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HANSARDLand Use: Renewable Energy GenerationI know that my hon. Friend has a long-standing interest in this issue. We will be publishing more on the NPPF shortly, but he is absolutely right that we need a variety of…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy hon. Friend makes an important point. We all want to see those in leasehold in a much improved situation. We are making huge steps forward with this Bill and we look forward to…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformAs has been outlined, we intend to bring forward further changes to the Bill during the process, as Opposition Members know is normal, because they have sat in the same Committees…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy hon. Friend is right to highlight that issue, and I know that many of us will have heard of similar experiences in our constituencies. That is another example—I return to the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformAs the hon. Gentleman will know if he has read the Bill that was introduced last week, a substantial amount of progress is proposed under it: a substantial number of leaseholders…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLand Use: Renewable Energy GenerationThe Government have in place a framework, developed in collaboration with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, that supports the deployment of renewable energy…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think we responded to a written question on this matter just a few months ago, but I am happy to meet the hon. Lady to talk about it in more detail, if there still is a problem.…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend was a driving force behind that code of practice, and we are monitoring it actively. Anecdotally I am seeing fewer issues, although there are still some. I would be…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformOn 27 November the Government introduced the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, which delivers the Government’s manifesto commitments on leasehold reform and makes long-term…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI absolutely agree. Water neutrality is impacting on small parts of the country, but it needs to be dealt with seriously and proportionately by statutory consultees, and then with…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Housing in Tourist DestinationsI am usually delighted to give way, but given the limited time, I will demur in this instance. On the consultation on use-class changes and short-term lets, I have heard clearly…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Housing in Tourist DestinationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) on securing this…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Housing in Tourist DestinationsI am happy to talk about that separately. I will try to move that as quickly as I can, recognising that we have had a large number of consultation responses, which we are working…28 Nov 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety UpdateToday, for the first time, the Government are publishing comprehensive remediation data on the progress made to fix residential buildings over 11 metres with unsafe cladding in…16 Nov 2023HANSARDWorking Arrangements: Local GovernmentI would like to update the House on the Government’s position regarding the small number of councils currently experimenting, or proposing to experiment, with the use of four-day…26 Oct 2023HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating BillIt is a pleasure to return this Bill to this place after its positive reception, both here initially and in the other place more recently. Reforming business rates was a manifesto…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating BillI beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.25 Oct 2023HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating BillI will not seek to detain the House for any more than a few seconds. I express my gratitude to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Ealing North (James Murray), for his…25 Oct 2023HANSARDLeaseholders: Residential Building RemediationMy right hon. Friend knows that I am not able to anticipate what will be in the King’s Speech. We are clear that, particularly with regard to remediation, some freeholders have…16 Oct 2023HANSARDLeaseholders: Residential Building RemediationAs I say, if the hon. Lady wishes to raise the case of this individual building once again with me or talk to me separately outside, I will be happy to enable that. For every…16 Oct 2023