the figures stated relate to what happens once we have enacted the Bill. As I have said many times, the ambition to deliver more social homes is not just about the…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]Rather than the noble Baroness waiting for a letter from me, I can give her the answer to her question about the time spent between tenancies now. It is a median of 30 days.17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by responding to Amendment 76, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady O’Neill, and the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson. I am pleased to reassure the noble Baroness and the…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, we seem to have wandered a long way this evening from the straightforward purpose of the Bill: to adjust right to buy, to give confidence to local authorities to deliver…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I will respond first to the intention of the noble Baroness, Lady O’Neill of Bexley, to oppose Clause 14 standing part of the Bill. I understand that this is a probing…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]In my experience, most local authorities do exactly what the noble Lord is suggesting: they very carefully take account of the information submitted by applicants for the waiting…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]Again, I place great trust in our local housing authorities; they regularly assess their applicants. That has been even more the case as the availability of social housing has…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]Local authorities take a great deal of care when people apply for the social housing register, because they need to make sure that they meet their local provisions. That includes…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady O’Neill, for her amendments on shared ownership and the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, for moving them. Shared ownership has an important…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, and the noble Baroness, Lady O’Neill, for the amendments on powers in Clause 17. I note that the Delegated Powers and Regulatory…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDCombined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026If the noble Lord will bear with me for a moment, I am going to answer some of his other points. If I do not cover it, he is welcome to step in. The noble Lord, Lord Jackson,…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCombined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026As I said, this instrument does not cover London, and there is no price to put on democracy. We should always be aiming for democracy first. However, as I said to the noble Lord,…16 Jun 2026 · 4d ago