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HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025My Lords, the Chancellor’s measures to combat the cost of living crisis, particularly for those on lower incomes, were the touchstone for this Budget. The Government were right to…04 Dec 2025HANSARDMusic and Dance Schools: Affordable AccessMy Lords, clarity on the future of the music and dance scheme to ensure access to specialist music and dance education for students, regardless of their background, is urgently…16 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 64B from the noble Lord, Lord de Clifford, to create a new possession ground for carers. I know that every noble Lord here appreciates and…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMinimum Energy Efficiency Standards: Cost Caps for LandlordsMy Lords, there is a significant number of homes that remain hard to decarbonise for which the interventions required to meet energy efficiency standards can be extremely costly.…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendments 139A and 140A in this group and link them to 150A in my name in a group discussed earlier today, which dealt with affordable social housing.…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill. With the Government’s ambition to increase the supply of social and affordable housing and the…09 Sept 2025HANSARDInterpreting Services in the Courts (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Morris for providing this opportunity to consider the recommendations of the Public Services Committee report and the Government’s response.…09 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am conscious that this is Third Reading and I fully support the Bill, but I wanted to take this last opportunity to ask for greater clarification in relation to Clause…03 Sept 2025HANSARDFriendly Wifi CertificationMy Lords, when I asked my noble friend about the background to this question, I was both puzzled and quite surprised by the answer and information that she gave me, given the…02 Sept 2025HANSARDHousing: National Tenant BodyMy Lords, I wonder whether I can support the Minister and the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill. A lot of work is being done already in the social housing sector by the NHS, and in…10 Jul 2025HANSARDSocial HousingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of new social homes built, and the number of new homes for social rent which have received planning…19 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial HousingI thank my noble friend for that very positive reply. The entrenched and acute housing crisis inherited by the Government is in no small part due to the long-term failure to build…19 Jun 2025HANSARDCraft Industry: SupportMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg. I do not have his credentials as a maker, but I am vice-chair of the APPG for Craft, and I support all the points…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for her reply and her attempt to reassure me and other Members of the Committee. I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Watson of Invergowrie for…03 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill03 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 143B standing in my name, regarding outsourcing measures and their applicability to higher education providers across England, Wales,…03 Jun 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Whitaker. I want to emphasise the shortage of appropriate accommodation for Gypsies and Travellers, particularly when the size of this…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the noble Lord, Lord Best. I declare an interest, which I recently gave up, as the chair of the Property Ombudsman board. Perhaps I…12 May 2025HANSARD80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over JapanMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for giving us this opportunity to commemorate all those who served in the Second World War and to reflect on the values that they fought for. I…09 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 80, 80A, 82 and 83 in my name. Each relates to the potential unintended consequences of Clause 7 for registered providers of social housing. I…28 Apr 2025