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HANSARDPublic Order BillThere is an important detail missing from what my hon. Friend just said, as I understand that when Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested the clinic was not even open. It just seems…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillWill the hon. Lady give way?07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe point that the hon. Gentleman has just made is incredibly important. In the circumstances that I was talking about previously, the lady was arrested in Birmingham and the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillWill the hon. Lady give way at the end of her sentence?07 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityWhen I was a Minister at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities I will have had several conversations with Sue Gray on the basis of confidentiality and…06 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]Will the shadow Minister give way?01 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I apologise for the very early intervention, but as the Minister who was partly responsible for overseeing the transition from White Paper to Bill, I just wanted to thank the…01 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Regulations: Energy Efficiency22. What assessment has he made of the impact on energy efficiency of the part L uplift in the building regulations.20 Feb 2023HANSARDBuilding Regulations: Energy EfficiencyIs the Minister aware of a simple additive called EndoTherm, which can be added to both domestic and non-domestic wet heating systems for condensing boilers? Tests have proved…20 Feb 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented SectorIt was an absolute privilege to be the previous Minister who was responsible for the White Paper. As an accidental landlord myself, I feel like I have a bit of a vested interest,…09 Feb 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce: Retention and RecruitmentOne of the best ways to improve recruitment and retention is to make sure that staff have an excellent working environment, which is why I campaigned for a new urgent and…24 Jan 2023HANSARDJagtar Singh JohalMy understanding is that Jagtar got married relatively soon before he was arrested. This delay in justice being delivered is having an impact on not just Jagtar himself but his…19 Jan 2023HANSARDJagtar Singh JohalI have arranged meetings with Foreign Secretaries, Ministers and Prime Ministers, but my efforts have been as nothing compared with the incredible assiduous work of my friend, the…19 Jan 2023HANSARDSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillYesterday I met Kate Henderson and Sue Ramsden from the National Housing Federation, and it seems to me that there is tremendous support for the Bill across the housing sector.…11 Jan 2023HANSARDSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillThis is perhaps not something that we need to consider in this Committee, but it was raised at the Select Committee. It is a bit of an omission on the Government’s part,…11 Jan 2023HANSARDSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillI agree about just how pernicious the impact of this issue is. We are talking about vulnerable people, and therefore those who are likely to take that threat of being made…11 Jan 2023HANSARDSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I rise to agree with much of what has been said. We should not focus the entire debate on what is happening in…11 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The shadow Minister made a very interesting point, and I believe his case has some merit. We have invested in pilots in several areas of the country so that we can explore the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [ LORDS ] (Second sitting)I have some experience of this, having been a councillor representative on the board of Walsall Housing Group at a time when it was a prescribed position. I distinctly remember a…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [ LORDS ] (Second sitting)Anyone who has listened to the Grenfell Tower inquiry—especially the podcast, which provides a great summary of the challenges that were faced—will know that a number of tenants…29 Nov 2022