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HANSARDBusiness Rate AppealsMy Lords, I anticipate that questions will arise regularly, as they rightly should. We have always been clear that the review will happen in 2019, and I have reiterated that…25 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness Rate AppealsMy Lords, we are having more regular revaluations but I say to the noble Baroness—this is on a slightly different point from the question—that history is littered with examples of…25 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness Rate AppealsMy Lords, as I indicated, we are having that review, as we committed to do, and we have regular meetings with the VOA, which operates independently of government, to discuss the…25 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness Rate AppealsMy Lords, I thank my noble friend very much indeed; I know he has done much work on this area. The new system was set up in the spring of 2017 and we were always clear that there…25 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness Rate AppealsMy Lords, as set out in the 2017 response to the consultation on “check, challenge, appeal”, the Government intend to carry out a review of the effectiveness of the new system in…25 Feb 2019HANSARDBuckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019My Lords, with the leave of the House, I beg to move the two Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper en bloc.20 Feb 2019HANSARDConstruction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 December 2018 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 13 February .20 Feb 2019HANSARDBuckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019My Lords, while not strictly on the issue of Buckinghamshire, I think I signed off a letter yesterday to the noble Lord in response to the one that he had written to me on the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDBuckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 13 February .20 Feb 2019HANSARDBuckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019My Lords, I beg to move the first Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.20 Feb 2019HANSARDHousing: Private Rented SectorMy Lords, the Government’s primary assessment of the private rented sector is through the annual English Housing Survey. This allows us to make a robust statistical estimate of…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHousing: Private Rented SectorMy Lords, I would be interested to know if the noble Lord has evidence of that happening. In short, we have not made that connection but if he has evidence, I would be very keen…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHousing: Private Rented SectorMy Lords, it is important to keep this in perspective. That 380,000 represents 6% of the private rented sector. That figure has undeniably gone up, although it has gone down from…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHousing: Private Rented SectorMy noble friend is right: it is a good scheme that perhaps has not had the take-up we hoped for, and it might benefit from added publicity. I will take that message back because…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHousing: Private Rented SectorMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord that there is a problem with supply. As he well knows, that problem existed in the coalition years as well and we are seeking to address it.…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHousing: Private Rented SectorMy Lords, my noble friend will be aware that the borrowing cap for local authorities has been raised, which undoubtedly boosts the possibility of housing by local authorities, as…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHousing: Private Rented SectorMy Lords, as I said, we cannot assume that this is uniform. According to our figures, last year there were some 40,000 fewer such people, although that is not necessarily…19 Feb 2019HANSARDConstruction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I beg to move that the Committee has considered the draft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.13 Feb 2019HANSARDBuckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in the debate on the proposals for unitarisation in Buckinghamshire. I remind noble Lords that a locally led proposal is…13 Feb 2019HANSARDConstruction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.13 Feb 2019