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HANSARD Section 21 EvictionsIt is a pleasure, Ms Nokes, to serve with you in the Chair. This has been an important and timely debate because, as we have heard in the many excellent contributions this…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Section 21 EvictionsJust to clarify—I think it might be helpful. I think the Minister said it is the Government’s intention to introduce a renters reform Bill in this Parliament. Will he give us a…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Section 21 EvictionsI deliberately did not assign to the hon. Gentleman a blanket position of “no reform”, but I think that, on this point, he is fundamentally wrong. We need reform, on section 21…25 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. As we are approaching the end of this Committee’s life, I will take the opportunity to thank the Clerks, Doorkeepers, Hansard…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The proceedings of this Committee over the many months of its existence clearly detail the unwillingness of Ministers to…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I welcome that response from the Minister, and particularly his clarification that there will be no change to the status quo. However, I am slightly puzzled because I cannot think…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)The Minister is determined to disappoint me in our exchanges, but I accept that he feels unable to opine on the Government’s intentions regarding the onshore wind that they have…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Me again, Mr Hollobone. New clause 71 is in my name and those of my hon. Friends the Members for Nottingham North and for…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)The Minister will appreciate that I find that response disappointing; there is a clear difference of opinion. We think that the existing duties, requirements and guidance are not…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I tabled new clause 72 some time ago, with a view to pressing the Government to remove the de facto moratorium imposed for many years on the development of onshore wind. The…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s response. The new clause was probing, as he will have seen, and I therefore do not intend to press it to a vote. I am reassured that he has already…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)That example perfectly illustrates the pressures that planning departments are under. There is a general resourcing issue. We know that applications can be delayed by months, if…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for that response. I take on board and appreciate the point that he makes about proportionality and whether this new clause is too prescriptive in that…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is fitting that new clause 73 is the last that I will move, because it deals with an issue that I care deeply about. I…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)Can she explain why subsection (2) allows regulations to include provision to create criminal offences, in similar ways to sections 3 and 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824, which the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)As I think the Minister will expect, I am naturally disappointed by his response. There are times when hiding behind the fact that there are trade-offs in balancing problems is…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I rise to speak to new clause 68, in my name and those of my colleagues, and to speak in support of new clause 43. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for York Central on…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Buckingham. I think that hate might be too strong a word, but I certainly share his preference for in-person over virtual meetings,…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)We have serious concerns about the potential implications of Government new clause 60, which, as the Minister has made clear, will provide the Secretary of State with the power to…18 Oct 2022