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HANSARDHousing: New HomesMy Lords, I can assure my noble friend that building good-quality and beautiful housing is a top priority for government. The Covid pandemic has shown just how important housing…08 Sept 2020HANSARDHousing: New HomesMy Lords, I can assure the House that all the new policies that have been announced recently, including permitted development rights, will be kept under review, and we will see…08 Sept 2020HANSARDHousing: New HomesMy Lords, I restate that there is a commitment to all forms of housing—all types and tenures—including social housing. That is one of the reasons why the borrowing cap on the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDHousing: New HomesMy Lords, my noble friend is right in highlighting the importance of boosting the use of modern methods of construction, and we are helping to create a pipeline of opportunities…08 Sept 2020HANSARDMobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 8 July be approved. Relevant document: 23rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee03 Sept 2020HANSARDMobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) Regulations 2020The regulations were laid before this House on 8 July 2020. Their purpose is to prohibit the use of land as a residential mobile home site unless the local authority is satisfied…03 Sept 2020HANSARDMobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, we have had a fascinating and wide-ranging debate on the regulations before us today, and I thank noble Lords on all sides of the House for their contributions. I take…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, we have had an interesting and wide-ranging debate on these regulations. I thank noble Lords for their contributions. We have discussed an essential amendment to the…29 Jul 2020HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 6 July be approved. Relevant document: 23rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee29 Jul 2020HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, the regulations we are considering today were laid in draft before this House on 6 July. If approved and made, they will introduce a fee for applications for prior…29 Jul 2020HANSARDPlanning RulesMy Lords, as someone who was a local councillor for 16 years and the leader of a council for six years, I point out that simply because you have prior approval does not mean that…28 Jul 2020HANSARDDevolution: EnglandMy noble friend is right to highlight the fiscally centralised nature of the country. We are currently reviewing how to sustainably fund mayoral combined authorities. We want to…28 Jul 2020HANSARDDevolution: EnglandWe intend to publish the local recovery devolution White Paper in the autumn. This will set out our plans for expanding devolution across England, building on the success of our…28 Jul 2020HANSARDDevolution: EnglandMy Lords, there is no doubt that we share the same ambition to see further decentralisation and devolution over time. This is very much a process. I would not want to pre-empt the…28 Jul 2020HANSARDDevolution: EnglandI note the points about the electoral register. That is very much an endeavour for all tiers of government, including local government and the electoral registration officers who…28 Jul 2020HANSARDDevolution: EnglandEvidence in a report by Ernst & Young in 2016 showed that around £30 million of savings could be realised annually by unitarisation. However, I am sure that other evidence will be…28 Jul 2020HANSARDDevolution: EnglandMy noble friend is right that decisions that affect local people should be made at a local level. As the Prime Minister recently said, now is the moment to strengthen the…28 Jul 2020HANSARDDevolution: EnglandMy Lords, the Government are aware that participation at the local level is important. We continue to support groups such as citizens advice groups and West London Citizens—with…28 Jul 2020HANSARDDevolution: EnglandThe devolution in England that we are seeking is through the local leadership afforded by local mayors rather than the regional devolution models of Scotland and Wales. That is…28 Jul 2020HANSARDDevolution: EnglandWe continue to recognise the importance of local leadership. Mayors provide that local accountability and an opportunity for people to select the local leaders they want to drive…28 Jul 2020