I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. The Government are committed to strengthening the system of developer contributions to ensure that new developments provide the necessary infrastructure that communities expect. We will set out further details in due course. Earlier I mentioned the changes to the national planning policy framework that were announced in December, and we will also support the increased provision and modernisation of various types of public infrastructure.

I thank the shadow Secretary of State for the constructive way in which he has approached this issue. We all remember what happened at Grenfell and the work that the previous Government did, and we are continuing that work, as outlined in phase 2 of the recommendations. The buildings Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham North and Kimberley (Alex Norris) has been meeting—as I have—members of the community, RBKC and others to make sure we continue on that journey. I hesitate to say, though, that the previous Government made a lot of promises that are challenging.

The shadow Secretary of State has been called a bit later than the hon. Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes), for whom I outlined the reasons we have not put an exact figure on that and confirmed that we will build the biggest increase in affordable and social housing in a generation. I say gently to the shadow Secretary of State that we are delivering for working people by banning no-fault evictions and introducing groundbreaking protections for renters, which the Conservatives promised but did not deliver. We are introducing major planning reforms to build 1.5 million homes; they promised 1.6 million homes, but could not get anywhere. We are also delivering the largest ever single package of devolution measures, pushing power out of Westminster.

I do not blame my hon. Friend for trying, but for good reason we established an independent expert advisory panel—the new towns taskforce—to make recommendations to Ministers on the location and delivery of new towns. The taskforce will submit its final report to Ministers in the coming months.

I am grateful for that question, which raises something mirrored in many parts of this country. The duty to make sure that homes are safe is the responsibility of builders and owners. Where they fall short, there are legal powers for the local authority and for the fire and rescue service to compel them to change.

As my hon. Friend rightly identifies, fire is a devolved matter. In England, stand-alone fire and rescue authorities will see an increase in core spending power of nearly £70 million in 2025-26. Those fire and rescue authorities are required to plan for foreseeable risks in their area, including wildfire and flooding, and to decide where to direct resources.

I am grateful for that question. We will monitor the impact carefully.

We have invested almost £1 billion in tackling homelessness and rough sleeping. We recognise the scandal of temporary accommodation inherited from the previous government. A cross-Government strategy is being developed to address this issue.

We have invested money in a number of schemes through the community ownership fund and are planning legislation for an improved community right to buy. Local authorities play an important role in this process.

We recognise the importance of targeting resources at deprivation and need. The government is looking beyond funding to empower local communities, encouraging initiatives such as high street rental auctions, enhanced community right to buy, and local planning processes.

There are legitimate reasons why developer contributions can be held by local authorities. We are giving attention to cases where significant sums are being held, for instance so they can complete phased development or bring forward other sites over time.

We have inherited record levels of homelessness and rough sleeping. The Government is taking action through funding for local authorities, such as a £500 million housing fund for councils to house vulnerable people and an injection of £2 billion to deliver up to 18,000 new affordable social homes.

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My hon. Friend has been a doughty champion of leaseholders and residential freeholders in her constituency. We are determined to end the injustice of fleecehold entirely, consulting later this year on legislative and policy options.

The Surrey arrangement was accelerated to address the lack of balance between debt liability and assets. We are on track to deliver financially viable unitaries in partnership with local councils.

As the hon. Gentleman will know, chalk streams already have protections in national planning policy, but I am sure that we will continue this discussion on Report of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill later today.

I am always happy to meet my hon. Friend. I know she has had constructive conversations with the Minister with responsibility for building safety, my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham North and Kimberley (Alex Norris), but I am happy to meet her.

We recognise the challenges around uncontracted section 106 units. A complex array of factors has led us to this point, but we are giving serious consideration to how we unblock the problem, and how we get those section 106 homes allocated and people living in them.