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HANSARDHomes: Climate StandardsI welcome the hon. Members’ attention to this important issue. Homes are among our biggest sources of emissions, and we are committed to reducing the carbon they generate. The…29 Nov 2021HANSARDChildren in Temporary AccommodationIt is certainly not ideal, but time spent in temporary accommodation does mean that people are getting help and ensures families have a roof over their heads. We are committed to…29 Nov 2021HANSARDHomes: Climate StandardsMr Speaker, I do not know about you, but I spent the weekend reading “My climate action plan: Becoming a carbon neutral borough by 2040”, by the hon. Lady’s local council, and I…29 Nov 2021HANSARDHomes: Climate StandardsI would say that many local authorities are already making considerable progress along these lines. I am delighted to see that the hon. Lady’s local council has joined the…29 Nov 2021HANSARDHomes: Climate StandardsMy hon. Friend is a frequent champion of his cause in this Chamber, and I think the simple answer to his question is the funding that we are providing through the help to build…29 Nov 2021HANSARDHomes: Climate StandardsMy hon. Friend is a doughty champion off all issues environmental and net zero. I am not sure I am the correct Minister to meet her, but if I am, I will, and if I am not, I will…29 Nov 2021HANSARDHomes: Climate StandardsThe simple answer is that this Government already have a pretty good plan, so we do not need to look to others and adopt their plans instead. It is unfortunate that the hon. Lady…29 Nov 2021HANSARDHomes: Climate StandardsIn the summer I was fortunate to visit the Grey Mare Lane estate in Beswick and see the work going on through the social housing decarbonisation fund demonstrator. Heat pumps are…29 Nov 2021HANSARDChildren in Temporary AccommodationI completely sympathise with the cause trumpeted by the hon. Lady and would say two things. First, some councils are doing innovative work in this area: I understand Barnet…29 Nov 2021HANSARDHomelessness Reduction: LondonThis year, councils will receive £375 million to prevent homelessness, with almost 50% of that funding going to London councils. The funding is part of an overall investment in…29 Nov 2021HANSARDHomelessness Reduction: LondonI think it would be easier for me to agree to meet the hon. Lady to discuss the specific details of the case that she is talking about.29 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am disappointed by the hon. Lady’s suggestion that it has been abandoned. It certainly has not. The Government are committed to giving all people somewhere safe to sleep. We…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]Once again the right hon. Gentleman points out an egregious and unfortunate practice that hopefully we will be finding ways to address in future.29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. As hon. Members may know, I have long championed a root and branch comprehensive reform of our leasehold system. It has…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I appreciate my right hon. Friend’s strong lobbying on this matter. I think the Government decided that it was appropriate to treat all leaseholders the same and therefore we made…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I would say that we are doing a very important thing with today’s legislation, which effectively draws a line in the sand to prevent future onerous ground rent clauses. Once we…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I wonder why, in the brief periods when Labour has been in control, it has not done so itself. I guess English law is pretty…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I largely agree with the hon. Lady, not least because the ten-minute rule Bill to which I referred, which I brought to the House when I was a Back Bencher, completely endorsed her…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I do not want to jump forward several pages in my speech, but the right hon. Gentleman is predicting—or at least pointing to—the fact that we have identified this problem and have…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]The work of the CMA has been pivotal so far in already changing the behaviour of a number of significant developers. I have spoken to it recently; further work is ongoing and I…29 Nov 2021