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HANSARD Holocaust Memorial and Learning CentreThis is an issue that has generated a range of very strong views, but there should be a common sadness that such an important memorial is set back yet again. Remembering the…21 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 64, in clause 92, page 97, line 31, leave out “desirability” and insert “duty”. This amendment would clarify that the planning authority has a duty to have…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for York Central on amendment 128. It is very thoughtful, as was the case that she made for it. In the next group we are going to talk a…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his response. I am slightly uncomfortable that he relies on the 1990 Act, because that clearly was not sufficient in Liverpool, and there is a…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation of the clauses that complete the heritage part of the Bill. It is clear from the amendments and the debates that we have had…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)The Minister has made a compelling case for clause 95—he has certainly persuaded me—but it also reads across to clause 93, so why would those measures not apply in this case?19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for that very full answer, which addressed both points of substance very clearly. I heard what he said about money having been given to 22 areas for…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)It is a pleasure to speak to these two thoughtful and very good amendments. I do not think anywhere has a richer social history than Nottingham, so amendment 136 feels very close…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 69, in clause 92, page 99, line 29, at end insert— “(5) The Secretary of State must, within one year of the day on which this section comes into force,…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)The Opposition believe it is important for members of the community to have the chance to change their street name and to be consulted on any changes. Whether that is to remove…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 73 has much in common with clause 72 and, again, we are minded to support it when we get to the stand part debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for York Central…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)As we can tell from the discussions so far about clauses 72 and 73, legislating in this space gets fiddly. Previously, it has been easy to skirt the empty homes premium by having…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I congratulate my hon. Friend on these amendments. There is a certain amount of prescience to them, given when they were tabled. When we debated clause 72, the previous Minister,…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)This is the third time in part 2 that we have addressed names. We addressed alternative names for Mayors and alternative names for combined county authorities. My view on street…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)We have covered much of the debate through the very good amendments, so I do not intend to detain the Committee for long, but I want to clarify one point with the Minister. As he…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 70, in clause 74, page 83, line 37, at end insert— “(za) the local authority has carried out the necessary consultation, the necessary publicity, and the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I will not repeat any of the arguments I have made. We agree on the substance of allowing people to decide their street name, but we are troubled by the process and its rigidity.…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It’s another leadership video, isn’t it? [ Laughter . ]12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful for colleagues’ contributions to the debate. My hon. Friend the Member for York Central brought up the good example of Boaty McBoatface. That shows, as always, the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone, and to serve with new members of the Committee. Perhaps it should be of concern that your predecessor, the hon.…12 Jul 2022