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HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)Q I agree with you about the underlying point, and we may seek to address that, but if we have to work with this new regulation of estate management regime, are there any ways you…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, ladies, for your time. Unless I have overlooked them, there are no provisions in the Bill to mandate or impose any requirements on time and fee for providing home…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, gentlemen, for giving us your time this afternoon. I have a question for each of you. Andrew, in the regulation of managing agents, do you think it is necessary to…16 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024
Draft Biodiversity Gain Site Register (Financial Penalties and Fees) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Graham. I thank the Minister for her explanation of the instruments. We welcome both sets of regulations, which are integral…08 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024
Draft Biodiversity Gain Site Register (Financial Penalties and Fees) Regulations 2024I thank the Minister for her response. All the processes that she has outlined, from the scrutiny of the initial plan to the monitoring and enforcement, rely on local authorities…08 Jan 2024HANSARD Long-term Plan for HousingI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. Nothing screams long-term housing plan quite like a statement from the 16th Housing Minister since 2010 outlining the…19 Dec 2023HANSARD COP28As we have heard, the global stocktake decision text that was agreed in Dubai commits the parties to transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems. Can I press the…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe Minister touched on building safety. In the briefing notes on the Bill that accompanied the King’s Speech, under the heading “Improving leaseholders’ consumer rights”,…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI start by declaring an interest: my wife is the joint chief executive of the Law Commission, whose work I intend to cite in my remarks. It is a pleasure to close this Second…11 Dec 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformAs you will no doubt be aware, Madam Deputy Speaker, the Government’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, designed to ban the sale of new leasehold houses, does not actually…04 Dec 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend is right. We know that standards in the social rented sector are inadequate; that is why the Government brought forward their recent legislation, which we…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his response. I do not intend to labour the point at any length, as we have discussed the matter on a number of occasions. I think that there is a clear…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. In considering the replacement possession regime that the Bill will introduce, we have been at pains to convince the…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Tenth sitting)That is an interesting point. Let me probe the Minister on it. There is no maximum period for the implementation of the second date—in other words, there is no period by which the…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 169, in clause 67, page 62, line 21, at end insert— “, save that section 2(b) comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed only to the extent…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)Can the Minister also give us a clearer view of the Government’s view of the future of selective licensing following the Bill’s enactment, given that such schemes are crucial…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend’s point is extremely well made. As I have commented already, there is an issue about which local authorities prioritise these services, but precisely because they…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)Part 3 of the Bill concerns the enforcement authorities, and clause 58 is the key clause. It imposes a new duty on local authorities to enforce, by means of financial penalties or…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)On that basis, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 47 ordered to stand part of the Bill . Clause 48 Offences28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)I have two brief questions for the Minister in relation to this group of clauses. I am more than happy for him to write to me on these points, as they are quite niche. First, the…28 Nov 2023