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HANSARDHousing: AccessibilityMy Lords, on 25 June the Prime Minister announced that we will consult on mandating higher accessibility standards for new housing. New planning guidance was published on 26 June…22 Jul 2019HANSARDHousing: AccessibilityMy Lords, I thank my noble friend. It is indeed possible, and modelling is being produced for us on a range of issues. It is important, as my noble friend said, that we look at…22 Jul 2019HANSARDHousing: AccessibilityMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness: all that she does in this area is very much noted. I will certainly look at the report. Obviously, this is an issue that concerns all of us.…22 Jul 2019HANSARDHousing: AccessibilityMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for all that he does and for his compliment to the Prime Minister on the important action on accessibility and planning in this area. I agree with…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 10 June be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 15 July .17 Jul 2019HANSARDDevolution: English CitiesMy Lords, I thank noble Lords immensely for what has been an excellent debate. Most importantly, I thank my noble friend Lord Heseltine for bringing this forward and for a…17 Jul 2019HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.15 Jul 2019HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, and the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, for their contributions on the issue of planning fees. I seek to deal with their points in…15 Jul 2019HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, I beg to move that these regulations, which were laid before the House on 10 June, be considered. The regulations will remove a sunset clause in the existing 2012 fees…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill [HL]I do, and I hope that was implicit in what I said to the noble Baroness, Lady Thomas of Winchester. I thank the noble Lord for acknowledging that there is at least the possibility…10 Jul 2019HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.10 Jul 2019HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am pleased by noble Lords’ interest in the Bill and look forward to hearing the views of the House on this important matter. This Government recognise the vital role…10 Jul 2019HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill [HL]My Lords, I do not have the specific figures that the noble Lord refers to, but I can deal with the issue of how many are likely to be available under the scheme, which I am sure…10 Jul 2019HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have participated in the debate on this important Bill. I do not accept for a minute that it is a small, unimportant Bill. It is a short Bill,…10 Jul 2019HANSARDHomes for Social RentMy Lords, I know the noble Lord is very wedded to this and I am certainly happy to look at it. If he has specific schemes that he wants me to look at, I will very gladly do that…02 Jul 2019HANSARDHomes for Social RentI thank the most reverend Primate very much for that contribution and I certainly give that undertaking. It is not just a question of putting up more housing; it is very important…02 Jul 2019HANSARDHomes for Social RentMy Lords, the noble Lord is right about the challenges that we face. Just this morning I met Mark Farmer, who is heading up the committee that is looking at, and rolling out,…02 Jul 2019HANSARDHomes for Social RentMy Lords, a £9 billion affordable housing programme will support the delivery of at least 12,500 social rent homes in areas of high affordability pressure outside London. We are…02 Jul 2019HANSARDHomes for Social RentMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for his point about social housing delivery. He is right that it has been a challenge for successive Governments. We have delivered 79,000 social…02 Jul 2019HANSARDHomes for Social RentMy Lords, I know better than to try to stop the noble Lord doing just that. I am keen to associate myself with that during what, as he rightly says, is Rural Housing Week. We do…02 Jul 2019