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HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Tenth sitting)In what month is due course?28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Tenth sitting)How many people and families does the Minister think will be evicted while they wait for reform of the courts, or wait for them to go digital by default? What is the timescale for…28 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseGiven that Hamas have been crystal clear that they have no intention of ever wanting a permanent ceasefire, what discussions have been had with the Palestinian Authority to build…27 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)Would the market respond to that? Is there an opportunity there?23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I will be brief. The proposed definition is, of course, far too broad and our concern on the Opposition Benches is that it could potentially give the green light to that minority…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)But if the guidance is not mandatory for the courts, what is the point?23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)It is essential that the prevention duty is extended here. The Renters (Reform) Bill is supposed to be about homelessness prevention. Local authorities use their discretion, as my…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)With regard to passing on the costs of those insurance products once the market responds—as a social democrat, I make no apologies for using that phrase—how will we ensure that…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I rise to speak in support of amendments 178 and 179, which stand in the name of my good and hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwich, the shadow Minister. I am part of…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)rose—21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)Of course it is far worse in London and, indeed, other cities. I urge the Minister and the Government to do the to do the right thing with this amendment.21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)The question is why it would not be useful for a judge to base that professional, informed decision on criteria that are in front of them.21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I want to probe the Minister a little more on the point that the landlord “reasonably believed” someone could be a student. Some time ago I was a councillor in Fallowfield, which…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship once again, Mr Gray. The central plank of the Bill is the abolition of section 21, as everybody in this room knows. We all…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)Thank you, Mr Gray. I rise to support the amendment, which is a pragmatic response to the current housing market conditions, which are particularly acute in London and the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)On that four-and-a-half-years point, can my hon. Friend clarify how many people have been evicted through no-fault eviction since 2019, when abolition was originally promised?21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)Why could this not be added to the current evaluation plans? Surely good law is about assessment of the planning, implementation and then review. Given the nature of the current…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I did; you didn’t see me.21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)It is about evidencing that. It would be in the guidance, but what kind of evidence would the landlord need to provide?21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Third sitting)Q What is your view of the proposed ombudsman for the private rented sector? Helen Gordon: Obviously, we already have the courts, the first-tier tribunal and the ombudsman.…16 Nov 2023