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HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillIf I can just probe the Minister on the answer she gave me, that the Commonhold Council met in September, can I just confirm that she is chairing that Commonhold Council? The…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I will speak to these probing amendments in the name of my noble friend Lady Taylor of Stevenage. This group of amendments further relates to different parts of Schedule…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response to what was a very interesting debate. I always appreciate the breadth and depth of expert knowledge from the noble Lord, Lord…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to close this Second Reading debate on behalf of the Opposition, and I thank all noble Lords who have participated in it. The expertise, skills and…27 Mar 2024HANSARDCombined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lords, Lord Scriven and Lord Shipley, who have asked some very important…25 Mar 2024HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction to this statutory instrument. I offer my appreciation to the noble Lord, Lord Rennard, for his eloquent speech and detailed…19 Mar 2024HANSARDLocal Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2024Before the Minister sits down, can he tell the Committee about extra support and resources for electoral officers? Perhaps I missed what he said about that.26 Feb 2024HANSARDLocal Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these SIs, which put in place new rules on the handing in of postal votes in local, parliamentary and Assembly elections in Northern…26 Feb 2024HANSARDElectoral Commission Strategy and Policy StatementMy Lords, I apologise to the House for my slight delay in getting here; there was an emergency that I had to deal with. I thank the Minister for her introduction and for meeting…06 Feb 2024HANSARDElectoral Commission Strategy and Policy StatementI thank the Minister for her response and her attempt to address the issue. I also thank noble Lords across the House for their thoughtful contributions. A number of them raised…06 Feb 2024HANSARDElectoral Commission Strategy and Policy StatementAt end insert “but that this House regrets that the draft Strategy and Policy Statement has been laid, despite significant concerns raised by the Speaker’s Committee, the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDElectoral Commission Strategy and Policy StatementMy Lords—06 Feb 2024HANSARDTemporary Accommodation CostsMy Lords, local councils across the UK have warned that they are increasingly facing bankruptcy because of the rising cost of preventing homelessness. The National Housing…31 Jan 2024HANSARDCombined Authorities (Mayors) Filling of Vacancies Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I too thank the Minister for introducing these statutory instruments. I concur with many of the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, in relation to district…30 Jan 2024HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument. It corrects very minor errors in a previous statutory instrument. We are pleased that the Government are…23 Jan 2024HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector OmbudsmanMy Lords, when the Government’s new or expanded ombudsman is established, it will have to work closely with local authorities and will have enforcement responsibilities, but it is…18 Jan 2024HANSARDIntergovernmental Relations Within the United KingdomMy Lords, as a proud Lancastrian it is a pleasure to follow a Yorkshireman, the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire—although he did say that Yorkshire is a mess, which was an…18 Jan 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: MouldTo ask His Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of conditions in social housing, including levels of mould.10 Jan 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: MouldMy Lords, may I say how pleased I am to see the noble Baroness back in her place? The death of two year-old Awaab, who was killed by mould in Rochdale, was a shocking insight into…10 Jan 2024