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HANSARDDraft Houses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Efford. Despite the Minister’s valiant attempt to burnish it, the purpose of this instrument is nothing more than to rapidly…10 May 2023HANSARDDraft Houses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023The Minister is almost arguing that the part 2 licence requirements are unnecessary because other regulatory standards are adequate. If that is the case, why do the Government not…10 May 2023HANSARDDraft Houses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023Will the Minister give way?10 May 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeOn that specific point?25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeThe Minister is right that, when it comes to designing an affordable homes programme, choices have to be made and trade-offs confronted, but does it not trouble him that, despite…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeWill the Minister give way?25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeThere is a strong case for that. It is an issue—one of many—that we are exploring in detail. The situation speaks to a wider failure, which is the abolition of the zero homes…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) on securing this important debate and on the…25 Apr 2023HANSARDFuture of Social Housingrose—19 Apr 2023HANSARDFuture of Social HousingWill the Minister give way?19 Apr 2023HANSARDFuture of Social HousingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I start by warmly congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Weaver Vale (Mike Amesbury) on securing this…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFuture of Social HousingThank you, Mr Paisley. As I was saying, the shared recognition that exists across these Benches of the fact that the lives of far too many social housing tenants are blighted by…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFuture of Social HousingWill the Minister give way?19 Apr 2023HANSARDDraft Building (Public Bodies and Higher-Risk Building Work) (England) Regulations 2023It was about the impact assessment.27 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Building (Public Bodies and Higher-Risk Building Work) (England) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Robert. I thank the Minister for that concise explanation. The regulations, as he said, simply ensure that building control on…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety Costs: Support for LeaseholdersThey will only ever deal with a fraction of the problem at best, but the developer remediation contract and the forthcoming responsible actors scheme are welcome. Yet, as things…27 Mar 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities: Specialist WorkforceI thank the hon. Member for allowing me an intervention. I intervene purely because the issue that I hear most about from parents of SEN children is the lengthy waiting time for…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Brain Tumour Research FundingWe have been talking about research funding specifically, but the hon. Lady is right: many sufferers will only find out that they have a brain tumour when they experience a…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I commend once again the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) for introducing this extremely important Bill, and congratulate him…03 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I rise to speak to the new clauses and amendments in my name. I join the Minister in welcoming Grenfell United, Shelter and others to the Public Gallery. There is a shared…01 Mar 2023