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HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsI very much take on board the right hon. Gentleman’s point. One thing that I will look at and discuss with the regulator and the ombudsman is how we can ensure that there is a…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsThe hon. Lady raises a number of important issues. First, local authorities such as Leicester can use selective licensing, which can be a powerful tool. Local authority leaders…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsAbsolutely, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for raising that issue. Although Guildford is an absolutely beautiful city, there are some parts that…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsThe hon. Gentleman articulates a fair concern, and it is striking that Awaab’s parents were told that paint in itself would be an answer to the mould problem. In some…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsOf course, when the hon. Gentleman and his Committee published their report, I think I had just beforehand left office, and only relatively recently have I returned to office. But…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsI am grateful to my hon. Friend—few people in this House have done more to shine a light on poor housing conditions and introduce legislation to improve the conditions of tenants.…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsThe hon. Lady makes a fair point about ensuring that we do everything possible to support local authorities to increase social housing stock. Of course, we do need to keep that…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsI am very grateful to the hon. Member for the points he makes. Again, I express my sympathy to his constituents who have had to deal with some of the defects that Rochdale…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsAgain, I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for his work. I know that he has been extraordinarily diligent in following up the cases of poor housing that have been brought to his…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsI am grateful to my hon. Friend who, in her previous role as leader of an outstanding local authority, did an enormous amount to champion the rights of tenants. I cannot comment…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsI thank the hon. Lady for the points she made and the questions she asked, and for the very open and constructive approach she is taking to making sure that we can all work…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsA significant proportion of social housing homes are below standard—we think significantly more than 10%—but the proportion of homes that are below standard in the private rented…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsThe hon. Lady is right to raise that point, and we will be working with local authorities, registered social landlords and the wider housing sector to ensure that we continue to…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that case. The housing and planning Minister, my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for South East Cambridgeshire (Lucy…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsAs I mentioned briefly earlier, it does seem to me on the basis of the facts as they stand—and this has certainly been articulated very effectively by Awaab’s family’s…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsMembers throughout the House and people across the country will have been horrified to hear about the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Awaab Ishak. Awaab died in…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsThe hon. Lady has made an important point, which gives me the opportunity to say two things. First, we do need professionalism within the sector overall, and that is one of the…16 Nov 2022HANSARDLiverpool City Council CommissionersOn 19 August 2022, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark), the then Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, announced he was minded…08 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. Indeed, local authorities have in the past been found wanting when it comes to building control. The most recent spending review…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I certainly would. My right hon. Friend is absolutely right that housing associations and other social landlords have to take safety incredibly seriously. This legislation is…07 Nov 2022