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HANSARDParliamentary Works Sponsor Body: Annual ReportThat the Grand Committee takes note of the report from the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body Annual Report and Accounts 2020 - 21 (HC Paper 472).16 Nov 2021HANSARDParliamentary Works Sponsor Body: Annual ReportMy Lords, as the Lords spokesperson for Parliament’s restoration and renewal sponsor body overseeing this mighty project, alongside the noble Lords, Lord Carter of Coles and Lord…16 Nov 2021HANSARDParliamentary Works Sponsor Body: Annual ReportMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their very rich contributions to this debate. I am very grateful to all of them for their support for the line that the sponsor body is…16 Nov 2021HANSARDRegulation of Property Agents Working GroupMy Lords, as noble Lords have mentioned, I chaired the Government’s working group on regulation of property agents. I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, for her…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this Bill presents your Lordships with an opportunity to right a long-standing wrong and introduce a modest legislative change that is long overdue: it is our chance to…14 Sept 2021HANSARDElderly Social Care (Insurance) Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, on bringing forward this Bill and on seeking to address the long-running concern of home owners that care costs could…16 Jul 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]09 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Homes for Later Living group for its briefing on the issues that I shall raise. I greatly welcome the Bill, and congratulate the Government on taking the…09 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for all the contributions to the debate on the amendment. Perhaps I may respond to them all. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay, and the noble Lord,…09 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the Government on bringing forward this Bill, with its central proposition to get rid of ground rents for leaseholders. These charges represent payment of…24 May 2021HANSARDSocial HousingHas the Minister considered the Affordable Housing Commission’s proposal for a fund to enable private landlords who want to exit the market to sell to housing associations or…24 May 2021HANSARDRent Arrears: Covid-19My Lords, I declare my housing interests as on the register. Has the noble Lord’s ministry been able to study the outcomes of the tenant loan scheme operating in Spain? Has this…20 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my housing interests as on the register and will use my time today to address the housing issues raised in the gracious Speech. If we did not know it before,…17 May 2021HANSARDPlanning: Net Zero Emissions TargetsMy Lords, as the Minister knows, there are two ways of getting housebuilders and developers to achieve higher standards: the national building regulations and the local planning…19 Apr 2021HANSARDInclusive SocietyMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, for initiating this important debate and for her powerful opening speech. I draw attention to my housing interests on the…14 Apr 2021HANSARDHousing StrategyMy Lords, I declare my relevant interests as in the register, including as chair of the Affordable Housing Commission and as a Church Commissioner for the Church of England. I…24 Mar 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, and congratulate him on an important maiden speech. As Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice,…18 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 72 and the consequential Amendment 102 in my name and those of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester, and the noble Baroness,…08 Mar 2021HANSARDRough SleepingMy Lords, the excellent work done in response to Covid in housing those living on the streets followed the implementation from 2018 of the Homelessness Reduction Act, a Private…02 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Energy Efficiency: RetrofittingMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that Her Majesty’s Government agree with the Sustainable Energy Association—I declare an interest as its president—and the Committee on Climate…01 Mar 2021