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HANSARDHousing DeliveryToday, I set out further steps the Government are taking to realise the full potential of greater Cambridge as part of our plans to supercharge growth in the Oxford- Cambridge…23 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI thank my hon. Friend for that point well made, which I will respond to directly as I wind up. We know that many tenants out there want the great security, rights and protections…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillWith the leave of the House, I will close this brief but thoughtful debate. I thank all right hon. and hon. Members who have spoken for their contributions. In the time available,…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillToday is a momentous day, because, subject to agreement from this House, the Renters’ Rights Bill will have completed all its stages and will therefore shortly become law. This…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that point. We want to provide both renters and landlords with certainty about how the new system will be implemented. I will say a bit more…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am going to make a bit more progress. As I made clear when we considered Lords amendments to the Bill on 8 September, although the Government were not prepared to accept…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThe Northern Ireland Assembly can access this legislation online, but I will certainly continue to have conversations with Ministers in all the devolved Administrations about what…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillWe have ongoing dialogue with colleagues in the Ministry of Defence about this issue, and if the hon. Member will allow me, I will elaborate on how we think these amendments will…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in their amendments 19B, 19C and 19D.22 Oct 2025HANSARDNational Infrastructure Planning: Data CentresThe Government are committed to ensuring that the planning system effectively facilitates development to meet the needs of a modern economy, including supporting essential digital…15 Oct 2025HANSARDHome Buying and Selling ConsultationsMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Baroness Taylor of Stevenage) has today made the following statement: The Government are determined to modernise the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDNew Generation of New TownsOne of the first actions this Government took upon assuming office was to establish an independent expert advisory panel, the New Towns Taskforce, to support the delivery of our…13 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be more than happy to do so.13 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe absolutely need to make housing affordable. One of the primary ways in which we can do that is to build more homes of all tenures, which is precisely what we are committed to…13 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the right hon. Gentleman knows, I agree that we have seen unintended consequences of the 2010 CIL regulations—they have unfairly penalised some homeowners. I can only reiterate…13 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry to learn about the loss of social rented homes in that instance. I can assure my hon. Friend that the Government are committed to reinvigorating council house building,…13 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will refer the hon. Lady’s comments about the warm homes plan to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. If she wishes to write to me with details of any…13 Oct 2025HANSARDLeasehold SystemI can assure the hon. Lady that we will tackle the injustice of fleecehold as part of the ambitious changes that we intend to make to the leasehold system, with a view to bringing…13 Oct 2025HANSARDLeasehold SystemWe remain committed to protecting residential freeholders on private and mixed-tenure housing estates from unfair charges of the type that the hon. Lady described. We will consult…13 Oct 2025HANSARDLeasehold SystemMy hon. Friend highlights that, as many of us know, the reality of home ownership for so many leaseholders falls far short of the dream. We absolutely agree that we need to…13 Oct 2025