Oral Question·Women and Equalities
“Whether the Government has undertaken an equality impact assessment of the Autumn Statement 2023.”
Tabled: 7 December 2023Answered: 13 December 2023
Asked by
Kerry McCarthy
Labour — Bristol East
Answering Minister
the Minister for Women and Equalities
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
Everyone deserves a safe place to call home. The Housing Secretary has the power to introduce locally led licensing, and will consult on those regulations in the summer. Under our proposals, national standards for supported housing will be enforced by local authorities. I am proud of the action we have taken to back renters—abolishing section 21 evictions, expanding the decent homes standard, and extending Awaab’s law to cover the private rental market.