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HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Bybrook, for this amendment. It seeks to reintroduce social landlords’ ability to apply for…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI just confirm to the noble Lord, Lord Carter, that I will respond to him in writing.01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, for these considered amendments, which reflect the debate we had around his similar suggestions in Committee, and the noble…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy apologies to the noble Lord; that was probably my speedy reading rather than an omission on the part of the information I have—so, yes, I agree with him that this is part of…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Hacking for his very kind comments and—with slightly less enthusiasm—for this amendment, which would retain a form of fixed term, during…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am sorry; I can only come back to my point. It does not seem equitable to evict one family to house another family. I ask the noble Lord to withdraw his amendment.01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI simply add that it does not have to be another carer; it could be any of the key workers who we talk about so often who are in need of housing. There are other options for…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI have not personally discussed the issue with Defra, but I am sure that officials in MHCLG will have done so, and—01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI was about to say, before the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, intervened, that I am always happy to discuss these important issues further with noble Lords and to refer back to…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, and the noble Lord, Lord Carter, for their amendments, and the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, for her comments. Amendments 18…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI will reiterate my comments. When evicting one tenant to put another tenant in, you may well be evicting somebody else’s carer to put your carer in. Of course, we do not want to…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillYou can use the existing, broader mandatory redevelopment ground, ground 6, when you are redeveloping property.01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, the noble Lords, Lord de Clifford and Lord Jamieson, and the noble Earl, Lord Leicester, for their amendments, and the noble…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Scott, Lady Wolf and Lady Jones, and the noble Lords, Lord Carrington and Lord Howard, for their amendments on rent increases and the…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness. Regarding Amendment 24, at present private registered providers of social housing can grant secure or assured tenancies. The majority of these…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Best, and the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, for their amendments relating to rent affordability and rent controls, and the noble Lords, Lord…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Hacking and the noble Lords, Lord Cromwell and Lord Young, for their amendments and their engagement on these issues. I also thank the noble…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillStudents who take up accommodation should have the same rights as anybody else who is taking up accommodation. That is why we do not want to exempt from the benefits of the…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, for her amendments on students, and all noble Lords who have participated in this debate. As noble Lords will be aware, the…01 Jul 2025