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Written Question
Belfast Agreement: USA
Tuesday 17th November 2020

Asked by: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, or plan to have, with President-elect Biden about the Belfast Agreement.

Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)

This Government looks forward to engaging and working closely with the new President-elect. The Prime Minister spoke to Mr Biden and assured him that the UK Government would continue to uphold the Belfast Agreement in all circumstances. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is also engaging with US politicians and congressmen of all parties.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Social Rented Housing: Construction

"My Lords, we are keen for local authorities and other social landlords to build more homes. That is why we have recently announced an additional £2 billion increase in the affordable homes programme to more than £9 billion for affordable housing, including social rents. We have also provided rental certainty …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Social Rented Housing: Construction

"My Lords, I remind the House of the commitment of the Government to build 1 million more new homes by 2020 and an additional half a million by 2022. In pursuance of that, we look at the borrowing capacity of local authorities. They currently have £3.6 billon of housing revenue …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Social Rented Housing: Construction

"My Lords, my noble friend is very well versed in these matters—few people in the House have more experience than him—and I know that we worked closely together when I was in another department in relation to climate change. It is true that retrofitting is a large part of what …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Social Rented Housing: Construction

"My Lords, my noble friend Lord Young is absolutely right: of course there are circumstances. As I have indicated on two occasions this morning, we are discussing with local authorities the headroom available. Obviously, that depends on circumstances; they differ very much from area to area. We have reached a …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Social Rented Housing: Construction

"My Lords, in relation to the £2 billion the noble Lord mentioned, obviously we will come forward with additional information on how that money is to be deployed; much of it will be for social rent, but it is an additional amount, as he rightly says, on the affordable housing …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Social Rented Housing: Construction

"My Lords, my noble friend will be very much aware, because she takes a great interest in these things, that there is considerable evidence of that, as I have just demonstrated in relation to the White Paper: a £2.3 billion housing infrastructure fund; a £45 million land release fund; money …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Social Rented Housing: Construction

"My Lords, the noble Lord is right that those are instrumental. If I could take one to tell him about: on self and custom builds, local authorities are very much being encouraged to progress that. They are being obliged to; they have to keep a register in relation to right …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Oct 2017
District Councils

"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, for moving this debate and outlining the importance of district councils, the range of services that they cover, the area coverage and the trusted, familial and responsive nature of district councils, as well as for the energetic way in which he …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Oct 2017
District Councils

"I think I heard a murmur that it could come from cancelling Brexit. If people are suggesting that, they had better tell us how they are going to go about doing it. There are some serious fundamental issues lying behind any increase in spending.

That said, we have councils up …..."
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