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HANSARDHousing Needs: Young PeopleI am aware of the point that the right hon. Member raises. To respond to his wider point about oversight, like all affordable providers of social housing, housing associations are…16 Apr 2026HANSARDHousing Needs: Young PeopleIn all candour, I am not entirely sure that I follow the hon. Gentleman’s point. However, he will know from the recent consultation on a revised national planning policy framework…16 Apr 2026HANSARDHousing Needs: Young PeopleWe have.16 Apr 2026HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsAlongside our commitment to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable house building in a generation, the Government are determined to drive a transformational and…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsI am very sorry to learn of the experience of my hon. Friend’s constituent. All housing association homes must be free from dangerous damp and mould. I note that her case arose…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsSocial landlords are held to regulatory standards that are overseen by the regulator. I am sorry to hear about the experience of John and Barbara and others. If the hon. Lady…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsRegistered providers of social housing, whoever they are, must address non-decency wherever it exists and must do so in a timely and professional manner. Where there are concerns…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsWe are taking a number of steps to assist local authorities whose HRAs are under pressure, including the rent convergence introduction, which I know the hon. Gentleman is aware…13 Apr 2026HANSARDLeasehold Reform: Integrated Retirement CommunitiesOn 19 March, we published a full impact assessment for the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. The hon. Gentleman will be aware that we are also consulting on precisely…13 Apr 2026HANSARDLeasehold Reform: Integrated Retirement CommunitiesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his well-judged question. Let me reassure him that the Government understand the distinct operational and financial models that underpin specialist…13 Apr 2026HANSARDLeasehold Reform: Integrated Retirement CommunitiesI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. High and rising service charges are putting unprecedented financial pressure on leaseholders. They are also causing more and more issues…13 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Homes: Sales Commission ChargesThe Government appreciate fully the long-standing concern among park home residents about the requirement to pay site owners a commission upon the sale of a park home. On 5 March,…13 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Homes: Sales Commission ChargesI fully understand the hon. Gentleman’s desire to secure change in relation to this matter, and I can assure him that I share his eagerness to proceed quickly. Unfortunately, the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Homes: Sales Commission ChargesI again emphasise that I appreciate the frustration among park home owners. Unfortunately, we do not have the evidential basis that we need to act. We will need to make a decision…13 Apr 2026HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: RegistrationResponsibility for developing a registration scheme for short-term lets in England lies with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which is building a simple and…13 Apr 2026HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: RegistrationI understand the acute pressures that my hon. Friend faces in her constituency as a result of an excessive concentration of short-term lets. She and I met only recently to discuss…13 Apr 2026HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: RegistrationI assure the right hon. Gentleman that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is working closely with digital delivery experts to ensure that the registration service is…13 Apr 2026HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: RegistrationAs I have said, we know that excessive concentrations of short-term lets affect urban and rural constituencies, and that coastal communities in particular are feeling the acute…13 Apr 2026HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: RegistrationThe hon. Gentleman is well aware of what we have already done on furnished lettings exemption. We look at taxation in this regard and keep it under constant review. We have had a…13 Apr 2026HANSARDProtecting the Green BeltThe Government are committed to preserving green belts, which have served England’s towns and cities well over many decades. We have not changed the five purposes of the green…13 Apr 2026