Speeches by Cooper.

“That works for new developments, but what about conversion? Emily d'Albuquerque: These are fairly technical processes. We anticipate that it will be somewhat more streamlined because, instead of having to go through what is probably a collective enfranchisement and then a commonhold conversion process, it will feel mor…”

“Emily, the Land Registry is going to have quite a central role in the establishment of commonholds under the legislation, and the registrar is mentioned several times in the documentation that needs to be lodged. From a Land Registry perspective, what is the process going to be for developers and leaseholders looking t…”

“This will be a worrying time not only for households, but for the energy- intensive businesses in my constituency. Last year, we lost soda ash production from Northwich after 150 years, in part due to the high energy costs. What support does my right hon. Friend intend to provide businesses both to get through this cri…”

“I am curious to know whether you can think of any other area of public policy, ever, where the Government have offered a 40-year transition period for investors to adjust. It seems wildly generous—certainly to me and maybe to many members of this Committee. Can you think of any other examples?”

“Previously, Governments have considered an immediate peppercorning for existing ground rents. Do you consider the 40-year change to peppercorn to be a reasonable compromise?”

“I would like to ask you about the Government’s estimates of the value transfer that they published in the policy paper. They estimate a value transfer, for a transitional period of 40 years, of between 55% and 61% from freeholders to leaseholders. They also set out modelling based on a 20-year transitional period and a…”

“If there is time, Chair.”

“I have one final point because I know we are short on time. You talked about the risk to pension funds. Analysis from the predecessor Department to MHCLG showed that less than 1% of pension fund investments were in residential properties. Is the risk of the collapse of pension fund investments not overstated?”

“Successive Governments, over several Parliaments, have made similar manifesto commitments on leasehold reform and ground rent caps. Do you accept that there is a clear mandate from the public, from the electorate, to pursue these reforms?”

“For which they received over £1 billion in funding under the previous Government—Lord Gove is sitting behind you—and the Building Safety Act requires leaseholders to contribute towards that as well. Ground rent has been in place for quite a long time, so I am asking what people receive in exchange for their ground rent…”

“Perhaps we will come back to that if there is time. Is it your contention that what leaseholders receive in exchange for their ground rent is the removal of combustible cladding? What else do they receive in exchange for their ground rent?”

“I will come back to ground rent, but could you state what aspects of the legislation RFA members are opposed to, and what they support?”

“Good morning, Charmaine. In its comments after the draft Bill was published, the Residential Freehold Association said: “The inclusion of a ground rent cap in the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill represents a wholly unjustified interference with existing property rights which if enacted, would seriously damag…”

“I am Andrew Cooper, the Labour MP for Mid Cheshire and I declare an interest that I served on Cheshire West and Chester council with Katie Kendrick, who is one of the founders of the National Leasehold Campaign.”

“The hon. Lady makes a passionate case and spoke movingly about the debate in her own family and how to protect her children. I recognise that. I have two young children and I think carefully about what they look at online. I worry about when they get older and how we will deal with that. The hon. Lady talks about age-g…”

“Many of us, on both sides of the House, are sympathetic to both new clauses. We heard very clearly in evidence sessions that the Computer Misuse Act, as it is today, has a chilling effect on the operation of the cyber-security industry in this country and on whether such companies want to locate here as opposed to othe…”

“T8. The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has just published a report on social housing conditions, warning that just under 430,000 social homes are non-decent. Additional research shows that in the north, more than 100,000 social homes will reach end of life over the next 10 years. I am chairing the …”

“Q We have heard evidence today about the appropriateness of individual sectoral regulators being responsible for this, versus a single regulator. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the sectoral regulators were in favour of a sectoral approach, and we heard differing views from other people. The hon. Member for Bromsgrove already …”

“Q I have a question for Jill Broom. You were talking about the incident reporting requirements. Do you think the legislation strikes the right balance to encourage organisations to come forward when they have been attacked, so that the sector can learn from that and vulnerabilities can be patched out in other areas, or…”

“Q With respect, Minister, that sounds like quite a lot of, “This is what I hope will happen and this is what I wish to happen.” How will you mandate that it happens? Does there need to be something in the legislation to ensure that there is a duty of candour between regulators? Kanishka Narayan: The Bill currently says…”