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HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillIf my hon. Friend will allow me, I am about to come to the ombudsman, but I would like to make a point about affordability. Concern was expressed by several hon. Members about…09 Oct 2024HANSARDNew TownsThe post-war new towns programme was the most ambitious town-building effort ever undertaken in the UK. It transformed the lives of millions of working people by giving them…08 Oct 2024HANSARDPlanning Policy: Traveller SitesI thank the hon. Member for that point. To answer him directly, on national development management policies, which I mentioned, we stated in the NPPF consultation—which is still…11 Sept 2024HANSARDPlanning Policy: Traveller SitesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dame Siobhain. I formally congratulate you on your honour—I have not had the chance to do so yet. I congratulate the hon. Member…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Housing: Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyI will touch on rural exception sites, and the land market in particular, but I come back to the point that none of that negates the need for ambitious housing targets, via…09 Sept 2024HANSARD Housing: Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyMy hon. Friend pre-empts what I was about to say; I was just about to address second homes and short-term lets. I take her point, and I am sorry to hear about the situation in…09 Sept 2024HANSARD Housing: Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyI thank the hon. Lady and appreciate that she was cut off. As Mr Speaker, Madam Deputy Speaker and the other Deputy Speakers remind us, interventions have to be short, but I am…09 Sept 2024HANSARD Housing: Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyI thank my hon. Friend for that point. I acknowledge the pressures and the challenges. We need to give local authorities the tools to shape the type of development undertaken—not…09 Sept 2024HANSARD Housing: Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyI congratulate the hon. Member for St Ives (Andrew George) on securing this important debate, and I commend him for the forceful but thoughtful case he made on behalf of his…09 Sept 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyI thank the hon. Lady for drawing attention to the appalling record of the previous Government on affordable housing, in particular social rented housing. Over the past 10 years,…02 Sept 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyMy hon. Friend is correct. The Government have today published a formal response to that consultation, setting out precisely why we will not be taking those proposals forward. It…02 Sept 2024HANSARDLeasehold ReformThe Government are committed to finally bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end. To do so, we will implement the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024,…02 Sept 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyAs my hon. Friend will be aware, the Government are committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable house building in a generation. In the 59 days that we…02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her question, and I am more than happy to meet her to discuss those issues.02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have made it clear in that very consultation that we do not intend to change the general purpose or extent of the green belt. We are committed to making changes to…02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have started to review the increased right to buy discounts introduced in 2012, as we promised to do in our manifesto. We will lay secondary legislation in the…02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government do not intend to require local planning authorities to amend neighbourhood plans in the future. Communities will continue to be able to choose whether they review…02 Sept 2024HANSARDLeasehold ReformThe distinct set of problems faced by residential freeholders that my hon. Friend describes are well known and understood. As we set out in our manifesto, the Government are…02 Sept 2024HANSARDLeasehold ReformI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question. He draws attention to one of the many failings of the feudal leasehold system, which is precisely why we finally intend to end…02 Sept 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyI think the hon. Gentleman is referring to the changes to the national planning policy framework rather than to social housing specifically. We have made those changes proposed to…02 Sept 2024