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HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)This is a very significant point, particularly with what happened at Grenfell. We should reflect on that carefully. Who does the hon. Gentleman suggest should carry out the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The shadow Minister is making a good point. We want to empower tenants, but his proposal could have an unintended consequence. Supposing tenant representatives on the board cannot…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I agree with the shadow Minister that the provision of affordable social housing in this country is far too low. It has been far too low for far too long. That has been the case…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The hon. Member is making a very clear case about the problems in her constituency. One problem that local authorities face is that they have no powers to prevent such properties…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. Clearly, while the amendments may have good intentions, he makes a good point. We do not want the good providers, who are doing a…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank the Minister and the shadow Minister for their compliments about me and my Bill. No doubt we will be…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIn Iran, 60,000 people have been arrested for protesting, hundreds have lost their lives, and many are being warned that they face the death penalty. The agreement on the joint…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. I thank my hon. Friend for her support on Friday in the debate on my private Member’s Bill. Has she seen in today’s Inside Housing that last year exempt accommodation cost 174…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHomes for Older People7. What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to increase the supply of homes for older people including housing-with-care.21 Nov 2022HANSARDHomes for Older PeopleI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for her answer and welcome her to the Dispatch Box in her new role. The “Levelling Up” White Paper, released in February, promised this…21 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Billindicated assent .18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillI thank the hon. Member for that contribution. We have indeed engaged with DWP Ministers. We believe, and it is mentioned in the report, that literally millions of pounds could be…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillWe are seeking to have a number of permissive clauses in the Bill, so that if the things that have to be done are done and they work, and we drive the rogue providers out of the…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillI knew I would tempt someone.18 Nov 2022HANSARDAssociation of Jewish Ex-servicemen and Women: Remembrance Parade and CeremonyMy staff are counting this as “Bob Blackman Friday” in the Chamber, and I notice that many colleagues have heard enough from me and are departing rapidly as I start my third…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The private Member’s Bill process, and the ballot at the start of every Session of Parliament, gives all of us the…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillWith the leave of the House, I would like to respond to the debate. I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. At the outset, the aim of this…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. The example he cites is, of course, of millions of pounds. Not small amounts of money but millions of pounds are going offshore as a…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillOne of the problems with exempt accommodation is that once it has become exempt, normal licensing rules on houses of multiple occupation, and other rules, go out the window. There…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillClearly, one problem is that we do not know where all these properties are. We do not have the data right now. The hon. Lady will obviously know about Croydon, and we have…18 Nov 2022