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HANSARDCladding RemediationMy Lords, I wish the noble Lord better—I know he is not feeling so great today. The pace of remediation has been far too slow, with only 50% of identified buildings beginning or…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 RemediationThe noble Lord raises a very important question. The Prime Minister stated on the day the inquiry’s report was published that we “will write to all companies found by the inquiry…25 Nov 2024HANSARDCladding RemediationMy Lords, we have waited seven years for action to be taken on this. The remediation acceleration plan will set out the full details of how we intend to take this forward, and the…25 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxI can only reiterate my earlier statement: there are no current plans to reform council tax.19 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxAgain, that is quite a stretch from council tax. We constantly hear calls from the other side that they do not like the steps we had to take to fill the £22 billion black hole…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxMy Lords, I shall now repeat an Answer to an Urgent Question that was given in another place: “Mr Speaker, to be clear, we are not increasing the council tax referendum…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxMy Lords, the Government have committed to provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional employer national insurance costs. This applies to…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxThe noble Lord has made this point in the House before. It is a good point; it needs to be considered alongside further reform of council tax. That is not our priority at the…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxMy Lords, it is quite a stretch from council tax to farmers’ inheritance tax. However, we are listening closely to farmers’ concerns. In fact, the Environment Secretary met the…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxMy Lords, the noble Baroness makes a good point. We have all seen the crisis in social care caused by the previous failure to face up to the issues that were confronting that…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxI thank the noble Lord for his comments. My honourable friend Minister McMahon is very clear that we need to set up a fairer funding settlement for local government. It is our…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxMy Lords, the citizens of London had a chance to express their view in the recent election for the Mayor of London, and they did so resoundingly.19 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxAs a former Chancellor, the noble Lord will have detailed knowledge of this, and I am sure he made similar representations to his own Government. We all know that problems are…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxI hear my noble friend’s point, which he has made in the House several times before. The impact of Brexit is widespread, and I completely understand his point.19 Nov 2024HANSARDBarnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024That the draft Order laid before the House on 7 October be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 11 November.13 Nov 2024HANSARDBarnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024My Lords, I apologise to the people of Yorkshire for mispronouncing the name of the place affected by this Motion. I am reliably informed that it is Oughtibridge. I beg to move…13 Nov 2024HANSARDBarnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024My Lords, the order before us today was laid before the House on 7 October. This instrument provides for the boundary between Barnsley and Sheffield to be revised so that the…11 Nov 2024HANSARDBarnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024I am grateful to the two noble Baronesses who have made excellent and important contributions to this debate. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for her correction to my…11 Nov 2024HANSARDBarnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Barnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024.11 Nov 2024