Thank you very much, and I'm very grateful to Julie Morgan for choosing 'no fault' section 21 notices as a subject for this debate today, and I'm also grateful to Julie for the very helpful meeting that she organised last week to give me and my officials the chance to explore the issues in more depth with Julie, with Dawn Bowden and with Shelter. I've been really pleased to have some further discussions on this particular issue with Crisis earlier on today. 

Whilst I'm committed to working with landlords to build a vibrant private rented sector, this cannot be at the expense of tenants. How some landlords use section 21 notices is quite rightly of concern to many people, as we've heard during this debate, and it is to me. As we've heard, having to find a new home, covering the cost of moving, finding the deposit for a new tenancy before the current one is repaid, and suffering the potential stress and emotional upset of a move are all very real concerns. And that's before you take into account issues such as finding a new school for the children, moving away from families and social support networks. 

Section 21 notices mean that a family can face massive upheaval in a very short time, and all without the landlord needing to justify the issue of the notice in the first place. So, I do think that the time is right for a wider discussion on the use of 'no fault' notices. There are many aspects to be considered, and today's debate has certainly served to highlight some of them. I believe that, with imagination and partnership, we can have a private rented sector that works for both landlords and tenants. 

I think it's helpful if we look back as to how we got to where we are today. The ability of a landlord to issue a minimum two-month 'no fault' notice to end a tenancy was introduced under the Housing Act 1988. The 1988 Act saw the start of a prolonged growth in the private rented sector, which was further boosted by the availability of buy-to-let mortgages.