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HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Net-zero Carbon EmissionsI thank the noble Baroness. I am sure the NPPF will answer her question when it is published, before Christmas.03 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Net-zero Carbon EmissionsI thank the noble Lord, and I will take back the point on the Written Ministerial Statement, but plan makers’ powers have not been restricted. The Planning and Energy Act 2008…03 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Net-zero Carbon EmissionsThere has been significant additional funding for affordable housing, and some of that will of course be used for the net- zero agenda. That funding was found in spite of the £22…03 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Net-zero Carbon EmissionsMy noble friend is quite right about onshore wind and solar, and that is why the Chancellor announced in July the immediate removal of the inexplicable ban on onshore wind in…03 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Net-zero Carbon EmissionsI thank the noble Baroness for the great contribution she has made in this area. We do need to learn lessons from what has happened in the past. The consultation sought views on…03 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Net-zero Carbon EmissionsI am afraid I do not agree with that statement. We do need to reduce the carbon emissions in this country, and our Government have a clear mission to do that. It runs through…03 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Net-zero Carbon EmissionsI thank the noble Lord for his contribution to all the discussion on this issue during the passage of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill. The NPPF will be published before…03 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Net-zero Carbon EmissionsI thank my noble friend for his question. I agree with both him and Nye Bevan: this is a very important issue, and we need to set out how we support the transition to a low-carbon…03 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Net-zero Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, the planning system can of course play a powerful role in supporting the transition to a low-carbon future and in helping to shape places in ways that contribute to…03 Dec 2024HANSARDLandlords: Long-term RentalsFirst of all, I would say that the number of people who were able to own their own properties actually fell under the last Government. I am surprised, with the record that we have…27 Nov 2024HANSARDLandlords: Long-term RentalsI thank the noble Baroness for her Question. The Government value the contribution made by responsible landlords who provide quality homes for tenants. They form a vital part of…27 Nov 2024HANSARDLandlords: Long-term RentalsIt is great to hear about Cornwall so much this afternoon. I hope that people who are in communities will get in touch with their local council, which can act against anti-social…27 Nov 2024HANSARDLandlords: Long-term RentalsI am grateful to the noble Baroness for raising that important issue. We have looked at local housing allowance, but increasing that even slightly puts a huge pressure on the…27 Nov 2024HANSARDLandlords: Long-term RentalsI could not agree more with the noble Lord that for some people in the housing market, the only affordable housing is social rented. The Chancellor set out in the Budget that we…27 Nov 2024HANSARDLandlords: Long-term RentalsMy Lords, of course the noble Baroness is quite right to flag up the issue of the terrible shortage of housing. The answer in the medium to longer term is just to get more housing…27 Nov 2024HANSARDLandlords: Long-term RentalsI agree with the noble Lord that we need more long-term lets— I think I made that very clear—but there is no evidence of an exodus from the market. A study from the UK…27 Nov 2024HANSARDCladding RemediationI thank my noble friend for the action she has taken already in this respect. The Government are committed to improving building safety, and to accelerating the remediation of…25 Nov 2024HANSARDCladding RemediationMy Lords, I am very glad to say that we now have a Government, and a Deputy Prime Minister who is responsible for this area, who take this incredibly seriously. We will soon be…25 Nov 2024HANSARDCladding RemediationI am grateful to the noble Baroness for raising that issue, and to Barking and Dagenham Council, which acted very quickly to support the residents. A great deal of action is being…25 Nov 2024HANSARDCladding RemediationI am grateful to the noble Baroness for raising that point. I will have another look at it, but that guidance is very clear. They are industry-accepted standards, so they should…25 Nov 2024