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HANSARDNational Plan to End HomelessnessIt is very important that we continue to work with local authorities in tackling this problem. Under the new strategy, every council will publish a tailored action plan alongside…16 Dec 2025HANSARDNational Plan to End HomelessnessWe had some long debates during the planning Bill about the size of accommodation and the stepping-stone type of accommodation provided in some parts of the country. The noble…16 Dec 2025HANSARDNational Plan to End HomelessnessMy Lords, last week the Government launched their £3.5 billion national plan to end homelessness, a bold initiative informed by the voices of those with lived experience of…16 Dec 2025HANSARDNational Plan to End HomelessnessI am grateful for all the work the noble Lord has done in this area. The Government are very aware of the challenges councils face due to the rising demand for temporary…16 Dec 2025HANSARDNational Plan to End HomelessnessTwo pieces of work are going on here around the homelessness strategy and the child poverty strategy. Having set up a Housing First scheme in my local authority when I was a…16 Dec 2025HANSARDNational Plan to End HomelessnessI agree with the noble Lord about the scandal of homelessness. That is exacerbated in the wintertime. Of course, we want to see both more homes and more buildings generally…16 Dec 2025HANSARDBuilding Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions etc.) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this short but interesting debate. Of course, a number of judgments always have to be made about the right time to take…15 Dec 2025HANSARDBuilding Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions etc.) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Building Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions etc.) Regulations 2026. Relevant document: 44th Report from…15 Dec 2025HANSARDBuilding Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions etc.) Regulations 2026My Lords, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Andy Roe, who has been leading the work to improve the performance of the building safety regulator and whose peerage was…15 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness Improvement Districts: Town Centre RenewalBID reform is not included in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. However, the Pride in Place Strategy included a commitment to give property owners a formal…11 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness Improvement Districts: Town Centre RenewalMy Lords, it is with some trepidation that I answer a Question from someone with as much experience in the subject as my noble friend. I thank him for the work he has done on BIDs…11 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness Improvement Districts: Town Centre RenewalThe local government reorganisation that is taking place will create more resilient and stronger local councils, which will be able to support their communities with the suite of…11 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness Improvement Districts: Town Centre RenewalI greatly value the role played by religious buildings from all denominations in our public spaces, and the right reverend Prelate was right to refer to some of the development…11 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness Improvement Districts: Town Centre RenewalThe Chancellor is committed to making sure that our small businesses are supported. As I said, we have produced our small business plan, which has a huge number of measures to…11 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness Improvement Districts: Town Centre RenewalI absolutely agree with my noble friend. One of the benefits of local councils is that they do know what bins are—we are very familiar with that. I agree with her about the…11 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness Improvement Districts: Town Centre RenewalAs I have already said, the Chancellor announced a number of steps to support our high street businesses as part of the Budget process, including steps on business rates. We are…11 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness Improvement Districts: Town Centre RenewalI agree with the noble Earl. I have not seen the report he refers to, but I will take a look at it. I am sure, as we discuss the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill,…11 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness Improvement Districts: Town Centre RenewalWe have provided a great deal of support for small businesses, including those on our high streets. The Chancellor announced some steps in relation to business rates in the Budget…11 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to see the Planning and Infrastructure Bill return to this House for the final time. After today’s debate, the Bill will soon conclude its passage…10 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to this short debate. The question from the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, is possibly out of scope of the Motion before us, but…10 Dec 2025