Speeches by Reed.

“My hon. Friend raises a very important point, and I would be happy to write to him with details of our engagement with the Scottish Government.”

“The right hon. Gentleman will remember his former colleagues being caught on video boasting about how they were taking money away from poorer areas, and giving it to wealthier parts of the country that needed it less. Through the fair funding review, this Government are ensuring that funding is aligned with need and wi…”

“Again, much as I would like to comment on matters that are properly for the Budget, the right hon. Gentleman will know that there is a very long-standing convention that prevents me from doing so.”

“It is fair to say that we do not expect any significant fall-off. When I have taken part in radio phone-ins, I have had people say that it is going to lead to a reduction in supply, but I have spoken to developers that are looking to develop more high-quality property available for private rent. In the end, it is not g…”

“The same week that the Act, as it is now, got Royal Assent, I met with representatives from landlords and renters to discuss the next steps, and we committed then to publishing as soon as possible a roadmap towards implementation. I hope that that will be within days now. That will give everyone greater clarity about t…”

“I am very pleased that he is doing that. I think it is happening next week. I have spoken about this with him, because I have a constituency case that involves FirstPort as well, so I have seen, in my own patch, exactly what is going on. I am sure that Minister Pennycook will be extremely robust with FirstPort about pr…”

“It certainly does not sound fair in the way that you have just described it there. If it is okay, I can write back to you on that. I do not have the answer with me right now, but it does not sound right to me.”

“No, I do not. The whole of Government has to work together. I do not see the different Departments as competing with each other. I see them as trying to work in concert to get the outcomes that we want. That is what the Prime Minister meant by a mission-led Government. You are right to point to the crisis that we have …”

“We are consulting on wider reforms to address the concerns that residents living on fleecehold estates are experiencing, including unfair costs or infrastructure that should be in place but is not. That includes looking at legislative options to help overcome the challenges as we find them. That is currently subject to…”

“It is our intention to do it. Of course, things can happen that get in the way of that. We would seek to overcome any of those obstacles, but it remains our objective to achieve that.”

“Either of those are much more polite than some things I get called, but I am happy with Steve.”

“That is what we are intending to get to. You are involved in the pre-legislative scrutiny in this Committee on the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill that we will be publishing before the end of the year. The intention is to end new forms of leasehold within this Parliament.”

“He asked me a question.”

“The previous Government could have taken these steps three years ago and we would not be in this situation today.”

“To get more units built, because 30% of nothing is nothing.”

“It is not really. We are playing catch-up, because of what was left behind by the previous Government. There is a housing crisis, because there are not enough homes of every tenure. The previous Government had 14 years to fix that. They scrapped housebuilding targets and failed to fund the building of social and afford…”

“Clearly, there is a very powerful argument for it.”

“Unfortunately, by convention, I cannot share with you the conversations that I am having with the Treasury.”

“I have had conversations with the Chancellor, and so have my team with the Treasury. The conclusion of that will be announced at the Budget, and it would be wrong of me to anticipate that.”

“No. The way that we are working towards the 1.5 million target is kind of a hockey stick. We are still seeing the tail end of nothing happening under the previous Government. The stimulus that we are putting in for London and the changes brought about by the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are not in force yet. The Bi…”