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HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)I will have to accept the Minister’s gentle rebuff, but we have heard from the housing sector and from student organisations that these are very important issues. We recently…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)Amendments 45 and 64 would require the Government to give broader consideration to the economic assessment required to understand the full implications of the Bill. A lot of the…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 45, in clause 142, page 150, line 26, leave out from “subject to” to end of line 27 and insert— “— (a) the publication of an economic impact assessment in…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)The Minister and the previous Government were clear that the decent homes standard has applied to MOD accommodation since 2016, so it is in effect already. That is the evidence…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Eighth sitting)It is pleasing to hear from the Minister that the performance of the courts in this respect was so good under the previous Government. I am aware that one of the challenges has…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Eighth sitting)The measures for selective licensing have been in place for some time, and we certainly see lot of learning from the local authorities that have operated them. On the whole, those…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Eighth sitting)We remain a little concerned that where selective licensing schemes are in operation alongside the measures introduced by the legislation, a degree of ambiguity and potential…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Eighth sitting)I share the Minister’s sentiments. I will pay him the highest compliment that I can: at times, he could have been a Conservative in the way he addressed the issues that I raised.…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 142 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 143 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Schedule…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)Although the Opposition are supportive of the clauses, it is important to clarify a few things. First, the aim of clause 104 is clearly to ensure that a very high standard is met…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)The Minister said earlier that there is a requirement for a consultation on the decent homes standard. It is important to recognise that a decent homes standard already exists,…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his response. My hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) held a Westminster Hall debate on the topic of unauthorised…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)Yes.05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)Again, the Opposition support the measures, and I welcome the Minister’s words in introducing them. On the restrictions around gaining possession, I have a brief question…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. We spent some time on the use of the database in the previous Committee sitting, and the Opposition are satisfied with…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Eighth sitting)I suspect that we rehearsed this debate earlier, when the Minister gently rebuffed the point and commended me for trying to secure a degree of impact assessment in advance of the…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Eighth sitting)Given the Minister’s response, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 4 Assessment of operation of possession process “(1) The Lord…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)I echo the Minister’s comments about it being a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Harris. I will not take too long on this point. The measure has been the subject of…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)This measure was introduced by the previous Government. We supported it then, and we support it in opposition. Will the Minister reassure me that, as part of the consultation, he…31 Oct 2024