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HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I really do hope that the Minister will concede on this point. One of the striking themes that emerged in the evidence sessions was just how little we know about what is happening…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I agree with my hon. Friend about all this. In fact, tragically, my office is dealing at the moment with a family where the children have been taken into care as a consequence.…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)indicated assent .21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)Thank you, Mr Gray. I was merely making the point that agreeing the principle in the Bill but not setting a date, or making the date consequential on an unmeasurable set of…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)Once again, the Government are falling into the trap of creating a system that will create problems for itself, because they refuse to accept the sheer complexity of real people’s…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)As this point was raised with the Minister, can he share with the Committee the statistics that demonstrate the scale of that problem?21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Short answers are fine. Simon Mullings: We are lucky because we have had very recent statistics. The timescales for the various stages of possession and litigation are exactly as…16 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Can I ask for your views on the Government’s intention to delay the abolition of section 21 pending court reform? You are all litigators. Is that necessary, given the present…16 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Third sitting)Q Could I just go back to the issue of advice and representation? You both made the point that there are strong arguments for tenants being represented. Will you tell us what…16 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I want to ask your views on the amendment to ground 14 on antisocial behaviour. What safeguards do you think would need to be incorporated to ensure that, for example, that does…16 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Can we go back to the issue of illegal evictions? Roz, you said that there is a lack of data in that area, which is absolutely right. Your organisation, probably more than…16 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I want to ask you about the decision not to proceed with the proposal in the “A fairer private rented sector” White Paper on limiting the amount of rent that the landlord can…16 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Third sitting)Q Some tenants are keen and able to exercise the right to purchase. What are your views on how that relationship might work in terms of when grounds are sought for a property to…16 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q Julie, your report from a few years ago was helpful in encouraging people to think about the private rented sector not as a homogeneous whole, but as having different markets…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q I appreciate that that is your view. Is it actually based on research that you have done, or on an evidence base, or is this mostly anecdotal? Do you have other ideas as to how…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q When the Bill was first presented, the British Property Federation indicated some concerns about the relationship between a minimum tenancy period and the growth of the short…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q Can I go back to the decent homes issue? The repair and maintenance of properties is central to the issue of the security of tenants who are seeking to enforce their rights, and…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q Apart from probationary tenancies, most social housing tenants have secure tenancies. You will be aware of the Bill’s amendments to ground 14 on antisocial behaviour. Given the…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Sorry to gently push you, but I ask again: is your view based on an actual report or evidence base, or is this anecdotal? Ian Fletcher: It is anecdotal; there is no empirical…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesAfter the terrorist atrocity of 7 October and with an estimated 11,000 Palestinians dead, there is a new fear: that of forced and permanent displacement of the Palestinian people.…14 Nov 2023