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HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 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 2026HANSARDAffordable 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 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 2026HANSARDStamp Duty: Periodic TenanciesMy Lords, the Renters’ Rights Act places the full weight of delivery and its success on two public bodies—the courts to provide timely justice and local authorities to provide…09 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThe noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill.05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillYour Lordships will be pleased to know that I have taken a scythe to my speech, so it might come out a bit disjointed. The short version should be directed to noble Lords at the…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am going to be very honest and say that the Minister packed one heck of a lot into that response. I struggled to keep up with her and really understand the ramifications,…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 243, 249 and 250 in the name of my noble friend Lord Shipley, who regrets that he is unable to be with us today. We on these Benches…05 Mar 2026HANSARDRent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026My Lords, noble Lords can tell from me advancing to the wrong place that I have never done anything like this before. It shows that this is something about which I feel absolutely…03 Mar 2026HANSARDRent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026That the Grand Committee takes note of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026. Relevant document: 48th Report from the…03 Mar 2026HANSARDRent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026What I do understand is making difficult choices, and I often say it is a difficult position to be in—well, I would like to be in it, but I do not underestimate the difficulty of…03 Mar 2026HANSARDRent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026Can the Minister clarify that this will be a different way to use what was previously DHP rather than additional new money?03 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: ImplementationMy Lords—11 Feb 2026