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HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise for missing my cue and interrupting the wind-ups. I will speak briefly to Amendments 2 and 14. On Amendment 2, veterans from the Building Safety Bill will…18 Oct 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I very much welcome the Government’s response to our debate in Committee in tabling government Amendment 4, which is a very welcome step forward. It honours the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDHealth TaxesFurther to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, is my noble friend aware of the independent Khan review into smoking, commissioned by Sajid Javid and published in June?…12 Oct 2022HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy Lords, my noble friend will know that the leasehold reform Bill was originally planned for this Session and has now been postponed to the next one. In the meantime, in addition…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will add a brief footnote to the speech made by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, who spoke to Amendment 30, to which I have added my name, as she said. As we have been…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I cannot help thinking that the government amendments seem to have had an easier time than the amendments from the rest of the Committee. I want to oppose the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who took part in this debate. As this is the last debate, can I say that my noble friend the Minister deserves commendation for how she…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLeaseholders: Service ChargesMy Lords, would not the problems mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, and other problems faced by leaseholders be addressed by the promised leasehold reform Bill, originally…20 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance PressuresMy Lords, my noble friend will know that today the Government published the better care fund framework 2022-23, with some £7 billion to join up health and social care. Against a…19 Jul 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for introducing this statutory instrument. I appreciate that she was engaged on other government Bills when the legislation was going…19 Jul 2022HANSARDHealthy Homes Bill [HL]My Lords, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, on his choice of subject for this Bill, furthering a campaign that he has promoted in this House for some time. It is a pleasure to…15 Jul 2022HANSARDBusiness and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank my noble friend for introducing the statutory instrument and putting it in context. As she said, it rolls forward the existing pavement licences regime for…14 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Low Income Families with ChildrenMy Lords, in her initial Answer, my noble friend mentioned the household support fund, which gives valuable support to low-income families. It was due to close in September, but I…13 Jul 2022HANSARDShortage of WorkersMy Lords, I hope my noble friend will stay in post whatever happens. She will know that there are many thousands of people with a disability who are none the less capable of…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, my amendment will not take a moment to explain and is very simple. It is relevant only if the House decides to change the sitting hours by rejecting the amendments moved…05 Jul 2022HANSARDAirports: DelaysTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of recent airport delays.30 Jun 2022HANSARDAirports: DelaysI am grateful to my noble friend. Responsibility for the chaos rests primarily with the airports, which are not providing the necessary support services, and with the airlines,…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a real pleasure to be the first to compliment my noble friend on his maiden speech. He has entered the Benches on this side of the House the hard way. He had to…27 Jun 2022HANSARDHousing: Private RentersMy Lords, I warmly welcome the measures that my noble friend announced on Monday, which will improve the terms of trade for private tenants, particularly against bad landlords.…22 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Homes CommitmentTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they remain committed to building 300,000 new homes a year.21 Jun 2022