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HANSARDCovid-19: HousingMy understanding is that the consultation is with the Secretary of State and we hope to get it out as soon as possible.18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingThe information that we have in the department is that no Section 114 notices are imminent. We need to recognise that this Government have provided around £20 billion of…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingThe noble Baroness raises an important point: we need to ensure that future homes are resilient to floods. I will write to her on her specific points.18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingA number of questions have been put; where I do not know the answer, I shall write to the noble Baroness or the noble Lord and place a copy of my response in the Library. I shall…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingWe need to ensure that construction happens safely. That is why we have engaged with the Construction Leadership Council which has issued guidance on safe construction. We also…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingThis Government recognise the importance of high streets and have injected a considerable amount of money into them. I will take up the noble Lord’s suggestion, get back to him in…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingMy noble friend makes the important point that we require all the skills of construction workers and that many of those were from EU countries. I am sure the immigration system…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingI do not have the answers to hand with regard to specific discussions. Housing is a devolved matter, as the noble Baroness knows, but I am sure that discussions between officials…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingThe noble Baroness is right. It is time to return to normality as quickly as we can but we need to ensure that it is safe to do so. We need to recognise, as the Secretary of State…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingThe noble Lord is right that the local plan process is extremely important. As the Building Safety Minister, ensuring that we build homes of high quality is paramount to me. We…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingMy noble friend is right: we need housing of all types and tenures and in all places, town and country alike.18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingThe Government have set aside an extraordinary, unprecedented level of funding of £12.5 billion, compared to £9 billion in the previous financial settlement, for affordable homes.…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingI thank the noble Lord for his points. He is right that housing affordability is a problem for the next generation and the one that follows. We note that, as a result of this…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingThe noble Baroness is right: registered social landlords play a huge part in housebuilding, and their important part in our future provision of affordable homes of all types…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingI thank my noble friend. There is no doubt that, like all others, the construction industry needs to embrace digital solutions in the digital era, which will help to ensure that…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingThe noble Lord made a very powerful speech on rough sleeping last week and I learnt a lot about the generations of people who were not well served by successive Governments. I…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingMy noble friend is right that there should always be harmony where there is disharmony, and I will look into the specific issues regarding Section 106 payments between district…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingI thank my noble friend for her comments. We can learn from the experiences of other European countries—particularly Spain, which is providing those low-interest loans. I will…18 May 2020HANSARDHousing and Construction SectorI will look into the engagement with trade unions and write to the noble Lord on that matter. There have been a number of engagements with the Construction Leadership Council, and…14 May 2020HANSARDHousing and Construction SectorI thank my noble friend for his question. Yesterday, the Secretary of State set out the Government’s expectations that the vast majority of hearings and other events are to take…14 May 2020