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HANSARDGypsies and TravellersMy Lords, I am not a great fan of ring-fencing: that is not always the way to achieve something. We have £11.5 billion in total for a programme of affordable housing, but that can…04 Nov 2021HANSARDGypsies and TravellersMy Lords, we have previously discussed this in the House and it is an absolutely disgraceful example of discrimination. No one should be discriminated against because of their…04 Nov 2021HANSARDGypsies and TravellersMy Lords, we will continue to encourage all local authorities to access funding for both permanent and temporary sites through the affordable homes programme of some £11.5…04 Nov 2021HANSARDGypsies and TravellersI have also said that there is a high bar for criminality, that no one should be discriminated against because of their race or ethnicity, that we are investing in measures to…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNet Zero: Social Market Foundation ReportThe Government are providing many mechanisms to support rural areas. I point to the community energy projects, through the rural community energy fund, which is a £10 million fund…01 Nov 2021HANSARDNet Zero: Social Market Foundation ReportMy Lords, the Government welcome the report and its conclusions. The net-zero transition will bring many challenges at the local level, but it will also create vital opportunities…01 Nov 2021HANSARDNet Zero: Social Market Foundation ReportMy Lords, the Government are absolutely committed to rural areas not being left behind and take the point that they are essentially very different from urban areas. However, we do…01 Nov 2021HANSARDNet Zero: Social Market Foundation ReportMy Lords, we recognise that there are considerable challenges in decarbonising our homes. I made a commitment that we will work together to help housing associations address those…01 Nov 2021HANSARDNet Zero: Social Market Foundation ReportPrice and bill impact will depend on electricity market developments and consumption patterns. Policies that improve energy efficiency of homes will reduce bills and benefit…01 Nov 2021HANSARDNet Zero: Social Market Foundation ReportMy Lords, I point out that the Government have committed £1.2 billion for local action on climate change. There are currently no plans to devolve additional tax-raising powers,…01 Nov 2021HANSARDNet Zero: Social Market Foundation ReportMy Lords, it is right that it is easier for London to hit the target of net zero by 2050, given its starting point. But levelling up is about improving living standards and…01 Nov 2021HANSARDLand Use FrameworkI recognise that, as we phase out the old system and bring in the new, we need to work on proper communication, so that our farmers have that framework. I am sure my colleagues in…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBuildings: CladdingI thank the noble Lord for his colourful question. Of course we want to do all we can to support leaseholders. That is why we are taking the measures that I have already outlined.28 Oct 2021HANSARDBuildings: CladdingThe Government are looking carefully at the prevalence of buildings that require substantial remediation of cladding which causes the spread of fire, but the £5.1 billion is not…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBuildings: CladdingWe have provided £5.1 billion to remediate cladding in high-rise residential buildings, targeting funding at buildings we know to be at greatest risk of fire spread.28 Oct 2021HANSARDLand Use FrameworkI thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. I did not realise that the first thing I would need to address is how to pronounce the acronym for my department. To my…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBuildings: CladdingMy Lords, we have not made any further announcements about the details of the way we want to support leaseholders in medium-rise blocks. The new Secretary of State is looking very…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBuildings: CladdingMy Lords, I mentioned only one statistic; I do not think that one statistic or one figure—£5.1 billion—is blinding anybody. I point to the progress: despite a pandemic, the ACM…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBuildings: CladdingMy Lords, there is no doubt that a number of groups, beyond developers, have contributed to the cladding crisis, not least the construction product manufacturers—the noble Lord…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBuildings: CladdingMy Lords, we recognise the need to get those who contributed greatly to the crisis that we find ourselves in to make a contribution. This is just one of the ways we are doing…28 Oct 2021