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HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their excellent contributions. It has been a very interesting and thoughtful debate, and it has been a pleasure to listen to the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesOnce again, I understand the frustrations about this. It is for hospital trusts to decide how they manage their own parking arrangements, and people can challenge that. However, I…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesI can remember the letters. Local authorities are best placed to determine the nature and scope of parking policies in their own areas, including whether parking should be…04 Feb 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThat the Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House that they consider the Bill in the following order:…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesI am grateful to my noble friend for the non-controversial Question of the day and for all the campaigning he has done on this issue; I know it is a great frustration to so many…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesI hope that anybody in Wales who is interested in this will contribute to the consultation. We want much better practice in these arrangements, across the United Kingdom. Any…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesMy Lords, I have not been in this ministerial post since 2022. I will now take action on this as quickly as I can. I thank the noble Lord for his work on this and agree that it is…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesMy Lords, we understand the frustrations and complexities that motorists face in dealing with private parking, so we are exploring all possible ways to give motorists the best…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesI am sorry: I missed the start of the noble Baroness’s question.04 Feb 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThat the Bill be now read a second time. Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent sought .04 Feb 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I extend my thanks to the many noble Lords with whom I have spoken about this Bill, and to Members of this House and people outside it who have worked so hard to improve…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesI understand my noble friend’s frustration, but the previous code of practice failed because things had been put into it that were not subject to consultation. It is very…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesI am not sure why the full impact assessment was not published. The accredited trade association’s voluntary cap on private parking charges is £100, as the noble Lord will be…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesI very much understand the issues that my noble friend has outlined. We will do our best to work across government. That is a Home Office issue, but I would be happy to meet her…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesI think many local authorities would say that the fees and charges that they charge for parking help with the enormous gap in funding that they have faced in the last 14 years,…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesThat was some of the worst practice that we have seen, and there has been a lot of media interest in this. I see, as probably we all do, people wrestling to download apps when…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCouncil TaxMy noble friend makes a good point about the link between universal credit and council tax, but there is significant support. All local authorities are required to run local…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCouncil TaxWhen I hear the party opposite criticising Labour and Liberal Democrat local councils, whose main financial problem was the economic mismanagement of the previous Government, they…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCouncil TaxThe social care precept was introduced by the previous Government. There is an increase in demand for social care in our demographic, and that has to be funded. The Government…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCouncil TaxMy Lords, fees and charges form an important part of councils’ income. Whether that is fair or not is for the council tax payers of the area in question to make their minds up…03 Feb 2025