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HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I intervene to indicate a preference for Amendment 105, which calls for a review of shared ownership, rather than Amendment 79, which calls for a strategy for increasing…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, very briefly, I will speak to Amendment 57, moved by my noble friend. My noble friend started by making a very valid point: if the Government have a firm commitment to…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]Would it be in order to speak to Amendment 66?17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]Amendment 66 in my name is a probing amendment relating to the paragraph which abolishes the provision in earlier legislation to phase out tenancies for life. It has much in…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 109 in my name aims to remedy a manifest injustice whereby the airlines have to pay for customer compensation when the fault lies not with them but with NATS.…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My noble friend is a mind-reader; I was going to refer to Network Rail in about 40 seconds. As I said, as far as NERL’s ownership is concerned, it is different, but that should…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]I thank my noble friend, who may have saved the Minister a bit of trouble. I will make just two points. First, as my noble friend said, the airlines are one of the major…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I hope the House will not agree with Amendment 1. I feel a little bit personal about this because the amendment knocks out huge chunks of the Housing Act 1985, which I…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDWelfare Reforms and Youth UnemploymentMy noble friend Lord Evans asked at the beginning of the debate when the Government would respond to the Select Committee report on social mobility. The report was published in…11 Jun 2026HANSARDWelfare Reforms and Youth UnemploymentIt is a pleasure to follow in the wake of my noble friend Lord Willetts and to join others in commending my noble friend Lord Evans on choosing this highly topical subject for…11 Jun 2026HANSARDRefugee Move-on Period Pilot Evaluation ReportThe Minister will know that contractors acting for the Home Office—Clearsprings and Serco—are bidding for private rented accommodation as asylum seekers move out of hotels. Local…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRefugee Move-on Period Pilot Evaluation ReportMy Lords—10 Jun 2026HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesMy Lords, it is time someone spoke up for the cyclist. Unlike the noble Lord, Lord Shamash, I like e-bikes. I am one of a number of noble Lords on the other side of middle age who…09 Jun 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, the Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes. Sadly, the…08 Jun 2026HANSARDAffordable Housing: Young PeopleMy Lords, young people are paying more in rent than they are on a mortgage, and so they would not need to join the queue for affordable housing if they had some help with a…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick. I will develop part of the argument she adduced—that there is sometimes a case for disposing of…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDonations to Political PartiesFurther to the suggestion from the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, that those who make political donations should be criminalised, hundreds of thousands of people in this country…01 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley. On social care, she is absolutely right. On housing, the Government’s target of 1.5 million homes…20 May 2026HANSARDHome Ownership: First-Time BuyersTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote home ownership for first-time buyers.23 Apr 2026HANSARDHome Ownership: First-Time BuyersI am grateful to the Minister for that reply. Recently, the Prime Minister said: “For my family growing up, the roof over our heads was everything. But for so many families today,…23 Apr 2026