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HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to give my support for Amendments 134 and 135 in the names of my noble friend Lady Janke and the noble Lords, Lord Black of Brentwood and Lord Best, who, in his…06 May 2025HANSARDHomelessness: Young AdultsMy Lords, providers of support and housing for this vulnerable group need two things: funding from Homes England and accreditation from Ofsted. In a recent meeting with the YMCA,…30 Apr 2025HANSARDHomelessness: Young AdultsOkay—a long time. Will the Minister please agree to look into this logjam and see whether she can be Dyno-Rod?30 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI had thought that there would be a few more speakers than that, but hey. I wish I could be half as certain about what is going to happen in the future as some noble Lords…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, there are a lot of issues in this group, but the bottom line, again and again, is the imbalance of supply and demand, and the imbalance of power between tenant and…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI do not doubt the genuine compassion and sincerity of the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, but I feel there is a real incongruity about the current position of His Majesty’s Official…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, most of the amendments in this group are disagreeing with the Government’s ban on being able to ask for rent in advance, and all basically say the same thing. While I am…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, we have several groups of amendments that talk about rent, money and finances, so before commenting specifically on this amendment, I want to have a little rant…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI thank the Minister for giving way. Does that mean, as I take from her words, that such monitoring and review will be an ongoing and rolling process from day one?28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I will wind up on this group and give a little more detail on my Amendment 264. It is a straightforward amendment; I like to be straightforward. Based on the facts given…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillNot wishing to lower the tone of erudition in the Committee, I would say, “latine non studi”. In plain English, what I would like to say is that the kernel of the noble Lord’s…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I too support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham. If many of the amendments to this Bill are designed to make us look at unintended…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I would like to thank all the parties in the renters’ coalition for their work on many aspects of the Bill, particularly this one. They have very patiently answered my…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThe noble Lord is, as I said, very persuasive.24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy noble friend Lord Shipley has eloquently kicked things off for our Benches. I will make a few general comments about how we will conduct ourselves during the course of the…22 Apr 2025HANSARDLocal Authorities: Temporary Accommodation CostsMy Lords, the Minister mentioned a welcome increase to the homelessness prevention grant. However, does she agree with the latest statistics from the District Councils’ Network…22 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI have to confess to the noble Lord that I had written down exactly what he said—that these are not two nice amendments to bring in fixed tenancies by the back door—but then I…22 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillBefore I comment on the noble Baroness’s Amendment 8, I would like to apologise for my cough, which laid me low for most of the recess. I am conscious that, especially when my…22 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords—22 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI apologise for interrupting the noble Baroness earlier; she was on my blind side. She mentioned those of us who have been involved in local government. Well, I had the pleasure,…22 Apr 2025