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HANSARDFord in BridgendMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for the benefit of his experience on this issue. I very much agree that we are dealing with a global situation; this is not simply about…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFord in BridgendMy Lords, first, I acknowledge the massive role that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris, had in the establishment of the Bridgend plant, very close to his former constituency…10 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell ResponseMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, for that important contribution. I shall take his three points in the order he made them. The first was on the failure of the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell ResponseMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate for that contribution. I readily acknowledge the importance of faith institutions, both generally and specifically in relation to…10 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell ResponseMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her comments, with which I associate myself. I too was at the Speaker’s reception earlier, as I was last year, and it is humbling to see…10 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell ResponseMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Kennedy and Lord Stunell, for the very appropriate way in which they addressed these issues, their reasonable response and the support that…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCouncil FundingMy Lords, the Government are committed to supporting councils and recognise their efforts to deliver critical services for communities. The 2019-20 settlement confirmed that core…04 Jun 2019HANSARDHousing: Social RentMy Lords, I am a little surprised that the noble Baroness said that. As I indicated, we removed the HRA borrowing cap, which was a substantial barrier to provision of housing for…04 Jun 2019HANSARDCouncil FundingMy Lords, the noble Lord’s Question refers to the Institute for Fiscal Studies report, which I have read. The authors of the report, Neil Amin-Smith and David Phillips, are fair…04 Jun 2019HANSARDCouncil FundingMy Lords, I readily acknowledge that there are challenges, but it is important to say that many facets indicate that things are improving. We know—the Chancellor has said—that we…04 Jun 2019HANSARDCouncil FundingMy Lords, I am sure the noble Lord would be the first to acknowledge that the fair funding formula is one way of addressing this to ensure that we get it right, so that local…04 Jun 2019HANSARDCouncil FundingMy Lords, I did not have the privilege of watching the programme to which the noble Baroness refers, but I have indicated the challenge we face on social care. She will…04 Jun 2019HANSARDCouncil FundingMy Lords, that was a pantechnicon of questions; any that I miss I will endeavour to cover in a separate letter to the noble Baroness. I am sure she would be the first to…04 Jun 2019HANSARDHousing: Social RentMy Lords, I certainly agree with the noble Lord that there is a challenge. We have just had the best year of housing delivery for 30 years, bar one year, but that is not to be…04 Jun 2019HANSARDHousing: Social RentMy Lords, as always, the noble Lord makes a powerful point and speaks from great experience. He is right that the current welfare budget, excluding pensions, is £119 billion per…04 Jun 2019HANSARDHousing: Social RentMy Lords, the noble Lord is right that there are encouraging features, and about the garden towns concept. I am conscious that I owe him a letter; I checked just before leaving…04 Jun 2019HANSARDHousing: Social RentMy Lords, I have already acknowledged that it is important to deal with this issue. I am sure the noble Baroness is aware that the Homelessness Reduction Act has resulted in a…04 Jun 2019HANSARDHousing: Social RentMy Lords, I think my noble friend is referring to the policy initiative of the leader of the Opposition, and I tend to agree that that will not help solve the problem. We are…04 Jun 2019HANSARDHousing: Social RentMy Lords, I do not have that specific figure to hand, but I will write to the noble Lord with it. As I have indicated, it is important that we build more homes for social rent,…04 Jun 2019HANSARDHousing: Social RentMy Lords, in October 2017 we announced £2 billion towards the now £9 billion affordable housing programme, which will support the delivery of at least 12,500 social rent homes in…04 Jun 2019