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HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I will not attempt to critique the Minister’s response to other amendments or indeed to summarise comments on them. They were all about repossessions, but they were so…24 Apr 2025HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetMy Lords—24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Property Ombudsman, TPO, for the private rented sector. I have two amendments in this group, Amendments 24 and 30. Both relate to…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, briefly, I support Amendment 40, to which I added my name. I am concerned to ensure that we do not inadvertently damage further the student accommodation market. There…22 Apr 2025HANSARDHigh-rise Buildings: Safety RemediationMy Lords, the National Audit Office also found that, in the social housing sector, remediating cladding safety defects will cost £3.8 billion. The National Housing Federation says…24 Mar 2025HANSARDSafe Housing and Hospital DischargeMy Lords, 73% of delayed discharges from mental health hospitals are due to a lack of appropriate supported housing step-down services. With bed occupancy rates of 94%, the…19 Mar 2025HANSARDCreative Industries: Creating Jobs and Productivity GrowthI thank my noble friend Lady Thornton for her comprehensive introduction to this timely debate and I echo her paean of praise for her native city of Bradford and its programme as…06 Feb 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I warmly congratulate my noble friend on a powerful and very moving maiden speech. My noble friend is known for being one of the “famous five”, a group of local Labour…04 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health Treatment: Waiting TimesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce the waiting time for access to mental health treatment.03 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health Treatment: Waiting TimesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that helpful reply. There has been a 33% rise in mental health referrals since 2019 and it is particularly severe for children and young people,…03 Feb 2025HANSARDHousing Supply and HomelessnessMy Lords, I welcome this opportunity to highlight again the current housing crisis and the rise in homelessness, and I am grateful to all noble Lords who have chosen to speak in…05 Dec 2024HANSARDHousing Supply and HomelessnessThat this House takes note of the need to increase housing supply and tackle homelessness.05 Dec 2024HANSARDHousing Supply and HomelessnessMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that very comprehensive and indeed very encouraging response. I will not attempt to summarise the debate—indeed, my noble friend did it rather…05 Dec 2024HANSARDCivil Service: PoliticisationMy Lords, in the 1970s and 1980s, as a trade union official for civil servants and then university teachers, I negotiated with senior officials in six government departments. My…28 Nov 2024HANSARDCladding RemediationMy Lords, there are still limits to access to funding for social landlords, despite the welcome measures the Government have taken already on funding, meaning that those with the…25 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversitiesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her constructive, positive and comprehensive response to the debate and for her commitment to work with the sector and to resolve the dangerous…14 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversitiesMy Lords, as a former chief executive of Universities UK, I appreciate the interest of this House in debating the findings and recommendations of its recent blueprint. It is good…14 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversitiesThat this House takes note of the findings and recommendations in the Universities UK report, Opportunity, growth and partnership: a blueprint for change , published on 30…14 Nov 2024HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, the Chancellor’s mission to deliver sustained growth brings a sense of purpose that the country needs so desperately. Investment in the UK has to increase, and the…11 Nov 2024