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HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyThe best commitment I can make is that the regulator will be properly funded to discharge its duties. We can discuss what mechanism will be used to arrive at that position, but we…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyThe Government have committed to £62 million of funding for the installation of fire alarms with regard to waking watch. I think it would be best if we exchange correspondence;…09 Jun 2022HANSARDSolar Farms and Battery StorageGiven that we need to achieve a fivefold increase in solar generation, we are going to have great difficulty in finding places to put that in a way that does not compromise…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSolar Farms and Battery StorageIt was meant to be reassuring. I was just saying that we will maintain the status quo at the very least, and that in terms of that balance it is not our intention to push for…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSolar Farms and Battery StorageIt is a true pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. Not only will my performance not live up to that introduction, but sadly I am a very poor substitute for my…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSolar Farms and Battery StorageIn the absence of the Minister responsible for housing and planning, I undertake to share with him the views that have been raised, although I am sure he is aware of this debate…08 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt will indeed be much more challenging, which is why I am working closely with the Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Lord…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to say that the social housing Bill will help social housing tenants in Kensington to hold their landlords to account, but we are not waiting for the new…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his service to his country. The Government are committed to making the UK the best place in the world to be a veteran. Veterans with urgent housing…16 May 2022HANSARD Homes for Ukraine SchemePresident Putin’s bloody invasion is a barbaric and unprovoked attack on the people of Ukraine, who are fighting a daily battle for freedom. The UK has stood shoulder to shoulder…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Homes for Ukraine SchemeOne thing we have seen is a tremendous effort by charities and non-governmental organisations who are incredibly well placed to offer the guidance and support that the hon. Lady…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Homes for Ukraine SchemeWe can see this as an evolving process, with the Government continuing to ramp up and increase the resource committed. It would perhaps be unhelpful to provide a running…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Homes for Ukraine SchemeWe are getting on with it. When the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster) took the earlier urgent question, he…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Homes for Ukraine SchemeThe Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster), might have considered some of those matters during the previous urgent question.…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Homes for Ukraine SchemeThe Government have committed £2 billion over the next three years to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping, so we are making considerable efforts in this area. We would…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Homes for Ukraine SchemeThe Government are alive to all the concerns that the right hon. Lady mentions. We are collectively putting in effort to ensure that we close off areas where there are problems.…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Homes for Ukraine SchemeThe hon. Gentleman mentions that 2,000 or 3,000 visas have been granted, but 27,000 visas have been granted across the two schemes, and I think we need to be mindful of that. On…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Homes for Ukraine SchemeThat does feel like a very technical question, particularly for me. If the hon. Gentleman emails me, I will ensure that the appropriate Minister and civil servant respond…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Homes for Ukraine SchemeYesterday, I met the leader of the District Councils’ Network, who explained that the checking process with properties seemed to be going very smoothly, that councils were…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Homes for Ukraine SchemeThe pace at which we are getting through applications is ramping up: we will very soon be working our way through more than 10,000 a week. I completely understand the frustration…31 Mar 2022