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HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI am very fond of my hon. Friend, but that is just not true. We have seen an increase in the number of homes in the private rented sector recently, not a reduction.…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Before I get into the detail of what the Bill allows for and the reforms that it portends, may I say a few words of thanks?…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillNo, I have been generous so far. Every intervention only takes time from those who wish to contribute to the debate. Let me develop my argument and then I will give way to some…23 Oct 2023HANSARDLong-term Plan for TownsTowns are the places most people in the United Kingdom call home and most people go to work. The impact on towns is felt by millions of people every day, in the form of vacant…17 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling Up across the UKMy hon. Friend is right to point out that this is a decade-long investment in 55 towns across the United Kingdom. We will work with people in Burnley, with its excellent Member of…16 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling Up across the UKLevelling up is a UK-wide project. That is why we have delivered city and growth deals across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; why we have launched our investment zones…16 Oct 2023HANSARDNew HomesI withdraw the word “gangster”, Mr Speaker; I should have said “huckster”. I will tell the hon. Lady who has downgraded their social housing targets: it is the hon. Lady herself.…16 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling Up across the UKMy hon. Friend makes a very important point, and in particular, it is vital to make sure that we level up that community in Thurrock. Our plans to extend the economic development…16 Oct 2023HANSARDBrownfield Land: DevelopmentThe hon. Gentleman is a man of independent mind, and he is straying from Front-Bench policy by decreeing me a man of intelligence—that is not the official Labour party position on…16 Oct 2023HANSARDNew HomesAbsolutely. We have just heard from the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen) a crude nimbyist appeal to the voters of Mid Bedfordshire, a week after the leader of the Labour…16 Oct 2023HANSARDNew Homesrose—16 Oct 2023HANSARDBrownfield Land: DevelopmentI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that question. I cannot go into individual planning cases, but Homes England is leading a programme of urban regeneration. The…16 Oct 2023HANSARDBrownfield Land: DevelopmentI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, who refers to the Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority, the only metro Mayor to significantly exceed housing targets in the…16 Oct 2023HANSARDBrownfield Land: DevelopmentFrom his perspective as an assiduous constituency Member, the hon. Gentleman makes a very good point, but may I commiserate with him? At the recent Liberal Democrat conference, I…16 Oct 2023HANSARDBrownfield Land: DevelopmentThe Father of the House makes a very important point. Of course, his beautiful constituency—situated as it is between the sea and areas of outstanding natural beauty—has already…16 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling Up across the UKAbsolutely. The vital role that our creative industries play across the United Kingdom in levelling up is one we need to not just protect, but enhance.16 Oct 2023HANSARDNew HomesThe significant increase in the affordable homes programme that I outlined earlier is the means for that to be done, but the difference between us is that we have a target for…16 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling Up across the UKIt is a very fair point, and absolutely, on the Government side of the House, we understand that rural communities need additional investment, not least when it comes to the cost…16 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for the way in which she couched her question. I take this opportunity to thank the First Minister of Scotland who, in his visit to a synagogue in…16 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that question. As she rightly points out, the abuse of short-term lets is a significant issue in rural and coastal areas, and we will…16 Oct 2023