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HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am very grateful to all noble Lords. I agree that this is a very important group, and I was sorry to see other noble Lords leaving the Chamber, because this was a very important…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI thank the noble Earl for clarifying that point. Indeed, I was talking about the claims to order median timeliness being eight weeks. It is difficult to take measures from…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI will clarify that in the letter. Amendment 105 would require the Secretary of State to carry out a review of the impact of Clause 8 on the First-tier Tribunal, and to consult…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill24 Apr 2025HANSARDBirmingham: Waste CollectionAs I said before, Birmingham faces a specific set of circumstances here. Unite is striking against Birmingham City Council’s decision to reform the unfair staffing structures, and…24 Apr 2025HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetI thank my noble friend. Homes England is working to unlock and accelerate the delivery of around 1,500 homes at Biggleswade Garden Community. Those garden communities are…24 Apr 2025HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetI thank the noble Baroness. The OBR’s economic and fiscal outlook forecast net additions to the UK housing stock to be 1.3 million, but we have to take alongside that the work…24 Apr 2025HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetThe noble Lord is quite right to say that the post-war building boom, of which my town was very much a part, was critical to delivering the housing that we needed throughout the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetMy Lords, I hope that I have partly covered that in my Answer to the Question from the noble Lord, Lord Young. We are taking decisive steps around the planning system, developing…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, for these amendments relating to agricultural tenancies, and thank him, the noble Earl, Lord Leicester, and the noble Baroness,…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, for his amendments relating to shared ownership licensing and for his usual clarity and coherence in the way that he…24 Apr 2025HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetI thank my noble friend for his question, and he is quite right to say that we must always be open to listen to new and original ideas. We have indeed completely revised the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetMy Lords, the Government remain committed to our ambitious target of delivering 1.5 million homes over this Parliament. We have already taken decisive action to increase the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetI know that the noble Lord is as passionate about development corporations as I am, and I look forward to seeing the outcome of the new towns programme. We have already had an…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, for his amendments relating to transitional provisions and retroactive legislation, and for his lesson in Latin. In the year I took…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, these government amendments are broadly small and technical in nature. I will briefly refer to each in turn. Government Amendments 21 to 23, 36, 39 and 180 will ensure…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillJust to respond briefly to the noble Baroness, I understand that the change to the Charities Act 2011 means that charities would not be required to obtain the designated adviser…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill24 Apr 2025