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HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025My Lords, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025…03 Mar 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsIf I am honest with the noble Lord, I think the pressures on housing come from 14 years of not taking the housing market seriously. We have carefully assessed what the impact of…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsI understand the point the right reverend Prelate makes about the conversion of family homes into HMOs. I do not have those figures here, so I will write to her with a response.27 Feb 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsI absolutely agree with the noble Lord about the insecurity that Section 21 presents. It is also a huge economic burden on local councils as they pick up the tab for emergency…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsI am pleased to commend those local authorities which have taken steps to regulate private housing in their areas through the use of selective licensing schemes. We continue to…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsI thank my noble friend for his question. Of course, I am always happy to meet with trade union colleagues, particularly on important issues such as this. I thank him too for his…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsMy Lords, the Government entirely understand concerns about the affordability of rents. We have inherited a private rented sector that is failing many low-income renters. The…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsThat is a key question, and I am afraid it is not possible for me to give a specific answer because we have just set aside social housing in local plans. We will be asking local…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsI thank the noble Baroness for her question. We have discussed this in the Chamber before, and the Government have been clear: we do not support rent controls. Heavy-handed rent…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsI absolutely understand the point the noble Baroness makes, but tenants will be able to dispute rent increases they think are above market rate by referring their case to the…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsI thank the noble Lord for his question and for all his expertise on this subject. A few weeks ago, I attended an investors’ summit in the City of London where there was great…27 Feb 2025HANSARDSolar PanelsI thank my noble friend for his comments. Of course, it is vital that we get on now and get this moving as quickly as possible. The future buildings standards consultation…12 Feb 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Local GovernmentI thank my noble friend for that genuine advocacy of local government; I share his faith in local government delivering for the people it serves. The White Paper sets out this…12 Feb 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Local GovernmentI thank my noble friend for being the champion of Cornwall and the south-west, which we are used to him doing. Cornwall does indeed have a unitary authority. It has not come…12 Feb 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Local GovernmentI am sorry, but I think the noble Baroness has misunderstood the wording that she just read out. The point is that the Government will set the growth agenda and say that we want…12 Feb 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Local GovernmentMy noble friend makes a very good point. I have been working with the parish and town councils and their organising bodies: NALC and the society of town council treasurers. We…12 Feb 2025HANSARDSolar PanelsThe noble Baroness raises a very important question for all the growth that we are predicting for our country. My colleagues in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero are…12 Feb 2025HANSARDSolar PanelsWe have a whole range of popular policies, which, I suggest, is why we are here and the other side are not. We are considering measures. We put extra measures into the national…12 Feb 2025HANSARDSolar PanelsI agree with the noble Baroness that the fitting of more efficient energy methods contributes to both the energy security of our country and the efficiency of those buildings. It…12 Feb 2025HANSARDSolar PanelsI thank the noble Baroness and congratulate Leicester on the work it is doing in this space. It is important to say that current standards, introduced in December 2021, already…12 Feb 2025