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HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 134 and 135, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, as has the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood. The amendments seek to address…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 79 and the related Amendments 84 and 85 in my name and the names of the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, and the noble Baronesses, Lady…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThey introduce an arrangement that all parties could accept as a distinct improvement on the Bill’s reliance on appeals to the tribunal.28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, in the next group of amendments there are some excellent amendments in my name and those of others that seek to resolve some of the issues raised by the noble Lord, Lord…28 Apr 2025HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetMy Lords, I am sure that the Minister would agree that we need to end our dependency on the handful of volume housebuilders, who are never going to produce the quality, let alone…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 266 in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Shipley. This is my first intervention in Committee, so I declare my interests: my wife owns…22 Apr 2025HANSARDLocal Authorities: Temporary Accommodation CostsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the best and quickest way to reduce the cost to the taxpayer of temporary accommodation is to enable housing associations and councils to…22 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming and Rural CommunitiesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, for initiating this timely debate and I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, who is such a champion for…03 Apr 2025HANSARDSafe Housing and Hospital DischargeMy Lords, has the Minister considered the proposal from the Centre for Ageing Better for good home hubs, where older people whose homes are inaccessible, cold and unsafe can get…19 Mar 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsMy Lords, market rents in the private rented sector are often unaffordable for those on low incomes, which is why I greatly welcome the Government’s announcement this month of…27 Feb 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction and for many helpful meetings on the Bill. I look forward to the maiden speeches of the noble Lord, Lord Wilson, and the noble…04 Feb 2025HANSARDHomelessnessMy Lords, the Minister may have seen the Sunday Times article by Martina Lees with the headline: “Our grotty B&B bedroom costs taxpayers £2,383 a month”. Can the Minister update…21 Jan 2025HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Annual Progress ReportMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the Convenor of the Cross Benches—the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull—who does such a great job for all of us Cross-Benchers. As he mentioned, I was a…16 Jan 2025HANSARDOlder People’s Housing TaskforceTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they will implement the recommendations of the report from the Older People’s Housing Taskforce, published on 26 November.16 Dec 2024HANSARDOlder People’s Housing TaskforceI thank the Minister for that positive response, and I congratulate Professor Julienne Meyer and her task force on a really good report. Have the Minister and his Government paid…16 Dec 2024HANSARDHomes: Existing CommunitiesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise, for his very stimulating speech and for initiating this debate. I want to pursue the question of who is going to…12 Dec 2024HANSARDNew HomesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that it would be very unwise to rely on the oligopoly of volume housebuilders to produce all the homes that we need? Has the time come and are…11 Dec 2024HANSARDHousing Supply and HomelessnessMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick of Undercliffe, for introducing this debate so brilliantly. I am also looking forward to hearing from the most reverend…05 Dec 2024HANSARDLandlords: Long-term RentalsMy Lords, rather than incentives for reluctant landlords, could the Minister say whether the Government are considering incentives to landlords who want to exit the market to sell…27 Nov 2024HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry ReportMy Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this debate so helpfully. I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, and the noble Baroness, Lady Sanderson—to…22 Nov 2024