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HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Energy and Housing CostsMy Lords, we are developing the future homes strategy, which will point to all the net-zero measures that we want to see. We do not want new houses being built that have to be…15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, for her Amendment 275C, which seeks to prevent landlords, or any other relevant person in relation to a tenancy, unreasonably…15 May 2025HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Energy and Housing CostsMy noble friend is quite right. We have made it a priority of this Government to develop a simplified planning system with a policy framework that is accessible and understandable…15 May 2025HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Energy and Housing CostsWe have made it clear that the drive in the National Planning Policy Framework, which we have just reviewed, is towards renewable energy. The noble Baroness points to just one of…15 May 2025HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Energy and Housing CostsWe now have a land-use framework from Defra, and we will be producing a long-term housing strategy, which will include information about how we intend to work in rural areas. I…15 May 2025HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Energy and Housing CostsI am sorry, but the noble Lord is quite wrong in his assumption. We are prioritising building on brownfield sites. I know he has a particular bugbear about London; I was with the…15 May 2025HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Energy and Housing CostsMy Lords, I have heard my noble friend speak on this issue many times, and he is quite right to point to the restrictions that the value of land places on the system. Of course,…15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bird, and my noble friend Lord Hacking for their amendments relating to the commencement of measures in the Bill. I thank the noble Lords,…15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI understand the noble Lord’s concern. There is ongoing dialogue with the Ministry of Justice, and I hope to be able to update Members before Report on where that has got to as…15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill15 May 2025HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Energy and Housing CostsI thank the noble Baroness for her question. The Government have announced additional funding to support the recruitment and training of 300 graduates and apprentices for local…15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, before I make my comments on the noble Baroness’s amendment, I hope that the House will indulge me for a few brief moments as we start our final day in Committee on the…15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill15 May 2025HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Energy and Housing CostsMy Lords, it is important that, as we go forward with our ambitious target to build 1.5 million homes, we take care of the environment at the same time. Natural England’s role in…15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill15 May 2025HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Energy and Housing CostsMy Lords, my noble friend points to the key role our Government’s steps to unblock a sclerotic planning system will play in delivering our growth mission. The Government…15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Hacking and Lord Best, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Scott and Lady Thornhill, for their amendments on database operation and accessing…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill14 May 2025