Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill [Lords]

I thank the hon. Lady for mentioning Solace, which has a very good reputation across London. It i...

That support for victims of domestic violence is incredibly important. Will the Minister say a li...

The average stay in a hostel or refuge can be up to four and a half or five months, so a local co...

It is true that some local authorities take the view that the Minister describes, but would it no...

That is a very good question, but I do not think there is the problem that the hon. Gentleman thi...

I am very pleased that the Bill is being introduced, but will my hon. Friend give us a little mor...

The Bill is specifically about lifetime tenancies. The review of women’s refuges is about provisi...

I pay tribute to colleagues in the other place for their work on this Bill, particularly my party...

Does my hon. Friend agree that since 2010 the situation for women and others escaping violent sit...

My hon. Friend makes the important point that it is not a single issue but a variety of factors t...

To set the record straight, it is not a review. It is an audit, and we have been asked by those i...

I thank the Minister for that comment. I genuinely believe that this has been asked for as a resu...

It is a great honour to speak in this debate, and I fully support this important and welcome piec...

I call Gavin Newlands.

5.56 pm

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—it is pleasure to see one of Renfrewshire’s ain back in the Chair...

It is an honour to make a brief contribution to this debate on a much needed and welcome Bill, wh...

On the amount of council housing that there is, a tiny amount is being built and that has been th...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making that interesting point, although I do not agree wi...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that one of the best opportunities for local authorities to provide...

Yes, that should certainly be encouraged if councils have assets and land in their portfolios and...

The Bill is a welcome step towards the provision of increased security and stability when those f...

The Bill is a good example of legislation not having to be contentious to be worth while and, ind...

I very much welcome the Bill and its variation to the Housing and Planning Act 2016. In particula...

I rise to speak briefly on this Bill. Like other colleagues, I welcome the limited but important ...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the system would only really work if we replaced like for like...

I partly agree with the hon. Lady. A big flaw in the original right to buy policy was that the sa...

I think that I can probably say without contradiction from the Chair that this has been a wide-ra...

With the leave of the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, I am grateful to have the opportunity to respo...

Will the Minister give way?

No, I will not—I have to move on.

My hon. Friend the Member for Clacton (Giles Watling) bro...

We now come to the programme motion. I must inform the House that paragraph 5 of the motion on th...