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HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I open this group—which is a considerably better position than we were in on Monday, when I thought I would be closing it—by proposing Amendment 53. This group goes to…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I acknowledge the cogent contribution from the noble Lord, Lord Evans. It was his first contribution, but I hope it will be the first of many, and I mean that sincerely.…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I was busy trying to think of counterarguments; the noble Lord, Lord Young, has caught me there. We feel that what unites these amendments is an attempt to drag social…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her response, which was very much as I would have predicted. My main point to make to her was that it was not easy to find that data—on GOV.UK you have to…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My noble friends have outlined their cases themselves, so I will just clutch my pearls and resist having a ding-dong with the noble Lord, Lord Jackson—which I could, for reasons…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, because the noble Lords, Lord Jamieson and Lord Young of Cookham, have done such a brilliant job of talking about shared ownership, I will scrap most of my speech. We on…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, it is good to kick off our first day in Committee on this important Bill. As noble Lords will know from our comments and speeches at Second Reading, we broadly support…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]I have just a few words on this group. First of all, I failed to observe the social niceties and would like to say that I am pleased that I have already had conversations and…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]I will stick to my words at the beginning and be as brief as possible and to the point. If the aim is to preserve existing stock, clearly this is a lever you have to pull. We…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, indeed I agree that my noble friend Lady Pinnock has given us a very good start, and she was quite passionate in what she was saying. I did tell her there would be a…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]There are a lot of amendments in this group and I do not intend to comment on them all. To me, this group is less about the principle of right to buy and more about what happens…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak a little bit more briefly than I had intended on this group of amendments and will speak specifically to my Amendment 92. I am shamelessly using the Bill to…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDAffordable Housing: Young PeopleTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase the amount of affordable housing for young people.08 Jun 2026HANSARDAffordable Housing: Young PeopleI thank the Minister for her positive response, but—and it is a big but—how does the £39 billion pot actually help if, on the one hand, as charities tell us, her departmental…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister particularly for her very clear and personal introduction to the Bill. I feel I will be the first person to stand up and say that I was not brought…01 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechI too thank the noble Baroness for the very sincere conviction and clarity with which she gave her introduction. From these Benches, I shall speak to the housing issues in the…20 May 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI will say a few words in general support of the principle of this amendment. We supported it during the passage of the Planning and Infrastructure Act, so it would make sense to…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessMy Lords, as the Minister has mentioned, the First-tier Tribunal clearly has a critical role to play here. Ministers have continually said that they will act if it is “overwhelmed…24 Mar 2026HANSARDBirmingham City Council and Unite: Refuse Workers’ PayMy Lords, my concern is that for a whole year, the residents of Birmingham have had to endure worsening public health conditions. What additional public health powers are…17 Mar 2026