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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI support Amendment 192 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lansley. It is supported by my noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, who cannot be with us tonight.…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the facts around our concerns regarding NDMPs have been very well expressed by the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, and the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, so I will…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I would like to thank all noble Lords for their contributions during the debate. This House is blessed with some excellent speakers and a considerable amount of wisdom.…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville—it is late. Planning at all levels generally requires mineral extraction. In Somerset, many quarries provide both aggregates…04 Sept 2023HANSARDHousing and Planning: Policy ChangesMy Lords, the Government have announced that our major towns and cities must increase their housing numbers by 35%—the so-called urban uplift—while simultaneously announcing that…24 Jul 2023HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Managing AgentsMy Lords, over the years that this has been a major issue we have had seven Secretaries of State and nine Housing Ministers. In the meantime, the building safety crisis and…17 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the Minister for her considered response. However, it saddens me that the Government feel that this is not a decision that a parish council can make for itself. I will be…13 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill13 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to move this amendment, to which I have added my name, on behalf of my noble friend Lady Scott of Needham Market, who cannot be in the House today. It gives me…13 Jul 2023HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized HousebuildersI thank the Minister for her genuinely helpful Answer. With planning permissions at an all-time low and taking longer, the Home Builders Federation says that SME builders are…12 Jul 2023HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized HousebuildersTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the letter to the Prime Minister from housebuilding firms on 6 July, what steps they are taking to strengthen the viability of small…12 Jul 2023HANSARDHomelessness: Vagrancy Act 1824My Lords, rough sleepers are just the thin end of the wedge, as the noble Baroness knows. Part of the long-term solution to homelessness must be to build many more homes for…10 Jul 2023HANSARDHomelessness: Homewards InitiativeMy Lords, last year, 129,000 young people facing homelessness, aged between 16 and 24, tipped up at their local council asking for support—which is undoubtedly an underestimate.…04 Jul 2023HANSARDUK Economy: Growth, Inflation and ProductivityMy Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, for securing this important and timely debate. Although I am not an economist nor a financial expert—but feel very much…29 Jun 2023HANSARDChildcare Reform PackageI absolutely agree with every word the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, has just said. As a grandmother of three grandchildren, from six months to six years-old, I say that this is…29 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living SupportMy Lords, the Minister mentioned homelessness, and the best model currently available for that predicts 300,000 more homeless people over the next year. The group in that category…22 Jun 2023HANSARDTeacher Training: Dyslexia and AutismMy Lords, I was a secondary school SENCO, back in the bad old days of very little specialist training and much ignorance of dyslexia and other learning difficulties. I was…22 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing my name on the Order Paper, and I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association.19 Jun 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillMy Lords, I regret that I was unable to attend the Minister’s meeting last week due to a prior medical appointment. She has partly answered some of my concerns, and I will read…19 Jun 2023