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HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)I can assure the Minister that we do not want to push these clauses to a vote. I am grateful to him for his explanation. It is important to recognise that agricultural workers are…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 19 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 20 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 21…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)I would like to ask the Minister, not at this stage but in due course, to provide a little bit more detail. In his response to these amendments, he referred to what sounds like an…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)One issue that we have debated—I think, once again, it falls to a small p political and philosophical difference—is ensuring the availability of appropriate options for levels of…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 49, in clause 19, page 31, line 19, leave out from “substitute–” to end of line 34 and insert— “‘(b) it satisfies— (i) subsection (1ZA), if it is given by…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)The Minister’s response prompts me to ask a further question. I am grateful to him for undertaking to write back on the consolidated fund. In other enforcement regimes modelled on…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)In practice, the measures contained in this section of the Bill will probably be the most important for our constituents who are tenants. Their ability to secure enforcement,…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)The Opposition broadly welcome the work the Government are doing in this area. Bringing clarity to the process is very important. In our work as constituency Members of…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)Clearly, there are a number of ways in which this issue may be addressed, and adding a third-party liability element to domestic insurance, contents insurance or building…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for what he said about looking at this area in detail. We raised, and discussed in some detail, the issue of how those with a poor credit history, or…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 8 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 9 Repayment of rent paid in advance Question…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)One of the benefits of having been in government is that I have had the opportunity to consider many of these issues from the inside. We on the Opposition Benches remain concerned…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)Amendment 47 relates to an issue that was briefly aired in the previous debate: the capacity and ability of tribunals to deal effectively with the workload that is likely to come…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 47, in clause 8, page 13, line 6, at end insert— “(12) The Secretary of State must— (a) conduct a review of— (i) the impact of this section on the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for talking through the Government’s thinking, and for his points about the debates on the previous Bill. The Opposition remain concerned that the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend raises an extremely good point. As he outlined, this is very much about perverse incentives. We do not want to create a situation in the market where it is always…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)The amendments relate to the role of the tribunal and the tribunal process. One of the concerns that was extensively aired in debate, and about which we have heard a great deal of…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 52, in clause 8, page 11, line 38, leave out from “date” to end of the line and insert— “of the application under section 14(A1)”.29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)No, I do not entirely accept that. For a start, we need to recognise that the costs landlords face when looking at purchasing a property will be based on the commercial cost of…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Dame Caroline. The Opposition agree with the Government’s position on amendment 76. It is clear that interest…29 Oct 2024