Lord Truscott

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the incentives required to encourage housing developers to join a voluntary energy-use monitoring scheme.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their most recent assessment of the expected cost of HS2, and what assessment they have made of whether this represents good value for money.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to mitigate the rising cost of insurance for electric and hybrid vehicles.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in the light of current cost increases, they intend to review the business case for HS2.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to stop managing agents charging leaseholders excessive commission charges for renewing buildings insurance.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce an online calculator for the cost of lease extensions under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether leasehold reform breaches the human rights of freeholders as property owners.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to set the deferment rate in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill to 5 per cent or greater.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will specify (1) the deferment rate, and (2) the rate for discounting future ground rent schemes, in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill on the cost and speed of extending leaseholds.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether banks charge fair and reasonable arrangement fees, and of the impact of such fees, combined with restrictive affordability criteria on the affordability of consumer mortgages.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of cases of energy supply companies using (1) coercive techniques, and (2) untrue statements, to try to compel customers to install smart meters.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) stop, or (2) scale back, HS2; and what estimate they have made of the savings to the taxpayer in either case.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 20 July (HL9153), whether legislation in the Renters (Reform) Bill will override leases in apartment blocks which ban short lets.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 20 July (HL9154), whether inserted sections 16B and 16C of clause 7 of the Renters (Reform) Bill will override leases in blocks of flats which explicitly prohib...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review the impact of the proposed new EPC standards on rental levels in the private rented sector.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the resignation of the chief executive of HS2 on delays and cost overruns on the project.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of clauses 16B and 16C of the Renters (Reform) Bill on blocks of flats whose leases prohibit pets which may cause a nuisance.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to end the shortage of private rental accommodation; and whether such steps include restoring tax relief on buy to let mortgages.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of long-term rental properties in holiday resorts and city centres as a result of the introduction of periodic tenancies.