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HANSARDLeasehold ReformA fair housing market that works for everyone is at the heart of this Government’s central mission to level up opportunity, prosperity and pride throughout the United Kingdom. At…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformThe right hon. Gentleman makes a strong point about the importance of reform. This is one of the reasons that we have committed to reform and I hope that we will be able to…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy right hon. Friend highlights the importance of reform in this area and the cross-party nature of the support for it. I would not read anything into my comments other than that…23 May 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillThe hon. Lady is going to tell me exactly where she would find several hundred billion pounds to fill her black hole.22 May 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillThat tells us everything we need to know about the Liberal Democrats. They want to talk about only this Bill, ignoring every other policy. They look one way when talking to one…22 May 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillI am grateful to all colleagues across the Committee for their contributions today. I think all of us spoke on the Bill’s Second Reading, and we have rehearsed the arguments on a…22 May 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. It has been a pleasure to support the progress of this Bill through the House. I do not seek to detain the House for long,…22 May 2023HANSARDLocal Government FinanceFollowing the local government finance settlement statement made on 6 February 2023,1 am today announcing a further £3 million in grant funding for 2023-24 to support 15 local…16 May 2023HANSARDLevelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesMy hon. Friend raises points about powers and in particular the disclosure of information. He references the local government transparency code of 2015. The code is a statutory…26 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesMy hon. Friend raises points about powers and in particular the disclosure of information. He references the local government transparency code of 2015. The code is a statutory…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeI will first give way to the hon. Gentleman.25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeWe expect to be able to say more on the affordable housing point in the coming weeks ahead—in spring. I hope that answers his question. I will conclude—25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeI understand the point that the right hon. Lady is making, but there is a cost to mandating solar panels on new properties: the cost that will be paid for the initial transaction.…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeGo on then—the hon. Gentleman has convinced me.25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. On the final point, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has been clear…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeI want to make progress.25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that point. She is an assiduous follower of this issue. I know of all the fantastic work that she and her colleagues on the Public…25 Apr 2023HANSARD City Centre Security Measures and Access for Disabled PeopleI start by conveying my sincere appreciation to the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) for calling the debate and for speaking so powerfully on behalf of her…25 Apr 2023HANSARD City Centre Security Measures and Access for Disabled PeopleI am grateful for that question, which goes back to my point that ultimately central Government have to recognise, if we believe in devolution, that local councils must have the…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeI will not detain colleagues to that extent, but I am grateful for the confirmation that I can continue. The hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook) is keen to…25 Apr 2023