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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe want to get this right in the private rental sector, which is why we have launched the consultation today on section 21 and how we provide that reform. If the hon. Lady wishes…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will look into the matter and come back to my hon. Friend.22 Jul 2019HANSARDChildren’s Social Care FundingObviously, the hon. Gentleman will be able to discuss this matter further with my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary; indeed, I believe that meeting will take place later today.…22 Jul 2019HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Mis-sellingClearly, the right hon. Gentleman has not been looking at the practical steps we have taken and, indeed, the performance that we have seen. Perhaps that is because of the turmoil…22 Jul 2019HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Mis-sellingNo, I do not accept that. I direct the right hon. Gentleman to the action that has been taken and the fall that has been seen: the proportion of new build leasehold houses has…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe believe that the £200 million, which was an exceptional sum, based on the extreme risk that this ACM cladding has, is sufficient to provide the necessary support to make the…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady needs to be careful about the detail of what she has said, because she will equally know that there has been a BS 8414 test in relation to high pressure laminate,…22 Jul 2019HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Mis-sellingI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall North (Eddie Hughes) for his private Member’s Bill setting out the steps that are needed to bring the leasehold market into an…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that. He sets out that need for improving the energy efficiency of new and existing homes—that aim is very much shared by the Housing Minister.…22 Jul 2019HANSARDChildren’s Social Care FundingI agree with my hon. Friend and am grateful to him for highlighting the evidence that he rightly raised. We are working with the Department for Education on the review of relative…22 Jul 2019HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Mis-sellingI certainly support the hon. Lady in seeing that inappropriate or unfair practices are properly investigated and properly responded to. If she is willing to share with me the…22 Jul 2019HANSARDMidlands EngineThe Government are investing £1.6 billion through the nine midlands local enterprise partnerships and have established the £250 million midlands engine investment fund. Some £217…22 Jul 2019HANSARDChildren’s Social Care FundingAgain, we hear the same from the hon. Gentleman. When I look at the real-terms increase in core spending that councils have received this year, what do I get from Labour…22 Jul 2019HANSARDChildren’s Social Care FundingOne thing I will not regret is ensuring that I did not listen to some of the advice that I have been hearing from the Opposition. Indeed, we saw this weekend that, on the issue of…22 Jul 2019HANSARDMidlands EngineI agree with my hon. Friend’s point about connectivity, and he will know that I visited Dudley recently to hear about those issues directly. That is why £215 million of the…22 Jul 2019HANSARDDevelopersThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that how we create stronger, greener environments is a part of the delivery we firmly need, so that we have a relationship between built and…22 Jul 2019HANSARDDevelopersI would be very happy to meet my right hon. Friend to discuss the point she makes. We want to ensure that there is a tie-up on infrastructure; the £5.5 billion housing…22 Jul 2019HANSARDChildren’s Social Care FundingI am grateful to my hon. Friend for highlighting the issue in his own area in Northamptonshire. Equally, I can say to him that I will continue to work with him and colleagues in…22 Jul 2019HANSARDDevelopersOur recent reforms gave local authorities the tools to make it more difficult for developers to renegotiate contributions after planning consent. Where developers do not deliver…22 Jul 2019HANSARDChildren’s Social Care FundingMy Department regularly meets council representatives to understand the services that they deliver, including children’s social care. Although the Department for Education has…22 Jul 2019