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HANSARDNew Homes Accelerator Programme: Stretton HallStretton Hall is one of seven sites that the Government have identified to date that we believe would benefit from support through the new homes accelerator, which is a joint…28 Oct 2024HANSARDNew Homes Accelerator Programme: Stretton HallI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I have not had the opportunity to visit the site, but I intend to do so in the future, along with the other new homes accelerator…28 Oct 2024HANSARDLeasehold ReformOne of the most urgent things we need to do—we are working on this at pace—is to bring into force the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act. As I made clear in…28 Oct 2024HANSARDLeasehold ReformThe Government intend to act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and…28 Oct 2024HANSARDNPPF: Fast Food OutletsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question, which is as helpful as ever. I always look at the experience of other nations on planning reform. I recently met the Housing Minister…28 Oct 2024HANSARDNPPF: Fast Food OutletsAs I said in my original response, we recently consulted on how the planning system could do more to support the creation of healthy places. I will continue to work closely with…28 Oct 2024HANSARDNPPF: Fast Food OutletsThe Government are committed to improving public health and reducing health inequalities. As part of the consultation on proposed reforms to the national planning policy…28 Oct 2024HANSARDGreen Belt Protection: Farnham and BordonI am more than happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss the matter further. On the principled point he raises, when local authorities are developing local development plans…28 Oct 2024HANSARDGreen Belt Protection: Farnham and BordonThe Government attach great importance to the green belt, including the more than 20,000 hectares in the borough of Waverley in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency. In planning…28 Oct 2024HANSARDPlanning ReformI wrote to local leaders in the greater Cambridge area a few weeks ago to make it clear that the Government believe the area is a site where we should take forward nationally…28 Oct 2024HANSARDPlanning ReformI thank my hon. Friend for that question. I assure him and the House that the Government are committed to securing better environmental outcomes alongside facilitating the…28 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q Sorry to pull you up, but we have not consulted on it yet. We have not told you what it consists of yet; you are pre-empting it. Is it the principle? Judicaelle Hammond: No, it…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (First sitting)Q Richard, thank you for your time this morning. I have put it to other witnesses that, in general, the potential of the database and the ombudsman to make a real difference as…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q I would argue that we are giving students special treatment. To be entirely candid, I took some time to come to a view on what we should do in this area. We want students to…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, gentlemen, for coming to speak to us this morning. It would not be a Bill Committee evidence session if every interest group was not telling us that it had a way to…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q In response to the previous Government’s White Paper, “A fairer private rented sector”, you questioned whether we should look to introduce a decent homes standard to the private…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q Perhaps I can just check this, because I am not entirely clear: did your organisation author the Nationwide Foundation report? Anna Evans: Yes.22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q So I think it would be worth teasing something out, because it was an interesting report. To touch on what you just said, I took from the report that the tenancy reform in…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Yes, that is very useful. Thank you. Anna Evans: In terms of the differences between your Bill and the private residential tenancy, I have to confess that I am not an expert on…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q That is very useful. I have one final question. The previous Government did this as well, but the case for a specific ground for possession to ensure that the cyclical nature of…22 Oct 2024