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HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillMy Lords, I will address the fundamental change that the Bill makes, which is to Section 21 evictions. Although there is a difference between the two sides of the House on this…15 May 2024HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy Lords, did I hear the Minister say that, in respect of buildings higher than 11 metres, 87% had a remediation plan that would be delivered by 2028? Could she clarify what she…27 Mar 2024HANSARDBuilding SafetySo that is for buildings of 11 metres that are social housing. There are two questions that arise from that. First, if it is in respect of social housing alone, what about…27 Mar 2024HANSARDBuilding SafetyI want to press further on the business of insurance premiums. Did the Minister say that there was an agreement with the Association of British Insurers that, once remediation…27 Mar 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I follow the noble Lords, Lord Moylan and Lord Young, in pressing the Minister further on this vexed issue of ground rents. The history of the proposals on ground rents…27 Mar 2024HANSARDResidential Leasehold for FlatsMy Lords, the wider problem, of course, is that there are far too few new homes, either leasehold or freehold. Is the noble Baroness aware that France, with a population of about…30 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Project DeliveryMy Lords, will the noble Baroness tell the House how much damage to levelling up is being done by the cancellation of HS2 to Manchester? Is she aware that, once HS2 is built to…23 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to welcome the noble Lord, Lord Roberts, to the House, and I congratulate him on his brilliant maiden speech. As a fan of all his biographies, the one I…15 Nov 2023HANSARDLocal Government: Reinvigorating Local DemocracyMy Lords, I follow on immediately from the brilliant speech by the noble Lord, Lord Young, on the subject of housing. The single biggest failure of local governance—as opposed to…15 Jun 2023HANSARDG7 SummitMy Lords, I reinforce the cross-party unity on the issue of Ukraine. Might this be an appropriate time to congratulate all our fellow citizens who have been giving personal…24 May 2023HANSARDUkraine: UpdateMy Lords, the Ukrainian Prime Minister has said that the Ukrainians need and could deploy more than 100 tanks. We are providing 14 Challenger 2 tanks. The Minister said that there…19 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy SecurityMy Lords, how many new nuclear reactors do the Government think they might be able to get operational in the next 20 years with their new planning framework and Great British…05 Dec 2022HANSARDSchool (Reform of Pupil Selection) Bill [HL]The noble Lord is making his case, but the school in which it was piloted in Liverpool, the Belvedere School, has since joined the state system as a state academy and does not…02 Dec 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabAre there any other national security investigations of this kind under way?22 Nov 2022HANSARDG20My Lords, the noble Lord did not answer my noble friend Lady Smith’s question directly as to whether a trade deal with the United States was raised in the meeting with President…17 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, if I followed the earlier debate correctly, we have now had six months without a free speech director. I believe that that is correct, based on my noble friend’s earlier…14 Nov 2022HANSARDLeasehold ReformThe issue of ground rents that the noble Baroness has just raised is fundamentally different from the issue of social rents. As the Government themselves recognise, it is totally…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Since the noble Lord has raised the issue of Clause 3 standing part of the Bill, I wonder whether I might add a few remarks in the form of a question to the Minister. Unusually,…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I intervene briefly. In listening to and reflecting on this debate, the bad news is that this Bill gives excessive powers to the Secretary of State. There seems to be…08 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up ReportMy Lords, as a contribution to levelling up, does the Secretary of State, Michael Gove, have any proposals to relocate his department and the noble Lord the Minister to Stoke?…19 May 2022