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HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q In response to the Minister, you did also mention the corporate sector—but it does not matter. My point is, can you comment on retaining that fixed-term option for the first…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q We covered extending the grounds to more than three sharers in the previous evidence session, and I think everyone knows where I stand on that. If you are right that the biggest…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q So would it be any property where one of the tenants was a full-time student? How would you define that? Victoria Tolmie-Loverseed: The way the Bill is drafted at the moment,…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q On that point, how would you define “all student properties” in the Bill? Victoria Tolmie-Loverseed: We think that the definition of a student property in the Bill is fine; it…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q We have the decent homes standard for social housing, and the Bill would introduce it for private housing. That seems to me to leave Ministry of Defence housing in the middle.…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q You said earlier that the first-tier tribunal is working better, but did you really answer the question of whether you feel the Bill will increase pressure on the tribunal and…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (First sitting)rose—22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (First sitting)It was about retaining the option of fixed-term tenancies to two or three years if it were agreed between landlord and tenant. Tarun Bhakta: No, we would not support that at all.…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (First sitting)Q I have two very brief questions. You will have heard the previous witnesses. Have you seen any evidence of an increase in section 21 evictions since the introduction of the…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (First sitting)I am a landlord but only of registered social housing.22 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceWill the Minister give way?16 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceThe right hon. Gentleman espouses the benefits of cross-party working in an interesting way. Whatever adjustments are made to the earnings limit, will he join those on the Liberal…16 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceWill the Minister give way?16 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareI mainly want to talk about dentistry, but first let me support the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Glastonbury and Somerton (Sarah Dyke). GPs in my constituency are…16 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceWill the Minister give way?16 Oct 2024HANSARD Renewable Energy Projects: Community BenefitsDoes my hon. Friend agree that community benefit and compensation for communities is important for not only the communities that experience these projects but the planning system?…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI have congratulated the Secretary of State on her position, but I also congratulate her colleague, the Minister for Housing and Planning, on his. He follows a long line of…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI agree with the hon. Member. We must make sure that the courts are properly resourced so that the grounds that are in the Bill to provide for eviction, where it is justified, can…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillDoes that mean there will be more funding for the courts?09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI certainly agree with my hon. Friend. We need a lot more council and social rented homes. I will return to that issue. In the spirit of ensuring that a plentiful supply of rented…09 Oct 2024