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HANSARDSustainable Drainage SystemsMy Lords, the National Planning Policy Framework requires all new development that could affect drainage to incorporate sustainable drainage systems. We recently consulted on…11 Jun 2026HANSARDSustainable Drainage SystemsI think the noble Baroness is referring to Schedule 3, which has been under consideration since 2010. It is important that we consider the most efficient and effective way of…11 Jun 2026HANSARDSustainable Drainage SystemsWe are proposing a requirement that SUDS are designed in accordance with new national standards, as well as a new policy to discourage the creation of new river culverts and to…11 Jun 2026HANSARDSustainable Drainage SystemsI understand the noble Lord’s point, but the substantial cuts to local government funding imposed by the party opposite mean it has been very difficult for local authorities to…11 Jun 2026HANSARDAntisemitismI am grateful to my noble friend for making that important point. All communities need to feel safe in our country, and some of the recent incidents have meant that many…11 Jun 2026HANSARDSustainable Drainage SystemsThe discouragement from doing that comes through the planning process. When this kind of paving over is done subsequent to that, it is very difficult to monitor it, but I am sure…11 Jun 2026HANSARDAntisemitismWherever hate speech and division come from, they should not be tolerated and must be tackled. Whatever institutions we are thinking about, including our public bodies and those…11 Jun 2026HANSARDNew Towns: Laying the Foundations (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady O’Neill, to her place and congratulate her on her elevation to the Front Bench. I very much look forward to working with her. I thank…10 Jun 2026HANSARDThe Building Safety Regulator: Building a Better Regulator (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lady Taylor of Bolton, not just for forwarding my mail when we get sent each other’s mail but for securing such an important debate…08 Jun 2026HANSARDAffordable Housing: Young PeopleIt was right-to-buy policies over the last 14 years which diminished the stock of social housing. So, while I agree with the noble Lord, I do not think that the right solution was…08 Jun 2026HANSARDAffordable Housing: Young PeopleI recognise the noble Baroness’s concerns, and I welcomed the opportunity to speak to her on this matter during the passage of the Planning and Infrastructure Act; I subsequently…08 Jun 2026HANSARDAffordable Housing: Young PeopleMy Lords, the Government have committed to delivering the biggest boost to social and affordable housing in a generation, and young people will benefit from this. The £39 billion…08 Jun 2026HANSARDAffordable Housing: Young PeopleI agree with the noble Lord that such intergenerational schemes work exceptionally well, and I thank him for sharing the information on the initiative in Lewisham. The Government…08 Jun 2026HANSARDAffordable Housing: Young PeopleA detailed analysis has been done of the Help to Buy scheme, and we will learn lessons from it. We will not reintroduce it as it was, but I agree with the noble Lord that, for…08 Jun 2026HANSARDAffordable Housing: Young PeopleThe allocation of funding for the DWP is a bit out of my housing remit, but I know that my noble friend who just answered the first Oral Question will have that in the forefront…08 Jun 2026HANSARDAffordable Housing: Young PeopleThere are a number of successful co-operative housing schemes across the country. The commonhold and leasehold Bill, which we will bring forward later this year, will have steps…08 Jun 2026HANSARDAffordable Housing: Young PeopleI thank my noble friend. We continually look at issues around the viability of building and are working very closely, with both the development sector and our local authorities,…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLocal Councillors: Recruitment, Retention and Well-beingMy Lords, I am very pleased to respond to this Question for Short Debate. I am very grateful to my friend and my noble friend Lord Forbes for securing the debate and to all noble…04 Jun 2026HANSARDDonations to Political PartiesWe are still assessing the Rycroft review, which comments extensively on the evolving threat posed by political interference to British democracy. We will publish a full response…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDonations to Political PartiesI absolutely agree with my noble friend. I am sure that Mr Rycrotft, in his extensive review of the electoral system, took that into account. Having been a member of a political…01 Jun 2026