My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Cumberlege for moving this amendment. Before I look at the substance of it, on housing need generally I think it will be borne out by statistics that even if all migration were to stop now—it will not because the Prime Minister made...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Cumberlege for moving this amendment. Before I look at the substance of it, on housing need generally I think it will be borne out by statistics that even if all migration were to stop now—it will not because the Prime Minister made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance has been given to local authorities to safeguard children identified as in need or at risk as a result of migration of families when support with housing costs through (a) local housing allowance and (b) universal credit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance has been given to local authorities to safeguard children identified as in need or at risk as a result of migration of families when support with housing costs through (a) local housing allowance and (b) universal credit...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate has been made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of additional households being formed in each of the next 20 years which will be attributable to net migration.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate has been made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of additional households being formed in each of the next 20 years which will be attributable to net migration.

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Today, I am publishing Managing the Impacts of Migration: Improvements and Innovations. It sets out the progress made across government against the commitments made in June 2008 to...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Today, I am publishing Managing the Impacts of Migration: Improvements and Innovations. It sets out the progress made across government against the commitments made in June 2008 to...

Today, I am publishing "Managing the Impacts of Migration: Improvements and Innovations". It sets out the progress made across Government against the commitments made in June 2008 to support local areas managing the impacts of migration on their communities. The document also outlines new Government support on migration issues and...

Today, I am publishing "Managing the Impacts of Migration: Improvements and Innovations". It sets out the progress made across Government against the commitments made in June 2008 to support local areas managing the impacts of migration on their communities. The document also outlines new Government support on migration issues and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent steps the Government have taken to help local communities manage the effects of migration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent steps the Government have taken to help local communities manage the effects of migration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will estimate the impact on housing prices of the level of immigration projected by the Government Actuary's Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will estimate the impact on housing prices of the level of immigration projected by the Government Actuary's Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what modelling her Department has undertaken on migration patterns affecting coastal towns; and what account has been taken of that modelling in formulating Government policy in relation to those towns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what modelling her Department has undertaken on migration patterns affecting coastal towns; and what account has been taken of that modelling in formulating Government policy in relation to those towns.

Enforcement has improved, but issues still remain. We intend to carry out a review of the building regulations to make sure that we have a proper system in place. It has been 20 years since there was major reform to the regulation of social housing. Giving tenants a bigger say...

Enforcement has improved, but issues still remain. We intend to carry out a review of the building regulations to make sure that we have a proper system in place. It has been 20 years since there was major reform to the regulation of social housing. Giving tenants a bigger say...

Yes, indeed. In fact, we want to go further on that agenda and to make sure that we do not have rigid rules, but that we are flexible and can absolutely ensure that we get renewable energy into our homes as part of our move towards zero-carbon.

Yes, indeed. In fact, we want to go further on that agenda and to make sure that we do not have rigid rules, but that we are flexible and can absolutely ensure that we get renewable energy into our homes as part of our move towards zero-carbon.

On the subject of green homes, will the Secretary of State confirm that the Merton rule will be preserved that allows local authorities to introduce tougher environmental standards?

On the subject of green homes, will the Secretary of State confirm that the Merton rule will be preserved that allows local authorities to introduce tougher environmental standards?

I am grateful to the right hon. Lady as I should like her to correct the impression she may have just given the House with an inaccurate or partial quote from something that I may have said three years ago. I have repeatedly maintained that we need more affordable housing;...

I am grateful to the right hon. Lady as I should like her to correct the impression she may have just given the House with an inaccurate or partial quote from something that I may have said three years ago. I have repeatedly maintained that we need more affordable housing;...

Does the hon. Gentleman support the building of 3 million new homes by 2020?

Does the hon. Gentleman support the building of 3 million new homes by 2020?

When building these new homes, can we bear in mind the standards to which they are built? Will the new agency contribute to the Government's ambition of carbon-neutral homes by 2016?

When building these new homes, can we bear in mind the standards to which they are built? Will the new agency contribute to the Government's ambition of carbon-neutral homes by 2016?

Absolutely. My hon. Friend makes a very important point. Quality as well as quantity is fundamental, and that brings me to my next point. I am talking about not the one-size-fits-all monolithic estates of the past, but mixed communities, supported by excellent schools, transport and hospitals; decent design, which helps...

Absolutely. My hon. Friend makes a very important point. Quality as well as quantity is fundamental, and that brings me to my next point. I am talking about not the one-size-fits-all monolithic estates of the past, but mixed communities, supported by excellent schools, transport and hospitals; decent design, which helps...

The key issue is where the homes are to be built and what homes are to be built. I should be interested in the right hon. Lady giving a precise definition of what she means by an ““eco-home””.

The key issue is where the homes are to be built and what homes are to be built. I should be interested in the right hon. Lady giving a precise definition of what she means by an ““eco-home””.