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HANSARDHome Ownership: First-time BuyersWe are already doing that. We made that announcement on Friday. From speaking to lenders, we know that many first-time buyers are not aware of all the innovative mortgage products…22 Jun 2026HANSARDHome Ownership: First-time BuyersI thank the noble Lord for all the work he did on the Older People’s Housing Taskforce, which we will be producing our response to. The Government are committed to enhancing…22 Jun 2026HANSARDHome Ownership: First-time BuyersI thank my noble friend for her recognition of the huge amount of funding—£39 billion, which is the biggest in a generation—allocated by the Government for social and affordable…22 Jun 2026HANSARDHome Ownership: First-time BuyersI have already set out the relief on stamp duty that is available for first-time buyers, but I agree with the noble Lord that it is important that we try to encourage more young…22 Jun 2026HANSARDHome Ownership: First-time BuyersThe noble Baroness is quite right. The Government recognise that some people who entered shared ownership have faced real challenges. We have introduced new expectations for…22 Jun 2026HANSARDHome Ownership: First-time BuyersThere are exemptions from stamp duty for first-time buyers, so that is not the case for them. First-time buyers benefit from paying no stamp duty land tax up to £300,000 and are…22 Jun 2026HANSARDJo 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 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]17 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]17 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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