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HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Young-of Cookham, and also the sense behind Amendments 105 and 106. There is an asymmetry between the risk and the reward involved in…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very disappointed that a Bill that purports to protect the supply of new affordable homes fails to consider the texture of protecting certain types of homes,…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness for her comments—I will consider them carefully. Perhaps we could have a meeting between now and Report. All I would say is that I do not think things…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]As part of my ward work last month, I was surprised that a home in Brooke, in my ward where I live, under the Victory Housing banner, is actually owned by part of a much larger…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for drawing my attention to the guidance published on 9 June. I was not aware of it, and I will look at it closely. However, the title was…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, before I speak to my Amendment 19, I would like to support my noble friend Lord Jamieson in his promotion of Amendment 25 in respect of rural areas. I have been in…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 52. Before I do so, however, I am sure my noble friend Lord Jamieson misspoke when he referred to Amendment 34, which is actually in the…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak in support of my noble friend Lady Coffey and to make the simple point that while the Government seem to be trying to reduce right to buy’s ability to…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDRural EconomyMy Lords, it has been an interesting debate and I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed. It was a good job that the speaking allocation was increased by 25%, because…11 Jun 2026HANSARDRural EconomyThat this House takes note of the Government’s record on the rural economy.11 Jun 2026HANSARDRural EconomyMy Lords, I spent yesterday standing in a field in that new spiritual home of British agriculture, Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire, for the cereals trade show. Nearly 20,000…11 Jun 2026HANSARDThe Building Safety Regulator: Building a Better Regulator (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Roe of West Wickham, whom we know has unparalleled expertise of not just the regulator but the service, in defence of…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, nearly 100 years ago my grandfather was an Olympic athlete. In 1932, he asked for time off work to travel to New York and onwards to Los Angeles on the Olympic train…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]Will the noble Baroness give way? Do I understand that she is advocating, for the events that would fall within the ambit of this Bill, the prevention of strike action? It would…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]The noble Lord made the point a moment ago that a trader without a licence could be banned. Under this Bill, even if you have a licence, you are still subject to a fine of up to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic ResponseWith the Cereals event next Tuesday, what good news can the Minister give to farmers who are planning for harvest 2027? When are the Government going to take the impact of this…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDonations to Political PartiesMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, suggested that those seeking to influence policy through donations are guilty of some sort of corruption. Does the Minister agree that that…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I have previous experience in the delivery of social housing. During the 2010s, when I was leader of South Norfolk Council, we consistently delivered 1% of England’s…01 Jun 2026