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HANSARD Town Centres: Stoke-on-TrentIt is an absolute pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Turner, as well as the reassuring presence of Mr Dowd at your side, stewarding the debate along. I thank my hon. Friend the…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThat is only one of the issues; as the hon. Gentleman knows, we debated many others in Committee. I appreciate that there is a principled disagreement on this point. We share his…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillLet me begin by thanking all hon. Members for their contributions. It has been a thoughtful and good-natured debate, and while there are many genuine points of difference and…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillIt is a pleasure to bring this important Bill back to the House this afternoon. Let me begin by thanking hon. Members on both sides of the Chamber for their engagement with it…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI thank the hon. Lady for her question and I agree with the objective that she has in mind, but, as we discussed fairly extensively in Committee, we do not think that the Renters’…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy hon. Friend the Chair of the Select Committee is absolutely right and, as I will detail, that is precisely why the Government are moving to prohibit that practice. As she will…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillIt absolutely will. I will detail some of the other changes that we are making to ensure that the Bill achieves our objectives. Having listened to the concerns raised by numerous…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThere is a lot of bad practice out there. That is the very reason why the Government have acted so quickly to introduce these reforms, and we are confident that once they are in…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI wonder whether I might provide some helpful clarification: this Bill has no provisions in it that deal with minimum energy-efficiency standards in the private rented sector. The…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThe hon. Gentleman tempts me to engage in an entirely different debate. I am more than happy to update him, at the appropriate time, with all the measures that the Government will…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am sympathetic to the hon. Gentleman’s question and his desire for that information, but it is not for me to give a date from the Dispatch Box today; my colleagues in the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI will happily give the hon. Member that assurance, and I am more than happy to ensure that my hon. Friend the Chair of the Committee attends, as well as any other Member with an…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. It has been a real privilege to take this vital piece of legislation through the House. I want to thank everyone who has…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI will, happily, and then I will make some progress.14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.14 Jan 2025HANSARDCompulsory Purchase ReformsI am today publishing a consultation on reforms to the compulsory purchase process and compensation provisions in England and Wales. The Government are determined to achieve our…19 Dec 2024HANSARDDevelopment and the EnvironmentThe Government are determined to rebuild Britain, delivering on our hugely ambitious “plan for change” milestones of building 1.5 million safe and decent homes and fast-tracking…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Building HomesI thank the hon. Gentleman for some of his responses, and for those questions. I am glad that he broadly supports the Government’s target of 1.5 million homes. As he will know,…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Building HomesWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on our plan to build the homes our country so desperately needs. This Labour Government were elected five months…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Building HomesMy hon. Friend will be pleased to know that we have added text to the NPPF to encourage the incorporation of features to protect threatened species, including swifts, but also…12 Dec 2024