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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to speak particularly to my Amendment 438, but I will preface my remarks by saying how much I have appreciated this debate and the contributions from the noble…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 274A on small sites in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill. Mine is slightly qualified support, but I am supportive. The amendment has…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for joining in and for nearly everyone commending the amendments that would lead to more housing for older people. I am extremely grateful for…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford for adding their names to Amendment 207. Indeed, when…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill18 Apr 2023HANSARDPublic Transport in Towns and CitiesMy Lords, as a member of the Built Environment Committee, I pay tribute to our clerks; to our previous chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, for her leadership; and to…17 Apr 2023HANSARDHousebuildingDoes the Minister agree that, of the 300,000 target, 10% or 30,000 homes ought to be for older people’s housing—retirement housing—because this gives us terrific gains in terms of…30 Mar 2023HANSARDSupported HousingMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick, for initiating this debate and I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham. I declare a strong interest in…30 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 484 in the name of my noble friend Lord Ravensdale, which was so comprehensively and expertly laid out before us. I declare my interests as…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am speaking to Amendment 221; I thank the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford for adding their names. The noble…22 Mar 2023HANSARDRent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2023My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for bringing forward this Motion, and I send my best wishes for a very speedy recovery to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill. It is…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 441, 443, 444 and 446 on the theme of short-term lettings, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, the esteemed chair of your Lordships’ Built…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 312A in this group, which would insert a new clause with the heading: “Duty to optimise the use of public land”. As this implies, the amendment…20 Mar 2023HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorMy Lords, has the Minister’s department had a chance to look at the recommendation from the Affordable Housing Commission for a national housing conversion fund that would finance…16 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 15 in the names of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London, the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayman of Ullock and Lady Watkins of Tavistock,…22 Feb 2023HANSARDLeasehold ChargesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that proper consumer protection is particularly important for older people, who may be downsizing or rightsizing to retirement apartments and…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I declare my interests, as on the register, and I have three points to make on the Bill. I preface these comments with the overarching observation that it is admirable…17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousebuilding: Government TargetsMy Lords, the Minister will have seen the press reports from Barratt and some of the other big-volume housebuilders, saying that they are going to produce fewer homes in the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdersMy Lords, back in 2018 the Government set up the regulation of property agents working group, which I had the honour of chairing. This came forward with proposals that managing…12 Jan 2023HANSARDHousing: Cost of LivingMy Lords, the Affordable Housing Commission, which I had the honour of chairing, has recommended a national fund to enable social housing landlords to acquire and modernise the…15 Dec 2022