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HANSARDDraft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019As I said in my opening remarks, the instrument has been before the House since 18 December. It has been perfectly possible for Members to investigate it and to seek those…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019In a moment, please. Without the amendments made by this instrument, the CPR’s provisions would not have practical application in the UK, because the UK will not be an EU member…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I will not, sorry. The CPR harmonises the methods of assessment and testing, the means of declaration of product performance, and the system of conformity assessment of…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Let me make a bit of progress. I will start by providing some context, or background, to the regulations. The construction products regulation, or CPR, is an EU regulation that is…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am happy to give the hon. Lady exactly that assurance. As I said earlier, all this work is taking place against the backdrop of our overall work on building regulation and…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019As I am sure the hon. Lady knows, the recognition of UK products around the world is subject to a number of agreements, some of which go via the EU and some of which do not, and…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The hon. Member for City of Durham asked a series of questions. I hope to answer them all; if I fail to, I am happy to write to her with some detail. Although they are intended to…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019No. Back to the point: the general policy is to keep the same requirements but convert them into a UK regime. These regulations do not change the key requirements currently in…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I note the hon. Lady’s concern. I would have assumed that, in her no doubt extensive preparation for this sitting, she would avail herself of the facilities in the Library and…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. These regulations were laid before both Houses on 18…04 Feb 2019HANSARDNew House BuildingAs many Members will know, my mantra is “More, better, faster”, and we are very keen to accelerate the delivery of housing. Across England, house building is at its highest level…28 Jan 2019HANSARDNew Homes for Social RentAs I hope the hon. Lady knows, we have set aside significant resources to help councils achieve their housing aspirations. We will be helping with infrastructure and providing…28 Jan 2019HANSARDNew Homes for Social RentI was wondering who my hon. Friend was referring to then—I thank him for that compliment. As somebody who represents a beautiful part of the country, he has long been a champion…28 Jan 2019HANSARDNew Homes for Social RentWe constantly review the construction levels of all types of new homes.28 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is to be applauded for the constant pressure he keeps up on the Government on safety issues. He is right that we are looking at the introduction of carbon monoxide…28 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is continually effective in bringing the issues of his constituency to this House. He will know that I am unable to comment on a specific neighbourhood plan, but I…28 Jan 2019HANSARDNew House BuildingI am afraid I am going to fail the hon. Gentleman: I do not have that precise number at my fingertips at the moment. But I am more than happy to write to him about it. He will…28 Jan 2019HANSARDNew House BuildingMy right hon. Friend is to be admired in displaying yet more impatience for homes to be built, and he is right that the newly revamped Homes England is an impressive and…28 Jan 2019HANSARDNew House BuildingThe main reason is that I am impatient to visit and the hon. Lady will be pleased to know that if all goes to plan I will be there on Thursday.28 Jan 2019HANSARDNew House BuildingWe will not call time on a policy that has produced tens of thousands of homes for people who need them. We are aware that there have been some difficulties with properties…28 Jan 2019