Member

I am grateful to the Minister for her positive response at Second Reading. I am also grateful to officials for the time that they gave to discuss these ideas. I know that Ministers are willing actively to consider innovative solutions of this character. I hope that the social housing regulator will be key to ensuring that partnership registered providers fall within the regulatory regime, that all the standards are met and that the long-term interests of tenants will be protected. But, at the same time, I hope that the social housing regulator and Ministers give their support to large-scale stock transfers through the publication of additional guidance.