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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, for this amendment, requiring the Secretary of State to report on strategic authorities’ exercise of powers to borrow money. I…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessMy Lords, “court readiness” means ensuring that courts and tribunals can operate effectively and maintain swift access to justice under the new tenancy system. We are supporting…24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessIt certainly would not help tenants to delay implementation of the Act. Tenants are waiting for this, and have been for a very long time indeed. We are working very closely with…24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessI do not think we should exaggerate the situation as it currently stands. The Ministry of Justice quarterly possession statistics show that median timeliness for claim to order is…24 Mar 2026HANSARDParking (Code of Practice) Act 2019A parking regulator was considered as an option in the options assessment published last year. However, it was dismissed as disproportionate. Establishing a regulator would have…24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessI was very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf, for her contribution on the Bill. To ensure long-term sustainability, we have concluded that there is a case for the use of a…24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessThe Government are acting as they should according to their manifesto and putting the legislation in place. On top of that, we have had to correct the 14 years of decline of…24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessData is collected and published—otherwise I would not have the figures for the current situation. MoJ statistics, as I said, tell us both the median time from landlord claim to…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville and Lady McIntosh of Pickering, as well as my noble friend Lady Royall of Blaisdon, for their…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, for her Amendments 69 to 74. While I recognise her commitment to accountability in local government, the Bill provides that…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Bichard and Lord Shipley, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, for their amendments on scrutiny and accountability. These have been…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessMy noble friend is quite right. Her experience as an MP was similar to mine as a councillor. I had client after client come to me to discuss the horrendous impacts of…24 Mar 2026HANSARDParking (Code of Practice) Act 2019It is me again, I am afraid. The Government are committed to raising standards in the private parking sector. Last summer, my department consulted on proposals to raise standards…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026