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HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry ReportMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness. I echo what she said about who holds the ring in government, because these changes will take time and we need to know who…22 Nov 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Awaab’s LawMy Lords, only last week, the Housing Ombudsman said that damp and mould complaints constitute half of all its complaints. It named and shamed 20 social housing providers to which…22 Oct 2024HANSARDConstruction Sector: Cash RetentionsMy Lords, this pernicious issue, interestingly, is not covered in the Government’s construction playbook, which sets out exactly how public works projects are to be assessed,…10 Sept 2024HANSARDHousing: Modern Methods of ConstructionMy Lords, I say at the outset that I am really grateful that, yesterday, the Government Whips’ Office gave the winders some extra time, but I feel that two minutes for a speech is…05 Sept 2024HANSARDBuilding HomesMy Lords, we too are shocked by the appalling incident in Southport and feel very deeply for all the families concerned, and the knock-on effect in the community. What a pleasure…30 Jul 2024HANSARDLease Extension Policies for Residential PropertiesMy Lords, can I segue a little from Crown Estate tenants, if the noble Baroness will forgive me? We have 5 million leaseholders in limbo land waiting for the enactment of the 2024…30 Jul 2024HANSARDHousehold Support FundMy Lords, it will be music to the local government sector’s ears that the Government are looking at multiyear funding. I ask them also to consider ending the begging-bowl regime,…24 Jul 2024HANSARDSpending Commitments to Local CouncilsI thank the Minister for her Answer and warmly welcome her to her new role, for which she is most ably qualified. I am pleased to hear what she has to say, but this money is…22 Jul 2024HANSARDSpending Commitments to Local CouncilsIn asking the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my interest as the vice-president of the Local Government Association.22 Jul 2024HANSARDSpending Commitments to Local CouncilsTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review existing spending commitments made to local councils.22 Jul 2024HANSARDLeaseholders: Management CompaniesMy Lords, the Competition and Markets Authority, in a recent report, was very concerned about the increasing practice of major housebuilders charging all the residents on new…20 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillThis will hopefully end that discrimination towards—yet again—the most vulnerable. We would, however, urge the Government to look at several other practices where discrimination…15 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillI declare my interest as a member of the cohort of Local Government Association vice-presidents. This has been an interesting, informed and wide-ranging debate. Noble Lords have…15 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 92 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, and explained so well by the noble Lord, Lord Khan of Burnley. The right to manage…01 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, before I get into the detail of these amendments, I will comment on some significant absences from our Benches. First, my noble friend Lady Pinnock is up for re-election…01 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I too support Amendment 94 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Best, which was so well outlined by him with his usual clarity and reason. It is an amendment that I was…01 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe noble Lord has hit on a point; in some estates, you build one building that might just meet the requirements, and then more and more are built, and it expands the problem. I…01 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, before the noble Baroness takes the Dispatch Box, I apologise to the Committee and to the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, in particular. Due to lots of pieces of paper, I…29 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 84, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley. There is no doubt that mis-selling of leasehold homes is going on. Indeed, some…29 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I admire the persistence of my noble friend Lord Foster of Bath in his indefatigable pursuit of the perhaps unsexy but very important issue of electrical safety defects,…29 Apr 2024